3.42 Newbury, Novice, 3yo, 10fT
SHABAB AL AHLI (GB) (Frankel {GB}) is front and centre in Charlie Appleby's Derby plans at present, having won by 8 1/2 lengths on debut at Southwell in December and he has the chance to enhance his reputation in this important staging post used in the past by the Classic winners Hurricane Lane, Enable, Star Of Seville and Light Shift. Out of the Group 3 winner Koora (Pivotal), who has already produced two winners at that level in Klondike (Galileo) and Kemari (Dubawi), he encounters a host of likely Derby types headed by George Waud's Newmarket maiden winner Maltese Cross (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), a 350,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase held in high regard by William Haggas.
2.32 Newbury, Debutantes, 3yo, f, 7fT
SYNCHRONICITY (IRE) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) makes her debut for the Ed Walker stable and TBT Racing, who paid 900,000gns to acquire this full-sister to last year's Prince of Wales's Stakes and Juddmonte International hero Ombudsman. Among her rivals is Juddmonte's Sapphire Secret (GB) (Kingman {GB}), a 420,000gns half-brother to the triple Australian Group 1 winner Sir Delius (Frankel) from the Harry Charlton stable, and Shadwell's Seet (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), a 425,000gns half-sister to Kalpana (Study Of Man) from the Gosdens.
3.07 Newbury, Mdn, 3yo, f, 10fT
I'M THE ONE (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) is an intriguing newcomer representing Clarehaven in a maiden John Gosden used for his future stars Star Catcher and Lah Ti Dar. Cayton Park Stud's homebred, who holds an Oaks entry is the first foal out of the Grosser Preis Von Bayern heroine Sunny Queen (Camelot), is slated as joint-favourite alongside Kirsten Rausing's Lingfield second Allaire (GB) (Study Of Man {Ire}), an Andrew Balding-trained half-sister to the St Leger hero Eldar Eldarov (Dubawi) and Zabeel Classic winner Kingswood (Roaring Lion).
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