Commandment

There is nothing in the form book on Commandment yet — this three-year-old steps onto a racecourse for the very first time, so all anyone has to go on is breeding. And the breeding is worth a look. The sire is Into Mischief, one of the most influential stallions in North America, responsible for a string of top-level winners and consistently one of the highest-rated horses at stud. The dam is by Orb, a former Kentucky Derby winner whose offspring have shown they can handle a range of conditions. On paper, Commandment arrives with a respectable pedigree — but paper only gets you so far. The first race will tell us everything.