Buick ponders double Group One duty

William Buick remains hopeful he will be able to ride both Nathaniel and Ortensia in their respective Group One targets this weekend.

Tue, 04 Sep, 2012 - 01:00
Ashley Iveson

Buick will definitely be making the trip across the Irish Sea at some stage on Saturday as he is committed to riding multiple Group One winner Nathaniel in the Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes for his boss, John Gosden.

As the Leopardstown feature is not due off until 5.45pm, there is a possibility he could first travel to Haydock to maintain his partnership with crack Australian sprinter Ortensia, who aims to follow up her Nunthorpe victory in the Betfred Sprint Cup at 3.25pm.

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