INVINCIBLE ARMY X Gheedaa

 Nick has a strong opinion on mares producing their best two foals consecutively, whilst many would say their third or fourth foal is usually their peak produce, on this occasion we have both!

Our filly is the fourth foal out of the mare, and her previous foals have improved year on year, with last year's two year old having a significant amount of ability.

Arabian Sun, won on his second start for Clive Cox, beating the very talented Stratusnine, who would go on to finish second in the £100k EBF Colts and Geldings Final at York, after winning a warm contest at Ayr. Arabian Sun was then sent off just 10/1 for Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood but he didn't get home over the seven furlongs, but he is still a horse with undeniable potential heading into his three year old campaign and we expect to see some strong pedigree updates from the colt. I suspect he will be running over sprint trips as a three year old, which doesn't come as a surprise, given the mare herself had bundles of speed, finishing fourth in the Scurry Stakes behind Battaash!

Gheedaa's previous foals have been by stallions you would associate with more of a stamina influence than Invincible Army, Arabian Sun is by Saxon Warrior for example. Invincible Army was a group winner at two, three and four and he took his racing extremely well, seventeen of his nineteen runs came in stakes company, with him finishing in the first three on twelve occasions.

Whilst Invincible Army hasn't took off like some predicted, he is more than capable of producing a nice horse over a sprint distance. James' Delight recorded an RPR of 116 when finishing a neck second in the G3 Meautry, with the Listed winner progressing right throughout 2024. That's a common occurrence with many of his better horses, although they show speed and precocity, they all improve with age. Balmoral Lady would be the finest example of that, rated just sixty nine at the end of July 2024, she missed on the Listed Wentworth Stakes at the end of the season by the narrowest of margins, and now finds herself rated ninety nine, on the back of the run with four victories prior.

2024 saw several stakes and sales race winners for the stallion, Naana's Diamond and The Dragon King, just two of those, both being 2yo's from fairly limited numbers for the sire.

The final tick in the box is the successful cross, Invincible Army x Tamayuz has already produced a prolific winner in the shape of Pal's Battalion (RPR 91).

On everything we have seen to date, this filly will be winning races in 2025! We'll be targeting the Irish Incentive restricted races, hoping to pick up a €10,000 bonus for her owners by winning a qualifying maiden.

She is trained by arguably the best trainer of a two year old in the country and she's on we shouldn't have too long to wait for!