ONE horse that Alpha Centauri could end up meeting further down the line is the year-older Beat The Bank, who got back in the winners’ circle at Ascot on Saturday in the Group 2 Summer Mile Stakes.

Things panned out just about perfectly for the gelding, who got up close home in a well-run race to beat Lord Glitters and Suedois narrowly, recording a 115 timefigure. But this result served to illustrate that this particular group of horses seem much of a muchness, having finished in a different order behind Accidental Agent in a slightly substandard Queen Anne at Royal Ascot.