1.40 Newmarket, Mdn, 2yo, c, 7fTHAFFNER (Justify) is the chosen Ballydoyle representative in this Rossdales British EBF Maiden Stakes over the early entries Oklahoma and Shakespeare and puts the Curragh maiden form of his Superlative-bound Abraham Lincoln on the line at the start of the card. Runner-up to his much-vaunted stablemate over an inadequate six furlongs, the relative of the operation's multiple Group 1-winning stayer Order Of St George encounters Godolphin's newcomer Al Wathba (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), a €900,000 Arqana Deauville August graduate from the Charlie Appleby stable successful four times in the last 10 years. In this storied maiden won by Alhaarth, Bahhare, Dubai Destination, Rio De La Plata and Field Of Gold and in which Distant Storm edged Constitution River in a photo 12 months ago, there is also Juddmonte's fellow newcomer Subscription (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), an Andrew Balding-trained relative of the great Enable (Nathaniel).The post Haffner In Pole Position For Key Newmarket Maiden appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.