Cumani Keen on Postponed

Following a highly respectable first effort in Group 1 company last weekend, the Luca Cumani trained Postponed (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) will drop down to a Group 2 race next when he lines up in the G2 Hardwicke S. at Royal Ascot. The progressive 4-year-old was beaten only a half-length into third behind Al Kazeem (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Fascinating Rock (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh last Sunday, a performance that left his trainer full of hope for the season ahead. 

“You can’t be disappointed,” commented Cumani. “It was his first try at a Group 1, so we were still checking to see if he is actually a Group 1 horse and he didn’t let us down. A mile and a quarter we know is a little bit tight for him and a mile and a half is a better trip. We had to make the running because there was no pace in the race, but that is not his preferred style of running. He much prefers sitting quiet and coming with a flourish in the end, like he did last year.

Added Cumani, “His next step is now the Hardwicke at Royal Ascot, which won’t be a piece of cake because there is Telescope (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in it, so he will have to be at his best.” 

Telescope won the race by seven lengths last year and proved his recent well-being with a wide-margin win in a listed race at Newbury two weeks ago.