Northern Champion (Ire)

Enjoying the stand-out profile ahead of Thursday's Arqana Series Des Poulains at Deauville, TBT Racing's €820,000 Arqana Breezer Northern Champion (Wootton Bassett) didn't disappoint en route to his big debut payday. Always comfortable tracking the leaders under Kieran Shoemark, the 17-5 favourite stayed on strongly to hit the front inside the final furlong and beat compatriot River Card (Hello Youmzain) by a length. "He was very brave and has plenty of speed," Shoemark said of the Ed Walker-trained son of the G3 Bow Mistress winner Zargos (Shamardal). "He knew his...