AT the time of writing Kameko has just had his first runner, Kimmico, and the Richard Hughes-trained filly, a modest 8,000gns purchase, was placed at Kempton. With some 84 potential runners in his first crop, Kameko will surely start clocking up plenty of winners as the season unfolds.

After all, he was a very smart juvenile who trained on to become a very quick classic winner, and he has been well supported at stud. His first crop yearlings averaged four times his covering fee, as befits a son of Kitten’s Joy (El Prado), and he clocked the fastest time ever when landing the Group 1 2000 Guineas.