First mares scan in foal to trio of Sumbe newcomers
MAKE BELIEVE x CONTRADICT I 16.1 1/2 hh I €16,000 Stands & Nurses
I Race record
Won from 8 to 12 furlongs
At two
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1st British Racing Maiden Stakes video
At three
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1st Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club video
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1st Gr.2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano video
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1st LR Newmarket Stakes video
At four
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1st Gr.1 Dubai Sheema Classic video
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1st Gr.1 International Stakes video
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1st Gr.1 Saudi Cup
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2nd Gr.1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes
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3rd Gr.1 Eclipse Stakes
At five
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2nd Gr.1 Eclipse Stake
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2nd Gr.1 International Stakes
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3rd Gr.1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes
If history repeats itself, Mishriff , who begins his stud career in France at Nurlan Bizakov’s Sumbe in 2024, will get a first-crop Classic winner.
Consider this remarkable streak of his sire line: Mishriff was a member of his sire Make Believe’s first crop and won the G1 Prix du Jockey-Club; Make Believe was from the first crop of the exported Makfi and won the G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains; Makfi, who was in Dubawi ’s first crop, won the G1 2000 Guineas; and Dubawi, from the first and only crop of the Seeking the Gold champion miler Dubai Millenium, won the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas.
If the historical context isn’t convincing enough to suggest off-the-bat success for Mishriff, his pedigree, physique, and racecourse accomplishments are. He’s bred to be a stallion, as a physically impressive member of the powerful Dubawi line from the immediate family of top sires Invincible Spirit & Kodiak.
" You have to have the horse that can travel, that has the mind
and the strength for it, and that versatility of distance and surface,
and he's certainly managed to do that."
John Gosden - Trainer
" To put the race away in two strides like that, he must be a real crack."
Ioritz Mendizabal - Jockey
" The manner in which he won was fantastic and it really put him up there as one of the best, if not the best, in the world at 10 furlongs."
Ted Voute - Bloodstock Advisor & Racing Manager for Prince Faisal