The two Group One juvenile events here on Saturday were won by two-year-olds that promise to add to their haul of top-level races at three, but perhaps the strongest portent of the 2026 season came in the opening race, as Bow Echo extended his unbeaten record to three races in the Group Two Royal Lodge Stakes.
Bow Echo is a solid 12-1 chance for next season’s 2,000 Guineas on 2 May – the Classic could be his next race – but it was the confident, perma-smiling presence of Billy Loughnane in his saddle that could become a motif for next summer.
