Hello Youmzain continues to make a strong impression at the European two-year-old sales and his sole offering at the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up Sale recorded the third highest price of the sale. Longways Stables’ son of Hello Youmzain sold for 150,000 guineas (NZ$330,000) and it was Blandford Bloodstock’s Richard Brown who struck for the March-born colt with bloodstock agents Oliver St Lawrence, Ed Sackville and Ross Doyle, accompanied by the Middleham Park Racing team, among those thwarted.

“I seem to be cornering the market in Hello Youmzains, that is the third one I have bought this breeze-up season," laughed Brown.

“I guess I like his stock, I have bought him for Sheikh Juma and he was particularly keen on him from the start. I put a list together, and when this horse was there the Sheikh seemed fairly excited about him. This horse looks a lovely sort, did a very good breeze and the sire has the credentials to be a good stallion."

When asked to compare his three Hello Youmzains, Brown said: "They all have great muscle and balance, and have got a bit of class and style about them. I'll be honest, at the yearling sales he was not on my radar at all, but he has stepped up here to be very much on my radar.”

The colt will reportedly go into training with James Tate. He is out of the two-year-old winner Dream Dreamer and was a good pinhooking result for Longways’ Mick Murphy having been bought at Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale for 35,000 guineas. - story courtesy of Tattersalls.

Well-related juvenile Thooza will be rewarded with a break following her impressive victory at the first time of asking at Te Rapa.Our daughter of Almanzor made the perfect start to her career with a tenacious win over 1200 metres in the hands of Warren Kennedy.“She’s done a great job so she can have a nice spell now and we’ll be looking at some nice fillies’ races in the spring with her,” trainer Tony Pike said.A trial winner at Pukekohe earlier this month, Thooza was caught three wide before she crossed the field make the running from a wide barrier.“It was the intention to lead, she had been good out of the gates at the trials and it was a good, tough win. She’s a filly that will also be better with a bit more time,” Pike said.Thooza was headed 300 metres from home, but showed her courage by rallying strongly to claim the thick end of the stake.“It always helps when they have got gate speed and I was able to dictate the pace,” Kennedy said.“I held her together and the favourite (Sister Cynane) went passed me 300 out, but she picked herself up well.”We purchased Thooza from breeder The Oaks Stud’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $155,000.She is out of the Darci Brahma mare Sea Goddess, who won on three occasions, and she is a daughter of the seven-time Group 1 winner Seachange.It is also the family of the G1 Levin Classic winner Keepa Cruisin and this season’s Australian Group 2 winners Antrim Coast, also runner-up in the G1 New Zealand Derby, and precocious two-year-old Storm Boy.

Emerging middle-distance performer Trav promises to be a force to be reckoned with in future feature handicaps.The improving four-year-old continued the hot run of form of our shuttle stallion Almanzor when he outstayed his Rating 75 rivals in testing heavy conditions over 2040 metres at Wanganui.He was a close course and distance second at his previous appearance and went one better in determined fashion for the fifth win of his career for trainer, co-breeder and part-owner Raymond Connors.“It was a really nice win, I was a bit worried about the track as he seems to like better footing,” he said.“I’ll give him a spell now and look forward to next season.”Trav settled in behind the pace on fence and, as the field fanned out at the top of the straight, he came through closest to the rail to take control.Despite loosing his whip on the turn, rider Madan Singh was able to get the best out of Trav to triumph in a driving finish.He is out of the Savabeel mare Royal Sav and a family that Connors has previously enjoyed outstanding success.It features his G2 Wellington Cup and two-time G3 New Zealand Cup winner Blood Brotha and the G3 Manawatu Classic winner and G1 New Zealand Derby placegetter King Johny.