With his oldest Australian progeny just three year-olds, Darley shuttler Ghaiyyath (IRE) is the leading second crop sire by earnings in Australia with five SW’s this season and in the UK overnight he struck with a new stakes-winner that has G1 potential.
Trained by Owen Burrows, Gethin won on debut as a juvenile at his only start and then in three runs last year broke his maiden before finishing second in two Listed races, but missed a good chunk of the season due to a setback.
Returning in the Listed Magnolia Stakes (1m3f) at Kempton on the all weather, Ghetin powered clear for Callum Rodriguez to win by three and a quarter lengths.
“Gethin is a work in progress, but I'm pleased with the manner of his win and he should take a step forward from this. He's in the Ganay, but it's potentially the strongest in years so we'll assess our options and make a plan. I've never made any secret that I think the world of him, so I'd like to believe we'll be going into Group 1s with him at some stage,” said Owen Burrows.
A homebred for Martin and Lee Taylor of Elysian Bloodstock, Gethin is a half-brother to stakes-winner Global Giant and is the second stakes-winner from three foals to race that are all winners from Aniseed, a stakes-placed daughter of grey stallion Dalakhani which explains his colouring.
It’s an elite female family packed with Black Type winners including G1 stars such as Arcangues, Aquarelliste, Cape Verdi and more recently Luxembourg.
Gethin is the 11th stakes-winner for Ghaiyyath, who did not shuttle to Australia last spring.
