Coolmore/Ballydoyle/O’Brien need a representitive for the International. They’ve lost St Nich to injury, don’t want to risk Ruler Of The World’s stud value agaisnt a good field, and Camelot has been disappointing. So Declaration Of War is the only "Top Class" one left.
Not sure about your Ruler Of The World statement Gingertipster, not how they have operated over recent seasons.
Fair point PC, but is Ruler Of The World up to the usual standard of Coolmore Epsom Derby winners? Could yet improve, but is he over whatever ailed him in the Irish version? Has a bit to prove now. Suspect they’re looking to run him in any 1m2f race Al Kazeem misses.
Pure guesswork on my part, but I think ROTW is being laid out for the Arc, including a summer break, and I don’t believe he will run on anything better than ‘Good’ again.
I don’t expect to see him until trials day at Longchamp.