Didn't make it to the breeze-ups after costing 40,000gns as a yearling; half-brother to 7f Group 3 winner Breathtaking Look (also won on AW) and to two other winners; dam Listed-placed 1m-9.4f AW winner; not hard to see him running well.
Placed four times from six starts on turf, including when nailed on the line at Bellewstown having tried to make all; reckon he'll be in the front rank again with cheekpieces now fitted, after another solid run at the Curragh; sire was classy turf horse in the US, yet to sire AW winner from limited runners; dam did win on AW.
Boiled over, bolted to post and unseated rider before Curragh debut, where he ran keen and dropped out to finish in rear (Karrygrant third); hood now on.
Never worse than third in six starts, over this trip last twice; tongue-tie returns for AW debut and plenty of horses by Mehmas win on synthetic surfaces.
Homebred son of The Gurkha; half-brother to 8.6f/1m4f winner Space Kid (inc AW/Belgium); unraced dam out of Group-placed 1m1f winning half-sister to 1m1f/1m2f Listed winner Livadiya; trainer doesn't have debut winners.
Mark of 78 after three C&D runs, but remains to be seen if he merits that rating because it's winter form; hung right the first day and missed the break in a hood last time, so he might have a few quirks, but right man on board to sort him out.
Profitable gelding with an interesting pedigree; closely related to a Godolphin Group 1-winning 2yo and half-brother to Heavy Metal, a prolific winner on the dirt at Meydan; 16s, got tired late on when fifth over 1m at The Curragh, 5l off third-placed Karrygrant.
