Cross to stay in training
John Best’s gutsy Park Hill Stakes winner Rising Cross will stay in training as a four-year-old when she could be trained with the big staying races in mind.
The diminutive filly gained the first Group-race success of her career at York last week, despite meeting with traffic problems throughout the race.
Best has earmarked a Group Two over a mile and a half for fillies and mares at Longchamp on October 1 for her next start and the Oaks runner-up may even be supplemented for the German St Leger.
“It was just a tremendous day, she’s such a little star,” said Best. “We couldn’t be happier and after the trouble she got in, to get out and win was a fantastic achievement.
“She’s in good form and she will probably go for the Prix de Royallieu at Longchamp on Arc day and we are having a look at supplementing her for the German St Leger.
“After that I think we might just give her a well-deserved break. She’s won nearly £200,000 this year which is amazing,” he told At The Races.
“She will stay in training next year. Gary Tanaka is a really good owner to have from that point as his view is that if the horse is fit and well it should run.
“All the time she is showing her form she will stay in training and next year we are hoping that she will see out two miles so we can have a crack at some of the Cup races.”
