George in champion picture

George Washington could line up in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes after connections opted to bypass a run at Ascot.

Fri, 28 Sep, 2007 - 09:08

George Washington could line up in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes after connections opted to bypass a run at Ascot.

The four-year-old misses tomorrow’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes with trainer Aidan O’Brien now eyeing the Newmarket feature on October 20 or a trip to America.

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