Soumillon gets Promising call up

Godolphin’s Saeed bin Suroor has called on French champion Christophe Soumillon to partner Promising Run, one of two runners for the trainer in Wednesday’s G2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Saeed and Soumillon memorably combined for a glorious victory with Thunder Snow in the G1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan on Saturday, 31 March.

Promising Run won two G2 races in Dubai during the winter and finished a respectable fifth in the G1 Dubai Turf 81 days ago. She has not raced since.

Saeed said: “She won her first two starts in Dubai before running well against the colts in the G1 Jebel Hatta and the G1 Dubai Turf.

“She always runs well fresh and we have given her a break in preparation for this race. I have been pleased with her work recently. She looks to be in good condition and we are hoping for a good result,” he added.

Saeed also sends out Arabian Hope, who also comes into the race fresh. She has not run for 256 days.

“Arabian Hope looks better physically compared to last year and has been going well at home. This is the right distance for her and I am hoping for a nice run,” the trainer added.

Arabian Hope, a winner in Turkey last year, is to be ridden by Oisin Murphy.

Hydrangea and Aljazzi as the major talking horses in this competitive race, though Wilamina won well at Epsom and must also go well.