Snowflake should cause a storm at Goodwood
An expensive purchase from the Keeneland sales, he made a promising debut at Newmarket in June when finishing second despite looking very green.
There were still signs of inexperience when he opened his account at the second time of asking at Haydock but there is no doubt he possesses a fairly big engine.
He has run in a sheepskin noseband to date, which suggests he has shown signs of some sort of temperament, but, hopefully, with two runs under his belt, his quirks will have been ironed out.
Showcasing is another juvenile with a future and is the pick in the Richmond Stakes.
John Gosden's inmate was a head second to Arcano on debut – a run which looks even better now given the winner's subsequent Group Two success and resultant Classic quotes.
The Oasis Dream colt streaked clear to break his maiden with the minimum of fuss at Yarmouth and should take the next step on the ladder – although he has so far done his racing on good to firm so rain-softened ground might pose a question or two.
Illustrious Blue has not got his head in front for while now but has a tremendous Goodwood record and was not disgraced when last seen tackling the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.
William Knight saddles him in the Glorious Stakes and he would have a sound chance on the form of that last run, and also his third over this course and distance prior to that, when he did not enjoy the clearest of run.
Prince Of Johanne has improved with each of his three runs and is well worth following in the Route VK Handicap at Newmarket.
He was doing all his best work at the finish when getting up in the dying strides at Newbury and looks made to measure on his return to a mile.
Kaptain Kirkup gets the vote in the Jeremy And Adele Carr 40th Birthday Nursery Handicap at Haydock, while Roger Charlton's Truly Asia can make his experience count in the Nattrass Construction Maiden Stakes at Thirsk.
So Blissful should be followed on Bath's card in the Oak Fillies' Handicap.
Terry Mills' filly finished down the field in a decent Listed event when last seen but did not look without ability when winning her maiden prior to that.
Duty Free can finally be rewarded for his consistency at Bangor.
Charlie Egerton's improving five-year-old is still a maiden over hurdles, but has yet to finish out of the money on four starts.
Much confidence can also be derived from his pleasing second over course and distance earlier this month, when a bad jump at the last put paid to any chances of winning.
Duty Free is certainly going the right way, though, and looks to have a mighty chance of opening his National Hunt account in the B & M Waste Novices' Hurdle.
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