Bow Echo (Ire)
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Bow Echo (Ire)Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's homebred 2-year-old colt Bow Echo (Night Of Thunder), who hails from the family of Dubawi, went postward as the 2-1 joint-favourite for Friday's TPT Fire Supports St Michaels Hospice EBF Maiden Stakes at Newbury and returned with a TDN Rising Star rosette after delivering a mightly impressive wide-margin triumph in the straight one-mile test...
Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's homebred 2-year-old colt Bow Echo (Night Of Thunder), who hails from the family of Dubawi, went postward as the 2-1 joint-favourite for Friday's TPT Fire Supports St Michaels Hospice EBF Maiden Stakes at Newbury and returned with a TDN Rising Star rosette after delivering a mightly impressive wide-margin triumph in the straight one-mile test.
“His work had been good at home, I thought he'd take a lot of beating coming here today and that was a taking performance,” said winning rider Billy Loughnane. “I've sat on him a few times and I've always liked him. He's a compact horse, he's still a little bit weak and I think he'll improve a lot in time. I couldn't believe how well I was going at the two [-furlong] pole and I imagine [trainer] George [Boughey] will have a few options for him now.”
The eventual winner dwelt at the break and lobbed along in rear through the initial fractions of this debut. Tanking forward on the bridle once past the halfway mark, he cruised to the fore approaching the furlong pole and thundered clear in taking style to easily outclass Be The Standard (Galiway) by an unextended 4 1/2 lengths.
Bow Echo, a G2 Champagne Stakes entry, is the second of three foals and first scorer produced by a multiple-winning half-sister to dual Group 1-placed G3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes winner Royal Rhyme (Lope De Vega), Height Of Fashion Stakes victrix Victoria Harbour (Frankel) and G2 May Hill Stakes third Zabeel Queen (Frankel). The March-foaled homebred bay's stakes-placed second dam Dubai Queen (Kingmambo) is a half-sister to five black-type performers headed by multiple Group 1-winning sire Dubawi (Dubai Millennium). Bow Echo is half to a yearling colt by Starspangledbanner.
