“He's a nice colt, he's been showing a bit at home and Wayne [Lordan] gave him a lovely ride,” commented Ballydoyle's Chris Armstrong. “It can be tricky here first time out, but Wayne was patient on him. He found the gaps at the end and hit the line well. He should have no problem stepping up to stakes company at the back end of this year and hopefully will be a nice middle-distance horse for next year. He has a very good staying pedigree and Galway is a lovely place to start them at this time of year.”

Alexandroupolis–whose catalogue of entries include the G1 Dewhurst S., G1 Futurity Trophy and next year's G1 Derby–is the third of five foals and second scorer produced by a full-sister to G3 Prix de Ris-Orangis victrix and G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest runner-up Thawaany (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}). His dam Jazz Cat (Ire), herself a daughter of G1 Moyglare Stud S. heroine Chelsea Rose (Ire) (Desert King {Ire}), is also a half-sister to G1 Grand Prix de Paris and G1 St Leger hero Kew Gardens (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), G3 Munster Oaks victrix Snow (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), G1 Grand Prix de Paris second and G1 Irish Derby third Wordsworth (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Listed International Trial S. runner-up Hamlool (Ire) (Red Ransom). The February-foaled bay is full to a yearling filly, who is slated to sell as Lot 553 at next month's Tattersalls October Book 2 sale, and half to a weanling colt by Churchill (Ire).

1st-Galway, €16,000, Mdn, 9-6, 2yo, 8f 123yT, 1:54.85, sf.
ALEXANDROUPOLIS (IRE), c, 2, by Camelot (GB)
1st Dam: Jazz Cat (Ire), by Tamayuz (GB)
2nd Dam: Chelsea Rose (Ire), by Desert King (Ire)
3rd Dam: Cinnamon Rose, by Trempolino
1ST-TIME STARTER. (240,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Westerberg; B-Mrs Fitri Hay (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $9,534. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

This is a serious performance from Alexandroupolis

Named after a Greek city, this 240,000gns purchase overcomes trouble in running to hose up in some style at @Galway_Races under @waynemlordan, leading home a @Ballydoyle 1-2 in the process pic.twitter.com/SyOG0erQDC

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) September 6, 2022

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Book 2 features siblings to 167 black-type winners including a colt from the first crop of Cracksman (GB) who is a half-brother to champion Al Kazeem (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 659); a Gleneagles (Ire) half-brother to Precieuse (Ire) (lot 1134); a Kingman (GB) half-brother to Group 1-winning 2-year-old Charming Thought (GB) (lot 1174); a Showcasing (GB) half-brother to G1 Queen Anne S. winner Accidental Agent (GB) (lot 911); and full-brothers to Group 1 winners Margot Did (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) (lot 997) and River Boyne (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) (lot 1262). Current top 2-year-olds Sandrine and Asymmetric have half-brothers catalogued, as does dual Group 1-placed sprinter Dragon Symbol (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}). Group 1-winning mares Islington (Ire), Allegretto (GB), Dynaforce, and Voleuse de Coeurs (Ire) have yearlings catalogued. Kodiac (GB) is the leading sire by numbers with 42 catalogued, while Showcasing has 38. Overseas sires represented include Le Havre (Ire), Siyouni (Fr), Kitten's Joy, More Than Ready and Uncle Mo.

“Group 1 winners on the global stage as well as the current highest-rated 2-year-old in Europe, Ebro River, are the best possible advertisements for Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale,” said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony. “The second week of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is the focus for so many yearling buyers from throughout Europe and further afield and the demand for places has enabled us to assemble outstanding catalogues which, as ever, will showcase so many of the best British and Irish bred yearlings and will cater for all sectors of the market.”

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