G3 Chester Vase winner Young Rascal (Fr) (Intello {Ger}) will sit out Royal Ascot after finishing a disappointing seventh in the G1 Investec Derby last weekend. Trainer William Haggas said he'd not yet uncovered a reason for the colt's performance, but the runner-up finish of the Chester Vase second Dee Ex Bee (GB) (Farhh {GB}) in the blue riband confirms Young Rascal ran below his best form.
“He's OK. He's hasn't been eating as much grub as usual, but he's sound, which is the main thing,” Haggas said. “I've no idea what happened, to be perfectly honest. He didn't race on the day and it was very disappointing, but we live to fight another day. He won't be going to Ascot. The [G2 King Edward VII S.] has been a graveyard for Derby horses, so we'll give it a miss. We'll see how he is in the next couple of weeks and plan from there.”
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