La Yakfi, a colt bought by Mark at Arqana October Yearling Sale as a yearling for a mere €30,000, defied top weight to score again in a Class 2 handicap in Lyon. Now rated 90, he may head to Royal Ascot for the Brittania Stakes over a mile. A brother to two black type winners Gipoia and Falcao Negro, he is beautifully bred being by Makfi out of a Galileo daughter of Falmouth Stakes heroine Simply Perfect.