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Hawkbill to miss Ascot meeting

Hawkbill will miss the George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, with him next likely to feature in the International.

The three-year-old made it six wins in a row earlier this month in the at , a victory that came on the back of his win in the Group Three Tercentenary Stakes at Royal .

Connections had suggested that he could return to Ascot for the mile-and-a-half on Saturday, where he would have gone up against the likes of and .

However, Appleby says he has spoken to Hawkbill’s owners, Godolphin, and they have concluded that he will instead stick to 10 furlongs, with next month’s at expected to be his next target.

The trainer told the Godolphin website: “After consultation with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed and John Ferguson, we have decided he will miss the King George and be saved for races over a mile and a quarter.”

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