ONE of the success stories among the first season sires in 2023 was that of Study Of Man. It was no surprise that he should be a success, but most observers would have believed that his stock will be better at three, as he was.

That said, he got off to a great start with nine individual juvenile winners, two stakes horses, and a number of horses who look likely to grow his stakes record as a stallion this year. His star runner is the Paddy Twomey-trained Deepone, and he completed his season with a victory in the Group 2 Beresford Stakes, a renowned race for producing classic winners.