Frankel progeny to look out for

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Ten Frankel progeny to look out for over the months ahead (By Andy Stephens. Racing UK)

1: ERDOGAN (Bay colt with John Gosden)
(Erdogan is 33-1 with Bet365 for the Qipco 2,000 Guineas despite having never raced)

Bought by Sheikh Joaan al‑Thani’s Al Shaqab Racing for 750,000gns at Tattersalls at Newmarket in October, when the auctioneer kept referring to him as “The Magnificent Frankel”. The colt’s dam is 'Dar Re Mi', the triple Group One winner who herself was trained by John Gosden. There has been a real buzz about this youngster and his debut is keenly anticipated.

2: LA FIGLIA (Chestnut filly with William Haggas)

“We just wanna make the world dance, forget about the price tag,” sang Jesse J in her pop ditty Price Tag from 2011, which was in the top 20 when Frankel won the 2,000 Guineas. No doubt William Haggas would like everybody to forget about the price tag of La Figlia, but there is no escaping that Australian entrepreneur Paul Makin smashed the Irish foal record when paying €1.8 million for her in 2014. She is a daughter of Finsceal Beo, the runaway Prix Marcel Boussac winner of 2006 who the following year won the English and Irish 1,000 Guineas

3: NOTHING BUT DREAMS (bay filly with Roger Varian)

Just how good could a filly sired by Frankel out of an Prix De l’Arc De Triomphe winner be? Well, over the months ahead we are going to find out, because Nothing But Dreams has a famous mum in German-trained Danedream, the five-length winner of winner of the Arc in 2011 who came to British shores to land the King George the following summer. She ended her career with rating of 128. Nothing But Dreams is her first foal so may be on the small side (the first offspring of dams generally are) but, in her favour, she was an early foal (January 27).

4: FINCHE (chestnut colt with Andre Fabre)

Naming racehorses can be a delicate process and sometimes there are a multitude of hidden reasons behind the process. However, in this instance it seems pretty basic. Finche is a product of Frankel and Binche. It is no great surprise he has been sent to Fabre because he has trained Binche’s best offspring - Byword (winner of the 2010 Prince of Wales’s Stakes) and Proviso, although the latter enjoyed her biggest days in America after leaving him.

5: AMSER (bay filly with Andre Fabre)

A March 1 daughter of Clepsydra, who managed one win from six starts and ended her career rated 75. However, the daughter of Sadler’s Wells has been a revelation as a broodmare - producing seven winners including Timepiece (won Falmouth Stakes in 2011), Passage Of Time (Group One winner), Father Time (won King Edward VII Stakes in 2007) and Contiuum (rated 98 at peak).

6: MORI (Bay filly with Sir Michael Stoute)

A daughter of the mighty Midday, a seven-time Group One winner. A month after she was born, Juddmonte Stud Manager Simon Mockridge said: “Attractive, quality filly. Has size and scope. Deep girthed, broad hips, strong quartered. Good bone. Strong hind leg. Very good foal.”

7: AURORA GOLD (Bay filly with John Gosden)

John Gosden has already struck with two Frankels - Cunco and Seven Heavens - and will no doubt be disappointed if this daughter of Midsummer, who was the dam of Midday, does not add to the tally. Her other offspring have included Hot Snap, a Group Three winner.

8: MIRAGE DANCER (bay colt with Sir Michael Stoute)

Will hopefully fare better than the Mirage Dancer who began his career in the 1980s and ended up winning four modest races over jumps from 63 starts. On that subject, will we ever see a Frankel over obstacles? What a thought. This Mirage Dancer is a daughter of Heat Haze, which means his grandam is the exceptional Hasili - also dam of Champs Eysees, Banks Hill, Intercontinental, Cacique and Dansili.

9: OCCURRENCE (bay filly by Arrive with Roger Charlton)

The Charlton stable already have one piece of Frankel hot property in Fair Eva - could Occurrence be another? She is a daughter of Arrive (sired by Derby winner Kahyasi) and has two excellent offspring to her name - the Group One-winning Promising Lead and Visit, who was trained by Bobby Frankel, the man the equine great is named after.

10: GOLDRUSH (bay filly with Jim Bolger) There have been a few horses christened Goldrush or Gold Rush over the years, none of them superstars. Then again, none of them were a mix between Alexander Goldrun and Frankel. Alexander Goldrun was a five-time Group One winner over a mile and a quarter, although she has yet to shine in the paddocks. This filly was foaled on March 1.