Adrian Keatley is preparing Ballymount Boy (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) for a tilt at the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at ParisLongchamp.
Bought by the emerging force of Wathnan Racing after finishing second to Vandeek (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) in the G2 Richmond S., Ballymount Boy went on to fill the runner-up spot in the G3 Acomb S. at York.
Connections are now eyeing Group 1 glory on Arc weekend and the Classic-winning trainer has reported the colt to be training well.
Keatley said, “He's doing very well after York, we're very pleased with him and our plan is to go over to France for Lagardere. I think that will suit him, seven furlongs on the track there, and when you look at the form, he has some of the best form there so we'd like to think he'd go very close.”
Reflecting on the Acomb, he added, “The way the race was run, he was just behind the pace. He was only really getting going and he ran the fastest final furlong, which shows you that was when he was doing his best work.
“He still ran a good race and now we can position him in the first few as he does take a while to hit top gear. We're really looking forward to running him.”
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