'We'll let him strengthen' - Westover camp target Dubai return after Arc sixth

KILDARE, IRELAND - JUNE 25: Colin Keane riding Westover (pink cap) win The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at Curragh Racecourse on June 25, 2022 in Kildare, Ireland. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

Westover: 'You'd probably feel that he would be a bit better on faster ground'Credit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

Westover could start his four-year-old campaign in Dubai after connections put forward the Sheema Classic as a potential target after his sixth in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Sent off at 10-1 for the Arc, Westover bounced back from a disappointing fifth in the King George at Ascot with a more professional performance under Rob Hornby in very soft conditions.

Juddmonte's racing manager Barry Mahon was quick to dismiss the ground as an excuse and is focusing on the positives of the run by the Ralph Beckett-trained colt.

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Owen GouldingDigital journalist

Published on 3 October 2022inNews

Last updated 18:54, 3 October 2022

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