Easy as 1-2-3 for Janssens as Alliance completes Juvenile job

ROMEO ALLIANCE was made to work hard for victory initially but was ultimately an impressive winner of the £10,000 JR Racing Juvenile Classic final over 500m at Towcester as he completed an unbeaten run through the Category One competition.

In doing so he led home a 1-2-3 for trainer Patrick Janssens as he beat kennelmates Not So Steady and Romeo Ability by three and a half lengths and a length in clocking 28.95sec (-10).

Romeo Ability, a litter-brother of Romeo Alliance, broke ahead but it was Janssens’ Not So Perfect who showed the best early to lead at the turn.

However, Romeo Alliance barged round in second, challenged at halfway and pulled clear from the third bend to claim the prize in style.

Earlier, Janssens’ Derby hero Droopys Plunge had made his first public appearance since that huge success when posting 15.78sec (normal) in a 270m solo sprint trial.