Tuesday, September 5, 2001
GALILEO 4/9 FOR LEOPARDSTOWN
Galileo is quoted at 4/9 with Cork bookmakers Cashmans to register a fourth Group 1 success of the season in the Ireland The Food Ireland Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.
The Aidan O’Brien-trained winner of the Vodafone Derby, Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes could possibly stay in training next year, according to part-owner Michael Tabor.
In a Sunday newspaper interview, Tabor said: “People expect this horse to be retired at the end of this season. Perhaps he will - but maybe he will not go to the Breeders' Cup this time and we will keep him in training as a four-year-old. That way we could wait a year before sending him to the Breeders' Cup. All I'm saying is that it's possible he will stay in training next year.
“The public would love it, but this is a long way ahead. So much can happen before then and we have to think long and hard about it."
Cashmans quote King George runner-up Fantastic Light at 7/4 to turn the tables on his Ascot conqueror although the five-year-old has still to be confirmed Godolphin’s representative on Saturday, with runaway Juddmonte International Stakes winner Sakhee another possible.
“For us the ground on Saturday will be the important factor, and we will leave our decision until Thursday morning,” explained Godolphin’s racing manager Simon Crisford.
The ground at Leopardstown was reported as good on Monday, and the track's racing manager Tom Burke expects little change before the weekend.
Burke said yesterday: “We've had a few showers this afternoon but tomorrow is expected to be dry and the Met office has told us that it will be generally dry from Wednesday onwards. They are not ruling out the possibility of some light showers. It is still early in the week and the forecast may well be revised. But at this stage I would expect the going to be no worse than good on Saturday.”
CHARLEMAGNE UNLIKELY FOR HAYDOCK SPRINT
Aidan O’Brien, who was yesterday quoted at 13/8 with the Tote to win Saturday’s Group 1 Haydock Park Sprint, is unlikely to be represented by King Charlemagne in the six-furlong event.
“Minardi and Mull of Kintyre are the most likely runners,” said O'Brien. “King Charlemagne won his Group 1 last time and we'd like to let the others try for theirs. I don't see the six furlongs as a problem for Minardi. When he was sixth to King Charlemagne in France, he did not get the breaks. We've been happy with him since and he's working nicely.
“Mull of Kintyre has also come forward from his last run behind Fath at Goodwood. As for King Charlemagne, we'll just sit with him for the moment.”
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