The Aidan O'Brien-trained Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) will head straight to Epsom following his third-place finish in Saturday's 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.
The winner of last season's G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster is currently favourite for the Cazoo Derby on June 4.
“The two colts [from the 2000 Guineas] cantered this morning and seem fine. Luxembourg just clipped heels after going 50 yards and he did well to finish where he did,” said O'Brien at the Curragh on Monday.
“I think he will go straight to Epsom, that was always the plan. Point Lonsdale (Ire) might not have been as ready as I thought, and we might give him a little bit more time to see where he is going to go. He was always going to stay further.”
O'Brien also sent Tuesday (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) to Newmarket, with the full-sister to Oaks winner Minding (Ire) also finishing third in the 1000 Guineas. Her stable-mate Tenebrism (Caravaggio) was eighth.
He added, “Tuesday may run in the [Irish] Guineas at the Curragh and then go for the Oaks.
“Ryan [Moore] said that Tenebrism just got sandwiched for the first four furlongs and never got to relax.
“It was a bit of a non-event and we didn't learn too much about her. She didn't finish and maybe the reason was she was using too much gas or maybe she didn't stay. We'll probably have to run her again to find out.”
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