High class French-trained miler Makfi has been retired to stud with immediate effect and will miss his final intended outing in the Breeders’ Cup Mile next month, writes Elliot Slater.
The horse who was cast aside by Sheikh Hamdan al Makhtoum’s Shadwell Stud as an unraced juvenile and purchased by Matthieu Offenstadt for just 26,000 guineas, ran his last race in the QEII Stakes at Ascot late last month when he disappointed in finishing only fifth to Poet’s Voice, having been sent off the even money favourite. It has subsequently transpired that Makfi is suffering from ringworm which could very easily explain his below-par effort.
Prior to his Ascot defeat, (his second at the track from his two career visits there following a poor run in the St James’s Palace Stakes), Makfi had produced probably the performance of his career when showing a clean pair of heels to the mighty Goldikova in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville, a victory which confirmed the tremendous impression he had made when defeating both Dick Turpin and Canford Cliffs in bursting to prominence with his victory in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May when sent off an unconsidered 33/1 shot.
Horse racing tips pundits note how trainer Mikael Delzangles was quick to praise the son of Dubawi who has catapulted his handler to international prominence, pointing out what a fine pedigree he has to go with his excellent temperament and ability. Makfi will stand at the Tweenhills Stud in Gloucestershire and has been advertised at a covering fee of £25,000 for his first season. Reports amongst racing tips for today suggest that the stud has been inundated with requests from owners to send their mares to Makfi and that he is expected to have a full book of mares by as early as December.
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