Malaguerra Down But Not Out

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Group 1 sprinter Malaguerra (Aus) (Magnus {Aus}) faces an uphill battle to get back to his best as he continues to recover from tendon trouble sustained in the G1 Darley Classic at Flemington last month. The dual group 1 winner was a leading candidate for the Darley Classic off the back of his penultimate third in the G1 Ladbrokes Mankiato S. at Moonee Valley in October but can be forgiven his tenth placed finish behind Redzel (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) as his trainer Peter Gelagotis explained to Racing.com, “He slightly strained both front suspensory ligaments, one more so than the other but very mildly. He's in a rehab phase at the moment but is recovering well.”

Gelagotis is resigned to the fact that Malaguerra will miss some major races in the autumn but is hopeful of having the 6-year-old back on the team for the spring. “One leg has settled right down and you could argue is clear on scan and the other leg is fifty to sixty percent better so we've just got to persevere with the rehab for another month to six weeks and then give him a short break and he'll be right to go. We'll miss the autumn but he might be able to venture to Brisbane and if not we'll bite the bullet and bring him back for the spring,” the trainer added.

 

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