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SUNDAY, 12 AUGUST 2018 ALPHA ATTRACTION MAIN EDITION BOUNCES Like the stars of the silver screen alighting on the Cannes Film BACK AT NEWMARKET Festival, the Niarchos Family=s Alpha Centauri (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) is the prime head-turner on display in Deauville on Sunday as she bids to extend her summer dominance in the G1 Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois, a >Win and You=re In= qualifier for the GI Breeders= Cup Mile. Guided to easy wins in the June 22 G1 Coronation S. and July 13 G1 Falmouth S. by Colm O=Donoghue following her breakthrough success in the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas, the homebred >TDN Rising Star> has ground conditions in her favour here and a comfortable cushion on ratings. AI=m looking forward to it, she=s in good form and came out of the Falmouth really well,@ her rider commented. AObviously she=s flying over there for the first time and group ones are never easy to win, but we are going there full of confidence.@ Cont. p5 Main Edition is now four wins from five starts | Racing Post IN TDN AMERICA TODAY ANOTHER BROWN-LETTER DAY IN CHICAGO For the second year in a row, trainer Chad Brown came to Arlington Putting her most recent disappointment in the G2 Duchess of Park and conquerered, leaving with wins in the GI Arlington Million Cambridge S. behind her, Main Edition (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) and GI Beverly D. S. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN returned to winning ways by leading at every step of America. Newmarket=s G3 german-thoroughbred.com Sweet Solera S. on Saturday. Sent off the 7-4 favourite despite a three-pound penalty as a result of her success in the June 22 G3 Albany S. at Royal Ascot, Saif Ali=s bay was always travelling best under P J McDonald and gave generously on her first try over the seventh furlong to beat the Albany runner-up La Pelosa (Ire) (Dandy Man {GB}) by 1 1/4 lengths. AShe has more than confirmed the form of Ascot,@ Johnston said. AThe step up to seven was no problem.@ Only seventh when taken on for the lead by La Pelosa and then badly hampered in the Duchess of Cambridge over six furlongs at this track July 13, Main Edition was understandably in need of extra distance given that her pedigree is far from a sprinters= one. AWe needed a bit of a confidence booster after the last run, as she was clearly badly hampered,@ her trainer continued. AI think she was beaten at the time when she was hampered and she got very upset at the start. I don=t know if it knocked her mentally, but we needed to get a confidence booster and a race going smoothly. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 12 AUGUST 2018 Main Edition Bounces Back at Newmarket cont. She got edgy at the start again, as there was a delay opening the stalls, but it was nice to have a nice straightforward race to get her back on track.@ Pedigree Notes... Main Edition=s G2 Sandown Mile-winning half-brother Major Cadeaux (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) was also placed in the G1 Sussex S. and G1 Prix Jacques le Marois, but he did not stay as far as his half-sibling Beachfire (GB) (Indian Haven {GB}) who captured Royal Ascot=s Listed Wolferton H. over a mile and a quarter. The second dam is the GI Selima S. winner Capades (Overskate), whose stakes-placed half-sister Capades Dancer (Gate Dancer) produced the MGSW and GISP sire Vangelis (Highest Honor {Fr}). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Saturday, Newmarket, Britain GERMAN-THOROUGHBRED.COM SWEET SOLERA S.-G3, ,50,000, Newmarket, 8-11, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:27.31, g/s. 1--MAIN EDITION (IRE), 129, f, 2, by Zoffany (Ire) 1st Dam: Maine Lobster, by Woodman 2nd Dam: Capades, by Overskate 3rd Dam: Medal of Valor, by Damascus (62,000gns Ylg >17 TATOCT). O-Saif Ali; B-Minch Bloodstock TEODORO DOMINATES AT HAYDOCK (IRE); T-Mark Johnston; J-P J McDonald. ,28,355. Lifetime Springing a surprise in Saturday=s G3 Rose of Lancaster S., Record: 5-4-0-0, $118,873. *1/2 to Major Cadeaux (GB) Laurence Bellman and Caroline Ingram=s 4-year-old Teodoro (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), MGSW & G1SP-Eng, G1SP-Fr & (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) made all to land another blow on the Classic GSP-Ire, $541,713; and Beachfire (GB) (Indian Haven {GB}), generation. Followed home by the year-older Brorocco (GB) SW-Eng, $146,581. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks (Shirocco {Ger}) at a respectable 3 1/4-length distance, with the report & 5-cross pedigree. best of the 3-year-olds being the third-placed 13-8 favourite 2--La Pelosa (Ire), 126, f, 2, Dandy Man (Ire)--Lauren=s Girl (Ire), Zaaki (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) 1 1/4 lengths away, the dual by Bushranger (Ire). (i52,000 Wlg >16 GOFNOV; i40,000 RNA Haydock winner showed that course form can count for much Ylg >17 GOFOR; 280,000gns 2yo >18 TATBRE). O-Godolphin; even in this kind of company. Expertly steered by the renowned B-Elton Lodge Stud (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby. ,10,750. front-running specialist Richard Kingscote, the 10-1 shot who 3--Model Guest (GB), 126, f, 2, Showcasing (GB)--Looks All Right was last seen finishing fourth as favourite for the Old Newton (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). (135,000gns Ylg >17 TAOCT). Cup H. over a mile and a half here July 7 kicked clear in early O-John Guest Racing; B-Glebe Farm Stud (GB); T-G. G. straight and was quickly beyond recall. AThis horse has done Margarson. ,5,380. really well this year and it=s a big thank you to Paul Gallagher Margins: 1 1/4, 2HF, 1. Odds: 1.75, 3.50, 33.00. who rides the horse in all his work and has got him beautifully Also Ran: Impulsion (Ire), Ajrar (GB), Pennywhistle (Ire), relaxed,@ the rider said. AHalfway up the straight I thought I had California Love (GB). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, possibly overdone it, but thankfully that wasn=t the case.@ sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Teodoro, who had served notice that he was ready for this type of test when winning a 12-furlong handicap at Newbury by FIND US ON FACEBOOK six lengths June 26, is heading to York=s big upcoming meeting. www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 12 AUGUST 2018 Rose of Lancaster S. cont. AWe came here because having looked at the Ebor, there was another two weeks to go and he has to have fast ground,@ trainer Tom Dascombe said. AI suppose we could still look at York.@ Pedigree Notes... Teodoro is the second stakes winner for Altesse Imperiale (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) alongside the Possibly Perfect S. winner Vice President, International Operations September Stars (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}). Also responsible for Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN the G1 Racing Post Trophy third Altruistic (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), she [email protected] is a daughter of Ange Bleu (Alleged) whose three black-type + 1.732.320.0975 winners feature the GI Beverly D. S. and GI Diana S. heroine Angara (Alzao) and the G2 Prix Corrida scorer Actrice (Ire) International Editor (Danehill). Connected to the GI Breeders= Cup Classic-winninig Kelsey Riley sire Arcangues (Sagace {Fr}), the dam also has an as-yet unraced Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN 3-year-old filly by Sea the Stars (Ire) named Sea the Queen (Ire), [email protected] an unnamed 2-year-old filly by the same sire bought by John Hammond for 75,000gns at the 2016 Tattersalls October Sale European Editor Emma Berry and a 2018 filly by Gleneagles (Ire). Click for the free Twitter: @collingsberry Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] Contributing Editor Alan Carasso Twitter: @EquinealTDN Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Teodoro | Racing Post Tom Frary [email protected] Saturday, Haydock, Britain SMARKETS BETTING EXCHANGE ROSE OF LANCASTER S.-G3, Irish Correspondent ,63,000, Haydock, 8-11, 3yo/up, 10f 100yT, 2:07.53, g/f. Daithi Harvey 1--TEODORO (IRE), 131, g, 4, by Teofilo (Ire) 1st Dam: Altesse Imperiale (Ire), by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Regular Columnists 2nd Dam: Ange Bleu, by Alleged Andrew Caulfield John Berry 3rd Dam: Albertine (Fr), by Irish River (Fr) Kevin Blake 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (i68,000 Ylg >15 Tom Peacock TISEP). O-Laurence Bellman & Caroline Ingram; B-John Connaughton (IRE); T-Tom Dascombe; J-Richard Kingscote. ,35,727. Lifetime Record: 14-6-0-0, $98,433. *1/2 to TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 12 AUGUST 2018 September Stars (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), SW-US, $129,781; Sprint Cup hero and sire Wolfhound (Nureyev). Weekend and Altruistic (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), G1SP-Eng & GSP-Ire. Click for Strike=s yearling filly and 2018 colt are also by Galileo. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. *Triple Plus*. 2--Brorocco (GB), 131, g, 5, Shirocco (Ger)--Lady Brora (GB), by Saturday, Cork, Ireland Dashing Blade (GB). O-Kingsclere Racing Club; B-Kingsclere IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF GIVE THANKS S.-G3, i75,000, Stud (GB); T-Andrew Balding.