Racing news: The Curragh Derby winner Grey Swallow is to be campaigned in the United States towards the end of the season with the Breeders' Cup as a late target.
The four-year-old is likely to make his seasonal debut in the Group One Tattersalls Gold Cup over an extended 10 furlongs at the Curragh on May 22nd unless the ground comes up soft, in which case his trainer Dermot Weld may run Cairdeas instead.
Weld said yesterday: "Grey Swallow worked yesterday after racing at the Curragh and while he's not as effective on soft ground, he doesn't like it firm - just good ground. He's done well from three to four but is probably a little bit behind.
"He will improve from the Tattersalls as I can only do so much at home with the ground the way it is. We'll then keep him to a mile and a half this season, running in races like the Hardwicke and the King George.
"He will go to the US for the later part of the season and will probably take in the Breeders' Cup."
Cairdeas's win over Yeats in Sunday's Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh delighted Weld, who said: "He's a horse I've always liked. He's got talent and he's getting better and better.
"I thought he was very impressive yesterday and should the unusual weather continue, he could go for the Tattersalls Gold Cup, or he may go to Italy for a Group One race. He could replace Grey Swallow in the Tattersalls if the ground stays soft."
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