Aidan O'Brien's three-year-old wins the Group Two contest on the second day of Royal Ascot and is likely to be aimed at Classic glory in the St Leger at Doncaster in September
Illinois gave trainer Aidan O'Brien a record-equalling eighth victory in the Group Two Queen’s Vase and jockey Ryan Moore and 80th Royal Ascot success on the second day of 2024 meeting.
He added: "He's a middle-distance, mile-and-six type horse and he's going to get better from three to four. He's a big, sound honest horse and a bit of a baby mentally still. He might have a bit of a rest now and go to York on the way to the St Leger, something like that. I think he might have a little more class than just a Cup horse and I think his sister won the Arc.
On the runner-up, the Irish trainer added: "He's only a baby and we didn't know what to expect, but he's obviously a good horse. Wayne said he was babyish through the race but will come on as well. He is probably a Leger-type horse as well. He could go to Goodwood and then back to York. These are both Leger-type horses who could quicken up."
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