Mission Central achieved a career-defining victory in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot, securing the final major Group 1 at the prestigious meeting for trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Ryan Moore. This triumph has now prompted Coolmore to contemplate a start for the sprinter in the upcoming $20 million The Everest.

The Irish gelding, sent off at 14/1, produced a stunning turn of foot to defeat Rayevka (7/1) and the favourite Overpass (10/3), who finished third. Another Australian runner, Asfoora, finished seventh in the highly competitive sprint.

The King Charles III Stakes was the only Royal Ascot Group 1 race that had eluded the formidable O’Brien-Moore partnership.

This win was O’Brien’s second of the day, following Great Barrier Reef’s victory in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes, and marks his 98th success at Royal Ascot.

Tom Magnier, representing Coolmore Australia, was present at the UK meeting and indicated to Racing And Sports that discussions would take place regarding Mission Central’s potential participation in The Everest, scheduled for October 17 at Royal Randwick.

“I was watching Overpass and I would have been delighted for Australia if Overpass was to win for Bjorn (Baker) and the team,” Magnier said.

“But the lads were pretty happy with Mission Central and it was an unbelievable ride by Ryan.

“He’s a very good horse and when Ryan was walking him in and I winked at him and said ‘what about The Everest?’ Ryan gave me the thumbs up.”

There are still 12 vacant slots for The Everest, with Hong Kong’s reigning champion Ka Ying Rising currently the firm $1.50 favourite with TAB Fixed Odds.

Coolmore has other strong sprinting prospects in training, including the Golden Slipper winner Guest House, who could also be an Everest contender. However, Magnier is keen to explore the possibility of bringing Mission Central to Australia with O’Brien.

“There is a lot of water to flow under the bridge and we have a lot of horses in Australia,” Maganier stated.

“But I guess a horse like this (Mission Central) gets put into the mix and he could come down and run in The Everest.

“There is a long way to go between now and then but it (The Everest) is definitely on the radar for this horse.”

Magnier mentioned that he would need to review Mission Central’s victory in more detail.

“I was watching Overpass through the race because if we didn’t win I would have been happy for Bjorn and Overpass,” Magnier elaborated.

“But Ryan said Mission Central has a very good turn of foot so we will see how we go with him.”

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