Royal Ascot unlikely to be on agenda for superstar mare Winx

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22: Hugh Bowman riding Winx winning Race 9, William Hill Cox Plate during Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley Racecourse on October 22, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

Winx overwhelms her rivals with a Cox Plate tour de force in October, when she beat Hartnell by eight lengths at Moonee ValleyCredit: Vince Caligiuri (Getty Images)

Ascot's burning desire for Winx to race at next year's royal meeting looks unlikely be realised after the superstar mare's trainer Chris Waller expressed reservations about an international mission.

"It's going to be hard to get us on that plane," Waller said on Monday.

Ascot's director of racing Nick Smith is trying to convince Waller and Winx's owners to run in either the Queen Anne Stakes or Prince of Wales's Stakes, but Smith's persuasive skills will need to be even greater than usual.

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Mark ScullyRacing Post Reporter

Published on 24 October 2016inNews

Last updated 14:02, 24 October 2016

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