By Exceed And Excel out of a mare who was second in a Listed race over 1m from just two starts. Cost 105,000 gns last year, and hails from a yard which has struck with six of its last ten juvenile runners this month.
From a stamina-laden family, and looked badly in need of his initial experience at Chepstow late last month. Should do much better, but likely to need time and distance to do so.
Full-brother to useful 1m3f-1½m winner Dance The Dream and half-brother to a pair of useful sorts at similar trips. Shaped very well when beaten a head by Dark Lion at Wolverhampton (7f) two weeks ago, and looks sure to build on that. Solid claims.
Full-brother to useful 7f/1m winner Crownthorpe out of a winning half-sister to useful 5f-7f winner Charles Molson. Yard 0-63 with 2-y-o runners in last two years, and easy enough to pass over on that basis.
Full-brother to 5f-6f winner Knockabout Queen and half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Rain Cap. Yard has had a debutant winner this year, but not as prolific with juveniles as was once the case.
By Outstrip out of a 2m/2m1f winner. Dam's three previous offspring have failed to achieve much on the racecourse, and this colt looks a long-term project, if anything.
Intello half-brother to 2-y-o 7f/1m winner Rockinante and 1m1½f-1m3f French winner Nobokhov. Appeals on paper, although yard yet to hit stride with juveniles this season.
SAEIQA isn't absolutely guaranteed to appreciate this trip on pedigree, but his trainer makes very few wrong calls in that department, and the selection has plenty in hand on the figures, so should be very hard to beat. Knight Salute looked a promising type at Wolverhampton, and is much the biggest threat on paper, with Forever Forward appealing most of the newcomers.