€125,000F, €200,000Y: tall, rather unfurnished gelding: sixth foal: half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 2-y-o 6f/7f winner (stays 1½m) Masekela (by El Kabeir) and useful 1¼m winner Asoof (by Dubawi): dam 9.5f-1½m winner: fair maiden: improved when second on handicap debut at Newcastle (2¾ lengths behind Perfectly Timed) in September: 5/1, 6¾ lengths sixth of 16 to Afloat in similar event at Yarmouth last time, hanging left 1f out: stays 1¼m: acts on tapeta: usually held up. Roger Varian