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Olympic Glory’s Etonian Pounces For Solario Triumph

Julie Wood’s Etonian (Ire) (Olympic Glory {Ire}) caused a 28-1 shock when prevailing by 3 1/4 lengths at Sandown in his only prior start and the form of that seven-furlong maiden contest received a hefty boost when runner-up One Ruler (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) took the opening heat on the Esher track’s Sunday card. He was sent postward at considerably shorter odds for the day’s feature G3 Betway Solario S., over the same seven-furlong strip, and pounced late to ensure his perfect record remained intact. Etonian sought and found cover in sixth after an alert getaway from the outside gate. Making eyecatching headway on the bridle out wide in the straight, the 15-8 favourite was shaken up to seize control from the pacesetting Apollo One (GB) (Equiano {Fr}) with 100 yards remaining and kept on strongly from there to comfortably hold the late rally of King Vega (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) by 1 1/4 lengths. Apollo One finished a half-length adrift in third.

“He’s a horse that initially stood out, in the way he moved, but he got a bit bored in his work and was just doing his bit at home,” said Richard Hannon. “I’d given him a lot of entries and we had to run him sooner or later so we came here for his debut, but I don’t know how we allowed him to start at such long odds. He won very well that day, he was very professional in everything he did today and always looked like he was going better than all of them. He wasn’t particularly fond of that ground, but I’d have been disappointed if he didn’t win. It’s lovely for [owner] Julie Wood to have a good one as it’s been a fair while in between good horses for her.” Looking to both long-term and short-term targets, the trainer added, “I think he’s a [G1 2000] Guineas horse for next year and maybe a [G1] Vertem Futurity horse this year. He’ll have another one or two runs [this year] and we could look at the [G1 Prix Jean-Luc] Lagardere, a race his sire won, and the [G1] Dewhurst, but it all depends on what Julie wants to do.”

Etonian is the latest of three foals and lone winner produced by an unraced daughter of G3 Prix de Flore runner-up Wingspan (Silver Hawk), herself kin to MGSW GII Hall of Fame S. victor Interactif (Broken Vow) and stakes-winning GIII WinStar Distaff H. third Stretching (Red Ransom). Etonian’s fourth dam Pennant Champion (Mr. Prospector), herself a daughter of unbeaten MGISW US champion Personal Ensign (Private Account), is a full-sister to GI Jockey Club Gold Cup-winning sire Miner’s Mark and GI Oaklawn H.-winning sire Traditionally. She is also a half-sister to MGISW distaffer My Flag (Easy Goer), who in turn produced MGISW US champion Storm Flag Flying (Storm Cat).

Sunday, Sandown, Britain
BETWAY SOLARIO S.-G3, £25,500, Sandown, 8-23, 2yo, 7fT, 1:28.44, gd.
1–ETONIAN (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Olympic Glory (Ire)
1st Dam: Naan (Ire), by Indian Charlie
2nd Dam: Wingspan, by Silver Hawk
3rd Dam: Broad Pennant, by Broad Brush
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€14,000 Wlg ’18 GOFNOV; 10,000gns RNA Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Mrs Julie Wood; B-Emir Alkas (IRE); T-Richard Hannon; J-Pat Dobbs. £14,461. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $24,202. Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–King Vega (GB), 127, c, 2, Lope de Vega (Ire)–Moi Meme (GB), by Teofilo (Ire). (350,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Apollo Racing & DTA Racing; B-Fortescue Bloodstock (GB); T-Andrew Balding. £5,483.
3–Apollo One (GB), 127, c, 2, Equiano (Fr)–Boonga Roogeta (GB), by Tobougg (Ire). (3,500gns RNA Ylg ’19 TAOCT). O-pcracing.co.uk; B/T-Peter Charalambous (GB). £2,744.
Margins: 1 1/4, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 1.88, 2.75, 28.00.
Also Ran: Dubai Fountain (Ire), Dinoo (Ire), Dark Lion (Ire), Forever Grateful (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Wootton Bassett’s Audarya In Romanet Upset

There was a surprise in store in Sunday’s G1 Darley Prix Jean Romanet as the James Fanshawe-trained Audarya (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) took a significant jump in class to provide her trainer with a third renewal of this 10-furlong Deauville feature since 2014. Coming off a Newcastle handicap win over this trip Aug. 2, the 48-1 shot tracked the pace travelling easily and when committed by Ioritz Mendizabal grabbed the advantage before the furlong pole. Challenged by Ambition (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) all the way to the line, the bay who sports the silks of Alison Swinburn held her at bay to score by a neck, with four lengths back to Romanciere (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) in third. “I thought I was riding for a place, but this is a nice bonus,” Mendizabal admitted. “The trainer asked me to get a good position, but more importantly to get her to relax. She wasn’t supposed to like the ground, but she was very comfortable and travelled very well on it. I’m not sure how she won like that and it’s a nice story that Francois Doumen bred her, as I know him very well.”

Having saddled Ribbons (GB) (Manduro {Ger}) to win this six years ago and Speedy Boarding (GB) (Shamardal) to follow up two years later, it is safe to say that the Newmarket-based handler has previous form where this race is concerned but it took a leap of the imagination to suggest that Audarya could add to his tally. No great shakes at three, she took four starts to break her maiden and when she did it came at lowly Redcar in June before winning a mile Goodwood handicap and finishing runner-up in the Listed Prix Coronation at Saint-Cloud in two of her remaining outings last term. Returning to finish an encouraging eighth behind this race’s 7-10 favourite Nazeef (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in Kempton’s Listed Snowdrop Fillies’ S. over a mile June 3, she backtracked when sixth in the Listed Pipalong S. also at that trip at Pontefract July 7 before enjoying a class drop to regain confidence on Newcastle’s Tapeta.

With that performance confirming her stamina, Audarya was placed prominently as Bolleville (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) cut out the fractions with Romanciere acting as her lead. With the latter left in front upon straightening for home, she had the ideal target and quickly took her measure dragging Ambition with her approaching the furlong marker. Nazeef was paddling at this point and the first two had the race between them as they stayed on strongly to draw away from the remainder.

Audarya’s dam Green Bananas (Fr) (Green Tune) was a modest performer over middle distances for the Francois Doumen stable and did race at this meeting, finishing runner-up in a 12 1/2-furlong handicap in 2013. She is a daughter of the G3 Prix Minerve and G3 Prix d’Aumale-placed Anabaa Republic (Fr) (Anabaa). Things get more interesting under the fourth dam Jimka (Fr) (Jim French), whose son Jim and Tonic (Fr) (Double Bed {Fr}) proved one of the Doumens’ finest flat performers when taking the G1 Hong Kong Cup, G2 Dubai Duty Free and G2 Hong Kong International Bowl as well as a clutch of group 3 contests in his native France. Jim and Tonic’s full-sister Jimkana (Fr) was responsible for Mauralakana (Fr) (Muhtathir {GB}), who captured the GI Beverly D. S., GII New York S. and GII Sheepshead Bay H., and also the dual listed scorer and G3 Prix de la Grotte runner-up Petit Calva (Fr) (Desert King {Ire}).

Sunday, Deauville, France
DARLEY PRIX JEAN ROMANET-G1, €150,000, Deauville, 8-23, 4yo/up, f/m, 10fT, 2:08.23, sf.
1–AUDARYA (FR), 126, f, 4, by Wootton Bassett (GB)
1st Dam: Green Bananas (Fr), by Green Tune
2nd Dam: Anabaa Republic (Fr), by Anabaa
3rd Dam: Gigawatt (Fr), by Double Bed (Fr)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€125,000 Ylg ’17 AROCT). O-Mrs A M Swinburn; B-Haras d’Ecouves (FR); T-James Fanshawe; J-Ioritz Mendizabal. €85,710. Lifetime Record: 11-4-4-0, €128,643. Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Ambition (GB), 126, f, 4, Dubawi (Ire)–Talent (GB), by New Approach (Ire). (75,000gns 2yo ’18 TATMAR). O-James Rowsell & Steve Ashley; B-Ashbrittle Stud & M H Dixon (GB); T-Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte. €34,290.
3–Romanciere (Ire), 126, f, 4, Dansili (GB)–Balladeuse (Fr), by Singspiel (Ire). O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (IRE); T-Andre Fabre. €17,145.
Margins: NK, 4, NK. Odds: 48.00, 10.00, 12.00.
Also Ran: Dariyma (Fr), Bolleville (Ire), Nausha (GB), Suphala (Fr), Mutamakina (GB), Nazeef (GB), Velma Valento (Fr), Soudania (GB). Scratched: Durance (Ger). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Campanelle Bids for Prix Morny Glory

Having conquered Royal Ascot, Stonestreet Stables’ Campanelle (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) has dead aim at Sunday’s G1 Darley Prix Morny at Deauville. Kept company by Frankie Dettori after the Italian was denied the chance to ride at York this week due to new quarantine measures, the June 20 G2 Queen Mary S. winner has pole position in the six-furlong test after Sacred (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) and Happy Romance (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) boosted that form on the Knavesmire on Thursday. Already successful here with the Queen Mary heroine Lady Aurelia (Scat Daddy) in 2016, having garnered the race with another Royal Ascot scorer No Nay Never (Scat Daddy) three years before, Wesley Ward is hoping for a rare treble and said, “She’s doing great. She’s been working real good–just cruising up and doing things nicely. I hope she’s got a good chance, hopefully the ground won’t be too soft. It’s great Frankie has stayed in France for the week so he can ride. He must fancy her chances, I guess, and it’s always good to have Frankie in your corner.”

Campanelle meets one of the most talented of the precocious colts around in The Queen’s Tactical (GB) (Toronado {Ire}), who took the Listed Windsor Castle S. at Royal Ascot June 17 before following up in rain-eased ground in the G2 July S. at Newmarket July 9. His owner-breeder’s racing manager John Warren said, “Tactical left Kingsclere on Friday morning, with Andrew [Balding] reporting that he couldn’t be happier with the horse. He has been aimed at this Group 1 since winning the July S. and, up to this point, everything is going to plan. We are very hopeful he remains on target to give the Queen great pleasure with this cracking homebred.”

Marie McCartan’s Nando Parrado (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) is the third winner on show from the Royal meeting, having shook Berkshire with a 150-1 success in the June 20 G2 Coventry S. Trainer Clive Cox is looking for him to show that was no fluke. “I’m very pleased with him. Obviously his Coventry success was very pleasing and we’ve had a nice healthy time in between,” he said. “We had an entry in the Papin. He wasn’t quite right for that and I’m pleased he’s in very good order and he’s heading over to France on Sunday. He won’t mind getting his toe in.”

In a renewal with the potential to be dominated by the foreign contingent, John Dance’s impressive July 17 Haydock novice winner Rhythm Master (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is a fascinating contender and his owner commented, “We’ve only ever really done this with Laurens–who went from novice to group company also at Deauville–so to be doing this again and going two rungs higher, it feels very exciting but also incredibly scary at the same time. We were looking at the races we were in and we just felt this was an opportunity. Richard [Fahey] obviously really likes the horse and felt that we should shoot for the stars.”

Mick Channon saddles the unbeaten Cairn Gorm (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), who has vital experience of the course and distance having already tackled the Aug. 2 G3 Prix de Cabourg and his trainer said, “He knows how to win, which is always a good thing. He’s always been a good horse, but it is a good race. He’s won at the track before, so we’ll see how we get on.”

Perhaps the main contender for France is Alain Jathiere, Alain Chopard and Guy Pariente’s unbeaten Livachope (Fr) (Goken {Fr}), but he has stamina to prove stepping up from five furlongs for the first time having taken ParisLongchamp’s G3 Prix du Bois July 2.

Supporting the Morny is the 10-furlong G1 Darley Prix Jean Romanet, with Dettori teaming up with Shadwell’s Nazeef (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) who followed wins over a mile in the June 16 G2 Duke of Cambridge S. and July 10 G1 Falmouth S. with a third placing over this trip in Goodwood’s G1 Nassau S. July 30. Deep ground is an unknown, but it was soft at Newmarket in the Falmouth and John Gosden’s son Thady is at least confident of her stamina. “She’s in good form and this looks the obvious race,” he said. “I’d say you can be fairly confident that she stays 10 furlongs.”

Joseph O’Brien’s July 23 Listed Silver S. winner Bolleville (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) returns to France, having been previously trained by Pascal Bary, while Alain de Royer-Dupre supplies The Aga Khan’s July 19 Listed Prix de la Pepiniere scorer Dariyma (Fr) (City Zip) and James Rowsell and Steve Ashley’s Ambition (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) tries her hand following her career-best win in the G2 Prix Corrida at Lyon-Parilly June 6.

George Strawbridge’s Call the Wind (GB) (Frankel {GB}) is the star turn in the G2 Darley Prix Kergorlay, while the G2 Darley Prix de Pomone sees Frankie partner the Corrida runner-up Grand Glory (GB) (Olympic Glory {Ire}) for the Gianluca Bietolini stable as she bids to confirm the form of that race with the third-placed Spirit of Nelson (Ire) (Mount Nelson {GB}), who has subsequently won the July 22 G3 Grand Prix de Vichy.

At Sandown, the G3 Atalanta S. sees ‘TDN Rising Star’ Quadrilateral (GB) (Frankel {GB}) reappear after a break having finished third in the G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot June 20. Also third in the G1 1000 Guineas, the G1 Fillies’ Mile heroine does not have far to go to get back to her prime. “She’s run two very good races in fairness, to be third in both the 1000 Guineas and the Coronation,” Teddy Grimthorpe commented. “It appeared afterwards that she had a sinus infection and an infected tooth, so we’ve let her recover from those and had them sorted out. She’s been in good form since and even though she hasn’t won, you could argue that she still sets the standard.”

Her rivals include the Falmouth runner-up Billesdon Brook (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) from the Richard Hannon stable, which also supplies the likely favourite for the G3 Betway Solario S. as the impressive July 23 course-and-distance scorer Etonian (Ire) (Olympic Glory {Ire}).

Naas’s card features the G3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Stanerra S., in which The Aga Khan’s Kastasa (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) can continue her ascent up the ranks among the country’s stayers following her successful seasonal return in Gowran Park’s Listed Vintage Tipple S. over this 14-furlong trip July 25. Also on the fixture is the Irish EBF Ballyhane S., a €320,000 median auction race for 2-year-olds whose sires had a median of no more than €75,000 last year. Turned out quickly having run second in Thursday’s £180,000 Goffs UK Premier Yearling S. at York, Russell Jones’s Devious Company (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) who was also runner-up in Newmarket’s G2 Superlative S. July 11 and the G2 Vintage S. at Goodwood July 28 meets Johnny Murtagh’s Measure of Magic (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), who was third in this track’s Listed Marwell S. last time. The form of that five-furlong Aug. 3 contest looks stronger now that the winner Miss Amulet (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}) has won the G2 Lowther S. and the runner-up Frenetic (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) has taken the Listed Curragh S.

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Maximal Heads to Sandown

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. Sunday’s Insights features a well-bred son of Galileo (Ire).

1.25 Sandown, Mdn, £5,400, 2yo, 7fT
MAXIMAL (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) was taken out of Friday’s Convivial Maiden at York when the ground went against him and it is interesting to see him entered here by Sir Michael Stoute with the ground set to be good-to-soft. Beaten a nose by ‘TDN Rising Star’ Guru (GB) (Kingman {GB}) on an eyecatching debut at Newbury last month, Juddmonte’s son of Joyeuse (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and half-brother to Jubiloso (GB) (Shamardal) has a vital experience edge over Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum’s notable newcomer Latest Generation (GB) (Frankel {GB}), a Simon and Ed Crisford-trained son of the G1 Moyglare Stud S. and G1 Coronation S. winner Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}). Also lurking is Haras de Saint Pair’s unraced John Gosden trainee Mithras (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a son of the G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches runner-up Irish Rookie (Ire) (Azamour {Ire}) who the Stud purchased for 935,000gns at the 2016 Tattersalls December Mares Sale.

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