CREST OF A WAVE

WILD WAVES (3.35) is awash with potential for his Flat campaign which starts off in the £100,000 Virgin Bet Queen’s Cup at Musselburgh.

- By The Scout (Melissa Jones)

In-form Andrew Balding sends the chestnut – downgraded from the Group One St Leger to a handicap – on the long trip to Scotland for this valuable prize.

Only his 16th runner there, Wild Waves made excellent progress as a three-year-old, winning at Kempton and Doncaster before finishing fourth in York’s high quality Melrose Handicap. He earned a further rating upgrade by running really well in the season’s final Classic on Town Moor and the son of Crystal Ocean could be a step ahead of his 13 opponents.