Megan Nicholls’ Five To Follow For Flat Season

BetMGM ambassador Megan Nicholls has picked out five horses to follow ahead of the hotly anticipated Flat season. She is on the lookout for a new superstar – but has she found them?

Notepads at the ready? Check out Megan’s selections below…

Camille Pissaro

Age: 2

Trainer: Aidan O’Brien

My first horse to follow for this season is a two-year-old who has already run: Camille Pissaro*.

We saw him in action when winning at Navan. He’s trained by the master, Aidan O’Brien, and at the time of writing is right up at the top of the market for the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot.

He's really well related (a half to Golden Horde) so I think this horse could go right to the top. He could be one of our best two-year-olds this season and I'm particularly looking forward to seeing him at Royal Ascot in June.

Charyn

Age: 4

Trainer: Roger Varian

Charyn can get to the top level this year.

I thought he ran pretty well at what was a very strange Lockinge at Newbury. They went fast and it was just a weird result so I'm not giving up hope with this horse.

I reckon he's going to be winning at the very top level at some point in the season, especially when he gets his beloved soft ground. So keep him in the notebooks and don't give up on him in the Group 1s. He's going to get his head in front at that level very soon.

Ice Max

Age: 3

Trainer: Karl Burke

Ice Max is a horse that I am very much interested in for the rest of this season and one I think is going to go through the ranks.

He's trained by Karl Burke and owned by Sheik Mohammed Obaid. He can start to progress – he's two-from-two since being gelded, which I think has done him the world of good.

Ice Max was a little bit quirky as a two-year-old but he's starting to look very professional now. He's gone through the handicaps in impressive style and I reckon is on to bigger and better things for the rest of the season.

Tolerance

Age: 2

Trainer: George Boughey

I tried to find one horse that would be unraced so we could follow it from the very start.

Tolerance, by Starspangledbanner, is owned by Highclere and trained here at George Bougheys.

I really like him and actually got to sit on him at home when he was with Tally Ho before he went to the Breeze Up Sales. He breezed very nicely.

He went to Doncaster where he was then sold. He was purchased by Highclere Thoroughbreds, so I’m very much looking forward to seeing him out on the track.

His training at home has been very good and he's got a great temperament.

Vandeek

Age: 3

Trainer: Simon & Ed Crisford

One of my horses to follow for this flat season is Vandeek. He might be an obvious pick but I am super excited to see him back in action.

He is unbeaten as a two-year-old and an absolute monster physically. I think he can improve at three years old – we need a superstar in the sprint division and I think it's going to be him.

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