'Atty' has that typically long Frankel stride

I thought Atty Persse looked pretty special when he won the King George V Handicap at Royal Ascot, which was pleasing because there has been a lot of public interest in him right from the start. 

Kieran Shoemark gave him a bold, forward ride, which he was able to use to his advantage, and then in the straight the colt produced a turbo boost to carry him home for a fine victory for Godolphin. 

He now looks ready to take the big step up to G3 company in the Bahrain Trophy, first race of the important Newmarket July Meeting.

Atty Persse is named after the trainer of The Tetrarch, who was based at Kingsdown House during his career. 

Bjorn Nielsen, who bred the colt and subsequently sold him to Godolphin, now owns Kingsdown. 

He originally wanted to call the colt Horatio Luro, in memory of Northern Dancer's trainer, but it was proving difficult to get the name cleared in time to enter him for the Racing Post Trophy last year, so he became Atty Persse instead. 

Jokingly, Bjorn said he was going to name him after me. Then, again tongue-in-cheek, he said he would wait for a horse even better. 

Being a son of Frankel, Atty Persse has attracted interest, though not in all quarters. 

He has been through the sales ring three times  -- in utero when his dam Dorcas Lane was up for sale, then as a foal, then as a yearling -- and each time, he left unsold.

He is not a big. He is a neat horse, and he has that typically long Frankel stride. 

One of Frankel's legacies is the amazing stride pattern some of his progeny possess. 

Atty Persse is taking a big step up, but I hope he finishes in the first three. Timeform think he will scrape home. I hope they are right.