1.45 Saint-Cloud, Debutantes, €25,000, 3yo, c/g, 10fT
QATARI GOLD (Lemon Drop Kid) makes a belated start to his career for Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani, who paid $500,000 for him at Keeneland September. Out of a full-sister to the 2009 GII Vagrancy H. winner Carolyn's Cat (Forestry), the bay, who had also sold for $325,000 as a foal, is introduced by Mikel Delzangles and meets Fair Salinia and Whitehaven Investments's Remember the Man (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}, an Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained son of the 2005 G3 Prix Penelope winner and G1 Prix Saint-Alary third Perfect Hedge (GB) (Unfuwain).
6.05 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 7fT
WAR DECREE (War Front">War Front) is one of a trio introduced by Aidan O'Brien in this maiden he won three years ago with one of War Front's best turf performers to date, War Command. Also successful in this with another future Group 1 winner in Alfred Nobel (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), the Ballydoyle maestro may have big things planned for Andrew Rosen, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith's grandson of the dual Grade I-winning heroine Ticker Tape (GB) (Royal Applause {GB}).
6.50 Goodwood, Mdn, £5,000, 2yo, 6fT
BOYNTON (More Than Ready) is a half-brother to the 2014 GI Florida Derby and GI Donn H. hero Constitution (Tapit) and the 2014 GIII Tempted S. scorer Jacaranda (Congrats) who cost Godolphin $750,000 at Keeneland September. Charlie Appleby introduces the chestnut, who meets Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's 180,000gns TATOCT graduate Mutawatheb (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), a Richard Hannon-trained colt whose dam is a half to the 2006 GI Hollywood Turf Cup winner Boboman (Kingmambo).
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