Charlton Ponders Next Time Test

Royal Ascot saw some epic displays from horses and riders and one horse many will look forward to seeing again is Time Test (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Khalid Abdullah’s homebred 3-year-old who is out of Group 1 winner Passage Of Time (GB) (Dansili {GB}), looked a future star when annihilating his rivals in the G3 Tercentenery Cup last Thursday. Trainer Roger Charlton now has the enviable task of mapping out a summer and autumn campaign for Time Test and is considering a range of options. “The Juddmonte International at York August 19 appeals to me as being a race for him and it’s a question of what races we run in prior to that,” explained the Beckhampton trainer. “There is a lack of suitable races in this country for those horses, so we’ll have to probably look at France or look at taking on the older horses. If we went to France, the G1 Prix Jean Prat July 12, which is a mile is a option. The alternative is the Prix Eugene Adam, which is a Group 2 and a week later at Maisons-Laffitte.” 

Charlton is not overly concerned about Time Test dropping back slightly in trip and added, “He showed a terrific high cruising speed and acceleration and I think he’s classy enough to win at a mile. If you believe Timeform ratings, he’s rated above Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})and a pound below Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) and I’ve every reason to think they’re right and we should take this horse very seriously.”