Bin Suroor expecting first turf runners in the next fortnight after slow start

Derby-winning trainer Saeed bin Suroor is hoping to start sending out runners within the next fortnight after a slow start to the domestic season, with the Godolphin trainer unrepresented at both the Craven and Greenham meetings this week.

While the majority of his counterparts in Flat racing's headquarters have been keen to test the water at Newmarket's opening three-day fixture, Bin Suroor is having to bide his time having fielded just two runners in Britain in March and none so far in April.

The four-time champion will be without runners in both Guineas at Newmarket at the start of next month and, after the majority of his three-year-olds failed to make an impact in Dubai, there has been no pressure to get them started in Britain.