By Tom Frary
4th-Kempton, £11,000, Novice, 9-3, 2yo, 6f (AWT), 1:14.72, st/sl.
MONARCH'S GOLD (GB) (c, 2, Too Darn Hot {GB}–Maid Up {GB} {GSW-Eng, $175,493}, by Mastercraftsman {Ire}), a €550,000 Arqana May Breeze-Up purchase, raced in mid-division throughout the early stages. Quickening smartly to take command approaching the furlong pole, the 13-2 shot asserted to record a 1 1/4-length verdict over Mr Seagull (Space Blues).
The smart dam, who captured the Listed March Stakes and was second in the G2 Lillie Langtry Stakes, has already produced Lope De Vega's Champagne Prince who was a Listed winner at this venue and Night Of Thunder's classy Listed Michael Seely Memorial Fillies Stakes scorer Kon Tiki.
From the Juddmonte family of Nureyev's Oaks heroine Reams Of Verse which features the G2 Celebration Mile winner and Queen Elizabeth II runner-up Zacinto (Dansili) under the third dam Ithaca (Distant View), Maid Up also has a yearling filly by Kingman and a foal full-sister to Champagne Prince to come.
Sales history: 97,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT; €550,000 2yo '25 ARQBRU. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $7,957.
O-Amo Racing Limited; B-Brightwalton Bloodstock Ltd; T-Kevin Philippart De Foy.
Monarch's Gold (Too Darn Hot) gets off the mark at the first attempt in the Unibet Zero% Mission/EBF Novice Stakes for Kevin Philippart de Foy, Amo Racing and David Egan. @amoracingltd @kpfracing @DavidEgan99 @Unibet @darleyeurope pic.twitter.com/80kOOiBKAA
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