192 for Dubawi

Midtown is SW192 for Dubawi winning Wednesday’s Prix Herod (1400m) for 2yos at Chantilly.

Settled worse than midfield early, Midtown strode forward to be second before the home turn and then accelerated smoothly into the lead 200m out, ridden out hands and heels to defeat Best Lightning (Sidestep) with Saqr (Dutch Art) third.

Midtown sold to Godolphin for 210,000gns as a Tattersalls October yearling and is now unbeaten in two starts.

He is a brother to Newmarket winner and UAE Gr3-placed Laieth (Dubawi), their dam First City (Diktat) a winner of the Gr2 Cape Verdi Stakes at Meydan and a half-sister to recent Listed Premio Rumon winner Sopran Aragorn (Coulsty). and Gr2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket placed Sea Fox (Kodiac).

The granddam City Maiden (Carson City) is an unraced half-sister to Listed Prix Omnium II at Saint-Cloud winner Vernoy (Forty Niner) and to Royal Secrets (Highest Honor), the winning dam of Gr1 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes at Woodbine winner Sheikhzayedroad (Dubawi).

The third-dam is Gr2 All Along Stakes at Laurel winner Marble Maiden (Lead On Time).