Top Of The Pops (GB)

The Mark Johnston trained TOP OF THE POPS became the 17th winner of a £15,000 Craven Breeze Up Bonus when scoring on debut in the British Stallion Studs EBF Reference Point Novice Stakes at Leicester. The son of KINGMAN earned his owner Alan Spence a remarkable £51,110 for his victory; made up of a £15,000 Craven Breeze Up Bonus, a £25,000 October Book 1 Bonus, a £6,000 Plus 10 Bonus and prize money of £5,110. A half-brother to Champion older horse POET’S WORD, TOP OF THE POPS was purchased for 60,000 guineas by Johnston Racing at the Craven Breeze Up Sale from the consignment of Malcolm Bastard.