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A quick turnaround for Maths Prize after winning 8 days ago. Seeing what Aidan’s are squeezing in to short timeframes would make you rethink what’s excessive. This fella took his last run well, not leaving a nut nor missing a day’s exercise. His performance the last day meant his next run was always going to be tough and he’s probably our first legitimate contender at this level. We have had reason to attempt stakes company with fillies on 2 occasions but the criteria for trying it with a filly are obviously different than a gelding. I was hanging over the rails at Tattersalls Horses in training sale last backend when I overheard Roger Charlton recommending this fella to a prospective purchaser. He was very positive about him but most importantly (from my perspective) he felt he may not be expensive as he hadn’t had many viewers. We followed him in, bought him and started him January 2nd. He was grumpy as bedamned for the first few weeks and while he moved well, his hind legs would often slip out from underneath him. Time passed, we trained him away and without noticing much, gradually he got happier, stopped slipping and started to thrive. Core strength is the buzz phrase in human conditioning and it’s as if this is what has come in to him. Whether it’s training or maturity that has caused it I’m not sure but right now it feels exciting as he’s on an upward trajectory. He can pursue his flat career to it’s limit over the coming months. He is all athlete, breathes, moves and settles. He handles heavy ground and quick ground and would appear, to me at least, to have limitless potential in the NH sphere. A WPM paddock sheet may help.