Last year's dual Group 1-winning mare Integral (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}), off the board in two appearances this year, could show up next in the G1 Matron S. at Leopardstown Sept. 12. The 5-year-old Sir Michael Stoute charge is also entered in the G1 Sussex S. and G1 Nassau S. at Glorious Goodwood next week, but Chris Richardson, racing manager for owners Cheveley Park Stud, said Integral is more likely to get her preferred ground in Ireland.
“We are just waiting for the right ground for Integral, as we won't be running her on fast ground,” Richardson noted. “The Matron S. would be a fairly strong possibility, as we are more likely to get the ground she wants in Ireland.
He added Integral, who was most recently fifth in the G2 Duke of Cambridge S. at Royal Ascot, could attempt a title defense of the G1 Sun Chariot S. in October.
“Then there is the Sun Chariot S. at Newmarket– those would be the two major possibilities,” he said.
“She was fine after her run at Ascot and the reason she didn't run at Newmarket [in the G1 Falmouth S.] was simply because the ground was too quick.”
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