Royal Ascot 2018 News | Sioux Nation targeting Commonwealth Cup

Nation poised to take on the Commonwealth

By Timeform, Tuesday 22 May 2018

Posted in: Royal Ascot News

Sioux Nation is set for a tilt at the Commonwealth Cup after winning Saturday's Group 3 Lacken Stakes at Naas.

The three-year-old, who won the Norfolk Stakes at last year's meeting, produced a dominant performance, and justified 15/8 favouritism by defeating stablemate Fleet Review by a length.

It seems likely that he will now head to the Commonwealth Cup, with his trainer Aidan O'Brien explaining that Saturday's run was used to pinpoint his next target.

Sioux Nation tanks through proceedings and shows a decisive turn of foot to win the Group 3 @Goffs1866 Lacken Stakes @NaasRacecourse: pic.twitter.com/ocbVCouDkQ

— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) May 20, 2018

He said: “We came here to find out if it was five or six furlongs at Ascot.

“Seamus Heffernan (on Fleet Review) let his lad roll along to make it a good, strong six because we always felt he had a lot of speed and wanted to know whether we would go for the King’s Stand or the Commonwealth Cup.

“Ryan (Moore) said he has all the speed in the world and he would have no problem going back to five, but we'll maybe let him take on the three-year-olds this year (in the Commonwealth Cup).

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