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International target over the Irish Derby for The Foxes as Andrew Balding and King Power eye drop back in trip

Derby fifth The Foxes is set to a return to a mile and a quarter
Derby fifth The Foxes is set for a return to a mile and a quarter Credit: Alan Crowhurst

Dante winner The Foxes is set to drop back in trip after finishing fifth in the Derby, with the $750,000 Grade 1 Caesars Belmont Derby in New York the aim for the son of Churchill.

Sent off a 7-1 chance at Epsom, The Foxes holds an entry in Sunday's Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby but trainer Andrew Balding and owners King Power have concluded a mile and a half stretches his stamina.

"He stumbled leaving the stalls and was further back than ideal but I don't think it made a massive difference," said King Power's racing manager Alastair Donald. "He 100 per cent didn't stay. He came with a nice run and then petered out. The plan is he goes to the Belmont Derby on July 8 over a mile and quarter."

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