Soldier Hollow Half-Brother to German Derby Hero Windstoss Annexes Bremen Unveiling

Weltstar pictured as a yearling | Galopponline.de

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1st-BRE, €5,100, Mdn, 10-22, 2yo, 8fT, 1:47.27, sf.
WELTSTAR (GER) (c, 2, Soldier Hollow {GB}–Wellenspiel {Ger}, by Sternkonig {Ire}) shadowed the pace in a close-up second from the outset of this first go. Coming under pressure soon after passing the three-furlong marker, the 13-10 second choice was ridden to the fore approaching the final eighth and stayed on strongly for one flick of the persuader in the closing stages to hit the line 5 1/2 lengths in advance of long-time leader Queens Harbour (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}). The €40,000 BBAGS yearling becomes the second scorer produced by Wellenspiel (Ger) (Sternkonig {Ire}), herself a winning daughter of MSW G2 German 1000 Guineas runner-up Well Known (Ger) (Konigsstuhl {Ger}), and he is a half-brother to this term's G1 Deutsches Derby and G1 Preis von Europa hero Windstoss (Ger) (Shirocco {Ger}), and the yearling colt Walerian (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}). Well Known is the dam of five black-type performers headed by G1 Preis von Europa victor Well Made (Ger) (Mondrian {Ger}) and the stakes-winning Weichsel (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). His third dam Well Proved (Ger) (Prince Ippi {Ger}) annexed the G3 German 1000 Guineas and produced G1 Oaks d'Italia third Well Minded (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) and G3 Prix de Psyche victress Welluna (Ger) (Lagunas {GB}), who in turn is the granddam of last year's G3 Preis der Winterkonigin heroine Well Spoken (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €3,000.
O/B-Gestut Rottgen (GER); T-Markus Klug.

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