Group 1-winning sprinter Mill Stream (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) will skip the G1 Sprint Cup at Haydock in September, and instead target races later in the autumn, according to trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam.
After he returns from his break, the 4-year-old colt will aim for the G1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot in October, and is eyeing further riches in Asia, with his 2024 finale pencilled in as the G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint in mid-December.
“He's turned out, having a little mini-break and then at this stage he will be next seen at Ascot on Oct. 19, then on to Hong Kong,” said Chapple-Hyam.
“He's had five runs in two months and we just felt if we wanted to go to Champions Day with not a tired horse, it was wise to miss Haydock and get him fresh and ready for Ascot and then a trip to Hong Kong.
“He'll come back in on Monday and will slowly work his way up to being prepared for October.
“Last year, when he went to Ascot, he went there a tired horse and this year we want to go there with a solid chance. Everyone is looking forward to the two runs at the back-end of the year.”
After winning the G2 Duke Of York Stakes in May, Mill Stream finished third in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. He dined at the top table with a neck victory in the July Cup at Newmarket, and wound up a respectable fifth in the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on Aug. 4.
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