Hannon famously won the race 12 months ago with the smart Dick Turpin, and having seen Strong Suit return to his best to win at Royal Ascot for the second year running (he landed the 2010 Coventry Stakes as a juvenile), the veteran handler is fairly confident that the son of Rahy is ready to try an extra furlong having come through a breathing operation with flying colours prior to his defeat of Codemaster in the Jersey Stakes. Those placing horse bets will have been pleased to see him back in action.
Hannon had been convinced that his three-year-old was on the way back after seeing him work in tremendous fashion following his operation, but experience told him that the acid test would be when the horse was actually placed under pressure in a full blown race, rather than at home on the gallops. Now that he knows all is well with the winner of three of his six career starts, Hannon feels that the time is right to press on and tackle the best of the French and European milers in the Chantilly showcase event and the horse racing betting suggests it should be an intriguing contest.
Strong Suit ran four fine races as a juvenile, following his debut defeat of Neebras with a brave nose defeat of Elzaam at Royal Ascot last year. A close third to Zoffany in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh was followed by finishing a distant second to the brilliant Dream Ahead in the Group1 Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket last October. On his seasonal reappearance however Strong Suit was clearly struggling when last of sixth behind Frankel in the Greenham Stakes, after which his breathing problem was detected, operated on, and from which he now appears fully recovered.
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