Belloccio could be set for Supreme adventure after hurdling return at Galway
Six-year-old gelding will revert to jumping following his Royal Ascot success.
Belloccio has a Galway hurdling return on his agenda as connections may begin to plot a path to the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle following his Royal Ascot triumph. The grey was previously trained by David Menuisier, for whom he won a Listed race alongside four further contests on the level. He was then sold via the Arqana horses in training sale, where he was sourced by Philip Hackett and purchased by Anthony Bromley for Thurloe Thoroughbreds before being sent to Willie Mullins’ stable in County Carlow.After that performance, Belloccio reverted to the Flat for the Copper Horse Handicap at Royal Ascot, where he followed in the footsteps of stablemate Vauban to help Mullins land the race for a second consecutive year. Unlike Vauban, who then took aim at the Melbourne Cup, a switch back to hurdling now awaits Belloccio as he has the Galway Festival, which begins at the end of the month, as his next appointment for a Listed contest over the smaller obstacles. Jess Stafford of Thurloe Thoroughbreds said: “We had a couple of thoughts immediately after Ascot, we were thinking about the Ebor and there were murmurs about the Melbourne Cup, but I think you can get carried away. “Willie thinks he could be a serious horse for the jumps and that he could be a Supreme horse.
Super photos of our Royal Ascot winner BELLOCCIO & his regular rider Imran Haider + with Willie & the Al Boum Photo statue at Closutton.
His next aim will be a Listed Novice Hurdle on Tuesday of the Galway Festival @Galway_Races 🏇⭐️ pic.twitter.com/SfsrlvgnZQ — ThurloeThoroughbreds (@ThurloeThbreds) June 27, 2024
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