COSMIC YEAR delivered one of the most devastating debuts in recent memory after running away with this Sandown contest.
Put in the 5-2 second favourite for a 7f contest after missing his intended first run last month, Oisin Murphy never had to seriously get to work to run out an easy six-and-a-half length winner.
Cosmic Year (Kingman) makes an impressive start to his career with a convincing debut win under @oismurphy for @HarryJCharlton
@Sandownpark | @JuddmonteFarms pic.twitter.com/YxjfS7E6DU
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) September 18, 2024
The win was visually jaw-dropping.
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But it gets even better when you see that the beaten fav, 8-13 Rock d’Oro, had strong form having finished runner-up to subsequent Group 2 scorer Bay City Roller.
That horse was bought for mega money before his Doncaster win and is now rated 111.
Cosmic Year, who is by Kingman and out of Group 1-winning mare Passage Of Time, will have that mark – and much more – set in his sights.
The 33-1 Paddy Power offered for next year’s 2000 Guineas was immediately snapped up, while Coral went a more defensive 20-1.
You could still get 33-1 for the Derby, although Murphy said a mile is likely to be the target going forward.
Rock d’Oro’s trainer Ralph Beckett was one of those awestruck by Cosmic Year’s electrifying debut.
He said: “He’s pretty good, that winner. Rock d’Oro is a good yardstick. I’d say the winner is pretty smart.”
More to follow.
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