The Palmerstown House Estate Irish St. Leger could be next on the agenda for Tac De Boistron after failing to act on a fast surface in the Ascot Gold Cup.
Trainer Marco Botti is keen to steer the eight-year-old clear of quick ground after he was virtually pulled up in Thursday's two-and-a-half-mile feature, finishing last of the 12 runners.
"Obviously the first race we might go for is the Irish St Leger" - Marco Botti
Botti said: "Tac De Boistron is fine as he knows how to look after himself. Martin Harley did the right thing and looked after the horse.
"He hated the ground and you could see that as he cantered down to the start. Sometimes when it is good ground you can get away with it but it was extremely fast ground.
"He travelled well until they injected more speed into the race. Luckily he has come out of the race sound."
With opportunities on British turf likely to be limited in the coming months, Botti is planning to give his star stayer a short break before readying him for a European campaign later in the season.
"Obviously the first race we might go for is the Irish St Leger as it is towards the latter end of the season and he should get his ground. Then we will look at the Cadran and the Royal-Oak," said the trainer.
"These are the three races we have lined up for him and hopefully he will make it to them."
The Newmarket handler also had news on sprinter Naadirr, who sidestepped making an appearance in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes.
The four-year-old looked set for a profitable campaign after winning the Cammidge Trophy at Doncaster on his return in March, but since that victory things have turned sour, with the son of Oasis Dream finishing well held in both the Duke Of York Stakes and the Leisure Stakes at Windsor so Botti decided to take action.
He said: "Naadirr ran another race below his best at Windsor. I don't know what was going on in his mind but it was not on the job.
"York and Windsor were both bad runs and we had to do something.
"Although he has got a good pedigree, we decided to have him gelded to try and get the best out of him.
"He is happy and well but where he will run next I am not sure. We will give him a little bit of time to get him back to his best."
