Royal Sovereign is a two-year-old still finding its feet on the racecourse. The horse made its debut just over a day ago and finished ninth, a typical early outing for a young animal learning what racing is all about. With
Michael Mulvany's yard at Kells, Co. Meath, sending out 19 winners already this season, there is experience behind the horse — though at this stage, that debut run is the only real guide to what might come next.