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McCreery on weather watch for Vespertilio

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Vespertilio Vespertilio
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Willie McCreery will be watching the weather before deciding whether to run Vespertilio in the Group 2 Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Weather Watch for Vespertilio's Next Race

Successful when last seen over six-furlongs in the Listed Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Dash Stakes at the on Derby weekend, the Night Of Thunder four-year-old might now go back up in trip to seven.

"We will keep Verspertilio in the Group 2 (Minstrel Stakes) and see how much rain comes," McCreery revealed.

"I don't want to be going back over seven (furlongs) if it is going to be a testing seven."

Additional reporting by Michael Graham