Dark Angel Colt One To Watch At Haydock

Dark Angel | Yeomanstown Stud

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Today's Observations features a Dark Angel colt out of a Royal Ascot-winning 2-year-old.

12.00 Haydock, Mdn, £6,400, 2yo, 6fT
MAYAAS (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is a son of the G2 Queen Mary S. and G2 Lowther S. winner Best Terms (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), who has already produced the smart Star Terms (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) who was beaten two short necks when third in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac two years ago. Bought by Shadwell for 425,000gns at the Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale, the April-foaled descendant of Robert Barnett's high-class Time Charter (Ire) is introduced by William Haggas against the Haydock third Line of Departure (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), Shaikh Nasser Al Khalifa's Roger Varian-trained half-brother to the G1 Commonwealth Cup hero Golden Horde (Ire) (Lethal Force {Ire}).

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