Dual Group 1 winner Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) will miss Saturday's G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot and be put away for next season. Last year's G1 Moyglare Stud S. winner has carried on in the same vein as a 3-year-old, with her victory in the G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot the clear highlight of an excellent campaign. Trainer Clive Brittain had been looking forward to seeing his star filly take on the boys on Champions Day this weekend, but has decided against running due to the testing conditions in Berkshire.
Brittain said, “It looks as though the ground is going to be heavy, so we've decided we'll finish for the year on a good note. She'll have a nice break now and hopefully the QEII will be on her agenda this time next year. Royal Ascot will be in her early-season plans and then hopefully she'll be there on Champions Day. She's 500 kilos now and there's no belly–it's all solid muscle.”
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