SAEED bin Suroor has the ammo to bounce back into the big time this season and top of that list is stable star Benbatl.
The Newmarket trainer is in no rush to announce concrete plans but admits he could be tempted by Royal Ascot.
A triple Group 1 winner on turf, the six-year-old proved he also has a liking for the dirt with a win in Meydan and a third in the inaugural Saudi Cup.
He had been scheduled to run in the Dubai World Cup in March, but the showpiece meeting was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bin Suroor said: “He’s doing good. He was absolutely flying in Dubai and the ready for the Dubai World Cup. But the race was cancelled and he has had an easy time.
“He’s not going to run until the second half of the season in England and we’ll make a plan to see for the future. He’s having a break as he ran in Dubai and Saudi Arabia and we need to look after him for the big races coming.
“We’ll see (about Royal Ascot), we’ll keep the options open. He’s really a tough horse. I thought he was going to win the Dubai World Cup, the way he worked and trained and looked. He was ready after the Saudi Cup.
“He handles either surface really well.”
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