Charlie Appleby is confident his Guineas winners Ruling Court and Desert Flower have the class to see out an extra half-mile when the pair chase more Classic glory at Epsom at the start of next month.
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"The pair of them are stepping up half a mile, but I believe that when you've got good horses like that, sometimes they haven't really got to stay a true mile and a half," said Appleby.
"At Epsom you've got to be able to travel, and those St Leger horses end up finishing fifth or sixth because they've not been able to travel. At Epsom that's the one thing you have to do, because that's what keeps you balanced coming down the hill.
"Of course there's always going to be that 'if', but we go in there with confidence and William Buick will ride them with confidence that they're going to get the trip."