Alexander  is third-up in the country since debuting in mid-November last year. On that occasion, he finished a well-beaten fifth to MISTY SWIFT in a tougher race than this before jumping as the favourite last start when blinkers were applied on the class drop.

However, he was badly held up in the straight in that race, never getting a clear crack at them, and checked in a luckless fifth, beaten by 5.25 lengths.