Once again, the market will likely be the best guide to these unraced colts and geldings. Several colours will be familiar to UK racing fans, including those worn by Aurelien Lemaitre on Civilian. However, it’s probably not a good sign that the Highclere Thoroughbred colt sports blinkers on debut. Royaume Uni’s silks are usually seen on Ballydoyle runners but he is trained by Andre Fabre and is a brother to a 1m4f winner in Ireland. The Aga Khan’s SHERAZ is by Sea The Stars and a half-brother to three winners between 1m2f and 1m4f so looks to have the ideal credentials. He gets a tentative vote ahead of Khalid Abdullah’s Frankel colt Woodstock Park and High Tech, who is out of a mare which has produced winners with three of her offspring to so far race. The US-bred Tiger Touch was an expensive purchase so shouldn’t be ignored along with Met Office.
Woodstock Park Frankel colt out of Tates Creek.
Sheraz (FR) Sea The Stars gelding out of Shemiyla.
Met Office (IRE) Dansili colt out of Paratonnerre.
Tiger Touch (USA) American Pharoah colt out of Osaila.
No Park (FR) Waldpark gelding out of Nova Cristina.
Talisman Touch (FR) Charm Spirit colt out of Touch Of Silk.
Royaume Uni (IRE) Galileo colt out of Night Lagoon.
Moon Spirit (FR) Charm Spirit gelding out of Full Snow Moon.
High Tech (FR) Intello colt out of Highborne.
Civilian Teofilo colt out of Balandra.
Darwen (FR) Dabirsim gelding out of Sienna Bella.
George Des Iles (FR) George Vancouver gelding out of Marquesa Island.
Dick Whittington (FR) War Command gelding out of Loutka.
Val De La Houssaye (FR) Meshaheer colt out of Sweetdreams.
Tenacious (FR) Manduro colt out of Assidue.
Hopeful Mount Swiss Spirit gelding out of Lady Lindsay.
Cold Play (FR) Wootton Bassett colt out of Freezing.
Stern Idol (IRE) Raven's Pass colt out of Screen Icon.