'A nice problem to have' - Eve Johnson Houghton weighs up options for Royal Ascot winner including Weatherbys Super Sprint

Eve Johnson Houghton is hoping for more big-race success this month with Royal Ascot winner Havana Hurricane, who could line up at Newbury on Saturday.

The son of Havana Gold featured among 23 confirmations for the £250,000 Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes (3.30) on Monday but also has the option of the Group 3 Jaeger-LeCoultre Molecomb Stakes at Glorious Goodwood on July 31.

Havana Hurricane is the highest-rated horse left in the Super Sprint with an official rating of 100 after winning the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot from Dickensian, but would carry 8st 11lb this weekend due to his relatively cheap purchase price.

"We've confirmed him for the Super Sprint and it remains a possibility," said Johnson Houghton. "He's in great form and has done well since Royal Ascot, where I was impressed with how relaxed he was and his lovely turn of foot. He doesn't do too much at home – he just looks after himself. 

"We'll see whether we go to Newbury or the Molecomb – it's a nice problem to have. Going from a stiff track at Ascot to an easy track like Newbury would be a little bit of a worry. He'd have a good weight and it looks like it could be a good race for him, but nothing has been decided yet."

Havana Hurricane cost owners Jonny Allison and Tom Cartwright just 9,000gns as a yearling, and his trainer added: "It shows that they are there to be found. You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a nice one at that sort of price. It's never a given and it's hard to do but it can be done."

Zavateri: winner of last week's July Stakes for Eve Johnson HoughtonCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Johnson Houghton also landed a big juvenile race at Newmarket last week when Zavateri caused a minor upset in the Group 2 July Stakes. After winning impressively on his debut at Salisbury, he went off at 18-1 before stretching a length clear of Do Or Do Not. 

While Havana Hurricane is considered to be more of a sprinter, Zavateri is likely to be stepped up in trip. The Group 2 Vintage Stakes is among the races under consideration before a potential tilt at the Dewhurst Stakes, while Paddy Power introduced him at 33-1 for the Betfred 2,000 Guineas.

"I've always known he's a good horse," said Johnson Houghton. "We'll probably aim for the Dewhurst but I don't yet know where we'll go on the way. The Guineas would be the dream but there's a lot of water to pass under the bridge. It's wonderful to have two lovely horses like him and Havana Hurricane."

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