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CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL REVIEW

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QUARTET FOR MULLINS picture There was a record crowd on day one of the Festival and there was no stopping trainer , who pulled off a 62/1 four-timer, equalling ’s record of four winners in one afternoon at the meeting, set on day two in 2012. The charge was headed by the unbeaten hurdler (), who was the outstanding all-the- way winner of the Gr.1 . Sent off odds-on Faugheen (Germany) in full flight on his way to victory favourite, the Rich Ricci-owned gelding was always in yesterday’s Gr.1 Champion Hurdle, one of four winners travelling powerfully under Walsh and, when asked for his on the opening day for trainer Willie Mullins effort turning for home, the reaction was instant as the seven-year-old skipped up the hill to record a one and a Mullins said: “We bought him off Andy Slattery. The day half length victory from his fast-finishing stablemate we bought him, he just looked like an ordinary racehorse. Arctic Fire (Soldier Hollow), with former Champions There wasn’t any wow factor about him. Andy said he was () and () in third and better than average, we took his advice and it has paid off. fourth respectively. He’s young, he’s improving, he’s coming on and what can Walsh said: “He is definitely not slow and no-one else I say, he’s got a long way to go to be as good as Hurricane wanted to make it, so I was only going to go my fractions Fly. He probably won’t jump a fence. When you’ve got a in front – I wasn’t going to go theirs. He’s got such a good good hurdler like this there’s no reason to go turn of foot though. This is probably the best feel I’ve ever chasing.” had from him – it was certainly his biggest challenge Speaking about second-placed Arctic Fire, who may be facing all these good horses. It’s some training sent down the flat route and head for the Gr.1 Melbourne performance to have the 1-2-3 and a 1-2 in the Supreme. Cup, he added: “Arctic Fire is a horse we know is It’s a great place to work and the man’s a genius. He has improving and I don’t think I still have him fit yet, which is a great team of staff around him and it’s brilliant to be part incredible but I still can’t see a rib on him.” and of the of it.” third: “Hurricane Fly ran a terrific race, I thought he was

1 EBN Wednesday, 11th March 2015 RACING REVIEW going to get right into it at the second-last. I think Paul turned because I get too nervous to watch. I stand next to [Townend] was very happy and I was happy how he ran – my friend Joe and he tells me how it’s going. I did see him no disgrace.” come up the stretch.” Bred in Ireland by Dr John Waldron, he was sold to Peter Mullins said: “He was very free early on and I thought Quinlan in a private sale for €4,000 at Tattersalls Ireland, that might be his undoing if he clipped the top of a hurdle. and was subsequently purchased as a three-year-old at I didn’t expect him to be like that because he’s very Goffs by Meadowview Stables from Castletown House for relaxed at home. We give Ruby a bit of stick when the €12,000. He is out of the unraced Miss Pickering horse is keen under him at the races. is every inch (Accordion), whose second dam Bali () is a a chaser – are they famous last words, because I said the full-sister to the Gr.3 Premio Royal Mares winner Ombra same about Faugheen last year. He’s got scope and Del Sol (dam of the Old Newton Cup winner and sire needs to fill out – after a summer at grass I hope he comes Dogberry). back a big, well-muscled horse. He’s raw, but has natural ability. DOUVAN STROLLS TO THIRD Second on his debut for Philippe Peltier at Saint-Malo, SUPREME FOR TEAM MULLINS he has won all four of his other starts for Mullins to date. The combination of Mullins, Walsh and Ricci promises to be Bred in France by Haras de la Faisanderie, his third dam the team to beat at this week’s Festival, and they got off to Miss French (Mistigri) is a full-sister to the sire Gr.3 Prix a flyer with Douvan (Walk In The Park) in the opener, the Hypothese winner Discover D’Auteuil and comes from Gr.1 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. It was the third year running the family of the Listed-winning Laurblond and his Listed- they had won the race, having taken it with Champagne placed dam Aigie Blonde. Fever and in 2013 and 2014 respectively. OUTSTANDING Paddy Brennan set a decent pace on Some Plan (Winged Love) and, although Douvan pulled hard early MAKES ALL FOR VICTORY on, Walsh quickly switched him off behind the leaders. Mullins and Walsh followed up in the Gr.1 Arkle Challenge The second favourite L’Ami Serge (King’s Theatre) was Trophy, where odds-on favourite Un De Sceaux (Denham settled out the back by , but had to dodge Red) recorded a highly impressive pillar to post victory in Seedling (Cockney Rebel) as he unseated Gavin the colours of Eddie O’Connell, giving Mullins a first victory Sheehan at the fourth flight, where he lost momentum and in the race. The seven-year-old led the field over the first never managed to land a blow. (Midnight and was joined briefly by Dunraven Storm (Presenting) at Legend) and Tell Us More () hit the front two out the second, but he soon shook him off and regained a few but Douvan was hot on their heels and unleashed by lengths advantage. His only other challenger came in the Walsh around the final turn, where he cruised past and shape of God’s Own (Oscar), who joined the favourite skipped over the last to go on and win readily by four and round the final turn, but he drifted left under pressure after a half lengths in a time faster than the Gr.1 Champion the last and Un De Sceaux put in an excellent leap and Hurdle later in the day. Stablemate Shaneshill (King’s kept on strongly up the hill to win by six lengths, with Theatre) came through to take second and Sizing John Josses Hill (Winged Love) staying on for third. stayed on for third, ahead of L’Ami Serge. Walsh was full of praise for the seven-year-old following The former head of corporate and investment banking at the race and feels he could be as good as some of the Barclays Bank, Ricci said: “It’s unbelievable – three in a best two-mile chasers he has ridden. It was Walsh’s first row is remarkable. We’re very lucky. He jumps easily, he victory over fences at the Festival since partnering Kauto travels well, he’s a good mover, he was brilliant. He has Star to victory in the 2009 Gr.1 . been on the go for a bit, he is still raw and when he fills out The winning trainer said: “I thought they were getting to and matures, he is going to be something. I haven’t seen him before the last, but he just seemed to prick his ears the race yet. I never watch it, I always have my back going into the fence and pulled clear again. He is racing a

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Grey 2005, 1.65m, Cima de Triomphe Galileo - Sopran Londa (Danehill)

N Champion at THREE in Italy N Won 10 races, €609,500 at 2, 3, 4 & 5 years N Sire of 3 black-type horses with his first crop N 45% Winners to runners

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Bay 1996, 1.62m, Orpen Lure – Bonita Francita (Devil’s Bag)

N MULTIPLE GROUP 1 SIRE N Sire of 142 Stakes horses, 51 Group winners so far, including Champion 2YO 8lly VORDA N Champion 2YO - Unbeaten Group 1 winner at 2 years

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2008 Bay, 1.65m Waldpark - Wurftaube (Acatenango) NEW for 2015 N Won Gr.1 Deutsches Derby N From a very active German family N Out of the Champion 7ree-Year-Old and Older Mare, Wur9aube

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OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE Boarding for mares, foals, weanlings, yearlings, horses at rest Preparation for the ARQANA, TATTERSALLS, OSARUS, BBAG auctions Only 15 minutes from Deauville EBN Wednesday, 11th March 2015 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL RACING REVIEW lot more settled now – Ruby didn’t build up the sort of big front and held on under in a photo to take lead he’s been getting at home, but perhaps that’s just the the honours for Fiona McStay by a head from Polly strength of opposition here. Ruby didn’t have to fight him. Peachum (Shantou) and Bitofapuzzle (Tamure), who He was good at the water and brilliant at the open ditch was a further neck away in third. The winner is a daughter and I thought ’Wow, if he can just keep him jumping from of the late Champion sire King’s Theatre, who was her here’. I thought he might be beaten going to the last but sire’s second winner on the opening day, following The when the other horse [God’s Own] came to him he picked Druid’s Nephew in the Gr.3 National Hunt Handicap up and went away again. It shows how much he has Chase. matured as a jumper, he just looks at fences and measures Mullins said: “I thought she was going to get caught up them up. Ruby doesn’t have to do much but hang on.” the hill, but she held on, and Annie is up and Ruby is up, so The gelding, like Douvan, a French-bred, is now it all looks okay. I just felt Ruby stood off at the hurdle, unbeaten on all of his twelve completed starts, including probably through going too well, and clipped the top. Ruby three Graded hurdle contests, and this is his second Gr.1 set her alight and she took off, but I was shaking so much I victory, following his victory in the Gr.1 couldn’t really see. I’m also pleased for Paul. He is second at Leopardstown in January. He was bred by Haras de la , but has gained his reward today and ridden a winner Rousseliere and Monique Choveau and is a half-brother to at the Festival.” a winner out of Hotesse De Sceaux (April Night), a half- The winning owner added: “She was second here behind sister to three winners in France. last year and she was to be retired after such a good run, but we decided to give this race one more go this GLEN’S ON SONG IN MARES’ AS year. We didn’t think we’d be taking on!” ANNIE FALLS AT THE LAST Glens Melody will retire to the paddocks at the end of this season and McStay has four of her siblings, but their dam There was high drama in the newly-upgraded Gr.1 David Glens Music died this year. Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle, as hot favourite Annie Power “To retire now on the back of a Cheltenham win is what () looked to have the the race at her mercy, you dream of; it doesn’t get any better than that,” said having cruised to the front over the second last, but stood McStay. “She’ll finish the season out but, then that’s it. I too far off at the final flight, landed on top of it, and took a have a few of the family coming behind her, I have a full- crashing fall, bringing down L’Unique (Reefscape) in the sister, now with Willie, so we’ll see if she has any of her process. Stablemate Glen’s Melody, who was second sister’s ability. When you are breeding them, it’s very special last year to supermare Quevega (Robin Des Champs), to see them do so well – I bucket-fed her as a foal because winner of this race for the previous six years, was left in she was very timid in the field with the others. As a

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4 EBN Wednesday, 11th March 2015 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL RACING REVIEW racehorse, however, she’s gutsy, genuine and honest and has never run a race where she hasn’t put 100% into it. She’s a really tough mare. I’ve been there for every race she has run, I’ve never missed one. She’s never disappointed. This is a dream of a lifetime – everybody wants to win at Cheltenham and I can’t believe we are standing here in the PLANTEUR winner’s enclosure.” The winner of the Gr.1 ITBA Fillies’ Scheme EBF Mares Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival in 2013 and four other Listed races, this was her twelfth win from 21 starts. )LUVW)RDOV The hombred was offered as a foal at Tattersalls Ireland, but was bought home at €21,000. She is a half-sister to the recent Gr.2 Naas novice hurdle winner Lean Araig (), the dual Gr.2-placed chaser Quietly Fancied (Presenting) and the Listed mares’ novice hurdle winner Ceol Rua (). They are out of Glens Music (Orchestra), who won the Gr.2 Nas Na Riogh Novice Chase and is a full-sister to Glen’s Encore (dam of the dual Gr.2 winning hurdler and Gr.1 Irish National-third Whatuthink). DRUID’S PROVIDES MULHOLLAND WITH FIRST FESTIVAL WINNER F. Planteur x Alhaweja (Indian Ridge) Trainer Neill Mulholland saddled his first Festival winner in fine style yesterday with the eight-year-old staying chaser The Druid’s Nephew (King’s Theatre), who carried the colours of The Stonehenge Druids to victory in the Gr.3 National Hunt Handicap Chase. In touch and travelling well throughout under Barry Geraghty, the gelding challenged Grand Gesture (Gold Well), who looked full of running under Johnny Burke as he pulled clear of Annacotty (Beneficial), who had been at the head of affairs throughout, at the fourth last flight, M. Planteur x Parisian Princess (Teofi lo) where he blundered. Geraghty came with a well timed run, hitting the front before the second last and staying on well ´([FHOOHQWILUVWIRDOZLWKSOHQW\RI to score by three and three-quarter lengths, providing him VXEVWDQFHDQGERQHZHOOEDODQFHGDQG with his 32nd Festival winner. Grand Jesture stayed on YHU\FRUUHFWRYHUDOOµ one paced from the last for second and Gallant Oscar - Philippe Brosset, Haras du Mezeray (Oscar) snatched third from Indian Castle (Dr Massini) by a head in a photo. Mulholland, who trains at Limpley Stoke, near Bath, said: “There have been no hiding places for this horse because every race is so competitive, we’re delighted it’s all come good. This is our World Cup and this is where we want to be – it’s the big stage and we’re on it today. It’s a fantastic feeling and will take a while to sink in. We ran him over hurdles last time to give him a little freshen up; I told Barry he has solid handicap form and we know he stays. Barry’s a great big-race jockey and he proved that again today. We’ve been at our current yard for two and a half years and we had M. Planteur x Verdandi (Kahyasi) 48 winners last year and 53 this time. We put in a new spa and flat gallop in the last year and a half and you can see you PLANTEUR are getting that little bit more out of the horses.” Danehill Dancer & Plante Rare (Giant’s Causeway) ¼ 6,000 LF Bred in Ireland by Patrick Collins, he was sold as a store at Tattersalls Ireland to Maeve Furlong for €20,000 and again the following year, after winning a point-to-point at Dromahane, at DBS by Milestone Stables to Aiden Murphy for £40,000. He is a half-brother to the Gr.2-placed hurdler

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5 EBN Wednesday, 11th March 2015 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL RACING REVIEW AND PREVIEW CODD DELIVERS CAUSE FOR She said: “We fancied him to go well today because he’s CELEBRATION FOR MCMANUS been running on heavy, winter ground and he’s happier on this. Despite everything, he ran really well here last time out. Champion Irish point-to-point jockey Jamie Codd delivered At halfway I didn’t think he was going to win, but once he a winner for leading owner J P McManus on his 64th pulled him out wide he ran on like a train. I don’t think the birthday in the four-mile Listed National Hunt cheekpieces made a big difference; in these big Chase aboard the Gordon Elliott-trained Cause Of Causes. handicaps they have to travel well through the race and he The seven-year-old son of Dynaformer travelled well and was a bit novicey, but he’s learning. I definitely think he came with a strong challenge to lead over the second last, needs stepping up in trip, but we’ll see what the which was the final fence jumped, as the last was omitted handicapper thinks before making a plan. Paul Townend second time found following the fatal fall on the first circuit has been a lucky jockey for us.” of the reluctant starter Theatre Queen (King’s Theatre), The triumph was the first Festival winner for owner and he powered up the hill to win by a length and a half from Andrew McIver, former chief executive of Sportingbet, who the David Pipe-trained Broadway Buffalo (Broadway said: “This is the best! I’ve owned him for three years, and Flyer), with Michael Hourigan’s The Job Is Right (With have owned racehorses for about six years. I’ve had Flat Approval) a further five lengths away in third. horses with Clive Cox, but the jumpers have mainly been The winning trainer said: “He made a mistake at the last with Rebecca. It feels fantastic, but a bit surreal. Halfway fence, but Jamie gave him a great ride and it all worked out. through the race I didn’t think he was going to win and I was It’s great to have a Festival winner on the Tuesday; last year very surprised. And it looks like he can go further.” I had to wait until the Friday, but now I can enjoy tonight. All Bred by Limetree Stud, he was sold as a foal at being well this horse will now go for the [Gr.3] Grand Tattersalls Ireland for €6,000 by Greenville House Stud to National next month.” Larch Hill Farm. He is a half-brother to the Gr.2-winning Runner-up in last year’s Kim Muir Challenge Cup, he was chaser Make A Track (Hernando), out of an unraced a Listed winner over hurdles at Ascot in November 2012 half-sister to the Gr.1 Champion Hurdle winner over two miles, and was third in Graded company at this (). track the previous month. Bred by Flaxman Holdings, he was sold as a store at Arqana for €52,000 to Highflyer Bloodstock. He is a full- Racing Preview brother to the Gr.2 Prix Greffuhle runner-up Bravodino and a half-brother to the Gr.1 Derby winner and sire (Kris S), the Bahrain Gr.3 winner Venturer (Gone West) and CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL to the placed dam of the Listed winning dual Gr.3-placed Unnefer (Danehill Dancer). They are out of the Gr.3 Prix de CHAMPION CHASE LOOKS Psyche winner and Gr.1 Matriarch Stakes-second Angel In My Heart (), who is a half-sister to the Gr.1 A RACE TO SAVOUR winner and sire Common Grounds (Kris). Today’s Festival highlight, the £350,000 Gr.1 Queen Mother Champion Chase, sees the long-awaited clash between the CURTIS’S IRISH CAVALIER top two-milers for the previous two seasons, Sprinter COMPLETES TOWNEND DOUBLE Sacre (Network) and (My Risk). Add into The consistent Rebecca Curtis-trained Irish Cavalier the mix this season’s much-improved dual Gr.1 winner (Aussie Rules) picked up late in the Listed novices’ (Dubawi), the dual Festival Gr.1 winner handicap chase and charged up the run-in, passing six (Stowaway), the veteran previous rivals after the last to land the spoils by two and a half Champion Chase winner (Pistolet Bleu), lengths from the favourite Thomas Crapper (Tamure), December’s runaway Leopardstown Gr.1 winner Clarcam who held on by half a length from Generous Ransom (Califet; unplaced in yesterday’s Gr.1 Arkle Trophy), this (Generous) for second. The victory, which provided season’s unbeaten Mr Mole (Great Pretender) and jockey Paul Townend with his second winner of the day, Somersby (Second Empire), running in a Festival Gr.1 for was the fourth success in as many years at the Festival for the seventh consecutive year (and has been placed in the Pembrokeshire-based trainer. three), and you have a race truly worthy of its status. POINTS 0f VIEW with Carl Evans tipped DESERT QUEEN as an eyecatching Pointer of the Week before subsequently winning a Novice Hurdle at Sandown last Friday by 13 lengths... EBN - The bloodstock industry’s must have daily!

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After switching to fences in December 2011, Sprinter (Fruits Of Love) has finished in the first three in his last Sacre looked like Pegasus reincarnated and it was a major nine runs but would need to improve to run into a place, shock when he pulled up at Kempton Park two years later and (), a Gr.1-winning novice two after ten successive wins, seven of them at Gr.1 level. seasons back, ran his best race for some time when Others have recovered from irregular heartbeats, but it was landing a Gr.2 at Kempton Park in late December. still a little disappointing when he was beaten on his comeback, though he was not punished in the closing TALENTED FIELD LINE UP FOR stages when held by the winner – and no doubt Nicky OPENING NOVICE HURDLE Henderson will have him spot on today. The horse that beat With a team of around 50 horses heading for Cheltenham him in January’s Gr.1 , Dodging this week, Willie Mllins will saddle two of the favourites for Bullets, has finished fourth twice and ninth in the past three today’s opener, the Gr.1 Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle, Festivals, but had previously beaten Somersby in the Gr.1 a race he won last year with Faugheen. and has won three times on this course. (), a dual Listed-winning stayer on the Flat, has After winning the Gr.2 Chase when won three of his four outings over hurdles, including Gr.1s was pulled up, Sire De Grugy went on to at Fairyhouse and Leopardstown, while Outlander land the Clarence House, this race and Sandown Park’s (Stowaway), narrowly beaten in a Gr.3 in December, Gr.1 last season, but did not reappear reversed form with the winner of that race when until early February due to a hip injury. After not jumping comfortably landing a Gr.2 at Leopardstown in January. fluently, he parted company with Jamie Moore three out in Parlour Games, a well-bred son of Monsun and triple the Gr.2 won by Mr Mole and made a Gr.1 winner Petrushka, was a decent handicapper on the surprise return to action two weeks later when giving away Flat and has won four of seven over obstacles, including lumps of weight and a comfortable beating to his rivals at December’s Gr.1 Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury, in Chepstow, seen by many as the performance of the year which he beat the previous dual Gr.2 winner Vyta Du Roc in this division. (Lion Noir) by a neck. Windsor Park, by Galileo out of a Sizing Europe, the 2011 winner of this race, has won full-sister to Fusaichi Pegasus, started his career in eight Gr.1s, also including the 2011 Arkle here and last bumpers and, after winning twice over 14 furlongs on the April’s Champion Chase at Punchestown. He won a Gr.2 Flat last autumn, made a winning hurdling debut in on his seasonal reappearance at Gowran Park but will be December, after which he has finished fourth behind making his first start at the ripe old age of 13. On his last Outlander and second behind Nichols Canyon. Beast Of outing, he was only sixth behind Champagne Fever at Burden (Flemensfirth) takes a big step up in class after Clonmel and the grey, winner of the Gr.1 bumper here in winning novice events at Ffos Las and Bangor, and Ordo 2012 and the Gr.1 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle in 2013, has Ab Chao (Heron Island), well behind Vyta Du Roc at since finished a well-beaten fourth in the Gr.1 King George Sandown Park in December, has since won a Gr.2 on this VI Chase, fallen at the last at Thurles and won a Gr.2 at course. Gowran Park. COURSE WINNERS FANCIED Of the others, Clarcam was the wide-margin winner of the Gr.1 at Leopardstown in IN CLASSY RSA CHASE December before being trounced by Un De Sceaux in a The Gr.1 RSA Chase was won by subsequent Gr.1 Gold three-horse Gr.1 at Leopardstown in January, Simply Ned Cup winners in 2012 and

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7 EBN Wednesday, 11th March 2015 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL PREVIEW • APPOINTMENT • SALES TALK in 2013, and the short-priced favourite for this afternoon’s of food and beverage for KSL Resorts. He also held the renewal is Willie Mullins’ Don Poli (Poliglote). The six- position of Corporate Senior Vice President of Food and year-old won the Hurdle here last Festival and Beverage for Fontainebleau Resort. He was instrumental in has since won both starts over fences, including the design, development and launch of the Fontainebleau’s December’s Gr.1 Topaz Novice Chase at Leopardstown famed Italian cuisine restaurant, Scarpetta, which earned a (the runner-up has since won a Gr.1). Best of Award Excellence in 2014 and he is a recipient of David Pipe’s Kings Palace (King’s Theatre) has won all the International Food Manufacturers Association’s three of his starts over fences, two over this course and prestigious Gold Plate Award. one at Newbury, while the Paul Nicholls-trained Keeneland acquired the Kentucky division of Turf Southfield Theatre (King’s Theatre) has won a Listed Catering, the track’s exclusive on-site food and beverage hurdle and three chases since his close second in last operation, in February and formed Keeneland Hospitality. year’s Listed Pertemps Hurdle. The Young Master (Echo In his newly created position. Of Light), trained by Neil Mulholland, has been first past A native of South Carolina, O’Shields earned a Bachelor the post in all four of his chases, though he lost a Listed of Science in Hotel Administration from the University of chase at Wincanton in November as he was found not to Nevada, Las Vegas. In addition to KSL Resorts and the have been qualified to run. ’s Wounded Fontainebleau, he has worked for such distinguished Warrior (Shantou) showed much-improved form to win a properties as Caesars Entertainment, Mandarin Oriental Navan Gr.2 last time out in January and the mare Adriana Hotel Group and Bellagio Hotel and Casino. Des Mottes (Network) was third in a Leopardstown Gr.1 just over a month ago. Sales Talk MULLINS MOB-HANDED IN MAGIC MILLIONS Six of the last seven winners of the Gr.1 Weatherbys Champion Bumper have started at odds of 12-1 or greater and three were trained by Wllie Mullins, who saddles EBN Sales Talk Click here to seven of this afternoon’s 24 declarations. His Bordini is brought to contact IRT, or (Martaline), Stone Hard (Robin Des Champs) and you by IRT visit www.irt.com Pylonthepressure (Darsi) are all two from two, Livelovelaugh (Beneficial) and Au Quart De Tour (Robin Des Champs) have won their only bumpers, Bellshill (King’s Theatre) won at Thurles before being beaten by  MASTER OF DESIGN COLT TOPS ’s Vigil (Dansili) at Leopardstown), and Up DAY TWO OF ADELAIDE SALE For Review (Presenting) won at Leopardstown before A colt by Master Of Design has topped day two of the finishing second of two at Naas. Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale and in doing so Gordon Elliott fields two – the runaway Punchestown shared the honours of the highest selling lot of book one winner General Principle (Gold Well) and Fairyhouse of the auction. winner Jetstream Jack (Beneficial), while David Pipe’s Leading local trainer Lloyd Kennewell went to A$220,000 Moon Racer (Saffron Walden) and ’s to secure the Mill Park offered youngster, who is a half- Supasundae (Galileo) are two from two and Peter brother to his smart sprinter El Magico. Bowen’s Ghost River (Flemensfirth) has won three from Bidding for the youngster kicked off at A$100,000 and four. There has also been money for ’s Yanworth no fewer than three parties bid on the colt before (Norse Dancer), a dual winner before finishing second Kennewell’s A$220,000 bid was not beaten. behind Supasundae at Ascot in December, ’s “I’ve trained the majority of the family,” Kennewell said. Wait For Me (Saint Des Saints), a debut winner at Ascot “El Magico was one of the best sprinters I’ve trained and last month, and last year’s eighth, Modus (), a I’ve got the sister who’s on the way up and looks very previous Listed bumper winner who has not raced since promising – she won her first start by five lengths. He was last April. purchased on behalf of some Melbourne clients – Ozzie Kheir and a few of the boys are involved. It should be a Appointment good ride. I thought he was probably the best colt in the sale.” Kennewell rounded out the book one auction with six NORTH AMERICA purchases at A$412,000, while stable client Luke Koumi, the owner of Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winner O’SHIELDS NAMED MD OF Deiheros, purchased two for A$38,000. Gr.1 Melbourne Cup and Gr.1 Cox Plate-winning trainer KEENELAND HOSPITALITY Mark Kavanagh also spent A$412,000 on six purchases, Keeneland has announced that W Bryan O’Shields, an headlined by yesterday’s I Am Invincible ex Lassie award-winning hospitality professional with experience at Mactavish colt from Mill Park, who was sold for leading resorts and world-renowned entertainment A$185,000. companies, will become managing director of Keeneland “He’s by a great sire and he comes from a great winning Hospitality. family,” Kavanagh said. “He looks like he’s going to be an O’Shields previously served as corporate vice president early goer, so he could be a good Magic Millions type. I’ve

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Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (A$) 233 c MASTER OF DESIGN – Swiss Vault Mill Park Kennewell Racing/Ozzie Kheir 220,000 116 c I AM INVINCIBLE – Lassie Mactavish Mill Park Mark Kavanagh 185,000 251 c LOPE DE VEGA – Up’N’doing Donnybrook Estates Peter Morgan/Dean Hawthorne B’stock 145,000 103 c MAGIC ALBERT – Jewel Vault Attunga Stud Macdonald Gluyas Racing 110,000 189 f ARTIE SCHILLER – Relativity Little Hills Pastoral Co McDonald Racing 100,000

FOR FULL RESULTS CLICK HERE bought my best horses out of this sale actually – four Gr.1 172 c ex Peacock Sally 15,000 winners I’ve bought out of this ring – so hopefully this guy 174 c ex Porte Triage N/S7,000 is the same.” 192 f ex Resplendent 52,500 With yesterday’s trade book one of the sale rounded out 207 c ex She Likes To Rock 30,000 with a gross of A$6,680,500 with 205 lots sold at an FASTNET ROCK average price of A$32,588 – both the sale gross and 197 c ex Rose Of Sharon N/S70,000 average price are up marginally on last year’s corresponding sale. The clearance rate increased FOXWEDGE yesterday to finish at a healthy 80 per cent. 245 f ex Treadmill 28,000 “To get another horse over A$200,000 is just fantastic HENRYTHENAVIGATOR news,” Magic Millions Managing Director Vin Cox noted. 147 c ex Moodlighting 22,000 “Those two prices [of A$220,000] are the highest two prices 167 c ex Ouija Board 25,000 we’ve sold in about a decade. It proves that here in 193 c ex Rhythm And Green 5,000 Adelaide you can get very, very good money for quality horses. The figures are very much in line with last year. One LOPE DE VEGA of the things we want to do in the coming years is to attract 251 c ex Up’N’Doing 145,000 those better quality lots because we know we can get the MYBOYCHARLIE money. The money is here and they are prepared to spend.” 112 c ex La Rieuse W/D 118 f ex Li’l Cashy 14,000 204 c ex Secret Sister 32,000 209 c ex She’s Ready 10,000 NEW APPROACH STATISTICS (A$) 105 f ex Kaimana 16,000 2015 % 2014 Catalogued 290 284 INGLIS Sold 205 207 Aggregate 6,680,500 0.3 6,645,500 Average 32,588 1.5 32,104 INGLIS AUTUMN Median 25,000 25,000 SALE CATALOGUE ONLINE The catalogue for the 2015 Inglis Autumn Thoroughbred Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com Sale is now online with 20 broodmares, 33 racehorses, ten yearlings and foals, and two stallions to be offered for sale at Inglis’ Newmarket complex this Friday from 11am. SHUTTLE  SIRE RETURNS (A$)  The 2014 edition recorded a clearance rate of 97 per cent, with over 75 per cent of the catalogue receiving bids AUTHORIZED through Inglis’ Online Bidding Service. Click HERE to 275 f ex Alcmene 10,000 register for Online Bidding, which should be made by CANFORD CLIFFS 5:00pm Thursday to ensure applications can be 169 f ex Padawan Star 20,000 processed prior to the sale. Emirates Park will offer ten quality broodmares and one DREAM AHEAD race filly, the sires of which include Galileo, Danehill, Al 220 f ex Southern Rose 52,000 Maher and Hussonet. EQUIANO Lot 17 from the Tingirana Syndicate is multiple-Stakes 123 c ex Lotto Rock N/S31,000 winning and Gr.1-performing mare Tingirana, who has 133 f ex Marples N/S10,000 gone on to produce three from three winners on the track.

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Sires Al Maher, Eavesdropper, Power Of Destiny, Mutawaajid and Harbour Watch will be represented in- utero. Sires represented by foals at foot are Al Maher, Going Fi y Years Husson, Mutawaajid and Power Of Destiny, along with Places? Flying Horses young sires Uncle Mo, Harbour Watch, Pluck and www.bba-ireland.ie Mulaazem. [email protected] ~ Two stallions are catalogued for sale this Friday, Lot 21 Some Plan Winged Love from the draft of Davali is the Gr.1 from five outings. ( ) made much of the running, setting off at a good clip and being chased performer Brigantin (USA), who was placed in both the by Sizing John (Midnight Legend). Seedling (Cockney Gr.1 Royal and Gr.1 Longchamp Prix du Rebel) was the only casualty, blundering and unseating Cadran and took the Gr.2 Longchamp Prix Vicomtesse his rider at the fifth, and Sizing John took over three from Vigier. Offered as Lot 22 is the beautifully-bred Gr.2 Silver home as the leader faded. Meanwhile, Douvan, who had Slipper-winner and sire Shaft. raced quite freely near the back, could be seen making Click HERE to access the online catalogue, which will steady progress and he jumped the last two lengths in also be made available on the Inglis Sales iPad App in the front before keeping on up the hill to win by four and a half coming days. Hard-copy catalogues will be available on lengths. His stablemate Shaneshill (King’s Theatre) sale day at Inglis’ Newmarket complex. made up ground in the closing stages to collar Sizing John for second. National Hunt Stakes Results The winner is by Walk In The Park (Montjeu), who was Gr.1-placed in France at two and finished second behind Motivator in the 2005 Gr.1 Derby. He was only lightly CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL raced thereafter and his formed tailed off, and he ran once over hurdles at Auteuil (unplaced) before finding a place at 1 Gr.1 SUPREME NOVICES’ HURDLE, Cheltenham, 2m ⁄2f, stud at Haras du Val Raquet. He has sired the Gr.3-placed 4yo+, 1st £68,340, 2nd £25,644, 3rd £12,840 Listed scorer Dance In The Park on the flat, while 1. DOUVAN (Fr), 5g, Douvan is much the best of his winning jumpers to date. Walk In The Park – Star Face (Saint Des Saints) He is standing this spring at Haras des Granges at a fee of 2nd dam Folie Star Gate (Saint Preuil) €1,500. 3rd dam Miss French (Mistigri) Douvan started his career with Philippe Peltier and O: Mrs S Ricci, B: sarl Haras de la Faisanderie, finished second on his debut at Saint-Malo last May T: W P Mullins before winning at Compiegne. Bought privately and now   running in the colours of Susannah Ricci, he beat Sizing John easily on his Irish debut in November and followed    up in a Punchestown Gr.2 in January.   He is the first of two foals produced by the once-raced Star Face (Saint Des Saints) before her export to Tunisia   in early 2012. She is the first foal and only winner out of Folie Star Gate (Saint Preuil), who won three times over hurdles and once over fences, and whose latest foal is a www.frbc.net yearling Saddex filly. The third dam is the unraced Miss French (Mistigri), who died a couple of weeks after 2. SHANESHILL (Ire), 6g, foaling Folie Star Gate. Miss French is a full-sister to King’s Theatre – Darabaka (Doyoun) Discover D’Auteuil, a Gr.3-winning hurdler and sire of the O: Andrea and Graham Wylie, B: Declan Johnson, multiple Gr.1-winning chaser Or Noir De Somoza. T: W P Mullins €33,000 Goffs November Foal Sale by Kevin Ross Bloodstock Gr.1 CHASE, consigned by Rathasker Stud Cheltenham, 2m, 5yo+, 1st £85,425, 2nd £32,055, 3. SIZING JOHN (GB), 5g, 3rd £16,050 Midnight Legend – La Perrotine (Nothern Crystal) 1. UN DE SCEAUX (Fr), 7g, O: Ann & Alan Potts Partnership, Denham Red – Hotesse De Sceaux (April Night) B: Bryan & Sandra Mayoh, Eskdale Stud, 2nd dam Olympe Occitane (Diarfos) T: Henry de Bromhead 3rd dam Papakiteme (Klairon) € 16,000 2010 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale O: E O’Connell, by John Bleahen B: Haras de la Rousseliere & Mme M Choveau, consigned by Ballincurrig House Stud T: W P Mullins Also ran: L’Ami Serge, Qewy, Tell Us More, Alvisio Ville, 2. GOD’S OWN (Ire), 7g, Jollyallan, Bentelimar, Some Plan, Velvet Maker, Oscar – Dantes Term (Phardante) Seedling (ur) O: Crossed Fingers Partnership, 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 Distances: 4 ⁄2l, 2 ⁄2l, 3 ⁄4l, 8l, 3 ⁄4l, 3l, 3 ⁄4l, ⁄2l, 6l, 4 ⁄2l B: Mrs Caroline O’Driscoll, T: Tom George Willie Mullins and combined to land the €8,800 2008 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale Festival opener for the third year in succession as Douvan by Tom Kiely justified favouritism with a fine victory, his fourth in a row consigned by Miltownpark Stud

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€17,000 2011 Goffs June Land Rover Sale by Kevin Ross Bloodstock Bloodstock consigned by Rathturtin Stud Peace of Insurance - Mind? £62,000 2012 Brightwells Cheltenham May Sale Get Covered by Tom George consigned by Silverfort Stud [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie 3. JOSSES HILL (Ire), 7g, € Winged Love – Credora Storm (Glacial Storm) 3,000 BBAG Jahrlings Auktion by Crispin de Moubray O: A D Spence, B: I W Moore, T: Nicky Henderson consigned by Uwe Gruning € £100,000 2013 Brightwells Cheltenham May Sale 110,000 2012 Arqana Vente d’Automne by Highflyer Bloodstock by PB Bloodstock Services consigned by Taughlummy House consigned by Viel Also ran: Vibralto Valtat, Court Minstrel, Sgt Reckless, Smashing, Clarcam, Three Kingdoms, Dunraven Storm (pu), Sail By The Sea (pu) 1 Distances: 6l, 2l, 5l, 6l, 4 ⁄2l, 6l, 2l, 10l Two Gr.1 races, two Gr.1 wins for the Mullins/Walsh partnership as the odds-on Un De Sceaux made every yard to land the Gr.1 Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase, believed to be the first to make all in the race since Anaglog’s Daughter (Above Suspicion) back in 1980. The seven-year-old, who fell on his seasonal debut in November, never once liked doing the same here as he flew several of the fences like a hurdler, but was neat when 3. HURRICANE FLY (Ire), 11g, he needed to be. Despite being challenged at the second Montjeu – Scandisk (Kenmare) last by God’s Own (Oscar), he sprinted away after the last O: George Creighton & Mrs Rose Boyd, to take his record to twelve wins from as many completed B: Agricola del Parco, T: W P Mullins races under Rules. €65,000 Goffs Orby Million Yearling Sale His sire Denham Red, who died last year, won three by R Teman/J L Pelletan times over hurdles, including the now Gr.1 Prix Georges de consigned by the Talhouet-Roy, and was second several times, including in Also ran: Jezki, , Kitten Rock, Bertimont, the now Gr.1 Prix Cambaceres and Prix Alain du Breil. He Vaniteux is also the sire of the Gr.1 Prix Ferdinand Dufaure and Gr.1 1 3 1 Distances: 1 ⁄2l, 5l, 1 ⁄4l, ⁄2l, 1l, 6l, 12l Prix Maurice Gillois winner Oculi, as well as the Listed- The Gr.1 Champion Hurdle lived up to all the hype as winning chaser Ouzbeck. Faugheen took his unbeaten record to nine and led home Un De Sceaux is a half-brother to the winner Olympre a 1–2–3 for Willie Mullins. Susannah Ricci’s seven-year-old De Sceaux (Diableneyev) and is the last of four foals out made all at a good, but sensible, pace and was tracked for of Hotesse De Sceaux (April Night), who ran eight times much of the contest by The New One (King’s Theatre) without success. She is a full-sister to the dual winner Iris and last year’s winner Jezki (Milan). The New One jumped De Sceaux and a half-sister to the multiple winner Toi Et right at a few flights and faded out of contention around Moi (Gracioso) and the Flat winner Un Et Deux the home turn and Faugheen flew the last after skewing on (Gracioso). The second dam is the unraced Olympe landing at the penultimate flight. It was the Mullins third Occitane (Diarifos), who had just one unraced half- string, Arctic Fire (Soldier Hollow), who came from out sibling, and the third dam, the 1970-foaled Papakiteme of the pack and closed the deficit to a length and a half at (Klairon), ran unplaced four times. the post, while the old warrior Hurricane Fly (Montjeu), who had raced in fourth most of the way, kept on for third, Gr.1 CHAMPION HURDLE CHALLENGE TROPHY , finishing in front of Jezki for the fourth time this season. 1 Cheltenham, 2m ⁄2f, 4yo+, 1st £227,800, 2nd £85,480, This was the fourth Gr.1 success for Faugheen, whose sire 3rd £42,800 Germany (), a dual Gr.1 winner on the Flat, also 1. FAUGHEEN (Ire), 7g, sired the Gr.1-winning hurdler and chaser winner Captain Germany – Miss Pickering (Accordion) Cee Bee and the Gr.1-winning chaser Conna Castle among 2nd dam Make Me An Island (Creative Plan) several Stakes-winning jumpers before his death in 2013. 3rd dam Bali (Ballymoss) Faugheen is the third foal and only runner to date out of O: Mrs S Ricci, B: Dr John Waldron, T: W P Mullins Miss Pickering (Accordion), an unraced half-sister to the €4,000 2008 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale winning chaser Trotsky (Jurado). The grandam, Make by Peter Quinlan (p/s) Me An Island (Creative Plan), won over hurdles and consigned by Coolnahay Stud twice over fences, and is a half-sister to three winners. €12,000 2011 Goffs June Land Rover Sale The third dam, Bali (Ballymoss), is a placed full-sister to by Meadowview Stables the Italian Gr.3 winner Ombra Del Sol and a half-sister to consigned by Castletown House Stakes winners Sapper (Aggressor) and Borderline 2. ARCTIC FIRE (Ger), 6g, (Silly Season). Soldier Hollow – Adelma (Sternkonig) Miss Pickering has a two-year-old colt by Fracas and O: Wicklow Bloodstock, B: Uwe Gruning, T: W P Mullins visited Shirocco last year.

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Gr.1 DAVID NICHOLSON MARES’ HURDLE, Cheltenham, 2m4f, 4yo+f&m, 1st £56,270, 2nd £21,200, 3rd £10,610 Going Fi y Years 1. GLENS MELODY (Ire), 7m, Places? Flying Horses King’s Theatre – Glens Music (Orchestra) 2nd dam Glens Pride (Furry Glen) [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie 3rd dam Santa Brigida (Rarity) O/B: Ms Fiona McStay, T: W P Mullins Gr.3 NATIONAL HUNT HANDICAP CHASE, €21,000 2009 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale Cheltenham, 3m1f, 5yo+, 1st £51,255, 2nd £19,233, consigned by Moygannon Stud 3rd £9,630 2. POLLY PEACHUM (Ire) 7m, 1. THE DRUIDS NEPHEW (Ire), 8g, Shantou – Miss (Presenting) King’s Theatre – Gifted (Shareef Dancer) O: Lady Tennant, B: Colman O’Flynn, 2nd dam Rexana () T: Nicky Henderson 3rd dam Parthian Queen (Parthia) €55,000 2011 Tattersalls Ireland Derby NH Sale O: The Stonehenge Druids, B: Patrick Collins, by Highflyer Bloodstock T: Neil Mulholland € consigned by Ballyhampshire Stud 20,000 2010 Tattersalls Ireland Derby NH Sale 3. BITOFAPUZZLE (GB), 7m, by Maeve Furlong Tamure – Gaelic Gold (Good Thyne) consigned by John Talbot O: Chris Giles and Potensis Ltd, B: R J and S A Carter, £40,000 2011 DBS Spring Sale by Aiden Murphy T: Harry Fry consigned by Milestone Stables Also ran: The Pirate’s Queen, Carole’s Spirit, Pass The Time, 2. GRAND GESTURE (Ire), 7g, Dark Spirit, Hidden Identity, Emily Gray, Mischievous Milly, Gold Well – Four Moons (Cardinal Flower) Centasia, Swing Bowler, Annie Power (f), L’Unique (bd), O: Ann & Alan Potts Partnership, Sureness (pu) B: Mrs Eleanor Hadden, T: Henry De Bromhead € Non runner: The Govaness 6,000 2008 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale 1 3 3 1 1 1 by Highflyer Bloodstock Distances: hd, nk, 3 ⁄2l, 9l, ⁄4l, 1 ⁄4l, 1 ⁄4l, 2 ⁄2l, 14l, 1 ⁄4l, 8l consigned by Eclipse Bloodstock Willie Mullins duly completed a clean sweep of the €200,000 2012 Goffs Punchestown NH Sale opening day’s Gr.1 races but not with the horse expected by Alan Potts to win. Annie Power (Shirocco), returning from injury, had consigned by Don Cantillon flown clear of her rivals on the approach to the last but 3. GALLANT OSCAR (Ire), 9g, took off too far from the flight, caught her forelegs in the Oscar – Park Wave (Supreme Leader) top bar and fell. This left her stablemate and last year’s O: G Kelly, B: Patricia & Marie Keating, T: A J Martin runner-up Glens Melody (King’s Theatre) in the lead but €21,000 2009 Goffs Land Rover Sale by Donal Hassett she had to hang on grimly to hold off Polly Peachum consigned by Jean & Erica O’Brien (Shantou) by a head, while the longtime leader, the big, Also ran: Indian Castle, Pendra, Lost Legend, long-striding Bitofapuzzle (Tamure) rallied to finish third, Black Thunder, Ned Stark, Tenor Nivernais, Smart Freddy, just a neck in arrears. Annie Power appeared to be fine Theatre Guide, Gevrey Chambertin, Barrakilla, after her fall, as did L’Unique (Reefscape), who was Monbeg Dude, What A Warrior, Annacotty, Mendip Express, knocked over at the last. According To Trev, No Planning, Cape Tribulation, This was the twelfth victory for Glens Melody, who Dursey Sound, Azure Fly (pu), Lamb Or Cod (pu), landed the Gr.1 Mares’ Hurdle at Punchestown two years Shangani (pu) ago, and is the fourth foal out of Glens Music 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 Distances: 3 ⁄4l, 1 ⁄2l, hd, 3 ⁄4l, 7l, 3 ⁄2l, ⁄4l, ⁄2l, ⁄2l, 2 ⁄4l, hd, shd, (Orchestra), who won two bumpers, one race on the Flat, 1 1 1 1l, 2 ⁄4l, 3 ⁄4l, 1 ⁄2l, nk, 17l, 10l, 5l five times over hurdles and once – a Naas Gr.2 – over fences. The mare has also more than proved herself in the paddocks, as her first foal was the Gr.2-placed hurdler LR TOBY BALDING NATIONAL HUNT CHASE, Quietly Fancied (Presenting), her second the Listed- Cheltenham, 4m, 5yo+, 1st £50,966, 2nd £15,920, winning hurdler Ceol Rua (Bob Back) and her fifth last 3rd £7,956 month’s Naas Gr.2 winner Lean Araig (Old Vic). Glens 1. CAUSE OF CAUSES (USA), 7g, Music is a full-sister to the dam of the Gr.2-winning hurdler Dynaformer – Angel In My Heart (Rainbow Quest) and Gr.1-placed chaser Whatuthink and his half-brother 2nd dam Sweetly () Whodoyouthink, who was Group-placed over hurdles 3rd dam Sweet And Lovely (Tanerko) and fences. The grandam, Glen’s Pride (Furry Glen), won O: J P McManus, B: Flaxman Holdings, twice over hurdles and is a daughter of the juvenile Flat T: Gordon Elliott winner Santa Brigida (Rarity). The fourth dam is a half- €52,000 2011 Arqana Vente d’Automne sister to the Stakes winner and sire Gulf Pearl. by Highflyer Bloodstock Glens Melody also has a yearling colt by another consigned by Pascal Bary Sadler’s Wells stallion, Sholokhov, and visited yet 2. BROADWAY BUFFALO (Ire), 7g, another, Beat Hollow, last year. Broadway Flyer – Bendbradagh Vard (Le Bavard) O: Mrs Jo Tracey, B: Patrick F Callinan, T: David Pipe www.stallionguide.com €7,000 2011 Goffs June NH Sale by G Y Bloodstock consigned by P J Callinan

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£12,000 2012 Brightwells Cheltenham December Sale by David Pipe Bloodstock consigned by Sherbourne Lodge Peace of Insurance - THE JOB IS RIGHT Mind? 3. (GB), 7g, Get Covered With Approval – Common Request (Lear Fan) O: Mrs M Devine, B: Miss K Rausing, [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie T: Michael Hourigan €1,000 2009 Tattersalls Ireland November Flat Sale and a half-sister to the Champion racemare and triple Gr.1 by Ken Parkhill Oaks winner Alexandrova (Sadler’s Wells; dam of the consigned by Staffordstown Listed March Stakes-second Alex My Boy) and the €13,000 2011 Goffs June NH Sale by Dave Phelan Group-placed pair Washington Irving (Montjeu) and consigned by Castletown Quarry Stud Masterofthehorse (Sadler’s Wells), now a sire. Their dam Also ran: Perfect Gentleman, Sego Success, Cogry, Shouk () is a winning half-sister to the Ballyculla, Doing Fine, Return Spring, Very Wood, Listed Harvest Stakes winner Puce (; dam of Top Totti, Perfect Candidate, Royal Palladium (ur), the Gr.2 Lancashire Oaks winner Pongee and the third I Need Gold (pu), Theatre Queen (f), Vivaldi Collonges (pu), dam of the Champion and Classic winner ) and Thunder And Roses (ur) Sitara (Salse; dam of the Gr.3 Chester Vase winner, Gr.1 1 1 3 3 Distances: 1 ⁄2l, 5l, 6l, 6l, 1l, ⁄2l, 1 ⁄4l, 19l, nk, 27l, ⁄4l Irish Derby-second and sire Golden Sword). Saree visited Mastercraftsman last year.

1 LR NOVICES’ HADICAP CHASE, Cheltenham, 2m4 ⁄2f, 5yo+, 1st £34,170, 2nd £12,822, 3rd £6,420 FRANCE 1. IRISH CAVALIER (Ire), 6g, Aussie Rules – Tracker (Bustino) 11.45 (GMT) SAINT-CLOUD, 3YOF DEBS, 2000M 2nd dam Make A Signal (Royal Gunner) 1. QUEEN’S JEWEL (GB), 3f, 3rd dam Look Out () Pivotal – Safari Queen (Lode) O: A McIver, B: Limetree Stud, T: Rebecca Curtis O/B: Wertheimer & Frere, T: Freddy Head €6,000 2009 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale Distances: 1l, neck. 7 ran. by Larch Hill Farm Queen’s Jewel (Pivotal) came from off the pace to win consigned by Greenville House Stud cosily at the first time of asking. She is a half-sister to the 2. THOMAS CRAPPER (GB), 8g, Listed Prix Finlande victrix and Gr.3-placed Royalmania Tamure – Mollycarrs Gambul (General Gambul) (Elusive Quality) and two other winners by Mr Greeley O: apis.uk.com, B: Mrs J A Carr-Evans, T: Robin Dickin and A P Indy. They are out of the Argentinian-bred Safari £1,000 2008 DBS January Sale by R Dickin Queen (Lode), the Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 2004- consigned by Mrs J A Carr-Evans 3. GENEROUS RANSOM (Ire), 7g, 5 in her native countr, who went on to win four Graded Generous – Penneyrose Bay (Karinga Bay) Stakes in the US. She is a full-sister to the Gr.3-placed O: Sir Christopher and Lady Wates, Safari Lady, while the second dam Safari Girl (Sonus), B: Sir Christopher Stephen Wates, T: Nick Gifford won the Gr.1 Argentinian 1,000 Guineas and the third dam Also ran: Horizontal Speed, Knock House, Little Jon, Sally Girl (Fain) won twice at the highest level. Dromnea, Leap Dearg, Cocktails At Dawn, Gores Island, Safari Queen’s yearling is an Invincible Spirit filly Gorsky Island, Vivaccio, Stellar Notion, Golden Hoof (f), named Frame Of Mind. BR Bold Henry (pu), Rum And Butter (pu), Keltus (f), 1.20 (GMT) SAINT-CLOUD, 3YO C&G DEBS, 2000M Monkey Kingdom (pu), Cold March (pu), Killala Quay (pu) 1 1 1 1 1 1. SUMBAL (Ire), 3c, Distances: 2 ⁄2l, ⁄2l, nk, 5l, 2l, 2 ⁄2l, 5l, 11l, shd, nk, 1 ⁄2l, ⁄2l Danehill Dancer – Alix Road (Linamix) O: Qatar Racing Limited, B: Aleyrion Bloodstock, Yesterday’s Racing Review T: Francis-Henri Graffard €250,000 Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale (P/S Distances: 2½l, 3l. 10 ran. BRITAIN Sumbal (Danehill Dancer) was quickly upsides the leader Spirit Of Qatar (Monsun) and pulled away close 1 7.15 WOLVERHAMPTON, 3YO+ MAIDEN, 1M ⁄2FAW home in the straight. He is a half-brother to the Gr.2- 1. SUBCONTINENT (Ire), 3c, placed winner Lavender Lane (Shamardal), out of triple Dubawi – Saree (Barathea) winner and Gr.2-placed Alix Road (Linamix). She is a half- O: Godolphin, B: Ballygallon Stud, T: Charlie Appleby sister to the Listed Prix de Courcelles victrix Fils De Viane 1 Distances: 2 ⁄4l, 9l. 6 ran. (Kadounor) and the winner Princesse De Viane Subcontinent (Dubawi) made all the running, stretching (Kaldoun: dam of Gr.3 Prix de la Nonette winner Viane clear in the final furlong to win comfortably on his fifth Rose) and Liste Secrete (Peintre Celebre; dam of South start. He is a half-brother to the Listed Grand Prix de African Listed-placed Short List). They are out of the Clairefontaine-second Prince Khurram (Nayef), and is unraced Life On The Road (Persian Heights), whose the sixth foal of his dam Saree (Barathea). She was dam, Arkova (Irish River), also unraced, has produced second in the Gr.3 Stakes and is a full-sister to five winners, including the Listed Prix des Tuileries West the Gr.1 Cheveley Park Stakes winner Magical Romance Side (Tel Quel). The fourth dam is the Gr.2 Prix Maurice de

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Nieuil winner Singapore Girl (Lyphard), who later MARJU produced eleven winners, headed by the Gr.2 Mutebah (Ire), 4f, ex Mohafazaat (Sadler’s Wells) and sire Gunboat Diplomacy (Dominion). Chantilly, France, Feb 20, 4yo, 2100mAW, £7,364 Alix Road has a two-year-old filly by Sea The Stars B: Shadwell Estate (€170,000 Arqana Deauville December Breeding Stock MONTJEU Sale by Jamie Railton Bloodstock and €320,000 Arqana Danjeu (Ire), 4g, ex Wanna (Danehill Dancer) Deauville August Yearling Sale) and has an Exceed And Randwick, Australia, Feb 18, cond, 2400m, A$23,025 Excel yearling colt. BR B: Churchtown House Stud ROCK OF GIBRALTAR ITALY Alduides (Ire), 6g, ex Misdirect (Darshaan) Mons, Belgium, Feb 16, 4yo+ hcap, 1500mAW, £2,713 3.10 (GMT) ROME, 3YO C&G MAIDEN, 1600M B: Petra Bloodstock Agency 1. RAKESH (Ity), 3c, Supercortemaggiore (Ire), 6g, ex Slap Shot (Lycius) St Paul House – Kayastha (Cadeaux Genereux) Varese, Italy, Feb 18, 4yo+ claimer, 1400m, £1,162 O/B: San Paolo Agri Stud, T: O Di Paolo B: Azienda Agricola Falcone Distances: 3, ½l. 10 ran. Rakesh (St Paul House), second behind the well- Stallion Round-Up regarded Winklemann (Rip Van Winkle) on his debut ten days ago, boosted the form of that race, the Premio Donatello, a traditional newcomers’ event on Capannelle’s SHUTTLE WINNERS IN CHILE opening day. The chesnut colt set a solid pace and stayed on to score easily from the newcomer Lucomagno (Holy MULTIPLEX Roman Emperor), who ran a promising race and will win Baby Touch (Chi), 3f, ex Touch Me Baby (Merchant Of Venice) soon. His dam, Kayastha (Cadeaux Genereux), a Club Hipico De , March 9, handicap, 6f dirt, 31,000gns purchase at the Tattersalls December Foal Ch$1,660,000 Sale, collected just a couple of places for San Paolo Agri B: Haras Cordillera Stud and delivered the previous multiple winner Tesfanesh Tantu (Shirocco) from two other foals. The SOLDIER OF FORTUNE** second dam, Kazoo (Shareef Dancer), won the German Really Fortune (Chi), 2f, ex Really Dinamite (Dynamix) 1,000 Guineas for Sheikh Mohammed and foaled several Club Hipico De Santiago, March 9, maiden, 5f turf, winners, topped by Kaleo (Lomitas), who was twice Gr.3- Ch$5,000,000 placed in Germany. The third dam, Kallista (Zeddaan), B: Haras Carioca was the 1983 Champion Older Mare in Germany and **First winner for sire in Chile. produced eight other winners, including the Gr.1-placed Krombacher (). The fourth dam, Kandia (Luciano), SHUTTLE WINNER IN BRAZIL was also the 1976 Champion Older Mare in Germany and foaled the Gr.1 scorer and sire Kamiros. This female line, SHIROCCO developed by Gestut Zoppenbroich, is still very active and Immutable (Brz), 3fc, ex Miss Mandie (Know Heights) enjoyed Classic glory with Kazzia, who won the Gr.1 1,000 Hipódromo da Gávea, Brazil, Mar 9, Maiden, 1200m, Guineas and the Gr.1 Oaks and foaled the Gr.1 winner BRL$18,400. Eastern Anthem and the Gr.3 scorer Zeitoper. B: Stud Capitao.

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IRISH BRED WINNERS ABROAD CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL KHELEYF Gr.1 BARING BINGHAM NOVICES’ HURDLE, Wild Horse (Ire), 5h, ex Life Rely (Maria’s Mon) Cheltenham, 2m5f, 4yo+, 1st £68,340, 2nd £25,644, Lyon la Soie, France, Feb 17, 5yo+ hcap, 3rd £12,840, 1.30pm 1800mAW, £5,426 ANTEROS (Ire), 7g, B: Old Carhue Stud Milan – Sovereign Star (Taufan) BEAST OF BURDEN KODIAC (Ire), 6g, Flemensfirth – Nuit Des Chartreux (Villez) Kids And Win (Ire), 5g, ex Catch A Smile (Silver Hawk) NICHOLS CANYON (GB), 5g, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, Feb 21, hcap, 1400m, HK$575,000 Authorized – Zam Zoom () B: Ms Jill Finegan & Irene McGreal ORDO AB CHAO (Ire), 6g, also known as Washboard Sam Heron Island – Houldyurwhist (Supreme Leader) OUTLANDER (Ire), 7g, Disco Inferno (Ire), 5h, ex Pink Sovietstaia (Soviet Star) Stowaway – Western Whisper (Supreme Leader) Doha, Qatar, Feb 18, hcap, 1200mD, QR31,350 PARLOUR GAMES (GB), 7g, B: C J Foy Monsun – Petrushka (Unfuwain)

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SNOW FALCON (Ire), 5g, BAY OF FREEDOM (Ire), 6g, Presenting – Flocon De Neige (Kahyasi) Heron Island – Kate Gale (Strong Gale) VYTA DU ROC (Fr), 6g, BELLSHILL (Ire), 5g, Lion Noir – Dolce Vyta (Grand Tresor) King’s Theatre – Fairy Native (Be My Native) WARRANTOR (Ire), 6g, BORDINI (Fr), 5g, Turtle Island – Pixie Dust (Desert King) Martaline – Didinas (Kaldou Star) WINDSOR PARK (Ire), 6g, DAVY DOUBT (Ire), 6g, Galileo – Blissful (Mr Prospector) Kalanisi – Trompe L’Oeil (Distant View) GENERAL PRINCIPLE (Ire), 6g, Gold Well – How Provincial (Be My Native) 1 Gr.1 RSA CHASE, Cheltenham, 3m ⁄2f, 5yo+, 1st £85,425, GHOST RIVER (GB), 5g, 2nd £32,055, 3rd £16,050, 2.05pm Flemensfirth – Cresswell Native (Be My Native) APACHE JACK (Ire), 7g, JETSTREAM JACK (Ire), 5g, Oscar – Cailin Supreme (Supreme Leader) Beneficial – Westgrove Berry (Presenting) DON POLI (Ire), 6g, LIVELOVELAUGH (Ire), 5g, Poliglote – Dalamine (Sillery) Beneficial – Another Evening (Saddlers’ Hall) IF IN DOUBT (Ire), 7g, MODUS (GB), 5g, Heron Island – Catchers Day (Catcher In The Rye) Motivator – Alessandra (Generous) KINGS PALACE (Ire), 7g, MOON RACER (Ire), 6g, King’s Theatre – Sarahs Quay (Witness Box) Saffron Walden – Angel’s Folly (Wesaam) SOUTHFIELD THEATRE (Ire), 7g, NEATLY PUT (GB), 5g, King’s Theatre – Chamoss Royale (Garde Royale) Rail Link – Neath (Rainbow Quest) THE OULD LAD (Ire), 7g, O O SEVEN (Ire), 5g, Heron Island – Badger Hammel (Insan) Flemensfirth – Kestral Heights (Eagle Eyed) THE YOUNG MASTER (GB), 6g, PYLONTHEPRESSURE (Ire), 5g, Echo Of Light – Fine Frenzy (Great Commotion) Darsi – Minnie O’Grady (Welsh Term) WOUNDED WARRIOR (Ire), 6g, STONE HARD (Ire), 5g, Shantou – Sparkling Sword (Broadsword) Robin Des Champs ADRIANA DES MOTTES (Fr), 5m, – Amber Light (Anshan) Network – Daisy Des Mottes (Abdonski) SUPASUNDAE (GB), 5g, Galileo – Distinctive Look (Danehill) THEO’S CHARM (Ire), 5g, Gr.1 QUEEN MOTHER CHAMPION CHASE, Cheltenham, Presenting – Kates Charm (Glacial Storm) 2m, 5yo+, 1st £199,325, 2nd £74,795, 3rd £37,450, 3.20pm UP FOR REVIEW (Ire), 6g, CHAMPAGNE FEVER (Ire), 8g, Presenting – Coolsilver (Good Thyne) Stowaway – Forever Bubbles (Roselier) VIGIL (Ire), 6g, CLARCAM (Fr), 5g, Dansili – Magnolia Lane (Sadler’s Wells) Califet – Rose Beryl (Lost World) WAIT FOR ME (Fr), 5g, DODGING BULLETS (GB), 7g, Saint Des Saints – Aulne River (River Mist) Dubawi – Nova Cyngi (Kris S) WESTERN WAY (Ire), 6g, MR MOLE (Ire), 7g, Westerner – Faucon (Polar Falcon) Great Pretender – Emmylou Du Berlais (Kadalko) YANWORTH (GB), 5g, SAVELLO (Ire), 9g, Norse Dancer – Yota (Galetto) Anshan – Fontaine Frances (Lafontaine) MONTANA BELLE (Ire), 5m, SIMPLY NED (Ire), 8g, High Chaparral – Stiletta () Fruits Of Love – Bishops Lass (Marju) SIRE DE GRUGY (Fr), 9g, My Risk – Hirlish (Passing Sale) OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATES TO THE £ SIZING EUROPE (Ire), 13g, Argentine Peso (13.19), A$ (1.91), Bahrain Dinar (0.59), Brz Pistolet Bleu – Jennie Dun (Mandalus) Real (4.14), C$ (1.81), Chilean Peso (944.01), Chinese Yuan SOMERSBY (Ire), 11g, (9.69), CzK (35.62), DKr (9.59), € (1.29), HK$ (12.08), Hungarian Second Empire – Back To Roost (Presenting) Forint (407.45), Indian Rupee (407.45), ¥ (186.58), Kazakhstan SPECIAL TIARA (GB), 8g, Tenge (284.02), Malaysian Ringgit (5.45), Moroccan Dirham Kayf Tara – Special Choice (Bob Back) (14.14), NZ$ (2.00), NKr (11.61), PZl (5.52), Qatar Riyal (5.67), SPRINTER SACRE (Fr), 9g, Russian Ruble (94.27), Saudi Arabian Riyal (5.85), Serbian Network – Fatima III (Bayolidaan) Dinar (156.29), S$ (2.07), R (18.03), South Korean Won (1704.48), SKr (12.17), SwFr (1.55), Tunisian Dinar (2.91), Tur L Gr.1 WEATHERBYS CHAMPION BUMPER, (3.64), UAE Dhs (5.72), $ (1.56). 1 Source: British Horseracing Authority Cheltenham, 2m ⁄2f, 4-6yo, 1st £34,170, 2nd £12,822, 3rd £6,420, 5.15pm Copyright European Bloodstock News ALWAYS LION (Ire), 5g, This news sheet may not be reproduced in any form or by any Let The Lion Roar – Addie’s Choice (Norwich) means, electronically or mechanical, without the prior consent AU QUART DE TOUR (Fr), 5g, of the copyright owner, Thoroughbred Advertising Robin Des Champs – Qualite Controlee (Poliglote)

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