'Battaash has been behaving brilliantly and hopefully we can have a clean run'

Charlie Hills, trainer of Battaash and Equilateral
All being well Battaash will be there. He came out of Goodwood really well. The track and conditions were there for him to break the track record last time but he's pretty versatile in terms of the ground. He's been behaving brilliantly and hopefully we can have a clean run with him before the Nunthorpe. It's an exciting race with some interesting newcomers. Equilateral will be aimed at the Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh in September. We've taken a bit of time to freshen him up and the Flying Five has been the plan since then.
Tim Easterby, trainer of Art Power
The Nunthorpe is still the plan. He's in excellent form and impressed us when winning the Group 3 Lacken Stakes at Naas last month. He's a very good horse who is maturing and improving all the time.
Roger Teal, trainer of Oxted
He's going to go for the Sprint Cup at Haydock. He's a six-furlong horse and there's no point dropping him back to five, especially against a horse like Battaash. We'll just keep him fresh now.
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