Juddmonte’s TDN Rising Star Cosmic Year Back With a Bang at Kempton

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Juddmonte's 'TDN Rising Star' Cosmic Year (GB) (Kingman {GB}) was rerouted from potential turf engagements in favour of Wednesday's Unibet Novice Stakes at Kempton and could not have been more impressive in retaining his perfect record with a five-length triumph, racing under a seven-pound penalty, in the seven-furlong contest.

The Harry Charlton trainee went off as the 2-9 favourite and was swiftly into stride, despite receiving bumps from both neighbours at the break, to track a modest pace in third through halfway. Inching closer once into the home straight, he powered to the fore approaching the final furlong and quickened clear under minimal urging in the closing stages to easily outlass Hit Squad (Ire) (Kameko) by daylight. The winner remains a general 8-1 chance for next month's G1 2000 Guineas.

“We knew, looking at the race, there was no pace and the performance is as much as we could have hoped for,” said Charlton. “He's exceptionally laid back at home and I said to Oisin [Murphy] to teach him something in the final furlong. He wouldn't want to run on fast ground [going] up and down in those dips [at Newmarket], so we'll have to discuss plans with the Juddmonte team and Prince's family as they have a few horses in the mix. The weather will change at some point, we're in England, but if it went like this through this month it feels like a tough ask. The French Guineas and the Irish Guineas are options and there are different routes into [Royal] Ascot, so we'll see.”

Cosmic Year is the 12th of 13 live foals and eighth scorer out of G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud heroine Passage Of Time (GB) (Dansili {GB}), herself a full-sister to G2 King Edward VII Stakes-winning sire Father Time (GB) and a half to G1 Falmouth Stakes victrix Timepiece (GB) (Zamindar). The February-foaled homebred is kin to dual Group 2-winning sire Time Test (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who placed three times at the highest level, dual Group 3 winner Tempus (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and to the dam of G3 Princess Royal Stakes victrix Time Lock (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Passage Of Time has the 2-year-old filly Start Of Time (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) to come.

 

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