More To Come From Eagle

Free Eagle & Connections at Royal Ascot | Racing Post

Dermot Weld believes we have yet to see the best from his stable-star Free Eagle (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) as he plots a route towards Longchamp's G1 Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe with the Moyglare Stud homebred. A stress fracture of his tibia last year restricted the 4-year-old to only two outings last autumn, a wide margin Group 3 win at Leopardstown followed by a close third on heavy ground in the G1 Champion S. at Newmarket. Another absence ensued until his seasonal reappearance in the G1 Prince Of Wales's S. at Royal Ascot where he got the better of The Grey Gatsby (Ire) (Mastercrafstman {Ire}) by a short head, form subsequently shed in good light through the runner up's brave effort against Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) in the G1 Eclipse S.

Weld thinks Free Eagle can improve further on his Royal Ascot form and said, “We are expecting further progress. I had a hold-up with him just before he won at Royal Ascot, where I thought he put up an excellent performance in winning the Prince of Wales's. It was lovely to win a nice Group 1 with him at Royal Ascot but I think there's more to come and, with luck, he can do better in the autumn.” Weld believes he is also versatile regards trip and commented, “I'm not certain what his best trip is. He's very good at 10 furlongs as he has a lot of pace, but I believe he can carry it out over a mile and a half. He's relaxed and well balanced and hopefully he'll be able to run in the Arc.” Free Eagle will retire to stud at the end of this season and will join Invincible Spirit (Ire) (Green Desert) among others at the Irish National Stud.

 

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