The Timeform rankings return to highlight the top-rated maiden/novice winners in Britain and Ireland from the last fortnight (June 22-July 5), with a trio of Ballydoyle bluebloods taking high order after a productive Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Festival for the stable.=3. ABRAHAM LINCOLN (GB)Wootton Bassett (GB) – High Celebrity (Fr), by Invincible Spirit (Ire)Timeform performance rating: 90Aidan O'Brien's domination of the two-year-old maidens staged at the Curragh's three-day fixture was kicked off by Abraham Lincoln, a straightforward winner of the 6f contest run on June 26. Sent off the 11/8 favourite in a field of 12, the son of Wootton Bassett duly passed his first test with flying colours, quickening to lead entering the final furlong and always doing enough from there to beat stablemate Haffner (Justify) by nearly two lengths.Bred by Jean-Philippe Dubois, Abraham Lincoln was one of the most expensive yearlings sold at public auction in Europe last year, having been bought by MV Magnier and White Birch Farm for €2.3 million at the Arqana August Sale. He becomes the fifth winner from seven runners out of the G3 Prix d'Arenberg winner and G1 Cheveley Park Stakes third High Celebrity, with the others including the G2 Queen's Vase runner-up Highbury and Listed Prix Frederic de Lagrange second Friendly Face, both by Galileo.Abraham Lincoln seems sure to improve with that 'TDN Rising Star' performance at the Curragh under his belt, with a step up to 7f promising to play to his strengths, too. He is reportedly an intended runner in Saturday's G2 Superlative Stakes at Newmarket, where his potential rivals include Godolphin's dual winner Al Hudaiba (Dark Angel) (97p) and the Listed Chesham Stakes fifth Pikachu (Frankel) (93). €2.3m buy Abraham Lincoln (Wootton Bassett) has all the entries and makes the perfect start for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore at @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/eP38a3Pp3t— Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 26, 2026 =3. ALASKAN BEAR (IRE)Kodiac (GB) – Midsummer Breeze (GB), by Havana Gold (Ire)Timeform performance rating: 90Alaskan Bear put his experience to good use when getting off the mark at the third attempt at Newbury on July 2, fully confirming the promise he showed when finishing fourth (beaten a little over three lengths) in the G3 Marble Hill Stakes at the Curragh on his previous start. With no Great Barrier Reef (No Nay Never) to contend with this time, he was the clear standout on form and duly justified odds-on favouritism with the minimum of fuss, powering clear late on to land the spoils by four lengths.Admittedly, that 6f novice probably wasn't the deepest race of its type, but Alaskan Bear has improved with every run so far and could yet have more to offer when the situation demands it. The fourth foal out of unraced daughter of the G3 Ballyogan Stakes heroine Miss Anabaa (Anabaa), he looks a useful prospect for the Jack Davison stable to go to war with, having been purchased for 95,000gns at Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. Hacked up!Alaskan Bear bumped into Confucius and Great Barrier Reef in Ireland but makes it third time lucky with a dominant display at @NewburyRacing…@JackJdavisond | @HectorCrouch pic.twitter.com/kmkTgoWBZ1— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 2, 2026 =3. STARDOM GLORY (IRE)Starspangledbanner (Aus) – Purr And Prowl, by PurimTimeform performance rating: 90Like Alaskan Bear, Stardom Glory stepped up on the form of his two previous efforts when winning the 6f maiden run at Chester on June 27, just needing to be pushed out to take the measure of his chief market rival, The Dancing Pirate (Blackbeard), in the final furlong. Certainly, he appeared to win with more up his sleeve than the official winning margin of a length, with the first two pulling over five lengths clear of the remainder, while the timefigure suggests that the form needs viewing positively.Bought for 90,000gns at Book 1 of the October Yearling Sale, Stardom Glory remains with plenty of potential and appeals as the type to make his mark in some good nurseries for Hugo Palmer. He is a half-brother to four other winners, most notably Rebel Tale (Tale Of The Cat), who proved himself a useful juvenile in his own right when runner-up in the G2 Futurity Stakes. 50 winners at @ChesterRaces for @hpalmerracing!Stardom Glory swoops late for @davidprobert9 in the opener and provides @TonyEnnis11 a winning NAP on #TheInsideLine… pic.twitter.com/rl3dYBkWjO— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 27, 2026 2. GIANT SEQUOIAFrankel (GB) – Pink Dogwood (Ire), by Camelot (GB)Timeform performance rating: 92Giant Sequoia looked another Ballydoyle juvenile destined for bigger and better things when winning at the Curragh on June 27, showing the benefit of his debut outing over the same course and distance (June 3) with an accomplished display. Never far away in the hands of Ryan Moore, he quickened to lead two furlongs out and was by no means fully extended thereafter as he quickly put his seven rivals to the sword, ultimately getting the verdict by over two lengths as he led home an O'Brien-trained one-two-three.That 7f maiden has a rich history of producing future top-level winners, with Rip Van Winkle, Gleneagles and City Of Troy featuring among the noteworthy winners from Ballydoyle alone, while this meeting's Irish Derby hero Benvenuto Cellini (Frankel) was second in it last year. Incidentally, Giant Sequoia is from the same family as Benvenuto Cellini, with both colts sharing the same great granddam.More immediately, Giant Sequoia is out of the Oaks runner-up Pink Dogwood, who was also placed in the Irish equivalent and is a full-sister to another Irish Derby in winner Latrobe. Bred by Resolute Bloodstock, whose John Stewart shares ownership with the Coolmore partners, Giant Sequoia already features at the head of the ante-post betting for the 2027 Derby, while the manner of this victory identifies him as a candidate for leading two-year-old honours, too. No worries for favourite backers! Frankel colt Giant Sequoia scores nicely at 4/9 – the same price he was beaten on debut.He looks very useful indeed @Ballydoyle | @resracingky pic.twitter.com/4edVNNcR54— Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 27, 2026 1. ALPHA (IRE)Sea The Stars (Ire) – Alpha Centauri (Ire), by Mastercraftsman (Ire)Timeform performance rating: 104The 7f fillies' maiden run at the Curragh on June 28 is invariably just as informative as the colts' equivalent staged the previous afternoon, with the subsequent Group 1 winners Alice Springs (2015), Happily (2017), Discoveries (2021), Ylang Ylang (2023) and Lake Victoria (2024) all featuring on the recent roll of honour.This year, Alpha not only made it four in a row for O'Brien, but she was arguably as impressive as any of his previous winners in justifying her short odds, having caught the eye when filling the runner-up spot on her debut at Leopardstown earlier in the month. She made every yard of the running at the Curragh, despite spending half of the race still looking green, before really opening up as the penny dropped with less than three furlongs to run. At the line she was fully six lengths clear of stablemate Ibelieveicanfly (Frankel), looking every inch the top-class filly her pedigree entitles her to be.Indeed, Alpha's dam, Alpha Centauri, needs no introduction as a four-time Group 1 winner who entered the Coolmore fold after being purchased for €6 million at the 2023 Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale. Alpha is her third winner from as many runners, while Alpha Centauri is herself a full-sister to the aforementioned Discoveries – who went on to win the Moyglare Stud Stakes as a two-year-old – and a half to the G1 Coronation Stakes heroine Alpine Star (Sea The Moon).The Moyglare looks an obvious target for 'TDN Rising Star' Alpha if she continues to go the right way, with her Timeform master rating of 104p already identifying her as one of the most exciting juvenile fillies in training. For context, she is ranked behind only the Royal Ascot winners Libertango (No Nay Never) (109p) and Victorious (Wootton Bassett) (106p) among her sex, even ahead of her Group-winning stablemate Sun Goddess (Sioux Nation) (103p). Oh, hello The superbly-bred ALPHA puts on a show in the opener @curraghrace.She's been slashed into as short as 10/1 for the 1,000 Guineas.@WorldPool | @GAINEquine pic.twitter.com/pcj09n1mId— Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 28, 2026 Timeform's Top-Rated Two-Year-Olds (in Britain and Ireland)*109p – Libertango (f)108p – Great Barrier Reef107p – Orthodox106p – Victorious (f)104p – Alpha (f)104p – Royal Heritage104 – Adaay Of Scarlett103p – Cut A Dash103p – Mrair103p – Sun Goddess (f)*Up to and including racing on Sunday, July 5.The post Timeform’s Top Juveniles: Alpha Announces Herself with Curragh Tour de Force appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.