By Tom Frary
Clemmie had shown enough when third in a course-and-distance maiden May 27 and when seventh in Royal Ascot's G3 Albany S. also over this six-furlong trip nine days ago to suggest she could win a race of this nature and she duly delivered to add further lustre to her prestigious family. Settled in third early by Ryan Moore as stablemate Butterscotch cut out the running, the sister to Churchill moved up to take control passing the furlong pole and stayed on strongly to secure an authoritative success. “We will look at the [G2] Debutante [S. at The Curragh Aug. 20], as it works with the [G1] Moyglare [Stud S. at The Curragh Sept. 10] in mind,” trainer Aidan O'Brien said. “Her and September are two lovely fillies and we'll see what we do with them when we get to that race.”
Clemmie's brother Churchill needs no introduction and it must be odds-on that the G2 Queen Mary S. runner-up Meow will boast more group 1 success by the time the season is out. The second dam is the 2-year-old and 3-year-old highweight sprinter and G1 Cheveley Park S. and G2 Temple S. winner Airwave, who produced the G3 Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies' S. winner Aloof (Ire) also by Galileo. Her half-sister Jwala (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) caused an upset in the 2013 G1 Nunthorpe S. before suffering a fatal injury in a fall in the G1 Hong Kong Sprint. Meow's yearling colt also by Galileo is sure to attract keen attention when he begins his career.
Sunday, Curragh, Ireland
GRANGECON STUD S. (BALANCHINE S.)-G3, €65,000, CUR, 7-2, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:11.87, gd.
1–#@CLEMMIE (IRE), 126, f, 2, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Meow (Ire) (SW-Ire & GSP-Eng), by Storm Cat
2nd Dam: Airwave (GB), by Air Express (Ire)
3rd Dam: Kangra Valley (GB), by Indian Ridge (Ire)
O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Liberty Bloodstock (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €38,350. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $45,858. *Full to Churchill (Ire), Hwt. 2yo Colt-Eur, MG1SW-Eng & Ire, $1,356,089. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Butterscotch (Ire), 126, f, 2, Galileo (Ire)–Lesson In Humility (Ire), by Mujadil. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Lesson In Humility Syndicate (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €13,000.
3–Mamba Noire (Fr), 126, f, 2, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Baileys Applause (GB), by Royal Applause (GB). (€60,000 Ylg '16 ARAU2). O-Whitehead Family Partnership; B-Pierre Jabot & SARL de Chambure Haras d'Etreham (FR); T-Ken Condon. €6,500.
Margins: 2 3/4, 3/4, 1. Odds: 1.50, 3.00, 25.00.
Also Ran: Too Familiar (Ire), Sometimesadiamond (Ire), Fille du Septembre (Ire), Drombeg Dream (Ire), Gasta (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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