LAST year Derek Iceton’s famous Tara Stud resumed its role as a stallion base and new recruit Alhebayeb (by Dark Angel), a son of one of Europe’s hottest stallions, covered over 160 mares in his maiden season, most of them due to foal over the coming months.

Now that grey is joined by Aljamaaheer and as this high-class sprinter-miler is a son of the mighty Dubawi (by Dubai Millennium), he too looks certain to be one of the busiest flat sires this year.