In October 2015 the yearling colt was put up for auction at Tattersalls and was bought for 200,000 guineas by Hamdan Al Maktoum's Shadwell Estate Company.

[4] Her grand-dam Noirmant was a half-sister to Braashee (Prix Royal-Oak), Ghariba (Nell Gwyn Stakes) and Adam Smith (Fort Marcy Handicap) and, as a female-line descendant of Pelting (foaled 1958) related to several other major winners including Moon Ballad, Bassenthwaite, Telescope and Awzaan.

[5] Battaash made his first appearance in a maiden race over five furlongs on good ground at Bath Racecourse on 18 May and started a 14/1 outsider in a nine-runner field.

Ridden by the apprentice jockey Michael Murphy he started poorly but took the lead a furlong from the finish and went clear to win "readily" by four lengths.

He briefly took the lead approaching the final furlong before being overtaken and beaten into third place by the fillies Mrs Danvers and Clem Fandango: as at Doncaster he compromised his chances by hanging badly to the right.

[7] On his three-year-old debut, Battaash was partnered by Dane O'Neill and started at odds of 11/1 for the Listed Scurry Stakes at Sandown Park on 17 June.

He started slowly but went to the front a furlong out and won from Koropick and the favourite Copper Knight despite displaying his old tendency to drift right in the closing stages.

[9] Battaash was moved up to Group 2 class for the first time when he contested the King George Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse on 4 August in which he was ridden by Jim Crowley.

Battaash was among the leaders from the start but was unable to quicken in the closing stages and came home fourth behind Marsha, Lady Aurelia and the outsider Cotai Glory (also trained by Hills).

Despite carrying a five-pound weight penalty, he started the odds-on favourite and produced a strong late run to win by a head from Washington, D.C.

[16] The Group 1 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in June saw Battaash start the 9/4 second favourite behind Lady Aurelia in a fourteen-runner field.

After becoming agitated before the start, the gelding led for most of the way but was overtaken inside the final furlong and beaten into second place by the Godolphin representative Blue Point.

Once again however, he failed to show his best form in the race, briefly taking the lead but fading in the final furlong and coming home fourth behind the 40/1 outsider Alpha Delphini.

[19] When Battaash attempted to repeat his 2017 success in the Prix de l'Abbaye he started favourite but after leading for most of the way he was overtaken in the last 200 metres and came home fourth behind the filly Mabs Cross.

[20] On his debut as a five-year-old Battaash attempted to repeat his 2018 success in the Temple Stakes and started 4/5 favourite against five opponents including Mabs Cross, Alpha Delphini and Kachy.

He raced on the stands side before switching to the centre of the track but despite making good progress in the closing stages he was unable to get on terms with Blue Point and was beaten into second place.

On 2 August Battaash started the 1/4 favourite as he attempted to become the first horse to win three runnings of the King George Stakes with the best fancied of his eight opponents being the French-trained pair El Astronaute and Big Brothers Pride (Prix Sigy).

[24] His winning time of 55.90 broke the record for the race at York, which had stood since Hamdan Al Maktoum's Dayjur won in 56.16 twenty-nine years earlier.

Charlie Hills said "he'd finished fourth on both starts here before but he's a lot more experienced now and now I think he's one of the fastest horses there's ever been... he was on the wing and got a great lead.. To lower Dayjur's record is pretty amazing...

[25] In October Battaash started odds-on favourite for the Prix de l'Abbaye on very soft ground at Longchamp but ran very poorly to finish fourteenth of the sixteen runners behind Glass Slippers.

[28] Jim Crowley commented "I had to hold him for two furlongs as he was on a bit of a going day today and wanting to charge off - my only concern was trying to get the fractions right on him as there was nothing quick enough to lead him.

"[29] Only six horses appeared to oppose Battaash when he went off at odds of 2/7 in his attempt at a record fourth consecutive win in the King George Stakes at Goodwood on 31 July.