3 Year Olds

Basilisk is from the family of Kerali. His dam Treat Gently won five times in France and the US up to Gr.2 level. His grandam Kid Gloves is a half sister to Hasili

Disappointing on his only run at Kempton last Autumn, he misbehaved and has been gelded since. Being by Speighstown, I think a mile may prove to be his trip and there is a possibility he may be a better horse on the all-weather.I hope he will develop into an above average three year old.

Blowing Dixie is from the family of the 1983 Champion Older Mare Time Charter who won nine times including the Champion Stakes (Gr.1), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr.1) and Oaks (Gr.1). Craig Bennett’s Merry Fox Stud have already bred the Moyglare Stakes (Gr.1) winner Cursory Glance (Distorted Humor)  from his dam Time Control.

He has had 3 runs on the All- Weather and has an official rating of 61.

Cambric is from the first crop of the dual Derby winner Australia. Her dam raced for Luca Cumani’s Fittocks Stud before being sold at Tattersalls December Sales. She won over a mile at two and was listed placed at four and comes from the family of Souk which includes the likes of Alexandrova, Magical Romance and Chicquita

Casual Reply From the family of Regal Parade, she has an attractive pedigree and has done a lot of growing since last year. Unraced, she is an unknown quantity.

Chop Chop Improved from her debut to finish third at Kempton in February and she is going to stay further than some of her family members. Her dam won eight races for us, including a Group 3 and three Listed events, and the family improve with age.

Cochise From a late maturing family who stay well, he is an unraced half-brother to the progressive Mekong and Pow Wow who won three times for us a couple of years ago. We have taken our time with him and he probably won’t come into his own until the second half of this year. He will start off over a mile or ten furlongs.

Creationist A nice horse who has been progressive on the all-weather during the winter winning over a mile at Kempton and Newcastle. The form is difficult to assess but the handicapper has given him a mark of 86. I hope he will continue to improve and he ought to stay further.

He was bought at the Goresbridge breeze up sale by Nick Bradley. He is from the first crop of Frankel’s brother Noble Mission.

Cristielle Immature and backward last year, but she has a very good pedigree being a half-sister to Group 2 winner Aljazzi. I think she will benefit from time and a trip and will improve.

Doubly Beautiful was bought by Amanda Skiffington at Tattersalls Book 1. He is by Sea The Stars half brother Born to Sea, out of Bella Bella who won at 3 and 4 over 7 furlongs.

Ran well on his only start at Newbury finishing sixth. Trips around six and seven furlongs will suit him and he may prefer some cut in the ground. He qualifies for median auctions so that is the route we will looking to take to begin with this year.

Excellent Magic was a Tattersall’s Book 1 purchase by Rabbah Bloodstock. She is from the Hascombe and Valiant family that traces back to On Show and includes Inchinor, Ingozi, Miss Keller , Galactic Star and more recently Beckford and Harbour Law.

Fashion’s Star Bought at the breeze-ups in France last spring, and I thought she produced a professional performance to win a conditions stakes on her debut at Newbury. She travelled well and then knuckled down. The form is difficult to assess at this stage but she probably ran to a rating of 90 and the aim is to gain some black type. Her victory wasn’t a surprise because she has always worked nicely at home. Despite winning on slow ground, I think quicker ground will suit her and she ought to stay at least a mile and she is likely to get a Guineas entry.

Fields Of Dreams was bought by Amanda Skiffington at Tattersalls December Yearling Sale. His dam won over 6f at two when trained by Michael Jarvis. She descends from Meon Valley Stud’s Reprocolor family.

Great Bear He possesses a strong staying pedigree out of an Irish Oaks winner and is a half-brother to Dubhe who won over two miles at Meydan in February. It was therefore a good performance to win at Wolverhampton on his only start as a juvenile. He was to be Lady Rothschild’s final winner after she sadly passed away in January. I don’t think it was the strongest of races but he is likely to improve and to stay a mile and a half plus and we will be giving him entries in some of the better races.

Headman comes from Juddmonte’s family of the moment and he is from the first crop of Kingman. Headman’s dam Deliberate is a half sister to Flintshire  and the second dam Dance Routine is a full sister to Concentric the dam of Enable. Deliberate won at 3 in France and has bred three winners from four runners.

A big imposing colt with a lovely action, he looked very impressive when winning on his debut at Newcastle in early November. He couldn’t have won any easier and the runner-up is rated 85. We took a view afterwards that if he was going to be a Guineas horse he needed to have another run for experience purposes, plus he ought to be good enough to cope with a drop back to seven furlongs. While I was disappointed at the time when he finished second, his wide draw didn’t help, the winner was from a strong yard and he was conceding seven pounds. There is every chance he will still be given a Guineas entry but I think he is more likely to be suited by a step up to ten furlongs. He has always been a well-balanced horse and, given his size he did well to win as a two year old. He has potential.

Imhotep is a Kingman half brother to Fair Eva and Herculean. hey are from one of the faster Judddmonte families which goes back to Populi and Musicanti.

Imperium Unraced, he is well bred being by Frankel out of an Oaks winner. His dam has produced Flying Cross who was third in an Irish St Leger and he looks like being a staying horse. An unknown quantity, he is a big scopey horse.

Infuse was bred by the Duke of Roxburghe at his Floors Stud in Scotland. She is from a family that dates back to the Tree/Whitney days at Beckhampton when Land Ho and Easy Landing were here. The most notable descendant being the brilliant Attraction, Champion two year old in Europe 2003 and Champion three yearold in Ireland 2004.

She has a good pedigree being by Lope De Vega and from the family of Attraction, typically of her sire’s stock she is a good mover. I thought she ran well on her debut at Newmarket finishing seventh considering it was very loose ground and she met every undulation wrong. She may benefit from a step up to ten furlongs.

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Junior Rip was Nick’s stand out of the whole Orby sale. A gorgeous, strong colt with great movement he has everything you would want to see physically when buying a yearling. From a proven dam line, he is a half brother to Ventura Storm who was runner up in the 2016 St Leger, a Group 1 winner in Italy and has since gone on to become a leading performer in Australia.

By Rip Van Winkle (sire of our highly progressive star filly Cribbs Causeway) who was a three times Group 1 winner and whilst he is not the most fashionable sire on the market at present, he can certainly produce winners in the higher grades and without doubt if our colt had been by a sire who’s progeny are in vogue, he would have cost well into six figures. This colt has such a strong catalogue page, there is so much black type in the second dam, that there was no room for any further generations!!

Lady Adelaide is from the first crop of Australia. her dam won in France at 3

A deep strong filly who ran two good races as a two year old. Beaten a neck on her debut at Newbury it was in tough conditions against more experienced rivals. She confirmed the promise next time at Kempton winning narrowly. The form of her win isn’t easy to assess but she is owner bred and we are keen to get some black type. A big scopey filly, she could be guided towards an Oaks trial in the spring.

Lady Rasha An unraced half-sister to Extra Elusive, she was immature last year. An unknown quantity, she has got the pedigree and has scope.

Midport  was bought by Amanda Skiffington at Tattersall’s Book 2. He is by the promising young sire Dabirsim out of Monspa who won at 3 in France. She is from a family that was very successful for the late Lord Howard de Walden’s Plantation Stud.

Mister Merlin by the talented sire Dark Angel was bought by Amanda Skiffington at Tattersall’s Book 2. His dam won at 2 over 7f and 3 over 10f.

Mojave A big strong galloping horse, he is a half-brother to Desert Path and is a staying horse in the making. Green on his debut at Wolverhampton last backend, he has been gelded since and we will take our time with him. I am hoping he will be progressive by May/June time.

Momkin is from the family of Rafha. His dam Contradict is out of the Princess Royal Stakes  (Gr.3) winner Acts of Grace who is a half sister to the very successful stallions Invincible Spirit and Kodiac.

He’s done well physically from two to three and he could be the sort to develop into a Britannia Stakes horse this season. Third on his debut at Salisbury, he then beat a well regarded runner of Richard Hannon’s (Beat Le Bon) at Newbury. Beaten a head at Ffos Las in August on his final start in ground that didn’t suit him. Rated 90, his mark looks fair and, while he needs to improve again, he is a good looking colt who will hopefully progress. I think a mile will be his trip.

Mubariz is from a family that has produced Ballydoyle, Misty For Me, Twirl, Roly Poly and the sire Fasliyev.

Despite being immature, he looked a nice horse last year progressing with each run. A leisurely winner at Nottingham on his final start, he made all and won in good style. He has the size and pedigree to improve as a three year old and we will start him off in a handicap. Rated 89, he will reappear over a mile but is bred to get further.

Mystiquestar‘s dam Magique won three times and was  placed 6 times in a three season career. She won over 8.5f at 2, 8f at 3 and 9f at 4. The next dam Misskinta  bred six winners including Miss Jacques wonderful horse Grandeur who won 10 races and was placed 8 times from 31 starts.  In all he raced for  5 seasons  winning at Brighton (7f), Goodwood (10f four times), Newbury (9f), Santa Anita Gr.2 (9f), Hollywood Park Gr.2 (12f), and Lingfield AW (10f twice).  He also raced at Arlington Park, Belmont Park and Sha Tin. Quite something to live up to. The family traces through the Aga Khan’s studs to a family started by that great French breeder Marcel Boussac.

Olympic Fighter was bought by Rabbah Bloodstock at Tattersall’s Book 2. He is by the very consistent Kildangan Stud sire Teofilo who has sired 14 Gr.1 winners and a great Beckhampton favourite Quest For More. The dam’s side is very North American and includes the Irish Derby winner St Jovite.

Orchidia was purchased at Goffs Orby sale by Badger’s Bloodstock. She is well related her dam New Orchid is the dam of the Juddmonte mare’s African Rose and Helleborine. the former is the dam of the promising Herculean.

Pensee‘s dam was produced by the famous Ballymacoll Stud, sadly dispersed in 2017. There are numerous black type winners in her pedigree notably the dual Champion filly Islington 2002/3 and the Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente.

Qarasu is by the successful French stallion Le Havre who stands at the Haras de Montfort and Preaux. He is from a family that has had good results in the last few years. It derives from Souk, notable members are Puce, Pongee, Prudenzia, Chicquita and Golden Sword. Another daughter Shouk is responsible for the 2006 champion filly Alexandrova, the Cheveley Park winner Magical Romance, Washington Irvine and Masterofthehorse. Bella Qatara (Dansili) ran four times in France winning at Pornichet-La Baule over 10.5 furlongs, she is out of Alexandrova.

Half-brother to Aspetar, I was pleased with his debut run at Newbury finishing a close second. He was bullied a bit and didn’t get the smoothest of runs before staying on. I thought it was therefore a good run against more experienced opponents. Like his brother and a lot of his sire’s progeny, he seems to enjoy slow ground. We will look for a novice over a mile or ten furlongs in the spring.

Red Impression stems from the Juddmonte foundation mare Nijinsky Star the dam of  Viviana , dam of Sightseek, Tates Creek and the lovely mare Willstar the dam of Etoile Montante.  Her dam Purissima , by the Kentucky Derby winner  Fusaichi Pegasus, has bred three winners to date.

A very promising filly and a very fast one, too. She looked good when winning on her debut at Kempton and the form has worked out well. We then took her to Lingfield and the race went perfectly with the Godolphin runner going very quickly early on and she travelled well throughout. It turned out to be a course record and she won by six lengths. I think six furlongs will be her trip but she may stay an extra furlong in time. Her first target is a new Listed races for three year old fillies over six furlongs at Chelmsford in early May. We will then find out whether the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot (21^st June) is a realistic target. A strong filly, she has yet to race on the turf but she gives the impression she will be suited to fast ground.

Royal Star She is a big filly who ran very promisingly on her debut at Newbury on slow ground in late October. A full-sister to September Stars and a half-brother to Teodoro, she is from a progressive family who stay well. She did well to run last season because she is a big rangy filly who ought to make a better three year old. We will start her off in a ten furlongs novice or maiden and she could be aimed at one of the fillies’ trials. She will stay a mile and a half.

Sailing was bought at Tattersalls Book 2 by Lord Grimthorpe. Her dam Sail won the Cheshire Oaks at 3 and is a full sister to Fermion and Rave Reviews.  She traces back to the Wertheimer mare Featherhill.

An interesting filly with an unusual name. She’s Apples is by the Australian sire Redoutes Choice who shuttled to the Aga Khan’s Haras de Bonneval, her dam, bred in New Zealand, is the High Chaparral mare Steal The Show who is closely related to the the dual Gr.1, champion sprinter Tavistock (Montjeu) who is showing great promise as  sire at Cambridge Stud, New Zealand,  they stem from that wonderful mare Mrs Moss.

Fifth on both her starts over a mile at Kempton in November, I thought her second run showed that she is crying out for middle distances as a three year old. We will hopefully find opportunities for her over a longer trip.

Shore is the first foal of Romantica a four time winner in France including the Gr.1 Prix Jean Romanet (10f), her dam Banks Hill is a daughter of Hasili and sister to Intercontinental , Dansili, Champs Elysees and Cacique.

Skyman was bought at Tattersall’s Book 3 by Amanda Skiffington . Skyrider was placed when in training here and has bred a winner. She is from the My Branch family that has produced Tante Rose, Dubawi Heights, Make Believe, and Gothic Dance. Skyman is from the first the Eclipse Gr.2 winner  Mukhadram  who ran up against Al Kazeem a few times in 2013.

I thought he ran well on his debut at Newbury finishing fifth but was a bit disappointing next time at Wolverhampton. He looks capable of winning races this season.

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So Hi Cardi was bought from the Osarus September Yearling Sales 2017.

This is a sale Nick has been going to since 2016 and it is a sale he is very keen to attend in the years going forward. It is a little known sale with very few of the English or Irish trainers and agents attending.

Nick believes it offers him a tremendous opportunity to buy the best horses in the sale rather than working from the horses that the buyers with bigger budgets reject. In 2016, Nick had a shortlist of 5 horses that he believed were stand outs in the 300 horse catalogue. On the track in 2017 they have gone on to confirm Nick’s judgment with Sands of Mali winning the Group 2 Gymcrack for Richard Fahey, Tigre de Terre winning at Ascot and then going on to be Listed placed.

This year Nick had a shortlist of just 4 horses and he acquired 3 of them, with this filly being top of the list. This filly is the most gorgeous creature, you will ever see! You will find physicals as good as this filly at the Tattersalls Book 1 Sale in Newmarket, but they don’t sell for anything less than six figures! Nick saw this filly on three separate occasions at the sale and on each occasion he put her at the top of his list. She is the most elegant of movers that you will ever see and has a huge stride length.

The father of the filly is So You Think who has had some success in the UK but has done seriously well in the southern hemisphere in particularly. His progeny tend to be best given a bit of time and want trips of anywhere from 7 furlongs upwards as you would expect from a 10 furlong Group 1 Eclipse winner. The dam has produced two runners to date, the 3yo looks particularly useful rated in the high 90s, she won on debut over 6 furlongs and progressed to be a Listed placed filly over a mile. The underbidder at the sale was the trainer of the 2yo by Le Havre, so we may get some nice pedigree updates from him down the line.

We would expect this filly to be on the track as a 2yo from August onwards and be at her best at trips from 8 to 10 furlongs.

Purchase costs are as follows:

Monthly fees are from the the 1st March 2018

15% – £11,250 then £449 per month- NAMING SHARE!
10% – £7,500 then £299 per month
5% – £3,750 then £159 per month
2.5% – £1,875 then £85 per month

Victoria Star , Stonemason‘s dam is a full sister to the July Cup Gr.1 winner Mozart. She has bred 3 winners from her first six runners

Tamachan‘s dam is out of the Coronation Stakes Gr.1 winner Balisada who traces back to On Show.  Balisada is also the dam of the Listed winner Galactic Star, further back is Inchinor who won the Greenham for the stable.

Tavus was bought at Tattersall’s December Yearling Sale by Amanda Skiffington. He is by the Derby winner Pour Moi (sire of the 2017 Derby winner Wings of Eagles) out of the Daylami mare La Persiana who comes from a family developed by the late Lord Howard de Walden’s Plantation Stud from the Cheveley Park and Coronation Stakes winner Magic Flute.

Tempus A half-brother to Time Test, he is potentially a nice horse who may need some cut in the ground. We purposely took our time with him last year withdrawing him at Newmarket in September because of fast ground. We let him take his chance nearly a fortnight later at Nottingham on ground which was marginal. Having travelled well and looking like winning, he got run out of it late on and was beaten narrowly. It was a pleasing run though and he starts his three year old career as a maiden. His sire did very well last year and he has the pedigree to develop into a useful horse. We will start him off over a mile but he’s bred to stay ten furlongs.

Thorn is the first foal of that wonderful filly Thistle Bird who was champion older mare in Ireland in 2014. She was in training here for five seasons  during which time she won eight times and was placed six times from twenty starts including the Pretty Polly Stakes, Gr.1, at the Curragh and the Princess Elizabeth Stakes, Gr.3, twice at Epsom.

Out of Thistle Bird, he showed progressive form last season winning on his third run at Ffos Las. It may not have been the strongest of races but he handles soft ground and will stay a mile. Given a mark of 78 and if he like the rest of his family he should improve with age.

Total Commitment was bought by Badgers Bloodstock at Tattersall’s Book 1. He is by the speedy Australian sire Exceed and Excel and the second dam won the Fillies Mile Gr.1 at Ascot and has bred five winners. The family traces back to Jim Joel’s Childwickbury Stud.

Ran respectably on his debut at Kempton before finding the ground too soft next time at Doncaster. However, he showed improved form last time when winning at Kempton in December. Rated 77, he looks a six furlongs horse who wants fast ground and we will start off in three year old handicap.

Ex Habita  is out of a Montjeu half sister to another Oakgrove mare Maganda who bred Rudolf Valentino.

West Newton is by the top US sire Kitten’s Joy out of Queen’s Prize who won her only race at 2 over seven furlongs before disappointing in the Lingfield Oaks Trial.

West Newton is a village near  Sandringham.

Wild Cat is from a family that goes back to Gold Beauty the dam of that great sprinter Dayjur. She is half sister to the good sprinter Growl.

Yimkin A smallish filly from the family of Olden Times, she ran well first time out at Kempton before taking a step forward at the same track in February. A length and a quarter winner over a mile, she did it nicely and will contest another novice stakes before making any further plans. A mile appears to suit her.

Young Merlin is the third foal of Zelloof who won at two over seven furlongs on the All Weather. Her dam Belle Genius was Jt Champion 2yr old in Ireland in 1994. She is by the little known Canadian sire Beau Genius.

A big rangy gelding by Camelot, he is a good moving horse who ran well on his second outing at Chelmsford. Qualified for handicaps following three runs, he is the sort to progress when step up in trip this year. He will stay a mile and a half.