WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS

FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU CLASSIC GRASSICK | LEADING SIRES | ONE TO WATCH | STAKES FIELD

Two starts after having won on her debut over 1300 metres on TODAY’S HEADLINES the Geelong synthetic track, trainer David Brideoake tested the water, sending her around in the Gr.2 Moonee Valley Classic over MAGIC MILLIONS the tight, turning mile of the Melbourne track. Under Kerrin McEvoy, she caused something of an upset, defeating Sezanne and subsequent multiple Gr.1 winner I Am A Star. Returning in EBN Sales Talk Click here to the autumn, she put in two indifferent runs in her home state is brought to contact IRT, or before being sent to Sydney for the Gr.1 Vinery Storm Queen you by IRT visit www.irt.com Stakes, where she ran a luckless second to Montoya’s Secret in what was a truly rough-house affair. She finished her campaign without getting anywhere near Bonneval in the Gr.1 Australian Oaks when sixth, but then nothing else did either, such was the NURSE HEADS RECORD winner’s superiority. BROODMARE OPENER The appeal for the marketplace was plain for all to see with this Magic Millions were on Monday night, celebrating a company lightly-raced filly, who already has serious black type to her credit. record trade for a single session when the opening day of their Wallace believes she represented great value if she were to lift a National Broodmare Sale reaped a bid short of A$45 million. On a Gr.1 next season. “Obviously she is a filly that we think has great day where the majority of the session was made up of fillies and racing upside. She looks easily capable of winning Gr.1 races if mares in or just out of training, three lots of over a million dollars everything went her way,” he offered. “She’s already a Gr.2 winner showed the way, with a further 20 girls making at least A$500,000. and Gr.1-placed by Savabeel, so she will always have a high value A bullish yearling market has led to a frenzy of activity over regardless.” breeding stock as a number of breeders try to cash in on the A three-time winning daughter of Montjeu, Nurse Kitchen’s wave, whilst others stock up either in the belief the wave has not dam, Flying Monty, was trained by Moody and excelled up to peaked, or to support the large number of young stallions due to 2000 metres, a distance she won her final career start over at make their breeding shed debuts in the Spring. Flemington. Her Zabeel half-brother Hades won the Gr.1 New At A$1,700,000 Lot 758 filled top-spot for the day’s trading, Zealand Derby before his export to Hong Kong, from where he Michael Wallace for the China Horse Club having the resources to would finish second in the Gr.1 Dubai Sheema Classic racing as see off all comers. For his clients, Wallace bought Nurse Kitchen, Helene Vitality. Their dam Anna’s Choice is also the mother of a Gr.2-winning three-year-old filly bred and raced by former Everbright, who twice won the Queen Mother Memorial Cup at trainer Peter Moody and his wife Sarah. The daughter of Savabeel DOUBLE FOR FIRST CROP SIRE SWISS SPIRIT AS and the Montjeu mare Flying Monty went through as part of the DOTTED SWISS AND AWSAAF BOTH STRIKE ON DEBUT consignment from Mike Fleming’s Bhima Stud at Scone. ANOTHER FIRST CROP WINNER The Richard Hannon trained DOTTED SWISS quickens impressively to make a winning debut at Lingfield. Congratulations to all the connections. SWISS SPIRIT INVINCIBLE SPIRIT - SWISS LAKE by INDIAN RIDGE Contact: Phil Haworth or Ed Harper 01725 518254 www.whitsburymanorstud.co.uk

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017

Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld

MAGIC MILLIONS NATIONAL BROODMARE SALE – DAY ONE Lot Sex Name (Sire) Covering Sire Vendor Purchaser Price (A$) 758 3f NURSE KITCHEN (Savabeel) Bhima Thoroughbreds China Horse Club 1,700,000 881 7m SORIANO (Savabeel) Tavistock Dormello Stud Yu Long Investments 1,150,000 1687 4f PETIS FILOUS (Street Boss) Glastonbury Farms James Harron Bloodstock 1,150,000 1660 3f SCARLET RAIN (Manhattan Rain) Widden Stud James Harron Bloodstock 950,000 674 4f CATCH A FIRE (Sebring) Bhima Thoroughbreds Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings 950,000

CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS

Listed level in Hong Kong, while other half-siblings Swan Lake career starts saw her land just the one win on her return to the (Green Perfume) and Katchmekate () were Listed track. placed as two-year-olds. She is a daughter of the Street Cry stallion Street Boss, sire of The next best price for a filly out of training came from the the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap winner The Quarterback, and is supplementary catalogue from which agent James Harron gave the first foal to race of her dam Excellent Lady, an unplaced A$1,150,000 for Petits Filous, from the Cieran Maher yard. The daughter of Exceed And Excel. Out of the Star Way mare Who’s winner of her first four starts, including the Gr.3 Quezette Stakes, That Lady, Excellent Lady is a half-sister to the Gr.1 L K S she first met defeat when starting favourite in the Gr.2 A J Moir MacKinnon Stakes winner La Bella Dama. Petits Filous was Stakes, won by a handy one in the international Gr.1 winner offered by her owners through Duncan and Di Grimley’s Buffering, such was the regard she was held in. Five subsequent Glastonbury Farm. Of his new purchase Harron remarked: “She’s just a beautiful sort. We spend a lot of time going through the catalogue and looking for those really good fast mares, who we think will make good broodmares. Speed and precocity are a big thing for us, it’s how we select and then good-looks and she was a beauty.” Of her place in the market Harron said: “She can go to any stallion. It’s a real beauty contest out there and if she can produce foals like her I think we’ll do really well with her.” The first of over 900 broodmares to be offered this week began to filter through from mid-afternoon, with the top-price being Lot 881, Soriano, which also made A$1,150,000. Offered by former leading trainer Graeme Rogerson and Denise Howell’s Dormello Stud, she is another daughter of Savabeel and winner of the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic, named after her paternal grandsire, and the Herbie Dyke Stakes both at Gr.1 level. With a Pins filly foal on the ground as her first foal, Soriano was offered with a positive test to Tavistock, sire of horses of the calibre of Sunday night’s Gr.1 Champions and Chater Cup winner in Hong Kong, Werther. Soriano became another purchase for Yousheng Zhang of Yulong Investments, one of several Asian entities buying at the top end of the market. The day had started off strongly with Lot 674, the Sebring four-year-old mare Catch A Fire, having set the early pace when sold to American Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Thoroughbreds for A$950,000. Winner of the Gr.2 Angus Armanasco Stakes over 1400 metres at Caulfield, she is a full-sister to the Gr.2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes winner Seaburge, who was unlucky not to claim the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas last spring. They have as their grandam La Volta, whose three wins included a Gr.1 Australasian Oaks. Stonestreet have had previous success buying tried fillies from this sale, with subsequent Gr.1 Robert Sangster Stakes winner Miracles Of Life having graced this podium three years ago. Yesterday Banke also paid A$800,000 for the Gr.3-winning juvenile

2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017

Thyme For Roses, sold by fellow American Jon Kelly through at Gosford and Canterbury among 14 starts, and is a full-sister to Arrowfield Stud. Zoustar, whose Gr.1 victories were earned in the Gr.1 Coolmore Also from America agent Marette Farrell gave A$650,000 on Stud Stakes and Gr.1 Golden Rose Stakes. He stands at Widden behalf of client Mt Brilliante farm for Redwood Dancer. American- Stud and his first crop were well received at the yearling sales bred, being by Forestry, out of the Gr.2-winning Carson City earlier in the year. She was one of three purchases for the father mare Fiery Pursuit, Redwood Dancer’s first foal is The Virginian, and son team. who was third in last year’s Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap and won his Adrian Nicol of BBA Ireland paid A$330,000 for Lot 891, the third race from just seven starts when taking the Listed Chief de former Godolphin-raced mare Spiced. A twice-victorious Beers Handicap at Doomben eleven days ago. daughter of Exceed And Excel from the above mentioned family Also fetching A$950,000 was another James Harron purchase of Catch A Fire and Seaburge, the rising five-year-old was offered from the supplementary catalogue in Lot 1660, Darby Racing’s with a positive test to Street Boss at this her first season at stud. flying filly Scarlet Rain. Known to all as “Barbie” because of her Anthony Penfold was another here on the Gold Coast, parting flashy looks, this tenacious three-year-old always took up the with $320,000 for the twelve-year-old Rubiton mare Rubimill, running and rarely let anything past, winning four times in her from the draft of Ian Smith’s Edinburgh Park Stud at Wingham on short career, headlined by the Gr.2 Sweet Embrace Stakes, a filly’s the New South Wales north coast. Dam of the Listed winner and lead up to the Gr.1 Golden Slipper. She, like another Darby Racing- Classic-placed colt El Roca, Rubimill’s Fastnet Rock colt made purchase in this year’s Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign, is a A$450,000 at last week’s National Weanling Sale. Already loaded daughter of Manhattan Rain, who has recently moved home with black type, this family got a further boost just three weeks from Arrowfield Stud to Blue Gum Farm at Euroa in Victoria. An ago when Redzel, a son of Rubimill’s full-sister Millrich, led all on offering from Widden Stud as agent, Scarlet Rain has a smattering a merry dance around the Doomben 1200 metre trip to win the of black type in her pedigree, of which dual Gr.1-winning sprinter- Gr.1 Doomben 10,000. Rubimill was sold as Lot 818 with a miler Toorak Toff is the best performed. positive test to the young Coolmore stallion Pride Of Dubai. While American interest in the Australian market continues to Matt Houldsworth of Howson and Houldsworth was active on grow, European agents are not missing out, with several snaring the first day, securing three lots, the priciest of them was the lots yesterday. Aquis Farm-consigned Rash Promise, a five-time winner, who Top-price amongst those was the A$450,00 John and Jake was multiple time Listed-placed. The daughter of More Than Warren paid for the Widden Stud offerd Ciarlet (Lot 678). The Ready, offered as Lot 788, is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Adelaide Cup four-year-old daughter of Northern Meteor won a pair of races winner Demerger (Saithor) and has already produced the Listed

ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST FOR A 15% DISCOUNT CHARITY RACE DAY BUY YOUR TICKETS BEFORE 31 MARCH

10 JUNE 2017 NEWMARKET

Join us in our 75th anniversary celebrations for an exhilarating afternoon watching the CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION COMPLIMENTARY WINE races; a perfect day outing for family, THREE-COURSE LUNCH COMPLIMENTARY GIN BAR friends, or even business clients.

To book a ticket or a table email [email protected] or call 0207 025 0035

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT AHT.ORG.UK ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST, LANWADES PARK, KENTFORD, NEWMARKET, SUFFOLK CB8 7UU

REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 209642

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017

from all parts of the globe. We are sitting on a clearance rate of 85 per cent, which is just fantastic particularly when you are offering 300 ebfstallions.com mares,” the MD added. Today looks likely to be another bumper session with another 300 or so lots ready to move on. Selling will start at 10am local time. The Broodmare Sale continues until Friday. EBF FEATURE RACE EUROPEAN INTEREST SIRES (A$) EXCEED AND EXCEL BRITISH EBF TOTEPOOL NOTTINGHAMSHIRE OAKS 899 15m Star Shiraz (Sequalo) 200,000 STAKES (LISTED), NOTTINGHAM, TODAY EXOSPHERE Formerly run as the Warwickshire Oaks from 2006 to 2013 at 816 4m Royal Raine (Thorn Park) 85,000 Warwick, this version was first run at Nottingham in 2014 826 11m Saltator (Testa Rossa) NS27,500 under British EBF sponsorship and is for fillies and mares, 843 6m Sensitive (Street Cry) 130,000 four-year-old and up. Secret Gesture (Galileo) was the first 852 8m She Goes To Rio (Captain Rio) 90,000 winner in the new format and franked the quality of the race 883 6m Special Bid (Alamosa) 70,000 by progressing to win both the Gr.2 Middleton Stakes and NO NAY NEVER Gr.1 Beverly D Stakes at Arlington, although she was 888 4m Speedwagon (Snitzel) 120,000 demoted to second in the latter. Further international Stakes winners have also graduated OLYMPIC GLORY 836 7m Seductive Star (Starcraft) W/D from this race over the years. Notable homebreds include subsequent Gr.1 Falmouth Stakes winner Timepiece PRIDE OF DUBAI (Zamindar) for Juddmonte Farms, Kirsten Rausing’s Lady 818 12m Rubimill (Rubiton) 320,000 Jane Digby (Oasis Dream), who also took the Gr.1 SIDESTEP Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, and Chasemore Farm’s Mutatis 820 14m Rum Cruise (Canny Lad) W/D Mutandis (Mastercraftsman), who went on to be third in the Gr.1 Flower Bowl Stakes at Belmont. STARSPANGLEDBANNER Today’s field of ten fillies have all but one of tried their luck 838 10m See My Baby (Johannesburg) 15,000 previously at Stakes level, with More Mischief (Azamour) TEOFILO sporting two seconds in Listed company, including last 798 13m Rena’s Lady (Arena) 70,000 year’s running of the EBF Rothesay Stakes at Ayr, the most 898 4m Star Effort (Casino Prince) NS210,000 robust of the black-type performers. As with most EBF Listed contests, this race is run with a significant contribution of £10,000 by the British EBF to the prize money of £40,000. The British EBF is supported by GB- based stallion studs. MAGIC MILLIONS STATISTICS (A$) 2017 % 2016 Mona Lisa Stakes winner Impetuous (Fastnet Rock). She was Catalogued 340 253 offered with a cover to Dissident. Offered 301 213 Rounding out the British investment was Johnny McKeever Sold 255 (85%) 172 (81%) and Ferguson Bloodstock’s purchase of the talented Godolphin Aggregate 44,916,500 +59.5 28,147,000 filly Otter, snapped up for A$35,000 as a breeding proposition Average 176,143 +7.6 163,645 only. Twice a winner on the provincial tracks around Sydney, she Median 95,000 +26.6 75,000 is by Street Cry from the family of the Golden Slipper winner Catbird. At the end of the day the figures across the board made Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com pleasant reading for Magic Millions Managing Director Vin Cox and his team. A catalogue that expanded by 34%, or 87 lots, from the corresponding day last year could be expected to deliver a drop in the average and median, but that was not the case. The TATTERSALLS IRELAND average is up 7.6% to close the day at A$176,143 for 255 lots sold, while the median has jumped from A$75,000 to A$90,000. The FOURTEEN WILDCARDS ADDED TO clearance rate also looks particularly healthy at 85%, up four CHELTENHAM SALE points on the corresponding day last year. Tattersalls Ireland have announced 14 additions to its Cheltenham Cox was naturally delighted with the way the day had panned May Sale, which takes place tomorrow and gets underway at out. “We’re sitting on a gross just under A$45 million, which I think is 1pm. Horses can be viewed from today at 2pm and again from a record day’s gross for Magic Millions at any sale. That is a staggering tomorrow from 8.30am onwards. The full catalogue can be figure in anyone’s language. We are just delighted, obviously with viewed HERE. the quality of horses we offered today and the competition was here

4 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 LEADING SIRES OF SPRINTERS/MILERS EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017

Leading Sires of Sprinters/Milers (1000m – 1899m) in Europe in 2017

in order of prize money Sponsored by

Sire Born Grandsire Runners Winners Wins Placed Places BT BT GP GP Gr.1 Gr.1 % Winners Total Money £ Winners Placed Winners Placed Winners Placed to runners 1 GALILEO 1998 Sadler's Wells 51 15 20 24 42 4332 2 2 29 1,257,145 2 DARK ANGEL 2005 Acclamation 161 44 52 65 147 6231 0 0 27 919,235 3 INVINCIBLE SPIRIT 1997 Green Desert 160 47 59 63 178 2814 0 0 29 841,342 4 EXCEED AND EXCEL 2000 Danehill 164 49 61 72 183 3725 0 0 30 734,640 5 ACCLAMATION 1999 Royal Applause 170 41 53 73 182 4321 0 1 24 688,253 6 SIYOUNI 2007 Pivotal 87 23 28 42 109 2605 0 1 26 677,774 7 SHAMARDAL 2002 Giant's Causeway 104 35 43 42 102 4322 0 2 34 654,017 8 KODIAC 2001 Danehill 167 41 54 71 170 1601 0 0 25 645,131 9 FASTNET ROCK 2001 Danehill 75 21 31 34 78 3533 0 1 28 616,803 10 DREAM AHEAD 2008 Diktat 68 23 36 30 79 2510 0 1 34 552,901 11 KYLLACHY 1998 Pivotal 132 42 60 50 171 0200 0 0 32 537,850 12 PIVOTAL 1993 Polar Falcon 100 35 45 34 88 3413 0 1 35 519,628 13 IFFRAAJ 2001 Zafonic 96 23 33 39 95 1111 1 0 24 486,728 14 FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND 2002 Giant's Causeway 100 24 32 45 134 1310 0 0 24 479,450 15 ELUSIVE CITY 2000 Elusive Quality 113 31 39 42 127 1100 0 0 27 472,728 16 LAWMAN 2004 Invincible Spirit 120 26 28 47 107 1401 0 0 22 446,061 17 HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR 2004 Danehill 132 39 46 61 156 1201 0 0 30 418,912 18 KENDARGENT 2003 Kendor 85 20 21 34 88 1111 0 0 24 398,979 19 RAJSAMAN 2007 Linamix 41 7817 28 1010 1 0 17 397,245 20 TAMAYUZ 2005 Nayef 45 10 13 18 39 2010 1 0 22 392,075 21 DUBAWI 2002 Dubai Millennium 69 20 24 35 64 3513 0 0 29 389,893 22 OASIS DREAM 2000 Green Desert 97 32 47 39 105 0301 0 0 33 389,252 23 RIP VAN WINKLE 2006 Galileo 67 21 30 28 70 1111 0 0 31 362,842 24 POET'S VOICE 2007 Dubawi 87 21 27 33 67 2322 0 0 24 362,676 25 DUTCH ART 2004 Medicean 117 30 37 45 119 1000 0 0 26 354,397 26 KHELEYF 2001 Green Desert 147 36 40 60 155 2010 0 0 24 330,322 27 ROCK OF GIBRALTAR 1999 Danehill 84 19 26 29 89 2101 0 0 23 327,126 28 LOPE DE VEGA 2007 Shamardal 71 22 26 34 71 1211 0 0 31 318,508 29 EXCELEBRATION 2008 Exceed and Excel 49 18 21 17 40 1110 0 1 37 308,228 30 ZEBEDEE 2008 Invincible Spirit 124 34 46 47 139 0101 0 0 27 305,253 31 ARCANO 2007 Oasis Dream 97 17 19 51 119 0101 0 0 18 301,501 32 MYBOYCHARLIE 2005 Danetime 78 17 19 31 68 0300 0 0 22 300,567 33 CANFORD CLIFFS 2007 Tagula 75 20 22 27 68 2100 0 0 27 296,979 34 EQUIANO 2005 Acclamation 113 22 27 45 109 0000 0 0 19 294,258 35 AREION 1995 Big Shuffle 81 20 24 47 89 3230 0 0 25 277,450 36 HENRYTHENAVIGATOR 2005 Kingmambo 78 22 25 33 68 0100 0 0 28 272,148 37 FRANKEL 2008 Galileo 35 14 15 16 27 1312 0 0 40 263,768 38 AMERICAN POST 2001 Bering 47 9 10 19 47 1202 0 1 19 250,299 39 ZOFFANY 2008 Dansili 73 22 26 20 62 1102 0 0 30 244,421 40 HELMET 2008 Exceed and Excel 44 15 20 21 46 2211 0 1 34 242,735 Statistics supplied by Hyperion Promotions Ltd. Results received to May 29th.

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 5 SALES TALK ~ RACING NEWS ~ INDUSTRY NEWS EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017

Lot 5 – Pontresina (Milan), 4g, Poulains winner Brametot (Rajsaman), after the second forfeit The debut winner of his maiden; the second subsequently sold stage yesterday. While the narrow runner-up Le Brivido was for £60,000 removed at the first forfeit stage on Monday, the third Rivet (Fastnet Lot 10 – Aptly Put (Yeats), 5g, Rock) and fifth Orderofthegarter (Galileo), one of five possibles The five length winner of his maiden and placed in a bumper for Aidan O’Brien, remain in contention for a re-match over 2100m. Lot 16 – Rath An Iuir (Flemensfirth), 4g, Others that remain include the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas-third Al A €62,000 store that has been placed twice in maiden company Wukair (Dream Ahead), who landed the Gr.3 Prix Djebel in April, Lot 41 – Knockoura (Westerner), 5g, and last October’s Gr.1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner A half-sister to Scotsirish, he won his maiden at Dromahane by Waldgeist (Galileo), who was removed from Saturday’s Gr.1 18 lengths Derby on Monday. Lot 46 – Buster Edwards (Kalanisi), 4g, Today will see any supplementary entries made at a cost of Third on his debut at Dromahane €72,000 and it is expected that the Gr.2 Prix Greffulhe winner Lot 48 – Another Barney (Scorpion), 4g, Recoletos (Whipper) and the Gr.3 Prix de Guiche scorer Phelps Followed up a fourth place at Bartlemy (winner sold for Win (Muhtathir) will be added to the French Classic. £210,000) by winning his maiden at Tralee last weekend Lot 58 – Touchy Subject (Tikkanen), 4g, AUSTRALIA Beaten a length and a half when second at Tralee last weekend Lot 62 – Dinos Benefit (Mr Dinos), 5m, Winner of her maiden at Dromahane and placed second on BRISBANE WINTER RACING CARNIVAL debut the week before at Bartlemy MOVED TO DOOMBEN Lot 63 – Louse Talk (Mahler), 5g, With the racing surface at Eagle Farm having proved contentious The six-length winner at Tralee last weekend of his maiden last weekend, it has been announced that the rest of the Brisbane Lot 66 – Stand Down (Yeats), 5g, Winter Racing Carnival has been moved to Doomben, starting Second in his recent maiden at Taylorstown with this weekend’s Gr.1 Queensland Oaks day. The move has also Lot 67 – Ballinslea Bridge (Pierre), 5g, meant that the prestigious contest will now be run over 2200m The twelve-length winner of the five-year-old maiden at Tralee not 2400m, due to track configuration. on his second start for his new trainer Lot 68 – Oscar World (Oscar), 5m, Beaten only a neck on her debut run in her maiden at Tralee last INDUSTRY NEWS weekend Lot 69 – Aero Majestic (Arcadio), 4g, BRITAIN Second on his debut run in the four-year-old maiden at Tralee last weekend Lot 70 – Cottonvale (Touch Of Land), 6g, FOXHUNTERS SPONSOR RENEWS Placed second in the INH Flat Race at Wexford on 24th May, FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS from two starts. Cheltenham Racecourse yesterday announced that St James’s Place Wealth Management has extended its sponsorship of the Foxhunter Chase at the Festival for a further three years. OBS Carey Buckler, Regional Head of Partnerships, Cheltenham and the South West, said: “They are a high-profile company with a strong SUPPLEMENTAL CATALOGUE local presence, with the headquarters in Gloucestershire, and we very FOR JUNE SALE AVAILABLE NOW much look forward to working with them over the next three years.” The supplemental catalogue to the 2017 OBS June Sale of Two- Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age is now available at www. FRANCE obssales.com. It features 68 two-year-olds by a group of proven and promising sires, including Bodemeister, Curlin, Into AU-DELA DES PISTES Mischief, Maclean’s Music, Malibu Moon, Orb, Speightstown, Tapit, Uncle Mo, Violence and War Front. All supplemented WEBSITE UP AND RUNNING horses will breeze on Saturday, 10th June and they will sell on the Au-Dela des Pistes, which is a thoroughbred retraining charity second day of trading, Wednesday, 14th June. based in France, has announced that its website www. audeladespistes.fr is now live. This bi-lingual website, in French and English, outlines the key RACING NEWS objectives of the charity, updates the public on the charity’s latest news and events, but above all unveils the directory of Au-Dela FRANCE des Pistes’ accredited retraining structures. Owners or trainers that are looking to place a thoroughbred to be retrained, or equestrians that would like to buy a retrained BRAMETOT HEADS REMAINING racehorse for showjumping, dressage, eventing, polo, horseball POSSIBLES FOR PRIX DU JOCKEY-CLUB or as a riding horse, will be able to find an accredited structure Thirteen horses remain in contention for Sunday’s Gr.1 Prix du close to them to discuss their requirements. Jockey Club at Chantilly, headed by the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des President Aliette Forien said: “Our main objectives are to promote

6 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 INDUSTRY NEWS ~ STALLION NEWS ~ RACING ROUND-UP EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017 the retraining of racehorses, to raise awareness amongst equestrians former holds an entry in the Gr.2 , which is not of the versatility, adaptability and generosity of the thoroughbred always the strongest, especially for a place, but she would still and to build bridges between the racing and sport horse communities. have to come on plenty, one would have thought. The latter Our website has been conceived as an informational resource, as would relish even further than this. well as a vehicle to put the main people involved in the retraining Murillo (Scat Daddy) had been well and truly floored on his process in contact with each other. This includes the supply, made up first visit to the arena, but the scopey sort made short work of his of thoroughbred trainers and owners; the demand, made up mainly rivals in the EBF maiden over five at Tipperary, travelling well and of riders and equestrians and finally, the retraining structures, which quickening well to score by three lengths and five on the good to brings both populations together. Retraining should be an integral firm ground. The form of the debut of the odds-on favourite part of the racing industry’s ongoing commitment towards racehorse looked pretty fair and he looked to run his race, so this victory welfare, which continues throughout their lifetime.” says plenty for the winner, who has plenty of scope to grow into, but might still head for Royal Ascot. If Sam Hoskins was still writing his EBN column, he would be STALLION NEWS getting rather excited, as his Hot to Trot syndicate has a Gr.2 candidate by the way Heartache (Kyllachy) NEW ZEALAND demolished her opponents in a decent time in an EBF novice stakes on firm ground at Bath on Friday on her debut. Again, it BREEDERS’ CUP WINNER WROTE was probably not a great race, but she can certainly go a bit and Clive Cox, not a man to make his geese swans, holds her in high SET TO SHUTTLE DOWN UNDER regard, not least for her calm temperament. It has been announced that Wrote, the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Tom Dascombe likes his Finniston Farm (Helmet) a great deal Turf-winning son of High Chaparral, is to shuttle to New Zealand too and one can see why after he beat ten other newcomers in an from Northwest Stud, Ocala, Florida. The former Aidan O’Brien- EBF novice stakes over six on good to firm ground at Haydock trained runner, a three-time scorer, is set to spend the southern Park in convincing style in another decent time. He will not be hemisphere stud season at Highview Stud at a fee of NZ$5,000 pushed into going to Royal Ascot and he should get further in +GST. time, but expect to see him in a Stakes race on some occasion in Bred by Rob Spears, the nine-year-old’s first crop will represent the not too distant future. him on the track this year and he has as his fourth dam one of the Camelback (Exchange Rate) made a fair effort to scotch his most influential broodmares in Special (Forli). chances in what is traditionally a hot EBF maiden over seven at Leopardstown, run on good to firm ground, playing up before the race, acting a bit of a boy and pulling hard to the post, then still RACING ROUND-UP looking green on his second start as he stepped up a furlong. He still had the ability to win what was a truly run contest that had BRITISH AND IRISH MAIDENS several in trouble by half way. He will get further still and be worth following. THIS WEEK’S MAIDENS Iron Mountain (War Front) had been unfancied on his sole start at two on the all-weather at Dundalk and the Ballydoyle WHO CAUGHT THE EYE inmate had to play second fiddle to the Weld yard’s debutante Catterick is a small, sharp track in Yorkshire, but some of the two- Europium (Frankel) in the market for what looked an ordinary year-olds from big yards run there and go on to better things, EBF maiden over ten furlongs later in the afternoon, but on the something one can see Rebel Assault (Excelebration) doing course he saw off his principal rival with relative ease and he after she scorched away with an EBF novice stakes over five could grow into a useful animal on good ground. furlongs on good to firm ground on Thursday, by eight lengths Optimum Time may be by Manduro out of a Peintre Celebre and five. She may not have beaten much, but she won in over a mare, but he was quite well fancied for what looked a fair novice second less than the winner of the other division, a winner with a auction race over six at Windsor on good to soft ground on penalty, so more should be heard from her. Monday. Eve Johnson-Houghton’s charge did not disappoint, (New Approach) had been well backed in the morning travelling smoothly and going on to win with plenty in hand. It is to make a winning debut in the EBF novice stakes over six at no surprise to hear that the Chesham is being contemplated. Goodwood on good ground, but the unease in the market on Westerland (Frankel) was nearly 2-1 on in a division of the EBF course looked like being right after he was slowly away and was juvenile maiden over six at Leicester yesterday on good to soft then blocked a furlong out, hardly the first to suffer such ground after a promising second on debut at Newbury, but had interference. He righted himself, however, and flew home to to work a lot harder than expected to, getting up right on the snatch the race by a short head. He holds an entry in the Gr.1 post after being held up. The bare form is not that exciting, but he Phoenix Stakes, but he might head for the Listed Chesham Stakes is a mid-April foal and would prefer faster ground probably, so he at Royal Ascot, with the extra furlong looking as if it would be no should have more to offer. problem, and he would be right in the reckoning on this showing Another who the owners will hope will improve on the bare and allowing for normal improvement. form of a debut win is Roussel (Kodiac), who was always Three-year-old Apphia (High Chaparral) had been chinned on prominent in an EBF novice stakes over five later in the afternoon her debut and it looked as if she would suffer the same fate when Hadeeqa (Cape Cross), stepping up in trip on her third start, joined her, but the judge was unable to separate them. The CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 7 CLASSIC GRASSICK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017 Classic Grassick BY CATHY GRASSICK

MONDAY 22ND MAY FRIDAY 26TH MAY This morning was spent on the farm and I then had to pop out for Up early to exercise my horses before going to the Goresbridge a physiotherapist appointment. In the afternoon, I caught a flight sales complex. Unfortunately, my client, who wanted to buy a filly, to Heathrow, where I was met by my client Yvonne Jacques and we had tastes too expensive for their pockets and some of their choice then travelled on together to evening racing at Windsor. Yvonne lots went for way over budget. Some of our standouts were a had a three-year-old filly called Tirania, who is in training with Tagula filly from Gaybrook Lodge that sold to David Redvers for William Haggas, running in the mile maiden and we were hopeful €100,000 and a Red Jazz filly from Lexington Stables that sold to of a good performance from her. She is a Pivotal full-sister to the BBA Ireland for €115,000. Then quick trip back to the farm to show Gr.3 Fred Darling Stakes winner Penkenna Princess and she was the Darley team some of our foals and yearlings before a quick purchased at the Goffs Orby Yearling Sale. We were delighted when change and jumping into the car to head racing for the evening at she put in an impressive run and won easily under Pat Cosgrove. Leopardstown. We had a wonderful time at a Ladies Forward event organised by Leopardstown, Breast Cancer Ireland and Tamso TUESDAY 23RD MAY Doyle. A huge effort had been made to have the racecourse looking Tuesday morning starts bright and early at Carisbrooke Stud, with amazing and we enjoyed afternoon tea and racing, while being a hectic schedule of meetings planned for the day. It is very exciting entertained and inspired by speakers such as comedienne Ashling to be involved with the planning of this new enterprise with Bea, CEO of Keelings Fruit Caroline Keeling, TV presenter Grainne Yvonne Jacques and stud director Joe Grimwade. We spend the Seoige and the amazing Jessica Harrington. day working hard on putting plans together for the future and I am looking forward to seeing the farm grow from strength to strength. SATURDAY 27TH MAY Later in the evening we head back to Yvonne’s home in Hambleden, Today was a working weekend for me and, after some beautiful near Henley for a wonderful dinner. weather earlier in the week, we were met with torrential rain this morning. Having got soaked working and then soaked riding my WEDNESDAY 24TH MAY horses, I headed to the Curragh to watch a Shantou filly that I A beautiful start to this morning and we just had time to take a walk broke for my client Cherry Faeste do a piece of work under Katie through the picturesque Hambleden Valley before heading back Walsh. She is in training with Ross O’Sullivan, Katie’s husband, and to Heathrow airport to fly back to Dublin. I was glad to be back we were delighted that the work went really well. Having got home and spend a couple of hours in the office and on the farm. drenched a third time though and seeing the weather conditions Then I spent a lovely evening exercising my two horses and walking at the Curragh, I sensibly decided to watch the Guineas from the my Bernese Mountain dog Freya on the Curragh. comfort of home and I thoroughly enjoyed getting the opportunity to watch my sister Sally Ann in action in her role of presenter. THURSDAY 25TH MAY was absolutely amazing and was so impressed with him An early start this morning and battling the rush hour traffic to carrying off the Guineas double with such ease. Dublin Airport to collect Anita Wigan, who boards some of her mares at Newtown Stud. We spend a really great morning SUNDAY 28TH MAY inspecting all the stock a before I dropped her back to Dublin The weather was much better today and I went racing at the Airport to catch her flight home. Then it is straight down to Gowran Curragh for the 1,000 Guineas. We enjoyed the kind hospitality of Park to inspect the shortlist from the horses that breezed that Tattersalls at the races and I was again blown away by the morning at the Goresbridge Breeze-Up Sale. My sister Sally Ann performance of another Aidan O’Brien-trained Guineas winner in and her friend, former trainer Amy Weaver, attended the actual Winter. After racing, myself and a few friends went into Naas to Las breeze for me and worked very hard to produce a really top-class Radas Tapas restaurant and had a lovely evening catching up over short list, which we were very happy with. good food and great atmosphere.

EVERY BREEDER NEEDS Gets to the heart of the industry Contact us at [email protected]

8 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 RACING ROUND-UP ~ STAKES RESULT ~ CLASSIC RESULT EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7

but prevailed only in a blanket finish after getting a touch lonely One to Watch in front. The 360,000-guinea breeze-up graduate will have to improve considerably than beating a rival whose third start this was by just under a length if he is to feature at Royal Ascot or a COMMANDER GRIGIO (IRE) Stakes race somewhere, but he might do that. 2yo colt by Holy Roman Emperor The form of the EBF fillies’ novice stakes over six on Lingfield’s ex Many Hearts (Distorted Humor) all-weather yesterday was not that strong either, with the second Bred by T Stack again somewhat exposed, but Dotted Swiss became another winner for Whitsbury Manor Stud’s first season sire Swiss Spirit in €65,000 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale fair style on her debut. She would have to improve markedly to by De Burgh Equine, consigned by Glenvale Stud take a hand in her discussed target, the Gr.3 Albany Stakes, but The ground was good to soft for an EBF juvenile maiden over six at she should progress from this all the same. The same could be the Curragh on Sunday. Brick By Brick (Big Bad Bob) was made said about the novice stakes at Wolverhampton a colt by the sire, favourite after an unexpected second in a maiden at Navan and who is really knocking in the winners at the moment, won set off at a good gallop, but he was taken on by Commander yesterday evening, also on debut. Awsaaf, who was sent off Grigio (Holy Roman Emperor) and he cracked, leaving his rival to favourite, made all and was understandably green when he got a put behind him what was considered a slightly disappointing bit tired, but he should be able to build on this. debut here that actually looks better now, with the form having worked out, going on to score by over three lengths. Time will tell whether it was a strong race, but Brick By Brick’s previous maiden STAKES RESULT is working out well enough and there is no reason to think the winner is not pretty decent. There was talk of the Gr.2 , but trainer Fozzy Stack would like to keep him back for the Bloodstock Gr.2 Railway Stakes. Peace of Insurance - Mind? Get Covered [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie CLASSIC RESULTS

NORTH AMERICA SWEDEN SWEDISH 1000 GUINEAS, Dianalöpning, Bro Park, 1m, 3yoF, Gr.3 ALL AMERICAN STAKES, Golden Gate Fields, 1mAW, 3yo+, 1st SKr500,000, 2nd SKr250,000, 3rd SKr100,000 1st $60,000, 2nd $20,000, 3rd $12,000 1. HIGH AS A KITE (Fr), 3f, 1. G G RYDER (USA), 6h, Manduro – Troiecat (One Cool Cat) Chhaya Dance – Stormy Gigi (Storm Boot) 2nd dam Guerre De Troie (Risk Me) 2nd dam Antifreeze (It’s Freezing) 3rd dam Troyes (Troy) 3rd dam I’m Really Smokin (Golden Eagle) O: Storfjord Stutteri and Jan Bjordal, O: Hollendorfer LLC and George Todaro, B: Eagle Oak Ranch, T: Jerry Hollendorfer B: G Rollain, T: Yann Barberot 2. FLAMBOYANT (Fr), 6g, €18,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearling Sale Peer Gynt – Relicia Bere (Until Sundown) by Jan Bjordal, consigned by Haras des Capucines O: David Beinstock and Charles Winner, 2. DORCIA (GB), 3f, B: Snc Regnier and San Gabriel Inv Inv, T: Patrick Gallagher Henrythenavigator – Spinola (Spinning World) O: Stall QC, B: Qatar Bloodstock, T: Lennart Jr Reuterskiold €40,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearling Sale Thanks for flying IRT. by Morten Buskop Bloodstock Phone +44 1638 668 003 or consigned by Lieu des Champs click here to visit www.irt.com 3. QUEENS (Swe), 3f, Philomatheia – Flip Flopping Fly (Orientate) 3. ALERT BAY (USA), 6g, O: Oslo Racing Stable, B: Ravdansens Stuteri, IRT870 EBN CityUK July2014_1.indd Zip – Hickory 1 (Dushynator) 21/07/2014 9:14 pm T: Niels Petersen O: Peter Redekop, B: Thomas Newton Bell and Ross John McLeod, Also ran: Brooklyn Carlras, Seraphine, Binoche, Mylegend, T: Blaine D Wight Bankette, Half Heaven, Arctic Run, The Danish Girl, Robinia Face, $65,000 Keeneland January Yearling Sale by ARB, Lady On Ice, Skyhawk, Express Manhattan consigned by Three Chimneys Sales Distances: 3l, 1l, 1l, 2½l, hd, ½l, 1½l, ½l, hd

Also ran: Street Lad, Dalmore, Star Student, Point Piper, The French raider High As A Kite (Manduro) won this Swedish Ike Walker, Camino Del Paraiso Classic in a good style. She a half-sister to the French winner London Distances: hd, hd, nse, 1¾l, 1½l, ½l, 2¾l, 1l Protocol (Muhtathir) and the fast juvenile winner Super Ale

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 9 CLASSIC RESULT ~ RACING REVIEW EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017

(Elusive City). They are out of the placed Troiecat (One Cool Cat), Westerland was held up before taking closer order two furlongs whose nine winning half-siblings are headed by the Listed-placed out and was ridden to challenge at the furlong-marker. Edging Shining War (Shining Steel) and the seven-times winner El right inside the final furlong, the son of Frankel ran on to pip Hey Capitano (Anabaa). Their dam is the placed Guerre De Troie (Risk Gaman (New Approach) at the post. He is a half-sister to the Gr.2 Me) and she is a daughter of the winning Troy mare Troyes, who Gimcrack Stakes winner and Gr.1 -placed sire also produced Gr.2 Ribblesdale Stakes victrix Mont Etoile (Montjeu) Showcasing (Oasis Dream), the Listed Sandy Lane Stakes winner, and Listed-placed Tromond (Lomond; dam of Gr.3 victor Nowhere Gr.3 runner-up and sire Camacho (Danehill), the To Exit, who was runner-up in Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club). The fourth Gr.3 Merribelle Stakes-placed Tendu (Oasis Dream) and the Listed dam, Grecian Sea (Homeric), won once and is the grandam of Gr.1 Flying Fillies Stakes-placed Bouvardia (Oasis Dream). They are winners Islington, Greek Dance and Mountain High. BR out of the Listed Flying Fillies Stakes-placed Arabesque (Zafonic), who is a half-sister to the triple Australian Gr.1 winner Foreteller SWEDISH 2,000 GUINEAS, Jockeyklubbens Jubileumslöpning, (Dansili), the Gr.2 Prix de Sandringham winner Modern Look Bro Park, 1m, 3yo, 1st SKr400,000, 2nd SKr200,000, 3rd SKr80,000 (Zamindar) and the unraced Destined (Danehill; dam of the 1. DARDENNE (Nor), 3g, triple Gr.2 winner in New Zealand, Fix and the dual South African Footstepsinthesand – Distant Beat (Muhtathir) Gr.1-placed Galileo’s Destiny), as well as the winning Oasis 2nd dam Distant Lover (Distant Relative) Dream mare Photographic, who is the dam of the recent Gr.3 3rd dam Hens Grove (Alias Smith) Musidora Stakes winner Shutter Speed. The next dam, the Gr.1 O/B: Stall EOS, T: Wido Neuroth Cheveley Park Stakes winner Prophecy (Warning), is out of the 2. MR SUAREZ (Swe), 3g, Gr.3 (then) Lancashire Oaks winner Andaleeb (Lyphard), who Philomatheia – Made In Sweden (Songline) was also fourth in the Gr.1 Oaks. O: Almrin Racing Stable, B: Lars Almrin, T: Patrick Wahl Arabesque has a filly foal by Oasis Dream. 3. THE KID (Swe), 3c, 2.00 REDCAR, EBF FILLIES’ NOVICE, 6F Binary File – Munay (Desert King) O: Oslo Racing Stable, B: Ulf Sjoholm, T: Niels Petersen Also ran: King’s Son, Delacroix, Taaiqoon, Mikklus Makklus, ebfstallions.com Screwbox Carlras, Desert Eagle, Danny K, Freestyler, Kashgar, Prince Divider Distances: nse, ½l, 1½l, nk, 1½l, ½l, 1l, 1½l, ½l 1. DANCE DIVA (GB), 2f, Mayson – Dance East (Shamardal) Dardenne (Footstepsinthesand) was a very good juvenile, with O/B: Cheveley Park Stud, T: Richard Fahey four wins from six starts, including the valuable Breeders’ Trophy Distances: ½l, 2l. 12 ran. Juvenile at this track. His dam, Distant Beat (Muhtathir), is a half- sister to the Norwegian Oaks victrix Distant Star (Highest Honor) Dance Diva (Mayson) tracked the leaders before hitting the front and her French winning full-brother Highest Lover. They are out of a furlong from home and, despite running green and edging left, Irish winner and dual Scandinavian scorer Distant Lover (Distant ran on to score on her debut. She is the first winner out of the Relative), who was also placed in the Gr.3 C L Weld Park Stakes, and three-time winner at three Dance East (Shamardal), who is a full- she also produced the dual French winner Eightsome Reel sister to the German Listed-placed Isioma, as well as a half-sister (Octagonal). The third dam, Hens Grove (Alias Smith), won in to two other winners. Their dam, the two-year-old winner Russian Belgium and produced five winners. The next dam, Well Off (Welsh Dance (Nureyev), is a half-sister to the St Georges Stakes winner Pageant), produced nine winners, including the sire Sharpset Populist (Fusaichi Pegasus), the winner El Raabi (Fusaichi (), who won eight races in Belgium, including the Gr.1 Pegasus; dam of the Gr.1 Modesty Handicap winner and Gr.1 (then) Prix Lunden, and Royal Loft (Homing), who won two races Beverley D Stakes-placed Ausus) and Unchecked (Unbridled; including the Listed (then) Oak Tree Stakes. BR dam of the Listed Plate Trial Stakes winner Check Your Soul). The third dam, Population (General Assembly), is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Washington DC International Stakes winner and sire YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEW Providential (), the French Champion Two-Year- Old and Gr.1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Play It Safe (Red Alert), BRITAIN as well as the dual Listed winner and sire Prudent Manner (Cure The Blues). Dance East has a yearling colt by Nathaniel and visited 1.50 LEICESTER, EBF 2YO MAIDEN DIV I, 6F Archipenko last year. 2.20 LEICESTER, EBF 2YO MAIDEN DIV II, 6F ebfstallions.com ebfstallions.com 1. WESTERLAND (GB), 2c, Frankel – Arabesque (Zafonic) O: Khalid Abdullah, B: Juddmonte Farms, T: 1. JUNE DOG (GB), 2c, Distances: nse, 1¾l. 10 ran. Helmet – Broadway Dancer (Fantastic Light)

10 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 RACING REVIEW EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017

O: Sullivan Bloodstock Ltd, B: L J Vaessen, T: Richard Hannon winner Bulaxie (Bustino; dam of the Gr.2 (then) Premio Lydia 5,500gns Tattersalls December Foals Sale Tesio winner Claxon; grandam of the Gr.3 winner Cassydora and by Howson and Houldsworth Bloodstock the Listed winners Classic Remark and Mutamarres), the Listed 19,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 3 Prix de la Butte Mortemart winner and Gr.1 Grand Prix de Saint- consigned by Sherbourne Lodge Cloud-placed Zimzalabim, as well as Saeedah (Bustino; dam of £62,000 Tattersalls Ireland Ascot Breeze-Up Sale the Gr.3 Molecomb Stakes-placed Dallaah). The third dam is the by Peter and Ross Doyle Bloodstock winning Blushing Groom mare Galaxie Dust. Distances: hd, ¾l. 10 ran. Luxuria has a yearling colt by Gale Force Ten and visited Acclamation last year. June Dog (Helmet), eleventh of twelve on his debut a month ago, made all the running, kicking for home a furlong out and just 3.30 REDCAR, 3-5YO MEDIAN AUCTION MAIDEN, 1M2F holding off the challenge of Prince Ahwahnee (Harbour Watch). 1. NEAR KETTERING (GB), 3c, He is the first winner out of the winning Fantastic Light mare Medicean – Where’s Broughton (Cadueax Genereux) Broadway Dancer, who is a half-sister to five winners in Japan, O: Mrs A Silver and C Bloor, B: Michael E Broughton, headed by the five-time scorer West End (Pivotal). The second T: Luca Cumani dam, the winner Stage School (Sunday Silence), is a half-sister 15,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 to the European Champion Two-Year-Old, multiple Gr.1 winner consigned by Michael Downey and sire Arazi (Blushing Groom), the European Champion Three- 48,000gns Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up Sale Year-Old Miler, multiple Gr.1 winner and sire Noverre (Rahy), the by Charlie Gordon-Watson Bloodstock Listed Prix des Lilas-placed Fortrose (Forty Niner), the winner Distances: hd, 5l. 5 ran. River Sunset (Irish River; grandam of the Prince of Wales’s Stakes Near Kettering (Medicean) raced in second, behind the pace- winner Golden Moka), the winner Phantom Creek (Mr setting Boulder Bob (Big Bad Bob), before taking over two Prospector; dam of the dual Japanese Listed winner Meisho furlongs out. He was challenged, and headed, by Pattie (Sixties Qualia) and the unraced Prestigious (Rainbow Quest; dam of Icon) entering the final furlong, but dug deep to regain the lead the triple Listed winner Premardal). The third dam, the Gr.3 Prix in the final 100 yards. He is a half-brother to two winners by Minerve runner-up Danseur Fabuleux (Northern Dancer), is a Compton Place and one by Tiger Hill. They are out of the half-sister to the Gr.1 Turf Classic Stakes winner and sire Joyeux winning Cadeaux Genereux mare Where’s Broughton, who is a Danseur (Nureyev) and the Listed Prix de l’Arve winner and sire full-sister to the Gr.2 winner Desert Deer and a Fabuleux Dancer (Nijinsky). half-sister to the multiple Listed winner and Gr.1 Haydock Park Broadway Dancer visited Garswood last year. Sprint Cup-placed Branston Abbey (Risk Me), the Chinese Listed 3.10 LINGFIELD, EBF FILLIES’ NOVICE, 6FAW winner Adversity (Last Tycoon), the dual Listed-placed Big Blow (Last Tycoon) and the Gr.3 Prix d’Arenberg-placed Branston Jewel (Prince Sabo; dam of the Listed Cammidge Trophy winner Falcon Hill and the Listed National Stakes-placed Raine’s Cross; ebfstallions.com grandam of the Gr.3 Flying Five Stakes winner Dutch Masterpiece). Their dam is the Listed St Catherine’s Stakes-placed Tuxford Hideaway (Cawston’s Clown), who is a half-sister to the 1. DOTTED SWISS (Ire), 2f, unraced Branston Express (Bay Express; grandam of the Listed Swiss Spirit – Luxuria (Kheleyf) Two-Year-Old Trophy winner Danum Dancer). The third dam, O: Merriebelle Irish Farm Ltd, B: Sean Gorman, Late Idea (Tumble Wind), won once a the age of three. T: Richard Hannon Where’s Broughton has a two-year-old filly by Equiano, a 35,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale yearling filly by Swiss Spirit and visited and visited Roderic O’ by Peter and Ross Doyle Bloodstock Conner last year. £80,000 Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale 4.20 LEICESTER, EBF NOVICE, 5F by Peter and Ross Doyle Bloodstock Distances: ½l, 2¼l. 9 ran. Dotted Swiss, from the first crop of Swiss Spirit, chased the ebfstallions.com leading pair in the opening stages and closed to challenge a furlong from home, keeping on well to lead inside the final furlong and make a winning debut. She is a half-sister to three 1. ROUSSEL (Ire), 2c, winners by Compton Place and Equiano, out of the juvenile Kodiac – Sodashy (Noverre) winner Luxuria (Kheleyf). She is a half-sister to the Listed National O: Godolphin, B: Tom Darcy and Vincent McCarthy, Stakes winner Sweepstake (Acclamation) and the Stakes-placed T: Charlie Appleby Dustymour (Azamour). Their dam, Dusk Flicker (Suave Dancer), €68,000 Goffs November Foal Sale by Tally-Ho Stud was placed once at three and is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Prix de la £360,000 Goffs UK Breeze-Up Sale by Richard O’Gorman Nonette winner Dust Dancer (Suave Dancer; dam of the Gr.2 Distances: ¾l, nk. 10 ran. winner Spotlight, the Listed Swinley Stakes-placed Dusty Answer; grandam of the Gr.1 Phoenix Stakes winner and sire Roussel (Kodiac) showed early speed and was travelling the best Zoffany, the Gr.3 winner Wilshire Boulevard and the Gr.2 Oaks two furlongs from home. He was soon shaken up and finished the d’Italia-placed Counterclaim), the Gr.3 Fred Darling Stakes race off strongly, holding off the challenge of Demons Rock

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 11 RACING REVIEW EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST MAY 2017

(Requinto). He is the second winner out of the twice-raced Placed on both of his first two starts over a mile, Dhalam (Lonhro) Sodashy (Noverre), who is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Cornwallis was dropped back a furlong and justified favouritism to win in a Stakes winner Ponty Acclaim (Acclaimation). Their dam, the first time tongue-tie. Prominent throughout, he tracked the twice-placed Leopard Creek (Weldnaas), is a full-sister to the leaders, hit the front in the final furlong and held on by a nose multiple Listed winner and dual Gr.3-placed Astonished and a from the closing Narjes (Sepoy). He is the second foal out of the half-sister to the Gr.3 Prix du Petit Couvert winner and Gr.1 Stakes winner War Tigress (War Chant), who is a half-sister to the -placed Bishops Court (Clantime), and Stakes-placed Tiger Bourbon (Big Brown) and six other winners. Amazed (Clantime; dam of the dual Listed winner Dazed And The second dam, Tigresa (Tejano), was Stakes-placed and she is Amazed). The third dam, the dual winner Indigo (Primo Dominie), a half-sister to two other Stakes-placed horses, Mistiff (Dixieland is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Palace House Stakes-placed Blues Indigo Heat) and Manitoba Mark (Aferd), and the winning dam of the (Music Boy; grandam of the Listed winners Tabaret and Saigon). Stakes-placed Winaferd (Aferd). The third dam, Tiff’s Decorated Sodashy has a yearling colt by Alhebayeb and visited Hallowed (Well Decorated), was unplaced, but is a full-sister to the Stakes Crown last year. winner Pulverizing and to the winning dam of the Stakes-placed 6.40 WOLVERHAMPTON, NOVICE, 6FAW Devil’s Flash (Elocutionist). 1. AWSAAF (GB), 2c, Swiss Spirit – Atheera (Shamardal) ITALY O: Hamdan Al Maktoum, B: Lordship Stud, T: Simon Crisford 38,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 by Shadwell Estate Company Distances: 2¼l, shd. 11 ran. International Shipping Agents [email protected] The newcomer Awsaaf became the second winner on the day from the first crop of Whitsbury Manor Stud’s Swiss Spirit and the third within little over 24 hours. Sent off as joint favourite, he broke well, made all and, although green in the final furlong, he stuck to 2.35 (BST) ROME, 2YO FILLIES’ CLAIMER, 1400M the task to win comfortably from the more experienced Our Man 1. MAGIC WAY (Ire), 2f, In Havana (Havana Gold). He is the first foal out of the juvenile Thewayyouare – Sea Fairy (Zamindar) winner Atheera (Shamardal), who is one of four winners from as O: Sebastiano Guerrieri, B: John Connaughton, many runners produced by the unraced Alshamatry (Seeking T: Melania Cascione The Gold). She is a half-sister to the Italian Champion Three-Year- Distances: ½l , 4½l. 6 ran. old and Gr.2 (then) Premio Lydia Tesio winner Najah (Nashwan; The in-form yard of Melania Cascione and Sebastiano Guerrieri dam of the Listed Buckhounds Stakes runner-up Tameen) and the recorded a seventh win in juvenile races from 13 starts. The Listed Harvest Stakes-second Tanaghum (Darshaan; dam of the newcomer Magic Way (Thewayyouare) moved from off the Gr.3 Curragh Cup winner Tactic, the Listed scorer and Gr.2 Prix de pace in the last 400m. She made up a lot of ground and defeated Malleret-placed Yaazy and the Listed Gillies Stakes-second Zahoo, the previous winner Cherry Lips (Blu Air Force). She is the first as well as grandam of the recent Gr.1 hero foal out of the unraced Sea Fairy (Zamindar). The second dam Ribchester and the Gr.3 Ballychorus Stakes scorer Convergence). Fairybook (El Prado) won in France for Sheikh Mohammed and The further family includes the Champion Sprinter and sire delivered the dual scorer Reckless Wave (Cape Cross). The third Elnadim (Danzig), the French Champion Older Mare dam Maiden Tower (Groom Dancer) is just 17-years-old. She Occupandiste (Kaldoun) and the Gr.1 Arlington Million and Gr.1 won the Gr.2 Prix de Sandringham and ran second in the Gr.1 Woodbine Mile winner Mondialiste (Galileo). Poule d’Essai des Pouliches and Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Atheera has a yearling full-sister to the winner and she foaled a Cup. She has produced six winners topped by Penglai Pavillon colt by Hot Streak on the 15th March this year. (Monsun), a serious performer who won at Listed level in France, 7.10 WOLVERHAMPTON, 3YO MAIDEN, 7FAW ran second in the Gr.2 Grand Prix de Deauville and was fifth in the 1. DHALAM (USA), 3c, Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. He was then Gr.2-placed over Lonhro – War Tigress (War Chant) hurdles for Bloomfields, returned to the Flat and won the O: Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah, B: Waymore LLC, Cesarewitch last season at the age of six by a street. T: John Gosden $72,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale 3.10 (BST) ROME, 2YO C&G CLAIMER, 1400M by Brown Island Stables 1. EXCELEGRIF (GB), 2c, €160,000 Arqana May 2yo Breeze-Up Sale Excelebration – Magika (Dubawi) by Blandford Bloodstock O: Allevamento Il Grifone, B: Wattlefield Stud & Partner, Distances: nse, nse. 11 ran. T: Luigi Di Dio Distances: 9l, ¾l. 6 ran.

Excelegrif (Excelebration), dropped in class after a third place on his debut at Naples, relished the longer trip. He set an honest pace and strolled home nine lengths clear of Vocepoetica (Poet’s KYBRED USBRED Voice). He should win more races. His dam Magika (Dubawi) scored four wins, all at Wolverhampton, from eight and a half furlongs to one mile and half, and finished her career with an

12 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 US Dollar 1.2873 Euro 1.1511 Swiss Franc 1.2549 Japanese Yen 142.8600 Canadian Dollar 1.7340 Australian Dollar 1.7259 New Zealand Dollar 1.8167 Swedish Krona RACING REVIEW ~ STAKES FIELD ~ FIRST CROP SIRE11.2440 MAIDENS Norwegian Krone EBN:10.8647 DanishWEDNESDAY, Krone 8.5630 United 31ST Arab EmiratesMAY 2017Dirham 4.7270 Russian Ruble 72.8410 Singapore Dollar 1.7828 Hong Kong Dollar 10.0310 *Above rates are the mid-market rates at 4.00pm on 30/05/2017 official rating of 87. The second dam Aline’s Wings (In The Wings) won twice in Italy and produced four winners in Europe, topped by the fast Arte Volante (Dutch Art), who was Gr.3-placed during her juvenile campaign. Aline’s Wings was purchased by an Indian breeder and has delivered a winner in her new country. The third dam Ale Ale (Storm Cat) won no less than eleven races and produced the Gr.3 winner In The Night (In The Wings) and Tillahow (Tillerman), a Gr.3 scorer over hurdles in Ireland. US DOLLAR: 1.2873 SWEDISH KRONA: 11.2440 Magika has a yearling colt by Mount Nelson. EURO: 1.1511 NORWEGIAN KRONE: 10.8647 Franco Raimondi SWISS FRANC: 1.2549 DANISH KRONE: 8.5630 JAPANESE YEN: 142.8600 UAE DIRHAM: 4.7270 CANADIAN DOLLAR: 1.7340 RUSSIAN RUBLE: 72.8410 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR: 1.7259 SINGAPORE DOLLAR: 1.7828 NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR: 1.8167 HONG KONG DOLLAR: 10.0310 STAKES FIELD Above rates are the mid-market rates at 4.00pm on 30/05/2017 BRITAIN HAVANA GOLD LR EBF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE OAKS STAKES, Nottingham, Anna Briggs (GB), 2f, ex Netta (Barathea) 1m2¼f, 4yo+f&m, 1st £22,684, 2nd £8,600, 3rd £4,304, 4.20pm 7.20 Kempton Park, fillies’ novice auction, 6fAW ALF GUINEAS (Ire), 4f, Sea The Stars – Sayyedati Storm (Storm Cat) LETHAL FORCE CHINOISERIES (GB), 4f, Show Of Force (GB), 2f, ex Craighall (Dubawi) Archipenko – Robe Chinoise (Robellino) 7.20 Kempton Park, fillies’ novice auction, 6fAW ENTSAR (Ire), 4f, MOST IMPROVED Fastnet Rock – Starfish (Galileo) Just For The Craic (Ire), 2g, ex Beziers (Fasliyev) LUCY THE PAINTER (Ire), 5m, 2.00 Beverley, claimer, 5f Excellent Art – Royal Bounty (Generous) MORE MISCHIEF (GB), 5m, RED JAZZ Azamour – Mischief Making (Lemon Drop Kid) Marilyn M (Ire), 2f, ex Jilly Choo (Bahamian Bounty) PERMISSION (GB), 4f, 2.20 Nottingham, EBF fillies’ maiden, 5f Authorized – Continua (Elusive Quality) Electric Landlady (Ire), 2f, ex Margie (Marju) PLAYFUL SOUND (GB), 4f, 7.20 Kempton Park, fillies’ novice auction, 6fAW Street Cry – Giants Play (Giant’s Causeway) SOCIETY ROCK SINGYOURSONG (Ire), 4f, Society’s Dream (Ire), 2f, ex Majestic Eviction (King’s Theatre) Aqlaam – Dhan Dhana (Dubawi) 2.00 Beverley, claimer, 5f VERY DASHING (GB), 4f, WESTLAKE Dansili – Dash To The Top (Montjeu) Lady Alavesa (GB), 2f, ex Matilda Peace (Namaqualand) WILAMINA (Ire), 4f, 7.20 Kempton Park, fillies’ novice auction, 6fAW Zoffany – Tropical Lake (Lomond) FIRST CROP SIRE MAIDENS

DABIRSIM Absolute Silence (Ger), 2c, ex Aloha Iwanaga (xxx) 3.05 [BST] Milan, maiden, 1200m FINJAAN Holmfirst (GB), 2g, ex Forrest Star (Fraam) 2.00 Beverley, claimer, 5f

EBN CONTACTS Advertising – Claire Taylor Editor-in-Chief – Virginia Hopwood [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0) 772 572 4133 +44 (0) 1638 666512 General Enquiries Press Releases [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0) 1638 666512 Copyright European Bloodstock News +44 (0) 1638 666512 This news sheet may not be reproduced NOTE: All race results and cards referred in any form or by any means, Subscriptions –­ Doug Forster to in the European Bloodstock News are electronically or mechanical, without the [email protected] designated Group/Graded status according prior consent of the copyright owner, +44 (0) 1883 714800 to their own domestic Jockey Clubs. Thoroughbred Advertising

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 13