Guineas portents in short supply for Ten Sovereigns and Too Darn Hot
Events on Saturday brought reaffirmation of the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it nature of horseracing in Britain. It seemed like a quiet day in advance, a time to draw breath after the flurry of Pattern races at York, Goodwood, Windsor, the Curragh and Deauville the previous weekend.
How wrong can you be? A pair of colts erupted from the ether to dispute favouritism for next year’s 2,000 Guineas. Ten minutes after Ten Sovereigns sauntered home at the Curragh, Too Darn Hot followed suit at Sandown. Many pundits were adamant we had seen a Classic winner, perhaps even two.
Nobody outside Ballydoyle had heard of Ten Sovereigns two weeks ago. He is now drawing eulogies after his Round Tower Stakes romp over six furlongs, and may well become a Group 1 winner when he tackles the Middle Park Stakes towards the end of the month.
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