Most Improved
2012: Three-year-old season
### 2012: Three\-year\-old season

During the early spring of 2012 Most Improved was backed into second favourite for the [2000 Guineas](/wiki/2000_Guineas "2000 Guineas"). However he did not make it to the start of the Guineas, due to an injury sustained shortly before his intended prep run in the [Craven Stakes](/wiki/Craven_Stakes "Craven Stakes"). He made his first appearance as a three\-year\-old in the [Prix du Jockey Club](/wiki/Prix_du_Jockey_Club "Prix du Jockey Club"). In a race with a lot of interference he could not get a clear run and ended up finishing a distant fourteenth. He then went to [Royal Ascot](/wiki/Royal_Ascot "Royal Ascot") for the [St James's Palace Stakes](/wiki/St_James%27s_Palace_Stakes "St James's Palace Stakes"). He was ridden near the front of the field by jockey [Kieren Fallon](/wiki/Kieren_Fallon "Kieren Fallon") and took the lead with two furlongs left to run. He stayed at the front and went on to win by ¾ length from Hermival, in a field that also included [Irish 2,000 Guineas](/wiki/Irish_2%2C000_Guineas "Irish 2,000 Guineas") winner [Power](/wiki/Power_%28horse%29 "Power (horse)") and [Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf](/wiki/Breeders%27_Cup_Juvenile_Turf "Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf") winner Wrote. On his next appearance, Most Improved ran poorly in the [Prix Jacques Le Marois](/wiki/Prix_Jacques_Le_Marois "Prix Jacques Le Marois"), being virtually pulled up in the closing stages by Fallon, as he finished last of the eleven runners behind [Excelebration](/wiki/Excelebration "Excelebration"). In the [Joel Stakes](/wiki/Joel_Stakes "Joel Stakes") at [Newmarket](/wiki/Newmarket_Racecourse "Newmarket Racecourse") he finished in seventh place, over 7 lengths behind winner Penitent.


Where did Most Improved go after the Prix du Jockey Club?