G1 July Cup winner Oxted (GB) (Mayson {GB}) is set for an international campaign after being beaten just a length when fifth in last weekend's G1 British Champions Sprint S. The 4-year-old gelding could take in the G1 Hong Kong Sprint on Dec. 13 or wait and prepare for the G1 Al Quoz Sprint on Dubai World Cup night next March.
“He's fine. He's come out of the race well; no ill effects, so that's good,” said trainer Roger Teal of Oxted's Ascot effort. “He was probably just a bit too keen early, and we paid the price late on. There was no pace early. Obviously a stronger pace would have helped us. On better ground he'd probably have kept on going. He handled the ground, but I think his stamina ran out over the stiff six.”
“We've been invited possibly to Hong Kong, but I think we're going to see what happens with him and maybe go to Dubai next year,” Teal added. “We might go out there possibly for Super Saturday and World Cup night for the Al Quoz. It's not definite, but to be fair to the horse we might concentrate on that. We'll be guided by him over the next week or so.
“We've got next year to look forward to. I don't want to put too many miles on the clock. We've got an exciting year to look forward to next year.”
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