King Of Roses

What gives the situation genuine interest is who is doing the writing. King Of Roses is trained by Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore at their yard in Milnathort, a partnership that has sent out 49 winners already this season — a serious operation by any measure, and not one that tends to keep horses in training without a plan. When a yard of that calibre keeps running a horse back, it usually means they believe there is something worth developing.

Two races in at age three is still very early days. Horses at this stage are often learning as much as they are competing, and a fifth and a seventh, while not eye-catching, are not disasters either. The hope for King Of Roses is that experience starts to show, and that the team at Milnathort know something the racecourse has not yet confirmed.