IT’S THE WONDER OF ROU
ROUSSEL, who justified short odds at Leicester on his debut, is taken to remain unbeaten.
Charlie Appleby’s son of Kodiac impressed on track at the Goffs Breeze-Up Sale at Doncaster in April and left having cost £360,000 at the subsequent auction.
Punters sent Roussel off at 4-5 to get his racecourse career off to a winning start in a five-furlong event in the East Midlands last month.
And the speedily bred youngster duly delivered, beating Demons Rock by three-quarters of a length.
A big step forward is required today, but Roussel displayed unmistakable signs of inexperience – he pricked his ears and changed his legs when hitting the front over a furlong out – so it’s likely he’s barely scratched the surface. l The Wesley Ward pair Nootka Sound Elizabeth
and Darcy are of obvious interest while, at bigger Dragons Tail odds, was an emphatic scorer at Chester second time up.