Sea you at York: Lion skips Irish Champions Weekend but £1m Ebor is on agenda

Sea The Lion (nearest) duels with Gustavus Vassa for a second consecutive premier handicap in JuneCredit: Patrick McCann

Sky Bet Ebor third Sea The Lion will miss Longines Irish Champions Weekend with connections plotting a successful return to the Knavesmire in 2019 for the first £1 million running of the handicap.

The seven-year-old did not feature among the entries for four €150,000 premier handicaps at Leopardstown and the Curragh and will not run again this season.

"We were delighted with him at York, it was a brilliant performance," trainer Jarlath Fahey said. "It was a hell of a tough race and he ran to the best of his ability.

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Mark BoylanReporter

Published on 4 September 2018inNews

Last updated 19:08, 4 September 2018

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