Last-start Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) winner Mornington Glory will aim for his fourth consecutive victory when he lines up for Saturday’s Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.
After wins in the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m) and a Benchmark 100 (1000m), Mornington Glory gave trainer Gavin Bedggood his first Group 1 triumph in the Moir Stakes, with all three victories coming at The Valley.
“He’s a horse that thrives on racing and he didn’t need to have a break,” Bedggood explained.
“It’s just the way the calendar fell, and we didn’t want to go to the Manikato, so this was the next logical option.
“He had a trial here last Thursday, trialled well, but pulled up with improvement out of it, and he’s had another nice piece of work at Cranbourne since and pulled up spot on, so he’s on target.”
Looking ahead, Bedggood acknowledged that future plans are somewhat restricted for his stable star.
“We’ll just see how he comes through each run, but there’s not a lot of options,” he said.
“There’s maybe the Millennium Sprint next week if we were to do a seven-day backup, which we did do last spring.
“He won at Flemington and then won seven days later at the Valley, or he could go to the McEwen Stakes on Cox Plate Day if we wanted to try the 1200 (metres) again, but we’ll just see how he comes through this and reassess.”
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