‘He’s Nothing To Prove’ – Star Miler Rosallion Nowhere Near A Return

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Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes winner Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) may have danced his last dance, according to trainer Richard Hannon, who says the star miler has “nothing to prove”.

Rosallion was a last minute withdrawal from the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood and Hannon admitted to being unsure whether the horse would be seen on a racecourse again when asked about the colt's next target.

Speaking to The Sun, the trainer said, “I'm pretty certain Paris will come too quickly for Rosallion. He looks great, but we are just giving him time to get over everything.

“There are targets for him in the winter, but by then you are getting into soft ground and as we know he is fast ground dependent.

“He has nothing to prove and he has been an amazing horse for us this season winning the Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes.”

Hannon has sent out just two winners from his past 54 runners and also withdrew Shouldhavebeenaring out of the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on Sunday.

Speaking of the overall health of the stable, he commented, “A few haven't scoped well, but you get that every year at this time of the year. The horses generally ran well at big prices at Goodwood last week.

“Unfortunately it happened to be two good horses that had bad scopes and we don't want to take any chances.

“It was a hard decision to make with Rosallion. He was odds-on for a million quid race, but it could turn out to be the best decision I'll make.”

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