Ottoman Fleet (GB)

First foal; dam French 1m1f/9.7f winner, closely related to French 10.5f-1m7f winner Kissavos, half-sister to 1m Group 1 winner Keltos, Group 2 winners Krataios (1m) and Loxias (1m4f) and 1m Group 3 winner Kavafi out of 1m winner; unraced as a 2yo and then finished second on debut in a 1m3f maiden at Newbury; built on that by winning a 10f Listed race at Newmarket on second start in May; still looked a bit raw when finishing fourth of six behind more experienced rivals in the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes (1m4f) at Royal Ascot in June; better run when close second in 10f handicap at Newbury in September; second again, this time in 9f Group 3 at Newmarket in October, before winning a Listed event at the same venue over 1m2f; decent third in two Group 2s at Meydan (9f) in January and February 2023; impressive winner of Group 3 Earl Of Sefton Stakes (9f) at Newmarket in April and stepped up on that when landing the Grade 2 Fort Marcy Stakes at Belmont Park (9f) in May; third in Grade 1 at Belmont Park (10f) on next start in June; ran on well to finish third again when next seen at Meydan in December (squeezed out at the start) and built on that to finish second in Group 1 Jebel Hatta next time; won Group 3 Earl Of Sefton Stakes two starts later over 1m1f at Newmarket; only just denied when second in Grade 2 at Belmont Park (9f) in May; won a Grade 3 on next start at Churchill Downs (8.5f) and followed up in a Grade 2 over same C&D in June; modest third in Grade 1 at Saratoga (1m) in August, though and had excuses when beaten over 1m at Meydan in January; no excuses next time when well beaten in Group 1 Jebel Hatta.