Europe

4th-ASC, £10,000, Mdn, 7-9, 2yo, 7fT, 1:30.43, g/f. PAULOWNIA (IRE) (f, 2, Nathaniel {Ire}--Petite Nymphe {GB}, by Golan {Ire}), a first-up second going six panels at Newmarket last time June 24, accepted a tow in fourth after a slick getaway in this return. Angled into open runway passing the two pole, the 11-4 chance quickened to the front approaching the final eighth and ran on strongly in the closing stages to score by 1 3/4 lengths from Good Omen (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), becoming the first winner for his...

'TDN Rising Star' Maquette (Tapit) is pitched into a pattern race for the first time on Sunday, with the gloves coming off for Khalid Abdullah's unbeaten homebred in the G3 Prix Chloe at Chantilly. Withdrawn from this track's G3 Prix Vanteaux by Andre Fabre, the daughter of the 2011 G1 Prix Jean Romanet winner Announce (GB) (Selkirk) instead made her seasonal debut in a mile conditions event at Compiegne June 10. She has some fair benchmarks to be measured against, including Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum's G1 1000 Guineas...

KILLER INSTINCT For so long denied the day in the sun he seemed destined for, Paul Jacobs's Limato (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}) had all in his favour at Newmarket on Saturday and duly turned a strong edition of the G1 Darley July Cup into his own private procession. Switching back to sprinting after a latest fourth in the G1 Lockinge S. at Newbury May 14, the bay was always handy under Harry Bentley and after being sent forward to the lead with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining quickly put the race beyond...

Sunday's G1 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly provides Europe's final opportunity for sophomores to tackle contemporaries at the one-mile trip and nine go postward for the honour. Leading the domestic team's hopefuls is Al Shaqab Racing's Zelzal (Fr) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), who registered wide-margin scores on the synthetic surfaces at Deauville Mar. 4 and here Apr. 6, but floundered when pitched into the May 15 G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Deaville on turf debut. Recovering from an 11th there, he rebounded with gusto and was impressive when annexing...

Catching the eye when successful in a smart maiden over six furlongs at Goodwood June 3, Boynton emerged on top of a thrilling tussle between two class acts to upstage War Decree in what looked a very strong renewal of this pointer to next year's Classics. Held up last early by Adam Kirby as Cunco (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) helped ensure a solid gallop, the chestnut made smooth headway on the far side at halfway to gain the lead from War Decree with a quarter mile remaining. Headed by that much-vaunted...

The highlight of Hamburg's week-long festivities, Sunday's G1 Deutches Derby sees Christian Sprengel trainee Boscaccio (Ger) (Mount Nelson {GB}) lay his unbeaten record on the line and bid to justify favouritism, and provide a first for his trainer, in this 147th edition of Germany's Blue Riband. Successful at Hannover in his only juvenile start last August, he reappeared with a wide-margin conditions win at Hoppegarten Mar. 27, and continued on a steep upward trajectory with further victories in the Listed Derby-Trial back at Hannover May 16 and in the June...

For so long a source of frustration for William Haggas, Mutakayyef showed what a gelding operation and drop in trip can do with this emphatic career-best which underlines the class that his trainer always believed he possessed. Spoken of in glowing terms after his second in the Listed Newmarket S. in May 2014, the chestnut was nevertheless seen as a longer-term project and was restricted to three more outings that term over 10 and nine furlongs which resulted in the same placings in Royal Ascot's G3 Tercentenary S. and Newmarket's...

1st-TIP, €14,000, Mdn, 7-9, 2yo, 7f 100yT, 1:38.89, yl. SEA OF GRACE (IRE) (f, 2, Born to Sea {Ire}--Lady Vettoria {Fr}, by Vettori {Ire}) was a promising debut third at The Curragh June 24, despite stumbling from the gates and encountering traffic, and was shuffled back to race fifth after sharp getaway here. Inching back into contention in the straight, the 4-5 favourite quickened smartly to seize control approaching the final furlong and was pushed out in the latter stages to score by a length from Eziyra (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire})....

Hugo Palmer will be hoping history can repeat itself as he has confirmed his intention to supplement Architecture (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) for next weekend's G1 Darley Irish Oaks at The Curragh. The trainer also supplemented last year's winner Covert Love (Ire) (Azamour {Ire}) for the race and connections will be hoping the €40,000 supplementary fee will be a similarly sound investment. "I've been waiting for her to come to herself since Ascot," said Palmer. "She has looked better and better as the days have gone past and Frankie came and...

With Tattersalls in the midst of celebrating its 250th anniversary, a stellar July Sale will have boosted confidence as the Newmarket company shuts its doors for three months until its flagship October Yearling Sale. The final day of horses in training added 2,660,700gns to record turnover of 12,311,329gns, albeit from the largest group of horses sold in the sale's history, with 572 horses changing hands from 648 offered––a clearance rate of 88%. The overall average for the sale rose to 21,535gns (+17%) and was another record, but the median fell...

Robbie McNamara, a former highly talented jockey paralysed from the waist down in a fall in Wexford last year made a fairytale transition to his new career as a trainer. Hi s first runner Chadic (GB) (Echo Of Light {GB}) won the opening Mallow Maiden Hurdle at Cork on Friday evening for the Curragh based trainer. The winner, bought out of the Bloomfields Dispersal at Cheltenhamin April for £21,000 is owned by Dr Ronan Lambe and McNamara commented, "I rode an awful lot of winners for Dr Lambe and before...

6.00 Salisbury, Mdn, £7,000, 2yo, 6f 212yT ISOMER (Cape Blanco {Ire}) should be able to shed his maiden tag, having finished second to Cunco (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) at Newbury in May and ahead of that rival when in the same spot behind Churchill (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) in the Listed Chesham S. at Royal Ascot last month. Fitri Hay's chestnut faces 11 rivals, but none that could hold a candle to his previous efforts and it will be a major upset if he is not in the winner's spot.