Mme Meline Mechineau

Haras de Bouquetot resident Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) became Europe's latest first-crop sire to get off the mark when his Philippe Sogorb-trained son O Sole Mio (Fr) shed maiden status at the first time of asking over 5 1/2 furlongs in Saturday morning's Prix Jacques Boutier at Tarbes. 1st-Tarbes, €23,000, Mdn, 4-20, unraced 2yo, c/g, 5 1/2fT, 1:07.60, g/s. O SOLE MIO (FR) (c, 2, Romanised {Ire}--Vera Blue {Ire}, by Intello {Ger}) broke sharply from the outside gate and tracked better drawn rivals in third until beyond halfway...