Powerful owner causes stir as promising horse is moved down the road following Royal Ascot flop

ASADNA's 109 timefigure at Ripon is the highest recorded by a debut two-year-old this century.

The only other youngster this century to have achieved post three figures on his debut at Ripon is A’Ali, who on his next start won the Norfolk Stakes.pic.twitter.com/IzTFU0eBFj

— Sporting Life Racing (@SportingLife) June 13, 2023

He didn’t look the finished article when finishing midfield at last week’s Royal Ascot and Sheikh Abdullah has already relocated the promising two-year-old.

Trained by George Boughey for his opening two starts, Sheikh Abdullah has moved him down the road to rival Newmarket trainer Alice Haynes.

Based on the other side of the town, Haynes has enjoyed a meteoric rise since switching from pre-training in 2021.

She landed 50 winners in her first full year of training in 2022 and is currently on the 26-winner mark for the season.

She’s been spurred on by support of the powerful Amo Racing outfit, who almost won the Derby with subsequent Royal Ascot winner King Of Steel.

Haynes told Racing Post: “I know some of those [Boughey] horses will be going abroad, but I’m obviously grateful to get a horse like Asadna, who won so well first time out.

“It’s great to be on people’s lists and be flavour of the month.

“It’s brilliant to have big owners in the yard, but we’ve got to keep building.”

Haynes will also receive Danger Alert, a winner at Chester in May who was withdrawn at Royal Ascot.

This isn’t the first time that Sheikh Abdullah has caused a stir by moving his horses.

Last year, he moved 24 horses from Kevin Philippart de Foy’s yard, with the owner wanting to go a different direction to the trainer.

A member of the Kuwaiti royal family, Sheikh Abdullah enjoyed Group 3 success with super sprinter Al Dasim at Meydan earlier this year.

That horse was trained by Boughey but is another who has left the yard, though many of the departing horses are set to move abroad.