Gai Waterhouse | Gai Waterhouse Horses Available 13676 Andab Ire

3YO gelding by Saxon Warrior | Purchased for 180,000 gns

• A tough gelding who has shown black-type form since his 2YO season. He won the Listed Star Appeal Stakes at Dundalk, ran second in the Group 3 Prix François Boutin at Deauville and finished fourth in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes.

• This year he has run second in a Group race and placed in three Listed races.

• His best run came last start in a strongly run handicap at Leopardstown, where he was beaten just 1¾ lengths in sixth, earning a Timeform rating of 109 and a timefigure of 109.

• He is by Saxon Warrior, sire of Sheza Alibi. His dam, Tickled Pink, won two Group 3 sprints and produced Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Victoria Road. His second dam, Cassandra Go, won the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.

• Potential targets: Epsom Handicap, Doncaster Mile, Toorak Handicap and Five Diamonds.

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Race Replays:
​3 April 2026 – Newcastle – 1600m – Burradon Stakes (Listed) – 3rd – Click Here
​4 May 2026 – Curragh – 1600m – Tetrarch Stakes (Listed) – 2nd – Click Here
​28 May 2026 – Sandown – 1600m – Heron Stakes (Listed) – 3rd – Click Here
​12 September 2026 – Leopardstown – 1400m – Sovereign Path Handicap – 6th, beaten 1¾ lengths – Click Here

Rob Waterhouse - Analysis: Andab is a three-year-old Listed winner, who has been reserved for black-type races and has been consistently there-abouts. In his six starts, after his Listed win, he has run a second (behind Causeway, who subsequently won two including the Group 2 King Edward VII at Royal Ascot) and two thirds (one behind the Talk Of New York, who subsequently won the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II at Ascot), and raced  in top races at Royal Ascot (The Jersey) and Goodwood (Thoroughbred Stakes). As a two-year-old, he was fourth in the Coventry at Royal Ascot and second in the Group Three Prix François Boutin at Deauville, before winning the Listed Star Appeal Stakes at Dundalk.

Pleasingly, his time numbers are consistently more than very good. His form is up to 1600m but I have no doubt he’ll be effective over 2400m. He is well bred and was an expensive yearling

His latest performance particularly appeals to me. In a strongly run, valuable Leopardstown handicap, he finished sixth of 17, beaten less than two lengths. That effort earned both a Timeform rating of 109 and a timefigure of 109, substantial evidence of his ability beyond the bare finishing position.

His pedigree is equally compelling. A 290,000-guinea yearling, Andab is by Saxon Warrior, sire of Sheza Alibi, and is a full brother to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Victoria Road. His dam, Tickled Pink, won the Group Three Abernant Stakes and the Group Three Coral Charge. His granddam, Cassandra Go, won the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. This is a family with a formidable record of producing speed and class.

Andab’s proven form extends to 1600 metres, giving us a clear starting point in Australia. I believe we have secured an attractive combination of proven stakes ability, strong time performance and exceptional breeding.