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Two great posts Songsheet.

While very much acknowledging the stature of the Irish Champion Stakes (one of my favourite races), a race which, the last couple of renewals aside (a couple of Coolmore benefits and a poor renewal last year, has produced some memorable races and often serves as a meeting point for the year's best horses, does anyone feel Oxx is making a massive mistake by making that the ultimate next target?

He is much more likely to get his ground at Ascot and York (new drainage), and then a decision could be made after York as to whether the horse was able to run at Leopardstown (ground and condition of the horse).

There is a worrying piece in the Guardian today stating Sheikh Mohammed is stepping up plans to buy the colt (stud duties I presume) which would affect (or possibly curtail) his racing plans. This would be one of the most disappointing things I could imagine in racing.

<blockquote data-quote="Hamm" data-source="post: 2206249" data-attributes="member: 65416">Two great posts Songsheet.&nbsp;While very much acknowledging the stature of the Irish Champion Stakes (one of my favourite races), a race which, the last couple of renewals aside (a couple of Coolmore benefits and a poor renewal last year, has produced some memorable races and often serves as a meeting point for the year&#039;s best horses, does anyone feel Oxx is making a massive mistake by making that the ultimate next target? &nbsp;He is much more likely to get his ground at Ascot and York (new drainage), and then a decision could be made after York as to whether the horse was able to run at Leopardstown (ground and condition of the horse).&nbsp;There is a worrying piece in the Guardian today stating Sheikh Mohammed is stepping up plans to buy the colt (stud duties I presume) which would affect (or possibly curtail) his racing plans. This would be one of the most disappointing things I could imagine in racing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hamm, post: 2206249, member: 65416"] Two great posts Songsheet. While very much acknowledging the stature of the Irish Champion Stakes (one of my favourite races), a race which, the last couple of renewals aside (a couple of Coolmore benefits and a poor renewal last year, has produced some memorable races and often serves as a meeting point for the year's best horses, does anyone feel Oxx is making a massive mistake by making that the ultimate next target? He is much more likely to get his ground at Ascot and York (new drainage), and then a decision could be made after York as to whether the horse was able to run at Leopardstown (ground and condition of the horse). There is a worrying piece in the Guardian today stating Sheikh Mohammed is stepping up plans to buy the colt (stud duties I presume) which would affect (or possibly curtail) his racing plans. This would be one of the most disappointing things I could imagine in racing. [/QUOTE]

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