Merchant

Group winner More Thunder will train toward a start in the G1 Lockinge Stakes in May, according to trainer William Haggas. A winner of the G2 Hungerford Stakes, the son of Night Of Thunder ended his four-year-old season with a solid fourth-place finish in the G1 Prix de la Foret over seven furlongs on Arc Day. The one-mile Lockinge at Newbury takes place on May 16. Haggas said, "I'm very disappointed in the lack of opportunities over seven furlongs for a horse like him and in fact there is nothing,...

Ceistiu, the dam of this year's Royal Ascot and Qatar Goodwood Festival winner Merchant, will be offered at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale, which takes place from November 21-22. The daughter of Vocalised is a full-sister to the multiple Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Steip Amach, while her half-sisters include the GIII Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes winner Ceisteach (New Approach) and Fidaaha (New Approach), the dam of last year's G1 National Stakes winner Scorthy Champ. The nine-year-old Ceistiu, who is in foal to Mehmas, the sire of...

Royal Ascot scorer Merchant, who had been an intended runner in Sunday's G2 Qatar Prix Niel at ParisLongchamp, has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a setback. Trained by William Haggas, Merchant was a dominant winner of the King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot, before taking the step up to Group company in his stride with a narrow defeat of Wimbeldon Hawkeye (Kameko) in the G3 Gordon Stakes at Goodwood last time. The son of Teofilo was due to put his Prix de l'Arc...

Thursday, Goodwood, post time: 15:05, QATAR NASSAU STAKES-G1, £600,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 9f 197yT Field: Running Lion (GB) (Roaring Lion), See The Fire (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Cercene (Ire) (Australia {GB}), Whirl (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). TDN Verdict: Three-year-olds have generally dominated of late and after the performance of Kalpana at Ascot on Saturday it is hard to make a solid case against Whirl continuing that trend. The way she put away the Juddmonte filly in the Pretty Polly suggests she has improved since the...

GoffsGo, the new online sales platform from Goffs, went live on Monday with four horses on the market and selling, including Noel Meade's two-year-old winner Check This Out. Bidding on the son of Ten Sovereigns is already up to £130,000 ahead of its close at 2pm on Friday. On Tuesday, the nine-year-old mare Ceistiu (Vocalised) will be added to the platform, having recently made headlines as the dam of the Royal Ascot winner Merchant (Teofilo), who holds an entry in the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes after...