Britannia Winner Thesis Bound For Hong Kong After Sale

Thesis (GB) (Kingman {GB}), the winner of the Britannia S. at Royal Ascot last month, has been sold and will race on in Hong Kong. The Roger and Harry Charlton-trained runner was previously owned by his breeder, Juddmonte. Third to subsequent G2 Queen's Vase second Zechariah (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}) when unveiled at Sandown last July, the colt ran second three times at Newbury, Lingfield, and Doncaster from April to June of this year prior to his Royal Ascot heroics.

Roger Charlton said, “Thesis has been sold to race in Hong Kong. We half expected it, as Britannia winners and those who finish close up are invariably sold to race there.

“Where else do you go over here? You can tell owners they will win a group race, but there are not too many of them for horses rated like him and the prize money is greater over there.

“It is a shame, but there we are. What can you do.”

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Starspangledbanner’s Flag Flying Earns Rising Star Tag at Goodwood

Juddmonte's Flag Flying (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}–Gavota {GB}, by Bated Breath {GB}) oozed class in Sunday's British European Breeders Fund EBF Novice S. at Goodwood and earned TDN Rising Star status with an impressive debut display in the six-furlong heat. The 6-4 favourite was the slowest of five into stride and trailed all four rivals through the early stages. Making eyecatching headway into contention after halfway, he clicked through the gears to challenge Al Khazneh (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) entering the final furlong and powered clear under mild coaxing in the closing stages to hit the line with a four-length advantage from that rival.

Flag Flying is the first of three foals produced by G2 Rockfel S. and G3 Oh So Sharp S. placegetter Gavota (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), herself the leading performer out of an unraced half to G3 Prix Paul de Moussac third Grand Vista (GB) (Danehill), the dual stakes-placed World Ruler (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and Listed Prix Coronation runner-up Disclose (GB) (Dansili {GB}). Disclose is the dam of Listed Golden Rose S. victrix Encrypted (GB) (Showcasing {GB}). The January-foaled homebred bay is half to a yearling filly by Oasis Dream (GB) and a weanling colt by Showcasing (GB).

2nd-Goodwood, ÂŁ11,100, Nov, 6-5, 2yo, 6fT, 1:12.59, gd.
FLAG FLYING (GB), c, 2, by Starspangledbanner (Aus)
1st Dam: Gavota (GB) (MGSP-Eng), by Bated Breath (GB)
2nd Dam: Ombre (GB), by Galileo (Ire)
3rd Dam: Revealing (GB), by Halling
1ST-TIME STARTER. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, ÂŁ5,994. O-Juddmonte; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Harry & Roger Charlton. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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