Frankel’s Luther Outclasses Ascendant Rivals at Haydock

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Charlie Fellowes trainee Luther (GB) (Frankel {GB}–Give And Take {GB}, by Cityscape {GB}) followed up a debut success at Salisbury with a runner-up finish back there in last month's Listed Stonehenge Stakes and regained the winning thread with a dominant performance in Saturday's Listed Betfair Daily Tips On Betting.Betfair Ascendant Stakes at Haydock.

Steadied to track the leaders in fifth and last off the bridle in the home straight, the 16-5 chance was shaken up to challenge entering the final furlong and lengthened clear in the closing stages to easily outpoint 40-1 outsider Qilin Queen (Ire) (Pinatubo {Ire}) by two lengths.

 

Impressive

Royal Lodge & Dewhurst entrant Luther oozes class in the Listed Ascendant Stakes@FellowesRacing | @haydockraces pic.twitter.com/3SG8xESHzn

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) September 7, 2024

Luther, a G1 Dewhurst Stakes entry, is the third foal and scorer produced by G3 Musidora Stakes vixtrix Give And Take (GB) (Cityscape {GB}), herself out of an unraced full-sister to multiple Group 1-winning European champion Fame And Glory (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}). The February-foaled bay, who becomes the 149th stakes winner for his sire, is a half-brother to the dual stakes-placed Good Gracious (GB) (Kingman {GB}), a yearling colt by Too Darn Hot (GB) and a weanling colt by Baaeed (GB). His second dam Grace And Glory (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) is also a full-sister to the dam of multiple Group 1-winning distaffer Legatissimo (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and hails from the family of G1 Deutschland-Preis heroine Gonbarda (Ger) (Lando {Ger}), herself the dam of dual Group 1-winning sire Farrhh (GB) (Pivotal {GB}).

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