War Front Filly Prevails in Naas Unveiling

[Wandering Eyes]

Naas, €16,500, Mdn, 4-29, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:13.75, g/y.
PEACE CHARTER (GB) (f, 2, War Front–Emollient {MGISW-US, $1,350,400}, by Empire Maker) was well away to race in a prominent third from the break in this unveiling. Rowed along when shuffled back to fourth with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining, the 7-2 second choice kept on strongly once engaging top gear under rousting in the closing stages to oust So Wonderful (War Front) by a half length in the shadow of the post. “It’s all about 2-year-olds for me, she’s our first throw of the dice and that was nice,” said winning trainer Ger Lyons. “I don’t have to do much with these horses when they come to me as they are all very straightforward. My job is just to cuddle them, make sure that they’re eating, sleeping and learning how to gallop. That’s her first time on grass and you’d like to think there is plenty of improvement in her given the way we do our business. She’ll learn plenty from that and will need to. The obvious race would be to come back here for the [May 19 G3 Coolmore Stud] Fillies Sprint. Going forward we always thought she was a seven-furlong plus filly. It was my first [runner by] War Front, he seems to be the order of the day at the minute and I’m delighted to have one.” Half-sister to a yearling colt by Frankel (GB), she is the second foal and first winner out of GI Ashland S., GI American Oaks, GI Spinster S. and GI Rodeo Drive S. victress Emollient(Empire Maker), herself a half-sister to GI Belmont S. and GI Florida Derby placegetter Hofburg (Tapit) and stakes-winning GII Hall of Fame S. third Courtier (Pioneerof the Nile). The homebred bay’s fourth dam is G1 Prix Morny and G1 Prix de la Salamandre heroine Coup de Genie (Mr. Prospector). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $11,333. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
1ST-TIME STARTER. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (GB); T-Ger Lyons.

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