It’s not uncommon for Aidan O’Brien to be full of praise for his horses, but that’s his way Troy It’s easy to justify his win in Superlative Stakes (G2).
Victory distance is one thing—City Of Troy is six and a half yards from the second horse, Haatem —but the acceleration in the midst of a brutal race he displayed was mesmerizing.
Hit the highest number as the horses plunge into the precipice, the City Of Troy disappearing into the void and leaving O’Brien trying to succinctly summarize the youth performance under Ryan Moore.
“It’s an unnatural possibility,” O’Brien said. “He’s a very unusual horse; he has unbelievable spirit. Whatever speed you want to go, he can keep pushing and he can go up and sit with anyone. what we have.
“Ryan couldn’t pull him up at Curragh last time and I know he’s going to get through earlier here today because there’s not a lot of people pulling up behind the line here! I’m in the line and he’s passed me and started walking again, so I thought ‘oh no’.
“We had to give him quick support here today but we know Little Bear will come (for the July Cup) and the experience of coming here with him will benefit him, because that’s what we want to do with 2-year-olds if we can.”
O’Brien isn’t the only reviewer of City Of Troy, as not only are more viewers interested in the winner’s ring than at any other time this week at Newmarket, but bookmakers are frantically adjusted the price of the horse for next year’s Classics.
City Of Troy have been reduced to a 7-2 favorite (from 10) for Two Thousand Guineas (G1) and a 4-1 favorite (from 12) for Paddy Power’s Betfred (G1) Derby. Coral also made City Of Troy a new favorite for the Two Thousand Guineas, bringing him down to 7-2 (from 10).
Races such as Vincent O’Brien National Stakes (G1), Dewhurst Stakes (G1) and Futurity Trophy (G1) at Doncaster will likely be considered for City Of Troy, and O’Brien added: “He looks good The horse looks very special – it looks very interesting to me.”
