Marco Botti confirms Royal Ascot target for Aljazzi with a return at Sandown racecourse on the cards
Botti's mare enjoyed a successful season last year and connections are looking to get her back to Royal Ascot to go one better in the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes this time around
MARCO BOTTI is planning to start Aljazzi's season off at Sandown in the Bet365 Mile later this month.
Botti's mare enjoyed a successful season last year winning a Group 3 contest and only being narrowly beaten at Royal Ascot in the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes.
The Newmarket handler said: "She is doing well and I am quite pleased with her. I am not in a rush with her and I will aim to get her out towards the end of April.
"This year we are going to take a different route and will probably go to the mile Group 2 at Sandown first or the Lockinge. At this stage, I would say we would go to Sandown, as she seems to handle the track well.
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"The main early-season target would be the Duke of Cambridge, if all goes to plan. She would only run once before, at either Sandown or Newbury, not both."
He added: "I really want to just aim her at a handful of races through the season, to pick up some Group 1 black type as she is a filly that runs well fresh and does not really take a lot of racing."