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Pyledriver Eyes German Group 1

GSW Pyledriver (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}) could try for Group 1 glory in Germany, once he has had time to recover from his unfortunate passage in the G1 Investec Derby at Epsom. Trainer William Muir has the Preis von Europa at Cologne in mind for his stable star, whose hopes of Classic success were dashed soon after the start on Saturday.

“Once he got knocked over that was our race gone,” said Muir. “It happened when they cross from one side of the track to the other. He ended up being the meat in sandwich and was spat out the back. That was our race over.

“He did very well to stay on the way he did. He’s come out of it very well, but he didn’t really have a race. It was one of those things. That’s racing, that’s what happened, and you have to be philosophical and go forward. He didn’t get injured–and that’s the main thing, the luckiest thing.”

Muir is sticking to his original plan to give Pyledriver a break, after taking him from last month’s G2 King Edward VII S.–in which he gave the Lambourn trainer his first Royal Ascot success–on to the Derby.

“I said I was going to give him a little bit of time, and I am,” he said. “Once I’ve done that, and he’s freshened up, he’ll probably go for a Group 1 in Germany, the Preis von Europa. We ran Enforcer (GB) (Efisio {GB}) in that years ago (2006), and he was third.

“The horse is fine. He had a canter round on Tuesday. He’s 100%, no problems whatsoever. We’ll look to go to Cologne, unless something pops up elsewhere. I’m convinced after Saturday if he hadn’t got hampered, he’d have finished very much closer– but we wouldn’t have beaten the winner.”

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Ghaiyyath Will Bypass King George

G1 Coral-Eclipse S. hero Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) will skip the July 25 G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S. and another throwdown with champion Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), and instead target the G1 Juddmonte International at York on Aug. 19, Racing Post reported. Godolphin’s bay turned in a stellar performance to defeat the two-time G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine at Sandown on Sunday.

“Ghaiyyath is having a quiet few days after the Eclipse and we’ll give the King George a miss to give him a bit more time between his races and look towards York,” Appleby told Racing Post. “It was in our thoughts before the start of the year to work back from the Arc again and it will be an interesting race in Paris if Enable turns up, and also there are some nice 3-year-olds coming through the ranks.

“He’s a more mature horse this year, and if he were to win or run well at York then he wouldn’t need a trial as he goes well off a break so we’d just freshen him up for the Arc.”

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Godolphin Colts Avoid Clash in Jean Prat

Godolphin’s champion Pinatubo (Ire) (Shamardal) and fellow MG1SW Earthlight (Ire) (Shamardal) will not line up against one another in the July 12 G1 Prix Jean Prat, the Racing Post reported on Tuesday. The former, an unbeaten champion at two for trainer Charlie Appleby, ran third in the G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas early last month, before a runner-up performance in the G1 St James’s Palace S. at Royal Ascot on June 20. He will represent the royal blue in the Jean Prat, while Andre Fabre trainee Earthlight, who won the G1 Middle Part S. and G1 Prix Morny as a juvenile, will contest the Listed Prix Kistena on the undercard on Sunday. Also undefeated, Earthlight will make his 3-year-old bow and sixth racecourse appearance in the Kistena, as a minor injury kept him on the bench through the spring.

“Earthlight is in great form and will run in the Prix Kistena on Sunday,” Godolphin’s Lisa-Jane Graffard confirmed to Racing Post.

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Albigna Camp Mulling Options

Jessica Harrington has “various options” as the next target for Group 1-winning filly Albigna (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}). The 3-year-old holds entries for both the G3 Green Room Meld S. at Leopardstown on Saturday and the G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks at The Curragh a week later, and could take up either engagement. After winning her first two juvenile starts, including a Group 2 success in the Airlie Stud S., the filly finished sixth behind subsequent dual Classic winner Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. before claiming a Group 1 victory in the Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp. A valiant run to finish fourth in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf followed, and she was made favourite for last month’s G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas as a result of those early exploits. The good to firm going hindered her chances in the fillies’ Classic, however, as the daughter of Zoffany could finish only sixth behind Aidan O’Brien’s Peaceful (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Ground considerations will be significant in deciding her next target.

“She’s in the Meld S. at Leopardstown and she’s also still in the Irish Oaks,” said Harrington. “So we’re yet to decide–there are various options for her. She doesn’t want good to firm ground. As long as the ground is nice, she’s ok–it was just a bit quick at The Curragh on Guineas day, that was all.”

Harrington also issued an update on Millisle (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), who finished second in the G3 Coolmore Sioux Nation Lacken S. at Naas on Saturday. The filly was running for a second time since reverting to a distance of six furlongs, having previously suffered her heaviest defeat when finishing seventh in the G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas. Despite regaining her form at her preferred trip, the 3-year-old will not take up her early entry in the July Cup and will instead be targeted at a contest closer to home.

“We’ll run over six or seven furlongs now,” added Harrington of the daughter of Green Castle (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}). “We’ll probably look for races in Ireland next–the plan is for her to run her next race here.”

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