Tavistock’s son Ceolwulf went to another level when he completed a magical Group 1 double at Randwick.

Joseph Pride’s ever-improving four-year-old had romped home in the Epsom Handicap earlier this month and added the King Charles III Stakes in the best possible fashion.

Our homebred did it the hard way after a tardy start and getting well back in the running before rider Chad Schofield urged him forward across the top.

Once into the open, Ceolwulf really cut loose and quickly reeled in crack mare Pride Of Jenni to post a highly impressive victory and his fourth career win with his stake earnings closing in on A$5 million.

“I said to the guys, if it doesn't happen this year, it'll happen next year,” Pride said.

“I've been confident he's on that path toward being one of the best horses around, I think he's already a star.

“We gelded him and I'll probably have some of the owners say, why did you geld him but I think he's a better horse now. The world's his oyster.”

Schofield said Ceolwulf didn’t break cleanly from the barrier and from that point was happy to let the horse find his rhythm.

“He didn’t step that well with me and then he travelled so well on the inside of Fangirl.

“He had so much work to do, but again he just gave me that devastating turn of foot and it’s probably a changing of the guard. He’s the new one, he’s a machine.”

Ceolwulf was sold on our behalf by Sam and Hana Beatson’s Riversley Park at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale where he was secured by Pride for $170,000.

He is a son of the unraced Shamardal mare Las Brisas, whose Almanzor filly sold to agent John Foote for A$240,000 at this year’s Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.

The mare recently produced a colt by Sword Of State and has been served by our highly-credentialled newcomer Chaldean.

Las Brisas’ half-sister Nantyglo was a Listed winner and from the family of four-time Hong Kong elite level winner Wellington, G1 Irish Oaks heroine Moonstone and the G1 Prix Saint-Alary winner Cerulean Sky.

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Emerging three-year-old El Castello completed a hat-trick of wins in grand style when he trounced his rivals in the G3 Gloaming Stakes over 1800 metres at Rosehill.The Cambridge Stud-bred son of Dundeel has made impressive progress this preparation with a first-up maiden success at Warwick Farm followed by a Midway win at Randwick before he claimed top honours in the age group feature over 1800 metres.El Castello has now deservedly earned a crack at the G1 Spring Champion Stakes in a fortnight’s time before a possible tilt at the G1 VRC Derby.“Each win that he’s had has been a training gallop toward the Champion Stakes. He’s improved every time and he’ll improve off this,” trainer Anthony Cummings said.“This was the first time he put a field away. He’s usually hanging around waiting for something to challenge him and it was a very good ride.”El Castello kept the leaders within his sights before rounding off strongly in the run home for rider Josh Parr.“He travelled really nicely in a beautiful position and showed a turn of foot that was obviously unparalleled,” he said.“I’m very pleased with him. He’s just taken the natural progression each time I’ve sat on him. I’m really pleased with this horse.“He’s got the perfect temperament for the 2000 metres and then possibly the Derby trip. If we can keep a lid on him, keep him nice and settled pre-race, we’re well and truly in business.”We sold El Castello to Cummings for A$220,000 at last year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale with his dam the Fastnet Rock mare Word Games.She is a half-sister to Fiveandahalfstar, who the Randwick trainer prepared to claim Group 1 titles in the BMW Stakes and the VRC Derby.Word Games produced a half-sister by Almanzor to El Castello last season and recently produced another filly by our son of Wootton Bassett before visiting Chaldean.

Almanzor four-year-old Settat turned his fortunes around with a dashing performance at Hamilton.Our homebred had been under par in his previous two outings but bounced back in style for trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young with a cracking effort over 1400 metres.Settat settled back of midfield away from the fence and once into the clear at the top of the straight, he thundered home in the hands of Linda Meech to win for the second time in eight appearances.He was purchased out of our weanling draft at Karaka for $42,000 by John Corcoran and was then sold by Grangewilliam Stud at the Ready to Run Sale for $220,000 to Busuttin Racing and Andrew Campbell Bloodstock.He is a son of the Fastnet Rock mare Sure Enough and we sold Settat’s sister to Queensland’s KPW Bloodstock at Karaka earlier this year for $150,000.The dam has since produced a filly and a colt by Reliable Man and is due to foal to U S Navy Flag.