By Sean Cronin
1st-SAN, £25,000, Hcp, 4-28, 3yo, 8f 14yT, 1:45.39, gd.
ATTY PERSSE (IRE) (c, 3, Frankel (GB)">Frankel {GB}–Dorcas Lane {GB} {SW & MGSP-Eng, GSP-Fr, $120,205}, by Norse Dancer {Ire}), who was acquired by Godolphin after posting a course-and-distance debut win in his only prior start Sept. 14, occupied a prominent pitch until bumped back a few spots approaching halfway in this Esher Cup. Asked to close on the leaders with three furlongs remaining, the 6-4 favourite was caught in all manner of traffic inside the final quarter mile, but somehow managed to weave a passage and get up to deny Mucho Applause (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) by a short head on the line. The June 3 G1 Epsom Derby entry is the only racecourse representative, to date, for the stakes-winning G2 Ribblesdale S. and G2 Lancashire Oaks placegetter Dorcas Lane (GB) (Norse Dancer {Ire}), who is out of a half-sister to G1 1000 Guineas victress Harayir (Gulch) and to the dual stakes-placed dam of G1 Jebel Hatta scorer Tryster (Ire) (Shamardal). The bay's fourth dam is G1 Irish Oaks-winning Irish champion distaffer Give Thanks (GB) (Relko {GB}). Sales history: 200,000gns RNA Wlg '14 TATFOA; 160,000gns RNA Ylg '15 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, £19,444. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Godolphin; B-Bjorn Nielsen (IRE); T-Roger Charlton.
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