Set to make their mark

A'ALI (IRE)

2017 b Society Rock - Motion Lass (Motivator)

RACE RECORD: 5 wins including G2 Sapphire Stakes, G2 Flying Childers Stakes, G2 Prix Robert Papin, G2 Norfolk Stakes

High-class sprinter at two and three and Group 2-placed on his only start at four, this grandson of Rock of Gibraltar (Danehill) missed out on a Group 1 placing when fourth to Battaash in the Nunthorpe. His close relations include the Group 1-placed nine-furlong Group 3 scorer Enforcer (Efisio) and his distant ones some Grade 1 stars in the USA. Likely source of sprinters and milers.

Meadow Farm Stud (Eng)

ALKUMAIT (GB)

2018 b Showcasing - Suelita (Dutch Art)

RACE RECORD: 2 wins including G2 Mill Reef Stakes

Whitsbury Manor Stud's rising star Showcasing (Oasis Dream) has G1-winning sons Advertise (yearlings in 2022) and Mohaather (foals) already at stud as well as the G2-scorers Soldier's Call (yearlings) and Tasleet (2yo), all popular. His first stallion son was the blacktype sire Cappella Sansevero. Juvenile G2-winner and 220,000-guineas Tattersalls Book 1 graduate Alkumait is his latest. He is a half-brother to the stakes-winning sprinter The Broghie Man (Cityscape) and from the prolific blacktype family of G1 mile standout Markofdistinction (by Known Fact). Potential source of sprinters and milers.

Castlefield Stud, Co Kilkenny

ARMOR (GB)

2019 b No Nay Never - Hestia (High Chaparral)

RACE RECORD: 2 wins including G3 Molecomb Stakes, 2nd G2 Flying Childers Stakes, 3rd G1 Middle Park Stakes

This precocious son of the high-class sprinter and rising star No Nay Never made a winning juvenile debut in April, won the Molecomb by over three lengths and was only beaten by a neck in the Flying Childers and by three-quarters of a length in the Middle Park. The grandson of top nine-furlong horse and leading international sire Scat Daddy (Johannesburg) – got his best from five to 12 furlongs – is out of a mile winner from a family associated with mostly seven-to-ten-furlong horses, so he’s likely to get his best winners at anywhere from five furlongs to a mile and a quarter.

Haras de Bouquetot, France

BANGKOK (IRE)

2016 b Australia - Tanaghum (Darshaan)

RACE RECORD: 6 wins including G2 York Stakes

An early son of Derby hero and rising star Australia (Galileo), this Barronstown Stud-bred 500,000gns Book 1 graduate is a grandson of Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Mehthaaf (Nureyev) and so from the stallion-producing family of Dubai Millennium (Seeking The Gold), Fort Wood (Sadler's Wells), Timber Country (Woodman), Bianconi (Danzig) etc. Dual-purpose prospect whose best flat horses will likely need a mile and upwards.

Chapel Stud (Eng)

BOSCACCIO (GER)

2013 b Mount Nelson – Bianca de Medici (Medicean)

RACE RECORD: 7 wins including G2 Union-Rennen

A former high-profile German three-year-old by notable dual-purpose sire Mount Nelson (Rock of Gibraltar), Boscaccio represents the Danehill (Danzig) line which is both a major global force on the Flat and has excelled under National Hunt rules. He is out of a half-sister to a stakes winner and from the family of the classic and dual G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve (Motivator). Promising new National Hunt sire.

Knockhouse Stud, Co Kilkenny

CENTURY DREAM (IRE)

2014 b Cape Cross - Salacia (Echo of Light)

RACE RECORD: 10 wins including G2 Celebration Mile, G3 Diomed Stakes-twice, 2nd G2 Summer Mile, G2 Zabeel Mile, 3rd G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes

A high-class international performer best at eight to nine furlongs, this half-brother to the classic-placed, G1-winning miler and young Derrinstown Stud stallion King of Change (Farhh; foals in 2022) achieved a Timeform rating of 121. His grandam and third dam were G3-winners, the latter a sprinter. He is by the sire of Sea The Stars, Golden Horn and Awtaad, so he represents the powerful Green Desert branch of Danzig’s (Northern Dancer) line. Likely to get his best in the six-to-12-furlong range.

Norton Grove Stud, Yorkshire, England

EAGLES BY DAY (IRE)

2016 b/br Sea The Stars - Missunited (Golan)

RACE RECORD: 2 wins including G3 Silver Cup Stakes, 2nd G3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes, 3rd G2 King Edward VII Stakes

A National Hunt stallion berth was pretty much guaranteed for this horse when he got his G3 win over 14 furlongs at York because he’s out of the Grade A Galway Hurdle winner and G1-placed Flat stakes winner Missunited and has a Lord Gayle-sired half-sister to King’s Ride (Rarity) as his third dam. Likely to be very popular.

Glenview Stud, Co Cork

FIFTY STARS (IRE)

2015 b Sea The Stars - Swizzle Stick (Sadler's Wells)

RACE RECORD: 4 wins including G3 Henry II Stakes, G3 Sagaro Stakes

RACE RECORD: 7 wins including G1 Australian Cup Top-class Australian seven- and eight-furlong horse who got his Group 1 win over ten, this representative of the Green Desert (Danzig) sire line is a half-brother to Grade 1-winning novice hurdler Whiskey Sour (Jeremy), out of a half-sister to seven-furlong Group 2 scorer Viztoria (Oratorio) and from the family of mile Group 1 stars Zilzal (Nureyev), Culture Vulture (Timeless Moment) and Polish Precedent (Danzig). NH stallion who has obvious flat potential too.

Sunnyhill Stud

IN SWOOP (IRE)

2017 b Adlerflug - Iota (Tiger Hill)

RACE RECORD: 4 wins including G1 Deutsches Derby

Top-class colt whose only time out of the frame was when fourth to Broome in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in July. Adlerflug (In The Wings), the sire of Arc hero Torquator Tasso, comes from the family of Galileo and Sea The Stars (Cape Cross). Classic victor In Swoop is out of a classic winner and is a full brother to Group 1 scorer Ito. Standing as a NH sire.

The Beeches Stud

KHALIFA SAT (IRE)

2017 b Free Eagle - Thermopylae (Tenby)

RACE RECORD: 2 wins including Cocked Hat Stakes, 2nd G1 Derby Stakes 

Lightly raced Listed winner and Derby runner-up, this first-crop son of Free Eagle (High Chaparral) can be described as a three-parts brother to the classic-placed G3 winner Unsung Heroine (High Chaparral). His dam is a half-sister to G1-winner Posidonas (Slip Anchor) and his relations include G2 winners Spirit of Desert (Desert Prince) and Larchmont Lad (Footstepsinthesand) as well as G1 Juddmonte International Stakes winner Ile de Chypre (by Ile de Bourbon). Likely to be popular, especially with National Hunt breeders.

Lacken Stud, Co Wexford

KHAN (GER)

2014 b Santiago - Kapitol (Winged Love)

RACE RECORD: 7 wins including G1 Preis von Europa, 3rd G3 Deutsches St Leger

The French have proved over and over that horses who performed well over obstacles can make excellent National Hunt stallions. Khan won five times over hurdles after his 12-furlong G1 success on the Flat. The grandson of Highest Honor (Kenmare) is out of a G3 winner and is a half-brother to G1 Deutsches Derby victor Kamsin (Samum), the sire of Flat Group winners plus NH G1-scorer On The Go.

Haras de Gelos, France

KNIGHT TO BEHOLD (IRE)

2015 b Sea The Stars - Angel of The Gwaun (Sadler's Wells)

RACE RECORD: 3 wins including G2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano, 2nd G3 Gordon Richards Stakes, 3rd G2 York Stakes

This half-brother to the G3 winners Beauty O’Gwaun (Rainbow Quest) and Cosmo Meadow (King’s Best) is out of an unraced full sister to G1 Derby third Let The Lion Roar and half-sister to G1 St Leger winner Millenary (Rainbow Quest), both NH sires. It’s the family of the dual classic star Sun Princess (English Prince) and her G1-winning half-brother and dual-purpose sire Saddlers’ Hall (Sadler’s Wells). Likely to prove popular with NH breeders.

Haras de Buzancy, France

LACCARIO (GER)

2016 b Scalo - Laccata (Lomitas)

RACE RECORD: 4 wins including G1 Deutsches Derby, G2 Union-Rennen, 2nd G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes, G2 Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes, 3rd G1 Grosser Preis von Baden

This classic star has an intriguing pedigree because he is inbred 3x3 to Laurea (Sharpman) That granddaughter of Sharpen Up (Atan) and Dschingis Khan (Tamerlane) is the dam of Scalo’s classic-winning sire Lando (Acatenango) and also of La Donna (Shirley Heights), the dam of Laccata (Lomitas). He is also inbred 4x4 to the influential stallion Surumu (Literat). Potentially another notable French NH sire.

Haras d'Annebault, France

LOGICIAN (GB)

2016 gr Frankel - Scuffle (Daylami)

RACE RECORD: 6 wins including G1 St Leger Stakes

Unraced at two and an unbeaten classic star at three, Logician survived a much-publicised illness before returning with a runaway win over ten furlongs at Doncaster. He was black-type-placed on his only two runs in 2021. By champion sire Frankel (Galileo), he is out of a stakes-placed half-sister to successful sires Bated Breath (Dansili) and Cityscape (Selkirk). Exciting dual-purpose prospect.

Shade Oak Stud (Eng)

LOPE Y FERNANDEZ (IRE)

2017 b Lope de Vega - Black Dahlia (Dansili)

RACE RECORD: 3 wins including G3 Round Tower Stakes

Classic-placed juvenile Group 3 winner who was a runaway Listed scorer over a mile at three, he is by the sire of 2020 leading freshman Belardo. His half-brother Dark Vision (Dream Ahead) won two Group 2s and his stakes-placed dam comes from the family of dual Group 1 Lockinge Stakes star Soviet Line (Soviet Star). Likely to get plenty of winners in all age groups and from five to ten furlongs.

National Stud (Eng)

Lucky Vega

LUCKY VEGA (IRE)

2018 b Lope de Vega - Queen of Carthage (Cape Cross)

RACE RECORD: 2 wins including G1 Phoenix Stakes

Classic-placed, six-furlong juvenile Group 1 winner by the sire of Belardo, he joins Irish 2000 Guineas scorer Phoenix of Spain (yearlings in 2022) as the second son of leading international sire Lope de Vega (Shamardal) on the Irish National Stud roster. The Kilcarn Stud-bred bay is a grandson of ten-furlong Group 1 star Satwa Queen (Muhtathir), a half-sister to ten-furlong Group 1 winner Spadoun (Kaldoun). Likely to get his best in all age groups and from five to ten furlongs.

Irish National Stud

MILDENBERGER (GB)

2015 b Teofilo – Belle Josephine (Dubawi)

RACE RECORD: 7 wins including Feilden Stakes, Stonehenge Stakes, 2nd G2 Dante Stakes, G3 Sagaro Stakes, 3rd G2 Yorkshire Cup, G2 Jockey Club Stakes, G2 Royal Lodge Stakes, G2 Vintage Stakes

A multiple G2-placed dual Listed winner by leading international sire Teofilo (Galileo), this Godolphin-bred horse is out of a winning stayer with blacktype siblings but whose grandam, Bella Lambada (Lammtarra), is a winning half-sister to the G1-placed G2 winner Stagecraft (Sadler’s Wells). Third dam Bella Colora (Bellypha) is the classic-placed half-sister to G1-winners Colorspin (High Top) and Cezanne (Ajdal), so this is the family of G1-winners and notable sires Kayf Tara (Sadler’s Wells) and Opera House (Sadler’s Wells), among many others of note. Potentially notable NH sire who could also get some capable Flat horses.

Groomsbridge Stud, Suffolk, England

MIRAGE DANCER (GB)

2014 b Frankel - Heat Haze (Green Desert)

RACE RECORD: 5 wins including G1 Metropolitan Handicap

Superbly-bred son of champion sire Frankel who won a Group 1 over 12 furlongs at Randwick. He was talented at 10-12 furlongs in England and is out of US Grade 1 star Heat Haze. The mare's siblings include leading international sire Dansili plus Group 1 sires Cacique and Champs Elysees, all by Danehill (Danzig). Likely to prove a popular dual-purpose prospect whose best will come over a wide range of distances.

Castlefield Stud