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WEDNESDAY, 26 APRIL, 2017 GOSDEN A DAB HAND BILL OPPENHEIM: EUROPEAN SECOND- CROP SIRES WITH CLASSIC FILLIES Three European second-crop sires--Juddmonte=s Frankel (Galileo); Darley=s Sepoy (Elusive Quality); and Coolmore=s Excelebration (Exceed And Excel)--saw important black-type performances last weekend. Following Andrew Caulfield=s illuminating discussion of Sepoy and another Darley sire, Helmet (also by Exceed and Excel), let=s drill down a little bit and look at these sires in the context of the whole list of European second-crop sires. Any discussion of that list of course begins with Frankel, only the greatest racehorse of all time; we discussed this in our Apr. 5 column, in which we noted that Frankel had an Official Rating of 140, a highest RPR of 143, and his best Timeform rating was 147, the all-time best. Frankel now leads the European second-crop sire >money list= in cumulative worldwide earnings, and his numbers of black-type horses are quite impressive. cont. p4 John Gosden and son Thady on Tuesday | Emma Berry IN TDN AMERICA TODAY By Emma Berry ORB COLT PACES OBS APRIL OPENER In the centre of the main yard at Clarehaven Stables sits a Jessica Martini and Christie DeBernardis have industry leading newly-installed bronze commemorating John Gosden's 2015 on-site coverage from day one of OBS’ Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds Derby and Arc winner Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}). The in Training. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. trainer is not yet sure if he has a Derby horse for this year--Cracksman (GB) (Frankel {GB}), another Anthony Oppenheimer homebred, may answer that for him in the Investec Derby Trial at Epsom on Wednesday afternoon--but he does have an exciting brace of fillies for the English and French 1000 Guineas. The winners of the G3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn S. and G3 Dubai Duty Free Fred Darling S., Daban (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) and Dabyah (Ire) (Sepoy {Aus}), provided a memorable week for their owner Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah, whose only problem now is to decide, with Gosden, which filly should run in which Classic. In many ways, it's a decision which makes itself, as the more seasoned Dabyah has already had a trip across the Channel when she ran third in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac, making the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches on May 14 her more obvious target. Meanwhile, Daban's Nell Gwyn strike showed that she has the poise to handle the Rowley Mile's famous 'dip', which has been the undoing of so many Classic hopefuls, and will stay at home for the G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas on Sunday week. cont. p2 It’s time for second thoughts! Just look how well the first three-year-olds by our second-season stallions Sepoy, Helmet, Casamento and Rio de la Plata are doing... Sepoy Helmet Casamento Rio de la Plata Dalham Hall Stud, UK Dalham Hall Stud, UK Dalham Hall Stud, UK Haras du Logis, France Second-season sires ranked by Second-season sires ranked by Second-season sires ranked by 2017 Stakes winners in Europe 2017 Stakes horses in Europe average earnings per runner 1 Sepoy 2 1 Frankel 4 in Europe, 2017 2 Casamento 1 2 Casamento 3 1 Rio de la Plata €7,351 Helmet 1 Sepoy 3 2 Frankel €5,946 Delegator 1 4 Helmet 2 3 Redoute’s Choice €5,893 Excelebration 1 Redoute’s Choice 2 4 Tin Horse €5,464 Frankel 1 6 Rio de la Plata 1 5 Excelebration €4,594 Rajsaman 1 Campanologist 1 6 Foxwedge €3,730 Redoute’s Choice 1 Delegator 1 7 Casamento €3,670 Excelebration 1 8 Harbour Watch €3,400 Foxwedge 1 9 Sepoy €3,363 Power 1 10 Helmet €3,264 Rajsaman 1 11 So You Think €3,171 12 Bated Breath €3,054 13 Sir Prancealot €2,988 14 Nathaniel €2,932 15 Delegator €2,770 15+ runners Call now to enquire about late-season availability: there’s not a second to waste... +44 (0)1638 730070 +33 (0)2 33 36 21 20 www.darleystallions.com Data collected: 24/04/17 Darley TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 12 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 26 APRIL, 2017 "We were in Deauville last year and it's a wonderful straight mile," he said. "If you stand at the mile start at Longchamp you shake your head that they can run a Classic race from there. If you're drawn above six you're history, as you have to stay straight. It's a desperate start, so we all had a vote in the bar at Deauville that we'd like to keep the Poules there forever Gosden A Dab Hand With Classic Fillies cont. from p1 because it's such a lovely straight track. Unfortunately, France "Dabyah last year ran great in France and at the moment she Galop weren't too amused as they are building a new will go back to France but she'll also be left in the Guineas here," grandstand at Longchamp. The mile start at Longchamp is a said Gosden while addressing a press pack on Newmarket's dreadful problem. Look at horses like Intello (Ger) (Galileo Warren Hill on Tuesday morning. "Daban will go to Newmarket {Ire})--clearly the best horse in the race who was done by the and she's already shown she handles the track well. I'm very draw. It's not a good way to run a Classic, so we really like happy with her. If for any reason she Deauville." didn't run then Dabyah would For this year at least, Gosden has switch here." his wish, and he admits that it's hard Showing avowed loyalty to his to split the two fillies. "They've home town, he added, "The Guineas never worked together but they are here is number one, the Pouliches is very similar types--seven furlongs to number two--I've been lucky to win a mile is their trip, they won't go an it a couple of times but it is number inch over. They are both very much two. I don't think there is any point that type but you can see that on for an owner with two fillies who their breeding anyway." have won their trials to be taking He added, "Richard Brown of each other on when there are two Blandford Bloodstock found these races a week apart. The 1000 fillies and the owner has backed his Guineas looks like it will be an John Gosden and Daban on Tuesday | Emma Berry judgement so he deserves to have exciting race and we have all the them. They've already each won a respect in the world for Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Group 3 and it's not easy to win group races with anything. They obviously, as she comes with solid form." both have nice pedigrees to make broodmares." Last year, Gosden won the Nell Gwyn for the same owner with While Daban and Dabyah provided the highlights, they were Nathra (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), who subsequently finished runner-up by no means the only winners from Clarehaven last week, with to La Cressonniere (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) in the Poule d'Essai des Gosden's team having started the Turf season in rude health. Pouliches in its temporary home of Deauville, where it remains Juddmonte's Shutter Speed (GB) (Dansili {GB}) remained this year as the Longchamp renovation is completed. The trainer unbeaten when winning a 10-furlong conditions race at is just one of a number in the racing world who has expressed a Newbury, earning >TDN Rising Star= status, while Gracious Diana preference for France's first two Classics to remain on (GB) (Foxwedge {Aus}) showed an impressive turn of foot over Normandy's fairer track. the same course and distance when shedding her maiden tag. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 12 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 26 APRIL, 2017 "Shutter Speed is a good filly and has always looked our best middle-distance 3-year-old filly. She ran well last year when it was soft and we are heading towards the Musidora at York with her," Gosden offered. "Her pedigree is quick--her dam is by Oasis Dream and a mile-and-a-quarter may be her perfect trip, but we will see." He continued, "Gracious Diana is a lovely filly and I think she is a Ribblesdale filly. We hope to go back to Newbury with her for VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS the [Swettenham Stud] Oaks Trial." Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN Meanwhile, Gosden also plans to run the Robin Geffen [email protected] homebred Astronomy's Choice (GB) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) + 1.732.320.0975 and Anthony Oppenheimer's Precious Ramotswe (GB) International Editor (Nathaniel {GB}) in the Listed Pretty Polly S. at the Guineas Kelsey Riley meeting--a race won in the past by Ouija Board (GB) en route to Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] Classic success at Epsom. The unbeaten China Horse Club colt Middle Kingdom (War European Editor Front) would need to be supplemented to run in the G1 Investec Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry Derby on June 3 but, following his victory last week at [email protected] Newmarket, he will head next to York for the Derby trial won Contributing Editors two years ago by Golden Horn with stablemate and subsequent Heather Anderson Irish Derby winner Jack Hobbs (GB) (Halling) in second. Alan Carasso Gosden confirmed, "I am going to have a go at the Dante with Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Middle Kingdom and find out where we stand.