Darren Weir has confirmed the talented Mahuta will resume in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.
The champion trainer says the Group 1 Memsie Stakes is the main target for Mahuta, who strung together six straight wins before being beaten in the Australian Guineas last start.
He showed enormous ability as a three-year-old, taking out the Carbine Club Stakes, Sandown Guineas, Magic Millions 3YO Guineas and Autumn Stakes.
Weir is looking forward to Mahuta’s return.
“He’ll run Saturday and then the PB Lawrence Stakes before the Memsie Stakes,” Weir said.
“The goal is to have him wound up for the Group 1 – he needs to have a couple of runs because he’s a big, heavy horse now.
“The Memsie is the one, and then we’ll pick and choose from there and see where he fits in.”
“He’s come back well, he trialled at Burrumbeet on Monday and looked good.”
Mahuta has six wins and a second from nine starts, collecting almost $1.7 million in prizemoney.
– racing.com
