Captain Al – Pagan Princess by Fort Wood (USA)

One of the very best sons of multiple champion sire CAPTAIN AL (Al Mufti), WILLIAM LONGSWORD won six of just eight starts including the 2016 G1 Cape Guineas and 2017 The CTS Mile.

A half-brother to G1 winning sprinter REAL PRINCESS (Trippi) and Wolf Power 1600 winner SILVER GOD (Silvano), William Longsword is out of the winning FORT WOOD (Sadler’s Wells) mare PAGAN PRINCESS and is bred on the same cross as multiple G1 winner CAPTAIN AMERICA (Captain Al).

William Longsword has made an exciting start to his stud career, with two of his first early runners finishing in the money, including brilliant recent winner SAFE RETURN.

The son of Captain Al has an outstanding draft on offer at this year’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale, with William Longsword’s yearlings including those below.

 

LOT 10: 

A colt out of dual G3 Track And Ball Oaks winner WITCHCRAFT (Kahal), a half-sister to impressive recent Ruffian Stakes winner UNDER YOUR SPELL (Capetown Noir) whose dam DECEPTIVE CHARM is a KINGMAMBO (Mr Prospector) half-sister to G2 Park Hill Stakes winner MEEZNAH (Dynaformer). The latter, like the colt on offer, was sired by a ROBERTO line horse, and this is also the family of the remarkable siblings LE MOSS, LEVMOSS, and SWEET MIMOSA.

LOT 45: 

Out of a stakes-placed winner of six in North America, this filly’s granddam is an A.P. INDY (Seattle Slew) half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner MONARCHOS (Maria’s Mon), and this is the family of leading sires BRIAN’S TIME and DYNAFORMER -both of whom were sired by ROBERTO -the great-grandsire of William Longsword.

LOT 84: 

A half-brother to In Full Flight Handicap winner ON THAT BOULEVARD, this colt is out of a dual G3 winning daughter of world leading sire and broodmare sire STREET CRY (Machiavellian) -whose daughters have produced such notable G1 winners as VINO ROSSO (Curlin), LYRE (Lonhro), FARNAN (Not A Single Doubt) and SEPTEMBER RUN (Exceed And Excel).

LOT 153: 

This filly is a three-parts sister to G3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery runner up MIRAGE (Captain Al), and her dam SEA GLITTER (Holy Bull) is a three-parts sister to Kentucky Derby winner GIACOMO. This is also the family of dual G1 winner TIAGO (Pleasant Tap) and talented US galloper NASHVILLE (Speightstown) -a winner of three of his first four starts.

LOT 157: 

This filly, closely inbred to legendary sire SADLER’S WELLS (Northern Dancer) is out of G3 Fillies Mile winner SIDERA -a daughter of the world’s premier sire GALILEO (Sadler’s Wells).

LOT 168: 

This colt is a full-brother to exciting recent winner SAFE RETURN (William Longsword), and half-brother to MR COBBS (What A Winter), who recently won for a fourth time. His dam is a half-sister to G2 Post Merchants winner SPLASH GOLD (Goldkeeper) and millionaire RENEGADE, as well as to Listed Lady’s Pendant winner CAPTAIN’S COVE and the dam of G3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery winner FLASH DRIVE.