Reason could return to Ireland A return to Ireland is under consideration for Line Of Reason after he was narrowly touched off in the Beverley Bullet on Saturday. Turning out little over a week after finishing down the field in the Nunthorpe at York, Paul Midgley's teak-tough sprinter pushed Group One winner Maarek all the way on the Westwood. Midgley said: "He ran an excellent race, to be fair to him. At the end of the day, he was giving 4lb to a very good horse - a Group One winner - and just got touched off, so there's nothing wrong with that." The trainer continued: "The ground was probably nice enough for Maarek and maybe a touch too nice for us, but I think the main thing that got us beat was that there was nothing able to go quick enough to give us a lead for long enough. "That was the main problem." The Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh on September 13 is a possible target for Line Of Reason, but ground conditions are key. Midgley is also keen to keep him away from stable companions Desert Lord and Monsieur Joe. The Westow handler said: "He's in the Flying Five, there's also the Scarbrough Stakes at Doncaster (September 9) and the Group Three at Newbury (Dubai International Airport World Trophy, September 19), so he's got options and it will be ground dependent. "The ideal scenario would be to run one in each, but two will probably have to run against each other. "Line Of Reason and Desert Lord are more ground dependant than Monsieur Joe, who goes on pretty much anything. "I put two of them in the Abbaye, but decided not to put Line Of Reason in as he's had a long year having gone to Dubai. "I can't believe we've only won one race with him this year, but he's picked up a lot of prize-money along the way. "I don't want to overdo it with him as I think he'll be a proper horse next year."
