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Jean-Claude Rouget expects the demands of Ascot to bring out the best in Almanzor in Saturdays Qipco Champion Stakes. Roquan Smith Youth Jersey . The French Derby hero beat his elders for the first time when seeing off subsequent Arc heroine Found in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown last month and a rematch could be on the cards.Almanzor showed thrilling acceleration to score in Ireland, but Rouget is keeping his cards close to his chest regarding what tactics will be employed this weekend. He said: Almanzors a very good traveller, and the plan is that hell come over on his own in the lorry on Thursday to give him a little time to acclimatise to Ascot.I believe he will like Ascot, which resembles our French racecourses more than Newmarket does with its undulations, although I won (the Champion Stakes) there with Literato.As far as tactics go, Ill wait to see what we will employ when I know more about the draw.Its something that will be decided at the last minute with his connections.Aidan OBrien will make a decision on whether Found will turn out less than a fortnight after her Chantilly success later this week.The Ballydoyle maestro has a wealth of options on Champions Day, with Found in both the Champion Stakes and the Fillies & Mares Stakes.Minding, a four-time Group One winner this term, is in both races and has the added option of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.OBrien expects owners Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor and John Magnier to make their plan of action in midweek, but Found and Minding are likely to be split up.Found likes a nice clear-run race and doesnt run over a mile and a half very often, the trainer told At The Races.Shes a Group One winner over a mile, a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half. Shes a really special mare.The lads (owners) are going to talk about it, probably on Wednesday, and will decide what to do then. Found has two options and Minding has three.It looks like the ground is going to be nice and well see what they decide.Having an embarrassment of riches as he seeks to improve on his 20 Group One triumphs this year, OBrien has other star fillies to slot in at Ascot should they be needed.He has Irish Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks heroine Seventh Heaven in the Fillies & Mares while Alice Springs, who has been successful three times at the top level this season, was confirmed for the QEII.Its possible Alice Springs could go to the Breeders Cup, but a lot is going to depend on where Minding is going to go, said OBrien.Whenever we know what way the lads are going to go with Minding then the others will slot into different other places.She has had a run in Newmarket so she doesnt have to run. She could go straight on to America if she didnt make this weekend.It the ground wasnt good Seventh Heaven wouldnt be there. With the ground being good theres a possibility shed go to the Fillies and Mares. Thats the only option at the weekend, so its very possible she could go there.If she did, she could go on to America after that.reopens Ascots clerk of the course Chris Stickels will on Wednesday make a final decision on which track the Champion Stakes will be staged.Officials provisionally planned to run the 10-furlong showpiece on the newly demarcated inner Flat course, which was given the thumbs-up by leading jockeys Ryan Moore and Pat Smullen after taking part in a gallop earlier this month.However, due the unseasonably dry autumn, the going on the inner course is currently described as good to firm, firm in places, while the outer course, on which the remainder of the races will be staged, is good, good to soft in places.Stickels said: "There is the risk of an odd shower from later today until tomorrow and then there is an increased risk of shower from tomorrow through to the weekend."Were making a decision on the Champion Stakes tomorrow, probably late morning." 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The Raptors two best players, their two leading scorers, made the two most important plays of Tuesdays 99-93 win over Cleveland. That much is not unusual. Of note though is both of those plays came on the defensive end. "Those defensive plays are deflation plays for the opposition," said Lowry, who struggled with his shot, hitting just three of 15 attempts from the field and misfiring on all nine of his jumpers from three-point range. "Its definitely fun to step up for the team in those situations." Lowry didnt think twice when faced with a split-second decision, one hes made time and time again in high-pressure situations during his breakout campaign. "Those are winning plays," he said, asked about the art of drawing a charge, crediting the tutelage of former teammate Shane Battier, whom he called "one of the best charge takers" in the league. DeRozans steal was just as vital, if not more so, to the teams sixth win in the last seven games and second over Cleveland in a span of five days. "He was like a free safety out there," Lowry said, shortly before DeRozan - in conversation with the media - made yet another reference to Seahawks cornerback and fellow Compton-native Richard Sherman. "I kind of anticipated it, I read the play a little bit," said DeRozan, who also made his share of big offensive plays, scoring 16 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth quarter, adding six assists without turning the ball over. "They ran it earlier in the game. I knnew they were going to look for it and I just went for it. Mitchell Trubisky Womens Jersey. " Toronto, and DeRozan in particular, has come up short when faced with one final possession, one final shot in the past. Both guards heeded their coachs direction this time around. It didnt come down to a last-second heave. The Raptors won with timely defence. After enjoying a much-improved first quarter following a series of slow starts, the Raptors struggled on both ends of the floor during the meat of the game. Nothing was falling for Lowry - a 39 per cent three-point shooter on the season - and the team was accumulating sloppy turnovers at an uncharacteristically alarming rate for the second straight contest. Almost foreshadowing the nights eventual result, Casey was asked how to prevent his team from allowing its offence to dictate defensive effort prior to the game. "I havent discovered it yet in my 30 years of coaching," he responded. "Its the same in college, [in the] pros and its been that way for a long time. A lot of guys have to see the ball go through the basket to get themselves going on the other end, which you dont want, you preach against but I think its human nature." For at least one night, his team and his point guard bucked that trend. "That was one example of a guy not letting his offence dictate his defence," Casey said of Lowry, who also added nine assists, made all seven of his free-throw attempts and could have drawn a couple more charges if not for a pair of close calls that didnt go his way. "Thats how you have to play," Lowry added. "Youre not going to have great games all the time. Youre not going to shoot 10-for-12 every night or 20-for-30. Youre always going to have some sort of off game but you cant let that stop you from helping your team win a game." Terrence Ross bailed him out offensively, scoring what DeRozan called a "quiet 19 points", knocking down five of his eight shots from long distance. With the win, the Raptors climb seven games above the .500 mark for the first time in six years. It ensures theyll have a winning record for a third consecutive month, accomplishing that feat for the first time since 2007. ' ' '