John Gosden is not ruling out a tilt at the Breeders' Cup Classic with Roaring Lion.
He is 5/1 (non-runner/no bet) with Sky Bet.
Following previous triumphs in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown and the Juddmonte International at York, the Qatar Racing-owned three-year-old completed a Group One hat-trick when getting up to beat old rival Saxon Warrior in a thrilling Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown last weekend.
The QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot on October 20 remains his main target, but a trip to the Breeders' Cup remains in the melting pot and Gosden is open to the idea of running his charge on the dirt for the first time at Churchill Downs.
Speaking at the Newmarket Open Weekend on Sunday, Gosden said: "I'm very happy with Roaring Lion and we are pointing towards the Champion Stakes at Ascot on October 20. He has got some constitution as he has been on the go since February and I've been impressed with how he has taken his racing.
"The Breeders' Cup comes pretty sharply after Champions Day. If it was heavy he wouldn't run at Ascot, but if it was good to soft he would run as he has won on it before.
"If he went to the Breeders' Cup, it could be the mile and a half on turf (Breeders' Cup Turf) or we could have a look at the Classic. He is a mile-and-a-quarter horse so you would consider the Classic as well as the turf.
"The mile and a half around three bends is not that different to a stiff mile and a quarter uphill at Ascot. It is not like going a mile and a half around Ascot."
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