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Ticker Tape

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What's the story?

The most recent kids out of Anthony Oppenheimer's fantastic broodmare Crimson Ribbon takes to the track on Tuesday. Owned by Oppenheimer in collaboration with his daughter Sophie, the Time Test filly boasts a top-class pedigree which has been nurtured over many years by Hascombe and Valiant Stud.

How is she bred?

The three-year-old is by the now Turkey-based Time Test, however she has a distaff pedigree which makes her a valuable long-term possibility. She is out of the winning Lemon Drop Kid mare Crimson Ribbon, a sister to Hardwicke and Jockey Club Stakes winner Bronze Cannon, in addition to a half-sister to King Edward VII Stakes victor Across Destiny. Another of her half-siblings is American Grade 3 winner Valiant Girl, the dam of this year's Listed Jumeirah 2,000 Guineas winner Title Role.

Ticker Tape is in turn a half-sister to Courage Mon Ami, a winner of the 2023 Gold Cup at Ascot for Wathnan Racing, along with Listed winners Lion's Pride, Danielle, Crimson Rosette and Astronomos.

Who does she deal with?

Her three competitors include the winning Lizzana, a Saxon Warrior half-sister to the Listed-placed Das Rote. The Marco Botti-trained filly has actually run two times, with her latest effort coming when conveniently landing a Kempton restricted novice in October.

The unraced Sayidah Aleen is a fascinating contender on pedigree, being a half-sister to black-type winners or performers consisting of Dusky Queen. There is a lot of skill in the household as her dam is a half-sister to Sweet Solera Stakes scorer and Moyglare Stud Stakes 4th Albabilia.

Ammoony, a twice-raced child of Zarak, can not be marked down either. She was fifth to 1,000 Guineas entries Touleen and Zanthos on debut at Leicester last September and that type was franked when Zanthos recorded the Rockfel Stakes. Ammoony finished her juvenile project with a close-up 4th at the same track - and over a mile - simply under a month later.

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