Marvelman to be supplemented for QEII following sale

Marvelman looks set to be supplemented for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Qipco Champions Day after being snapped up by prominent owners Bond Thoroughbred Limited.

Andrew Balding’s three-year-old dominated his rivals at Group Two level over seven furlongs on Town Moor, a performance which impressed Bond Thoroughbred director Charlie Bond, who earlier this season was involved in a similar deal to buy French ace Maranoa Charlie.

Bond said: “We’ve been following the form, I was at Doncaster on Saturday and when I saw him win as well as he did he stood out.

“If everything goes well in the lead-up to Ascot he’ll be supplemented for the QEII. I’ve obviously had a word with Andrew and he’s keen to step him up to the mile for one more run this season.

“He looks more of a four-year-old, but Andrew said he really started to come to himself before his last race and after winning like that, why not?

“If the ground conditions come up the same he’ll love it, so if Andrew is happy to go for it I’m quite happy to play the supplementary fee (£70,000).”

Bond also provided a positive update on Maranoa Charlie, who finished a close third in the Group One City of York Stakes last month and is on course for another tilt at the top level in the Prix de la Foret on Arc weekend at ParisLongchamp.

“The Foret has been his target since York. Christopher (Head) wanted to run him there, even though it looks like he’s probably going to get a mile next year,” Bond added.

“We’re really looking forward to seeing him run on home turf and touch wood his prep work at the moment is going well.

“I think he’s quite versatile ground-wise. It was obviously quite quick ground at York compared to what he’d been running on and he was coming back at them at the line. Soft ground won’t inconvenience him.”