€72,000F, 320,000Y: stocky gelding: sixth foal: half-brother to 3 winners, including 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Hikmaa (by Roderic O'Connor) and 6f winner Inspired Thought (by Dandy Man), both useful: dam unraced: useful performer: won minor event at Newcastle (by 11 lengths from Thewind Cries Mary) in June: good third in handicap at Doncaster (¾ length behind Telemark) in September: off just 7 days, 7/1, only 5¼ lengths eighth of 21 to Strike Red in Coral Sprint Trophy (Handicap) at York last time, racing freely: stays 7f: acts on tapeta and good to soft going: tried in cheekpieces: front runner/races prominently. William Haggas