Foaled March 17. €270,000 foal, 375,000 gns yearling, Mehmas colt. Half-brother to French 1m winner Alhama River. Appealing newcomer, although Ryan Moore on the once-raced West of Eden.
€110,000 yearling, St Mark’s Basilica colt. Dam, useful US 2-y-o 5.5f/6f winner, third in US Grade 3 6f event at 2 yrs. 11/2, shaped encouragingly when fourth on debut at Navan (6f, West of Eden fifth), looking set to play a hand in the finish prior to losing valuable momentum 1f out. Will improve.
Foaled February 15. $220,000 foal, Justify colt. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to useful 1½m winner Favorite Memory from family of US Grade 1 1m-1¼m winner Stay Thirsty. Yard’s first juvenile runner of the year.
Foaled February 8. New Bay colt. Half-brother to useful winner up to 1¼m Sea Poetry. Dam, useful French 2-y-o 1m winner, half-sister to 10.5f-1½m winner Fortunique.
Foaled February 22. Night of Thunder colt. Dam, 9.5f winner (stayed 10.5f), half-sister to very smart 9.5f-15f winner One Foot In Heaven out of high-class 1¼m-1½m winner Pride.
€500,000 yearling, No Nay Never colt. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, half-sister to useful 1¼m-1½m winner Heliac from an excellent family. 5/6, failed to meet expectations but not knocked about in 6f Navan maiden 3 weeks ago. Should have come on plenty for that and bred to be suited by 7f.
Foaled January 24. 150,000 gns yearling, Sea The Stars filly. Sister to smart 1¼m winner Space Legend and 8.5f winner Newton’s Star. Trainer has had 3 successful 2-y-o newcomers this season and she’s appealing on paper.