Ridgemont’s five time G1 winning stallion Canford Cliffs has enjoyed a good season in 2024-2025.
The inform son of Tagula struck again when his son Bournemouth won the Glenlair Trophy at Fairview on Friday.
Trained by Alan Greeff, Bouremouth made it three wins in a row with his score in Friday’s 2800m contest.
Under a great ride from Calvin Habib, the five-year-old stormed home from the back of the field to win going away by two and a quarter lengths.
Bred by Drakenstein Stud, Bournemouth has won nine of 25 starts, with the gelding having won the Lakeside Handicap in both 2024 and 2025.
A half-brother to recent G3 Byerley Turk winner Oxalis Gold, Bournemouth is out of the Galileo mare Serruria.
Bournemouth’s Glenlair Trophy win highlighted his sire Canford Cliffs’ versatility, with Canford Cliffs also the sire of this season’s G3 SplashOut Cape Of Good Hope Nursery (1200m) winner Direct Hit and Listed Betway Swallow Stakes (1160m) queen Almond Sea.
The star miler has a single lot on offer at the 2025 National Yearling Sale -a half-brother (Lot 182) to the graded stakes winner pair of Magico and Magical Wonderland.