By Sean Cronin
Khalidi, who earned minor prizemonies in seven-furlong events at Newmarket's July course last summer, graduated in an Aug. 26 one-mile maiden at this track and doubled up in a Sept. 10 nursery handicap at Doncaster in his juvenile campaign closer. Returning this semester with an Apr. 2 handicap third over 10 furlongs back at that Town Moor venue, he claimed a first stakes score in the Apr. 18 Feilden S. going nine panels at Newmarket's Rowley Mile course and lined up for this coming off a third to subsequent G2 Dante S. hero Permian (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) in the 10-furlong Listed Newmarket S. back at Headquarters May 6. Khalidi found a smooth rhythm racing in fifth, with just one rival in arrears, as his stablemate Monarchs Glen (GB) (Frankel {GB}) established a substantial lead at the head of affairs. Rousted along on the home turn with over a half mile to go, he made relentless headway in the straight to draw alongside the long-time leader approaching the eighth pole and was pushed clear in the closing stages to outclass his rivals, providing trainer John Gosden and rider Frankie Dettori with a fourth edition of a contest won by subsequent G1 Epsom Derby hero Troy (GB) (Petingo {GB}) in 1979.
Khalidi is the sole representative to date for dual Italian stakes winner Bezique (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), herself out of a half-sister to G3 Geelong Cup victor and G1 Melbourne Cup runner-up Bauer (Ire) (Halling), and to the dam of of MSW G3 Prix Perth second Momayyaz (Ire) (Elusive Quality). His third dam Dali's Grey (GB) (Linamix {Fr}) is kin to four black-type performers including MG1SP sire and G3 Prix la Rochette winner Diamond Green (Fr) (Green Desert), MGSW G1 Prix Vermeille runner-up Diamilina (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}) and G3 Prix Cleopatre heroine Diamonixa (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}). Khalidi is a half-brother to the 2-year-old colt House Edge (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) and a yearling colt by Iffraaj (GB).
EBF STALLIONS COCKED HAT S.-Listed, £40,000, GOO, 5-26, 3yo, c/g, 11f 44yT, 2:22.77, gd.
1–KHALIDI (GB), 129, c, 3, by High Chaparral (Ire)
1st Dam: Bezique (GB) (MSW-Ity), by Cape Cross (Ire)
2nd Dam: Batik (Ire), by Peintre Celebre
3rd Dam: Dali's Grey (GB), by Linamix (Fr)
(170,000gns Ylg '15 TATOCT). O-Nizar Anwar; B-Aston House Stud (GB); T-John Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £22,684. Lifetime Record: 8-4-0-3, $85,991.
2–Fierce Impact (Jpn), 126, c, 3, Deep Impact (Jpn)–Keiai Gerbera (Jpn), by Smarty Jones. (¥66,000,000 Wlg '14 JRASAL). O-Qatar Racing Ltd. £8,600.
3–Raheen House (Ire), 126, c, 3, Sea the Stars (Ire)–Jumooh (GB), by Monsun (Ger). (35,000gns Ylg '15 TAOCT). O-J L Day. £4,304.
Margins: 5, HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 3.30, 10.00, 1.50.
Also Ran: Monarchs Glen (GB), Shymkent (GB), The Grand Visir (GB). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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