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O'Callaghan yet to finalise plans for recuperating Celeron

Celeron and Oisin Murphy win the Railway Stakes Celeron and Oisin Murphy win the Railway Stakes
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Michael O'Callaghan's Railway Stakes-winner Celeron continues his recuperation following a disappointing effort in the Phoenix Stakes last month, with the trainer yet to identify a definite target for the leading juvenile.

A Curragh maiden winner on debut, the son of Mohaather landed the Group 2 Railway Stakes on his third start and while he subsequently failed to fire as a 6/4 chance in the Phoenix, returned lame behind.

Celeron has been on the easy list since that August 9 defeat, and O'Callaghan reports “he won't go to the National Stakes as he only started back riding out on Monday. He properly jarred his right hind leg and he needed a couple of weeks off with that to let things settle down.

"He's in great form, he's moving well now this week.

"We'll sit down with the owners and make a plan for the rest of the season. There's the Dewhurst and there's other options for him as well. We haven't really discussed it yet."

Quotes from Michael Graham

About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.