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| Top Two Horses to take from
the British Flat season to date |
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| The British flat season
returned at a later date, but has since seen endless impressive performances
and horses worth following moving forward. There are two horses that must sit
high on any list of horses to follow and each will be set for at least one
other run this flat campaign. |
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| Love |
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The first horse to make
the list is the Aiden O’Brien trained three year old, Love. She went into
the current season following a promising two year old campaign, that saw her
win three of her seven starts. However, she has returned a much improved horse
and is clearly a horse to follow and could yet be a major challenger for the
Arc. A race that she is already being supported for, with punters using the
last William
Hill offers. Love returned this season in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket and
produced a dominant performance to win by just over four lengths. She was well
supported on the day and sent off as the second favourite. Love travelled well
throughout the race and was then shaken up from two furlongs out and cleared
away from the rest of the field. That victory stamped her out as much
improved.
Following this, Love was sent off as the short priced
favourite for the Investec Oaks at Epsom. She produced potentially the
performance of the season to date, making strong headway and clearing away to
win very impressively by nine lengths. That was a stunning performance and she
is now amongst the favourites to win the Arc and could take all the
beating. |
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| Ghaiyyath |
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The second horse is the
Charlie Appleby trained five year old, Ghaiyyath. The son of Dubawi has fast
established himself into one of the leading horses in training and has returned
in flying form this season. He entered the current season with a record of five
wins from his eight starts under rules, culminating with a well beaten run in
the Arc. However, 137 days later he returned with an easy eight length victory
in a Group three at Meydan. A further break followed and the horse returned by
making all to win well in the Group one Coronation stakes at Newmarket. In the
process beating both Anthony Van Dyck and the now three time Ascot Gold Cup
winner Stradivarius.
A month later and the horse was set the tough task
in the Group one Coral-Eclipse against the likes of Japan and Enable. He again
made all and produced and battling performance to
win comfortably and beat the even money favourite Enable. The
pair could yet face off again in the Arc later this season. |
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