Little Kim a Stakes First for Garswood in Deauville’s Prix du Bois

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   Little Kim (GB) (Garswood {GB}), who conquered Carlisle’s stiff five furlongs on debut June 7, was a shade over two lengths off Signora Cabello (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) when a close-up eighth in Royal Ascot’s June 20 G2 Queen Mary S. over the same distance in her only other start last time and pounced late to provide Cheveley Park Stud freshman sire Garswood (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) with a first stakes triumph in Tuesday’s G3 Prix du Bois at Deauville. Reluctant to load before stalking the pace in fifth through halfway as ‘TDN Rising Star’ Chelsea Cloisters (First Samurai) set the tone, she came under increased pressure from the quarter-mile marker to go third entering the final eighth and was driven out to gain an advantage nearing the line for a career high.

   Little Kim is one of two winners and the leading performer produced by Listed Marygate Fillies’ S. victress Primo Lady (GB) (Lucky Story), and she is a half-sister to Listed Mizdirection S. winner and G2 Queen Mary S. third Out of the Flames (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), a yearling colt by Due Diligence and a colt foal by Equiano (Fr). Her family also includes G1 Prix Morny heroine Silca’s Sister (GB) (Inchinor {GB}) and G1 Moyglare Stud S. and G1 Cheveley Park S. placegetter Silca Chiave (GB) (Pivotal {GB}).

Tuesday, Deauville, France
PRIX DU BOIS-G3, €80,000, Deauville, 7-3, 2yo, 5fT, :58.04, gd.
1–LITTLE KIM (GB), 122, f, 2, by Garswood (GB)
1st Dam: Primo Lady (GB) (SW-Eng), by Lucky Story
2nd Dam: Lady Natilda (GB), by First Trump (GB)
3rd Dam: Ramajana, by Shadeed
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (45,000gns Ylg ’17 TAOCT). O-Nick Bradley Racing 35, K Sohi & Elaine Burke; B-Gary Hodson & Peter Moule; T-Karl Burke; J-Ben Curtis. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, €44,740. *1/2 to Out of the Flames (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), SW-US & GSP-Eng, $172,091. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Chelsea Cloisters, 122, f, 2, First Samurai–Postulant, by Pulpit. ($125,000 Ylg ’17 FTKJUL). O-Hat Creek Racing; B-Alastar Thoroughbred Co (KY); T-Wesley Ward. €16,000.
3–Shumookhi (Ire), 122, f, 2, Society Rock (Ire)–Three Knots (Ire), by Chineur (Fr). (£11,000 2yo ’18 TATABR). O-Saeed bin Mohammed Al Qassimi; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-Archie Watson. €12,000.
Margins: 1, SHD, 1 1/4. Odds: 6.00, 1.90, 21.00.
Also Ran: Tudo Bem (Fr), Isalys (Fr), Belladone Spirit (Ire), Primela (Fr), Lovely Miss (Fr), Rope a Dope (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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