Markaz

Derrinstown Stud-based sire Markaz (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) became Europe's 22nd freshman to strike when the Charlie Hills-trained Snash (Ire) registered a taking victory going a shade over six furlongs in Sunday's Codsall EBF Maiden S. at Wolverhampton. 2nd-Wolverhampton, £6,400, Mdn, 6-21, 2yo, 6f 20y (AWT), 1:15.18, st. SNASH (IRE) (c, 2, Markaz {Ire}--Wardat Dubai {GB}, by Mawatheeq), a June 4 debut sixth over this trip at Newmarket last time, was well away to race in the vanguard from the outset here. Easing to the front rounding the home turn,...

Royal Applause (GB), a stalwart of the Royal Studs who has been retired from covering duties since 2014, has enjoyed something of a renaissance in recent years largely thanks to his son Acclamation (GB) and grandson Dark Angel (Ire). Numerically, Gutaifan (Ire) led the first-season sires' list last season and he is one of at least eight sons of Dark Angel at stud in Europe. In 2020, two of those will have their first runners, but it is a son of Dark Angel's sire Acclamation who is tipped for the...