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SHEIKHA REIKA opened her account at the fourth time of asking with an authoritative performance in the seven furlong fillies’ maiden at Newmarket on Thursday afternoon, emulating the exploits of stable companion Tomyris who proved a ready winner of this contest twelve months ago.

LIVE 2000 Guineas contender Willie John has unfortunately been ruled out of the first Classic of the season with a minor setback and will not return to action until the second half of the summer.

QAZYNA powered away in the style of a filly with a big future when opening her account at the second time of asking in the mile fillies’ maiden at Newmarket on Wednesday afternoon.

Overcast conditions and desperate ground did not prevent Zabeel Prince illuminating the start of the Flat season at Doncaster on Saturday afternoon as Sheikh Mohammed Obaid’s five-year-old produced a scintillating performance to win the Listed Doncaster Mile.

BOWERMAN made light of a 246-day absence when taking his career record to two victories from three starts with a smooth success in the feature one-mile handicap at Chelmsford on Thursday evening.

THE CURTAIN closes on another memorable Flat season at Doncaster this afternoon and the Varian Stable team will head into the winter content following a record-breaking year in 2017.

AJMAN KING became an important milestone in the Varian Stable season at Doncaster on Friday afternoon as Sheikh Mohammed Obaid’s progressive three-year-old brought up a century of domestic winners with an imperious success in the 1m2f handicap.

EMMAUS made a taking reappearance from almost a year on the side-lines when showing a fine attitude to get up close home in the feature seven-furlong handicap at Leicester on Tuesday afternoon.

ZEELANDER showed a determined attitude to grind his way down the Windsor home straight and make a successful handicap debut in the hands of Andrea Atzeni on Monday afternoon.

ALTYN ORDA defied a pre-race mishap to post a wide-margin career best on only her third start when accounting for a brace of highly-regarded fillies in the G3 Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket on Friday afternoon, the first leg of an across-the-card double on an important day for the Varian Stable team.

SOLOMON’S BAY relished the drop in trip on his first all-weather start when arriving with a sustained late challenge under Silvestre De Sousa to land the six-furlong conditions contest at Kempton on Wednesday evening.

AUGENBLICK made a successful introduction to her racing career when claiming the scalp of the well-touted Ortiz in the seven-furlong fillies’ novice auction at Kempton on Monday afternoon.