By Tom Frary
Chapel Stud's Bangkok, a dual Group winner for Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's King Power Racing, was the latest first-crop sire off the mark on Monday as his son Rising Empire captured Windsor's six-furlong maiden. Michael Blencowe and Dahlbury Racing's 4-6 favourite, who had been fourth at Leicester on debut last month, raced behind the leader Dapper Charm throughout the early stages before easing out of his pocket to overhaul that rival in the final 100 yards. At the line, the Andrew Balding-trained 17,000gns Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale graduate had half a length to spare over that son of Dandy Man.
A first winner for Bangkok as a sire!
Rising Empire battles to victory at @WindsorRaces for @AndrewBalding2 and it's a quick double for @oismurphy… pic.twitter.com/vh1DdCYlpR
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) May 19, 2025
The winner is the first foal out of the dam, a relative of Oasis Dream's GI Gamely Stakes and multiple Graded-Stakes scorer Tuscan Evening. Her yearling is a full-sister to the winner.
2nd-Royal Windsor, £40,000, Mdn, 5-19, 2yo, 6f 12yT, 1:13.60, g/f.
RISING EMPIRE (GB) (c, 2, Bangkok {Ire}–Money Tree {Ire}, by Profitable {Ire}) Sales history: 8,000gns Wlg '23 TADEWE; 17,000gns Ylg '24 TATSOM. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $29,822. O-Michael Blencowe & Dahlbury Racing; B-Dahlbury; T-Andrew Balding.
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