Trainer Ken Condon feels the ground at Royal Ascot may have been too quick for his G1 Irish 2000 Guineas winner Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}). A surprise winner of The Curragh Classic, he was fancied to go close in the G1 St James's Palace S. last week. However, he could only finish seventh of 10 behind Without Parole (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and sights have now been switched towards a trip to France.
“We were a little bit disappointed at Ascot,” said Condon. “The Curragh was lovely quick ground, there was kindness in it but you don't tend to get that at Ascot. I'm not trying to make excuses but Shane [Foley] felt he pulled up a little bit short. Thankfully he's fine, and he'll resume cantering on Monday. We probably won't go to Goodwood [for the G1 Qatar Sussex S. on Aug. 1], hopefully he'll go for the Jacque Le Marois [at Deauville on Aug. 12]. The straight mile at Deauville might replicate The Curragh as close as we can, and it's only the second meeting of a month long Festival so the ground should be nice. I don't think Goodwood suits his style as he is slowly away and it's hard to make up ground there.”
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