SATURDAY, 24 JULY 2021 GOFFS ORBY TO BE HELD IN IRELAND CAN LOVE The Goffs Orby Sale will be staged at Kildare Paddocks in CONQUER ALL? Ireland on its originally scheduled dates of Sept. 28 and 29, with Ireland having recently lifted quarantine requirements for most vaccinated visitors entering the country. The Goffs Sportsman=s Sale, which had had a contingency plan of Nov. 1 and 2 at Kildare Paddocks, will immediately follow the Orby Sale on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, AWe are delighted and hugely relieved that the Irish Government=s latest announcements will allow the Irish National Yearling Sale to be held where it belongs, in Kildare. At this point I would like to thank Tattersalls for their collaborative approach to work on a contingency plan with us should overseas buyers have been unable to come to Ireland. However, I think all of us are pleased that this contingency is not required and each sale can take place at the right time and in the right place. Frankly the Orby and Sportsman=s Sales are Irish sales held for Irish breeders to Love looks for her sixth Group 1 win in the King George | Scoop Dyga sell their best to the world, and we can now focus on delivering the best trade possible to repay those vendors who have Customarily, when a Ballydoyle VIP attracts the kind of support maintained their support.@ Cont. p5 that Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) has in the lead-up to Saturday=s G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco S. at Ascot, it is more than a subtle pointer to the eventual outcome. Whether the filly who so readily dispatched of her peers in last year=s G1 1000 Guineas, G1 Epsom Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks has this inspiringly-crafted renewal Alocked down@ depends not only on the strength of the opposition but also on the volatile weather. A renowned Adaisy-cutter@ who had fast conditions in her favour when returning to garner the G1 Prince of Wales=s S. at the Royal meeting here June 16, the chestnut could literally have the ground underneath her shift if the storms hit hard. Up to 13mm of rain is forecast overnight, which brings Wonderful Tonight (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) heavily into the equation and favours the 3-year-old colts Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and Lone Eagle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who already have the advantage of an Kildare Paddocks | Goffs eight-pound pull due to weight-for-age. Love also has the question mark hanging over her concerning the kind of opposition she has so far faced, having met only four IN TDN AMERICA TODAY members of the other sex, all in the Prince of Wales=s where her OVERCROWDING ONE WEEKEND, ISOLATION THE NEXT stablemate Armory (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was just 1 1/2 lengths Chris McGrath reflects on Saturday’s GI Coaching Club behind. American Oaks, which drew just four fillies. Click or tap here to Cont. p2 go straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 24 JULY 2021 Saturday Racing Preview cont. from p1 Ryan Moore has hit a seam with the stable=s Group 1 runners Old-stager Desert Encounter (Ire) (Halling) was only 4 1/2 in the past three weeks and added, AThis is possibly a deeper lengths back on that occasion and he is nowhere near this level race than the betting would have you believe. She was obviously these days, so it may be that the filly has something to prove an exceptional 3-year-old and we were delighted with her here despite the positive vibes. AShe ended up making the reappearance win in the Prince of Wales=s S. here, as she running in the Prince of Wales=s, but she=s very straightforward wouldn=t have been fully tuned up then. There could easily be and very genuine and everything has gone well with her since,@ more to come from her too and I think it is fair to say she is the Aidan O=Brien commented. AShe=s very versatile--she had the one to beat if it stays fast. She is a top-class racehorse.@ pace to win a Guineas and seemed to get the Oaks trip very well If the weather turns, Christopher Wright=s Wonderful Tonight but we want nice ground as she=s a nice mover.@ will be poised to strike and after what happened in the course- and-distance G2 Hardwicke S. June 19 she will be a key member of the select party in the case of the ground easing significantly. SHE HAD THE PACE TO WIN A GUINEAS This time last year, she was being put in her place by Valia (Fr) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) in ParisLongchamp=s Listed Prix de AND SEEMED TO GET THE OAKS TRIP Thiberville, but her subsequent ascension has been remarkable VERY WELL BUT WE WANT NICE and she is a true elite performer now. Finding two stones of improvement through wins in the G3 Prix Minerve at Deauville GROUND AS SHE’S A NICE MOVER in August and the G1 Prix de Royallieu back at ParisLongchamp Aidan O’Brien on Love and G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S. at Ascot in October, she showed the kind of acceleration when dealing with Broome (Ire) (Australia {GB}) in the Hardwicke that wins these kind of races. AShe has everything,@ trainer David Menuisier said earlier this week. AThe will to win and the strength. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 24 JULY 2021 Saturday Racing Preview cont. AShe=s sweet but assertive. She knows what she wants in life and that translates to the track. She does everything actively, she=s a busy bee. This filly, on very soft ground, does not need to make an effort when others do. Even when she=s lacking fitness, that gets her there because the others get tired.@ While this race used to be the second port of call for winners Senior Vice President Gary King of the G1 Epsom Derby after the Eclipse and Irish Derby, that is Twitter: @garykingTDN no longer the case and it came as something of a mild surprise [email protected] when Charlie Appleby committed Adayar to the cause this year. + 1.732.320.0975 There have been mitigating circumstances for the void of Derby heroes appearing here, with injuries and the weather International Editor intervening to scupper some best-laid plans. Of the trio who Kelsey Riley have tried the lauded double since the success of Galileo in Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN 2001, Kris Kin (Kris S.) managed a third placing in 2003 despite [email protected] being one of the lesser Epsom winners since the turn of the European Editor century and both Workforce (GB) (King=s Best) and Anthony Van Emma Berry Dyck (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) had excuses when finishing out of the Twitter: @collingsberry frame. [email protected] Adayar looks at this stage to be one of the better blue riband heroes of recent times, with the form of his June 5 romp Associate International Editor subsequently upheld by the exploits of stablemate Hurricane Heather Anderson Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and others including the GI Belmont Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Derby winner Bolshoi Ballet (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Until proven Marketing Manager otherwise, the Appleby yard seems to have the two best middle- Alayna Cullen distance colts of their generation and now that Hurricane Lane Twitter: @AlaynaCullen has upped the ante the ball is in Adayar=s court again. AIt hasn=t [email protected] been done since Galileo, so to take Adayar there is a huge occasion,@ his trainer said. AWhat surprised us at Epsom was the Contributing Editors turn of foot he showed halfway up the run-in, because we=d Alan Carasso never seen it before. Post-race we analysed it and Hurricane Christina Bossinakis Lane probably wouldn=t have been able to quicken like Adayar Cafe Racing did.@ Sean Cronin Tom Frary [email protected] Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY KIA ORA PURCHASES JENNIFER ECCLES The Group 1 winner cost a record NZ$800,000 on Gavelhouse Adayar looks to be the first horse to do the Derby/King George double Plus. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Aus/NZ. since his grandsire Galileo in 2001 | racingfotos.com FEED THE DIFFERENCE For that extra bit of FEED THE DREAMLOPER backup and support Valiant Stakes, Group 3 while training your DIFFERENCE Champions, Saracen are here to help. Congratulations to Trainer Ed Walker & all the Team Trainers know at Kingsdown Stables they can rely on us. Call a member of our dedicated specialist Thoroughbred team. POLLY BONNOR Tel: +44 7973 802 210 DANIELA NOWARA Tel: +33 676 17 88 99 CLARE ROBERTS Tel: +44 7714 768250 contact the Office Tel: +44 1488 73456 or visit www.saracenhorsefeeds.com/thoroughbred Partnering with TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 24 JULY 2021 Saturday Racing Preview cont. Sandown and goes there in good enough form. He obviously ran AWe=ve seen what St Mark=s Basilica did for that generation in in February and March and it=s a long time to keep them going the Eclipse at Sandown and now the 3-year-olds go into the all season, so we thought we best give him a break before the big-boy division over a mile and a half,@ Appleby added of the summer.@ Aidan O=Brien gave an indication that Broome could homebred, who is only the second runner for his sire in this and set the pace as he said, AHe loves to bowl along.