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'Nothing fazes Pinatubo; a mile is going to be his trip' - what connections say

Appleby celebrates Pinatubo's Curragh victory with a jubilant William Buick, now back in business after a head injury
Charlie Appleby celebrates Pinatubo's National Stakes victory with William BuickCredit: Caroline Norris (racingpost.com/photos)

Charlie Appleby, trainer of Pinatubo and Al Suhail
Pinatubo has pleased me in his work in preparation for the Guineas, and provided there are no hiccups I think he'll give a very good account. I think the mile is going to be his trip and he goes about his business professionally – nothing fazes him. The plan is to run Al Suhail. He's exciting and he'll be a player but we'll see more improvement when he steps up in trip.

Aidan O'Brien, trainer of Arizona, Wichita, New World Tapestry, Royal Dornoch and Royal Lytham
Arizona's in good form and everything has gone well with him. Obviously we had our eye on the first weekend in May with him. He was getting ready for that but we eased back a bit. He's a big, rangy, scopey horse and we always thought he'd improve from two to three, that it would suit him being a three-year-old. Wichita, New World Tapestry, Royal Dornoch and Royal Lytham are also possibles.

Andrew Balding, trainer of Kameko
He had a gallop at Kempton last week – Oisin Murphy rode him – and I couldn't have been happier by the way he went. He looks magnificent and he's a lovely horse to have anything to do with. We're all very excited.

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