WITH victory in the 2021 Grade 1 Ascot Chase, Dashel Drasher, previously runner-up in the Grade 1 Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham, credited his veteran sire Passing Glance (Polar Falcon) with the honour of joining the select club of stallions who have sired winners at the highest level on the flat and over jumps.

Eleven years ago his son Side Glance, a winner of £1.7 million around the world, gained a well-deserved Group 1 success in the 10-furlong Mackinnon Stakes in Australia. That gelding’s many Group 1 placings included running third in Frankel’s Queen Anne Stakes win at Royal Ascot.