Charlie Hills fires twin assault on Joel Stakes
Mutasaabeq and Pogo go for gold at Newmarket.
Mutasaabeq and Pogo give trainer Charlie Hills a strong hand in the Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Joel Stakes at Newmarket on Friday. After being placed in the bet365 Mile at Sandown, the Diomed Stakes at Epsom and the Summer Mile at Ascot, Mutasaabeq was a hot favourite to get back on the winning trail in last month’s Celebration Mile, but could only finish fourth. While on the face of it his Goodwood performance was disappointing, the winner Jadoomi has since followed up in the Boomerang Mile in Ireland, while runner-up Finest Sound was placed in a Grade One in Canada last weekend.What a race! Chindit edges out Mutasaabeq in a cracking finish to the Group 2 Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes at @Ascot for Pat Dobbs and @rhannonracing… pic.twitter.com/KJcXtNkhYj
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 9, 2022
Mutasaabeq is fitted with blinkers for his latest Group Two assignment and Hills is hopeful the headgear will bring about some improvement. He said: “He’s worked in the blinkers a couple of times and worked very nicely in them, so we thought we might as well leave them on. “He’s been running well in these sort of races all year and has been unfortunate not to get his head in front in one of them. His worst races have probably been at Goodwood, so I don’t think he’ll go back there again. “He’s in good form, looks great in himself and has got some good form on the Rowley Mile.”
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