Frankel Colt Al Mubhir Backed to Win on Newmarket Debut (3rd October 2021)

The William Haggas trained Al Mubhir after opening his account under William Buick @NewmarketRace pic.twitter.com/zThKQfc2qn

— Graham Clark (@GrahamClark85) October 2, 2021

William Haggas is a trainer to take note of when sending his debutantes to Newmarket and that proved to be the case when Al Mubhir flew home to take the MansionBet Beaten By A Head Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 4) (2yo) 7f Row on Good going. 

This chestnut colt, a son of Frankel out of the mare Muffri'Ha in the ownership of Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum was seriously backed from an opening price of 12/1 - 9/2. William Buick gave this February foal a confident ride: ''Towards rear, steady headway on outer over 2f, pushed along over 1f out, led inside final 110yds, comfortably.''

William Haggas said: ''Al Mubhir did that nicely. The jockey liked him but said he knew nothing so we might have to run him again but he was a bit spicy after the race so we'll have to see.''

This looks one of the best performances from this year's crop of two-year-old recruits and no mean feat beating Filistine trained by John Gosden and First Officer, trained by Roger Varian, who finished with some verve. 

The mare Muffri'Ha was similarly owned and trained over four seasons (2014 - 17), racing 28 times, achieving 7 wins including a Group 3 success at Newmarket and placed at Group 1. She had a highest official rating of 109 and total earnings of £268,072. 

Al Mubhir is an exciting prospect who is likely to race at Group class and may be a candidate for the 2,000 Guineas.

This was Frankel's 349th individual winner. 

Good luck to connections.

2yo AL MUBHIR (Frankel x Muffri'Ha) makes an eye catching winning debut at Newmarket.

William Buick was on board for William Haggas.

349th individual winner for Frankel. pic.twitter.com/aYr2fe17rQ

— Jess Samy (@FrankelWatch13) October 2, 2021

Frankel Offspring 2021: Perfect News Goes Well on Yarmouth Debut

This seaside destination has seen its share of classy two-year-olds. 

William Haggas is no stranger to unveiling talented juveniles and this mile straight is a lovely course to make a start to a racing career. 

4th August, Great Yarmouth, saw Perfect News make her debut when contesting the Diomed EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5) (2yo) (6f3y) 6f on good going. 

If you are looking for a well bred two-year-old then you will go a long way to find a potential talent such as Perfect News. This daughter of Frankel is out of a very memorable horse, Besharah, who was similarly owned and trained. She made her mark over two seasons 2015 - 2016 when racing 12 times. Her formative season was particularly impressive with four victories from seven starts including comfortable wins at Group 3 & 2, and placed when concluding her two-year-old season losing by less than one length when favourite in the Cheveley Park Stud (Group 1), staying on behind Mark Johnston's Lumiere. 

Source: Racing Post 

If Perfect News can achieve half of the success of her mother Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum will be a very happy owner. 

Perfect News made a lovely introduction when finishing just under two lengths behind the talented and experienced Princess Shabnam (see her at Tattersalls breeze-up Sales) who was tasting victory for the first time after two dashing efforts, finishing runner-up to another Frankel talent in Frankella, trained by Andrew Balding, who was far from disgraced when fifth a Listed class. 

Liam Jones gave Perfect News a tentative introduction, sitting just behind the lead, progressing nicely through the race, bustled along at the two pole, before closing on the winner in the closing stages to take second place in easy fashion but always held by the victor. 

Ridden with hands and heels, Perfect News is a two-year-old with a future and she is likely to improve markedly for this first effort and could well be stepped up to 7f. 

Source: Racing Post 

There's every chance this March foal will be contesting group class. 

Winning will be a formality. 

Good luck to connections.

Update: 18th August 2021

Good to see Perfect News winning second start at Carlisle

It's all in the genes🏇 https://t.co/dfLvsT0qHE

— Carlisle Racecourse (@CarlisleRaces) August 18, 2021

5 Frankel 2yos for William Haggas in 2019

It seems every horse trainer wants a Fankel 2yo in their string for the 2019 Flat turf season.

Who can blame them?

You may have read that this year's crop of Frankel's is heading to horse trainers big and small. Sir Michael Stoute has a least 10 two-year-olds sire by Frankel while the smallest stable in Newmarket has one juvenile for Ilka Gansera-Leveque, her pride and joy a bay colt called Amtiyaz. 

Our little horse racing blog will be following the fortunes of many trainers lucky enough to have a colt, filly or gelding sired by ''the greatest thoroughbred in the world'' in their mitts. 

So what about William Haggas? 

No finer trainer of quality racehorses and Somerville Lodge Stables, Newmarket is almost bursting at the seams with quality two-year-olds from influential owners. Taking a look at Juddmonte Stallions website we see that Haggas has at least five Frankel offspring ready to hit the track. There is a chance a few may even follow in their sire's tracks by making their debut at Newmarket. 

Let's take a look at the 5 Frankel two-year-olds as they are worthy of a scribble in your notebook. 

With Reason - This chestnut filly is a March foal out of the dam Eminently in the ownership of Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook. 

Born A King - Is a bay colt and February foal out of a French Listed-raced mare in the ownership of Mishref Al-Khatani  & Mr Faisal. 

Fundtank -  A March foal, bay filly, out of the dam Millevini, who raced once in Norway when finishing second. Fundtank cost 190,000 guineas at the yearling sales and in the ownership of Eminent Kind Ltd.

Mr Curiosity - Is a beautifully bred bay colt out of the dam who won three of her four starts when trained by Haggas in the ownership of A E Oppenheimer. Her final start saw a win at Listed class. Mr Curiosity is a full brother to three-year-old Frankellina who won on her debut at Great Yarmouth when made 5/4f. She holds an Irish Oaks entry. Mr Curiosity is in the ownership of Hascombe & Valiant Stud Ltd. 

Jabeen - An early January foal. This chestnut filly is out of the dam Sortita who raced five times, winning on two occasions. In the ownership of Shadwell Estate Co Ltd.

Frankel Watch 2YO: William Haggas With Reason to Rave about Frankel

Every horse trainer wants a piece of the Frankel pie.

We've seen the great and good owning Frankel offspring. We have only to look at the horse trainers who have a Frankel two-year-old (2yo) in their mitts. I couldn't be more pleased to see Ilka Gansera-Leveque has a bay colt called Amtiyaz stabled at Saint Wendreds in Newmarket, Suffolk. I'm sure this son of Frankel resides in a box with a golden door, a perfectly luxurious home padded, if not plumped, with cotton wool. He is fed parma violets giving him not only the sweetest, freshest breath but a bright mauve tongue to blow raspberries at passing visitors who dare to mention the f-word (Frankel, if your mind wandered to the word F...rankfurter).

You can tell I love my purple prose. 

Who wouldn't want to paint a dreamy world for this exciting sire's progeny?

Everything we say and do is written With Reason. Which, aptly, is the name of a Frankel-sire filly in the ownership of Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook, in training with William Haggas. We detailed a while back that the Newmarket maestro (not sure why we used an Italian word for such a very English man) has at least five Frankel two-year-olds in training at Somerville Lodge. 

You can read the article here: 5 Frankel 2yos for William Haggas in 2019  

With Reason is a Frankel-sired filly, March foal, out of the dam Eminently, who is similarly owned by the Middlebrooks, in training back in 2012, trained by Richard Hannon. She raced just four times over six furlongs, winning on her second start in the mud at Haydock, finishing unplaced at Listed class next start, achieving an official rating of just 71.   

Exciting times at many stables with these hypnotic equine beasts which fly up the gallops and bewitch those who play with words. 

Good luck to all who train a Frankel two-year-old in 2019.

Frankellina Wins for Haggas at Yarmouth

A couple of Frankel two-year-olds making their presence felt at Great Yarmouth today. 

Frankelinna took her time to master Oussel Falls in the in the British Stallion Stud EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10) over 1m 3y on going described as Good to Firm (Good in places).

William Haggas hold this daughter of Frankel in high regard. This homebred races in the familiar silks of A E Oppenheimer. The mare was similarly owned and trained. Readers may remember Our Obsession who raced just four times in a short career. However, she tasted victory on three of her fours starts including a Listed race. 

Frankellina went one better than her mother who finished sixth on debut. This January foal was well backed from 11/4 (exchanges) to return 5/4f. For much of the race, she showed signs of inexperience, gathering her stride in the final furlong to win by a head from Oussel Falls and Summer Flair, running on in third. The first three fillies were all making their debut.   

The second Division saw another Frankel offspring taking part. This time trained by John Gosden, the twice-raced Mehdaayih. Taking on the odds-on shot Maqsad [trained by William Haggas] this daughter of Frankel started at odds of 4/1 second favourite. A beaten favourite on both starts to date. 

Mehdaayih ran out a nice winner defeating stablemate Fanny Logan, the favourite, Maqsad, finishing third. 

Frankel Watch: 2018 Newmarket Fillies' Mile (Group 1)

Very few Frankel two-year-olds have hit the heights this season. In fact, generally, numbers of runners seem sparse. 

Taking a look at the declarations, I see two offspring are still entered for the Fillies' Mile (Group 1) to take place at Newmarket 12th October. 

At present, there is still 23 entrants, with a maximum of just twenty to take place on the day. The number to race is likely to be a lot less. 

Frankellina (William Haggas)

This chestnut daughter of Frankel is out of a three-time winning mare, who only run four times in her full career. She concluded her victories with a Listed race success. Frankellina is a January foal and homebred in the familiar silks of A E Oppenheimer. She is unraced and priced 40/1 to win this contest over one mile. 

Dubai Beauty (Saeed bin Suroor)

A lovely winning performance for this daughter of Frankel who showed real class over 7f at Newmarket priced 3/1. The sky looked the limit for this bay filly when returning to Doncaster and contesting the May Hill Stakes (Group 2). She was very well backed from 7-4 - 11-8f. However, this homebred struggled and finished seventh beaten ten lengths. It was interesting that the first four home were all big prices which suggest the favourite were below par. Saeed bin Suroor has done much better this season than last but a success in such a high-profile race would be a real feather in his cap after a few lean years. Dubai Beauty (pictured) is priced 14-1 and one of three juveniles still holding declarations for Godolphin (the other two for Charlie Appleby).   

Frankel Watch: Frankellina 2YO Trained by William Haggas

We love to keep you informed of Frankel two-year-olds this 2018. 

As we mentioned, it has been slow progress with a few runners, but most little noted compared to those dizzy heights when a first-season sire. Plenty of time to find those juveniles which write their names in the history books. 

Well, let's hope so. 

I run Group Horse which details the best two-year-olds in training before many even hit the track. This information has and will be subscription-based come the new turf season. However, until the end of the Flat turf season, it is free to readers (promotion). You will not find more comprehensive data anywhere else. If you love Steve Taplin's Two-year-olds to Follow 2018, you will understand and appreciate its worth. It will detail the best horses in training, which go on to prove that very point at pattern class. 

I have been studying Group Horse Daily updates, and they make a very interesting read. I notice one of William Haggas' better two-year-olds, which is yet to make its debut called Frankellina. 

This chestnut daughter of Frankel is out of a mare named Our Obsession who was similarly trained and owned by A E Oppenheimer. She liked a trip. Beaten on debut but won her next three starts before retiring. Her last victory at Listed class. Frankellina has been entered for the Fillies' Mile (Group 1) at Newmarket over one mile.  

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