Connections opt to miss the King George with Amiloc
'It's a training decision and Ralph felt he could just do with a little bit more time having had a hard race at Royal Ascot,' said the Aykroyds' racing manager Patrick Cooper on the decision to miss the weekend highlight.
'The real racing for this horse will be in the autumn time and Ralph thinks it's a little too quick after his last race, it's nothing more than that and nothing untoward.'
Amiloc was a general 10-1 chance for the King George, which could see Coronation Cup one-two Jan Brueghel and Calandagan renew rivalry, and holds entries for both the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes at York (August 20) and the Curragh's Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (September 14) later in the summer.
However, connections appear undecided on their next move at this stage, as they anticipate heading overseas in search of valuable prizes before the year is out.
Cooper added: 'We'll hopefully go on the road with him in the autumn time, we haven't overly thought about it, but the big-money races are at the end of the year.
'All those races in Hong Kong, Australia and America are all on the radar and I suspect we will be on the road at some stage.'
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