Jackie Clover

It has been quite the purple patch for trainer Charlie Clover, who saddled his first winner on Thursday at Chelmsford, then another, and another, and another.  In his first season based in Newmarket, where his brother Tom also trains, the 29-year-old has five juveniles among the 13 horses in his stable, and now four of those youngsters are winners. "It's extraordinary," he says. "It's been a bit of a dream week really." The dream started when Eclipser (Arizona), an €11,000 yearling purchase by the trainer, struck on her second start...

There are more than a few echoes of the past when it comes to G1 Cazoo Oaks contender Rogue Millennium (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Bred by Shadwell, and trained from Kremlin House Stables in Newmarket, she will arrive at Epsom on the back of just two runs, both this season. Such a profile was no hindrance for the 2005 Oaks winner Eswarah (GB) (Unfuwain), trained for Sheikh Hamdan by Michael Jarvis. But while comparisons of yesteryear are understandable, Rogue Millennium, trained by the late Michael Jarvis's son-in-law Tom Clover, is a...