Look Around Becomes Kingman’s Second Black-Type Winner

[Wandering Eyes]

   Look Around (GB) (Kingman {GB}) bettered a June 17 debut sixth tackling seven panels at Doncaster when breaking through over the same trip atop Kempton’s synthetic surface last time July 4, and stepped forward in this black-type bow to claim a career high in taking fashion. The homebred bay was sharpy into stride from the outside box and cut across to seize an early lead. Maintaining control throughout, she was shaken up approaching the final quarter mile and stayed on strongly under a late drive to plunder a decisive succees and a second stakes score for her freshman sire (by Invincible Spirit {Ire}). “She’s a lovely filly and works from the front at home so I was happy to lead,” revealed winning rider Oisin Murphy. “She’s a nice, physical specimen, she’s well bred and it’s great to get her black-type win. She likes fast ground and is a bright prospect.”
   Look Around is one of two winners and the leading performer for G3 Prix Miesque victress and G1 Prix Morny second Magic America (High Yield), and she is a half G3 Prix du Calvados runner-up Sara Lucille (GB) (Dansili {GB}). Magic America, who has also produced a yearling colt and a colt foal by Zoffany (Ire), is a full-sister to MGSW European highweight Delilah (Ire) (Bluebird).

Thursday, Sandown, Britain
BRITISH STALLION STUDS EBF STAR S.-Listed, £30,000, Sandown, 7-26, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:30.08, g/f.
1–LOOK AROUND (GB), 126, f, 2, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Magic America (GSW & G1SP-Fr, $222,269), by High Yield
2nd Dam: Shoofha (Ire), by Bluebird
3rd Dam: Courtesane, by Majestic Light
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O/B-George Strawbridge (GB); T-Andrew Balding; J-Oisin Murphy. £17,013. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $27,562. *1/2 to Sara Lucille (GB) (Dansili {GB}), GSP-Fr.
2–Ajrar (GB), 126, f, 2, Nayef–Barnezet (Gr), by Invincible Spirit (Ire). O-Robin Blunt & Partners. £6,450.
3–La Pelosa (Ire), 126, f, 2, Dandy Man (Ire)–Lauren’s Girl (Ire), by Bushranger (Ire). (€52,000 Wlg ’16 GOFNOV; €40,000 RNA Ylg ’17 GOFOR; 280,000gns 2yo ’18 TATBRE). O-Godolphin. £3,228.
Margins: 1 1/4, NO, 5. Odds: 8.00, 6.00, 0.70.
Also Ran: Koduro (Ire), Itizzit (GB), Patchouli (GB), Octave (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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