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Baaeed

Age:five

Colour :bay

Pedigree:Sea The StarsAghareed(Kingmambo) StandingatNunner yStud Price:£80,000

RacingPost Rating highof138 Shadwell’s sonofSea TheStars wasrated the bestturf performer sinceFrankeland 2022’shighest ratedturfhorse inthe world, secondonly to Flightlineinthe overall rankings.

Needlesstosay,herates a mostexcitingstallionprospect fornotonlybreeders but SheikhaHissa’s revitalised operation, ateamthathas pickedupmomentumatthe salesafter aquiet period following thedeathof Hamdan Al Maktoum.

Baaeed wasunracedattwo butmadeupforlosttime with aLeicestermaiden winonhis firststartatthree,followed by a near eight-length routofhis rivals at Newmarketina novice eventand then aListedsuccess that sawhimdemolishuseful rivals suchas Maximaland One Ruler inthe SirHenry Cecil Stakes backatheadquarters

He earnedanRPRof124 whenlandingtheGroup3 Thoroughbred Stakes at Goodwood by just over six lengths,then roundedoffthe campaign withGroup1 triumphsinthePrixdu Moulin and QueenElizabeth II Stakes

High-classrivals such as OrderOf Australia,Victor Ludorumand Snow Lantern were dealt withintheFrench contest, and worldchampion miler PalacePier,Lady Bowthorpeand AlcoholFree at Ascot.

TheWilliam Haggas-trained starcontinuedhisdomination over amile at four with ready winsinthe Lockinge,Queen Anneand Sussex Stakes, beforehis career-definingwin when pullingsixand ahalf lengthsclearof2021 winner MishriffintheJuddmonte InternationalatYork, showing everyonehe wasarguably even better over amileand aquarter

He couldn’temulate Frankel withanunbeaten recordwhen onlyfourthintheChampions Stakes at Ascotonhis11thand final appearance,butthat did nottaketoo much glossoffhis other wise immaculatestallion credentials.

He hailsfromoneof Shadwell’s foremostfamilies, beingout ofthe ListedwinningKingmambo mare Aghareed,adaughterof Breeders’Cup Filly &Mare TurfwinnerLahudood and fromthefamilyofNashwan andthe Maktoums’bluehen Height Of Fashion.

Baaeed (above) isalsoafullbrotherto2022 Coronation CupwinnerHukum,who returnstoactionforthe Owen Burrowsstablethis year after a post-Epsominjur ybroughthis 2022 campaign to apremature end.

BaysideBoy

4b NewBay -Alava (Anabaa) BallylinchStud: €15,000 RPR122

TheQueen ElizabethII Stakes winner joinshissireonthe Ballylinchrosterfor2023and hastorateanintriguing propositionas aGroup 1-winningsonofthered-hot NewBay

That sonofDubawi fired ina notable Champions Day double at Ascot in October when BayBr upsettheBa applecart 40 minutesafte BaysideBoy successover Modern Gamesin theQEII, and has accordingly seenhisfee increasedto €75,000this season.

BaysideBo hasbeen introduceda €15,000and shouldthere appealtosm breedersinp at efore maller particu allylinc purchas nfro four-year-oldis out d-winningAnabaa ki hi

Bred by Ba 200,000gnsp RichardRya Book2,thef ofthe Listed mare Alava, making hima half-brotherto ahandful of winnersincludingdual Huxley Stakes scorer ForestRanger (byLawman) andthe stakesplacedHome Cummins(Rip VanWinkle).

BaysideBoy showcased his abilityfromtheoff with Roger Varian,defeatingsubsequent Jersey Stakes second Find by nearly fourlengthsonhis debutatNewbury,beforea narrow secondto Superlative Stakes runner-up Masekelain the DenfordStakes backatthe Berkshiretrack.

He then wontheGroup2 Champagne Stakesfromthe classy ReachFor TheMoon, andhis juvenile campaign endedwithtwoGroup1 placings,whenthirdinthe DewhursttoEuropean champion juvenile NativeTrail andthirdtothetop-class Luxembourg inthe Vertem Futurity at Doncaster.

Histhree-year-old career sawhimthoroughlytestedin hisfirst twostarts,inthe FrenchGuineasand St James’s Palace Stakes ;hefinished unplacedinboth,though beatenonlytwolengths at RoyalAscot behind Coroebus.

He wasthenfourthinthe Thoroughbred Stakes at Goodwoodbeforea confidence-boosting winin

Sandown.Hesaved the best untillastwithhisvictor yat Ascot over afield fullof quality,headedbyModern Games,Inspiraland The Revenant

Bl ackbeard

3bNoNay Never-Muirin (Born To Sea) Coolmore:€25,000 RPR116

Oneofsix GrouporGradedwinningjuvenilesforthe redhot No NayNeverin2022 –his mostexpensivelybredcropto hitthetracksofar when conceived at €100,000–BlackbeardretirestoCoolmore asthetypeofhorsethe potent Scat Daddylineproduces :topclass, precociousand speedy.

Bred by NewsteadBreeding andpickedupbyJamie McCalmontfor270,000gnsas afoalfromthe Tattersalls DecemberSale, Blackbeard is thefirstfoal outofjuvenile winner Muirin –her second,a full-sister to Blackbeard,sold toRichard Knight for €2,600,000 at lastyear’sGoffs Orby Sale –andfromthe familyofPivotal’s Groupwinningsprinter Girouette.

Thecoltimmediately started toproducewhat wasexpected onthetin, strikingonhis debutinApril atDundalkand g successovertheclassy Crispy Catinthe Listed FirstFlier Stakes at the Curragh.

A first Pattern success came inthe Group3Marble Hill Stakes,whichhe wonbythree and ahalflengths,whilehis nexttwo starts sawhimfinish fourthtoBradsellin ahot Coventry Stakesandthena short-head second to Shartash in the RailwayStakes.

It wasonwardsandupwards forthetough juvenilefrom thereashepulledthree lengthsclearofsmart stablemateTheAntarcticin theGroup2 Prix Robert Papin at Chantillyin July,andthen returnedtoFrancethe following monthtonotcha firstGroup 1triumphin the Prix MornyatDeauville,where he beat PersianForce by half a length,withTheAntarcticin third.

Blackbeard thenproduceda career-bestperformanceinthe Middle ParkStakes,confirming theformagain with runner-up TheAntarcticand making itsix winsand aplacing fromeight starts.

Blackbeard wasbeinglined upfor atiltattheBreeders’ Cupbutunfortunately hadto be retired afteranx-ray postexerciseshowed asmallchip in hisright knee.

He standshisfirst seasonas aprospectcommercial breedersshouldeasily warm togivenhisprecocityand speed

Uponhis retirement, Coolmore’s David O’Loughlin said: “Thewhole Scat Daddy linecouldn’t begoingany better. No Nay Never has obviouslyenjoyedafantastic season, Justify has madea brilliant startinthe US, Sioux Nationischurning outquality winnersherein Europe and thefirst yearlings by No Nay Never’sfirst sonto stud, Ten Sovereigns, have gonedown incredibly well. Blackbeard is very muchhisfather ’s sonand a hugely excitingprospect.”

Caturra

4b Mehmas- Shoshoni Wind (Sleeping Indian)

Overbury Stud:£6,500 RPR110

Fromthe studthat broughtsire sensationArdadontothe scene, Overburyintroduces anotherprecocious speedster toits eclectic rosterfor2023.

The sonoftheever popular Mehmaslived uptohis pedigreeasa half-brothertoa five-furlong winneranda son ofthe Julyand Richmond Stakes scorer

Outofthe stakes-placed juvenile winner Shoshoni Wind, Caturra wononhis second startin Mayofhistwo- year-old campaign He finishedafair seventhinthe Coventry Stakes beforeafirst blacktype wininthe Listed Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury.

He waslater second at Listed level at York andclearly liked the Yorkshireairasthat preceded hissignature success intheGroup2 FlyingChilders Stakes at Doncaster, a race his studmateArdad wonin2016.

Caturra wascertainly well tested at three. He didnot manage another win but wasa close secondonhis returnin thePrix Sigy,whilehe was beatenonlyalength by Khaademinthe King George Stakes at Goodwood He retired withnearly£160,000in earningsandthree winstohis name. Overbury Stud feature, page 12

Dubawi Legend 4b Dubawi - Lovely Pass (Raven’s Pass)

Starfield Stud:€6,500 RPR114

Dubawi’s prowessasa sireof siresishighlighted by thelikes of New Bayand NightOf Thunder, and Starfield Stud introducesanother sonof Darley’slinchpin siretothe Irish ranks.

A Rabbah Bloodstock homebred,four-year-old Dubawi Legend wasafivelength winneronhisdebut at

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Doncasterin Julyofhistwoyear-old campaign, and followed that up withtwo Group placings, mostnotably when chasing home champion two-year-old Native Trail inthe Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.

He was perhapsnotquite so potentat three but still managed to musteraGroup3 scoreinthe Goldene Peitsche atBaden-Baden,whilehe was thirdto subsequent runaway Sprint Cuphero Minzaalinthe Hackwood Stakes at Newbur y. Dubawi Legendisthefourth foal outof Raven’s Pass’s UAE 1,000 Guineas winner Lovely Pass,a half-sisterto Listed winner Spirit Raiser. He isthus a half-brothertothree winners, including stakes scorerand Park Hill Stakes second Golden Pass

Foment

3b Frankel- Scuffle(Daylami) Universal Stud:Priceon application

Unraced

As pedigrees go,theunraced Foment hasoneofthefinestin the bookasa Juddmonte-bred Frankelfull-brotherto St Leger hero Logicianand out ofthe fineproducer Scuffle,a Daylami half-sister toGroup1 winner Cityscapeandhigh-class performer Bated Breath, both in turntop-level-winning sires. That is barely scratching the surfaceofthethree-year-old’s page as hislineage traces back toCityof YorkStakes winner andGrade1-placedDidina and,further back,outstanding championtwo-year-old Xaar, as wellasbluehenand Kentucky broodmare ofthe year Best In Show

He joins thenew Universal Studnear Newry, Northern Ireland,andis available at a cheaperfeethanhis Classicwinningbrother,who stands at Shade Oak Studin Shropshire and hashisfirstfoalsonthe groundthis year.

MidnightsLegacy

6b Midnight Legend -Giving (Generous)

Alne Park Stud:£3,000 RPR131(hurdle)106(Flat)

Davidand Kathleen Holmes’ planto make astallion outof the last colt by their rags-torichessire Midnight Legend hascometofruition,and Midnights Legacy isa fascinatingnew stallion to the British National Hunt ranksas a result.

Thesix-year-old was sent intotraining withAlan King and wonthree ofhisfirstfour startsonthe Flat from October 2019 to the summerof2020.

He didn’t manage to gethis headinfront againuntil June 2021,whenhisfourth career victory cameonthebiggest stagethereisashe tookthe raceafterthe Derby at Epsom, the Class2 Northern Dancer Handicap He wasto winit againlast year.

Midnights Legacy also scored three times over hurdlesduringthelatter stages ofhis career,includingonhis final startwhena seven-length winnerofa

September.

He hasafascinating pedigree, beingtheeighthfoal outofthe Generous mare Giving, makinghimafullbrotherto Listed-winning hurdler Midnights’ Giftand half-brother to anotherblack- type winnerin GivingGlances andthe Listed-placed ForgivingGlance. It isaqualityfamilyfilled withhigh-class performersas Givingisalso related toplenty of winnersunder bothcodes, including Flat stakes winners LethalLadyand likeablecoltlooks anicenew recruittotheIrish ranks at Derrinstown

Bred by RingfortStudand an85,000gns purchase by the Doyles at the Tattersalls DecemberFoal Sale,hethen made140,000gnswhen selling to ShadwellfromGlenvale Stud at Book 2backatPark Paddocks.

Sent intotrainingwith Owen Burrows, Minzaal was quicktomakeanimpression when winningonhis second startattwo,beforeaneasy scoreinYork’sGroup2 GimcrackStakes,inwhichhe pulledtwo lengths clearin greatstyle.Thecurtainfellon his juvenile campaign witha finethirdplacebehind Supremac yinthe Middle Park Stakes.

He ranonly twice at three duetoinjur ybut wasplaced on both runs,includingwhen thirdintheBritishChampions Sprint Stakes.

Lastyearhe wasthirdto subsequenttripleGroup1 heroine HighfieldPrincessin the Duke of YorkStakesonhis reappearance,and aftera midfieldfinishinthe Platinum JubileeStakeshetookthe Group3Hackwoodat Newbur y.

After gettingcloser to HighfieldPrincesswhen runner-up to herinthePrix Mauricede Gheest,Minzaal’s career-definingperformance then came when slamming a top-notchfield at Haydock, wherehecamehomethree and three-quarterlengths aheadofGroup1winner EmaraatyAna.However,sadly he suffered acareer-ending injur yintheprocess.

Minzaalisthefourthfoal outoftheunracedClodovil mare Pardoven,a half-sister to theGroup-placedwinners Firebetand DancingPrize, and ahalf-siblingtotwo minor winners,includingonein SouthAfrica.

NavalCrown 5bDubawi- ComeAlive (Dansili) Kildangan Stud:€15,000 RPR121

Anotherprovenand capable sonofnewlycrowned championsireDubawi,Naval Crownisanew additiontothe Darley roster,thistime at KildanganStud.

Ahomebred of Godolphin outofthe stakes-winning Dansili mare ComeAlive–fromthefamilyofdualGroup 2-winningstayerWareed–the five-year-old hasbeen introducedtobreeders at an openingfee of€15,000.

Thebay wononhisthird startattwo inthevaluable Convivial Maiden at York, beforetwo Groupplacingsin Francetoconcludehisfirst season.

He wasaListedwinner over MasterOfThe Seas at Meydan in Februar yofhisthree-yearold career,whilehealsoran fourthinthe2,000 Guineas to Poetic Flareand second to CreativeForceinthe Jersey Stakes at RoyalAscot.

NavalCrown started2022 with aGroup 2successinthe Al Fahidi Fort at Meydan,and on hisfirstrunlastyearin BritaintooktheGroup1 Platinum JubileeStakes at the royalmeeting. He madea valiantattempt to followthat upinthe July Cupat Newmarketnexttime, finding only aresurgentAlcoholFree toostrong.

He wasunabletomatchthat forminthree subsequentruns, all at thehighestlevel, but retired with earningsofnotfar off£1millionandascertainly oneofthe bestsprintersof 2022.

PerfectPower

4 bArdad -Sagely(Frozen Power)

Dalham Hall Stud:£15,000 RPR119

FromthefirstcropofArdad andhismostprolificprogeny todate,Perfect Powerhasto comeinto the reckoningfor breederslookingtoproduce high-class speed Awinneronhis second start at two, therewasnolooking backforthe RichardFaheytrainedcoltashe struck inthe Group2Norfolk Stakesonhis nextrun,whilehe bounced backfromaver yunlucky Richmond Stakesfifth with twoGroup 1successesinthe Prix Mornyand Middle Park Stakes.

He opened histhree-yearoldaccountwith awininthe Greenham Stakes butwas dropped back to sprint distancesafter anon-staying seventhinthe2,000 Guineas behindCoroebus.

That approachwas handsomely rewarded as he trounceda high-qualityfield intheGroup1 Commonwealth CupatRoyal Ascot,postinga career-best RPRof119intheprocess.

Curiously,Perfect Power wastofinish seventhineach ofthefinalthree runsofhis careerfollowing that,though neverbeatenthat far.

Thecolt,outofthe winning Frozen PowermareSagelyand fromthefamilyofArcwinner Sagamix ,retiresto Dalham Hallas somethingofa flagbearerforhis sire.

A£110,000 GoffsUKBreezeUp graduatewhen sellingto BlandfordBloodstockfrom Tally-HoStud,thegrandsonof Kodiac appealsasanexciting commercialprospectfor Darley.

PersianForce

3chMehmas-Vida Amorosa (LopeDeVega) Tally-HoStud:€10,000 RPR108

Thethirstforthe Mehmas sirelinecontinues unquenched, with athirdson ofthein-demand stallion havingbeenretiredfor stud dutiesthis year.Joining Mehmasonthe Tally-HoStud rosteristheprecocious and tough PersianForce,whois wellknown tohisnew home astheypurchased himfrom RingfortStudatthe Goffs November Foal Salein2020.

PersianForce,who subsequently sold to Peterand Ross Doylefor€225,000 at the GoffsOrbySale,was a rampantwinneronhisdebut in theBrocklesby onthe openingday ofthe2022 Flat season.

He followed upina conditions race at Newbur yin Mayandthenfinisheda creditable second to Bradsell inwhat lookeda red-hot Coventry Stakes.

TheAmo Racingcoltthen deser vedlypickedupwinning blacktypewhenlandingthe Group2 July Stakes,whilehis finalfour runsall came at the toplevel.

He wassecondinthe Phoenix Stakesto Little Big Bear,andthen secondand thirdbehindthat one’s stablemate–andfellow new sire of2023 –Blackbeardin thePrixMornyand Middle ParkStakes.His swansongwas inthe Breeders’ CupJuvenile Turf Sprint at Keenelandin November,whenhe wasan honourablefourth.

Thethree-year-old is the secondfoal outofanunraced daughterof Lope De Vega, makinghim afull-brotherto smartWeatherbys Super Sprint winner and Richmond StakesthirdGubbass.Vida Amorosa is,inturn, ahalfsisterto QueenOfPower,the damofdualGroup3-winning sprinterandlastyear ’s Prix Mauricede Gheest third Garrus.

SpaceTraveller

7bBated Breath -SkyCrystal (Galileo)

Ballyhane Stud:€6,500 RPR114

Ahardy sortwith25 runs to his nameand asonof Bated Breathfromthefamilyof Fillies’MilewinnerCrystal Music,SpaceTraveller retires asaninterestingnew addition tothe Ballyhane Stud roster.

Bred by El Catorce Partnership,the seven-yearold made85,000gns to Joe FoleyatBook3 ofthe Tattersalls October Yearling Sale,aninvestmenthewas to morethanrepay,with just over£565,000inprize-money, overthecourseofhisfive-year career,inBritain with Richard Faheyand in the UnitedStates withBrendan Walsh.

SpaceTraveller wasthe winnerofhisfirsttwo starts at two, whilehe wasalsosecond inthePrix Eclipseinthe

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