Hawkbill misses King George at Ascot for Juddmonte International
Monday 18 July 2016 09:09, UK
Hawkbill will bypass Saturday's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, with next month's Juddmonte International at York his likely next target.
The three-year-old landed the Eclipse at Sandown earlier this month, supplementing his victory in the Group Three Tercentenary Stakes at Royal Ascot and extending his unbeaten run to six.
Connections raised the possibility of supplementing Hawkbill for the mile-and-a-half King George following that victory, but while trainer Charlie Appleby is pleased with the way the Kitten's Joy colt has come out of that victory, it has been decided Hawkbill will stick to 10 furlongs.
"After consultation with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed and John Ferguson, we have decided he will miss the King George and be saved for races over a mile and a quarter," Appleby told www.godolphin.com.
"The Juddmonte is the likely next target."
