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Australian Bloodstock-owned All-Star Mile winner to tackle Group 1 on Saturday
Australian Bloodstock’s Jamie Lovett is hoping Mugatoo (Henrythenavigator) can make his presence felt in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Randwick on Saturday.
After winning the All-Star Mile (1600m) on March 13, the six-year-old gelding finished fourth in the Doncaster Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) when giving weight all round and Lovett believes 2000 metres will bring out the best in the gelding.
"They're very quick to jump off him on the strength of one run and he got beaten a length-and-a-half in a Group 1 handicap giving weight away to some good horses," Lovett told Racing.com.
"Ultimately, I don't feel he's been to his best trip this prep, Kris (Lees) has done an amazing job to keep him at a mile, he's a 2000-metre horse.
"He kept him at 1600 metres for The All-Star Mile and then we lost the Golden Slipper meeting and so we had an extra week to keep him fresh, but we were always worried that he may not stay fresh for the mile.
"He just raced a little bit dour that last 50 metres in the Doncaster, he raced like a 2000-metre weight-for-age horse and that's what he is.
"I think Verry Elleegant is the best horse in the country by a margin but I'm sure if her or Sir Dragonet ran in the Doncaster the other day, you could make a case they wouldn't have finished too far in front of where he finished."
