5th-HAY, £15,000, Cond, 9-1, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:25.50, gd.
FORGE (GB) (c, 3, Dubawi {Ire}–Heat Haze {GB} {MGISW-US & SW-Fr, $1,183,696}, by Green Desert), who disappointed when only sixth in the G3 City of York S. over this trip at York 13 days ago, was allowed to stride to the front from the outset. Kicking decisively approaching the quarter pole, the 15-8 second favourite held off the challenge of Muwaary (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) to win by a length. Forge, who had previously looked a colt going places when third in the G3 Jersey S. at Royal Ascot June 15 and second in the G3 Thoroughbred S. at a mile at Glorious Goodwood July 29, is like his talented listed-placed full-sister Radiator (GB) a son of the 2003 GI Beverly D. S. and GI Matriarch S. heroine Heat Haze. She is just one of the plethora of top-flight performers to make Hasili (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}) one of the greatest broodmares of recent times. Heat Haze also has a 2-year-old colt by Frankel (GB) named Mirage Dancer (GB) and a filly full-brother to this winner. Lifetime Record: MGSP-Eng, 7-2-1-2, $69,352. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Sir Michael Stoute.
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