TWO-year-olds took centre stage last weekend with some of England’s and Ireland’s top contests showcasing a mix of potential sprint and classic contenders for 2016.

In the past, the obvious discussion topic about a highly-rated winner of the Group 1 Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes was his prospects of staying the 2000 Guineas trip the following spring, but now that we have the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup, a very welcome addition to the pattern programme, colts like Shalaa can follow a different path.