Foaled April 22. €140,000 foal. Sister to useful 6.5f-1m winner Testa and half-sister to 11.3f/1½m winner Dromana and smart 1¾m-16.6f winner Lismore. Promising type. 1 win from 2 runs. 1/2, won 5-runner minor event at Hamilton (5f, good to soft) 11 days ago, easily. Leading claims.
Foaled January 18. 52,000 gns yearling, Kessaar colt. Dam 6f winner. 13/8, easily better effort when third of 4 in minor event at Newmarket (6f, good) 12 days ago. Place claims.
Foaled April 7. Night of Thunder colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Al Fahdaa and winner up to 9f South Audley. Dam winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner). Interesting newcomer.
Foaled April 11. Havana Gold colt. Half-brother to 5f winner Hotalena and 7f winner El Bello. Sixth of 11 in minor event at Leicester (5f, soft, 66/1) on debut 53 days ago. Visored for 1st time. Hard to make a case for.
10,000 gns yearling, Bated Breath colt. Dam, third at 10.5f in France, half-sister to smart 1¼m-2m winner (stayed 21.7f) Aajel. Last of 8 in maiden at Chester (5.1f, good to soft, 14/1) on debut 19 days ago. Big outsider.
Foaled March 26. €54,000 foal, £60,000 yearling, U S Navy Flag colt. Half-brother to winner up to 7f Rose Marmara and useful 2-y-o 6f-1m winner Rainbow Royal. Dam 6f winner (including at 2 yrs).
Foaled February 11. 110,000 gns 2-y-o, Zoffany colt. Half-brother to winner up to 6f Aryaaf and 2-y-o 7f winner Cosmic Vega.
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Forecasts
Malrescia (5/6), Dhi Qar (5/1), Showdance (7/1), The Xo (10/1), Bolt Of Thunder (10/1), Nibras Rainbow (14/1), Man Made Of Smoke (40/1), Mr Postman (40/1)
MALRESCIA has looked above average both starts, winning at Hamilton latterly, and she can show the boys the way to go, even conceding her penalty. Showdance and Dhi Qar are the interesting newcomers.