Malabar To Go Straight to Guineas

John and Julia Aisbitt’s Malabar (GB) (Raven’s Pass) will go straight to the May 3 G1 1000 Guineas without a prep race, trainer Mick Channon told Racing UK. Winner of last year’s G3 Prestige S. at Goodwood, Malabar finished fourth in both the G1 Moyglare Stud S. and G1 Prix Marcel Boussac. 

“She’s done very well over the winter and I think she’s quite forward–all the fillies are,” Channon said. “We’ve had a pretty good run, lots of sun has helped, even though it’s been cold.” 

The conditioner said he could see his charge successfully stepping up in distance. 

“She could be a mile-and-a-quarter filly; she’s in the [G1] French [Oaks], she’s in everything,” he noted. “All options are open with her really.”