Just as the mare looked to have the edge over Midnight Edition, he came kicking back, but hunting them down was Twain, who showed his classy turn of foot to storm over the top and score by a neck. <\/p>\n
Midnight Edition claimed his second Group placing in the runner-up spot, while Glamour Tycoon added further black-type to her page in third. <\/p>\n
The result was very satisfying for Bell, having carefully managed the talented son of Per Incanto through his career. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great for myself, the owners and the guys working with me in the stables, it\u2019s pretty gratifying for the team,\u201d he said. \u201cA lot of work has gone into him, he\u2019s had a few issues that we\u2019ve worked around successfully so it\u2019s a nice result. <\/p>\n
\u201cI had him a little underdone in the Foxbridge, he ran fourth and had a good blow afterwards, so we learned from that. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe was absolutely brilliant today and Vinnie Colgan rode him superbly, it was a true, professional ride. He rode him exactly to plan and the horse responded, Twain is an amazing athlete and both rider and horse deserved the win.\u201d <\/p>\n
A lightly raced five-year-old, Bell believes Twain will continue to improve with maturity on his side, but is keeping his options open with future targets. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s such a professional, he\u2019ll keep going forward from here,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ll try to keep him happy and place him in the right races, where we\u2019ll hope to get positive results. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll let him have a relax and see what\u2019s about, there\u2019s no panic.\u201d <\/p>\n
Bred by his owner Elizabeth Martin, Twain is out of top mare Fleur de Lune, who won the Gr.1 Railway during her decorated racing career. The gelding has now earned Martin just shy of $248,000, with seven wins to his credit. <\/p>\n
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