Horse Racing
Zavateri has Irish Guineas in sight as new campaign beckons
Eve Johnson Houghton has pencilled Zavateri in for the Irish Guineas after his hugely impressive juvenile campaign.
The Without Parole colt won his debut at Salisbury before going on to enjoy Group Two success with further victories in the July Stakes and Vintage Stakes.
He then stepped up to the highest level, beating Gstaad in the Vincent O’Brien National Stakes at the Curragh before suffering his only defeat in the Dewhurst at Newmarket.
Johnson Houghton said: “He’s in good order and I’m very happy with him.
“I’m not sure (whether we’ll have a prep run). I think we might just do a bit of work and have a racecourse gallop first. It depends on the ground and where we are with him.
“There are lots of options for him. We’ll see how we go with him but I’d imagine we’d go Irish Guineas and St James’ Palace, that would be the obvious route to go.
“We could easily go up to a mile and two but we’ll see how the season progresses. There is no reason why he wouldn’t get further.”
