Al Galayel is SW37 for Zoffany winning Friday’s JRA Cup (2040m) at Moonee Valley.
Settled just behind the leaders, Al Galayel swept up around the home to dash clear and went on to defeat Plein Ciel (Mamool) comfortably. (Racing Pictures / Pat Scala)
It is the ninth win in 26 starts for the seven-year-old, sold for 85,000 gns as a Tattersalls foal to Stauffenberg Bloodstock and then for 200,000gns as a Tattersalls October yearling to Charlie Gordon-Watson.
He is a three-quarter brother to Listed Doonside Cup at Ayr winner Encapsulation (Zoffany) and a half-brother to five winners including Supercharged (Iffraaj), the dam of Encapsulation and five-time Italian winner Canfor Rose.
The dam Glympse (Spectrum) was unraced and a three-quarter sister to Rekindled Affair (Rainbow Quest), the dam of Australian Gr2 winner Rekindled Interest (Redoute’s Choice) and North American Gr3 winner Where We Left Off (Dr Devious).
Glympse is also a half-sister to Summer Trysting, the dam of Hong Kong Champion Designs On Rome (Holy Roman Emperor), Gr2 American Derby winner Simple Exchange (Danehill) and granddam of Gr1 Irish 2000 Guineas winner Romanised (Holy Roman Emperor).
The granddam Seasonal Pickup (The Minstrel) won four times at Listed level in Ireland.
Gr1 winner Zoffany (Dansili) is advertised at €22,500 at Coolmore Stud in 2020.