George Boughey talks Dan Briden through his powerful two-year-old team in the latest chapter in the exclusive series.
AMERICAN FLIGHT (IRE)
21/2 ch f Starspangledbanner - Huma Bird (Invincible Spirit)
Owner: Magniers Shanahan Smith MacLennan Sales price: 230,000gns (Hamish Macauley/MV Magnier)
Half-sister to Group 3-placed 6f 2yo winner Les Bleus (88). Dam a useful dual 6f winner (100) who was a half-sister to French 6f 3yo Group 3 winner Do The Honours (120) and Chesham Stakes winner Seba (99).
“A nice filly who is related to a decent two-year-old and is from a good family that has done well at two. She isn’t far off a run and should be a sprinting type who’ll be suited by decent ground. She goes pretty nicely.”
AMORIM
27/4 gr c Havana Grey - Stellarta (Sakhee’s Secret)
Owner: Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Sales price: 500,000gns (George Boughey)
Full brother to dual 5f Group 3 winner Rumstar (119). Dam a useful multiple 5-6f winner (101) who was the daughter of a 6f 2yo Group 2 winner/Cheveley Park Stakes runner-up (109).
“This colt looked like he was going to be precocious but then just went a little bit weak - much like his namesake some might say! However, he worked nicely this morning and although time is against him in of making it to Royal Ascot, his brother showed the other day when winning the Palace House that it doesn’t have to happen right now for this family. I think he will be a nice colt one day.”
ANGELIC RASCAL (IRE)
24/4 b f Dark Angel - Slieve Mish (Cape Cross)
Owner: Charlie Rosier & Mrs Julia Rosier Sales price: 42,000gns (Charlie Rosier)
Full sister to useful 8-10f winner Desert Angel (103). Dam a useful Irish 7f-1m 3yo winner (105) who was a half-sister to Group 3-placed Irish 7f 2yo winner Chivalrous (97).
“A backward filly who is going want at least seven furlongs. She came into us but is back with the pre-trainer just now. She is going to only improve with time and that’s exactly what we’ll give her.”
ARTANIS
2/3 b f Showcasing - Galadriel (Dutch Art)
Owner: Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Sales price: n/a
Half-sister to useful 7-8.5f winner Celeborn (97p). Dam a Listed-placed 5f 2yo winner (97) who was a half-sister to Listed-placed 6f 2yo winner Clochette (100) out of a 6f 3yo winning (72) sister to Listed-placed 7f 2yo winner Chessman (108) and close relation to 5f Listed winner Hareem Queen (100).
“She has done a couple of half-speeds and seems to go nicely. I imagine she’s one for the seven furlong races during the second half of the year, but the fact she has already done a couple of nice pieces of work is encouraging.”
