Mahsoob possible for Deauville date

Mahsoob could head to France for his next outing with the Prix Gontaut-Biron at Deauville identified as a potential target.

Connections are considering dropping the John Gosden-trained colt back in both distance and class next weekend for a tilt at the 10-furlong Group Three contest.

The son of Dansili met with the first defeat of his career when appearing to fail to see out the mile-and-a-half trip in the Princess of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket, having previously run up a sequence of four straight victories which included victory in the Wolferton Stakes at Royal Ascot.