Expensive Dubawi Colt Scores On Debut At Lingfield

1st-LIN, £5,200, Mdn, 11-25, 2yo, 8f (AWT), 1:36.81, st.
+NEXT STAGE (GB) (c, 2, Dubawi {Ire}–Dash To The Front {GB} {SW-Eng}, by Diktat {GB}), an 800,000gns TATOCT yearling, was sent off the 2-1 second favorite and broke alertly from his wide stall to race close to the early pace-setter Always Welcome (Elusive Quality). Still tanking along in early stretch, the chestnut was pushed past George Strawbridge's half-brother to the high-class Just As Well (A. P. Indy) and Rainbow View (Dynaformer) and asserted under a hand ride to score by a comfortable 1 3/4-length margin. The dam, who descends from the brilliant Milligram (GB), has a yearling colt by Nathaniel (Ire) and a foal colt by Frankel (GB). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,075. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Godolphin; B-Meon Valley Stud (GB); T-Saeed bin Suroor.