By Sean Cronin
Madeline, who was a May 12 debut fifth going five furlongs at Ascot, broke through upped one panel at Goodwood next time May 27 and went postward here returning off a fifth in a stellar edition of Royal Ascot's G3 Albany S. June 23. Settled off the pace in rear after the initial strides, she was urged closer approaching the final quarter mile and kept on strongly once seizing control at the eighth pole to post a career high in ultimately comfortable fashion. “She's a filly we've always liked, she ran very well at Ascot and won nicely at Goodwood the time before,” said winning trainer Roger Varian. “It's nice to make her a stakes winner, we'll be doing our best to add to her CV during the remainder of the rest of the season and the [Aug. 24 G2] Lowther [S. at York] would look the logical next step. She gets the six furlongs very well and I think she would quicken a bit sharper on faster ground. She's not the biggest, but is very strong and very fast. She looks a real 2-year-old, but let's hope she's a good 3-year-old too.”
Kin to a yearling filly by War Command, Madeline is the lone performer out of Swiss champion sophomore filly Madhulika (Fr) (Marchand de Sable), herself a full-sister to three-time stakes winner and G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest third Dolma (Fr), who in turn produced G1 Pretty Polly S.-winning Irish highweight Thistle Bird (GB) (Selkirk) and MGSW G1 Cantala S. runner-up McCreery (GB) (Big Bad Bob {Ire}). Madeline's stakes-placed granddam Young Manila (Manila) is a daughter of G3 Prix Vanteaux second Young Hostess (Fr) (Arctic Tern) and is a half-sister to MGSW G2 Prix de Royallieu victress Fabulous Hostess (Fabulous Dancer), herself the granddam of MG1SW Solow (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}).
BATHWICK TYRES ROSE BOWL S.-Listed, £25,500, NBY, 7-21, 2yo, 6fT, 1:12.36, g/s.
1–MADELINE (IRE), 121, f, 2, by Kodiac (GB)
1st Dam: Madhulika (Fr) (Ch. 3yo Filly-Swi), by Marchand de Sable
2nd Dam: Young Manila, by Manila
3rd Dam: Young Hostess (Fr), by Arctic Tern
(140,000gns Ylg ;16 TAOCT). O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-Manfred Wurtenberger (IRE); T-Roger Varian; J-Silvestre de Sousa. £14,461. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0, $29,771.
2–Natural (Ire), 121, f, 2, Kodiac (GB)–Catch The Sea (Ire), by Barathea (Ire). (€305,000 Ylg '16 GOFORB). O-Qatar Racing Ltd. £5,483.
3–Another Batt (Ire), 126, g, 2, Windsor Knot (Ire)–Mrs Batt (Ire), by Medecis (GB). O-Excel Racing (Another Batt). £2,744.
Margins: 2 1/4, 2 3/4, 2 3/4. Odds: 1.60, 6.50, 5.00.
Also Ran: Simmy's Copshop (GB), Major Peirson (Ire), Listen Alexander (Ire), Looks a Million (GB), Way of Wisdom (GB), Jellmood (GB). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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