German racing is into its rhythm again and Sunday's G3 Karin Baronin von Ullmann – Schwarzgold-Rennen at Cologne sees the G2 German 1000 Guineas hopefuls put through their paces. Gestut Hony-Hof's Ocean Fantasy (Fr) (Make Believe {GB}) is back from her winter slumber, having capped her 2-year-old season with success in Baden-Baden's G3 Preis der Winterkonigin in October. There is every reason that her short-head defeat of Tickle Me Green (Ger) (Sea the Moon {Ger}) is solid form, with that rival running third in Monday's G3 Prix de la Grotte and the seventh-placed Flamingo Girl (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) winning Saturday's Listed Henkel-Stutenpreis. Gestut Gorlsdorf's Snow (Ger) (Sea the Moon {Ger}) looked an exciting prospect when scoring on debut at Dresden in November and may have more to offer than Eckhard Sauren's Schwesterherz (Fr) (Areion {Ger}), who was sixth in the Winterkonigin.
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