Jockey Angle with Paddy Flood: 'He's like a horse with no ears. He's trying so hard. He goes through the line absolutely motoring' On this week's episode of ‘The Jockey Angle’, brought to you by William Hill, jockey coach and former professional rider, Paddy Flood, looks at a potential superstar from Ballydoyle who blew his rivals away at Leopardstown and is most certainly one for your horse tracker. Race replays are FREE to watch from all Irish tracks and a selection of premier British tracks sponsored by William Hill. Paddy Flood’s Analysis This horse is called Come What May. The fact that he was in the horse in training sales was a surprise to me. He's a full brother to former Derby winner Desert Crown. Beautiful, beautiful pedigree. He was not seen as a two-year-old, this is only his second run, but he is racing against horses rated 105. He's drawn stall one on the inside, Tabor colours, Wayne Lordan takes the ride. Wayne only rode one winner on Sunday, probably a bad day at the office for Wayne compared to Saturday, where he rode six winners out of seven races. What a bit of riding that was! He breaks perfectly. I would say we hadn't seen him as a two-year-old because of his size. For me, he's settling into even enough fractions here, he just looks like a really uncomplicated ride. They've shunned the rail all day, but Wayne actually decides, in the next half furlong, is that he's good enough to actually rally up that rail. Wayne had committed to going down there. You can just see Wayne starting to get a little bit animated on him here as the pace quickens up. They are probably going to break 12 seconds a furlong shortly, doing 35 miles an hour. Everything around them is travelling well. You wouldn't say that any horse had an off day. Everything seems to be well within their comfort zone. But when this fella gets a little tap on the shoulder, and when we get to see him in the straight now, you'll see the size difference in him and the length of his stride. Wayne is happy to take the rail. He's just slapping the horse's neck there, starting to roll the boat, as we call it. So, you're starting to just motor forward. Look what this horse does. Horses behind him are actually all quickening as well. But this guy, within seven, eight, or nine strides, has gone three lengths. He's going four lengths. His ears are pinned back so far that you can't even see them. He's like a horse with no ears. He's trying so hard. He goes through the line absolutely motoring. Motoring! I was very, very impressed. This looks like a serious, serious animal. I suppose we're in a bit of a pickle with him because he is a three-year-old. He's only had his second start, but if he improves again, what could he be next season? Could he be an Arc horse? As I said, he was in the horse in training sales, but he's been taken out this morning at 10 a.m. Today's Monday, but really, really impressive and one to keep an eye on. If he stays in Ballydoyle, he's worth keeping an eye on. If he goes anywhere else, he's definitely worth keeping an eye on too. I thought he was a real eye-catcher this week.
