By Sean Cronin
Marcstown Ltd and Andrew Rosen's 550,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 graduate Sacred Ground (Kingman), a John and Thady Gosden-trained daughter of G1 Oaks and G1 Prix de Royallieu heroine Anapurna (Frankel), made a winning debut with a last-to-first effort in Monday's bettingsites.co.uk Betting Sites Fillies' Novice Stakes at Great Yarmouth.
“It was a very pleasing debut and I thought there was plenty to like and plenty to build on,” said William Buick. “She was quite professional and knew her job pretty well. She's a beautifully bred filly and is only going to get better next year.”
Trailing all four rivals after a sluggish break, the 11-8 favourite made headway under pressure to launch her bid approaching the furlong pole and was pushed out to deny long-time leader Food For Thought (Dubawi) by 3/4-of-a-length in ultimately snug fashion.
Sacred Ground is the third of five foals and second winner out of the aforementioned Anapurna, herself kin to G3 Tetrarch Stakes runner-up Dynasty (Danehill Dancer) and Listed Hoppings Stakes third Very Dashing (Dansili). The February-foaled bay's second dam is stakes-winning G1 Fillies' Mile and G1 Yorkshire Oaks placegetter Dash To The Top (Montjeu). Sacred Ground is half to a yearling filly by Palace Pier, who is set to go under the hammer as Lot 25 during Tuesday's opening session of this year's Book 1 sale, and a weanling colt by Dubawi.
Bred to be special! 🌟
By Kingman and out of Oaks winner Anapurna, Sacred Ground makes the perfect start to her racing career with a taking performance on debut for John and Thady Gosden…@GTYarmouthRaces | @WilliamBuickX pic.twitter.com/ZGT6i9s6Su
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) October 6, 2025
3rd-Great Yarmouth, £6,800, Nov, 10-6, 2yo, f, 8f 3yT, 1:37.99, gd.
SACRED GROUND (GB) (f, 2, Kingman {GB}–Anapurna {GB} {G1SW-Eng & Fr, $597,963}, by Frankel {GB}) Sales history: 550,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,935.
O-Marcstown Ltd & Andrew Rosen; B-Meon Valley Stud; T-John & Thady Gosden.
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