Horses in Training - 2 Year Olds
Lost in Cuba
Bay filly 20 March Havana Grey - Soul Searching (Iffraaj)
(The Raffles Syndicate)
By first season stallion sensation Havana Grey, sire of our own Lady Jane Grey, he is certain to be leading first season sire and manages to imbue not just racing ability but also attitude - they are so tough and determined ! This filly, who is the first foal of an Iffraaj mare, hails from the family of no less than Dubawi and Derby winner High Rise.
Malibu Rising
Bay filly 30 April Expert Eye - La Chapelle (Holy Roman Emperor)
(Mr D J Willis)
From the second crop of Breeders Cup Mile Winner Expert Eye who has made a solid start to his career as a stallion, this filly is a half sister to recent Listed winner Mauiewowie and Listed placed Something Enticing, her second dam is the dam of champion Ghaiyyath. She is doing well and is cantering daily.
Masar Way
Chesnut filly 23rd February Masar - Ape Attack (Nayef)
(The Raffles Syndicate)
A striking looking chesnut filly from the first crop of Masar, himself a high-class 2yo, 3rd in the Guineas and Derby winner at 3; from the family of Sea The Stars and Galileo. This filly is a half sister to two winners from 4 runners out of an unraced Nayef mare.
I'm So Dizzy
Bay filly 1st March Camelot - Whirlygig (Mukhadram)
(The Rainy Day Partnership)
A compact filly by Derby winner Camelot from a family Rae knows well as he trained Poets Dance (out of Whirly Dancer, her second dam) for her breeder Joyce Wallsgrove. Rae was pleased to get her and she should be more precocious than her breeding suggests. She is doing very well and if she continues like this we should be able to get a run into her at the end of May. (Leading)
Raffles Angel
Brown filly 24 March Harry Angel - L'Eglise (Le Havre)
(The Raffles Syndicate)
A lovely dark filly by the rocket Harry Angel from the immediate family of recent Listed winner Mauiewowie and the family of champion older horse in Europe in 2020, Ghaiyyath, she is a half sister to dual winner Wasdale. She is a nice filly and is cantering every day and doing well.
Nouveaux
Bay filly 22 March Tasleet - Alwafaa (Invincible Spirit)
(Lady Cecil, Family & Friends)
Rae has been keen to get hold of a Tasleet as he has done so well with his first crop including Coventry winner Bradsell, and also because Rae trained both his dam and granddam (!). Anyway this one looks precocious and fast, she is from the Shadwell family of Sarayir and Ghanaati. She is doing nice work now and hopefully will be ready to run soon.
Noble Miss
Bay filly 1 April Noble Mission x Volver (Danehill Dancer)
(Lady Cecil, Family & Friends)
An elegant, scopey filly who is a full sister to a 1 mile 2 winner and the US Listed winner Atomic Blonde by 4 x Group 1 winner Noble Mission, also famous for being Frankel's full brother and being trained by Rae's sister Lady Cecil. She is a big filly who will take time but she is cantering every day and moves nicely.
Lia Rose
Grey filly 3 March Ulysses - Rosa Grace (Lomitas)
(Mr Eamonn Duggan)
A very strikingly marked filly who is the most recent offspring of Eamonn Duggan's great mare Rosa Grace and therefore a half sister to our own Jewel In My Crown and Rosa Gold, both of whom are prolific winners of the yard, we are delighted to have her. She is doing well, Rae is doing plenty of conditioning work with her and she is doing it nicely.
Un-named bay filly 23 February Camelot - Trail of Tears (Exceed and Excel)
(Rachel Flynn)
A substantial filly with an intriguing mix of speed and stamina in her pedigree, she's by a Derby winner from a fast family, her second dam being none other than the Group 1 Haydock Sprint Cup winner Cherokee Rose from a strong black type family.
Family Matters
Bay filly 7 February Due Diligence - Really Chic (Street Cry)
(Mr Keith Walton & Family)
By the under-rated Whitsbury sire Due Diligence, a potent influence for speed and the sire of Diligent Harry, Cornwallis winner Good Vibes and Tenana Canyon from small crops, she is out of an unraced Street Cry mare from the multiple Group winning US family of Group 3 winner Really Fancy. She is cantering every day and Rae is pleased with her although she will take time.
Kimchi
Bay filly 9 March Postponed - Indicia (Bated Breath)
(Mr Jon Mitchell)
By Group 1 Coronation Cup and King George winner Postponed, this filly is from a fantastic Juddmonte family. Out of a Bated Breath mare , she has Feilden winner Stipulate and other black type performers like Insinuate, Stronghold, Convey and Take The Hint close up on her page. She moves well and although backward she is doing her work nicely.
Hits The Front
Bay gelding 6 April Tasleet - Mawqed (Invincible Spirit)
(Storm Again Syndicate)
Rae has been keen to get hold of a Tasleet as he has done so well with his first crop and also because Rae trained both his dam and granddam (!). This compact gelding is out of an Invincible Spirit ex Shadwell mare from the family of Group 2 winner Maraahel and Lockinge winner Mustashry. He is doing well and should be able to start doing some fast work at the end of May.
Memoranda
Chesnut filly 29 April Bobby's Kitten - Memory Lane (With Approval)
(Miss Kirsten Rausing)
A full sister to our own dual winner Melodramatica from a family owned and bred by her owner Kirsten Rausing, the owner breeder of Arc heroine Alpinista. She is from the only family that Kirsten brought over from her native Sweden. Rae rode and Uncle Nelson trained her fourth dam, Highlight, to be champion two year old filly in Sweden in 1973. She is cantering every day and although she is still a little backward she is doing everything we ask of her at this stage.
Naturalia
Bay filly 12 March Sea The Moon - Na Balada (Forestry)
(Miss Kirsten Rausing)
From the fourth crop of Rachel's favourite sire Sea The Moon, the sire of Group 1 winner Alpine Star and our own 3 x winner Arriviste, this filly has another international pedigree being out of the champion two year old filly in Brazil from the family of champion two year old filly and 1,000 Guineas winner Natagora (incidentally also the family of our own 2 x winner Eklil). She has improved a lot this last month and is going very well, she could be running at the end of May.