By Tom Frary
8th-NBY, £7,500, Mdn, 4-21, 3yo, f, 7fT, 1:25.44, g/f.
+PRINCESS DE LUNE (IRE) (f, 3, Shamardal–Princess Serena, by Unbridled's Song) was unruly and green in the preliminaries, but was professional throughout the early stages of the race and was always in touch with the leaders racing towards the stand's side. Travelling strongly to the front with minimum prompting approaching the furlong pole, the 7-2 shot veered left and flashed her tail when the whip was applied but was nonetheless clear best and hit the line with four lengths to spare over Alnaas (GB) (Dansili {GB}). “We nearly ran her as a two-year-old, but she is very tall and big,” trainer Roger Charlton explained. “We will just take our time with her.” Tirania (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), the €370,000 GOFORB sister to the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas runner-up Penkenna Princess (Ire), made encouraging progress late on to be 2 1/2 lengths further behind in third. The winner is a full-sister to the G2 P B Lawrence S. and G2 Blamey S. winner and G1 Turnbull S. and G1 Makybe Diva S. runner-up Puissance de Lune (Ire), MGSW & MG1SP-Aus, $877,536, and to Majesty (Ire), MSP-Aus, $205,736. Princess Serena, who has a yearling filly also by Shamardal, is also the second dam of Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), heroine of the G1 Coronation S. and G2 Queen Mary S. and an Irish highweight by virtue of her success in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. The second dam Serena's Sister (Rahy) is the producer of the GII American Turf S. winner and GI Woodford Reserve Turf Classic and GI Maker's Mile S. third Doubles Partner (Rock Hard Ten) and, as her name suggests, a full-sibling of the brilliant Serena's Song. That 11-times grade I-winning champion was able to transmit some of that excellence to her sire son Grand Reward and G1 Coronation S.-winning daughter Sophisticat (Storm Cat), among others. Sales history: 300,000gns RNA Ylg '15 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $6,217. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Kaniz Bloodstock Investments Ltd; B-Roundhill Stud (IRE); T-Roger Charlton.
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