Winning a Grade Two race first time up after more than two years off the track is a good performance. But beating Carruthers by six lengths, getting 6lbs, is not Gold Cup standard although he’s good enough to run in it. Whether Taranis can get into the private argument between stable companions Kauto Star and Denman remains to be seen. Even his top-rated performance before his injury, which put him on a handicap rating of 162, would leave him with something to find.
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