A day after sending out Derby runner-up Ambiente Friendly to win over hurdles at Huntingdon, trainer James Owen has advised of a return to the Flat for another of his dual-purpose campaigners, Burdett Road.The five year-old son of Muharaar was bred and is raced by the Gredley Family, for whom he has already won at Royal Ascot as well as landing two Graded hurdle races at Cheltenham. He has been placed twice this National Hunt season but now looks set for warmer climes.“He is going to Dubai just before Christmas to go for some of the long-distance races out there and then he will go for the Red Sea Turf Handicap in Saudi Arabia, which is massive prize-money. He will have two runs in Dubai then Saudi,” Owen explained. The trainer had an encouraging outing to the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar, where Aspect Island, a full-brother to Tasleet, was third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. “Me and Tim [Gredley have enjoyed our foreign trips and have been successful with Wimbledon Hawkeye and Aspect Island and I just think with horses like Burdett Road, this is a good option,” he added.“[Burdett Road] finished third in the Arkle Trial and there are better ones still to come out, so we were not going to win an Arkle [Chase]. Do we really want to be trying to get four runs into him over fences to run in a handicap chase? And we are not going to win a County Hurdle off his mark.“He could go for the Champion Hurdle again, but again it is tough, so let's give him a chance of winning some proper prize-money.” The post Versatile Burdett Road Targets Middle East Prize-Money appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.