Youmzain ´Bouncing´ Ahead of Juddmonte Coronation Cup Bid The Mick Channon-trained Youmzain is among 27 top-class contenders remaining following the May 20 forfeit stage for the #200,000 Group One Juddmonte Coronation Cup at Epsom Downs on Ladies Day, Friday, June 6, 2008. Runner-up to Dylan Thomas in both the Prix de l?Arc de Triomphe and King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes last season, Youmzain will head to Epsom in a bid to capture one of Europe?s most coveted middle-distance prizes. The Jaber Abdullah-owned five-year-old, successful in the Group One Preis von Europa at Cologne in 2006, ran with credit on his latest start. That came in a competitive renewal of the Group One Dubai Sheema Classic in March, when Youmzain finished fifth behind the crack South African mare Sun Classique over the Coronation Cup distance of a mile and a half. Bruce Raymond, racing manager to Jaber Abdullah, revealed today: "The Juddmonte Coronation Cup is Youmzain?s next scheduled race - that is what he is being aimed towards at the moment, so he will probably go there. "He is working very well and is in top form. He is bouncing and Mick is happy with him. There are no other races for him at this stage, so we are thinking he will most likely go to Epsom. "He ran some extremely good races last year without quite getting his head in front and the hope is that he can win one of those big ones this time around. He is a good class horse - a real good horse - and he has a finishing kick, especially when there?s a little bit of cut in the ground."
