By Tom Frary
12.45 Chantilly, Debutantes, €25,000, 3yo, 7f (AWT)
ETRURIA (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) is a striking newcomer for Godolphin and Andre Fabre as a full-sister to their G1 Prix Jean Prat hero and G1 2000 Guineas runner-up Territories (Ire). Also connected to the operation's star runners and sires Street Cry (Ire) and Shamardal, she faces 10 rivals on the Polytrack.
1.50 Naas, Cond, €25,000, 2yo, 5fT
MONARCH OF EGYPT (American Pharoah">American Pharoah) is a highly significant Ballydoyle representative, being the first to run for his stable and sire with Ryan Moore booked. Out of the operation's G2 Blandford S. winner and G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches runner-up Up (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the March-foaled bay who cost $750,000 at Keeneland September runs in the colours of Peter Brant and meets Godolphin's unraced colt Paso Doble (Ire) (Dawn Approach (Ire)">Dawn Approach {Ire}), a Jim Bolger-trained son of the G1 Preis von Europa heroine Baila Me (Ger) (Samum {Ger}).
3.50 Newbury, Mdn, £8,550, 3yo, 8fT
FOX CHAIRMAN (IRE) (Kingman (GB)">Kingman {GB}) bids to continue the bright start to the season made by representatives of the late Vichai Srivaddhanapradha's King Power Racing. A 450,000gns TATOCT half-brother to the dual Group 1-winning La Collina (Ire) (Strategic Prince {GB}), the February-foaled bay makes his debut for the Andrew Balding stable and encounters another newcomer in Lord Lloyd-Webber's Crystal Tribe (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), a William Haggas-trained son of the owner-breeders' G1 Fillies' Mile heroine Crystal Music (Nureyev).
4.25 Newbury, Mdn, £8,550, 3yo, 8fT
ROSEMAN (IRE) (Kingman (GB)">Kingman {GB}) takes part in division two of this maiden and was the third-highest priced lot at Goffs Orby, with Roger Varian having to go to €650,000 to secure him for Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum. Out of a full-sister to the high-class Immortal Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), he takes on 11 rivals including The Queen's similarly-unraced Gold Stick (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), a John Gosden-trained son of Godolphin's G2 Cherry Hinton S. winner Gamilati (GB) (Bernardini).
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