Half Sister to Masar to Debut at Newmarket
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Masar wins the 2018 Investec Derby at Epsom
Even in Godolphin's gilded paddocks there will not be too many more important juveniles to be making their debuts than Sayyida, who starts off away from the major action in the opening race at Newmarket Sept. 19.
She is a half sister to Masar, who memorably gave Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Ak Maktoum a first homebred winner in Godolphin blue in the 2018 Investec Derby (G1) and has completed his first season standing at Dalham Hall Stud.
Masar, who also won the Bet365 Craven Stakes (G3) and Betbright Solario Stakes (G3), is the only offspring of his top-notch mare, Khawlah, to have appeared on the track so far.
Fellow chestnut Sayyida is the result of a 2017 cover by Dalham Hall leading light Dubawi and begins over a mile in the five-runner Close Brothers Motor Finance EBF Stallions Fillies' Novice Stakes.
Among her rivals are another classic-related sibling in William Hill St Leger Stakes (G1) winner Logician's Kingman half sister Monsoon Moon, who was a good third on her debut.
Godolphin has returned to Masar's sire, New Approach, for two subsequent matings, yielding a yearling colt and a filly foal. Khawlah, who is from a direct female line to Urban Sea, won both the UAE Derby Sponsored by the Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group (G2) and the UAE Oaks Sponsored by Al Tayer Motors (G2) in 2011 and was subsequently covered by Too Darn Hot.