Munich mission impossible for Noble

Noble Mission had to settle for second place behind Germany Derby runner-up Lucky Lion in the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis at Munich.

Frankel’s full-brother had been expected to return to winning ways back over a mile and a quarter following his agonising defeat in the mile-and-a-half Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.

Though James Doyle had to use energy to get Noble Mission across from his wide draw to take a prominent position in the early stages, all seemed well when he hit the front in the straight.