A visit to Caulfield for a showcase gallop during the races has polished the rough spots from Tentyris prior to his comeback in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
The three-year-old colt under the guidance of Anthony and Sam Freedman is preparing for a pair of outings before possibly heading abroad, potentially featuring Royal Ascot mid-year.
The Lightning Stakes (1000m) this Saturday should precede the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 7.
Tentyris most recently competed by securing the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on November 1, prior to being withdrawn at the start from the Group 1 Champions Sprint (1200m) seven days afterward.
During his session on Saturday, the colt avoided any record-breaking pace, yet Sam Freedman noted that the exposure to the day’s race program would greatly benefit Tentyris.
“He’s been on track for an hour-and-twenty, he had a play around, a sweat, he’s been stimulated,” Freedman said.
“It’s been a big day for him and that will bring on his fitness as much as anything else, and he will go back to Flemington that little bit more relaxed I would imagine.
“We took him for a couple of race day gallops last preparation, and it seemed to work well enough and hopefully it will take the edge off him for next week.”
Freedman indicated that discussions with the Godolphin team have confirmed solely the Lightning Stakes and Newmarket Handicap for Tentyris so far.
“The first two runs are pencilled in and then it’s up in the air,” Freedman said.
“He’s got to come back in the Lightning and run very well, and if he was to win the Lightning, we would have to see what weight he gets in the Newmarket.
“There have been conversations around overseas, but it’s all form dependant, how the horse is going, what’s best for him.
“There’s been no chat about a premature retirement or anything like that.
“If the horse is in form there is every chance he will race on into his four-year-old year, so there’s is the chance of travel then if he is going well.”
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