ANDREW Balding has a very talented youngster on his hands in South Seas. Sent off at 9/4 favourite in Sandown’s Group 3 TCA Abu Dhabi Solario Stakes on Saturday, the son of Lope De Vega could even afford a slow start before moving through stylishly under Oisin Murphy to account for Salouen by just over two lengths, with Eqtiraan taking third.