The breaks finally fell Cascadian’s way in Saturday’s Group III Doncaster Prelude at Rosehill but he left it until the final strides to edge out Mask Of Time (IRE) and earn a golden ticket to next weeks Group 1 Doncaster Mile.
The James-cummings trained gelding looked like a pinball when fifth in the Liverpool City Cup at Randwick on February 29 and only received clear running late when third in the Ajax Stakes at his most recent start.
With James McDonald in the saddle, Cascadian (GB) (New Approach) gradually wore down Tom Marquand on Mask Of Time (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor) to win by a head with winners stablemate Gaulois (Street Cry) one an a quarter lengths back in third.
"He gave me a really good feel. That gets him exempt into the Doncaster and who is to say that he can't be right in it right up to his ears," McDonald said.
"He burst through. He was held up for a long way up that straight. He got out with a furlong to go and he was great. He wanted to have a good crack.”
Cummings said he would make a decision on whether Cascadian (GB) starts in the Doncaster after he sees how the imported saon of New Approach pulls up.
"It was exciting. He has been blocked, blocked, blocked, all campaign and then he does that seven days out from the Doncaster," Cummings said.
"We pegged him as a Doncaster horse since he ran third in the Cantala in the spring and it took until now for him to get there.
"There is no guarantee we will run him but he is absolutely flying.”
Cascadian (GB) had some very useful form in France when trained by Andre Fabre highlighted by wins at Chantilly, and twice at Maisons-Laffitte before finishing second to Intellogent in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat.
The son of Epsom Derby hero New Approach is the best of three winners out of the talented Street Cry (IRE) mare Falls Of Lora whose four wins included the Group III UAE Oaks and the Listed Distaff Stakes at Sandown.
Cascadian becomes the 52nd stakes-winner for Galileo’s New Approach (IRE) who shuttled to Australia for five seasons, the last in 2012.
