French star Cirrus Des Aigles has been confirmed an intended runner in the Coronation Cup at Epsom.
The eight-year-old clinched his fifth Group One victory with a dominant front-running display in the Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp just over a week ago.
Trainer Corine Barande-Barbe has been delighted with how her pride and joy has recovered from his Longchamp exertions and is excited about the prospect of seeing him run on Saturday.
“He will run in the Coronation Cup and we are very much looking forward to going to Epsom,” Barande-Barbe said.
“He has been in very good form since his last run. Everything has been perfect.
“We wouldn’t want the ground to be like a road, but there is a bit of rain forecast and I think it should be fine. It certainly won’t be faster ground than in Dubai.”
Cirrus Des Aigles’ intended participation at Epsom means a trip to Royal Ascot later this month has been ruled out, but he could return to the Berkshire track for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes on July 26.
“It has been the plan all year to go for the Coronation Cup, then the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and then hopefully to Ascot for the King George,” Barande-Barbe said.
“We decided to run in the Prix d’Ispahan because it was a small field, the going was perfect for him and it was very near to home.
“If we ran at Royal Ascot, we couldn’t run in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. We made the plan at the start of the year and we are sticking to it.”
