Mo'Unga Decision Dependant on Track Gallop

Trainer Annabel Neasham will gallop dual Gr1 winner Mo'Unga (Savabeel-Chandelier, by O'Reilly) in reverse direction this week before making a final decision on his next task, reports racingnews.co.nz. "We're going to keep an open mind with him and probably decide early this week, but at this stage the Makybe Diva is very much a possibility," Neasham said. "I've got Jye McNeil booked down there. If not, there is the George Main in Sydney a week later. I quite like the challenge of travelling horses. He ran really well at Flemington in the C S Hayes first-up last prep and knowing the horse, if he's ridden in his comfort zone over a mile, Flemington is just the perfect track for him." Mo'Unga won the Gr1 Winx Stakes first up, and his original spring target was the $7.5m Golden Eagle over 1500m. "I am leaning more towards the Golden Eagle, but the Cox Plate would be a really suitable race for him as well and at least if he's gone down there and he's had a run left-handed, it keeps the options open for us in deciding where we head to after that," she said. Mo'Unga has won five of his ten starts, including last season's Gr1 Randwick Guineas.

Mo'Unga could head to Melbourne (pic: Steve Hart)