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Maftool Punches his Group 1 ticket P6 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here MUKHADRAM TO SHADWELL IN 2015 LOOK TO LUCIDA Sheikh Hamdan=s G1 Coral-Eclipse winner One of Jim Bolger=s leading juveniles of 2014, Mukhadram (GB) (Shamardal--Magic Tree {UAE}, by Godolpin=s Lucida (Ire) (Shamardal) bids to build on her Timber Country) will be retired from racing at the end latest second in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. in today=s of the season and will stand G2 Shadwell Rockfel S. at at Shadwell Stud in England Newmarket. Just a neck behind in 2015. Purchased as a foal Cursory Glance (Distorted by Shadwell for 190,000gns Humor) in The Curragh=s feature at Tattersalls December, Sept. 14, the bay had earlier Mukhadram was unraced as a filled the same spot when a 2-year-old and won twice in half-length behind Raydara (Ire) five starts at three. He (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) in the opened his 4-year-old G2 Debutante S. over the same campaign last year with a course and distance Aug. 24. victory in the G3 Brigadier ALucida is very well and we are Gerard S. prior to finishing expecting her to perform second to Al Kazeem (GB) accordingly,@ her trainer said. Lucida (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the Chris Humber=s New Providence RP Photo/Alain Barr G1 Prince of Wales=s S. at (GB) (Bahamian Bounty {GB}) may be best of the home- Mukhadram and jockey Paul Royal Ascot. He was third trained contingent after her defeat of the impressive Hanagan behind that rival in the subsequent winner Marsh Hawk (GB) (Invincible Spirit Racing Post Coral-Eclipse and won the {Ire}) in Salisbury=s G3 Dick Poole Fillies= S. over six G2 York S. three weeks later. furlongs last time Sept. 4, and trainer Hugo Palmer is Mukhadram returned to be second in this year=s hopeful she can make her mark. AYou never want to be G1 Dubai World Cup, and was fourth in the Prince of frightened of one horse and we=re not, you=ve got them Wales=s before notching a much-deserved Group 1 all to beat of course,@ he explained. AI think my filly will victory in the Coral-Eclipse. He was third behind fellow stay seven furlongs, she=s out of a Giant=s Causeway Sheikh Hamdan colorbearer Taghrooda (GB) (Sea the mare which would suggest she=ll stay and she=s so Stars {Ire}) in the G1 King George VI and Queen tough and game and tries so hard, which is another tool Elizabeth S. July 26, and has most recently finished in her armory. She worked on Saturday morning and I fourth in the G1 Juddmonte International and G1 Irish was absolutely delighted with her and hence we Champion S. AMukhadram was a hugely talented and supplemented her.@ Cont. p4 courageous colt, a top class racehorse, blessed with a wonderful temperament,@ said trainer William Haggas. AHe has the most gorgeous physique--a perfect specimen with a great outlook and natural, effortless stride." Cont. p3 ESTIMATE DQ’D FROM GOLD CUP SECOND The Queen=s Estimate (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) has been disqualified from her second-place finish in this year=s G1 Gold Cup as a result of a morphine and oripavine positive related to contaminated feed. Estimate was one of eight horses caught up in Britain=s morphine saga over the summer, with the other six involved in yesterday=s hearing also disqualified. One more case-- that of trainer Eve Houghton-Johnson--is still to be heard. Because of the nature of the source of the morphine, Estimate=s trainer, Sir Michael Stoute, was not penalized, nor were any of the other trainers--Barry and Charlie Hills, Gay Kelleway and Tony Carroll--with horses affected. 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WORLDWIDE INFORMATION Page11 International Editor: Kelsey Riley [email protected] Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 • Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com EST Race Click for TV 9:40a Rockfel S.-G2,NMK Brisnet.com PPs --------- 10:15a Joel S.-G2, NMK Brisnet.com PPs --------- 8:12p Eddie D S.-GIII, SA Brisnet.com PPs HRTV TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/26/14 • PAGE 3 of 19 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Cont. from p1 Shadwell=s Stud Director Richard Lancaster added, "Mukhadram is a Group 1 winner in the UK and has defeated a total of 49 stakes winners to date including 24 individual Group 1 winners. He will also be the first son of Shamardal to stand in the UK, and with his sire experiencing a real purple patch with 20 stakes winners in 2014 alone, Sheikh Hamdan felt now was the right time to retire him to stud. A fee has not yet been set for him, but our intention is to pitch him very fairly to attract the maximum number of mares and give him the best possible start to his stallion career." Cont. from p1 AFollowing today's meeting of the disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority, we totally accept in full the panel's findings,@ Warren said. "We are grateful to the BHA for its thorough and fair investigation, which concluded that the positive samples from seven horses, including Estimate, were the result of a contaminated batch of feed from an independent supplier. We also welcome the BHA's recognition that the five respective The Queen with Estimate trainers, who include Racing Post Sir Michael Stoute, took all reasonable precautions to avoid breaching the Rules of Racing, and that the accidental administration of a prohibited substance was in no way the fault of those connected to the horses.@ The morphine and oripavine positives are expected to have stemmed from poppy seeds that contaminated a feed product produced by feed company Dodson & Horrell. Barry Hills suggested he could take legal action against the feed suppliers. "I haven't spoken to anyone else, but that would seem to be the sensible thing to do,@ he said. "Owners need compensation for things like transport, and other bits and pieces." Jamie Stier, the BHA=s director of raceday operations and regulation, said, "It was BHA's position in the hearing that the source of the positive samples for morphine and oripavine was a contaminated batch of feed and that in the circumstances the trainers took all reasonable precautions to avoid breaching the Rules of Racing. As such BHA submitted that no penalty should be imposed on the trainers; however, in accordance with the Rules of Racing, the horses involved should be disqualified from the relevant races. The disciplinary panel today agreed this position.@ TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/26/14 • PAGE 4 of 19 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Slowly away again here under Richard Hughes, the GRADED/GROUP RESULTS bay moved smoothly from the rear to tackle the long-time leader Markaz approaching the final furlong Thursday, Newmarket, Britain and, after quickly subduing that rival, drew away up the SOMERVILLE TATTERSALL S.-G3, ,50,000, NKT, rising ground for a convincing score. AMaftool is a nice 9-25, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:23.34, gd. horse and has come on from his last race,@ Saeed bin 1--#@MAFTOOL, 126, c, 2, by Hard Spun Suroor commented. AWe will keep the options open, but 1st Dam: With Intention, by Mr. Greeley he could go for a Group 1 next time--maybe the Dubai 2nd Dam: Kris=s Intention, by Kris S. Dewhurst S. [at Newmarket Oct. 17] or the Racing Post 3rd Dam: Peaceful Intention, by Hold Your Peace Trophy [at Doncaster Oct. 25]. He will handle any ($260,000 wlng >12 KEENOV). O-Godolphin; ground and surface. Seven furlongs or a mile will be no B-C Kidder, J K & Linda Griggs (KY); T-Saeed bin problem and he is one of our best 2-year-olds in the Suroor; J-Richard Hughes. ,28,355. Lifetime Record: stable. We might take him back to Dubai, as his 4-2-2-0, ,45,009.