Winning Horse: General Beau (Aus)

3yoC Brazen Beau (Aus) - Phosphorescence (Aus)(Lonhro (Aus))

8 starts - 4 wins 2 seconds $468500

Black Type Wins

1st G3 Caulfield Neds Blue Diamond Prelude-C&G 1100m (2021)

1st LR Caulfield Neds Blue Diamond Preview 1000m (2021)

Black Type Placings

2nd G3 Caulfield Neds Vain Stakes 1100m (2021)

2nd LR Flemington Maribyrnong Trial 1000m (2020)

Other Wins

1st Flemington Darley Spring Preview 900m (2020) (Debut Run)

Race Result:

1st: General Beau (D Lane/M Ellerton & S Zahra) - $3F

2nd: Ranveer (L Currie/M Laurie) - $4.80
3rd: Direct (J Bowditch/L Kennewell) - $6

Winning Time: 57.69 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: 1L x Neck

Winning Trainer: Mat Ellerton & Simon Zahra (Mat speaking)

“A few anxious moments back there in a 1000 metre race. Certainly wasn’t the plan and he was a bit messy away. He ended up where he was.

“We gave him three weeks between what we thought was maybe a touch disappointing second-up. You don’t expect to win but you hope you can come back here, drop back a cog and can do the job. Then go back in grade again.”

Winning Jockey: Damian Lane

“He just dwelt at the start again. He’s probably done it basically all three starts this campaign. That was a bit of an excuse in the barriers last time but there was none today.

“I’m not sure why he’s doing that and he was able to regain composure and I thought 300 metres out that I was the winner.

“First-up it was a race with no speed and he just landed outside the leader. Second-up it was weak speed and he didn’t want to follow so it forced our hand a couple of times.

“Today with the good horses to follow and drag him into the race it worked out well.”

Sticking to similar races - agreeing with Ellerton: “I think he’s got the right idea in mind - keep to his age group, up to 1100 metres up the straight. We know he goes really well there. I think that’s a realistic option for him.

“He’s going to clash with some of the better colts again but he’s a high class colt and hopefully he can get back to that level.”