Purchased for 24,000 guineas at Book 3 of the October Yearling Sale at Tattersalls, the two-year-old by Twilight Son, has already earned £144,369 from his two starts in 2024.

The bulk of his winnings arrived courtesy of a narrow success in the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes at Newbury last month.

Caburn triumphed by a neck to land a bumper payday of just under £130,000 for connections. It followed a victorious debut at Salisbury.

Now trainer Jack Jones is aiming at what is the most valuable juvenile Group 2 in the land,  being the £250,000 contest on the Knavesmire.

Telling the Caburn story, Newmarket-based Jones said: “He went to Salisbury and won nicely from a bad draw. That was a very good day. 

“Straight away from Salisbury, we earmarked the Super Sprint. I think dropping down to five (furlongs) wasn’t ideal but when you pay all that money for entry fees you’ve sort of half got to bite the bullet and run. 

“He was training well prior to the Super Sprint. I couldn’t go into it saying I was confident – I thought he’d run well and he was a nice horse, but it was a 19-runner runner race, back down to five on quick ground. For me, six furlongs and a bit of cut in the ground is his forte. 

“So, to do it like he did was very special and I think sort of points that there should be improvement back up to six. He was first off the bridle, which was even more a suggestion why six is more his thing – and, in time, seven. 

“You don’t see many horses stick their neck out, ears back and want to win like Caburn did. It was a very, very special day. To be completely honest, it hasn’t really sunk in yet.”

Jones, whose string-size is around 35, has Caburn on course for a first crack at Group company later this month.

He added: “It’s a step up in class but I think he’s warranted a go at it and we’ll see where we are from there I guess. He seems in good form – he has done two canters up Warren Hill this morning and will gallop tomorrow is the plan. 

“I’m quite level-headed with everything. You’ve got to train them as a normal horse – you can’t wrap them up in cotton wool. You’ve just got to stick to your system, stick to what’s working.”

The prestigious four-day Sky Bet Ebor Festival commences on Wednesday 21 August when the £1.25million Juddmonte International Stakes will be staged. All of the other 27 races at the festival carry six-figure prize funds.