Zelzal will make first start outside his native France when he runs in next month's Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.
The Jean-Claude Rouget-trained bay colt was an impressive winner in the Jean Prat Group 1 Stakes at Chantilly last summer, but that is his last victory of any sorts.
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The four-year-old kicked off the current season with a second-place finish in a Group 3 race at the same venue last month, but he will now return to Group 1 action with his first run on British soil, with Harry Herbert, racing manager to owners Al Shaqab Racing, confirming the Sussex Stakes has always been a target for the team.
“He is reported to be in great form and I think it's always been Jean-Claude Rouget's intention to run him in the Sussex Stakes,” Herbert said.
Herbert believes Zelzal should not be underestimated for the race, as he was merely blowing off some cobwebs in his maiden run of the campaign.
“The horse showed his well-being and ran very well last time. We were very pleased with him as he had been off for a long time and that would have sharpened him up,” the racing manager added.
“Some people might have expected him to sluice up first time out, but Jean-Claude was adamant it was a nice reintroduction.”
