Dettori expects better from Mamool

Frankie Dettori is hoping Mamool can put a disappointing Royal Ascot run behind him in the Stan James Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

The four-year-old last ran in the Gold Cup at the Royal meeting over a marathon two and a half miles.

That was the first time the son of In The Wings had tackled the trip and Dettori thinks the one mile, five and a half furlongs of the Newbury Group Two race will suit his mount much better.

“The last half a mile was a real struggle and he’s had some time off, so this is a recovery mission, trying to get him back for the autumn,” Dettori told attheraces.

“I think the horse could run well, but he’s not absolutely buzzing for it. This is a stepping stone to better things in the autumn.”

Mamool won the Yorkshire Cup earlier this season and last year took the Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot.

Dettori’s mount will carry a penalty because of those wins and the Italian thinks it will be a big ask in a high-class field that includes Marcus Tregoning’s Mubtaker and Mark Johnston’s prolific winner Systematic, who will be making his seasonal bow.

“This is going to be a very tough race with Systematic, Mubtaker and Millenary,” Dettori added.

"It’s going to be a good Group Two and my horse carries a penalty, so it’s going to be very tough for him.”