Both runs over 6f on good ground in races won by Ballydoyle hotpots; second to the smart Confucius on debut and then fourth in the Group 3 Marble Hill won by subsequent Coventry winner Great Barrier Reef; the third has since gone close in another Group 3; faces promising opposition here but he sets the bar quite high.
75,000gns yearling; first foal; dam placed 1m3f/1m4f AW (RPR 83), half-sister to useful 1m2f 2yo/1m4f winner Galactic Jack; one of two newcomers for the yard and Shakwaa appeals more.
110,000gns yearling; only 9-2 for his debut here over slightly further and went down narrowly having had every chance (on good to soft); presumably well thought of and expected to take a step forward second time out.
45,000 yearling; second foal out of an unraced half-sister to useful winners New Kingdom (7f/1m) and Cruyff Turn (7f/1m); interesting newcomer from a yard that's won five of the last ten runnings of this race.
Fourth foal; half-brother to 7.3f 2yo winner Torbay (RPR 54); dam 6f 2yo/7f AW winner (95), half-sister to 8.6f winner Dwight D; jumps-orientated yard is 1-22 with 2yos the last five seasons.
60,000gns foal, 150,000gns yearling; brother to 5f 2yo Listed winner His Majesty (RPR 100) and half-brother to winners Coill Avon (6f; 93) and Spanish (1m; 90); dam a very smart 6f-1m winner; could be interesting.
100,000 yearling; seventh foal; half-brother to winners Aloha Star (5f/6f, including Group 2; RPR 103), Eye Smiling (6f; 73) and Zain Master (Italian 1m3f/12.5f Flat and 2m/2m1f hurdle); dam unraced half-sister to 1m2f Listed winner Battalion; newcomers from this yard are always of interest, especially here.
36,000gns foal, 80,000gns yearling; tenth foal; brother to winners Brayden Star (7.5f-1m4f, including Australian Group 2; RPR 109) and Prince Ali (7f-1m4f; 71), half-brother to four winners including Wentwood (1m-1m4f including Australian Group 3; 102); may need further and likely best watched unless market suggests otherwise.
90,000gns foal, 210,000gns yearling; first foal of a US 1m/1m1f turf winner (RPR 100) and half-sister to Listed-placed 5f/5.5f winner Air Force Jet; looks a likely type on paper.
180,000gns breeze-up 2yo; 11-1 when beaten a shade over 3l at Nottingham (6f, good); formlines through the first two give him something to find with Alaskan Bear but inmates from this yard usually improve with racing.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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