Eureka Watch – Bay of Biscay Profile

EVER since Bay Of Biscay flashed home for a luckless second in last year’s TAB Eureka, the target has been to go one better this year.

And he looks right on target.

Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin’s young star has been sparingly raced since with just seven runs over the past nine months.

After a frustrating string of major placings last season, the powerful colt scored a much-deserved major win when he led throughout to win the Group 1 Chariots Of Fire at his most recent run on March 1.

Connections immediately – and surprisingly to some – knocked back a Miracle Mile invitation to focus on the TAB Eureka.

Bay Of Biscay is back and raring to go with a trip to Queensland as a key part of his build-up towards the $2.1mil TAB Eureka on September 6.

The Queensland goal is the $350,000 Group 1 Rising Sun on July 5.

Bay Of Biscay showed he was on target when he whizzed to the lead and impressively won a Melton trial last Tuesday, beating Catch A Wave and ripping home in 55.1 and 26.6sec.

The query is where he goes for a lead-up race?

There’s not many Victorian options, so could connections head to Brisbane early?

Bay Of Biscay, who boasts 10 wins and eight placings from just 21 starts, is no stranger to Brisbane.

The regally bred colt, by Somebeachsomewhere out of Nike Franco, made a hit-and-run raid on last year’s Queensland Derby and ran a monstrous second to Major Hot after doing a power of work in quick time.

NSW young gun Cam Hart drove Bay Of Biscay when second in last year’s TAB Eureka and won the Chariots Of Fire at his last start.

Connections confirmed he has committed to the TAB Eureka drive again this year.

Bay Of Biscay can build on the fantastic record of Stewart and Tonkin in the race, having trained Encipher to win the first running and Bay Of Biscay finishing second last year.

Latest markets have Bay Of Biscay is a $3 TAB Eureka favourite.

Image: Bay Of Biscay (Club Menangle / Pacepix)