€125,000F, €200,000Y: tall, rather unfurnished gelding: sixth foal: half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 2-y-o 6f/7f winner (stays 1½m) Masekela (by El Kabeir) and useful 1¼m winner Asoof (by Dubawi): dam 9.5f-1½m winner: fair form: off 3 months, 2/1, improved when 2¾ lengths second of 7 to Perfectly Timed on handicap debut at Newcastle last time: best effort at 1¼m: open to further improvement. Roger Varian