We purchased the Cotai Glory colt at the Tattersalls Book 2 Sale in Newmarket. He was the third last lot of the 773 on offer, and we felt he represented excellent value when the hammer came down.

Cotai Glory was a tough and sound sprinter on the racecourse. He won the Molecomb Stakes (Group 3) as a two-year-old before famously having his saddle slip in the Flying Childers Stakes (Group 2) when on course for victory. He trained on well and, aside from further Group 3 and Listed wins, also finished second to Profitable in the King’s Stand (Group 1) and third to Marsha in the Nunthorpe (Group 1). Cotai Glory has made an excellent start to his stud career. His second crop produced The Platinum Queen, winner of the Prix De L’Abbaye (Group 1) as a two-year-old, while this year’s Mill Reef (Group 2) winner Powerful Glory looks set to compete at Group 1 level in the future.

Raise The Stakes’ dam, Swift Campaign, was a winner and Listed-placed herself for John Gosden. She has made a strong start at stud with three winners from four runners, all scoring as two-year-olds and earning solid ratings. Her grandam, Tycoon’s Dolce, won at Listed level in France, while her great-grandam, Tycoon’s Drama, scored at Graded level in the US.

Raise The Stakes made a very green debut at Bath. He will have learnt a great deal from the experience and is very much a horse for next year, by which time he should have grown physically and mentally.