Robert Cowell has confirmed Chica La Habana will feature in the Queen Mary or Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot after her Beverley display.
Chica La Habana enjoyed a dream debut on Saturday as she secured a three-quarters of a length win over Maggies Angel in the Hilary Needler Trophy.
It has left Cowell pondering a run in either the five-furlong Queen Mary on June 21 or the Albany over six furlongs on June 23 with the trainer set to decide closer to the time in order to assess ground conditions.
“She’s been doing some nice work at home, but she’s quite a lazy type so it’s hard to get a real handle on her,” said Cowell.
“We thought she had a bit of an engine on her but we didn’t know how gutsy she’d be, but she’s quite useful on what we’ve seen there.
“She’ll definitely go to Royal Ascot. She’ll have an entry in the Albany and the Queen Mary. If the ground is on the fast side we’ll probably decide on the Albany. If it’s softer we’ll go for the Queen Mary.”
