1.50 Newmarket, Mdn, £8,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
BLUE ILLUSION (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is a daughter of the 2011 G1 1000 Guineas, G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks heroine Blue Bunting (Dynaformer), whose half-brother Exemplar (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was an impressive winner at Galway earlier this month and heads to post for Sunday's G2 Beresford S. Charlie Appleby has charge of Godolphin's homebred, whose merit will be tested by Shadwell's 425,000gns TATFOA purchase Neshmeya (GB) (Lawman {Fr}), a Charlie Hills-trained daughter of the G1 Epsom Oaks third High Heeled (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}).
3.20 Haydock, Mdn, £6,600, 2yo, c/g, 8fT
CROWNED EAGLE (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) is a half-brother to the high-class Pivotal (GB) pair of Eagle Top (GB) and Wings of Desire (GB) who debuts for the same John Gosden stable in the silks of his owner-breeder Lady Bamford. Among his rivals is Jon Kelly's unraced Pincheck (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), a Luca Cumani-trained €370,000 GOFORB purchase whose dam is a full-sister to the GISW Prince Arch and a half to fellow top-level scorer Kingsfort (War Chant).
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