Yeah, it didn’t have me proclaiming him, quite yet, ‘the reincarnation of Pegasus’ nor, in fact, many other punters doing the same (hence you can still, in a place, get 33’s re him for the ‘Triumph’). But I did think it a satisfactory debut. Yes, his jumping needs to improve but there is no reason why this can’t be done. As I said above though I really loved the way he travelled and only a good horse can do that. Next time out, under a penalty, will obviously tell us a lot, lot, lot more.
Re the way the race was run Cosmeapolitan and the eventual second, Fixed Rate, were 2 of the 3 animals up with the pace from some way out and think the 3rd, the who stayed on from the back when the heat was as good as over, was flattered by his proximity to them. Meanwhile, I wouldn’t call Fixed Rate ‘modest’. He was a dual winner across the Channel (including a race worth £25k) and his last pair of runs, in France, were at Listed level. I think Fixed Rate, myself, is one for the notebook and have jotted his moniker down accordingly. Ultimately, ‘Fred Winter’, perhaps?!? Will another horse this term get within 7 lengths of Cosmeapolitan?!? That’s something to ponder.
on the heavy side of heavy imo. 
