his opponents being Desert Force. After tracking his old rival for most of the way he overtook Desert Force inside the final furlong and drew away to win by two lengths. At York in June Twilight Son was assigned a weight of 122 for a more valuable handicap and started the 5/1 second favourite in a sixteen-runner field. He raced just behind the leaders before taking the lead a furlong out and winning by one and a half lengths from Grandad's World. After the race a majority share in the colt was bought by the Cheveley Park Stud whose managing director Chris Richardson described him as " a very exciting prospect". After a break of almost three months, Twilight Son returned to the track and was stepped up in class for the Grade One Betfred Sprint Cup over six furlongs at Haydock Park. The 2013 winner Gordon Lord Byron was made the 9/2 joint-favorite alongside Adaay (Sandy Lane Stakes, Hungerford Stakes) with Twilight Son starting at odds of 10/1 in a fifteen-runner field which also included Belardo, Tiggy Wiggy, G Force (winner of the race in 2014), Mattmu (Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte), Danzeno (Chipchase Stakes), Magical Memory (Stewards' Cup), Strath Burn (Hackwood Stakes), Pearl Secret (Temple Stakes) and Waady (Coral Charge). After racing prominently from the start as Tiggy Wiggy set the pace, Twilight Son was sent to the front by Sweeney two furlong out. He repelled the challenge of Magical Memory and then held off the strong late run of Strath Burn to win by a short head and three-quarters of a length. After the race Sweeney said "I thought I had it, but I wanted to hear [the result of the photo-finish] called out first. He's done nothing but improve all year, he's an absolute star. He really wanted to win and full credit to Mr Candy." Henry Candy, commenting on his decision to move the horse up to the highest class said "I thought I might look incredibly stupid, but Fergus was very complimentary about the horse, he said he couldn't believe the ease in which he took him into the race. He's incredibly tough. He's a natural, he's kept on improving. He's twice the size he was a year ago and is a magnificent specimen. He was a baby for a long time. He just needed time". The British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot Racecourse on 17