With conditions in his favour for Sunday's G1 Preis Von Europa at Cologne, Iquitos (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) has an ideal opportunity to shoot for number one status among Germany's middle-distance performers. Coming of age when registering an impressive success in the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden over this trip Sept. 4, Stall Mulligan's bay can continue to make hay while his great rival and probable better Protectionist (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) is away. Beaten only by that rival–he was no match for him in the G2 Grosser Hansa-Preis at Hamburg July 3–when tackling an excess of 10 1/2 furlongs, he had last year's Europa heroine Nightflower (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) 2 3/4 lengths back in second in the Baden-Baden showcase last time and at this stage he may still be underrated. Darius Racing's Parvaneh (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) showed that she is at home over this trip when winning the G2 Badener Stutenpreis Sept. 3 and it may be that she has improved past her G1 Preis der Diana conqueror Serienholde (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}).
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