Agent Alex Elliott struck gold last year at the October Yearling Sale, signing a €85,000 docket for a son of Reliable Man on behalf of a syndicate of Michael Bell's. He later reported to have received a luckwarm report from the boss, whose brief was to find an early type who would be aimed at winning the October Yearling Sale Criterium, but the colt, named MASTER BREWER fulfilled the script in exemplary fashion, scoring by 3 lengths at ParisLongchamp on Arc eve.

Elliott sensibly returned to the well this time around, although not for the same owners, and his pick was a Wootton Bassett from Tangi Saliou's Haras de la Haie Neuve.

She is a gorgeous filly who oozed class, expressed Elliott. We will take her to Ireland first but I am not sure about training plans yet.