By Tom Frary
Wells Farhh Go was the subject of support here after his impressive course-and-distance maiden win on debut July 28 and he delivered the same powerful finish he had on that occasion to deny the more experienced James Garfield for a notable success for his local stable. Coming out of nowhere to stamp himself a colt of real potential when 16-1 on his racecourse bow, the imposing bay was more professional from the break this time and settled with three behind under David Allan as the pace proved strong. Launched wide, he was one of a line of rivals in contention with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining but his cause looked lost as the G2 Vintage S. fourth James Garfield strode on with a furlong left. Starting to motor from there, he was able to run down that rival in the last stride as they put clear distance between them and the promising Lansky in third. “He has still shown inexperience there, as I thought I had the race won until Frankie [Dettori] came past and he was having a look around but then he dug in again and in the last stride he really stuck his head down,” his jockey said. “There is definitely improvement there and he feels like he has the potential to go on. He's a big horse, so the scope is there.”
Trainer Tim Easterby was far from surprised by the outcome, but is in no rush with the winner. “He wants a mile and a quarter really and he's in the [G2] Royal Lodge [S. at Newmarket Sept. 30] and the group 1 [Oct. 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere] at Chantilly, but he is a big horse who needs a bit of time,” he said. “We don't put them in group 1 races for the joy of it and he's a very good horse in the making–one day he'll be a proper horse. He's had a hard race there and I wouldn't be pushing him to run really quickly. David [Allan] used to ride [the St Leger winner] Bollin Eric at home and he's not far off that standard. ”
At the time of his debut, Wells Farhh Go was the first winner in Britain for his first-season sire and continues to fly the flag as another of his sons Dee Ex Bee (GB) (Farhh {GB}) proved a major disappintment when sixth as the strongly supported 6-5 favourite here after labouring throughout. The winner is the last foal out of Mowazana whose brief career culminated in a four-length success in the Shadwell silks in a 10-furlong Bath maiden on good-to-soft in 2006. The second dam Taqreem is a half to the G1 Irish St Leger-winning sire Ibn Bey (GB), who was champion 3-year-old colt in Italy in 1987, a highweight in Germany who was also runner-up in the 1990 GI Breeders' Cup Classic, and also to Roseate Tern (GB) (Blakeney {GB}) who captured the G1 Yorkshire Oaks at this meeting and G2 Jockey Club S. and was placed in the G1 Epsom Oaks and G1 St Leger. This is also the family of the G2 Prix du Gros-Chene winner and dual G1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp runner-up Rangali (GB) (Namid {GB}), the classy fillies Red Bloom (GB) (Selkirk) and Esloob (Diesis {GB}) who won and were third in the G1 Fillies' Mile respectively, the G2 German 1000 Guineas winner Full Rose (GB) (Aqlaam {GB}) and grade I performers Red Fort (Ire) (Green Desert) and Legendary (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}).
Wednesday, York, Britain
TATTERSALLS ACOMB S.-G3, £90,000, YOR, 8-23, 2yo, 7fT, 1:26.32, g/s.
1–WELLS FARHH GO (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Farhh (GB)
1st Dam: Mowazana (Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Taqreem (Ire), by Nashwan
3rd Dam: Rosia Bay (GB), by High Top (Ire)
*1st stakes win. (€16,000 Wlg '15 GOFNOV; 16,000gns Ylg '16 TAOCT). O-S A Heley & Partner; B-Ms Maria Marron (IRE); T-Tim Easterby; J-David Allan. £51,039. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $75,590. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–James Garfield (Ire), 127, c, 2, Exceed and Excel (Aus)–Whazzat (GB), by Daylami (Ire). (£60,000 RNA Ylg '16 GOUKPR). O-W J & T C O Gredley; B-Stetchworth & Middle Park Studs Ltd (IRE); T-George Scott. £19,350.
3–Lansky (Ire), 127, c, 2, Dark Angel (Ire)–Goldthroat (Ire), by Zafonic. (175,000gns Wlg '15 TATFOA; 125,000gns Ylg '16 TATOCT; 300,000gns 2yo '17 TATBRE). O-Phoenix Thoroughbred Ltd; B-Mrs S M Rogers & Sir Thomas Pilkington (IRE); T-Jeremy Noseda. £9,684.
Margins: NO, 3 3/4, HF. Odds: 10.00, 10.00, 8.00.
Also Ran: Zaaki (GB), Danzan (Ire), Dee Ex Bee (GB), Beatbox Rhythm (Ire), Jazeel (Ire), Fleet Review, Ulshaw Bridge (Ire). DNF: Chief Justice (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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