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Godolphin's G1 2000 Guineas second Master of the Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) had been gelded since finishing seventh in Ascot's G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. last term and remained on target for Royal Ascot's G1 Queen Anne S. with a snug victory in Tuesday's G3 bet365 Earl of Sefton S. tackling nine furlongs at Newmarket. The 5-4 favourite, who annexed the 2020 G2 Superlative S. and this meeting's G3 Craven S. last year, was positioned in a handy fourth after a slick getaway. Inching closer once leaving the half-mile pole behind, he loomed large at the quarter-mile marker and was ridden out once gaining a narrow advantage entering the final furlong to account for Anthony Oppenheimer's G2 Dante S. runner-up and G3 Sovereign S. victor Megallan (GB) (Kingman {GB}) by 1 1/4 lengths in ultimately comfortable fashion.

“He has been a touch frustrating, but it is great to get him back today,” said Charlie Appleby after overseeing the 4-year-old's third win at this venue. “He was the class horse of the race and nine furlongs I felt was well within him. He always runs well here, first and foremost, and got caught flat footed when he ran [third] against Benbatl [in September's G2 Joel S.]. I thought this step up would suit him and, at the two pole, I was just hoping he would get that gap. William [Buick] thinks bringing him back to a mile is his gig as much as I felt the one mile one [furlong] would suit him. I was just pleased to see the horse get his head back in front and that will do his confidence good. If you asked me what race I'd like to work back from it would be the [G1] Queen Anne [at Royal Ascot] as he stays nine furlongs and that is a stiff mile there. We all know Ascot is an important part of our calendar and, in our team, he is a big player.”

Master of the Seas is the 10th of 12 foals and one of eight scorers produced by stakes-winning G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches runner-up Firth of Lorne (Ire) (Danehill). The March-foaled homebred bay is kin to a 2-year-old filly by Dark Angel (Ire) and to stakes-winning G1 St James's Palace S. runner-up Latharnach (Iffraaj {GB}), G3 UAE Oaks victrix Falls of Lora (Ire) (Street Cry {Ire}), the stakes-winning Etive (Elusive Quality) and Listed Navigation S. third Tipstaff (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}). Falls of Lora, in turn, is the dam of GI Summer S. hero Albahr (Dubawi {Ire}) and MG1SP G3 Doncaster Prelude winner Cascadian (GB) (New Approach {Ire}). The winner's dam Firth of Lorne is a daughter of GSW G1 1000 Guineas second Kerrera (Ire) (Diesis {GB}), who is a half-sister to MG1SP sire Rock City (Ire) (Ballad Rock {Ire}) and whose descendants include G1 Prix Jean Prat placegetter and G2 German 2000 Guineas-winning sire Pacino (GB) (Zafonic) and G2 Premio Parioli (Italian 2000 Guineas) and German 2000 Guineas hero Dupont (GB) (Zafonic).

Tuesday, Newmarket, Britain
BET365 EARL OF SEFTON S.-G3, £80,000, Newmarket, 4-12, 4yo/up, 9fT, 1:49.60, gd.
1–MASTER OF THE SEAS (IRE), 126, c, 4, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Firth of Lorne (Ire) (SW & G1SP-Fr, MGSP-US, $163,189), by Danehill
2nd Dam: Kerrera (Ire), by Diesis (GB)
3rd Dam: Rimosa's Pet (GB), by Petingo (GB)
O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £45,368. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Eng & SP-UAE, 9-4-2-1, $293,947. *1/2 to Falls of Lora (Ire) (Street Cry {Ire}), GSW-UAE & SW-Eng, $246,417; Latharnach (Iffraaj {GB}), SW & G1SP-Eng, $217,472; Etive (Elusive Quality), SW-Ger & MSP-Fr, $126,693; and Tipstaff (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}), SP-Ire. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Megallan (GB), 126, c, 4, Kingman (GB)–Eastern Belle (GB), by Champs Elysees (GB). O-A E Oppenheimer; B-Hascombe & Valiant Stud Ltd (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden. £17,200.
3–Brunch (GB), 126, g, 5, Harbour Watch (Ire)–Granola (GB), by Makfi (GB). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (4,000gns RNA Ylg '18 TAOCT). O-Mrs Fiona Denniff; B-Denniff Farms Ltd (GB); T-Michael Dods. £8,608.
Margins: 1 1/4, 2 3/4, 1. Odds: 1.25, 2.25, 12.00.
Also Ran: Bell Rock (GB), Father of Jazz (GB), Chichester (GB), Catch Twentytwo (SAf). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Newmarket's Craven meeting cranks up on Wednesday, with the G1 1000 Guineas aspirants tackling the G3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn S. up the Rowley Mile that plays host to the May 2 Classic. As usual, the seven-furlong prep has some genuine prospects for the big occasion including Normandie Stud's TDN Rising Star Love Is You (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), who oozed class when beating the smart Gift List (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}) by 3 1/2 lengths in the Listed Radley S. on testing ground over this trip at Newbury in October. Roger Charlton has yet to win the 1000, but the homebred daughter of the G1 Coronation S. heroine Fallen For You (GB) (Dansili {GB}) has the right credentials on pedigree and a convincing performance here will see her offer stern opposition to the ultra-exciting but totally-unproven Santa Barbara (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) in over three weeks' time.

Jockey Jason Watson is hoping she can continue her trajectory towards the main event. “Love Is You is exciting. She has wintered well and looks great,” he said. “Steve Raymont, who rides her out every day, has been very happy with her. I've not sat on her, but I've confidence in the team and what they think and I think she should run well. Though she has won at Ascot and Newbury, which are pretty level tracks I don't think the track will be an issue as she is quite well-balanced. She won on heavy ground at the end of the season, but I don't think she necessarily needs that ground and I think good ground is what she wants. Stamina will be no issue, while she looks stronger this year and that seems to have increased her speed a bit.”

Also unbeaten is the Sangsters and James Wigan's Saffron Beach (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) with vital course-and-distance experience from both her debut and the G3 Oh So Sharp S. in the autumn. Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam commented, “I feel that Saffron Beach has wintered well and she is training well. She looks fantastic in her coat. She has had no hiccups with her build-up and we have taken her over to the watered gallop two weeks ago to test her. She has developed into a 3-year-old and what she did at two was a bonus.”

Charlie Appleby puts forward Divine Light (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), who also scored over this track and trip on her sole start in October, while John and Thady Gosden supply another unexposed Kingman in Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum's Chelmsford novice scorer Tawahub (GB). Appleby said, “Divine Light is a sharp filly, with a course-and-distance win under her belt. It looks a competitive renewal of the race and this should tell us where we are with her.”

The card gets underway with the Bet365 British EBF Maiden Fillies' S. for the 2-year-olds, where high-profile freshmen Ribchester (Ire) and Highland Reel (Ire) have representatives, while the Bet365 European Free H. hosts Godolphin's Feb. 25 G3 Meydan Classic winner Naval Crown (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) who beat the fellow Charlie Appleby-trained Master of the Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) there. He will have to be smart to give eight pounds to Eve Johnson Houghton's G3 Horris Hill S. runner-up Percy's Lad (GB) (Sir Percy {GB}), but the latter's trainer issued a note of caution when she said, “A few of mine appear to be needing the run and we have had some disappointing results, but he deserves to be there and he did nothing wrong last season. It was too soft for him at Newbury and we know he stays a mile and that is probably what he wants. I know we are dropping back to seven, but he is working well and I'm happy as I can be.”

In the G3 Bet365 Earl of Sefton S., Frankie Dettori announces his return to home soil as he partners Isa Salman Al Khalifa's impressive Mar. 27 Listed Magnolia S. winner Global Giant (GB) (Shamardal). Now turned 50, Dettori is relishing being back on his territory. “I'm looking forward to riding back in Britain and getting back on Global Giant, who is owned by a good friend of mine Sheikh Isa,” he said. “This looks a good spot for him and nine furlongs should be ideal. It is a good ride to have as my first ride back in Britain this year. I've really been enjoying things and I'm really looking forward to seeing people back at the races here. Fifty is a big number and it does scare me a bit sometimes, but the body feels good at the moment thank God and I'm enjoying my racing.”

The closing 10-furlong handicap has been won by Papal Bull (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}), Main Sequence (Aldebaran) and Old Persian (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and so can carry weight as an early guide to potential. Carrying topweight is Godolphin's Act of Wisdom (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a son of the disqualified 1000 Guineas winner Jacqueline Quest (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) who is on a four-timer for Old Persian's trainer Charlie Appleby.

At Leopardstown, the one-mile Listed Heritage S. sees the return of TDN Rising Star and proven Group 1 performer Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who was last seen finishing third in theGI Breeders' Cup Mile in November.

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