First stakes winner for Farhh as Wells Farhh Go lands Acomb

A last-gasp success from Wells Farhh Go in the Group 3 Acomb Stakes at York on Wednesday ensured a first stakes winner for his Dalham Hall Stud-based freshman sire Farhh.

The Tim Easterby-trained colt came with a late run to collar James Garfield and win by a nose. He was maintaining his unbeaten run, having won over course and distance on his debut last month.

Both of his victories have come on ground described as good to soft, a surface which his sire Farhh also won on.

Maria Marron bred Wells Farhh Go out of the Galileo mare Mowazana, who won a 1m2f Bath maiden on her third start and was subsequently sold by her owner-breeder Shadwell for just €11,000 at the Goffs November Mares' Sale in 2014.

The dam has also produced the winners Crafty Roberto (by Intikhab), Red Raven (Raven's Pass), Empire Burleque (Cape Cross) and Yulong Xionghu (Raven's Pass).

She is out of the placed Nashwan mare Taqreem and her further family includes the multiple Group 1 winner Ibn Bey and Yorkshire Oaks heroine Roseate Tern.

Wells Farhh Go was first offered at public auction at the Goffs November Foal Sale in 2015 when Howson and Houldsworth Bloodstock went to €16,000 to secure him. Reoffered at Book 3 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, his trainer parted with just 16,000gns to take him home.

He has clearly more than paid back his connections since their initial investment and is another boost for his sire, whose first crop have hit the track this year.

Wells Farhh Go is one of four winners for Farhh alongside impressive Goodwood maiden scorer Dee Ex Bee, who only managed to finish sixth in Wednesday's Acomb.

A son of Pivotal, Farhh was retired to stud following top-level victories in the Lockinge Stakes and Champion Stakes as a five-year-old. He covered a book of 87 mares in his first season at stud, but those numbers dropped to 76 in 2015, 35 in 2016 and 37 in 2017 due to fertility issues.

While Farhh may not have the same numbers as some of the other first-season sires, he looks to have two smart types in Wells Farhh Go and Dee Ex Bee.

Given that Farhh himself got better with age, it would be no surprise to see his progeny do the same.