Klawervlei Stud’s four time G1 winning stallion TWICE OVER (Observatory) hails from the same female as one of Britain’s most exciting three-year-olds COSMIC YEAR (Kingman).
The latter made it three wins from three starts when running out a convincing winner of the Listed TrustATrader King Charles II Stakes at Newmarket on Friday.
The Harry Charlton-trained son of Kingman looked a Group race winner in waiting when taking the step up to Listed class in his stride. Partnered for the first time by Ryan Moore the 6/4 favourite never looked in danger of losing his unbeaten record at any point in the seven furlong contest.
Once sent on by Moore the Juddmonte-owned favourite quickly found another change of gear to scoot into a clear advantage with only daylight ahead of him.
Although recent Kempton Park scorer Marvelman tried to match the effort of Cosmic Year he failed to have the legs to match him with a length-and-a-half separating the pair at the line.
A tilt at the G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas is now on the cards for Cosmic Year, who has won his three starts by an aggregate of 13 lengths.
Cosmic Year, whose third dam QUANDARY (Blushing Groom) is also the granddam of Twice Over, is out of the top-class performer PASSAGE OF TIME (Dansili), winner of five races including both the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud and G3 Musidora Stakes.
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