Lots by first-season sires to watch at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale

The battle for first-season sire honours is under way and a big result for one of the freshmen at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale would be a timely boost. Here we pick out some lots to watch by first-season sires at Park Paddocks on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Lot 61
Harry Angel - Silver Rainbow (Starspangledbanner)
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Longways Stables

A March-born colt by Dalham Hall Stud sire and champion sprinter Harry Angel, the Longways Stables-consigned two-year-old also has plenty to recommend him on the distaff side of his page.

The chestnut is out of the Listed-winning Starspangledbanner mare Silver Rainbow, who is in turn out of a Linamix half-sister to Grade 1 Citation Handicap winner Ashkal Way and dual Grade 2 winner Sentiero Italia. Further back in the page is Travers Stakes winner Flower Alley and Tenno Sho victor Spielberg.

He sold from Yeomanstown Stud for £32,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale.

Lot 71
Expert Eye - Spotlight (Dr Fong)
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Shanaville Stables

Breeders' Cup Mile winner and Banstead Manor Stud stallion Expert Eye already has the promising placed Coraje to his name and this colt catches the eye with a page full of black-type winners and performers.

Consigned by Shanaville Stables, the March-born colt is out of the Grade 2-winning Dr Fong mare Spotlight, who is already the dam of six winners including Bengough Stakes winner Projection. Her once-raced Shirocco daughter has in turn produced Listed winner and St Leger runner-up Berkshire Rocco, Moyglare Stud Stakes third Sunset Shiraz and Italian Group 3 winner Elisa Again.

Under the second dam, the Prix de la Nonette winner Dust Dancer, are the likes of Phoenix Stakes winner and Group 1-winning sire Zoffany, Futurity Stakes scorer and Irish Derby second Rostropovich, and Anglesey Stakes winner Wilshire Boulevard.

He made 27,000gns when selling from New England Stud at Book 2 of the October Yearling Sale.

Lot 102
Cracksman - Anne Of Kiev (Oasis Dream)
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Lynn Lodge Stud

A son of dual Champion Stakes hero and world champion Cracksman, Lynn Lodge Stud's colt is out of the speedy Oasis Dream mare Anne Of Kiev, winner of the Listed Cecil Frail Stakes and Hever Sprint Stakes for trainer Jeremy Gask.

Anne Of Kiev has produced four winners from five runners, including Australian Group 2 scorer Yonkers and Anneli, the dam of Anglesey Stakes third Hadman.

There is quality further back in the page too, with Great Voltigeur winner and Irish St Leger third Sacrament, Pretty Polly Stakes winner Chorist and Yorkshire Cup scorer Gospel Choir all featuring under the third dam, the Ballymacoll Stud Stakes winner and Yorkshire Oaks runner-up Blessed Event.

Lot 113
Tasleet - Chrissycross (Cape Cross)
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Star Bloodstock

An 80,000gns purchase as a yearling when selling to Byron Rogers at Tattersalls Book 2, this son of Shadwell's high-class sprinter Tasleet looks an interesting proposition, not least because he is a half-brother to last season's Greenlands Stakes winner Gustavus Weston.

The pair are out of the winning Cape Cross mare Chrissycross, who hails from the family of Listed winner and Cheveley Park Stakes third Badminton, while further down the page are Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Caledonia Road and Grade 2 winner and Santa Anita Oaks second Kumari Continent.

Lot 115
Sioux Nation - Cirencester (Sea The Stars)
B f
Dolmen Bloodstock

Sioux Nation, the red-hot favourite for first-season sire honours, is already off the mark courtesy of Ocean Quest and an eyecatching sales result would further boost the profile of the Group 1-winning son of Scat Daddy.

Dolmen Bloodstock's filly is one of five lots on offer by Coolmore's sire and has a page filled with high-class performers. She is a half-sister to Italian Listed-placed performer Beautiful Black and their dam Cirencester is a granddaughter of the Grade 3-placed Nausicaa, the dam of seven winners including Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Memory, herself the dam of Group or Graded scorers Call To Mind, Learn By Heart and Recorder.

The April-born filly was a 22,000gns purchase from Hillwood Stud at Tattersalls Book 3.

Lot 121
Zoustar - Cordial (Oasis Dream)
B f
Gaybrook Lodge Stud

A daughter of Tweenhills' excellent Zoustar, Gaybrook Lodge Stud's filly should prove a hit given she is out of a daughter of Mirabilis and has a page which could be subject to some updates courtesy of last season's Silver Tankard Stakes second Westover.

Cordial was a dual winner herself, having sold from Juddmonte to Stuart Williams for 25,000gns at the 2014 Tattersalls February Mixed Sale, and is the dam of two winners in Passional and Libertine Belle.

Under Cordial's dam Mirabilis is Darley Stakes and Wolferton Handicap winner Monarchs Glen, while under the third dam is Prix de Diane heroine Nebraska Tornado and Prix Eugene Adam winner Burning Sun.

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