Hills on cloud nine after Breath Of Air impresses under Buick

Breath Of Air and William Buick winning the maiden stakesCredit: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)

Charlie Hills has always thought plenty of Breath Of Air, who landed the second division of the 6f maiden in style under William Buick.

"He did it nicely and we've just had some encouraging words from William," said the Lambourn trainer, whose colt carried the famous Khalid Abdullah silks.

"Whether we run again this season I don't know – we'll see how he comes out of this – but he'll make a lovely three-year-old.

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James BurnLambourn correspondent

Published on 21 September 2018inReports

Last updated 18:02, 21 September 2018

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