John Quinn’s Red Duke likely to compete in the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot
John Quinn has high hopes for his runner Red Duke, and was satisfied with the way he performed in the Qipco 2,000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket on 5th May, 2012.
The son of Hard Spun, out of mare Saudia, finished eleventh in a line-up of eighteen runners and fell 9 ¾ lengths behind the winner, Camelot.
The trainer emphasised on the fact that the good to soft surface of the ground did not suit him – which was the reason he fell behind.
Quinn stated:
"He's come out of the race fine. The ground was just well against him on the day."
He further commented that:
"He prefers proper fast ground and a mile on soft ground probably stretches him anyway, but he was still beaten less than 10 lengths.
"He wasn't disgraced and there were a lot of good horses around him and behind him. We'll just have to wait for the ground to change in the summer and we'll look forward to that.”
Red Duke previously downed a victory in the 32Red.com Superlative Stakes at Newmarket in July, 2011, where he was mounted by rider, Kieren Fallon.
Under his command, he bolted through the track and landed a neck before the Richard Hannon trained, Chandlery.
The trainer is optimistic about the future of his runner, as he is in the line-up for the Irish Guineas - which will take place at Curragh on 26th May, 2012, but the trainer is thinking of taking it a notch down and running
in a lower class so the runner can get back in form.
The three-year-old colt, owned by Maxilead Limited, might compete in the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot, on 20th June, 2012.
According to the trainer, Red Duke might be able to compete on the fast ground which will cover a distance of seven furlongs.
Over the course of his racing career, the chestnut colt has competed in eight races and managed to score twice, finished once as a runner-up and twice in third place.
Despite his eleventh place finish in the Qipco 2,000, the runner has an opportunity to compete in different races and add victories to his record.
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