Options open for Cracksman Connections of Cracksman are still keeping all options open following his impressive victory in the Great Voltigeur Stakes at York last week. The next possible race for Cracksman is the Prix Niel at Chantilly on September 10, for which there is a second entry stage on Friday. Trainer John Gosden said straight after the colt's eyecatching performance on the Knavesmire that he might not even run again this year. However, Cracksman holds entries in both the Irish and English Champion Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, for which his stablemate Enable is hot favourite. Owner Anthony Oppenheimer told Press Association Sport: "I think Mr Gosden is just keeping an eye on the horse and trying to work things out. "The horse is entered for the Arc, the Irish Champion Stakes, the English Champion Stakes and for the Prix Niel. "If Enable is going to run in the Arc I don't think he will want to take her on. I could be wrong, but it's the same jockey (Frankie Dettori) so I don't think we'd want to change if we can help it. "He may decide, depending on ground conditions and everything else, not to run the horse this year. "What we don't want is for the horse to have a hard race going into the winter. He had a very nice race at York and he knew it, too. "We'll just have to wait and see as the trainer is keeping all his options open."
