A host of new foals have been arriving at Tweenhills Farm & Stud, primarily by first-season sires. The Stakes winning mare Clifton Dancer was the first to foal at the stud producing an attractive filly by Equiano on 15th January.

 

Another first-season sire and Group winning sprinter, Hellvelyn, is represented by two cracking filly foals, one out of Honesty Pays (pictured) owned by Audrey Hill who boards her mare at Tweenhills, and another out of Startori for Redmyre Bloodstock. Also Eliza Doolittle foaled a filly by Starspangledbanner on 20th January for Redland Bloodstock.

 

Another Redland Bloodstock mare to have already foaled at Tweenhills is Tropical Breeze who produced a cracking colt by Hellvelyn. Tropical Breeze herself was purchased for just £31,000 and the Dubawi filly she was carrying realised 120,000gns at Tattersalls last year.

Tweenhills' resident sire, Makfi, has had some more great first foals. Two more foals born in France included a colt born at Haras de Mezeray out of Time Pressure, a half-sister to Gr.2 winner Time On, and at Haras de Meautry the Stakes mare Russian Hill foaled a filly on 8th February.

 

Nick Bell, manager at Haras de Meautry, said: "We are extremely happy with our filly by Makfi, she is big, strong and a very nice type."

Breeder Dr Bridget Drew was also delighted with her Makfi colt, a three-parts brother to the Group winning filly Perfect Tribute, and said: "He is absolutely stunning and has so much presence. A big strong foal, we are thrilled with him."

Tweenhills Farm & Stud's resident sire, Makfi, has had his first few foals.  A colt out of Raisonable, a half-sister to the Gr.2 winner and Gr.1 placed Legerete and Icelips dam of Gr.1 winner Falco, was foaled at Haras des Monceaux on 20th January. 

 

Henri Bozo, manager, Haras des Monceaux, said: "We are really pleased with our Makfi colt, he is a great looking strong colt with good bone."

 

Another colt by this dual Gr.1 Classic winner by Dubawi was born soon after at Kildangan Stud.  Out of Kassiopeia, he is a half-brother to the Oasis Dream yearling that realised 700,000gns when knocked down to Demi O'Byrne last year.

 

Eamon Moloney at Kildangan Stud reported: "He is a very nice foal, and we are extremely happy with him." 

 

Tweenhills' stud manager, David Redvers, said:  "We are delighted that the first few foals by Makfi have been well received by breeders.  We are also very pleased that Makfi continues to be in demand with another full and exceptional book for this season already confirmed." 

 

Owned by Qatar Bloodstock, Makfi's second book includes Juddmonte's Champion three-year-old and multiple Gr.1 winning filly Banks Hill, a full sister to Dansili, Champs Élysées and Cacique, as well as other Gr.1 winners Frizzante and Majestic Roi.