Your Guide to Clive Cox's Two-Year-Old Winning Horses for 2020

Clive Cox is one of those quiet, personable, intelligent trainers who don't need to shout and scream for punters to listen. In fact, he doesn't need to say much at all as he lets his horses do the talking. 

And this year's two-year-olds haven't needed any introduction. There have been many winners including a ''Royal'' Ascot victory at odds of 150/1. 

Beechadown Farm Stables, Sheepdrove, Lambourn, Hungerford, Berkshire has been the starting point for a number of exceptional thoroughbreds. 

Reading his website, the keywords to note is that it takes teamwork, dedication and support to be a success. Since starting training in 1999, and based at Beechdown since 2000. 

We have to go back to 2007 to find his first Group winner, Beacon Lodge who won the Horris Hill (Group 3). 

As far as talented two-year-olds we have been spoiled for choice. Think back to 2012, Group 1 success for Reckless Abandon who was unbeaten in five starts at two including: 

Norfolk Stakes (Group 2)

Prix Robert Papin (Group 2), France

Darley Prix Morny (Group 1), France 

Middle Park Stakes (Group 1)

A truly gifted son of Exchange Rate who cost just £24,000 at the yearling sales. 

The team has been firing on all cylinders this two-year-old (2yo) season of 2020. In fact, such is our appreciation of the stable that this post will be used to detail his two-year-old winners throughout the season. 

Take a look at Clive Cox's 2yo winners as detailed via Twitter. 

📸 #RoyalAscot pic.twitter.com/V5yAbEzlrv

— Ascot Racecourse (@Ascot) June 22, 2020

 

A huge upset in the Coventry Stakes as Nando Parrado wins at 150/1!

The biggest priced winner in Royal Ascot history! 😮#RoyalAscot pic.twitter.com/m6NDEILrdC

— Ascot Racecourse (@Ascot) June 20, 2020

 

Cobh (Kodi Bear) gets off the mark in fine style on debut for Clive Cox. A horse with significant upside. Purchased from @Goffs1866 Orby for €100,000 #TheBear pic.twitter.com/gABsU1wiOF

— China Horse Club (@Chinahorseclub) July 5, 2020

 

2YO SUPREMACY puts in a nice performance yesterday evening to win @WindsorRaces for Clive Cox.

Premier Yearling sold by Owenstown Stud to Clive Cox Racing 👏pic.twitter.com/wKdZr09Xjz

— Goffs UK (@GoffsUK) July 7, 2020 

 

💥September Yearling Sale💥

Sadiqaa looks an exciting prospect when winning by 3L first time out @LeicesterRaces

Sold for €28,000 by Ballyreddin & Kellsgrange to Clive Cox pic.twitter.com/bl14Tygrb3

— Tattersalls Ireland (@tatts_ireland) July 7, 2020

Isabella Giles (Belardo) is now two from two for her first-season sire, shrugging off her penalty for Adam Kirby and Clive Cox at @NewburyRacing

Results ➡ https://t.co/GI57hUtDeF pic.twitter.com/cUVRJDwhT5

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 8, 2020

Hot 2-Year-Old Trainers To Follow In September

I can't believe that we are nearly in September and the 2-year-old races will be winding down over the coming months. As I said the flat is winding down but it's not over until the fat lady sings and there is plenty of time to make some money. 

So, which trainers will be banging out the winners till she sings? Step forward Mr Clive Cox who over the past two Septembers has kept his 2-year-olds in great form. Let's take a look at the stats. In 2017 Clive Cox had seven runners with four winners and two placed including Awesome and Snazzy Jazzy who won the Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes race at Curragh. 2018 wasn't much different with Clive having eight runners with five winning and another placed. Hopefully, this month will be the same. Two Clive Cox horses I will be looking forward to seeing out again is Positive who will be winning again soon and the exciting It’s Good To Laugh who will be getting his first win on the board soon for owners Paul and Clare Rooney. 

Next on the Hotlist for September is John Gosden who loves a 2-year-old winner this month. A few pointers in the right direction here though. Has to be in Maiden and Novice races only, plus the distance is 1 mile to 1 mile 1 furlong and also under 15/2. In 2017, he had four winners out of eleven runners with another three placed. Winners included the sadly departed Roaring Lion and Crossed Batton who won at Sandown. One I am really looking forward to seeing out soon is the Ms Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum owned Thebian Kingman colt who cost £230,000 and is entered in the Group 2 Champagne Stakes at Doncaster.

Charlie Hills could be another worth following in September with his 2-year-olds. As always just Novice and Maiden races and priced under 15/2. In 2017, he had six winners out of twelve runners that's an amazing 50 per cent strike-rate and in 2018 he had ten runners with four winning. Dulas could be a dark horse to look out for in September, I think I may have put this on as a horse to follow. Finished a respectable sixth on debut at Newmarket in July and is highly thought of by trainer Charlie Hills. 

Trainers are creatures of habit and Richard Hughes 2017 and 2018 September stats for his 2-year-old horses in Novice and Maiden races are exactly the same. In 2017 Richard had nine runners with three winning and another one placed and of course the same for 2018. One course he seems to like is Chelmsford with three winners and another placed out of four horses he has sent there, all winners in this month have been under 15/2. Three to look out for are Maori Knight an 82,000 euro Camelot colt. Lady Lynetta an 80,000 euro Tamayuz filly and unraced Kyllachy colt called Rathagan. 

Thanks for reading and good luck.

2:50 Windsor - Making History Makes His Debut for Saeed bin Suroor

14.50 Windsor 08 April 2019 EBF Novice Stakes (Class 5) (2YO) 

This looks a decent 2-year-old Novice event, with what looks like some nice types taking part, twelve horse go to post. I wrote this when the early entries were declared and will keep it the same so I can look back on it if I need information for future races. I will mention a few that stand out. 

The first I will mention is Richard Hannon's first 2-year-old of the season Lexington Quest who’s out of first season sire Ivawood and owned by Middleham Park Racing, he cost £32.000 as a yearling and was down to run in the Brocklesby. Richard Hannon hasn’t got the best record in this race with no winners in the last four seasons, but not a bad record with 2-year-olds at Windsor, which sees him with a 29 per cent winning strike rate over the past four seasons with horses 10/1 and under. 

Mark Johnston runs Gobi Sunset, with Franny Norton taking the ride on this Oasis Dream colt, I remember this race last year when he ran Blown by the Wind who reared up in the stalls and blew the start(no pun intended)before winning impressively at odds of 2/1. I will be interested to see if Gobi Sunset gets out the stalls quick, as looking back over the last four seasons Marks horses have all been slowly away, but saying that he has a great record with his 2-year-olds at Windsor, with an impressive 53 per cent win strike rate with horses 15/2 and under in non handicap races. 

I always make a note of S Bin Suroor's first few runners of the season, as over the years they are normally of a high standard and *Making History could be another to add to the collection, this Godolphin bred Dubawi colt could make it another winner at a course where the trainer likes to send his better horses, bearing in mind he’s only sent six horses here over the past four seasons, he has a 50 per cent win strike rate with the three winners all being shorted priced favourites. 

Royal Ambition will be Clive Cox first 2-year-old runner of the season and have noted before that his first few horses are definitely worth checking out. He has a decent strike rate at Windsor(38 per cent win strike rate), so this chestnut colt could be worth a market check.

Can Dorchester Dom give the Brocklesby another form boost? After stablemate Zulu Zander eased to victory at Leicester on Monday. This P D Evans trained Starspangledbanner colt ran a great race in the Brocklesby to finish fourth at odds of 33/1 and should be a lot wiser this time out. Evans has a terrible record at Windsor with his 2-year-olds, over the past four seasons he has an 8 per cent win strike rate but has run a few decent sorts at this meeting with Awesome Allen winning in 2016. 

Conclusion: 

Difficult race to access with all but one making their first trip to a racecourse, am sure Dorchester Dom will come on a ton for his Brocklesby run. I really hope Lexington Quest can give the Middleham Park Racing owners a winner, but if the money comes in for Making History I will be taking note. I will check the market before I decide to have a bet or not. 

Reviews:

Just a couple of bets for me last week, in my last post I mentioned a horse called Just Brilliant, who was Peter Chappel Hyams best 2-year-old in 2017, so I had a small win bet on him, but he was well put in his place by the impressive odds on winner Canvassed, who I think will go places this season. I also had the normal bet on my dinner break in work, Queen's horse Regular was my bet but just got run down on the line, so another placed effort for me, and next up I did Canardier, my Twitter mate Sam's tip for the Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle at Aintree, which was also placed but I defo got a run for my money again. No luck for me this week, thanks for reading and if you had better luck leave me a comment I would love to hear what it's like to win these days.

* Making History (Non runner)