Rebel's Romance (IRE)

half-brother to winners Dubai Beauty (7f 2yo; RPR 103) and Petticoat (7f/1m; 102); overcame greenness to win 1m Newcastle novice stakes on debut in October 2020 and followed up in a good time at at Kempton (1m) in November; won the UAE 2,000 Guineas trial at Meydan (1m) in January 2021, beating Mouheeb, with the pair 7l clear; only finished fourth in the Saudi Derby at Riyadh (1m) the following month but bounced back to winning form in the Group 2 UAE Derby (9.5f) when next seen in March (by five and a half lengths); poor form in Meydan in early 2022 but back to winning form in Listed Fred Archer Stakes in June 2022 at Newmarket (1m4f); followed up in Group 3 Glorious Stakes at Goodwood (1m4f) in July and completed hat-trick in Group 1 Grosser Preis Von Berlin (1m4f) at Hoppegarten in August; made it 4-4 on turf when winning a Group 1 over 12f at Cologone (good to soft) in September; impressive winner of Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf (12f) at Keeneland in November; disappointing on first start of 2023 in Sheema Classic at Meydan; unseated in Grade 2 at Saratoga in July and a bit disappointing at Belmont in Grade 1 on next start in October; back to winning ways in 1m4f Listed race at Kempton on final start of 2023; followed up in Group 3 at Doha (12f) when next seen in February before a career best in a stacked field in the Group 1 Sheema Classic; followed up in Group 1 at Sha Tin (1m4f) in May.