5.05 Newbury, Mdn, £8,000, 2yo, 7fT
CRYSTAL OCEAN (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) makes his debut for his owner-breeder Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and Sir Michael Stoute, who enjoyed many memorable days with his half-siblings Crystal Capella (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) and Hillstar (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). The former won two renewals of the now-defunct G2 Pride S. and also the G2 Princess of Wales's S., while the latter was successful in the 2014 GI Canadian International. In a useful-looking maiden, the China Horse Club's unraced colt Emmaus (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) is worth close attention as a €580,000 GOFORB son of the 2008 G3 Athasi S. winner Prima Luce (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who represents the Roger Varian stable. Another product of a notable Jim Bolger mare is Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Alwahsh (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), a William Haggas-trained son of the 2010 G1 1000 Guineas third Gile Na Greine (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).
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