2.25 Sandown, Cond, £10,000, 2yo, 7fT
LINE OF DUTY (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the first auction purchase by the sire to race for Godolphin in some time, with 400,000gns being paid for the son of Jacqueline Quest (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) at Tattersalls October. Charlie Appleby saddles the chestnut, whose dam was controversially disqualified from first place in the 2010 G1 1000 Guineas, and he meets another valuable newcomer in King Power Racing's Fox Tal (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), an Andrew Balding-trained 475,000gns TATOCT half-brother to the MGSW Laaheb (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}).
3.00 Sandown, Cond, £10,000, 2yo, 7fT
KING OF COMEDY (IRE) (Kingman (GB)">Kingman {GB}) debuts for owner-breeder Lady Bamford and John Gosden, who combined to capture the 2015 G1 Prix de Diane with his half-sister Star of Seville (GB) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}). Also in the line-up for this second division of a maiden to note is another high-profile King Power purchase Fox Premier (Ire) (Frankel (GB)">Frankel {GB}), a 700,000gns TATOCT relative of the Hollywood Turf H.-winning sire Storm Trooper (Diesis {GB}) also representing the Andrew Balding stable.
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