CIARON Maher's high-class gallopers Prague and Loving Gaby may be heading to the spelling paddock after their efforts at Randwick on Saturday.
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Prague ran second to King's Legacy in the $610,000 Inglis Sires while Loving Gaby was unplaced behind Nature Strip in the $1.3 million TJ Smith Stakes.
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Maher, who trains in partnership with David Eustace, said future plans for Prague and Loving Gaby would be sorted out later this week.
"We'll just have a day or two to catch our breath about Prague and Loving Gaby," the Winslow-raised trainer said.
"The track at Randwick was very heavy and I don't think Loving Gaby handled the going.
"She failed at her only other start on a heavy track.
"There are one or two other races for her in the championships but she may need a break after her run in the TJ Smith.
"There's some very nice races for Loving Gaby in the spring.
"Prague ran terrific. I thought he was home with about 100 metres to go.
"King's Legacy came out of the ground over the concluding stages to defeat him.
"Prague is a lovely horse and I feel with this campaign behind him he's going to come back a bigger and stronger horse next time in work."
Maher was happy with the performance of Yogi to run sixth in the Chairman's Quality in the lead up to the $1 million Sydney Cup next Saturday at Randwick.
"Yogi worked home well in the Chairman's," Maher said.
"He'll appreciate the 3200m of the Sydney Cup compared to the 2600m of the Chairman's.
"Yogi may be a good, rough, each-way chance in the Sydney Cup."
From his 38 starts Yogi has won eight races.
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