Royal Ascot 2017 – The Duke of Edinburgh Handicap a target for Roger Varian’s Appeared

ROGER VARIAN is eyeing up trip to Royal Ascot for Saturday's impressive winner Appeared.

The Duke of Edinburgh Handicap is now on the agenda after he won on his seasonal reappearance by four and a half lengths.

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"Appeared won very well at York last year and probably needs a bit of space between his races," Varian told www.varianstable.com.

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"He likes fast ground so with the unpredictable weather we came here rather than wait for a more valuable race at York next week.

"All being well, I would like to take him back for the Duke of Edinburgh Handicap at Royal Ascot."