It’s been satisfying to see Jo-Anne Dalton-trained Call Me Al in such good recent form.He was a winner two runs back before he was beaten at Gore where he was unable to get clear galloping room, but he has bounced back again on his home track at Ascot Park.We bred the four-year-old and our congratulations to our good friends who race the son of Almanzor, the Harper and Kilkelly families.Ridden by Samantha Wynne, Call Me Al settled fourth last and picked up ground along the fence to be in the hunt on the turn and rounded off strongly at the end of 1600 metres to win by a length and a-half.He is a out of the Fastnet Rock mare Sure Enough who is out of a sister to the G1 Belmont Futurity Stakes winner and sire Whywhywhy and the family of the G1 Santa Anita Oaks winner Crisp.We also bred and sold a brother to Call Me All for $42,000 to John Corcoran at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale and he later realised $220,000 as a yearling at Karaka where he was offered by Grangewilliam Stud.He was purchased by Andrew Campbell Bloodstock and Busuttin Racing while our Almanzor-Sure Enough filly sold to Queensland’s KPW Bloodstock earlier this year for $150,000.

The Englishman doubled his winning tally when he was successful at Rosehill and co-trainer Paul Snowden believes he can continue to progress over more ground.Our home-bred son of the late Tavistock showed a sharp acceleration to come from the tail of the field to score over 1800 metres and take his record to two victories and eight minor placings from 12 appearances.“We don’t do a lot with him now he’s fit, he’s a Tavistock and they don’t take a lot of work and he fits that criteria,” Snowden said.“I think he wants a bit further in trip now.”Ridden by Josh Parr, The Englishman settled last and was still well back on the turn before he finished off powerfully in the run home.“His last effort (when sixth) was really good when he got back and there was no tempo and he got a bit of speed in this race and finished off,” Snowden said.We sold The Englishman for $200,000 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale to Snowden Racing and DGR Thoroughbred Services.He is a brother to the dual Group 3 winner Gunstock and the four-time winner and multiple Group placegetter The Irishman with their dam the Zabeel mare Zeranti who is from the family of three-time elite level winner Sea Siren.Zeranti produced a filly by Sword of State this spring.

Kind Words added performance to her pedigree when the daughter of Written Tycoon broke her maiden at Hawkesbury.She was sent out a short-priced favourite and the Kris Lees-trained graduate of the farm made short work of her opposition over 1400 metres in the hands of Josh Parr.They kept the leaders within their sights and proved far superior in the run home to cruise home at just her fifth appearance.We bred Kind Words and she was knocked down to respected agent Bruce Perry on behalf of prominent owner Lib Petagna for A$280,000 at last year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.She is a daughter of the Redoute’s Choice mare Gracious Grey, whose only other runner is Spirit Of Boom filly Grace ‘N’ Grey, a two-time winner.Gracious Grey is a half-sister to the G2 Emancipation Stakes and G3 Nivison Stakes winner Positive Peace and has an unraced juvenile Pierro colt named Grey Area and a yearling filly by Almanzor.