Gosden rolling with the punches as Roaring Lion is drawn low for Classic

Roaring Lion will need to once again exhibit his characteristic toughness after a less than favourable draw for Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic.

The three-year-old will be tackling dirt for the first time at Churchill Downs, and at Monday's live draw, the John Gosden-trained colt was handed stall two of 14 for the Grade 1.

But while a low draw might be beneficial for somewhere like Chester, over in America, with the way dirt races are run, you want to be drawn higher to avoid getting shuffled back and facing a lot of kickback.