1st-CUR, €16,500, Mdn, 6-25, 2yo, 6fT, 1:14.53, g/y.
INTELLIGENCE CROSS (c, 2, War Front">War Front–Good Vibes, by Unbridled's Song), a full-brother to G1 Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup placegetter Warning Flag–aka Sweet Orange–who was denied by a head over this course and distance on debut June 4, broke to the fore and shadowed the pace in second racing in a first-time tongue-tie here. Shaken up to challenge just inside the two pole, the 10-11 favourite needed little encouragement to assert superiority and received two educational flicks of Ryan Moore's persuader in the closing stages to comfortably prevail by 1 1/2 lengths from Khukri (Ire) (Sepoy {Aus}). The winner is also kin to GIII Oklahoma Derby runner-up Bay of Biscay (Giant's Causeway). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, €13,448. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Good Vibes Syndicate; T-Aidan O'Brien.[bullet ad=”us-bred-ky-bred”]
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