Capitano Josepi (2g Blackbeard - Opera Fan, by Cape Cross) became the 14th individual first-crop winner for Blackbeard with a game debut victory at Yarmouth on Sunday. The Kevin and Lauren Frost-trained two-year-old was ridden by Jack Mitchell and he settled in midfield before making headway from two furlongs out, despite not always finding a clear run. Capitano Josepi found daylight in the final furlong and led in the final strides to score by a neck. A three-parts brother to Listed winner No Needs Never (by No Nay Never), Capitano Josepi was bred by Summerhill and Lynn Lodge. Blackbeard’s first-crop representatives also include the Listed-placed Crazy Beard and highly regarded winners Benjamin Hornigold, Minster Man and Edward Thatch.