G2 Rockfel Stakes heroine Zanthos (Sioux Nation) will skip the G1 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 3 in favour of a start in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches on May 10, according to co-trainer Ed Crisford.Crisford said, “I think she'll go straight to France. We're thinking France more than Newmarket, just because the mile at Newmarket does take some getting and I think France will suit her well.“Obviously we've had cool weather, it hasn't quite hit proper spring yet and a lot of the fillies are just taking their time to come. She's one of them, but she's getting there and we just felt she needed a little bit longer.“She seems in good order and with each week she seems to be progressing nicely.”Both Quddwah (Kingman), second in the G1 Dubai Turf and Meydaan (Frankel), third in the G1 Dubai World Cup, have no definitive plans for the time being.“He's in great order, he came back from Dubai just last week and is settling back in well,” said Crisford of Quddwah.“There are no immediate plans for him. We'll look for something from the middle to the end of May, but we're not sure what yet.”Of Meydaan he said, “It was obviously only his second run on dirt [in the Dubai World Cup], so to finish third behind the best dirt horse in the world over that distance and a very good American dirt horse was very, very pleasing.“I doubt he'll be running on turf again and he'll have a break now. He was busy last year and had a busy winter so he deserves a break and we'll just aim him back at the UAE next year.“He'll be busy enough next winter as you've got Saudi [Arabia], the World Cup and Maktoum Challenges, so we'll probably just aim him back there next year.”The Crisfords did saddle a winner on Dubai World Cup night in Fairy Glen (Farhh) in the G2 Dubai Gold Cup.Crisford added, “She's back and she's in good order. We were obviously very pleased with her and she's a very versatile filly trip-wise.“She improved throughout the winter no end, she's a really nice filly to have for this summer.“Potentially we'll look something like the Middleton at York, but she's got all sorts of options and nothing is set in stone.”Ed Crisford, who trains with his father Simon, will embark on a solo training career at Jebel Ali Stables in Dubai later this year.The post Zanthos To Skip English Guineas In Favour Of Pouliches appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.