'She's much stronger and her family improves with age - I think she can win another Group 1'
The powerful Newmarket trainer talks to Lewis Porteous about his strong team
There were plenty of highlights last season for the team at Carlburg Stables, not least Elmalka's 1,000 Guineas success and Charyn's rise to become champion miler in Europe.
There were also challenges after two big owners in the shape of Amo Racing and Sheikh Mohammed Obaid decided to cut their ties with the yard.
But Roger Varian is a trainer always looking to the future and, while there might not be a long line of established stars to rely on this season, there is no shortage of untapped potential among a team of 180 horses.
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Copy- 'He's done so well from two to three - and I think he's got the pace to be a proper 2,000 Guineas contender'
- 'He's a very, very good horse - and he'll win a big one somewhere down the line'
- 'The 2,000 Guineas was a pipe-dream - but he still excites me and there are plenty of nice races in his future'
- 'We're very much looking forward to her and hope she can go right to the very top'
- 'He's a powerful animal who looks fantastic - a proper Group 1 sprinter in the making'
- 'He's done so well from two to three - and I think he's got the pace to be a proper 2,000 Guineas contender'
- 'He's a very, very good horse - and he'll win a big one somewhere down the line'
- 'The 2,000 Guineas was a pipe-dream - but he still excites me and there are plenty of nice races in his future'
- 'We're very much looking forward to her and hope she can go right to the very top'
- 'He's a powerful animal who looks fantastic - a proper Group 1 sprinter in the making'