Al Wajbah produced a gorgeous chestnut filly by Chatanz on a bright April morning, 2010, the first foal she has given us at Gadebrook. Her previous five for Umm Qarn are all winning on the race course or youngsters in training in the Middle East.

Both Chatanz and Al Wajbah are AHS Premium horses, so Wahiba will be eligible for Premium awards once she is old enough to race, then compete in endurance. With her long legs and happy attitude, she could succeed in both. Her pedigree contains some of the finest and most successful racing blood from Russia and Poland.

This nick is particularly important to us. Many years ago, Wajbah's sire, our Premium stallion Sambist, beat Chatelaine, the dam of Chatanz, by a length in the UK Long Distance Championship over 2 miles 7 furlongs at Goodwood. Once Chatelaine retired to stud, she was due to be covered by Sambist by AI, but a pregnancy never materialised - hence the importance of the mating one generation further on.