SAEED BIN SUROOR has no concerns about coming back to a mile with Qipco 1,000 Guineas 10-1 shot Ihtimal, despite the filly showing a marked improvement when stepped up in trip to 1m1½f furlongs on her final start in Dubai.
Bin Suroor is confident the daughter of Shamardal has enough speed to deal with the step back to a mile despite a runaway ten-length success in the Group 3 UAE Oaks at Meydan when sent off the 4-11 favourite on her last start in February.
Fiorente (right): had been getting ready to run at Royal Ascot
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"She worked well on Sunday over six furlongs and I have no worries about coming back to a mile as she has always shown lots of speed," said the Godolphin trainer.
Ihtimal raced twice at Meydan this winter, also winning the Listed UAE 1,000 Guineas by three-and-a-quarter lengths and Bin Suroor added: "She is race fit from Dubai and has improved physically for a break since the UAE Oaks."
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