At The Races pundit Declan Rix is taking a swing at a Sir Michael Stoute-trained five-year-old who may line up in subsequent month’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
The three-year-old star Ace Impression presently heads the market at 7/2 after French Derby success, with the likes of Hukum and Westover additionally in the direction of the pinnacle of the betting.
However with the race having a wide-open really feel at this stage, Rix has taken purpose at Bay Bridge, who stepped up in journey with victory within the September Stakes at Kempton final trip.
And with that stamina now assured in addition to the Group One pace over ten furlongs, he may go effectively at an enormous value.
“He is already gained a Champion Stakes and they’re going to attempt to win an Arc now,” Rix informed the Weekend Winners digital present.
“As a five-year-old, he is an even bigger, stronger horse and he not often will get his circumstances. I believe he wants real give within the floor to indicate his best possible.
“Final trip on a kinder floor at Kempton on the all-weather over 12 furlongs, I believed he was sensible.
“Candleford is an efficient, strong yardstick and has been in good order not too long ago and he beat him stiff exhibiting that he stayed the journey effectively in an honest time.
“He is by New Bay who was positioned in an Arc as soon as upon a time and though his dam was a sprinter over six furlongs, in case you go additional again via the pedigree it is from a powerful Aga Khan center distance line.
“He is unexposed over the journey. Lastly he will get some reduce within the floor and will present his greatest.
“There’s not a variety of tempo this yr and if we acquired a tactical working of the Arc and he’d sit within the first three or 4, you might be hoping that tempo over ten furlongs ought to see him problem.”