Gutaifan another quick son of Dark Angel

GUTAIFAN (IRE) - 2013 grey horse

It is disappointing when a talented two-year-old doesn’t return to the track at three, instead going straight to stud. Fasliyev was injured, so that was understandable, and Holy Roman Emperor was reportedly being prepared for the classics when shipped to stud to replace the infertile George Washington. Teofilo remained in training at three but was unable to return to the track due to a setback, but he covered his first book at four.

Two of that trio became leading sires, and classic sires, whereas the other one was one of those stallions who make a flashy start with first-crop juveniles only to have that spark peter out. He has, however, sired many winners and some talented stakes winners.

Dark Angel, on the other hand, was a somewhat lowly-rated Group 1 Middle Park Stakes winner who was surprisingly packed off to stud rather than enter training at three. This was before the enhanced three-year-old sprint programme that has been such a tremendous addition to the calendar.

The move proved to be huge success and he now commands one of the highest fees in Europe. He is the stallion who gave us Group/Grade 1 stars Battaash, Harry Angel, Hunt, Lethal Force, Mecca’s Angel, and Persuasive, he has a growing string of sons at stud, and it could just be a matter of time before he gets his first Group 1 classic star.

​Those sire sons include Lethal Force, Tough As Nails, current freshmen Alhebayeb and Heeraat, and also Gutaifan, a leading sprint juvenile who, like his sire, covered his first book of mares as a three-year-old. The latter stands alongside his sire at Yeomanstown Stud.

Gutaifan's Timeform rating of 117 is higher than that of his sire (113), he was a Group 1-placed dual Group 2 scorer, finished down the field in the Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp on his only time out of the frame, and from just over 200 mares mares in his initial season, he has 151 individuals in that first crop.

He is the best of eight winners out of Alikhlas (by Lahib), his dam’s siblings include listed scorer and dual 12-furlong Group 2-placed filly Sahool (by Unfuwain), and also the dams of Maraahel (by Alzao) and Ventura Storm (by Zoffany). The former, a dual Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes winner, was placed in a string of the top 10-12 furlong Group 1 events, while the latter, a 12-furlong Group 1 scorer in Italy and now Group 1-placed in Australia, was runner-up in the Group 1 St Leger.

So Gutaifan represents what has been a stamina-oriented immediate family, and it seems that his sire’s speed must have combined with that from the third generation of his pedigree, even though his unraced third dam, Manal (by Luthier), was a full-sister to the Group 1-placed middle-distance pattern winners Tip Moss and Twig Moss.

There you will find Group 3 Princess Margaret Stakes winner Muhbubh (by Blushing Groom), seven-furlong Group/Grade 2 scorers Kayrawan (by Mr Prospector) and Sayedah (by Darshaan), and six-furlong Group 2 winners Magical Memory (by Zebedee), Haatef (by Danzig), and Asfurah (by Dayjur), among others of note.

This is going to make Gutaifan an interesting prospect as a stallion, and, like his sire, he will probably get his best winners at anywhere from five to 10 furlongs.

GUTAIFAN (IRE) - gr.2013 - Dark Angel - Alikhlas, 4 wins inc Flying Childers Stakes (Gr2), Prix Robert Papin (Gr2), 2nd Prix Morny (Gr1). Sire in Ireland. First foals in 2017.

YEARLINGS CATALOGUED
Brc - Aja (by Excellent Art)     Goffs UK     August     £40,000
Bf - Al Andalyya (by Kingmambo)     Tattersalls     October     50,000gns
Bf - Always Gentle (by Redback)     Tattersalls     October     not sold
Bc - Alyaafel (by Cape Cross)     Arqana     August     €170,000
Bc - Anadolu (by Statue Of Liberty)     Goffs     February     €31,000
Bc - Anadolu (by Statue Of Liberty)     Goffs     October     €50,000 (p/s)
Bf - Anna Law (by Lawman)     Tattersalls     October     180,000gns
Brc - Aqraan (by In The Wings)     Tatts IRE     September     not sold
Grc - Arabian Pearl (by Refuse To Bend)     Tattersalls     October     225,000gns
Grf - Asgardella (by Duke Of Marmalade)     Goffs     October     €13,000
Bf - Avenbury (by Mount Nelson)     Goffs UK     August     £15,000 (p/s)
Bc - Bali Breeze (by Common Grounds)     Goffs     October     €105,000
Grc - Beguiler (by Refuse To Bend)     Goffs UK     August     £75,000
Grf - Bella Ophelia (by Baltic King)     Goffs UK     August     not sold
Grf - Best New Show (by Clodovil)     Goffs     October     €25,000
Bc - Boom And Boom (by Lawman)     Tattersalls     October     not sold
Grc - Boucheron (by Galileo)     Goffs     February     €38,000
Grc - Boucheron (by Galileo)     Tattersalls     October     48,000gns
Bf - Brosnan (by Champs Elysees)     Goffs     October     €8,000
Grc - Burning Dawn (by Bernstein)     Tatts IRE     September     €12,000 (p/s)
Bc - C'Est Ma Souer (by Oratorio)     Tattersalls     October     withdrawn
Bc - C'Est Ma Souer (by Oratorio)     Tattersalls     November     55,000gns
Grc - Can Dance (by Manduro)     Arqana     August     €16,000
Bc - Cape Factor (by Oratorio)     Tattersalls     October     200,000gns
Grc - Carallia (by Common Grounds)     Tattersalls     October     50,000gns
Bc - Caribbean Queen (by Celtic Swing)     Goffs     November     not sold
Grc - Champs d'Or (by Champs Elysees)     Tattersalls     October     3,000gns
Brc - City Dazzler (by Elusive City)     Goffs     February     not sold
Brc - City Dazzler (by Elusive City)     Tatts IRE     September     €20,000
Bf - Classic Style (by Desert Style)     Tatts IRE     September     €15,000
Grc - Cockney Rhyme (by Cockney Rebel)     Goffs     February     €23,000
Grc - Cockney Rhyme (by Cockney Rebel)     Tattersalls     October     21,000gns
Grf - Coco Rouge (by Shamardal)     Goffs     October     €26,000
Grc - Cosenza (by Bahri)     Tattersalls     October     2,000gns
Bc - Coursing (by Kyllachy)     Goffs UK     August     £20,000
Bc - Crystal Morning (by Cape Cross)     Goffs UK     August     £50,000
Bc - Dame Alicia (by Sadler’s Wells)     Goffs     October     not sold
Bc - Deora De (by Night Shift)     Goffs UK     August     £58,000
Grf - Dinka Raja (by Woodman)     Tatts IRE     September     not sold
Bc - Divine Design (by Barathea)     Goffs     October     €55,000 (p/s)
Brf - Dixiedoodledandy (by Desert Style)     Goffs     February     not sold
Bc - Dominatrix (by Whipper)     Goffs UK     August     £100,000
Bf - Don't (by Invincible Spirit)     Arqana     November     withdrawn
Grf - Doula (by Gone West)     Tattersalls     October     4,500gns
Bc - Dust Flicker (by Suave Dancer)     Tattersalls     October     140,000gns
Blc - Edge Of Love (by Kyllachy)     Goffs UK     August     £5,000
Brc - Elektra Marino (by Mount Nelson)     Goffs UK     August     withdrawn
Grf - Ellasha (by Shamardal)     Tattersalls     October     ​30,000gns
Bf - Exclusion (by Include)     Tatts IRE     September     not sold
Bc - Female Strategy (by Holy Roman Emperor)     Tatts IRE     September     withdrawn
Bc - Female Strategy (by Holy Roman Emperor)     Tattersalls     November     withdrawn
Bc - Flames To Dust (by Oasis Dream)     Goffs UK     August     £13,500
Bc - Galileo's Star (by Galileo)     Tattersalls     October     21,000gns
Bc - Galileos Daughter (by Galileo)     Tatts IRE     September     €8,000
Blc - Gerash (by Layman)     Goffs     October     €52,000
Bc - Great Artist (by Desert Prince)     Arqana     October     €6,000
Bc - Green Chorus (by Oratorio)     Tattersalls     October     withdrawn
Bc - Green Poppy (by Green Desert)     Goffs UK     August     £7,000
Bc - Green Ridge (by Green Tune)     Arqana     October     €18,000
Br/grc - Hairicin (by Hurricane Run)     Goffs     October     €40,000
Bc - Heeby Heeby (by Lawman)     Tatts IRE     September     €9,500
Grf - Holly’s Kid (by Pulpit)     Goffs     February     not sold
Grf - Holly’s Kid (by Pulpit)     Tatts IRE     September     €16,000
Bc - Island Sunset (by Trans Island)     Tattersalls     October     45,000gns
Grf - Kyanight (by Kodiac)     Goffs UK     August     £5,500
Bf - La Reine Mambo (by High Yield)     Goffs     October     €6,000
Bc - Lady Catherine (by Bering)     Goffs     November     not sold
Grf - Lady Marita (by Dandy Man)     Tatts IRE     September     €12,000
Bc - Lady Natilda (by First Trump)     Goffs     October     withdrawn
Bc - Lathaat (by Dubai Destination)     Goffs     February     €17,000
Bc - Lathaat (by Dubai Destination)     Goffs UK     August     £32,000
Bf - Lillebonne (by Danehill Dancer)     Arqana     August     €65,000
Grc - Lily Again (by American Post)     Tattersalls     October     43,000gns
Bc - Lost Shilling (by Noverre)     Goffs     February     €31,000
Bc - Lost Shilling (by Noverre)     Goffs UK     August     withdrawn
Grf - Love Action (by Motivator)     Tattersalls     October     not sold
Grf - Lovely Thought (by Dubai Destination)     Tattersalls     October     8,000gns
Bf - Mags Rock (by Fastnet Rock)     Goffs     February     not sold
Bf - Mansiya (by Vettori)     Goffs     October     €27,000
Bf - Maracuja (by Medicean)     Tatts IRE     September     not sold
Grc - Margarita (by Marju)     Goffs UK     August     £28,000
Grf - Maybe Grace (by Hawk Wing)     Tattersalls     October     20,000gns
Grf - Midnight Oasis (by Oasis Dream)     Goffs UK     August     £48,000
Bc - Mimisel (by Selkirk)     Tattersalls     October     75,000gns
Bf - Miskin Diamond (by Diamond Green)     Goffs UK     August     £62,000
Brc - Miss America (by Bernardini)     Tatts IRE     September     €13,500
Grc - Miss Mary (by Multiplex)     Goffs     November     €10,000
Bf - Montefino (by Shamardal)     Goffs     October     €360,000
Grc - More Respect (by Spectrum)     Goffs     October     €85,000
Grc - Ms Sasha Malia (by Verglas)     Tattersalls     October     75,000gns
Bf - Murrieta (by Docksider)     Tattersalls     October     12,000gns
Bc - Musica E Magia (by King's Theatre)     Goffs     November     ​not sold
Bc - Musically (by Singspiel)     Tatts IRE     September     not sold
Brf - Naruko (by Street Cry)     Tatts IRE     September     €15,000
Bf - Nectar Grey (by Mastercraftsman)     SGA     September     €8,000
Grf - Novel Fun (by Noverre)     Tatts IRE     September     €20,000
Brc - Oh Sedulous (by Lawman)     Goffs     October     €95,000
Grc - Ophelia’s Song (by Halling)     Tatts IRE     September     €5,000 (p/s)
Brf - Payphone (by Anabaa)     Tattersalls    October     45,000gns
​Grc - Peace Talks (by Pivotal)     Tatts IRE     September     €20,000
Grc - Pilosa (by Arcano)     Tattersalls     October     24,000gns
Grc - Princess Of Troy (by Tiger Hill)     Goffs UK     August     not sold
Bf - Queenofthenorth (by Halling)     Tattersalls     October     not sold
Grf - Rahaala (by Indian Ridge)     Goffs UK     August     £45,000
Brc - Rayon Rouge (by Manduro)     Goffs UK     August     £18,000 (p/s)
Bf - Reality (by Slickly)     Baden-Baden     August     €7,000
Bc - Renaissance Rio (by Captain Rio)     Tattersalls     October     80,000gns
Grc - Rex Regina (by King’s Best)     Osarus     September     withdrawn
Grc - Rex Regina (by King's Best)     Arqana     October     ​withdrawn
Grc - Rex Regina (by King's Best)     Arqana     November     withdrawn
Grf - Rhythm And Rhyme (by Elnadim)     Goffs UK     August     £8,000
Bc - Rich Gift (by Cadeaux Genereux)     Tatts IRE     September     not sold
Bc - Ride For Roses (by Barathea)     Goffs UK     August     £33,000
Grf - Rugged Up (by Marju)     Goffs UK     August     £20,000
Bc - Rumline (by Royal Applause)     Goffs UK     August     £42,000
Bc - Sabinillas (by Clodovil)     Tatts IRE     September     €18,000
Bf - Salmon Rose (by Iffraaj)     Tatts IRE     September     not sold
Grc - Scarborough Lily (by Dansili)     Goffs     November     €3,500
Grc - Scarlet Rosefinch (by Cockney Rebel)     Tattersalls    October     20,000gns
Bc - Scent Of Summer (by Rock Hard Ten)     Tattersalls     October     28,000gns
Bc - She’s A Character (by Invincible Spirit)     Tatts IRE     September     €27,000
Grc - Silken Satinwood (by Refuse To Bend)     Goffs UK     August     £12,000
Bc - Spicy (by Footstepsinthesand)     Tatts IRE     September     €38,000
Grc - Soxy Doxy (by Hawk Wing)     Goffs UK     August     not sold
Bc - Spirited Acclaim (by Acclamation)     Goffs UK     August     £26,000
Bc - St Athan (by Authorized)     Tatts IRE Ascot     September     £15,000
Grf - Stained Glass (by Dansili)     Goffs     February     withdrawn
Grf - Stained Glass (by Dansili)     Goffs     November     €1,000
Bc - Streamer (by Medicean)     Tattersalls     October     18,000gns
Bc - Suite (by Invincible Spirit)     Goffs     October     €25,000
Bf - Supreme Seductress (by Montjeu)     Tattersalls     October     200,000gns
Grf - Sveva (by Danehill Dancer)     Tattersalls     October     9,000gns
Bf - Tamarisk (by Selkirk)     Goffs UK     August     £70,000
Grc - Teeline (by Exceed And Excel)     Goffs     February     €40,000
Grc - Teeline (by Exceed And Excel)     Goffs     October     €150,000
Brf - The Oldladysays No (by Perugino)     Goffs     November     not sold
Bf - Timbre (by Dubai Destination)     Tatts IRE     September     €2,000
Bc - Tooley Woods (by Cape Cross)     Tattersalls     October     8,000gns
Grf - Tranquil Sky (by Intikhab)     Goffs     October     €8,000
Bc - Treasure The Lady (by Indian Ridge)     Goffs     February     €13,500
Bc - Treasure The Lady (by Indian Ridge)     Tatts IRE     September     not sold
Bc - Twiggy’s Girl (by Manduro)     Tatts IRE     September     not sold
B/brc - Ursula (by Namid)     Goffs     November     €1,000
Grf - Vale Of Belvoir (by Mull Of Kintyre)     Goffs     November     €4,500
Bf - Valentina Guest (by Be My Guest)     Goffs     February     €9,000
Bf - Valentina Guest (by Be My Guest)     Tatts IRE     September     withdrawn
Grf - Violet's Gift (by Cadeaux Genereux)     Tattersalls     October     38,000gns
Bc - Whatever You Do (by Barathea)     Goffs     February     not sold
Bc - Whatever You Do (by Barathea)     Tatts IRE     September     €32,000
Bc - With A Twist (by Excellent Art)     Goffs     October     €4,500
Bf - Wonderful Town (by Bernstein)     Goffs     October     €5,000
Bf - Worthington (by Kodiac)     Goffs UK     August     £30,000
Bc - Xema (by Danehill)     Goffs UK     August     £100,000
Brf - Yet Again (by Oasis Dream)     Tatts IRE     September     ​€20,000