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Johnny Murtagh mulls Newbury option for True Valour

Johnny Murtagh poses at York
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Johnny Murtagh is not ruling out bringing True Valour back to Britain for a second time this season for a shot at next month's Betfred Hungerford Stakes at Newbury.

After finishing down the field in the Jersey Stakes on his penultimate start, the three-year-old returned to winning ways in a Listed at the Curragh on his first start over a mile.

Although a tilt at the Group Two prize on August 19 would see the son of Kodiac dropping back to seven furlongs, Murtagh does not see that being an issue.

He said: "We are just giving True Valour a little bit of a break. He has having an easy time at the moment.

"The Hungerford Stakes is still on the radar. The thing is they go a fast pace over in Britain, so the the drop back to seven furlongs should be fine. He is pretty versatile.

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"He ran well at Ascot and it was nice coming back and winning a Listed race with him. If you look at his two-year-old form, he has good form all the way down. He was only beaten a short head by Lancaster Bomber on his third start."

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