The breeding is interesting. The father is Supremacy, a sprinter who was one of the quickest juveniles of his generation, and the mother comes from the Pivotal line — a family known for producing horses that are sharp, consistent, and tough. Neither side of the family tree screams slow, which at least gives some reason for optimism.
Courage Best is trained by Rod Millman, whose small yard sits in Kentisbeare, Devon — about as far from the glamour of Newmarket as you can get. That distance from racing's heartland has never held Millman back. His team has sent out 40 winners already this season, which is a genuinely impressive number for an operation of this size. Trainers like Millman tend to know exactly when a horse is ready before they run it, so the fact that Courage Best is on a racecourse at all suggests the yard thinks this one is ready to show something.