Siblings to Group 1 stars Too Darn Hot and Old Persian face off at Newcastle

Unveiling blue-blooded youngsters at Newcastle is not a new practice for John Gosden and on Tuesday he will unleash the sister to champion juvenile Too Darn Hot against a Godolphin brother to Group 1 winner Old Persian in the 1m2f novice (2.40).

Darlectable You is the latest progeny of the Lloyd-Webbers' remarkable producer Dar Re Mi to hit the track and aside from Too Darn Hot is also the sister of St Leger runner-up Lah Ti Dar and Musidora scorer So Mi Dar, also third in the Prix de l'Opera.

Too Darn Hot, now standing at Dalham Hall, proved best over the seven furlong to a mile mark, in contrast to his full siblings, who thrived over middle distances. The trio's full brother Darain - a 3.5 million guineas purchase from Tattersalls Book 1 in 2018 - recently joined Brad Cox's stable in America, having been with Gosden.

Three-time Group 1 winner Dar Re Mi hails from an excellent family, with the Singspiel mare counting the ill-fated Prince of Wales's Stakes winner Rewilding plus Group scorers River Dancer and Darazari among her various relations. She is out of the Top Ville mare Darara, a half-sister to Prix de Royallieu victress Dalara.

Owned by the Lloyd-Webbers, the two-year-old Darlectable You will be partnered by Rab Havlin and faces another regally-bred newcomer in the Charlie Appleby-trained Bandinelli, a homebred brother to dual top-level winner and Royal Ascot victor Old Persian.

Old Persian: a top-class performer for GodolphinCredit: Edward Whitaker

Out of the Singspiel mare Indian Petal, the juvenile colt is also a three-parts brother to the stakes-placed Poet's Voice filly Chapelli.

In the following mile maiden (3.10), William Haggas will saddle Fireworks, appropriately named given the Kingman colt cost €850,000 from Arqana's August Yearling Sale last year.

A half-brother to the stakes-placed Zoffany colt Choise Of Raison, Fireworks is due to face nine rivals including Counsel, a Gosden-trained son of Frankel from the family of Irish Derby winner Treasure Beach, plus the Ed and Simon-trained Camelot Tales, a 140,000gns purchase from Tattersalls Book 1.

At Wolverhampton on Tuesday, Hamdan Al Maktoum's $450,000 purchase at the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Alfayaath, is set to make his debut in the closing 7f novice stakes (8.00).

By Speightstown, the Hunter Valley-bred juvenile colt is with Mark Johnston. Among his rivals is Kingman's son Royal Pleasure, winner on his debut for Sir Mark Prescott last month.

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