Aryal can deliver on debut promise

Aryal ran a race full of promise on his debut at Lingfield at the start of the month and normal improvement should make him difficult to beat in the BetVictor Cheltenham Festival Antepost Pioneers Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Kempton today.

The son of Singspiel is bred to be pretty smart as a full-brother to Group-race winning mare Majounes Song and while it is clearly early days yet, it is certainly not out of the question Aryal could go on and make his mark at a similar level.

Carrying the colours of Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, the three-year-old was favourite for his racecourse introduction, but it was clear early on that he was going to learn plenty from the experience.