Bold Act (IRE)

half-brother to a 7f 2yo winner out of a 1m Listed winner; no match for stablemate Highbank when second of eight in 7f Newmarket maiden in July 2022; justified short odds when 4l winner over same C&D in August and followed up under a penalty over 1m at Kempton in early September; completed hat-trick on nursery debut at Newmarket (1m) in September; made it four from five starts when winning a 1m conditions race at Chelmsford on seasonal return in April 2023; raced keenly when modest fifth in Listed Feilden Stakes at Newmarket (9f) later that month; much better again when close second in 10f heritage handicap at Newbury in May; stayed on well when third in Group 3 Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot next time; third again in Group 2 at Saint-Cloud (10f) on next start in July before landing a Listed event at Deauville; posted a career best when winning a Grade 3 at Keeneland (12f) two starts later in October; built on that by winning Group 2 over same trip at Meydan in March.