THE stallions who make a quick start in their freshman season tend to be those who were themselves sprinters or milers, sometimes precocious sorts, and almost always horses who showed talent when they were juveniles. Almost always.

In 2012 Norman Court Stud’s Group 1 star Sixties Icon took high early rank with Listed Woodcote Stakes and Group 3 Premio Primi Passi success for his son Chilworth Icon.