Rogue Lightning

“Rogue Lightning ran a great race He was always up there and led in the straight but was just run out of it. He's lost nothing in defeat and I feel we'll leave him out there to run in another Grade 2 sprint at Churchill Downs over Kentucky Derby weekend [May 3]. If you look at it another way, he would have had to carry a penalty in that if he'd won at Keeneland, so it could work in our favour - Tom Clover, trainer.”

“That was marvellous. Mickael [Barzalona, jockey] did well to drop Rogue Lightning out early from his draw and everything went well. He came through the horses smoothly - Tom Clover, trainer.”

“We put Rogue Lightning in the Abbaye and if he's okay we'll go there. I've always really liked him and he's very fast - Tom Clover, trainer.”

“Rogue Lightning is a really nice horse and it was very sporting of the owners to come to a race like this. I think we'll perhaps look at something like the Scarborough Stakes at Doncaster next. He won well there last time and hopefully looks like he's worth a crack at stakes company now. He showed plenty of talent as a 2yo but bringing him back to 5f with a hood has really helped and he's relaxed and grown up - Tom Clover, trainer.”

“Gelding him, applying the hood and and the drop back to five furlongs seems to have helped him just relax a bit. Carrie Browning rides him every day and she also rides Rogue Millennium. She's got him back fit and deserves a lot of the credit. Rogue Lightning has always been a horse with lots of ability and it's nice to see him show some of his full potential today - Tom Clover, trainer.”