Why this Group 1 winner is too big a price - hunting for value in the first-season sires market
Kitty Trice on the contenders for this year's freshman sires battle which kicks off as the Flat season starts on Sunday
Starman
Stands Tally-Ho Stud
First-crop juveniles 211
Best odds 1-3 (Paddy Power or Sky Bet)
It is unusual for there to be such a short-priced favourite in the first-season sires' title market, but both Paddy Power and Sky Bet were straight up with quotes of 1-3 about Tally-Ho Stud’s July Cup winner Starman.
This time of year is always an exciting, albeit nerve-racking, one for stud owners and those with investment in unproven sires, with performances on the track the ultimate arbiter of success, no matter how good a game is talked – or what bookmakers think.
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