TWO of the things that we look at when assessing the potential of any stallion are the record of his sire with stallion sons and the presence or absence of successful progenitors within the distaff side of their family. Neither is a guarantee of success, of course, but the chance that he will go on to sire pattern and even Group 1 horses increases if he can score well on those attributes.

Aspetar, Bonneval, Make Believe, Marky Mark, Poet’s Word, Sofia Rosa, Trap For Fools and potential classic contender Mkfancy are all Group 1 winners sired by sons of Dubawi (by Dubai Millennium) and that augurs well for the prospects of the Dalham Hall Stud flagbearer’s younger sons. So too does the exciting start made by his classic-winning son Night Of Thunder, Europe’s freshman champion of 2019 who already has nine individual stakes winners from his first crop.