Nostrum

“Ryan thought that he had the race in the perfect place four out, picked up the pace to the two and he thought the race was for us. He said that just the last hundred yards, it just felt like Nostrum had a puncture, he didn't get home. We've always thought that he would handle ease in the ground, but I think maybe that dead ground has just probably caught him out in the last stages. He's a very, very good horse, we are not going to lose any faith in him. He will have all the best entries and we will just have to re-group and get it right next time - James Savage, assistant trainer.”

“We could go a mile and a quarter when we want. We have just got to think about it (where we go next) to be honest. Nostrum will tell us (if he is ready to go back into Group One company) but on that evidence you would think he is. I don't know (about going big) - we might get windy closer to the time! - Sir Michael Stoute, trainer.”

“Nostrum wasn't good enough today but he's a big scopey horse with a great mind on him. I haven't really thought about what next year might hold for him, but he'll have no problem getting a mile - Sir Michael Stoute, trainer.”

“It was very pleasing. I thought it was a very warm race but Nostrum did it very nicely first time and was entitled to come and run in a race like that. I was relieved and was pleased with the performance. I don't know if we will see him again this season. We will take him home and chill him out and relax him and put him back in fast work. It is a difficult time of year especially for two-year-olds when the weather turns so we don't know but I would like to give him one more run - Sir Michael Stoute, trainer.”