Royal Ascot hero Accidental Agent (GB) (Delegator {GB}) could return to the Berkshire circuit for the G2 Summer Mile at Ascot on Saturday week. Trained by Eve Johnson Houghton and owned and bred by her mother, Gaie, the 4-year-old caused a 33-1 upset in the G1 Queen Anne S. on opening day of Royal Ascot two weeks ago. The son of Delegator does not hold an entry in the G1 Sussex S. at Goodwood and with connections shying away from stumping up the £70,000 supplementary fee, he could instead drop back to Group 2 level at Ascot.
“All roads lead to the QEII [at Ascot in October], it's just a question of what route we take to get there, said Johnson Houghton. “The [G1] Prix Jacques le Marois [at Deauville on Aug. 12] looks good, but we've another six weeks until that and we might run him again beforehand. The Summer Mile back at Ascot is in the mix. He would have to be supplemented for the Sussex S. and while I'll never say never, I would say it more unlikely than likely. The QEII is a big target and maybe he could go for the Breeders' Cup after that, but we'll see.”
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