Sea The Stars is on course to bid for the elusive 2000 Guineas/Derby double following his victory in the stanjames.com-sponsored Classic at Newmarket on Saturday.
The son of Cape Cross leapt to Derby favouritism thanks to his length-and-a-half success over Delegator.
And connections would like to give him the chance to bid for the big double, last completed 20 years ago by Nashwan.
‘We have discussed it, and the Derby is the plan. When things calm down we will talk about it again, but I see no reason to change,’ said trainer John Oxx.
‘There is a question about stamina, as there is within any Guineas winner going to the Derby. It is a big prize, it's a great race and to win it with a Guineas winner is a rare enough things these days. It's a prize worth pursuing.’
He added: ‘The horse is in good form. He was fresh and well after the race. He ate all his feed and didn't seem to know that he had a race.
‘We are delighted with him - it's so far, so good.’
Oxx has another live Epsom candidate in Mourayan, runner-up to Sea The Stars as a juvenile and a staying-on third behind Fame And Glory on his reappearance in the Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown last month.
He said of the Aga Khan-owned colt: ‘Mourayan runs in the Derrinstown next week and we'll see how he goes.’
Brian Meehan is more inclined to give Guineas runner-up Delegator his next outing in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
The 3-1 favourite performed with great credit, with the trainer reflecting at the time that he would have preferred a touch more rain on the Rowley Mile.
‘He has come out of the race in very good shape - he was fine this morning and went for a walk. I will have a proper talk to the owner next week as they had a bit of a mixed day yesterday,’ Meehan said.
"My instinct is to go to Ascot now and not go to Ireland (Irish 2000 Guineas) but we'll just have to see how he is.’
Third-placed Gan Amhras is now bound for the Derby, trainer Jim Bolger reporting: ‘He wants much further so we're very optimistic he will get the Derby trip.
‘He's very well-balanced and has a great temperament. We'd be hopeful everything will go pretty well between now and then, and he'd give a pretty good account when he gets there.’
Evasive will either take in the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas later in the month - where he could meet Oxx's Arazan - or head straight to Royal Ascot after fading into sixth in the Newmarket Classic.
Chris Richardson, managing director of owners Cheveley Park Stud, said: ‘He got a bit tired in the closing stages and it was unfortunate that his preparation was interrupted.
‘He will hopefully come on for the race and we hoped that he would be third, but he was just run out of it.
‘I am sure he will progress and Sir Michael (Stoute) is keen to stick at a mile at the moment.
‘He has come out of the race well and we now need to discuss if we go to the Irish Guineas or head straight to Royal Ascot for the St James Palace Stakes.’
Finjaan could return to sprinting after appearing to fail to stay the mile of the Guineas.
The son of Royal Applause, winner of the five-furlong Molecomb Stakes at Glorious Goodwood last summer, faded from two furlongs out to finish ninth.
‘There's no point making any rash decisions at this stage, but my initial feeling is that he might revert to sprints,’ said trainer Marcus Tregoning.
‘It's a long season and, at the start, you have to go for the Guineas, but if it doesn't work out it's not the end of the world.
‘He was only just beaten in the Dewhurst but that form took a bit of knock in some respects and our horse did finish ahead of Ouqba, Lord Shanakill and Ashram, who had run in that race as well.’
Lord Shanakill is to undergo a few routine tests to make sure he is A1 following his disappointing Guineas run.
Trainer Karl Burke wants to double-check all is well with last season's Dewhurst Stakes runner-up after he finished a well-beaten 12th.
‘He seems fine. He ate up OK last night - his temperature is normal - but obviously he ran a very flat race and it was disappointing,’ said the Leyburn handler.
Lord Shanakill had a high temperature in the build-up to the Classic, and Burke feels he may have pushed the colt a bit too hard to get him to Newmarket.
‘With the benefit of hindsight, we probably rushed his preparation after having that setback and he hasn't fully recovered from it,’ he went on.
‘We will take a few tests tomorrow. He is certainly sound, but he ran no race whatsoever.
‘Last year, apart from the obvious talent he's got, he was always tough and consistent. He showed none of the three yesterday.
‘It's still early days. He's in the Irish Guineas, but my initial reaction is that is going to come much too quick and I'd rather sit back and prepare the horse for Royal Ascot
‘He's in the St James Palace and it's another decision whether we go that route or step down a class and re-build things and go for the seven-furlong Jersey Stakes.
‘That wasn't his run. I'm not saying for one minute he would have won, but I think we were entitled to be battling it out for a place somewhere and he was a good six or seven lengths off that.
‘If you watch the video, his action wasn't the same and his head was slightly cocked to one side.
‘There were several tell-tale times which told me he wasn't himself.
‘He'll have a nice easy week and we'll take some tests and reassess things at the end of the week.’
