Astroman features among five horses to follow as Oli Bell gets the lowdown from fledgling Newmarket trainer Harry Eustace.
ASTROMAN
He's a dual purpose type but the furthest he's run on the Flat is a mile and a half and it'll be quite interesting if he stayed a mile and six furlongs.
And he could be one to follow hurdling too as we're saving his novice status until next season.
ANCIENT TIMES
We bought him at the horses-in-training sales (from Kevin Ryan's yard) and he's been gelded. He's by Exceed And Excel and looks like he wants fast ground.
He ran over five furlongs as a two-year-old but I think he'll stay six and we'll start him off over that trip and then hope that he comes good with a bit of time.
FLAMING LORD
He's a two-year-old home-bred by Zarak, owned by Jeff Smith. He's a bit behind the others but he's a good-looking type and has done a couple of nice gallops.
He might start over six furlongs but could be one for seven furlong races come the middle of the season. He's not a bad type at all, hopefully.
LATIN LOVER
He's a Starspangledbanner colt who seems forward enough. He ran over five furlongs at Beverley this week and wasn't disgraced in fifth.
He'll probably need six furlongs but it won't have hurt him having a run over the minimum trip and we'll see if the step up brings out the improvement we're hoping for.
FULL OF BEANS
She's a filly by Aussie sire Spill The Beans. She was a cheap buy from Tattersalls Ascot and she qualifies for the restricted band two-year-old races and similarly to Latin Lover she'll start over five furlongs but looks like she could stay further.
She could be a lot of fun through the season.
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