Ottoman Fleet Registers Second Earl Of Sefton Success On European Return

[Wandering Eyes]

Godolphin's Ottoman Fleet (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}–Innevera {Fr}, by Motivator {GB}) had won one of five overseas starts since annexing last term's G3 bet365 Earl Of Sefton S. at Newmarket and made a winning European return with back-to-back victories in Wednesday's latest renewal of the nine-furlong test.

The gelded 5-year-old backed up last term's success with a win in Belmont's GII Fort Marcy S. before hitting the board in June's GI Manhattan S. back in New York. He then returned off a sabbatical to place in Meydan's G2 Al Rashidiya and G1 Jebel Hatta, but dropped to eighth in February's G2 Singspiel S. last time.

Ottoman Fleet inched forward to stalk the leading duo in a handy third after the initial strides, but slipped one spot with three furlongs remaining. Making smooth headway on the bridle once inside the quarter-mile pole, he seized control entering the final furlong and was ridden out in the latter stages to assert superiority by a length from last year's Cambridgeshire H. victor Astro King (Ire) (Kingman {GB}).

Pedigree Notes
Ottoman Fleet is the first of five foals and one of two winners from as many runners produced by the dual-winning Innevera (Fr) (Motivator {GB}), who has a 2-year-old filly by Pinatubo (Ire) and a yearling filly by Zarak (Fr) to come. The February-foaled bay's dam is a half-sister to five black-type winners, namely G1 Lockinge S.-winning sire Keltos (Fr) (Kendor {Fr}), MG1SP G2 Prix du Muguet victor Krataios (Fr) (Sabrehill), GSW G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud third Loxias (Fr) (Saumarez {GB}), G3 Prix Quincey-winning sire Kavafi (Ire) (Zafonic) and MSW G3 Prix de la Jonchere and G3 Prix Edmond Blanc runner-up Iridanos (GB) (Sabrehill). Descendants of his third dam Northshiel (GB) (Northfields), herself a winning half to MGSW sire Waajib (Ire) (Try My Best), include stakes-winning GII American Derby and GII San Luis Obispo H. second Californian (GB) (Zafonic) and G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and G1 Coronation Cup runner-up Salouen (Ire) (Canford Cliffs {Ire}).

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