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2021 2000 Guineas
Getting involved in the first Classic of next season at this stage is always fraught with danger, so you need to backing something at a juicy enough price to warrant the risks and in the shape of MITHRAS (best price 50-1), his current 50-1 quotes look worth taking.
Seemingly not overly fancied for his debut at Sandown several weeks ago, hence the 11-1 starting price, John Gosden’s colt proceeded to fluff the start which immediately put him on the back foot and he was still miles off the pace as the field turned for home. Making up a tremendous amount of ground in the latter stages, the son of Dubawi whistled by most of his rivals in the final three furlongs and in hitting the line full of running, he gave out the sort of signals that suggested we were witnessing a special talent in the making. In running the final four furlongs almost two seconds quicker than eventual winner, One Ruler, he finished just behind subsequent winners Maximal and Latest Generation and in front of Tawaareq and My Swallow who have both gone on to score readily since, so as far as a piece of juvenile form goes, the race at the Esher track was about as good as it gets regards a maiden contest. Entered in the Dewhurst next month, today’s performance will obviously determine whether Mithras ends up going down the Group-race route this season, but either way, hopefully he will prove good enough to mix it against pattern opposition in the long term and now looks as good as any to invest in this highly-promising colt.
2021 2000 Guineas
Getting involved in the first Classic of next season at this stage is always fraught with danger, so you need to backing something at a juicy enough price to warrant the risks and in the shape of MITHRAS (best price 50-1), his current 50-1 quotes look worth taking.
Seemingly not overly fancied for his debut at Sandown several weeks ago, hence the 11-1 starting price, John Gosden’s colt proceeded to fluff the start which immediately put him on the back foot and he was still miles off the pace as the field turned for home. Making up a tremendous amount of ground in the latter stages, the son of Dubawi whistled by most of his rivals in the final three furlongs and in hitting the line full of running, he gave out the sort of signals that suggested we were witnessing a special talent in the making. In running the final four furlongs almost two seconds quicker than eventual winner, One Ruler, he finished just behind subsequent winners Maximal and Latest Generation and in front of Tawaareq and My Swallow who have both gone on to score readily since, so as far as a piece of juvenile form goes, the race at the Esher track was about as good as it gets regards a maiden contest. Entered in the Dewhurst next month, today’s performance will obviously determine whether Mithras ends up going down the Group-race route this season, but either way, hopefully he will prove good enough to mix it against pattern opposition in the long term and now looks as good as any to invest in this highly-promising colt.
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