Andrew Nelis racing

  William Muir   has set his sights on the end of the year for   Pyledriver , with options abroad in focus. A minor setback kept the Coronation Cup winner firstly out of the King George at Ascot and more recently the Juddmonte International at York. Muir, who trains the four-year-old in partnership with Chris Grassick, has been at pains not to rush him back – and as a result has taken Champions Day and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe off the menu, with a possible run in Germany on the cards. “I’ll let him tell me when he’s ready. After York I said I wouldn’t set more targets and we’d just go easy for 10 days and trot for a couple of weeks,” said Muir. “I’m just going to take my time, it’s something minor but I want him to heal properly and not have any scars in his mind. “He’s jumping out of his skin at the moment, he’s so fresh and well. I would say the first race we could think about looking at is on November 7 which is the last Group One in Europe (Grosser Preis von Baye...