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I’m finding sorting out the 2yo prospects really hard going this season, with nothing really making my eyes pop. Very suspicious of the Asadna run which was apparently faster than a speeding bullet. Here’s the Timeform top few (Irish horses sit in the gaps, which is a bit off-putting for the home team).
TWO-YEAR-OLDS
109p ASADNA
104p
101p MAXIMUM IMPACT
101p
100p
96p
96p
95p
94p
94p MON NA SLIEVE
94p SOPRANO (f)
94p
93P JABAARA (f)
93p GOT TO LOVE A GREY (f)
93p MIDNIGHT AFFAIR (f)
93 PERSIAN DREAMER (f)
92p ELITE STATUS
92 ACTION POINT
91p DOROTHY LAWRENCE (f)
91p
ASADNA - Ripon 21 May, won Class 4 - who cost 160,000gns at the Craven breeze-ups, is a brother to a 5f 2yo winner and a half-brother to a 6f winner. He impressed in drawing right away inside the final 2f, being kept up to his work most of the way in an attempt to teach him plenty ahead of his Royal Ascot engagement in the Coventry, for which post-race quotes of 12-1 didn't last long. The time was quicker than the handicaps for older horses later on the card, and he was handed a high-end RPR for a juvenile debutant.RP
There’s no knocking the fast time, but this was against limited opposition and I’d be surprised if he is the best seen out so far.
MAXIMUM IMPACT - Ascot 3 May - won Class 2 - a 12l winner in deep ground on his Leicester debut, when no stalls were used, made it 2-2 in this deeper race, hitting the line right in the manner of a horse who will likely relish 6f. He had no trouble with the drier ground here, although a fast surface would raise a question, and it'll be interesting to see which race he lines up in at Royal Ascot. Paddy Power left him unchanged at 14-1 for the Coventry.RP
Only five runners in this with second and third a bit close for comfort.need to be convinced, although did run a bit green and showed some grit holding off the second.
MON NA SLIEVE - York 17 May, won Class 2 - whose trainer tends to introduce his better juveniles at this track, winning this race twice in recent times, including last year, was a 190,000gns breeze-ups purchase and knew his job on debut, showing plenty of speed and seeing his race out nicely. He'll likely head to Royal Ascot now for either the Norfolk or Windsor Castle.RP
Won nicely, but didn’t take my breath away
SOPRANO - Newmarket 5 May, won Class 2 - a 100,000gns daughter of Starspangledbanner, was strong in the market and showed why, making a promising winning debut, although the second would have given her more to think about with a clearer passage. She was strong to the line, suggesting 6f will suit. Her trainer's post-race comments suggest she'll have another run before Ascot.RP
Won this well enough, but Buick had to work a bit hard on her and I don’t think it’s a sure thing that she’d beat the second .
JABAARA - Newmarket 20 May, won Class 2 - half-sister to four winners, got plenty of cover but had a bit of ground to make up when eventually switched out to challenge. She impressed in coming home strongly, though, and looks all over an Albany Stakes filly, for which she looks a very fair 8-1. Her yard won this race with Daahyeh in 2019 before she won the Albany on her next start.RP
Raced midfield, then met with a bit of interference which dropped her to second last and she showed really good speed from there to go through the field and win. Can dine at the Class 1 table
GOT TO LOVE A GREY - York 19 May, won Class 1 - faced with much quicker conditions than on her debut, made it 2-2 in pleasing fashion, showing speed and a good attitude to keep her stable-companion at bay. She'll stay 6f but her trainer's post-race comments suggest she may stick to 5f for the Queen Mary, a race the stable won last year.RP
At the head of things throughout, but everything else was too close, although she wasn’t given a hard time.
Midnight Affair - Newmarket 5 May, 2nd Class2 - whose owner took this last year with Queen Mary winner Dramatised, shaped encouragingly on debut, second the best she could hope for after she'd met trouble over 1f out, keeping on well. This 180,000gns daughter of Dark Angel looks a banker for a similar event next time.RP
Got blocked off when it mattered and had to checked and manoeuvre , finished strongly and would certainly been a lot closer to the winner without the interference.
Persian Dreamer - York May 19, 4th Class 1 -comfortably beat Dorothy Lawrence on her Newmarket debut but wasn't in the same form this time, the quicker ground here possibly a factor, although the move she made into contention around halfway, having lost ground at the start, could also have blunted her finishing effort. The debut performance was promising and she's given another chance.RP
An ok top class run, but never really featured.
ELITE STATUS - Sandown 25 May, won Class 1 - ran out a striking winner on this rise in grade, bouncing off the quicker ground and making it 2-2. It'll be next stop the Norfolk at Royal Ascot, for which he was cut to 2-1 (from 10s), with him looking every inch a Group-level juvenile.RP
Came away from the field very nicely and showed good acceleration to start it off. Quite like him.
Action Point - Ascot 5 May, 2nd Class2 - made a winning debut over 5f at Kempton and improved on that here, just not seeing his race out as well as the winner. He's all speed and could come back for the Windsor Castle.RP
Only five runners in this with third closing all the time, but did give the winner a race.
Dorothy Lawrence - York 19 May, 2nd Class 1 - turned around Newmarket debut form with Persian Dreamer pressing her winning stablemate from the off but never quite able to force her head in front. She may also head to Royal Ascot but would be a banker for a maiden/novice should connections opt to lower their sights before going back up in class.RP
Gave the winner a proper race , but clearly second best.
TWO-YEAR-OLDS
109p ASADNA
104p
101p MAXIMUM IMPACT
101p
100p
96p
96p
95p
94p
94p MON NA SLIEVE
94p SOPRANO (f)
94p
93P JABAARA (f)
93p GOT TO LOVE A GREY (f)
93p MIDNIGHT AFFAIR (f)
93 PERSIAN DREAMER (f)
92p ELITE STATUS
92 ACTION POINT
91p DOROTHY LAWRENCE (f)
91p
ASADNA - Ripon 21 May, won Class 4 - who cost 160,000gns at the Craven breeze-ups, is a brother to a 5f 2yo winner and a half-brother to a 6f winner. He impressed in drawing right away inside the final 2f, being kept up to his work most of the way in an attempt to teach him plenty ahead of his Royal Ascot engagement in the Coventry, for which post-race quotes of 12-1 didn't last long. The time was quicker than the handicaps for older horses later on the card, and he was handed a high-end RPR for a juvenile debutant.RP
There’s no knocking the fast time, but this was against limited opposition and I’d be surprised if he is the best seen out so far.
MAXIMUM IMPACT - Ascot 3 May - won Class 2 - a 12l winner in deep ground on his Leicester debut, when no stalls were used, made it 2-2 in this deeper race, hitting the line right in the manner of a horse who will likely relish 6f. He had no trouble with the drier ground here, although a fast surface would raise a question, and it'll be interesting to see which race he lines up in at Royal Ascot. Paddy Power left him unchanged at 14-1 for the Coventry.RP
Only five runners in this with second and third a bit close for comfort.need to be convinced, although did run a bit green and showed some grit holding off the second.
MON NA SLIEVE - York 17 May, won Class 2 - whose trainer tends to introduce his better juveniles at this track, winning this race twice in recent times, including last year, was a 190,000gns breeze-ups purchase and knew his job on debut, showing plenty of speed and seeing his race out nicely. He'll likely head to Royal Ascot now for either the Norfolk or Windsor Castle.RP
Won nicely, but didn’t take my breath away
SOPRANO - Newmarket 5 May, won Class 2 - a 100,000gns daughter of Starspangledbanner, was strong in the market and showed why, making a promising winning debut, although the second would have given her more to think about with a clearer passage. She was strong to the line, suggesting 6f will suit. Her trainer's post-race comments suggest she'll have another run before Ascot.RP
Won this well enough, but Buick had to work a bit hard on her and I don’t think it’s a sure thing that she’d beat the second .
JABAARA - Newmarket 20 May, won Class 2 - half-sister to four winners, got plenty of cover but had a bit of ground to make up when eventually switched out to challenge. She impressed in coming home strongly, though, and looks all over an Albany Stakes filly, for which she looks a very fair 8-1. Her yard won this race with Daahyeh in 2019 before she won the Albany on her next start.RP
Raced midfield, then met with a bit of interference which dropped her to second last and she showed really good speed from there to go through the field and win. Can dine at the Class 1 table
GOT TO LOVE A GREY - York 19 May, won Class 1 - faced with much quicker conditions than on her debut, made it 2-2 in pleasing fashion, showing speed and a good attitude to keep her stable-companion at bay. She'll stay 6f but her trainer's post-race comments suggest she may stick to 5f for the Queen Mary, a race the stable won last year.RP
At the head of things throughout, but everything else was too close, although she wasn’t given a hard time.
Midnight Affair - Newmarket 5 May, 2nd Class2 - whose owner took this last year with Queen Mary winner Dramatised, shaped encouragingly on debut, second the best she could hope for after she'd met trouble over 1f out, keeping on well. This 180,000gns daughter of Dark Angel looks a banker for a similar event next time.RP
Got blocked off when it mattered and had to checked and manoeuvre , finished strongly and would certainly been a lot closer to the winner without the interference.
Persian Dreamer - York May 19, 4th Class 1 -comfortably beat Dorothy Lawrence on her Newmarket debut but wasn't in the same form this time, the quicker ground here possibly a factor, although the move she made into contention around halfway, having lost ground at the start, could also have blunted her finishing effort. The debut performance was promising and she's given another chance.RP
An ok top class run, but never really featured.
ELITE STATUS - Sandown 25 May, won Class 1 - ran out a striking winner on this rise in grade, bouncing off the quicker ground and making it 2-2. It'll be next stop the Norfolk at Royal Ascot, for which he was cut to 2-1 (from 10s), with him looking every inch a Group-level juvenile.RP
Came away from the field very nicely and showed good acceleration to start it off. Quite like him.
Action Point - Ascot 5 May, 2nd Class2 - made a winning debut over 5f at Kempton and improved on that here, just not seeing his race out as well as the winner. He's all speed and could come back for the Windsor Castle.RP
Only five runners in this with third closing all the time, but did give the winner a race.
Dorothy Lawrence - York 19 May, 2nd Class 1 - turned around Newmarket debut form with Persian Dreamer pressing her winning stablemate from the off but never quite able to force her head in front. She may also head to Royal Ascot but would be a banker for a maiden/novice should connections opt to lower their sights before going back up in class.RP
Gave the winner a proper race , but clearly second best.
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