4 Roger Varian Frankel 2yos for 2019

Carlburg Stables, Newmark, Suffolk. 

Trainers have come and sadly gone from this place of memories.  Who could forget Michael Jarvis? A lovely man and a gifted horse trainer. Mentor to Mr Roger Varian. No wonder he is a class act. 

Trawling through the Juddmonte Farm Stallions, I've been spying the Frankel two-year-olds for this season. I think every Frankel is sprinkled with a little bit of magic when born, for many, it remains fast right to the finishing line. 

I think even the most established trainer must get a little bit excited about having a Frankel in their stable - the more the merrier. 

Roger Varian has four Frankel 2yos this 2019 Flat season. 

Let's take a quick look at them:

Retrospect - 

This bay colt, a March foal, is out of a mare named Looking back and bred by Ashtown Bloodstock. The mare race twice in Italy, place at Listed class on debut and then eighth on heavy going when contesting a Group 3 contest at Cappanelle. Retrospec was purchased at Tattersalls October Year Sales (Book 1) for 850,000 guineas. He races in the familiar yellow and black polka dot silks of Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum. He has been entered for the Epsom Derby. 

Valriyan Steel - 

This bay colt is an April foal out of the mare Sabratah, who won six from eighteen races in France. This included to Listed class successes. Valriyan Steel is bred by G B Parnership and cost 600,000 euros at the yearling sales. He is now in the ownership of H H SH Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa. 

Queen Daenerys - 

This bay filly may be ahead of the game being a February foal. Bred by Coolmore, she is out of the mare Song To Remeber. This daughter of the highly-rated Storm Cat never raced but clearly made her mark in the sale's ring. Queen Daenerys is similarly owned by H H SH Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa. She was originally purchased by Oliver St Lawrence from Keeneland 2018 September Sales for $500,000. She made her debut at Ascot (26th July). 

Note: ''Ran well on debut, finishing to good purpose in second place.''

Unnamed - 

They are keeping this bay colt a secret! Well, at least until he gets a name. This bay colt is out of a mare called Vodka bred by Tanimizu, Mr Yuzo. The mare was an exceptional racehorse in Japan winning eight of her twenty-three starts. She won over £7M in total prize money. This youngster was sent to the Tattersalls December Yearling Sales 2018 but not sold by vendor Mount Coote Stud, Ireland for 285,000.   

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Roger Varian's two-year-olds (2yo) have been in fine form this 2019 Flat Turf season. 

Let's take a quick look at the juveniles which have shown ability:

Daahyeh, Pierre Lapin & Raheeq have all won on debut and proven class acts. 

Daahyeh won well on debut before tasting victory at Royal Ascot when she won the Albany Stakes (Group 3), then runner-up in the Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2). [I wish the race had kept its original name of the Cherry Hinton). 

Pierre Lapin showed his rivals a clean pair of shoes when blasting clear of the field at Haydock when 1/1f. This exciting son of Cappella Sansevero hasn't been seen since May but has a string of impressive group entries to his name. 

Raheeq made a blistering debut at Bath when this daughter of Muhaarar kicked clear of the field by over four lengths. 

Never a trainer to let the grass grow under his feet, we are pleased to announce that Varian has a Frankel filly ready to make her debut for owner H H SH Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa. This bay is a February foal out of the mare Song To Remember who was unraced. 

Queen Daenerys cost $500,000 at the yearling sales. She was bred by Coolmore and sold at Keeneland 2018 September Yearling Sale by vendor Sequal New York and purchased by Oliver St Lawrence. Lot 429. 

One of the more expensive Frankel offspring we have seen racing this year, I'm excited to see how this youngster goes. 

She is entered to run on 26th July 1:50 Ascot: John Guest EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (Class 4) (2yo) 

You can keep track of Queen Daenerys entries by clicking this link. 

Readers will be pleased to hear that Roger Varian has a few more Frankel offspring at Carlburg Stables, Newmarket.

Retrospective - March bay colt out of the mare Looking Back bred by Ashtown Bloodstock

Valyrian Steel -   An April bay colt out of the mare Sabratah bred by G B Partnership 

Unnamed - May bay colt out of the mare Vodka bred by Tanimizu, Mr Yuzo  

Good luck to connections.