By Tom Frary
Shadwell's Elwateen (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}–Tawkeel (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) was a warm order for Wednesday's seven-furlong fillies' novice at Kempton and duly delivered on debut as the 4-6 favourite. The first foal out of the G1 Prix Saint-Alary heroine was sharp away before being tucked in behind the leading duo by Kevin Stott. Staying on strongly up the rail to lead inside the final 100 yards, the Saeed bin Suroor trainee surged to a length verdict over Orchid (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}).
“She's a nice filly, I've always liked her–for a 2-year-old, she has always shown some class in the morning when she works,” Bin Suroor said. “Tonight, I'd say she's 80 per-cent fit, so she'll improve for the race and she looked like she needed it. She's entered in the Fillies' Mile, but we'll see how she comes back after the race and make a decision with Sheikha Hissa. I'm sure this filly will improve a lot, so we have to look after her for the future. If she does well here in the UK, maybe we can take her to Dubai, but otherwise she will stay here and could be one for the Guineas if she improves a lot.”
Stott added, “She's done everything very professionally there, she's obviously very well-bred, she's done her home work very well and when the penny dropped a furlong and a half out, she proper put her head down and galloped all the way to the line. There wasn't anything there I could fault, really. The second probably got a length or two on me while I had to wait for the cut-out rail, but I was always comfortable. Saeed likes her a lot.”
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The dam, who also captured the G2 Prix de la Nonette, is a granddaughter of the G2 Prix de Sandringham winner and G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest, G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and G1 Prix Marcel Boussac-placed Joanna (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}). Her yearling filly is by Sea The Stars (Ire), while she also has a 2024 full-brother to the winner.
1st-Kempton, £6,800, Novice, 8-14, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT), 1:27.50, st/sl.
ELWATEEN (IRE) (f, 2, Dubawi {Ire}–Tawkeel {GB} {G1SW-Fr, $241,476}, by Teofilo {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,703. O/B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited (IRE); T-Saeed bin Suroor.
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