CHALDEAN is a son of Frankel (Galileo), carries the silks of Juddmonte but, unlike the vast majority of the big race winners they have had, he was not a product of that organisation.

Instead, this 550,000gns foal purchase at Tattersalls was bred by the Harper family at their Whitsbury Manor Stud near Fordingbridge in Hampshire, and they saw their classic-winning colt’s sale value put in the shade somewhat when they consigned Chaldean’s half-sister by Kingman (Invincible Spirit) at last year’s foal sale in Newmarket. She too was added to the Juddmonte team when their bid of 1,000,000gns saw off all opposition.