A RICH HISTORY SUCCESS

him. He’s a grand horse with a good walk, and really simple to do anything with.”

The colt by Kodi Bear (391), whose yearlings of 2023 were bred in the warm glow of his encouraging results with his debut two-year-olds, is out of Emilandra, a Slade Power halfsister to the stakes-placed pair French Quebec and Perfect Madge.

“Kodi Bear’s done it the hard way, he’s shown he’s a tough and consistent sire with small numbers, and this is now his best bunch of yearlings, so we should hear more about him,” says Flannery. “This colt’s female family is incredibly prolific, there are multiple winners in every generation on the page.

“He’s a fine, big, strong, good-looking horse who walks well and he has an excellent temperament too.”

The Invincible Spirit filly (162) is meanwhile out of the Oasis Dream mare Safeenah, a close relation to champion sprinter Muhaarar, and so is in possession of serious residual value.

“A lovely, sharp, quality filly who looks like she should be an early two-year-old, as she already has plenty of strength about her,” is Flannery’s verdict of the pinhook. “Her pedigree has a solid look all the way down.”

EGMONT STUD participates in just about every sector of bloodstock sales, so Flannery is uniquely positioned to comment on the health of the market.

Asked for his forecast for conditions at this season’s yearling sales, he says: “I’d be positive enough, trade has been good at all levels and in all areas so far this year.

“The breeze-ups were very strong, so there should be a good level of reinvestment from pinhookers again, although I dare say that trade will generally be as selective as it has been for the last few years. If your horse hits the target, you’ll do very well, but if not,

Recent GRADUATES include:

3rd Premio Nogara LR

MARISTELLA

3rd Garnet Stakes LR

NEW ENERGY

2nd Irish 2,000 Guineas Gr.1

OVIEDO

Zetland Gold Cup

3rd Acomb Stakes Gr.3

3rd The Steventon Stakes LR

PLACE DU CARROUSEL

· Prix de l’Opéra Gr.1

· Prix Cléopâtre Gr.3

Prix Gontaut-Biron Gr.3

SAFFRON BEACH

Prix Rothschild Gr.1

Sun Chariot Stakes Gr.1

Duke of Cambridge Stakes you might just struggle a bit.

“I see no reason to be pessimistic yet, anyway. There seems to be enough money around, so it should filter down to every level.”

Egmont Stud’s excellent track record for presenting proper racehorses in Doncaster should certainly appeal to the market, anyway. Regarding all those graduates who were sharp enough to shine at two but were no fly-by-nights and matured well too, Flannery says with a laugh: “We don’t deliberately do it!

“But maybe it says something about the sorts of horses we buy. We like to find those early two-year-olds, but we also want to make sure they have the physical and mental toughness to be able to keep going for the people who buy them.

“Straightforward horses that trainers love having around the place, who they can go to war with early but keep taking to the big Saturday races for years after: that’s what we’re looking to bring to the market and we’re proud to be associated with a good few of them.”

Check out barn D, boxes 202 to 205, in Doncaster for the latest four horses who could maintain Egmont Stud’s fine strike-rate.