Kodiac’s Best Solution Takes the Grosser Preis von Berlin

[Wandering Eyes]

   Twice unsuccessful at the top level in Germany, Godolphin’s Best Solution (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) made it third time lucky on Sunday as he swooped late to capture the G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin at Hoppegarten. Returning to Europe to garner Newmarket’s 12-furlong G2 Princess of Wales’s S. July 12, the bay who was sent off the 12-5 favourite missed the break and raced in last early under a patient Pat Cosgrave. At the top of the straight, he had a lot to do as the long-time-leader Royal Youmzain (Fr) (Youmzain {Ire}) kicked clear but his pursuit up the rail was timed ideally to overwhelm that rival 75 metres from the line. He had a neck to spare over Sound Check (Ger) (Lando {Ger}) there, with Royal Youmzain a half length behind in third.

Sunday, Hoppegarten, Germany
128TH LONGINES GROSSER PREIS VON BERLIN-G1, €175,000, Hoppegarten, 8-12, 3yo/up, 12fT, 2:29.35, gd.
1–BEST SOLUTION (IRE), 132, c, 4, by Kodiac (GB)
1st Dam: Al Andalyya, by Kingmambo
2nd Dam: Kushnarenkovo (GB), by Sadler’s Wells
3rd Dam: Eva Luna, by Alleged
(32,000gns Wlg ’14 TATFOA; 90,000gns Ylg ’15 TAOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Cecil & Martin McCracken (IRE); T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Pat Cosgrave. €110,000. Lifetime Record: MGSW-Eng, G1SP-Fr, SP-Tur, 20-7-2-3, €698,738. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Sound Check (Ger), 132, h, 5, Lando (Ger)–Sky Dancing (Ire), by Exit To Nowhere. O-Gestut Ittlingen; B-Gestut Hof Ittlingen (GER); T-Peter Schiergen. €40,000.
3–Royal Youmzain (Fr), 122, c, 3, Youmzain (Ire)–Spasha (GB), by Shamardal. O-Jaber Abdullah; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd (FR); T-Andreas Wohler. €15,000.
Margins: NK, HF, 1. Odds: 2.40, 5.60, 2.00.
Also Ran: Dschingis Secret (Ger), Khan (Ger), Windstoss (Ger), Rapido (Ger). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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