Hello, all. Hope everyone well.
There is an unraced 4YO Sea The Stars filly due to run tomorrow (7.15 Windsor) that you may wish to cast a 2nd glance at. Namely RELATIVE for the Meade's.
She's obviously had her problems, that much is obvious as the Flat bred is only making her debut more than half-way through her 4YO season, but I really love her pedigree. The dam is a half-sister to the Listed and Group 3 winner, Becomes You, and the dam is also a full-sister to Tin Horse who won the French 2,000 Guineas. Meanwhile, Relative's dam has, to date, produced one other foal that has run (the year younger, Jadoomi) who last season was a dual winner and finished 3rd in a Group 1. With that lineage Relative would be a fine addition to any paddock so the fact that connections have kept her in training, rather than dispatching her to the old breeding shed, indicates, to me, that they think she is capable of achieving a fair bit on the racecourse.
I appreciate that this isn't a recommendation for everyone as (i) I've done a fair bit of surmising in the previous paragraph and (ii) you do have to take fitness on trust. But in saying that I would imagine connections would have Relative ready and won't be messing around in maidens (to achieve a lowly handicap mark) as there is only one thing that is going to increase this fillies, already considerable, worth and that is a win. And if she then went on to achieve black type - wahey they've hit the old jackpot!
And a huge tick is the current health of the Meade yard. They have a formline, since July 14th, of -112712154184 (5/12, 42%). And the beaten horses include a 4th in a Group 1 and a gelding beaten a neck in a Listed heat.
Attheraces, re Relative, are currently forecasting 8/1. People, am very, very keen to see what price she opens up later on with those old bookie chappies.
Do like her, regular readers, and is one to look out for, methinks.
Good luck all.