Coolmore City Of Troy EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Closely related to 7f/1m winner Aljazzi (Group 2; RPR 116) and half-brother to four winners, including Majestic Noor (1m2f; RPR 103); dam 1m2f Listed winner (RPR 104); 4-6 for novice at Southwell (1m, AW) in November and made the running but ended up third of nine; cheekpieces go on; should improve.

Brother to 1m2f Listed winner Al Asifah; weakened out of serious contention in both the Wood Ditton at Newmarket (1m, good; behind two of these) and novice at Chelmsford (1m2f, AW; 6-4 favourite, neck ahead of the promising Respond) 15 days later; still showed fair form but a fair bit better will be required to win this.

Useful pedigree; late foal; 50-1, hooded and taken down early for novice at Chelmsford (1m2f, AW) 15 days ago but he was very slowly away from the widest draw and always behind, well adrift of Altareq.

Has a useful pedigree for 1m4f; weak 14-1 for the Wood Ditton at Newmarket (1m, good) one month ago, green and never in a threatening position but he did close into fifth of 15, a neck in front of Altareq and just over 2l behind Hinchinbrooke; this extra 2f will help and he could be a big improver if he's learned from that debut experience.

450,000gns yearling by Frankel; eighth foal; closely related to three winners including Waldgeist (1m-1m4f including Arc; RPR 128) and Waldlied (1m4f Group 2; 112), half-brother to three more including Waldkonig (8.6f-1m2f including Group 3; 116); dam 1m 2yo/10.5f Group 3 winner (106); late foal who has an Irish Derby entry; newcomer to note from stable which runs two.