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Mawj, the 1000 Guineas heroine, may consider a trip to the Breeders' Cup if she recovers adequately from the issue that prevented her from participating in Royal Ascot.
After narrowly defeating Tahiyra at Newmarket in May, Mawj, under the guidance of Saeed bin Suroor, emerged victorious in a major race. Following this, Dermot Weld's filly claimed the Irish equivalent in her next outing, setting the stage for a potential showdown between the two Classic winners at the Royal meeting in the Coronation Stakes.
Setback Strikes: Mawj's Royal Regret
Unfortunately, due to an unsatisfactory scope, Mawj was unable to participate in the final line-up for the Coronation Stakes at the Royal meeting. Bin Suroor later disclosed that she had developed a severe chest infection.
If Mawj shows positive signs of fully recovering, she may make a comeback later in the season before potentially heading to Santa Anita in early November.
Bin Suroor said, “She’s still in treatment for coughing. She was coughing just before Ascot when she was ready to run.
“She had mucus and we scrubbed her and she didn’t look great so now we are giving her a break because we have scrubbed her a few times. We will allow her to get better slowly and we have no plan for her.
“Maybe the plan if she is doing well and is happy will be to have one more race here and then take her to the Breeders’ Cup. Maybe she will have one more race here, but only if she is ready.”
After White Moonlight secured a consecutive win for Godolphin handler Bin Suroor in the Champagne Collet Queen Charlotte Fillies’ Stakes at Chelmsford, he expressed his thoughts.
The 6YO was skillfully guided by jockey Kieran Shoemark in the Listed seven-furlong race and will now progress to Gr.3 competition at the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Specifically, White Moonlight will compete in the Whispering Angel Oak Tree Stakes on August 2.
“She’s done well and has been in good form,” said the trainer of the 9-2 winner.
“Seven furlongs suits her as we’ve tried before and I said to the jockey you have to be there in front, you have to lead. She was in front all the way and she won it well. Kieran is a good jockey and he did really well.
“In the morning when she works she’s very honest and always works well. She’s a tough filly and now we go to the Oak Tree at Goodwood early next month.”
West Wind Blows, who finished third, six lengths behind the winner, will be targeted for races outside of the current training regime led by Ed Crisford and his father Simon.
He said, "He ran super and I’m really pleased with him. Jamie set nice, honest fractions and he ran his heart out. I'm very pleased he finished third and it was probably a career-best for him.
"I think we will definitely be looking at international races with him. I think he could be very competitive in Canada, Australia, and Hong Kong. He has got lots of options over a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half and we will take it from there really."