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Observations: Daughter of Moonlight Cloud Debuts at Compiegne

5.15 Compiegne, Debutantes, €20,000, 3yo, 10fT
BALTIC GOLD (IRE) (Golden Horn {GB}) is the first foal out of the G1 Prix Vermeille winner Baltic Baroness (Ger) (Shamardal) who debuts for the same Gestut Ammerland-Andre Fabre stable. The January-foaled descendant of the high-class Borgia (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}) meets a trio of similarly well-connected peers in the fellow colts Scenario (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), a Waldemar Hickst-trained half-brother to the Group 1 winner Scalo (GB) (Lando {Ger}), and Westward (GB) (Dansili {GB}), George Strawbridge’s full-brother to With You (GB) and We Are (Ire) and half to Call the Wind (GB) (Frankel {GB}) from the Freddy Head stable, as well as The Aga Khan’s Rosala (Fr) (Golden Horn {GB}), an Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained daughter of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Rosanara (Fr) (Sinndar {Ire}).

5.50 Compiegne, Mdn, €20,000, 3yo, 7fT
CLOUDY (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the third foal and first filly out of George Strawbridge’s six-times Group 1-winning sensation Moonlight Cloud (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Taking on 13 rivals, 10 of whom have experience, the March-foaled bay would not have to be out of the ordinary to make a winning start.

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Irish EBF Trials To Resume at Dundalk

Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, with the support of the Irish European Breeders’ Fund and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, will resume Barrier Trials for unraced 2- and 3-year-olds at Dundalk Stadium July 29. The Irish EBF Barrier Trials will operate under the same COVID-19 protocols in use on regular race days. Entries, which opened July 15, will close July 24. Terms & Conditions are listed at www.itm.ie.

A later date for the Irish EBF Barrier Trials is scheduled for Aug. 24, pending approval.

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Enable’s Sister Wins At Second Asking

The John Gosden-trained 3-year-old filly Portrush (GB) (Frankel {GB}) won at second asking at Yarmouth on Wednesday. She is the sixth winner from six runners out of Concentric (GB) (Sadler’s Wells).

1st-Great Yarmouth, £5,400, Mdn, 7-15, 3yo/up, 10f 23yT, 2:04.57, g/f.
PORTRUSH (GB) (f, 3, Frankel {GB}–Concentric {GB} {SW & GSP-Fr, $117,776}, by Sadler’s Wells), who ran second behind subsequent G1 Epsom Oaks seventh Gold Wand (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}) in her June 11 debut over much this trip at Newbury last time, raced in a midfield sixth sporting a second-time hood through the initial stages here. Improving into fifth off the home turn, the 11-10 favourite was shaken up to close approaching the final quarter mile and stayed on strongly under whipless cajoling in the closing stages to outpoint White Mountain (GB) (Raven’s Pass) by a neck. Becoming the sixth scorer from as many runners out of stakes-winning G3 Prix de Flore runner-up Concentric (GB) (Sadler’s Wells), she is a half-sister to MG1SW dual G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), MGSP G2 Prix de Pomone third Contribution (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) and last term’s G3 Musidora S. second Entitle (GB) (Dansili {GB}). The February-foaled homebred bay is also kin to the hitherto unraced 2-year-old colt Derab (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) and a yearling full-brother to Enable (GB). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $5,711. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden.

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Benbatl Eyeing International Return

Saeed bin Suroor’s triple Group 1 winner Benbatl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is back in training and eyeing the G1 Juddmonte International at York on Aug. 19 for a potential return to action.

The 6-year-old, a former winner of the G1 Dubai Turf, G1 Grosser Preis Dallmayr and G1 Ladbrokes S., showed a new dimension when winning the G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R2 over the dirt at Meydan in February before finishing third in the inaugural Saudi Cup. He was favoured for the G1 Dubai World Cup before that event was scrapped due to coronavirus.

“Benbatl is well. We gave him a break after Dubai,” said bin Suroor. “In August we will start looking at races for him. He’s in the Juddmonte at York and when we get closer to the race we’ll see how he is.

“Whether he stays in training next year, to go to Saudi Arabia and Dubai again, we’ll have to see how he runs this year and I’ll talk to the boss [Sheikh Mohammed]. He’s a very consistent horse and always shows his class. He’s as good on turf and dirt and ran a big race in Saudi. He was favourite for the World Cup, they all had him to beat.”

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