Haras d'Etreham resident City Light (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) became Europe's latest first-crop sire to get off the mark when his Rod Millman-trained daughter Denruth Diamond (Fr) graduated over 6 1/2 furlongs in Wednesday's Prix de la Rablais at Saint-Cloud.
2nd-Saint-Cloud, €30,000, Mdn, 6-14, 2yo, f, 6 1/2fT, 1:24.44, sf.
DENRUTH DIAMOND (FR) (f, 2, City Light {Fr}–Jeune Et Jolie {Ire}, by Verglas {Ire}), who claimed minor prizes in outings at Windsor in April and May, was well away from the outside stall to race in an early second and assumed control after the initial exchanges. Headed turning for home, the 37-10 second choice was nudged along with 500 metres remaining and kept on in resolute fashion under continued whipless rousting to prevail by 1 1/4 lengths from Vive La Reine (Fr) (Recorder {GB}), becoming the first winner for her freshman sire (by Siyouni {Fr}). Denruth Diamond is the latest of five foals and third scorer produced by a winning half-sister to G3 Sapporo Nisai S. second Fast Approach (Jpn) (Dawn Approach {Ire}). The April-foaled bay's second dam, G3 Tyros S. third Jolie Jioconde (Ire) (Marju {Ire}), is kin to four black-type performers headed by her dual Group 1-winning full-brother Satono Crown (Jpn) and G1 Cheveley Park S.-winning full-sister Lightening Pearl (Ire). Sales history: €60,000 Ylg '22 ARQOCT. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, €16,458. Video, sponsored by TVG.
O-Middleham Park Racing CXVI; B-Ecurie Skymarc Farm (FR); T-Rod Millman.
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