▁an ▁American - bre d , ▁French - tra ined ▁race hor se ▁who ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁European ▁two - year - olds ▁of ▁his ▁generation , ▁winning ▁the ▁Prix ▁M orn y ▁and ▁the ▁Prix ▁de ▁la ▁Sal am and re ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁very ▁successful ▁bre eding ▁st all ion , ▁s iring ▁leading ▁w inners ▁including ▁Al mut aw ak el , ▁Street ▁Cry , ▁Med ice an ▁and ▁Storm ing ▁Home . ▁In ver mark ' s ▁dam ▁Apple cross ▁showed ▁good ▁form ▁in ▁a ▁brief ▁racing ▁career , ▁winning ▁three ▁of ▁her ▁six ▁races ▁and ▁finishing ▁second ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Park ▁Hill ▁St akes ▁and ▁the ▁Princess ▁Royal ▁St akes . ▁She ▁produced ▁several ▁other ▁w inners ▁including ▁Craig ste el ▁( Pr in cess ▁of ▁Wales ' s ▁St akes ) ▁and ▁In chr ory ▁( Sto ck holm ▁Cup ▁International ). ▁She ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁A lass io , ▁a ▁half - s ister ▁to ▁both ▁Royal ▁Char ger ▁and ▁the ▁influ ential ▁bro od m are ▁T essa ▁Gill ian . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁In ver mark ▁began ▁his ▁racing ▁career ▁by ▁finishing ▁e ighth ▁in ▁a ▁ma iden ▁race ▁over ▁seven ▁f url ongs ▁at ▁New bury ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁showed ▁some ▁progress ▁in ▁two ▁similar ▁events ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁running ▁fifth ▁at ▁Th ir