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'He'd gallop to the moon without stopping for supplies' - David Jennings' ten

Changingoftheguard (Ryan Moore) wins the Chester VaseChester 4.5.22 Pic: Edward Whitaker
Changingoftheguard: a potential St Leger candidate according to David JenningsCredit: Edward Whitaker

If Baaeed is not in your team then maybe management isn't for you. He looks sure to score loads of goals in the biggest matches this season and the Queen Anne looks a penalty kick next month. Leaving him out of your side would be a very silly move.

It is a similar story with Coroebus. It was hard not to be impressed with the instant acceleration he displayed in the 2,000 Guineas and the St James's Palace Stakes is his next port of call. He is odds-on for that and rightly so. Those are points you cannot afford to leave behind.

We don't yet know how good Desert Crown is going to be, but what we do know is that he is the most likely Cazoo Derby winner. There was both style and substance to his Dante win and I think he should be shorter.

Changingoftheguard has also sneaked into my team, but that is because I could see him being placed at Epsom and winning the St Leger later in the season. He is a rock-solid three-year-old colt who is never going to let you down and will pick up points everywhere he goes.

Another three-year-old I like is Hannibal Barca. The ex-Brian Meehan colt made a winning start for Joseph O'Brien in the Gallinule at the Curragh last week and the way he moved through that Group 3 was very easy on the eye.

Ameynah is a left-field selection as I feel she might end up being the best of the bunch from the 1,000 Guineas. She was only sixth there, but that was after missing the break and pulling hard. She was beaten only three lengths and the way she hit the line suggests 1m2f might bring about more improvement. You might not be too familiar with her now but she can make a real name for herself over the coming months.

Homeless Songs is special and you need special players in your team. The Coronation Stakes could be next on her agenda.

The Platinum Jubilee and the July Cup are bonus races and Minzaal might mop up both. There were far more positives than negatives to take out of his York return. He was on his own for the final two furlongs and looked in need of the blowout. Expect to see an entirely different Minzaal at Ascot.

Speaking of speed, Little Big Bear is rapid and the best juvenile these eyes have clapped eyes on over the last few weeks. I think he's better than Blackbeard despite a line through Tough Talk suggesting otherwise. He has the Norfolk written all over him.

Everybody is looking forward to another stellar showdown between Stradivarius and Trueshan in the Ascot Gold Cup, but Kyprios could spoil that party. He didn't beat much in the Saval Beg but he looks like he would gallop to the moon without stopping for supplies.

David Jennings' Ten To Follow

Ameynah
Baaeed
Changingoftheguard
Coroebus
Desert Crown
Hannibal Barca
Homeless Songs
Kyprios
Little Big Bear
Minzaal


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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 26 May 2022inFeatures

Last updated 11:47, 25 May 2022

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