Irish 2,000 Guineas hero Awtaad is likely to sidestep the Investec Derby and head for the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Kevin Prendergast's colt claimed his fourth win from five starts with a magnificent display at the Curragh, seeing off Galileo Gold, winner of the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.
The veteran trainer said in the immediate aftermath he felt his Cape Cross colt was capable of stepping up in distance, but Angus Gold, racing manager to owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, expects him to remain at a mile for the time being.
Gold said: "It was a fantastic result and I'm so happy for Kevin, for all his team and Chris Hayes
"Kevin has been training for Sheikh Hamdan for many years without having much joy, so I'm thrilled for him to get a horse like this at this time of his life. He's an incredible man.
"I think we knew he was a very nice horse, but it's always hard to equate the English form against the Irish form.
"I don't think there was any fluke about it. He wasn't a lucky winner - I think he won it fair and square.
"I had a brief chat with Kevin and Sheikh Hamdan last night. My gut reaction, which I think Sheikh Hamdan shared, would be to go for the St James's Palace.
"The Derby is a lovely idea, but you'd be going up a considerable amount of distance in a short space of time.
"I'm sure he would get further as he has a wonderful temperament, but he looks a high-class miler to me and after beating the English 2000 Guineas winner, I think you'd be hard pushed not to go to Ascot.
"Hopefully he's going to be a stallion for the stud and he'd look an even more attractive proposition if he were to win the St James's Palace.
"We'll see how he is and talk about it during the week, but I think we'll be staying at a mile for the immediate future."
