Myboycharlie could find himself rocketing to near the top of the betting for next year's 2,000 Guineas if Tommy Stack's colt can maintain his unbeaten record in style in tomorrow's Darley Prix Morny at Deauville.
The seven-length Anglesey Stakes winner will be ridden by Kieren Fallon for the first time this weekend when the partnership take on six opponents in the second Group One of the European juvenile campaign.
Last weekend's shock defeat for Henrythenavigator in the Phoenix Stakes denied the Coolmore Stud team the first but the potential possessed by Myboycharlie can be guessed at by the decision of John Magnier and co to buy the colt after his second start last month.
Currently Myboycharlie is a 20 to 1 fourth favourite for next year's Guineas and tomorrow he will face the horse directly in front of him in the betting, Winker Watson.
Peter Chapple Hyam is seeking back-to-back Morny victories after Dutch Art last year and Winker Watson boasts a similar kind of profile to that horse having won the Norfolk at Royal Ascot. However, he has run again since and although only narrowly winning the July Stakes at Newmarket, he did manage to overcome both a nightmare draw and a penalty.
Myboycharlie's task will also include having to beat the best two-year-old seen out in France this year, the Pascal Bary-trained filly Natagora who won the Papin on her last start and who has already been favourably compared to a previous Bary-trained Morny winner Six Perfections.
The Irish runner has, however, a versatility in terms of ground conditions that could be in his favour since the current good ground in Deauville may be altered by the forecasted rain tomorrow morning.
"We think he will be better on good ground but he proved the last day he does handle testing conditions," said Stack's son and assistant, "Fozzie". He added: "There have been no problems since the Anglesey, no holds, and we couldn't be happier with him."
This evening's action at Tramore sees the Willie Mullins-trained Dani California try to secure a second festival success this week in the mile and a half handicap. The three-year-old danced in by six lengths on Thursday evening and a 5lb penalty doesn't look enough to stop a repeat.
Mine'sasmallone was six lengths ahead of the rest when runner-up to Eight Up at Galway and can go one better in the amateur maiden.
