FRANKEL & NATHANIEL RACECOURSE DEBUTS FRIDAY 13 AUGUST 2010 *EXCELLENT/UNMARKED*

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ON OFFER THE RACECARD FROM NEWMARKET RACECOURSE,FRIDAY 13 AUGUST 2010. THE THIRD RACE ON THE CARD WAS THE EUROPEAN BREEDERS' FUND MAIDEN STAKES AND WAS WON,ON HIS RACECOURSE DEBUT,BY FRANKEL,TRAINED BY SIR HENRY CECIL AND RIDDEN BY TOM QUEALLY IN THE COLOURS OF KHALID ABDULLA. THE PRE-PRINTED COMMENTS IN THE RACECARD FOR FRANKEL THAT EVENING WERE AS FOLLOWS: 'GALILEO COLT OUT OF A DANEHILL MARE.CLOSELY RELATED TO STABLE'S SMART PERFORMER BULLET TRAIN,AND ANOTHER NEWCOMER OF SERIOUS APPEAL GIVEN BIG-RACE ENTRIES' FRANKEL BEAT THE SUBSEQUENT KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES AND CORAL-ECLIPSE WINNER NATHANIEL INTO SECOND PLACE WITH THE GODOLPHIN TRAINED GENIUS BEAST BACK IN THIRD.THE 2012 ASCOT GOLD CUP WINNER COLOUR VISION COULD ONLY FINISH ELEVENTH,ALSO ON HIS DEBUT,IN THIS TWELVE RUNNER RACE. FRANKEL WENT ON TO WIN HIS NEXT THIRTEEN RACES ON THE WAY TO IMMORTALITY AND ENDED A GLITTERING CAREER UNBEATEN AFTER FOURTEEN RACES,INCLUDING TEN GROUP ONES. VERY FEW OF THESE RACECARDS REMAIN IN EXISTENCE DUE TO THE ATROCIOUS WEATHER THAT HIT THE JULY COURSE AT NEWMARKET THAT EVENING. RACECARD IN EXCELLENT,UNMARKED CONDITION,IT DOES HAVE SOME MINOR SIGNS OF HANDLING TO THE COVERS BUT THERE ARE NO CREASES,FOLDS OR WRITING TO THE CARD AND INSIDE IS VIRTUALLY MINT. WILL BE POSTED SPECIAL DELIVERY IN A HARD BACKED ENVELOPE. OVERSEAS read more