Nathaniel: why a second wave of top-notchers look on track for 2022

When a stallion sires an iconic horse such as Enable, their brilliance can sometimes overshadow everything else that stallion does. The name of Nathaniel's superstar daughter is almost always mentioned in the same breath as her sire, but there are many more layers to Newsells Park Stud's kingpin than one, undoubtedly outstanding, mare.

For starters, Nathaniel has four other Group 1 winners from a total of 15 Group winners and 23 stakes winners among 42 stakes performers from his first six crops. The year just gone was a milestone one for his stud career as his daughter Sarai, from his first crop, produced the Prix Marcel Boussac winner Zellie, by Wootton Bassett.

Then there is his pedigree. By the incomparable Galileo, Nathaniel was bred by the late Lady Serena Rothschild and named after her son Nathaniel. His dam Magnificient Style, by Silver Hawk, won the Musidora Stakes but excelled as a broodmare, producing eight stakes winners out of a total of ten winning offspring and 12 runners.