Rouget unveils Almanzor plan

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The Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown and the Champion Stakes at Ascot have emerged as major targets for French star Almanzor.

Jean-Claude Rouget’s three-year-old has not been seen in competitive action since he sprang something of a surprise in the French Derby at Chantilly at the start of June, but he is closing in on a return.

The Wootton Bassett colt holds an entry in the Juddmonte International at York on August 17, but Almanzor is instead set to reappear at Deauville two days earlier.

Rouget said: “I am thinking of taking Almanzor to Deauville for the Prix Guillaume d’Ornano (August 15), …

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