Seagulls Eleven

“I think small fields and a turning track are quite important to Seagulls Eleven, which is why he doesn't have a Royal Ascot entry. He does have an entry in the Group 3 at Chantilly on Diane weekend [Prix Bertrand du Breuil], but three trips across the Channel in short order might be quite tough. We'll just have to see how he comes back from this. I think the Summer Mile at Ascot - which is on the round track and often has a small field - might suit him. I'll put him in the Sussex Stakes, which is going to be a very strong race, but I expect it to be a small field. He's won at Goodwood and it's worth a lot of money, while the Celebration Mile often has a small field too. He could come back for the Moulin because he's shown he likes the track, and he goes on any ground. I've just said to the owners I think that was potentially a career best. What was nice is that through his career he's been quite a 'silly' horse, but he seems to have grown up. Christophe [Soumillon] said he was so mature and concentrated on the job in hand, rather than being a goof, which was lovely - Hugo Palmer, trainer.”

“Seagulls Eleven has run a really gutsy race. I picked this race from quite some way out because I wanted to run him round a bend and in a small field. I couldn't have run him any sooner but with the benefit of hindsight, I think he's just been beaten with a horse who's had a run. I'll keep half an eye on the Lockinge but I think he's more likely to come back to France. He really served it up to them there and he's had a hard race - Hugo Palmer, trainer.”

“Seagulls Eleven has taken us all around the world and I don't think we're done yet. The Golden Eagle in Sydney has already been mentioned and why not? It's a A$10m dollar race. Where can you say that in England? - Hugo Palmer, trainer.”