Laura Mongan gave her stable star Harbour Law (GB) (Lawman {Fr}) a clean bill of health following his courageous effort to win Saturday's G1 Ladbrokes St Leger. “He's absolutely fine. He ate up last night and pulled out well this morning,” said Mongan, who became the first woman to train the winner of the 240-year-old race. “He's probably a little bit quieter than normal, but you'd expect that. He had to dig deep and he did,” she added. Harbour Law, a £30,000 2-year-old purchase at Goffs London Sale in 2015 only made his racecourse debut in March of this year and Mongan feels the colt has possibly done enough for this year. “I don't think he'll run again this season. Nothing is set in stone and we still need to have a discussion about it, but I think he's probably done enough. He's a horse who is still improving and we've always felt he'll be a better horse next year.” It is rare these days that a Classic winner is not owned by one of racing's superpowers; Jet Setting (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) was a similar example earlier in the season, and unsurprisingly Jackie Cornwell's colt has been the subject of international interest from different ownership groups. “Fingers crossed we still have him next season. We've had a few offers during the season. I suppose every horse is for sale, but we're not going to complain about that. We're very lucky to have him,” said the Epsom trainer.
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