Which two-year-olds will rise to the top of the tree?

Threat: was narrowly beaten by Arizona in the Coventry StakesCredit: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)

Now that Royal Ascot is in the rear-view mirror and handicap marks are being assigned to this season's juveniles it is easier to form a pecking order. David Baxter picks out five two-year-olds who could be big names for the rest of the season and beyond.

Siskin
Ger Lyons

An obvious place to start but to not mention Siskin would be an egregious piece of assessing. Put simply I think he is the best juvenile colt we have seen so far and a Group 1 winner in waiting. That top-level victory could well be secured on his next start, with connections aiming for the Phoenix Stakes.

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Published on 1 July 2019inFeatures

Last updated 19:04, 1 July 2019

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