Dual stakes-winning juvenile Castle Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) will bypass Royal Ascot and instead target the G2 Railway S. at The Curragh on June 26.
“We'll stay closer to home at the moment and we'll travel later on in the year,” said trainer Fozzy Stack. “He's shown already he's as effective over five and six. He'll go for the Railway, then maybe the [G1] Phoenix and the [G1 Prix] Morny or the [G1] Middle Park, something like that.”
Castle Star broke his maiden at third asking in The Curragh's Listed First Flier S. on May 3, and followed up in the G3 Marble Hill S. three weeks later.
“There's a chance he could be a Guineas type next year, but let's just get over this year first and then take it from there,” said Stack. “He's always worked well at home from the first day. He went nicely yesterday but we just decided we'd stay at home and go to The Curragh, which is just an hour up the road. It's a hassle travelling at the moment with Covid and there's also the Brexit situation so with another option upcoming, we felt it just made sense.”
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