Flat Profile - Aiken

                Aiken 5 Y bh Selkirk – Las Flores (Steve)

High class  performer who has won 6 of his 10 starts, unraced at 2, he made his debut at 3 in a 10f Sandown maiden, finishing 7^th, beaten 18 ½ l behind Arch Fire. He improved markedly for the run, winning his next start , a 1m 2f Chester Maiden by ½ l from Number Theory and followed up at Sandown in a 1m 2f handicap , beating Rastaban ½ l. He then won a 1m 4f handicap at Ascot, beating Masaraat 1 ¾ l, and was put away for the season He reappeared last season at Epsom, taking a 1m 4f handicap by  a neck from First Avenue, then took a 1m 4f listed stakes at Ascot by 10l from Tameen.He then went to Chantilly, where ne beat Maxios ¾ l in a 1m4f group 2, then was 4^th, 8l behind Sea Moon at Ascot in a group 2 over 1m 4f.  He was then 4^th, beaten just 1/4l in the 1m 6f Group 1 Irish St Leger behind Royal Diamond, and finished last season with a 2^nd in the 2m Group 3 on Champions day, beaten a neck by Rite of Passage. He should play a big part in the Cups this Season

Trainer J. Gosden