Amo’s 4.3 Million Gns Poker Set For Haydock Debut

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Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features a high-priced sale graduate in the Amo colours.

4.00 Haydock, Novice, 2yo, 6f 212yT
POKER (IRE) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) debuts nearly a year after making headlines at Tattersalls October Book 1 when selling for 4.3million gns, a record price for a colt offered at the sale. Out of Park Bloom (Galileo), a full-sister to the Oaks heroine Was, Amo Racing's Karl Burke-trained relative of New Approach encounters eight peers including Victorious Forever's Windsor third Gaurdman (Blue Point), the €900,000 Arqana May Breeze-Up purchase from the Roger Varian stable.

4.10 Newmarket, Mdn, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
ENOCH (IRE) (Frankel {GB}) is a significant newcomer for the George Strawbridge-Gosdens axis as a half-brother to Wootton Bassett's Prix du Jockey Club, Champion and Irish Champion-winning sire Almanzor. Among his peers is Shadwell's similarly-unraced Adamlyi (GB) (Kingman {GB}), a William Haggas-trained son of the dual South African Group 1 winner Majmu (Redoute's Choice) responsible for the G2 Huxley Stakes runner-up Mujtaba.

 

5.45 Dundalk, Mdn, 2yo, f, 7fT
TOGETHER NOW (Dubawi {Ire}) is a big newcomer for Ballydoyle, as a half-sister to the brilliant Derby, Eclipse and Juddmonte International hero City Of Troy and four other Stakes performers out of the Fillies' Mile heroine Together Forever (Galileo). Interestingly, Wayne Lordan is on the stable's Institute (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), a daughter of the Queen Mary winner and Nunthorpe runner-up Acapulco (Scat Daddy).

 

6.00 Newcastle, Novice, 2yo, f, 6fT
CREATIVE QUEEN (Mitole) is another runner on the day who made a stir at the Arqana May Breeze-Up when selling for €800,000. Wathnan Racing's William Haggas-trained half-sister to the Norfolk winner and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint runner-up Valiant Force (Malibu Moon) encounters the Hayses' fellow newcomer Akademy Lady (Ire) (No Nay Never), an Oliver Cole-trained daughter of the Coronation Stakes third Irish History (Dubawi) from the family of Salsabil and Marju.

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