Observations: Apricot Twist Has Ballyhane in Her Sights

[Wandering Eyes]

2.10 Naas, Mdn, €16,000, 2yo, f, 8fT
FONISKA (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) was withdrawn from her intended debut at Leopardstown in June due to a respiratory infection, but is ready to go now for Flaxman Stables Ireland and Jessie Harrington. A daughter of the G2 Kilboy Estate S. winner Bocca Baciata (Ire) (Big Bad Bob {Ire}), the May-foaled bay encounters Ballydoyle's Leopardstown third Dame Kiri (Justify), whose dam is a full-sister to Alice Springs (Ire).

2.40 Naas, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, c/g, 8fT
DENMARK (GB) (Camelot {GB}) is a notable newcomer from Ballydoyle, as the €440,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearling Sale topper whose dam is the group 1 performer Board Meeting (Ire) (Anabaa). A half-brother to the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud third Big Blue (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), the February-foaled bay is met by Juddmonte's similarly-unraced View Taken (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), a Colin Keane-trained half-brother to his listed-winning TDN Rising Star stablemate Straight Answer (GB) (Kodiac (GB}).

3.40 Naas, Cond, €300,000, 2yo, 5f 205yT
APRICOT TWIST (IRE) (Expert Eye {GB}) earned TDN Rising Star status on debut over this course and distance and returns 12 days later to tackle this valuable median auction race, the Irish EBF Ballyhane S. Ger Lyons is taking the brave route backing up Juddmonte's Book 1 purchase, with the abundant opposition including Anne Marie O'Brien's G2 Airlie Stud S. runner-up and G3 Anglesey S. third Badb (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}).

 

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