Another improving run earned La Yakfi approximately €60,000 when going third to the blinkered Master Brewer in the Arqana sales race on Prix de l”Arc de Triomphe weekend last Saturday. He looks to be making up into a nice middle distance three year old next year. By Makfi this grandson of Simply Perfect was bought by Mark at last year’s October Yearling Sale for a mere €30,000.

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The Dasmal team has had a good start to the year, headed by Visionary who looks like he should progress as a three year old into a smart performer. His win this year has seen his rating rise to 94.

Another winner was homebred Fiery Spice who, returned at the sale for box walking, broke his maiden at the third attempt over the minimum having shown greenness his first two outings.

A third winner was Abatement on Saturday 28th at Lingfield. Such a stunning yearling Mark was underbidder at Tattersalls and having failed to acquire him recommended Mr Dasmal take a share in him with Highclere.

There were also promising runs from Majeed, King Cole and Speed Hawk in Dubai. We are still looking forward to Vin Chaud making his reappearance.

Breeze Up purchase Alizoom a comfortable winner of his Maiden at Windsor last week.

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Both Majeed and Vin Chaud showed their upwardly mobile profiles with wins in May at Kempton and Maison Lafitte respectively. They are both rated now in the nineties and are exciting prospects for the summer. Both were bought by Mark at Arqana in Deauville.

Mark was delighted to purchase an Invincible Spirit colt for 75,000 guineas at the 2015 Craven Breeze up for a new partnership. The colt will be trained by Classic winning trainer Roger Varian.

Alizoom’s Craven Breeze

Lot 865: ch c Dream Ahead – Complexion (Hurricane Run)

Mark Crossman and Khalifa Dasmal, in whose colours Dream Ahead won five Group 1 races, support the stallion once again this year when going to 240,000gns for this colt from Brightwalton Stud. Angus Gold is the underbidder.

He is the sixth yearling purchased so far this year by Crossman on behalf of Dasmal.

“He will be trained by David Simcock,” said Crossman. He looked the pick of the Dream Aheads, we looked at them all. I think he’ll be a two-year-old, he’s as much like his sire as any I’ve seen – apart from the colour!”

“I’ve been buying for Khalifa since 1991, when we met through a mutual friend in the Bombay Brasserie in London. We’ve enjoyed a lot of success, including Prohibit and Dream Ahead.”

He is the first foal out of his dam, a winning half-sister to Celebration Mile winner Zacinto. His third dam is the 1997 Oaks heroine Reams Of Verse.

Led by a filly out of Flanders that realised 400,000gns to Lordship Stud last week, the first progeny of Dream Ahead have sold consistently well this year – his sale stats currently read 54 yearlings sold for an average of 87,239gns.

Brightwalton Stud paid 125,000gns for Complexion through Anthony Stroud in 2012 so the operation is already ahead with the mare thanks to the sale of this colt.

“He was a lovely horse and correct all the way through,” said stud owner Jeffrey Hobby. “There’s no better way to start the mare. She has a Lawman colt this year – he’s a real belter and will be offered next year – and is in foal to Mastercraftsman.

“It’s nice for the stud, as we’re still relatively new – we started in 2007/08. We mainly breed – we have ten mares – but have the odd pinhook.”

On 14th January, Noble Citizen, a nine year old gelding and stable favourite, obliged at Southwell in the Ladbrokes Apprentice Handicap under a sneaky ride up the rail from George Buckell.

This leaves Mr Dasmal’s UK winners to runners statistics standing at 100% for 2014.

Noble Citizen has been a good servant to Mr Dasmal generally paying his way although this win had been two years in the waiting.

To extract from the European Business News:

Narrowly defeated by a short head over course and distance 14 days ago, Dragoon Guard (Jeremy) made a winning return, running on readily to score by a length and three quarters at the third attempt.

He is the third foal out of the placed Elouges (Dalakhani), who is a half-sister to the Gr.2 Royal Lodge Stakes winner and sire Mons
(Deploy), who was also placed in the Gr.1 Racing Post Trophy and the Gr.1 Jockey Club Stakes. Her other siblings include the Gr.1 Irish Oaks third Inforapenny (Deploy), the Listed Godolphin Stakes-placed Funday(Daylami) and the talented hurdler Pigeon Island (Daylami). The second dam, Morina (Lyphard), was a winner at three in France and is also the second dam of the US Listed winner and Gr.2-placed Pronto Pronto (Snitzel) and the French Listed-placed Funmaker (Xaar). The third dam, Arewehavingfunyet (Sham) won the Gr.1 Oak Leaf Stakes, Gr.2 Del Mar Debutante Stakes and the Gr.3 Landaluce Stakes amd was placed in the Gr.1 Del Mar Futurity, Gr.1 Mehmet Stakes and the Gr.1 San Felipe Handicap. She produced eleven winners from 13 runners, including the Listed Kensington Handicap winner and sire Have Fun (Topsider) and the Gr.2 Fort Stakes-placed Holiday Camp (Chester House).

An exciting three year old prospect.

Speed Hawk became Mr Dasmal’s eighth winner of the season when winning at his second attempt at Kempton over 6 furlongs on September 12th and promises to be a useful 3 year old sprinter next year.

Dragoon Guard a stoutly bred 2 year old by Jeremy, nearly overcame a bad draw to go down by a nose over a mile at Wolverhampton at his second attempt. He looks to be an exciting middle distance horse for next year but will have another go this year to win at two.

The end of July and the month of August was busy with one trip to Ireland to see Dream Ahead and his first foals. Both father and children were looking great.

There was then a trip to Pau to see Prince Suhail, chez Francois Rohaut, who is progressing as a three year old over a mile and has now earned almost Euro40,000.

There was then the Select Sale at Deauville hosted by Arqana and we were successful in purchasing two smart yearling colts.

The first one (pictured) was a March 2012 colt by Teofilo, the sire of amongst other stakes horses, Parish Hall. His dam, Mulled Wine, has already produced two winners from three offspring of racing age. Her three year old son Cassini was placed second at Deauville since the purchase. Mulled Wine is a Night Shift half sister to Lily Of The Valley a Group 1 winning daughter of Galileo and Listed winner Calbuco. She is from the great family of Josr Algarhoud.

Mark’s second purchase was a January 2012 colt by Orpen, sire of many stakes winners including 2013 Prix Robert Papin winner Vorda. He is a big handsome colt who is very light on his feet. His winning dam is out of Prix du Bois (G3) winning Zelding and therefore is a half sister to G2 winning Beauty is Truth and Listed winner Glorious Sight. Zelding’s granddam is Mill Princess and it is therefore the family of great sire Last Tycoon, as well that of sire Astronef and Immortal Verse.