Diktat Colt Gives Crisford a First Group Win In the Solario

Making every yard of the running in game fashion, the Spanish-bred First Selection who has risen from humble beginnings ensured Simon Crisford would enjoy a year to remember by upgrading his stock and that of his first-season trainer. Few could have predicted this day would come as he made a satisfactory winning debut over five furlongs on Southwell’s fibresand Apr. 27, but the bay showed he had a lot more in reserve when besting the subsequent Weatherbys Super Sprint winner Lathom (GB) (Compton Place {GB}) over that trip on turf in Beverley’s Brian Yeardley Continental Two-Year-Old Trophy Conditions S. May 23. Ninth in Royal Ascot’s G2 Coventry S. over six June 16, he benefitted from forcing tactics and a step up to this trip to win a valuable Newmarket nursery in tenacious fashion last time July 11 and was duly sent straight to the lead again here by George Baker. Tanking along with Manaafidh in close attendance, First Selection always had something up his sleeve and as soon as that rival drew alongside a furlong out he gave extra to assert in the uphill rise to the line. “What a star this horse has been. He kept finding plenty in front and is a very honest, straightforward colt with a strong will to win which makes a big difference,” the former Godolphin racing manager said of the provider of his breakthrough moment. He makes our life so easy, as he has got the talent to go with his courage. He has got an incredibly enthusiastic owner who picked him out at the breeze-up sales and I think he will want to take him to Dubai for the UAE 2000 Guineas, he’s got the sort of action to think he will go well on the sand.”

Saturday, Sandown, Britain

888SPORT SOLARIO S.-G3, £45,000, SAN, 8-22, 2yo, 7f 16yT, 1:28.21, gd.
1–#@FIRST SELECTION (SPA), 127, c, 2, by Diktat (GB)
1st Dam: Villa Sonata (GB), by Mozart (Ire)
2nd Dam: Villa Carlotta (GB), by Rainbow Quest
3rd Dam: Subya (GB), by Night Shift
(£42,000 2yo ‘15 BBASC2). O-Abdulla Al Mansoori; B-D Gonzalo Ussia Figueroa (SPA); T-Simon Crisford; J-George Baker. £25,520. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-0, $94,158. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Manaafidh (Ire), 127, c, 2, Zebedee (GB)–Starring (Fr), by Ashkalani (Ire). (€330,000 Ylg ‘14 GOFORB). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Lynn Lodge Stud (IRE); T-Richard Hannon. £9,675.
3–Mr Wizard (GB), 127, c, 2, Major Cadeaux (GB)–Yearbook (GB), by Byron (GB). (9,000gns Ylg ‘14 TAOCT; 8,000gns 2yo ‘15 TATHIT). O-Franconson Partners; B-Bearstone Stud Ltd (GB); T-Nick Littmoden. £4,842.
Margins: HF, 1HF, 1. Odds: 4.00, 4.00, 25.00.
Also Ran: They Seek Him Here (Ire), Battle Pride (Ire), Taking Libertys (GB), Beaverbrook (GB), Pythius (Ire), Brorocco (GB), Dream Destination (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the brisnet.com PPs. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.