By Tom Frary
6th-Chantilly, €27,000, Debutantes, 4-24, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:06.19, g/s.
REAL APPEAL (GER) (c, 2, Sidestep {Aus}–Runaway Sparkle {GB}, by Green Desert), sent off the 27-10 favourite, was positioned behind the early pace. Showing greenness at halfway, the bay was in front with three furlongs remaining and despite being briefly headed by Enchanting (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) stuck to his guns to regain the advantage in the final 50 metres and hold the closer It's a Heartache (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) by a short neck. In doing so, the descendant of the G3 Park Hill S. winner Mistle Song (GB) (Nashwan) was becoming the first Northern Hemisphere winner for his first-season sire (by Exceed and Excel {Aus}) who stands at Haras du Logis at €4,000. Sales history: €9,000 Wlg '17 ARQDEC. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €13,500. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Theresa Marnane; B-Gestut Kussaburg (GER); T-Mathieu Palussiere.
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