Criterium de Saint-Cloud

There is an abundance of potentially exhilarating 2-year-old action across Britain, France and Ireland on Saturday which will act as significant pointers to the 2022 Classics for which Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) is already favourite. Whether Ballydoyle's latest G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy hope is the next Epsom Derby winner in waiting, as the current ante-post lists suggest he is, we will in part find out mid-afternoon on Doncaster's Town Moor. Unbeaten in two starts, with the latter resulting in a 4 3/4-length success in The Curragh's G2 Beresford S. Sept....

Saturday sees some leading Classic prospects for 2021 look to cement their claims, with intriguing 2-year-old action at Saint-Cloud, Doncaster, Newbury and Leopardstown. The French venue gets it all underway, with the G1 Criterium International playing host to Godolphin's unbeaten 'TDN Rising Star' La Barrosa (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) who tackles an extra furlong having gone through the motions in Ascot's "Future Stayers' Maiden" on Sept. 4 and the G3 Tattersalls S. at Newmarket on Sept. 24. Charlie Appleby said he has no concerns about the distance, with this...