A three-way photo finish to a classic trial is usually a bit disappointing but there are reasons to believe that each of the trio that flashed past the post together in today's Group 3 Tattersalls Musidora Stakes could be a high-class performer in the making. The neck winner is a first-crop daughter of Kingman, the pair that dead-heated for second have outstanding pedigrees, and all three were lightly raced. What's more, one of them lost a lot of ground at the start.

That one was the William Haggas-trained Frankellina (by Frankel), an Anthony Oppenheimer-owned homebred from the family of Rebecca Sharp (by Machiavellian) and Golden Horn (by Cape Cross). She had won her only previous outing, lost about three lengths at the start here, and her entries include both the Group 1 Investec Oaks and Group 1 Darley Irish Oaks.

Entitle (by Dansili), who was the other half of the dead-heat for second, was making her third start and her first since winning a Lingfield novice event over a mile in mid-December. Khalid Abdullah's homebred is trained by John Gosden, she too is in the Oaks, and she is a half-sister to the brilliant Enable (by Nathaniel).

Nausha was also making her third appearance on the racecourse and, like the pair she beat here, she is engaged in both the Oaks and Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes. The Roger Varian-trained bay made a winning debut over a mile at Newbury in October, was a disappointing fourth on the Polytrack at Kempton last month, but bounced back in style to remain unbeaten on turf. Andrea Atzeni was on board today.

Nausha was bred by Hesmonds Stud Ltd and is the sixth stakes winner from the initial crop of Banstead Manor Stud's outstanding miler Kingman (by Invincible Spirit). He got a first classic winner just three days ago when Persian King justified favouritism in the Group 1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) and could add another top-level winner soon if the unbeaten dual pattern star Calyx fulfils his potential.

The filly is the second foal of Nazym (by Galileo), an unraced half-sister to Listen (by Sadler's Wells), Sequoyah (by Sadler's Wells) and Oyster Catcher (by Bluebird). The latter was a smart sprinter who won a listed contest and picked up third place in a Group 3 contest over seven furlongs. The other pair were Group 1 stars for the Ballydoyle team.

Listen made a winning debut in a listed contest over six furlongs at the Curragh, in which she beat Tuscan Evening, then took second place in both the Group 2 Debutante Stakes and Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes before beating Proviso by a length in the Group 1 Fillies' Mile at Ascot. Her daughter Touching Speech (by Deep Impact) is a Grade 1-placed nine-furlong Grade 2 scorer in Japan.

Sequoyah, on the other hand, won the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes, and she is the dam of classic-winning miler Henrythenavigator (by Kingmambo) and his talented full-sister Queen Cleopatra, a Group 3 winner who was placed in both the Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas and Group 1 Prix de Diane (French Oaks). That filly then became the dam of the dual Australian Group 3 middle-distance winner Francis Of Assisi (by Danehill Dancer) and grandam of the tragically ill-fated Group 2 winner and Derby runner-up Cliffs Of Moher (by Galileo).

There are many more good horses in this famous family – including Group/Grade 1 stars Dolphin Street (by Bluebird), Insight (by Sadler's Wells), and Saffron Walden (by Sadler's Wells) – and so Nausha is not just a top racing candidate but also a very valuable future broodmare.

It will be fascinating to find out which of the three fillies is ultimately viewed as being the best racehorse and which will have the most notable results at stud. Entitle and Frankellina both look as though 12 furlongs will suit them well, but there is a chance on pedigree that it may be a step too far for Nausha. Or all three of them could be good Oaks-type fillies in the making. Time will tell.

Banstead Manor Stud's brilliant miler Kingman (by Invincible Spirit) is a classic sire with his first crop following the victory today of Persian King in the Group 1 The Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains at ParisLongchamp.

​The Andre Fabre-trained bay has now won five of his six starts, should be seen to better effect on good or fast ground – it was heavy today – and this latest success was achieved by a margin of one length from Shaman, with San Donato a head back in third and a gap of one and three-quarter lengths back to fourth-placed Graignes.

The colt chased home Anodor on his debut last August but then won a pair of mile contests at Chantilly by a combined margin of 11 lengths. He then beat the subsequent Group 1 Vertems Futurity Trophy Stakes winner Magna Grecia by a neck in the Group 3 Masar Godolphin Autumn Stakes at Newmarket on what was his final start of 2018.

He was impressive when beating Epic Hero by five lengths in the Group 3 Prix de Fontainebleau on good ground at ParisLongchamp on his seasonal reappearance last month and, of course, bypassed Newmarket – where old rival Magna Grecia won the Group 1 Qipco 2000 Guineas – for today's classic.

Kingman's first crop has made quite an impression and it seems that barely a day goes by without another winner for him. His growing tally of blacktype horses includes the exciting and dual pattern-winning sprinter Calyx, who is due to run next in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot.

The early indications are that the Juddmonte team may have another star stallion on their roster. Kingman is by leading sire Invincible Spirit (by Green Desert) and out of Zenda (by Zamindar), a classic-winning half-sister to fellow Banstead Manor Stud stallion Oasis Dream (by Green Desert).

Persian King, on the other hand, is out of Pretty Please (by Dylan Thomas), which makes him inbred 4x4 to Danzig (by Northern Dancer). He was bred by Dayton Investments (Breeding) Ltd, is the second foal out of a ten-and-a-half-furlong Chantilly winner, and his dam is a half-sister to Planteur (by Danehill Dancer). Indeed, she could be described as being a three-parts sister to that Group 1 Prix Ganay winner.

Planteur also won the Group 2 Prix d'Harcourt and Group 2 Prix Noailles, he was runner-up in the Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby), Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris, and two editions of the Group 1 Prix d'Ispahan, and he was twice third in the Group 1 Dubai World Cup. He is standing at Haras du Grand Courgeon after completing five seasons at Haras de Bouquetot, his eldest offspring are four-year-olds, and his blacktype earners include an Italian listed scorer plus Group 2 UAE Derby runner-up Manguzi.

Pretty Please is also a half-sister to the dual Australian listed-race winner Pilote D'Essai (by Oasis Dream), and she is out of Plante Rare (by Giant's Causeway), an unraced half-sister to Policy Maker (by Sadler's Wells) who won the Group 2 Grand Prix de Deauville, Group 2 Prix Foy and two editions of the Group 2 Grand Prix de Chantilly before going on to notable success as a National Hunt stallion.

His siblings include Group 3 Lancashire Oaks winner Place Rouge (by Desert King) and Group 1-placed Group 2-winning stayer Pushkin (by Caerleon), and his dam, Palmeraie (by Lear Fan), is a half-sister to Peinture Bleue (by Alydar). That US Grade 2 scorer is, of course, the dam of classic and Arc hero and Group 1 sire Peintre Celebre (by Nureyev).

Persian King is an exciting young horse who is bred to achieve anything, on the track and potentially at stud. It is expected that he will bid to make it a classic double in next month's Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly, and although his entries also include the Group 1 St James's Palace Stakes over a mile, it catches the eye that he is also engaged in both the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris and Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe over 12 furlongs.

It remains to be seen whether or not he will stay that trip, and his pedigree gives him a good chance of doing so, but regardless of the distance that ultimately proves to be his best one, this colt looks likely to become one of the brightest stars of 2019.

Although off the track since his exciting win in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot last year, Juddmonte homebred Calyx put up a sparkling performance over the course and distance today to take the Group 3 Merriebelle Stable Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes by four lengths.

The bare form does not appear to be particularly exciting – No Nonsense was the runner-up and Konchek finished another half-length back in third – but the manner in which the colt quickened clear of his rivals and the time he clocked strongly suggest that it is just a matter of when, rather than if, this first-crop son of Kingman (by Invincible Spirit) will win at the highest level.

Timeform rated him 120p for his short juvenile campaign. It would have been interesting to see how he might get on in the Group 1 Qipco 2000 Guineas, but for now at least it seems that this John Gosden-trained bay is a potential sprint star and next month's Group 1 Commonwealth Cup is the obvious target.

Banstead Manor Stud's Kingman, himself a Timeform 134-rated miler, has made an excellent start as a stallion and, in addition to Calyx, his initial crop includes the juvenile stakes winners Look Around, Poetry and Sangarius as well as the Andre Fabre-trained Persian King. That dual Group 3 scorer is set to contest both the Group 1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) and Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby).

Calyx is the fourth foal of Helleborine (by Observatory), a five-length Group 3 Prix d'Aumale scorer who chased home Misty For Me in the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac. She is a full-sister to Group 1 Sprint Cup heroine African Rose – who is the dam of Group 3 Princess Margaret Stakes winner Fair Eva (by Frankel) – and she is out of Group 2 Lancashire Oaks third New Orchid (by Quest For Fame), a half-sister to Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes winner Distant Music (by Distant View).

Further back, this is the family of the US champions and multiple Grade 1 stars Vanlandingham (by Cox's Ridge) and Temperence Hill (by Stop The Music).