In Brief
- Star mare back home for an assessment.
- Stewards' report said the mare pulled up lame.
- Makybe Diva Stakes is still a possibility.
STAR Tasmanian mare Mystic Journey will return home after finishing out of a place in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield last Saturday.
Mystic Journey was lining up for the second time this preparation and found a suitable racing surface (good 3), but after enjoying a cosy run in fourth spot to the home turn she failed to run on and finished 10th behind Behemoth, beaten almost six lengths.
“She will come home this week and I’ll make an assessment of her before making any further race plans,” Trinder said.
Mystic Journey met an unsuitable rain affected (soft 6) track first-up in the P. B. Lawrence when eighth of 11 and beaten 4.5 lengths but on Saturday she had her preferred firm ground and started from a good gate (4).
The Caulfield stewards report stated Mystic Journey appeared to pull up lame, but connections say there is no issue.
Trinder said he had the Makybe Diva Stakes on the drawing board as well as the Group 1 $1 million Empire Rose (1600m) in November but those plans are now on hold.