The competition is tougher than ever. The days of us fielding eight or so horses for the UAE Derby and coming first, second and third are over. |
The good news was how well he settled there and now we can plan an autumn campaign for him, |
The single most important thing is to build the best base. |
There was a risk he might duck left or right to either rail once he was in front, but Sheikh Mohammed was adamant that was what we should do and the plan has worked to perfection. |
We came here hoping he might show some ability. We thought he was promising and he will definitely come on for the run. |
We have a number of horses left in the race and will decide next week whether Cherry Mix goes, while Doyen has plenty of entries including the Arc and races in America. |
We walked the course this morning and it was clear the ground was fastest down the middle, |
We won't be represented in the Irish Champion. But we will certainly have runners at Doncaster. |
We'll see how he is in the next few days and Sheikh Mohammed will make a decision. This was the horse's first proper test. |
We'll see how he is over the next week or so before discussing plans. But if he is to run in the Kentucky Derby, he will go straight there without a prep race. |
Wherever we travel around the world, we take security personnel, and this time will be no different. |