Turnbull Stakes Next For Mystic Journey

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Connections of Tasmanian mare have decided to stick with their original pathway to the with her next start to be the Turnbull Stakes at .

Mystic Journey was beaten as a short-priced favourite by $101 shot in last Saturday's Group One (1600m) at Flemington and Trinder was considering his options with the mare.

Those options included the (1800m) at on Sunday week ahead of the (2000m) on October 12.

But after assessing Mystic Journey's recovery during the week and meeting with the owner on Thursday, the trainer will stick to his original plan.

Mystic Journey is the $5 favourite for at The Valley on October 26.

“We're definitely going to the Turnbull and hopefully on to the Cox Plate and that's been the original thought process all the way,” Trinder said.

“We did consider the two weeks of the Underwood into the Caulfield Stakes into the Cox Plate, but we just thought the was a little bit tight with the two weeks between each run.

“This week was about letting the dust settle and seeing how the mare was, and she's terrific, in really good order.”

The three weeks between the Turnbull Stakes on October 5 and the Cox Plate enables Trinder to return Mystic Journey to his Spreyton stable to prepare for the $5 million race.

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