Strong Suit excels in workout Strong Suit thrilled connections in a workout on Wednesday morning ahead of a likely clash with Frankel in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot. Richard Hannon's colt has yet to make his four-year-old debut after sidestepping the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on account of the testing conditions, but will soon make his competitive comeback. The Queen Anne would appear his most logical target, but David Redvers, racing manager for owners Qatar Racing, admits the team are in a quandary whether it is right to let Strong Suit return against Sir Henry Cecil's wonder-horse. He said: "Strong Suit worked extremely well. "Both Richard Hughes and Richard Hannon were thrilled to bits and believe it is as good a piece of work as he's ever done. "The Queen Anne is still the plan, but it's an interesting one. "All common sense tells you we're going there to get a thumping, but, equally, as sportsmen we really need to have a go, and Sheikh Fahad (owner) is certainly a sportsman. "We have to weigh up whether getting a thumping at Royal Ascot would be the right thing to do for Strong Suit's prospective stallion career. "We believe we've got the second-best miler in Europe, but we've got to prove that." Regardless of whether Strong Suit lines up in the Queen Anne, Sheikh Fahad is still likely to be represented in the race by Diomed Stakes winner Side Glance. The Andrew Balding-trained five-year-old runs under Sheikh Fahad's Pearl Bloodstock banner. Redvers said: "Side Glance is definitely going for the Queen Anne. He's a gelding, so we don't have to worry about him going to stud. "We were delighted with him at Epsom as everything that could go wrong did and he still managed to win. "He loves Ascot and loves a straight mile."
