Wednesday´s Stable Quotes with AT THE RACES Wednesday´s Stable Quotes for York.1.50 YORK - TONY JAMES Clive Brittain said: 'I think he can win a race at the highest level and his owner (Tony Richards) is very keen to aim him towards the Kentucky Derby. The horse certainly has the right credentials, as he has plenty of speed and is a very tough character. Some people will think that, just because he´s been beaten a couple of times, he´s finished. But my view is that he´s still undergoing an education and that, if all goes well, America is a realistic target. One of things we´ll want to do as part of his preparation is to get him on a plane- at some stage this season he´ll probably go to France or Ireland to get used to the travelling.'2.25 YORK MEPHISTO Luca Cumani said: 'Didn't race until last year due to various problems, but I've always had a lot of faith in him and he's making up for lost time now. This is effectively the first season we've had a clear run with him and he's really getting his act together. He's looking and training well for York and would appear to have an obvious chance, but the ground is likely to be the softest he's tackled and, in an ideal world, you don't want to be carrying a 7lb penalty in the Ebor. But we got lucky at Goodwood in that the gap finally appeared when it might easily have stayed shut, and I suppose you can't have your cake and it, so we'll just have to hope he's improving sufficiently to defy the extra weight.'LOVES TRAVELLING Luca Cumani said: 'Although he'd won on him the previous time, it was a slight mistake by the jockey at York as he switched his whip unnecessarily. Jimmy Fortune will take over this week and while I think the horse will get the extra distance, I don't know about the ground. He's another who has been running and working well all year and I'd like to think he's still improving as this will be only his seventh start for me.'3.00 YORK -PONGEE Luca Cumani said: 'She deserves to take her chance in a Group 1, but will probably be fighting for scraps as it looks as though the first two places at York are already taken by Ouija Board and Punctilious. She's very tough and loves a battle, though that was probably her undoing at Goodwood as she showed great determination to see off Summitville, which left her a bit bare when Astrocharm challenged late. I suspect, also, that the longer distance just found her out, so she should be suited by the return to a mile and a half.'
