Moss Gill (Ire) (No Nay Never), third in the 2020 G1 Nunthorpe S., is targetting the Mar. 27 G1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan on Dubai World Cup night. His trainer, Ed Bethell, hopes to retain the services of Danny Tudhope, who has ridden the York listed hero three times previously. His latest effort was a close second in the Listed Betway Hever Sprint S. at Lingfield over the synthetic on Feb. 27.
“He's going to go to Dubai, all being well, a week on Friday, for the Al Quoz Sprint,” said Bethell. “All being well Danny Tudhope will ride him. He won a listed race on him and was third in the Nunthorpe. He seems in good form and good heart. Although it will be a tough ask, it's worth a million dollars, so why not roll the dice? I'm really looking forward to getting him back to six furlongs. He's run twice over six furlongs, and been second twice. I think in the higher level of races it will just allow him to travel better, and he might be able to carry the jockey into the race a bit stronger–and then you have that final burst of speed he has.”
Bethell added, “At Lingfield he was just half a stride behind the bridle all the way round. I know it's a sharp five. It was a bit similar to that in the Nunthorpe. In that high level of race it might just pay for him to go a furlong further, hold on to him a bit longer–and then go. Having spoken to the guys who have ridden him, they all agree. Hopefully, he can run a big race.”
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