Drakenstein Stud have already welcomed their first foal of the season, a Vercingetorix colt out of the Giant’s Causeway mare Song Of Happiness, born nine days early on Sunday evening.

Song Of Happiness is out of the Grade 1 cape Fillies Guineas winner Captain’s Lover (Captain Al).

She herself won one race over 1700m and to date has had three runners and two winners, the once winner Orange Bowl (Duke Of Marmalade) and the promising twice winner I Want It All (Silvano).