Johnny Murtagh’s True Valour has Hungerford Stakes possibility at Newbury next month

LISTED winner True Valour could head back to Britain for a crack at the Betfred Hungerford Stakes at Newbury next month.

Johnny Murtagh's three-year-old returned to winning ways at the Curragh earlier this month but had previously put in respectable performances at both Epsom and Royal Ascot.

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Murtagh said: "We are just giving True Valour a little bit of a break. He is 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."