Encosta De Lago’s tough-as-teak daughter Brom Felinity, who won the 2006 Group II VRC Hilton International Stakes (Matriarch) and Listed Werribee Cup, was represented by her first stakes winner at Newmarket on Friday when James Doyle guided Godolphin’s 6yo Cape Cross gelding Walton Street to a commanding win in the Listed Eqtidaar Godolphin Stakes.
It was the first win in over two years for the Charlie Appleby-trained gelding who ran just three times last year finishing third in a handicap at Meydan before finishing second in both the Listed Fred Archer stakes at Newmarket and the Listed Prix de Reux at Deauville.
Coming off his seasonal debut second at Lingfield, Walton Street pulled clear in the closing stages to defeat Aloe Vera (Invincible Spirit) by a length and a half victory with Laafy (Noble Mission) finished another five and a half lengths back in third.
Walton Street accompanied Melbourne Cup hero Cross Counter to Australia but did not race here.
A sister to a sister to the Group 1 Australian Guineas winner Delago Brom out of the 1993 Group II Edward Manifold Stakes winner Brompton Cross (El Qahira), Brom Felinity had four foals in Australia before her export to Europe.
Her first foal was the three-time winning Exceed And Excel mare Iriomote whose Brazen Beau filly topped Book Two of the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale when knocked down to Grant Morgan’s Ontrack Thoroughbreds for $230,000.
Named Alfresco she is in training with Toby and Trent Edmonds
Brom Felinity was sold by Godolphin at 2016 Tattersalls July Sale with Ebor Bloodstock for signing the ticket for 15,000gns.
Walton Street becomes the 120th stakes-winner for the former darley shuttler Cape Cross.
