Hannon eyes Irish 2,000 Guineas for Mums Tipple Richard Hannon believes impressive York sales race winner Mums Tipple, who finished two places behind Threat in the Middle Park on his final start, could be better suited to the Irish 2,000 Guineas. He said: “He has always been a massive horse and didn’t really need to do much developing over the winter. “We will have a look at a few of the trials for him, but I’m thinking he might be more of an Irish 2,000 Guineas horse. I think a flat track suits him better. “We could even sit out the set trial Group races with him, because his big win was only in a sales race.” Meanwhile, King of Change is expected to be a leading player in all the major mile races this campaign. Hannon expects last year’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner King Of Change can continue to establish himself as one of the leading milers this season, starting with a possible outing in the Group Two bet365 Mile at Sandown. He said: “He came out of that Ascot race great. I’d like to think he can do well in that mile division again this year. He is very lightly raced, and I expect there is more to come. “We will be looking at either going to Sandown for the bet365 Mile first, then the Lockinge or straight to the Lockinge. After that, you are then looking at going back to Ascot for the Queen Anne.”
