Ashram to Dewhurst; Paco Boy passes on Breeders' Cup

Trainer John Hills confirmed Monday that Somerville Tattersall S. (Eng-G3)

winner ASHRAM (Indian Haven) will tackle the Dewhurst S. (Eng-G1) Impressive

when winning the seven-furlong contest at Newmarket by 4 1/2 lengths,

Mountgrange Stud's colt is set for a return to that track and trip in the

October 18 feature.

"He seems great, he was quite bouncy the next day, the wheels are still good

and everything else," Hills told PA Sport. "We are going to confirm him this

time next week for the Dewhurst. As it stands right now, if we are happy with

him it's very likely he'll go there. He's earned a shot at it. Obviously, he won

beautifully the other day but this is going to be tougher."

The juvenile has won two of his three starts and has amassed earnings of

$72,212.

Meanwhile, Richard Hannon revealed that PACO BOY (Desert Style) will not take

in the Breeders' Cup following his impressive success in Prix de la Foret

(Fr-G1) at Longchamp. Having beaten Natagora (Divine Light) by three lengths in

the seven-furlong contest, the Calvera Partnership's sophomore will wait until

2009 to tackle the major mile events.

"There is no doubt that he is definitely getting better and next year he will

stay a mile well," Hannon explained. "Next year he could be taking in the best

mile races. We've knocked out the Breeders' Cup, as I don't think he'd want to

go round there on very firm ground, so we can look forward to a whole season

next year. It was a hell of a time too, the fastest for 16 years, so he's going

forward."