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Godolphin and Prince Faisal's Belardo (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) was one of 11 left in Sunday's G1 Prix Jean Prat at Wednesday's forfeit stage, but the Group 1 winner is unlikely to run due to fast conditions.
The Roger Varian trainee recorded his most important win in last year's G1 Racing Post Trophy on soft ground, and after beating one home in the G3 Greenham S. over good-to-firm turf Apr. 18 he was a good fourth in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas on yielding ground May 23.
“We've left him in just in case they get a few of those heavy, random showers, which would change everything, but at this stage I'd say it's unlikely he'll run,” said Ted Voute, Racing Manager to Prince Faisal.
“He's in the [G1] Sussex S. [at Goodwood July 29] and all the other big races, and as soon as the ground comes right for him, he'll run. Roger has to keep him on the boil until it does.”
Voute suggested Belardo could still show up in France later in the summer.
“Deauville sometimes comes up soft so I suspect the route might be the [G1] Prix Jacques le Marois [Aug. 16] and then, possibly, the [G1] QEII [at Ascot Oct. 17].”
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