Old Compton

He is trained by William Haggas at Newmarket, a yard that has already sent out 170 winners this season. That tells you the operation knows how to prepare young horses. Haggas trains across all levels and distances, so Old Compton will have had professional preparation and the kind of competition in work that teaches a two-year-old what racing is about. With just one race under his belt, everything is still to play for. A third-place debut is a reasonable starting point — the question now is whether he progresses from here or whether that outing was the best he has to offer. Time will tell, but he is clearly a horse worth watching in his next few races.