Highclere Stud will support its young sire Cable Bay (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) with a group of high-class mares this season, 17 of which were paraded before Highclere's stallion parade on Tuesday. The Highclere mares set for Cable Bay include Angels Wings (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), a maiden mare who was a 150,000gns yearling and a 2-year-old winner over five furlongs from the immediate family of 2-year-old champion and Classic-placed Mujahid; Selinka (GB) (Selkirk), winner of the Oh So Sharp S. at two and second in Royal Ascot's Sandringham H. at three and the dam of Group 3 winner Hit The Bid (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}); Mambo Halo (Southern Halo), a 2-year-old winner out of a Kingmambo mare who is the dam of stakes winner Earl Of Leitrim (Ire) (Johannesburg) and is from the prolific Niarchos family of Divine Proportions; and Demisemiquaver (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}), a winner and stakes-placed dam of the 103-rated Lyn Valley (GB) (Shamardal) and a 650,000gns yearling by Dubawi (Ire) now named Rare Rhythm (GB).
Cable Bay won the G3 John Of Gaunt S. and G2 Dubai Challenge S., both over seven furlongs, and covered 152 mares in his first season this year.
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