Frankel's Item Impresses On Debut
Updated: September 3, 2025 at 3:45 pm
By Tom Frary
3rd-Kempton, £11,000, Mdn, 9-3, 2yo, 7f (AWT), 1:29.78, st/sl.
ITEM (GB) (c, 2, Frankel {GB}–Capla Temptress {Ire} {GISW-Can, GSW-US, GSP-Eng, $455,876}, by Lope de Vega {Ire}), a son of the Natalma Stakes winner, started as the 5-2 second favourite and travelled smoothly behind the early leaders.
Taking control approaching the furlong pole, the homebred drew away in style to score by 3 1/2 lengths from Devon Island (Practical Joke), Godolphin's €650,000 Arqana May Breeze-Up purchase.
The dam hails from the family of the multiple Group 3 winner and Arlington Million-placed Stotsfold (Barathea) and the dual Group 3 winner Leporello (Danehill). Her yearling filly by St Mark's Basilica is due to sell at Tattersalls Ireland September, while she also has a filly foal by Dark Angel.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $7,957.
O-Juddmonte; B-Juddmonte Farms Inc; T-Andrew Balding.
Future star? Item wins the Unibet More Extra Place Races Maiden Stakes with ease on debut for Andrew Balding and Colin Keane. The son of Frankel is out of Canadian G1 winner Capla Temptress. 👀@AndrewBalding2 @ctkjockey @unibet @JuddmonteFarms pic.twitter.com/Z6deRrp9Mj
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