Alan Bailey saddles Barbican in a Listed race at Kempton today with high hopes his stable star can develop into a Melbourne Cup contender next November.
While Bailey is convinced the three-year-old is continuing to improve, he is worried the mile-and-a-half trip of the Back Or Lay At betdaq.com Wild Flower Stakes may be on the short side.
"He's well enough in himself and the surface shouldn't be a problem. He won on his debut on the all-weather at Wolverhampton. I just wish this race was over two miles, rather than a mile and a half, but this horse is improving all the time," said the Newmarket trainer.
"We'll see if he gets invited to Dubai or not. We've entered him, but you have to wait and see. I'm not bothered if he goes to Dubai or he doesn't. The Melbourne Cup is towards the end of next year and that will definitely be on the agenda."
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