A day out at the midweeks could prove fruitful for trainer Brian Wakefield with under-rated four-year-old Bretonneux at Doomben.Wakefield has turned to Sydney jockey Chris Munce to assess Bretonneux's long-range Brisbane winter carnival prospects when he lines up in Wednesday's Coca Cola Amatil Class Four Handicap (1650m).Munce rode at the Magic Millions meeting at the Gold Coast on Saturday and decided to extend his Queensland stay to ride Polvin Rock in the Channel 7 Maiden Plate (2240m) for h
A day out at the midweeks could prove fruitful for trainer Brian Wakefield with under-rated four-year-old Bretonneux at Doomben.
Wakefield has turned to Sydney jockey Chris Munce to assess Bretonneux's long-range Brisbane winter carnival prospects when he lines up in Wednesday's Coca Cola Amatil Class Four Handicap (1650m).
Munce rode at the Magic Millions meeting at the Gold Coast on Saturday and decided to extend his Queensland stay to ride Polvin Rock in the Channel 7 Maiden Plate (2240m) for his brother-in-law, Dennis Mitchell.
Munce, who won't appeal a suspension he incurred at the Gold Coast, has seven rides on the program.
"When I heard Chris was riding at the meeting I quickly got on the phone and snapped him up," Wakefield said.
"Chris has never ridden for me but he had a lot of success for my Dad when he rode Roman Senator."
Munce won a Listed Eye Liner Stakes (1200m) at Ipswich in 1991 and Lightning Handicap (1000m) at Eagle Farm the following year on Roman Senator, who won 26 races for Brian Wakefield senior.
Wakefield has always had a big opinion of Bretonneux, who has won twice from seven starts.
The four-year-old son of General Nediym cost $75,000 as a yearling at the Magic Millions sales and is out of the David Hayes-trained Freedom Fields, winner of the fillies' Blue Diamond Prelude at Caulfield in 1992.
Wakefield earmarked the Group Two Queensland Guineas (1600m) at Eagle Farm last June for Bretonneux but he missed making the field because of insufficient prizemoney.
Bretonneux produced an excellent performance last start when he charged home off a wide barrier to finish fifth, just over one length behind Gundy Son over 1350 metres at Doomben on Boxing Day.
Wakefield believes Bretonneux is looking for further ground and is confident he'll acquit himself well in his first start beyond 1350 metres.
"He's untried at the mile but he's starting to throw to his dam's side," Wakefield said.
"Earlier in his career he was just a sprinter but he's got a good staying pedigree on his dam's side.
"He's a class two horse and I'm hoping he can go through his grades before we look at the winter with him.
"The horse is in excellent order but he's drawn awkwardly which is a worry."