Smooth Rose Bowl Win For Godolphin's Millionaire Wise Approach

William Buick will have fewer easier rides than he enjoyed on Godolphin's Wise Approach (Mehmas) as the TDN Rising Star dispatched his rivals in Friday's Listed Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury. Off the mark in April's Royal Ascot Two-Year-Old Trial EBF Conditions Stakes before disappointing at York and rebounding to be second in the Norfolk last month, the half-brother to Perfect Power cruised from behind to seize control a furlong out and inflict a four-length beating on Rock On Thunder (Night Of Thunder).

“He ran a good race at Ascot, when he was on a different side of the track to the winner, but was more comfortable back at six,” Buick said of the 1m gns purchase, whose odds of 11-10 looked big after this command performance. “I like what he did there, it was a nice smooth performance and he looked a good deal better than the opposition there. I think he will develop–he's a scopey horse and he was very natural from early on, but I do think he'll keep getting better.”

Far too good! 🔵

Wise Approach blows his rivals away with a facile success in the Listed Rose Bowl Stakes at @NewburyRacing!@godolphin | @WilliamBuickX pic.twitter.com/Nn93p9MHzn

— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) July 18, 2025

Wise Approach is the fourth foal out of Sagely (Frozen Power), whose first was the aforementioned Perfect Power who captured the Middle Park, Prix Morny and Royal Ascot's Commonwealth Cup and Norfolk. Also responsible for the Chesham third Golden Mind (Galileo Gold), she is kin to the Listed-placed Sagaciously whose son Epic Poet (Lope De Vega) was a Listed scorer who placed four times at Group level including when runner-up in the G2 Red Sea Turf Handicap.

Sagely is also a granddaughter of Saga D'Ouilly (Linamix), the full-sister to the Arc hero Sagamix and half to the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud-winning sire Sagacity (Highest Honor) and to the formidable broodmare Shastye (Danehill). Under the latter are the high-class Galileo trio of Japan, Mogul and Secret Gesture. Sagely's yearling is a full-sister to the winner.