William Haggas is hopeful that Maljoom (Ire) (Caravaggio) can make the jump from German Classic winner to Royal Ascot hero when the colt lines out in the St James's Palace S. next month.
Maljoom provided Haggas with his third success in the G2 Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen at Cologne on Sunday, following on from Dupont (2002) and Brunel (2004), and the trainer is optimistic that there will be more to come from the colt.
Ridden by Stevie Donohoe, Maljoom was winning his third race from as many starts and, according to Haggas, is now deserving of a step up in class.
The trainer said, “He won well, but I don't know the standard of the opposition. He was green at Doncaster and then he won really well at Kempton, so we decided to have a go.”
Haggas added, “He missed the break and did it all a bit wrong, but still managed to get up and win nicely. It is a prestigious race and a nice one to win. The St James' Palace S. is under consideration.”
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