Observations: June 19, 2016

Nathaniel has a well-bred firster in Sunday | Racing Post

1.50 Chantilly, Cond, €29,000, 3yo, 8fT

PABOUCHE (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) bids to build on a debut success in a hot contest at Maisons-Laffitte last month for the Godolphin-Henri-Alex Pantall connection. The 450,000gns TATFOA daughter of the 2009 G1 Epsom Oaks third High Heeled (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}) takes on a colt with similarly powerful connections in OTI Management Pty Ltd and Susan Magnier's Fastnet Cyclone (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), a John Hammond-trained full-brother to the 2014 G1 Dewhurst S. third Smuggler's Cove (Ire) from the family of High Chaparral (Ire) who was third over 10 furlongs here last month.

2.10 Pontefract, Mdn, £7,000, 2yo, f, 6fT

LUCREZIA (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) is one of the first of the representatives of her top-class sire, and Cheveley Park Stud's homebred has weight on her dam's side also, being out of the operation's 2005 G1 Fillies' Mile and 2006 G1 Coronation S. heroine Nannina (GB) (Medicean {GB}), who has already produced two smart males in Duke of Firenze (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and Mulk (GB) (New Approach {Ire}). Sir Michael Stoute introduces the blueblood alongside another in the Cheveley Park livery in the Richard Fahey-trained Vaulted (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}), a half-sister to the MGSW and MG1SP Spacious (GB) (Nayef) and recent GII Connaught Cup S. winner Dimension (GB) (Medicean {GB}). Also here is Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum's fellow newcomer Fancy Day (Shamardal), a Mark Johnston-trained daughter of the 2003 GII Sorrento S. winner Tizdubai (Cee's Tizzy) who in turn is a full to Tiznow.

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