Tyrrhenian Sea backed to regain Quebec crown

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Sea is backed to regain his title in the Midnite Quebec Stakes at Lingfield.Roger Varian’s all-weather specialist was a decisive winner of this Listed contest in 2023 and found only the high-class Royal Champion too strong when defending his crown on New Year’s Eve last year.

Royal Champion went on to win the Winter Derby and is also now a dual Group Two winner, so there was certainly no shame in Tyrrhenian Sea's performance and two wins and three runner-up finishes from five visits to Lingfield is clear evidence of his liking of the track.

Having been off since June, he made a promising return when third over a mile at Kempton a month ago and that should leave him cherry-ripe for his return to Surrey.

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