Gold Trip’s buyer reflects on him as a yearling ahead of his quest for a second Melbourne Cup.

The trip to France proved a fruitful one for Ralph Beckett and Rob Hornby on Saturday as Westover proved far too good to secure his second top-level success in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.

Westover will have the assistance of a pacemaker in his bid for Group 1 glory in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud on Saturday.

Sir Mark Prescott’s Alpinista will bid to claim a fifth successive Group One title in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks on Thursday.

Connections of Lone Eagle are considering options for the four-year-old after he continued his comeback behind Alpinista in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud last weekend.