Fourth foal: brother to 7f-2m winner Merry Minister and half-brother to ungenuine 1¼m winner (stayed 1¾m) Herodotus (by Iffraaj) and useful winner up to 7f Bell Shot (2-y-o 6f winner, by Dark Angel): dam 1m winner who stayed 10.5f: fairly useful performer: won minor event at Lingfield (by neck from Sea Journey) in September: 7/1, good 3½ lengths third of 9 to Simply Sondheim in handicap at Epsom last time, hampered slightly over 1f out: will stay 1½m: acts on polytrack, soft and good to firm going: usually races close up. Andrew Balding