Pique Sous bids for Ascot glory Willie Mullins attempts to win the longest race in the British Flat calendar, the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot, for the second time in three years with Pique Sous. The champion jumps handler won the race - which brings the curtain down on the meeting - with Simenon two years ago and connections believe Pique Sous has the ability to emulate the feat. The classy hurdler had been out of action since September due to colic before a decent reappearance in a Curragh handicap last month, when he finished fifth. Steve Massey, spokesman for owners Supreme Racing Club, said: "He's travelled over well, he's in great form and everyone involved with the club is really excited and looking forward to the day. "He ran a nice race at the Curragh on his first run back, he's done well since and he has his ground for the first time in a long time. "He's been a great horse for us, taking us to Cheltenham and Galway, and now to have a runner at Royal Ascot in the club's second year is really a dream come true. "The trip is a bit of an unknown, but he wasn't stopping when he came up the hill to finish third in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham over two miles and his half-brother Pancake was a three-mile chaser. "He has to improve on what he's done so far, but we're hopeful he can and we have a top jockey (Ryan Moore) who knows the track well. "He's won on the all-weather, on the Flat and over hurdles, so he's a versatile horse and hopefully he goes there with a major chance."
