Listed below are the top 11 horses as rated by Timeform in their 2012-2013 2yo season. Their individual Timeform ratings are listed next to their names
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Under their names I've also listed:
Winning distances // Best rated run // Predicted best distance moving forwardinto their 3yo seasons
Overreach 121p
1100-1200 // 1200 Golden Slipper G1 // 1100-1200
Guelph 119
1000-1600 // 1600 Champagne G1 // 1400-1600
Sidestep 118
1200 // 1200 2nd Golden Slipper G1 // 1200-1600? Dam won 3yo G2 at 1600
Miracles Of Life 118
1000-1200 // 1200 Blue Diamond G1 // 1000-1200
Scandiva 117?
1100-1200 // 1400 2nd to Guelph G1 Sires Produce // 1200-1400
Criterion 115
1100-1200 // 1200 Todman G2 // 1100-1200
Equator 115
1250 // 1600 3rd Champagne G1 // 1200-1600
Fast 'n' Rocking 115
No wins // 5th Golden Slipper G1 // 1200-1400 Maybe longer?
Fuerza 115
No wins // 2nd Champagne G1
Romantic Touch 115p
1400-1600 // JJ Atkins G1 // 1400+?
Drago 114
1800 // 4th Champagne G1 // 1800m+ Derby prospect?
Note: I've assessed the last few years of the Victoria Derby winners and they were all given reasonably easy times as 2yo's avoiding the high pressure races such as the Slipper and Blue Diamond. Drago was probably the best of the list above from a staying point of view.
Here's a list below to help out. You can cut and paste their name's into the formguide at:
www.racingandsports.com.au/form-guide
Year
| Winner
| Jockey
| Trainer
| Owner
| Time |
| 2012 | Fiveandahalfstar [1] | Damien Oliver | Anthony Cummings | Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd | 2:35.92 |
| 2011 | Sangster [2] | Hugh Bowman | Trent Busuttin | K D Greenlees et al. | 2:40.33 |
| 2010 | Lion Tamer [3] | Hugh Bowman | Murray & Bjorn Baker | P H P Bayly | 2:46.43 |
| 2009 | Monaco Consul [4] | Corey Brown | Michael Moroney | G G Syndicate Ltd (Mgr: G Peterson) & O G Glenn | 2:41.68 |
| 2008 | Rebel Raider [5] | Clare Lindop | Leon Macdonald | B H Perks, T J Robertson, R B Fairclough, Dr P C Goel et al. | 2:36.90 |
| 2007 | Kibbutz [6] | Craig Williams | David Hayes | Terry Henderson syndicate et al. | 2:40.92 |
| 2006 | Efficient | Michael Rodd | Graeme Rogerson | Lloyd J. Williams et al. | 2:38.35 |
| 2005 | Benicio | Noel Callow | Lee Freedman | Freedman brothers et al. | 2:37.08 |
| 2004 | Plastered | Paul Harvey | Lindsay Smith | Jenella Harvey et al. | 2:35.49 |
| 2003 | Elvstroem | Damien Oliver | Tony Vasil | Elvstroem Syndicate | 2:38.99 |
| 2002 | Helenus | Steven King | Leon Corstens | Joseph & Thecla Xipell | 2:40.54 |
| 2001 | Amalfi | Damien Oliver | Peter Moody | Ron & Judy Wanless | 2:34.63 |
| 2000 | Hit The Roof | Glen Boss | David Hall | Bob Scarborough | 2:39.02
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