Quito to run next weekend

Mon 3rd Dec 2012, 00:18

Quito De La Roque (wine) in action at Down Royal last year
(Healy Racing Photos)

Trainer Colm Murphy is looking to run Quito De La Roque at either Aintree or Punchestown next weekend.

The 8yo holds an entry in the Grade One John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase on December 9th and will be put in the Listed chase over three miles and one furlong at Aintree 24 hours earlier.

Murphy was pleased with Quito De La Roque's third place behind Kauto Stone in the JNwine.com Champion Chase at Down Royal four weeks ago - his first racecourse action since last Christmas.

"He's in the John Durkan and we'll give him an entry at Aintree in the three-mile Listed chase the day before," said the Co Wexford trainer.

"We'll stick him in there and have a look. It will give us another option and it looks like he'll run in one or the other. He ran well at Down Royal and I'm hoping he'll come on a bit for it."

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