Just a few months after masterminding the career of the exceptional Sea The Stars, things have so far this campaign been fairly quiet for John Oxx.
This weekend he will saddle Keredari in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas, but Oxx is under no illusions as to the task facing the colt.
Keredari looked well above average when winning a Roscommon maiden last September, but he met with defeat behind Jim Bolger's Free Judgement a month later at Leopardstown in the Killavullan Stakes.
He got his career back on track with a stylish display in the Lougbrown Stakes, after which Oxx immediately nominated a crack at the Classic.
While he has plenty of scope for improvement, the Currabeg handler admits Keredari would need to step up an anything he has shown previously to trouble the big guns.
"Keredari is an intended runner at this stage," said Oxx.
"He's a nice horse but strictly on the ratings he has a fair bit to find."
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