Breedsbreeze

Last seen lying winded on the Ascot turf on Valentine's Day, it was an inauspicious end to a promising first season over fences for Breedsbreeze. Up to that point Paul Nicholls' son of Fresh Breeze had cemented his big reputation with three wins from three, taking the scalps of the Alan Peterson owned pair Ring The Boss and Massini's Maguire at Wincanton and Kempton respectively. On the back of those wins, he was made a short priced favourite to win the Reynoldstown Chase but in reality he never threatened to reel in the bold jumping Carruthers and was a well beaten 2^nd when taking a crashing fall at the last. There's no shame in that as the winner is a powerful galloper who was ideally suited to the slog that that race turned into. Given an official mark of 154, it won't be easy for Breedsbreeze in open company this season, but he's sure to be well placed by the champion trainer. In the short term, he looks certain to get an entry in the Paddy Power Gold Cup where he wouldn't be far off the head of the weights, but it's hard to imagine the powerful Nicholls yard won't have a more progressive rival lurking lower in the order. He has yet to race beyond a bare three miles and he didn't look to be relishing the test of stamina at Ascot, but it's not impossible that he may get further in time.