Ascot still a possibility for Architecture Hugo Palmer hasn't ruled out the Ribblesdale Stakes for Investec Oaks runner-up Architecture next week. The Zoffany filly gave Aidan O'Brien's Minding the most to do in the Epsom Classic and pulled eight lengths clear of the third. With Palmer wary of taking on Minding again, the Ribblesdale could be an attractive proposition, even though it could come a little soon for the three-year-old. Palmer wrote in his Betfair blog: "Any horse that wins two Classics is remarkable and we may have our work cut out if we try to prevent Minding achieving a third. That said, the Irish Oaks is an obvious target for Architecture. "She had a canter this morning, has barely lost any weight and has come out of the race remarkably well, so I have not totally ruled out the Ribblesdale at Royal Ascot next week for her. "It is odds-against, and unlikely, but it remains a possibility, and looking further ahead other options for her include the German Oaks, over a furlong shorter at 1m3f, in early August and the 1,000,000 dollar Belmont Oaks over 1m2f on July 9, which is also a possibility for the Ribblesdale-bound We Are Ninety."
