Haatef Handed Minstrel Aim Haatef is to bypass the Prix Jean Prat and wait for a race at the Curragh on Sunday week.The colt, trained by Kevin Prendergast, bounced back from a disappointing run in the 2000 Guineas to win at Naas recently.Now connections have resisted the temptation to return to Group One company in the Prix Jean Prat over a mile at Chantilly on Sunday.Instead, they have plumped for the Group Three Emirates Airline Minstrel Stakes for three-year-olds and upwards, which will be run over seven furlongs at the Curragh on Darley Irish Oaks day, July 15.'It was nice for win him get back with a victory last time and he goes to the Curragh,' confirmed Angus Gold, racing manager to owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum.(C) PA Sport
