John and Thady Gosden trainee Oxagon (Frankel) shaped with a deal of promise when fifth in a hot winner-producing Newmarket maiden earlier this month and delivered a stunning performance in his second start to earn a TDN Rising Star rosette in Wednesday evening's Chasemore Farm EBF Novice Stakes at Sandown. He becomes the 44th Rising Star for his sire and second this season after Treanmor joined the roll of honour in May.
The 10-3 third favourite broke swiftly and gained an immediate advantage, setting steady fractions, in this seven-furlong heat annexed by subsequent G2 Champagne Stakes victor Bay City Roller (New Bay) last year. Holding sway throughout, he was rowed along when threatened by Godolphin representative Look To The Stars (Galiway) passing the quarter-mile marker and powered clear in imperious fashion thereafter to easily outclass that rival by a hugely impressive eight lengths.
The winning dam Endless Charm, who was a 300,000gns purchase by Nawara Stud from the Godolphin draft at the 2021 Tattersalls December Sale, is a daughter of G3 Premio Sergio Cumani winner Whazzis (Desert Prince) who is out of a half to the operation's G1 Prix de Diane heroine Rafha. Therefore linked to the leading sire Invincible Spirit, the family features G2 Mill Reef Stakes-winning sire James Garfield (Exceed And Excel), last year's G2 Royal Lodge Stakes winner Wimbledon Hawkeye (Kameko) and the four-times Grade I-winning Breeders' Cup Mile heroine Uni (More Than Ready).
Endless Charm, whose yearling colt is by Teofilo, is linked to some significant Frankel progeny. Whazzat's full-sister Whatami has produced G3 Prix du Lys and G3 JRA Chairmans Handicap winner and G1 Grand Prix de Paris third Sir Delius-himself a Rising Star who raced in France as Delius-and Listed Wolferton Stakes winner and multiple Group-placed Juan Elcano. Sticking with the Galileo theme, Rafha's daughter Massarra (Danehill) was responsible for a clutch of smart offerings by the late Coolmore great including Gustav Klimt.
3rd-Sandown, £10,000, Nov, 7-30, 2yo, 7fT, 1:29.87, gd.
OXAGON (FR), c, 2, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Endless Charm (GB), by Dubawi (Ire)
2nd Dam: Whazzis (GB), by Desert Prince (Ire)
3rd Dam: Wosaita (GB), by Generous (Ire)
Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $8,234. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
O-Prince A A Faisal; B-Nawara Stud Ltd; T-John & Thady Gosden; J-Luke Catton.
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