Scott eager to unleash Isle Of Jura at Newmarket George Scott is full of confidence as Isle Of Jura gears up for his long-awaited return at Newmarket. Isle Of Jura returns after injury setback The globetrotting five-year-old extended his winning streak to five when emphatically defeating Goliath in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot last year. However, injury halted his progress and he has been sidelined since. Connections have endured a long wait to see their star middle-distance performer back in action, but the Listed Boylesports Smart Race Card Godolphin Stakes on the Rowley Mile could mark a fresh chapter. Scott said: “We’ve had a great preparation and we feel he is a fit, happy horse who is absolutely ready to get started. We were always slightly worried what ground we might end up on at this time of year, but the ground is going to be perfect and there will be no issue with that for him at all, it will be really nice ground.” Bahrain return on the horizon The trainer underlined the work behind the comeback, noting the effort and care that has gone into his recovery. “There’s been a lot of work and a lot of love gone into getting him back, but he’s a horse who loves being a racehorse and it’s been quite straightforward getting him back into training. He’s never the most exuberant work horse, he can be quite workmanlike, but we have been seeing the right signs to get him back started.” Already a winner of Bahrain’s Triple Crown, a return to his owners Shaikh Nasser Al Khalifa and Shaikh Khalid Al Khalifa’s homeland is firmly on the radar. If all goes well on Friday, the valuable Bahrain International Trophy will be next on the agenda. Scott added: “I just want to see him run a respectable race and come back sound and then we can build a programme around that. The plan is to go for the Bahrain International but he very much has to get through this race first. I’m confident he will, I’m very happy with him.”
