The John Gosden-trained 3-year-old filly Portrush (GB) (Frankel {GB}) won at second asking at Yarmouth on Wednesday. She is the sixth winner from six runners out of Concentric (GB) (Sadler's Wells).
1st-Great Yarmouth, £5,400, Mdn, 7-15, 3yo/up, 10f 23yT, 2:04.57, g/f.
PORTRUSH (GB) (f, 3, Frankel%20(GB)#tot">Frankel {GB}–Concentric {GB} {SW & GSP-Fr, $117,776}, by Sadler's Wells), who ran second behind subsequent G1 Epsom Oaks seventh Gold Wand (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}) in her June 11 debut over much this trip at Newbury last time, raced in a midfield sixth sporting a second-time hood through the initial stages here. Improving into fifth off the home turn, the 11-10 favourite was shaken up to close approaching the final quarter mile and stayed on strongly under whipless cajoling in the closing stages to outpoint White Mountain (GB) (Raven's Pass) by a neck. Becoming the sixth scorer from as many runners out of stakes-winning G3 Prix de Flore runner-up Concentric (GB) (Sadler's Wells), she is a half-sister to MG1SW dual G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), MGSP G2 Prix de Pomone third Contribution (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) and last term's G3 Musidora S. second Entitle (GB) (Dansili {GB}). The February-foaled homebred bay is also kin to the hitherto unraced 2-year-old colt Derab (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) and a yearling full-brother to Enable (GB). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $5,711. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden.
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