IN the space of seven weeks the two-year-old Gutaifan (Dark Angel) colt Sopran Poseidone has gone from a winning debutant in Milan to being an unbeaten three-time winner and a leading classic hope for 2021. The colt carries the colours of Leonardo Ciampoli whose runners are easily identified as almost all of them carry Sopran in their name.

Sopran Poseidone can now be called the best runner for his unraced dam Ms Sasha Malia, a daughter of Verglas (Highest Honor). She featured in these columns two years ago when her daughter Sopran Artemide (Bungle Inthejungle) won the Listed Premio Vittorio Crespi in Milan.