No end in sight to Frankel's flying start

Winners keep coming for the dual world champion

Seven Heavens: son of Frankel was a rare yearling purchase by JuddmonteCredit: Getty Images

The uncannily impressive start has made with his first two-year-old runners continued on Saturday when daughter Toulifaut became his latest winner with victory in a 7f fillies' maiden at Clairefontaine in France.

Toulifaut, trained by Jean-Claude Rouget for Andrew-James Smith, was bred by Barronstown Stud out of the Darshaan mare , winner of the Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial and runner-up in the Group 1 Nassau Stakes.

That makes the filly, recorded as not sold for 285,000gns at Book 1 of last year's Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, a three-parts sister to dual Group 3 winner Ernest Hemingway.

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Martin StevensBloodstock journalist

Published on 10 July 2016inInternational

Last updated 17:55, 10 July 2016

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