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Training Update: Described in the Spring by Charlie Johnston as “our highest-rated horse”, which he was, without question. He’s a 100-rated horse, all day long, regardless of the underfoot terrain, however, it’s fair to say that he’s 7 lbs better on the All Weather (OR 113/Timeform Rating 115) and guess what? - that’s precisely what’s about to be embarked upon i.e. an AW campaign. He’ll head first to the Listed Hyde Stakes at Kempton on the 4th of December, all being well, he’s already been successful at that level on the AW. Exciting, black type, fair, and not to forget, nominated for ROA AW horse of the year.
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Pivotal needs no introduction as a racehorse (to those old enough to remember his Group 1 winning exploits) and certainly not as an all-conquering stallion and broodmare sire. Retired from stud duties now, our colt hails from the penultimate crop of the famous sire. His progeny headliners include ADDEYYB, AFRICAN STORY, FARHH and SARISKA
The Johnston yard at Kingsley Park, is renowned, traditionally, for producing horses that progress with age and distance; horses who are better at 3yo than 2yo and who excel at distances of 12f and beyond. That’s precisely what we believe we have purchased in this fabulously well-bred colt. He’s a tall individual who has plenty of size, and he’s quite long in stature which also suggests he will improve and mature into his frame as he gets older.
He’s a close relation to a top-class handicap hurdler and he ought to retain significant residual value at the end of his Flat career. He ticks plenty of boxes for us and beyond his time with MPR.
His sire, Pivotal, sadly passed away in November of 2021. Read his former trainer, Sir Mark Prescott's tribute to him here: https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/he-got-faster-and-faster-sir-mark-prescott-remembers-sprinting-ace-pivotal/523036 and the Racing Post Bloodstock story: https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/pivotal/weve-been-so-blessed-to-have-been-part-of-his-life-pivotal-dies-aged-28/522872