SEVEN HEAVENS runs tomorrow and appears to have scared off the competition. From RUK: Email and more sharing options please log in to view this image By RacingUK.com staff Promising Frankel colt Seven Heavens faces just two rivals in the ebfstallions.com Peter Willett "Stallion-Restricted" Conditions Stakes at Goodwood on Tuesday. A son of classy mare Heaven Sent, the John Gosden-trained youngster made a big impression when winning on his debut at Ascot in July. The form has been boosted by runner-up Lockheed going close in the Acomb Stakes at York. Seven Heavens holds entries in all the major juvenile races at the end of the season and, like Frankel, is owned by Khalid Abdullah. Abdullah's racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe said: "He had a bit of a break after winning at Ascot as, because he was a relatively late May foal, John just wanted to give him plenty of time to mature. "He worked nicely on Saturday and he should tell us if he's good enough to progress to better races later in the season. "He won nicely first time out. The form has been boosted and when a horse does that you always hope they can go on to better things and step up. "There's not much we can do about the small field but he's a good traveller so I wouldn't think it would be an issue. "They can become tactical affairs but we're not too concerned." Mark Johnston's Shabeeh, second at Salisbury a week and a half ago, and the Stan Moore-trained newcomer Sheila's Fancy stand in Seven Heavens' way at Goodwood.
RAINBOW LEGACY entered for a maiden at Ascot on Saturday. CUNCO and FRANKUUS both entered for a Listed contest at Haydock on Saturday.
Nice win from SEVEN HEAVENS despite getting very lit up following a bump on leaving the stalls. In the post-race interview Rab Havlin said "he feels like the real deal in his home work".
From Racing Post, lovely comment by David Elsworth on Swiss Storm: "I bought the horse myself at Tattersalls and then Trevor Harris [owner of Lordship Stud] who bred him asked if he could come back in so I let him have half. The Frankel story is an added pressure we could have done without but he's had a remarkable start and I just hope an old fumbler like me doesn't bugger up his stats !"
The full article from today's RP: Swiss Storm and Harba next Frankels on track By David Milnes 7:00PM 31 AUG 2016 THE LATEST chapter of the Frankel story could be penned at Haydock on Thursday and Friday when the next pair of the former Sir Henry Cecil-trained superstar's offspring are set to hit the track for the first time. To date, Frankel has sired ten individual winners from 14 runners and those have already racked up a remarkable 17 wins between them, including Group scorers Queen Kindly and Fair Eva. First up is the powerfully made Swiss Storm, who is trained and part-owned by David Elsworth and takes on nine rivals in the 6f maiden on Thursday. Although he has no hands-on experience of Frankel, Elsworth knows all about the family of the youngster as he trained his half-sisters Swiss Dream and Swiss Diva to black type success. Bred by fellow part-owners Lordship Stud, Swiss Storm was bought by his trainer for 235,000gns at Tattersalls October sales last year. Elsworth said: "My two-year-olds are not renowned for winning first time up but Swiss Storm has prepped well and we are hoping he can make a nice debut. He'll get further but I have him in the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes and wanted to see how he would go over six furlongs on some nice ground - which they say it is." Elsworth added: "I bought the horse myself at Tattersalls and then Trevor Harris [owner of Lordship Stud] who bred him asked if he could come back in so I left him have half. The Frankel story is an added pressure we could have done without but he's had a remarkable start and I just hope an old fumbler like me doesn't bugger up his stats!" Most expensive Frankel juvenile On Friday, William Haggas introduces his first Frankel runner in the shape of Harba, who faces 11 rivals in the 6f maiden fillies stakes. Owned by Al Shaqab, Harba is the most precocious of the five Frankel juveniles Haggas has on his books. The Newmarket trainer said: "Harba has been going nicely and is the most forward of my Frankel two-year-olds by far. She hasn't worked on the grass yet should be fine, although she will improve for the run." Haggas also has charge of La Figlia, who is the most expensive Frankel to go through the ring at €1.8 million when she was sold as a foal in 2014. Haggas said of the daughter of 1,000 Guineas winner Finscael Beo: "La Figlia is coming along slowly and hopefully we can get a run into her at the backend."
SAN REMO has been given entries on Sunday (Dundalk) and Monday (Galway) ZEFFERINO has been given an entry at Leicester on Tuesday
Stoute has withdrawn RAINBOW LEGACY from the first at Ascot on Saturday and is represented by Frontispiece instead.
Disappointing run from SWISS STORM given how bullish connections were. He ran green and looks a big individual so will hopefully come on for the run. Haggas sends out HARBA this afternoon at Haydock.
Some more entries: SAN REMO and KHATTAR both entered in a maiden at Doncaster on Thursday RAINBOW LEGACY and MONARCHS GLEN both entered in a maiden at Sandown on Friday SENATOR and MAJORIS entered for a Listed race at Doncaster on Friday
Entries from France: TOULIFAUT in a G3 at Chantilly on Thursday MOON MOUNTAIN in a maiden at Chantilly on Thursday LAST KINGDOM in a Conditions race at Saint Cloud on Friday
RAINBOW LEGACY and MONARCHS GLEN taken out at Sandown. MAJORIS and SENATOR both declared for the Listed race at Doncaster. Roger Charlton has confirmed that the Rockfel is next for FAIR EVA.
For those that have access to French racing today, MOON MOUNTAIN's race is at 11.40 BST and TOULIFAUT is at 13.50 BST.
This is when it gets interesting: Lady Aurelia versus Queen Kindly. But they both have to beat Roly Poly as well.
