Missed The Cut In Good Form In Advance Of Saudi Test

Listed winner Missed The Cut (Quality Road) is pleasing trainer George Boughey in advance of a try in the G3 Neom Turf Cup on the G1 Saudi Cup undercard on Saturday.

“He has come a long way in a short space of time,” said the trainer, who saw the son of Quality Road breeze on the Riyadh track ahead of the extended 10-furlong test on Saturday.

“There was a rapid rise through the summer last year, possibly too much too soon when we took him out to France for a Group 2.

“We are just taking our time with him. He comes here in super shape, so we are looking forward to it.

“His last run is obviously good form. Algiers (Ire) (Shamardal) has taken his form to a whole different level on the dirt at Meydan and this is a whole different kettle of fish.

“It is a tight 10 1/2 furlongs around the turf on Saturday. He has plenty of pace and he should go pretty well.”

A winner at Royal Ascot in 2022, the 4-year-old entire was fifth in the G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano in August and defeated subsequent dual Group 2 winner Algiers by a short head in the Listed Churchill S. over the Lingfield all-weather on Nov. 12.

“He is a very good-looking horse and he's only sort of furnishing now,” added Boughey. “He was very raw last year and his demeanour has improved. His behaviour is better and he is certainly going the right way. I hope he can be a flag-bearer for the yard. He has got to go and do it on the world stage and his work is getting that way.

“I think he could be versatile ground and trip-wise. He has got a dirt pedigree as well, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see him step onto an all-weather surface in the pretty near future.”

Missed The Cut, who will have former champion jockey Oisin Murphy in the irons on Saturday, races for Babington, St Elias & Hudson as well as co-owner Lane's End Farm.

“We will take one step at a time, but he has a top-side dirt pedigree and we will certainly be exploring that soon, whether it will be in Dubai or America. He is obviously part-owned by Lane's End Stud and that will be where we want him to end up [in America].

“He has got to go and prove it. He is a stakes winner now, but is certainly going the right way. We have had a bit of a headache through his career so far with jockey changes.

“Oisin is a world-class rider and I think we might be able to get a bit of consistency with him. He doesn't, at the moment, have a top-class 10-furlong horse to ride this year, so it would be good to nail him down and hopefully they can create a good bond together.”

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Murphy Confirmed To Ride Boughey’s Missed The Cut On Saudi Cup Card

Jockey Oisin Murphy will have a classy horse to look forward to when his 14-month suspension comes to a close on February 16 with trainer George Boughey confirming that Missed The Cut (Quality Road), on course for a tilt at the G3 Neom Turf Cup in Saudi Arabia on February 25, will be partnered by the Irish man. 

Murphy was banned for breaking Covid rules, misleading the regulator and prejudicial conduct, plus two alcohol breaches.

However, Boughey has explained that the rider has been busy putting in the groundwork with his Royal Ascot scorer Missed The Cut behind the scenes in recent weeks, with the Newmarket operator hoping Murphy can develop a good bond with the colt this season.

“Oisin Murphy will ride him,” Boughey said on Monday. “It's taken quite a lot of brainpower throughout his career so far, he's had a number of jockeys and I think a horse like him probably deserves to have a jockey that's going to try and ride him wherever possible.

“I had a long chat with Oisin at the back end of last year when we were trying to make a plan for him. William Buick and Ryan Moore traditionally ride mine whenever they can but I think, at their own admission, they won't be able to ride him come the summer.

“They were available to ride him in Saudi but we're just prolonging the inevitable and I want someone who is going to be able to create a bond with the horse.”

Murphy has ridden Missed The Cut at home and in a racecourse gallop at Chelmsford in a newly-established alliance between trainer and jockey.

Boughey added, “He's done plenty of work, he's been to Chelmsford to ride him the other morning and he's delighted with him. It's a bit of a new thing, Oisin has only ridden one winner for me so it's not really a relationship that's had much to go at so far.

“He's obviously a fantastic rider and I'm delighted to have him on board. He's ridden at Newmarket and he went to Chelmsford the other morning, his work has been pretty good and there are few better men to know what a top-class horse looks like than Oisin.”

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12 Questions: With George Boughey

First job in the Thoroughbred industry?

Working for Tom Goff and Luke Lillingston doing the yearling sales in the USA and UK.

 

Biggest influence on your career?

Hugo Palmer. Working for six seasons from when he had 30 horses to training Classic winners.

 

Favourite racehorse of all time, and why?

It has to be Cachet, beyond my wildest dreams to train a Classic winner in my third season for Highclere.

 

Who will be champion first-season sire in 2023?

He might not have the most winners but I have a handful by Blue Point who are very hard not to like.

 

Greatest race in the world?

The Derby, but I'd love to win a Breeders' Cup or a Cox Plate.

 

If you could be someone else in the industry for a day who would it be, and why?

Aidan O'Brien.

 

Emerging talent in the industry (human)?

Harry Derham (top man who I've sent a horse!) and Connor Planas (joins us after a stint in Dubai).

 

Name a horse TDN should have made a Rising Star, and didn't?

Proverb (Harry Angel) when he won his novice at Hamilton by seven lengths.

 

Under-the-radar stallion?

Mayson.

 

Friday night treat?

Deliveroo.

 

Guilty pleasure outside racing?

Outside of racing?!?!

 

Race I wish I'd been there for…

Gold Trip winning the Melbourne Cup for great friend David Eustace.

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