Ruler's Pride

The Timeform rankings return to highlight the top-rated maiden/novice winners in Britain and Ireland from the last fortnight (May 18-31), with the team at Wathnan Racing sitting pretty following impressive victories for two of its expensive breeze-up purchases. 5. SERGEI DIAGHILEV (IRE) Wootton Bassett (GB) - Embellish (Ire), by Galileo (Ire) Timeform performance rating: 90 For the fourth consecutive year, the 6f maiden run at the Curragh on May 23 was won by Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore, with odds-on favourite Sergei Diaghilev producing a polished display to follow in...

1.42 Ayr, Mdn, 2yo, 5fT RULER'S PRIDE (IRE) (Mehmas {Ire}) debuts for the Wathnan Racing-Karl Burke axis, whose Wild Blossom has already caused a major stir this week and is Royal Ascot-bound. At 550,000gns the highest-priced colt at last month's Tattersalls Craven Breeze-up Sale, the colt whose dam is a half to the high-class Campanelle (Kodiac) will be a warm order tackling three rivals.