Hannon hoping Rosallion might get chance to shine at the Breeders’ Cup

Richard Hannon sees Rosallion as a horse that would be ideally suited to the Breeders’ Cup, should owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid agree with his trainer regarding a trip to Del Mar.

Last year’s Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes winner has found victory as a four-year-old elusive so far, finishing second in both the Queen Anne Stakes and Sussex Stakes before taking fourth in the newly-upgraded City of York Stakes at the weekend.

Speaking on Nick Luck’s Daily podcast, Hannon conceded: “His run was disappointing, I watched it again over the weekend, he got his head down and battled and tried his best, but he didn’t quite run to what he has been doing in his last two races.

“We’ll have to dust ourselves off and look at where we are going to go next. I’ve always thought he would be very adaptable to the Breeders’ Cup Mile, with the way he travels and his speed.

“I honestly think he would go round there like Scalextric, but then again you’re relying on getting a good draw and if he does that he would have early speed and with two bends he’d be able to kick off the last bend. I’ve always thought he’d be very hard to beat in a Breeders’ Cup.

“I talked to Sheikh Mohammed Obaid this morning, I don’t think the Moulin… it comes a little quick and I don’t want to go to a race like that off the back of this so close to it.

“I’d love to go to the Breeders’ Cup, but let’s see how it goes. We’ve also got to think of him as a stallion and I think it’s essential that we win somewhere.”