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Frankel Filly Pounces For Princess Royal Triumph

Godolphin's 3-year-old distaffer Eternal Pearl (GB) (Frankel {GB}–Pearly Steph {Fr} {SW-Fr}, by Oasis Dream {GB}) has gone from strength to strength since failing to contend with Sea Silk Road (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in Goodwood's May 20 Listed Height Of Fashion S. and remained upwardly mobile with an impressive tally in Friday's G3 Princess Royal Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai S. at Newmarket.

The July 16 Listed Aphrodite Fillies' S. and Aug. 14 G3 Prix Minerve victrix broke from the gates as the 6-4 favourite and employed patient tactics in rear through the midway point of this 12-furlong launchpad. Sent forward inside the last half-mile, she quickened in style to initiate her pursuit of Peripatetic (GB) (Ulysses {Ire}) approaching the final furlong and bounded beyond that rival on the climb to the line for a 3/4-length success and a career high. Sea Silk Road kept on in the closing stages to finish 3 1/2 lengths further adrift in third.

“She's a typical Frankel, she stays for fun and what we've done is let her develop to allow her to do what she is doing now,” said trainer Charlie Appleby. “She stays well and, when she hit the rising ground, she quickened visibly. It was always our idea to get some more confidence into her and we missed the [Sept. 11 G1] Prix Vermeille to wait for this and then go [G1 British Champions] Fillies & Mares [at Ascot].”

Eternal Pearl is the third of four reported foals and one of two scorers from as many runners produced by Listed Prix des Lilas victrix Pearly Steph, herself a daughter of G3 Dirk Elbers-Preis winner Pearl Banks. Pearl Banks is out of G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Pearly Shells, herself a half-sister to GI Hollywood Turf Cup-winning sire Frenchpark (GB) (Fools Holme). Pearl Banks's trio of black-type winners is completed by G1 Matron S. heroine Pearls Galore (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and G3 Grosser Preis der Mehl-Mulhens-Stiftung victrix Lucky Lycra (Ire) (Olympic Glory {Ire}). The April-foaled bay is half to a weanling colt by Belardo (Ire).

Friday, Newmarket, Britain
PRINCESS ROYAL AL BASTI EQUIWORLD, DUBAI S.-G3, £80,000, Newmarket, 9-23, 3yo/up, f, 12fT, 2:31.68, gd.
1–ETERNAL PEARL (GB), 127, f, 3, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Pearly Steph (Fr) (SW-Fr), by Oasis Dream (GB)
2nd Dam: Pearl Banks (GB), by Pivotal (GB)
3rd Dam: Pearly Shells (GB), by Efisio (GB)
(700,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-SCEA Haras de Saint Pair (GB); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £45,368. Lifetime Record: GSW-Fr, 7-4-1-1, $148,835. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Peripatetic (GB), 124, f, 3, Ulysses (Ire)–Dublino, by Lear Fan. 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-Roger Varian. £17,200.
3–Sea Silk Road (Ire), 124, f, 3, Sea The Stars (Ire)–Oriental Magic (Ger), by Doyen (Ire). (190,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Sunderland Holding Inc; B-Kildaragh Stud (IRE); T-William Haggas. £8,608.
Margins: 3/4, 3HF, 2. Odds: 1.50, 8.50, 2.50.
Also Ran: Poptronic (GB), Quenelle d'Or (GB), Queen Of The Skies (GB), Voodoo Queen (GB), Royal Scandal (GB).

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Eternal Pearl Caps Another Big Day For Frankel In The Minerve

Entering Sunday's G3 Prix Minerve at Deauville off a success in the Listed Aphrodite S. at Newmarket July 16, Godolphin's Eternal Pearl (GB) (Frankel {GB}) was on top again with the class rise as less a problem as her odds of 9-10 suggested beforehand. Always travelling easily for William Buick under cover, the descendant of the G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Pearly Shells (GB) (Efisio {GB}) moved to the front with a furlong remaining and stayed on powerfully to score by two lengths from Queen Trezy (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}).

“She's learning all the time and quickened up the straight today, whereas it became a stamina test at Newmarket last time,” trainer Charlie Appleby said. “She will hopefully go that next level and we'll perhaps look at the Vermeille for her–she's a big, scopy filly who needs to strengthen but more importantly she's getting more of a racing brain. She's going the right way and she could be around next year.”

 

Eternal Pearl, who had also been second to the subsequent G2 Ribblesdale S. runner-up Sea Silk Road (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in Goodwood's Listed Height Of Fashion S. May 20, is out of the Listed Prix des Lilas winner Pearly Steph (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}). She is a daughter of the German group 3 scorer Pearl Banks (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), whose Pearls Galore (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) has won three pattern races headed by the G2 Ridgewood Pearl S. and was second in the G1 Prix de la Foret and G1 Matron S. Also responsible for another German group 3 winner in Lucky Lycra (Ire) (Olympic Glory {Ire}), she is out of the aforementioned Pearly Shells who also produced the listed-winning Pearls Or Passion (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}), dam of the G3 Prix de Royaumont winner Pelligrina (Ire) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). Pearly Steph's colt foal is by Belardo (Ire).

Sunday, Deauville, France
PRIX MINERVE-G3, €80,000, Deauville, 8-14, 3yo/up, f/m, 12 1/2fT, 2:42.83, g/s.
1–ETERNAL PEARL (GB), 123, f, 3, by Frankel (GB)
     1st Dam: Pearly Steph (Fr) (SW-Fr), by Oasis Dream (GB)
     2nd Dam: Pearl Banks (GB), by Pivotal (GB)
     3rd Dam: Pearly Shells (GB), by Efisio (GB)
1ST GROUP WIN. (700,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-SCEA Haras De Saint Pair (GB); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. €40,000. Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 6-3-1-1, €95,982. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Queen Trezy (Fr), 123, f, 3, Almanzor (Fr)–Elodie (GB), by Dansili (GB). (€125,000 Ylg '20 ARQSEP). O-Eric Feurtet, Mme Marion le Menestrel & Haras d'Etreham; B-Eric de Chambure & Riviera Equine SARL (FR); T-Carlos & Yann Lerner. €16,000.
3–Sea The Sky (Ger), 123, f, 3, Sea The Stars (Ire)–Sanwa (Ger), by Monsun (Ger).
1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€820,000 Ylg '20 BBASEP). O-Gestut Ammerland; B-Gestut Gorlsdorf (GER); T-Andre Fabre. €12,000.
Margins: 2, NK, SNK. Odds: 0.90, 12.00, 21.00.
Also Ran: Winema (Fr), Zefania (Fr), Kawida (GB), Lastotchka (Fr), Melo Melo (Fr), Fennela (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.
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Observations: 700K gns Yearling Debuts at Ascot

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Observations features a 700,000gns Tattersalls October purchase, Eternal Pearl (GB). 

15.00 Ascot, Cond, £20,000, 3yo, f, 7f 213yT
Godolphin's 700,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 acquisition ETERNAL PEARL (GB) (Frankel {GB}), representing the in-form Charlie Appleby and set to sport a first-time hood in this unveiling, is out of a stakes-winning half to last term's MGSW G1 Matron S. and G1 Prix de la Foret runner-up Pearls Galore (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Her five opponents include Anthony Oppenheimer's once-raced winner Kings Joy (GB) (Kingman {GB}), who is out of a half-sister to G1SW sires Footstepsinthesand (GB) (Giant's Causeway) and Pedro The Great (Henrythenavigator), from the John and Thady Gosden stable.

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