Godolphin's Tryster (Ire) (Shamardal), who was third in Saturday's G1 Dubai Turf, will be given a break before reappearing at Royal Ascot in June. The Charlie Appleby-trained 5-year-old, who notched back-to-back wins in the G3 Dubai Millennium S. and G1 Jebel Hatta during a fruitful winter campaign, could well be seen taking closer order in his races this summer after racing at the rear of Saturday's 15-strong field and swiftly making up ground in the closing stages to finish two and a half lengths off the winner.
“I was delighted with how he ran. It would have been nice to have a winner, but it was nice that he was competitive and he ran a great race. With his running style, you can't give that amount of ground away against Group 1 horses,” explained Appleby. “William [Buick] said he did everything right, like he did in the Jebel Hatta, in that he travelled well and really accelerated, but so did those Group 1 horses in front of him. Looking ahead, we may just ride him slightly more forward.”
With England's midsummer highlight at Ascot his likely opener, Tryster could also cross the Atlantic for other big-race targets.
His trainer added, “We will look at different European options and further afield there may be the [G1] Arlington Million. The first thing he is going to have is a break and you won't see him out before Royal Ascot. We will have a look at his options there, which would be the [G1] Prince of Wales's S. and the [G1] Queen Anne.”
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