Clinton McDonald’s promising three-year-old colt, Angel Capital, has an ambitious autumn campaign lined up, with the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) and Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) identified as key targets.
McDonald revealed that the son of Harry Angel will kick off his campaign in the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) on January 24, before progressing to the two Group 1 contests at Caulfield in February.
Last seen finishing sixth in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), Angel Capital returned to McDonald’s Cranbourne stable on Monday to begin preparations.
“He’s done two weeks of dressage; he just came back into our stable today,” McDonald told Racing.com.
“He looks great. He’s starting to really develop into a man now … he’s looking good, looking terrific.”
Despite his sixth-place finish in the Caulfield Guineas, McDonald hasn’t ruled out another attempt over the mile.
“We’re sort of in the unknown there only because of the track conditions and how that track raced, so it’s not off the radar,” he explained.
“We just thought the 1400m at Caulfield, seven furlongs, Group 1, trying to make a stallion out of him, that might be the way to go.”
Angel Capital’s only defeat in the spring came in the Guineas, and connections remain optimistic about his potential at the elite level.
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