Frankel Now Off the Mark In France

4th-CLF, €25,000, Debutantes, 7-9, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:27.90, gd.
+TOULIFAUT (IRE) (f, 2, Frankel (GB)">Frankel {GB}–Cassydora {GB} {SW & G1SP-Eng, GSW-US, GSP-Fr, $338,466}, by Darshaan {GB}), who was sent off the 7-5 favourite to get her sire off the mark in France, was settled behind the leading duo throughout the early stages. Travelling strongly at the top of the straight, the bay gained the lead from Double Lady (Fr) (Stormy River {Fr}) with a furlong remaining and was mainly hand ridden to beat that rival by a half length. Toulifaut becomes the seventh winner from the first crop of her sensational sire (by Galileo {Ire}). The dam, who took the Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial before finishing runner-up in the G1 Nassau S., went on to capture the GIII Hillsborough S. and has already produced Ballydoyle's classy dual G3 Curragh Cup winner Ernest Hemingway (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Hwt. Older Horse-Ire at 14f+, MGSW-Ire, $179,609, has a yearling full-sister to the winner to come. Sales history: 285,000gns RNA Ylg '15 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1 start, 1 win, €12,500. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Andrew-James Smith; B-Barronstown Stud (IRE); T-Jean-Claude Rouget.