What really catches the eye is the stable behind it. William Haggas, based in Newmarket, is one of the most respected trainers in Britain, and his yard has sent out 170 winners already this season — a number that reflects an operation running at serious speed. When a horse like Haggas sends out a first-time runner, it tends to be because the horse has shown enough at home to warrant the trip. He is not a trainer who wastes entries.
There is nothing to go on in terms of race results, so the debut is genuinely unknown territory. But the breeding points to a horse that should handle racing early, and the yard behind it knows exactly how to place a young horse to best effect. Whichever race 00as You Like is pointed at first, it will not be going in without a team that believes it belongs there.