Oasis Dream colt; sales price rose from 78,000 gns as a foal to €95,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to eight winners; shaped with an abundance of promise on debut at Lingfield (6f, AW) when runner-up after conceding first run. Big chance.
125,000 gns yearling; dam Listed-placed 1m4f winner, half-sister to 1m 2yo Group 1 winner National Defense (by Invincible Spirit), is granddaughter of 1m 2yo Group 3 winner. Market should be informative with in-form Will Buick on board.
120,000 gns yearling; dam 5f/6f winner at 4yrs, closely related to winners Tiger Eye (7f AW), Tuscan Gaze (7f/1m2f) and St Peter's Basilica (6f), half-sister to 5f Group 2 winners Caspian Prince and Spirit Quartz. Represents top yard on debut.
£70,000 yearling; dam unraced half-sister to 7f 2yo Group 1 winner Toormore, 7f 2yo Group 2 winner Estidhkaar out of unraced granddaughter of 5f 2yo Group 3 winner.
£40,000 yearling, first foal, dam lightly-raced maiden (placed over 6f at 2yo's), half-sister to smart winners Gallagher and Quick Wit. Finished fourth in 6f Newmarket maiden on debut and should build on that.
77,000 gns yearling; half-brother to six winners inc Alkasser (6f/7f inc Listed), C Note (6f-1m2f inc AW), Dragon King (6f inc at 2); dam 5f 2yo winner half-sister to good sprinters Anthem Alexander and Dandy Man. Second runner here for John Gosden.
95,000 gns yearling; dam Listed-placed 1m AW winner, sister to 1m winner Venezuela out of Listed-placed 7f winner closely related to US 1m stakes winner High Maintenance. Represents yard in super form.
Half-brother to Qatar 6f winner Strategist; dam placed 1m/1m2f, closely related to French 1,000 Guineas winner Elusive Wave, half-sister to Listed-placed 7f 2yo winner Million Waves. Godolphin newcomer worth monitoring in market.
Forecasts
Imperial Yellow (11/8), Elected (6/4), Lost In Space (8/1), Wild Lion (11/1), For Peat's Sake (16/1), Fiordland (25/1), React (28/1), Harold Shand (66/1)
Both Imperial Yellow and ELECTED have the benefit of experience on their side and William Haggas' charge just shades the verdict. He conceded first run to the winner on debut at Lingfield before rallying strongly in the closing stages. That experience won't be lost on him and he can go one better. The Varian horse finished a solid fourth behind some promising types on debut and isn't dismissed easily, while newcomers Lost In Space and Wild Lion should be carefully monitored.