Despite ending outdoors of the placings within the Rosehill Guineas final begin, James Cummings is on the lookout for the fast back-up to be a telling distinction for Tom Kitten because the colt steps as much as the 2400-metres for the primary time within the Group 1 Tancred Stakes on Saturday.
The three-year-old by sire Harry Angel is one which the Godolphin group has not been afraid to race with this subsequent job set to be Tom Kitten’s fifteenth outing since January 2023.
Having gained the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick final October, Cummings is assured that the expertise is there.
“The seven-day back-up into the Tancred is a very interesting challenge for him,” Cummings mentioned.
“He was just a little robust in hand for the Rosehill Guineas and I’d say that is excellent for the horse to learn how properly he stays on the mile-and-a-half.
“The big performance over a mile-and-a-quarter last October is still firmly in our minds.”
Tom Kitten would be the solely three-year-old to line up on this version of the $1.5 million Tancred Stakes and is rated a $7 probability behind race favorite Post Impressionist – winner of the Group 3 Manion Cup (2400m) final Saturday – at $2.40 with betting apps in Australia.
Tom Kitten completed sixth within the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) final Saturday inside two-lengths off the winner Riff Rocket, and post-race jockey Hugh Bowman commented {that a} step up in distance could also be within the colt’s favour.
“We had a beautiful run and travelled very well,” Bowman mentioned.
“He sprinted through like I was going to figure but it was a short sprint and he kept building to the line (so) further won’t hurt.”
