Loxley (IRE)

Group-class performer; dead-heated for first in 1m1f juvenile novice contest on debut in soft at Goodwood in October 2017 and then seventh in the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy on next start; won 1m2f Newmarket novice contest on first start as a 3yo in late June and then runner-up in the 1m5f Group 3 Bahrain Trophy; no problem with the drop to 1m2f when winning a Deauville Listed event in August and then landed the Group 2 Grand Prix de Deauville at same venue; well held in Group 1 St Leger Stakes in September, but bounced back to finish second in the 9.8f Group 2 Prix Dollar in October; ran well in Group 1 Jebel Hatta (1m1f) on first run of 2019, finishing fifth; gelded and well held over 1m2f after a break at Doncaster on good to firm in September 2019; idled and collared on the line in 1m4f Listed Godolphin Stakes on good at Newmarket on next start and second again in 1m4f Listed race at Kempton in November; wore first-time cheekpieces when neck second in 1m4f Kempton Listed contest in December; may have found the ground too quick when well held in 1m2f Listed handicap at Meydan in January 2020; fourth of six in 9f Group 2 later that month; not at his best on return from 202-day break in September but back in top form when winning Listed race at Kempton (12f) next time in early November.