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SATURDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2020 PLAINCHANT BEST IN THE ECLIPSE ALOHA UPDATE BOOSTS Back in her comfort zone after a latest second in the seven- COLLEGELANDS DRAFT furlong G2 Prix du Calvados at Deauville on Aug. 22, Alain Jathiere, Maurizio Guarnieri and Sauro-Andrea Fiordelli=s Plainchant (Fr) (Gregorian {Ire}) was in dominating mood in Friday=s G3 Prix Eclipse at Chantilly. Blazing the trail from the outset with the emphasis on speed over a furlong shorter, the bay strained the arms of Valentin Seguy throughout and by halfway had all rivals covered. Clear in the closing stages, the 13- 5 second favourite was eased late to record an impressive five- length success from the 23-10 favourite Legal Attack (GB) (Shalaa {Ire}). AShe is loaded with speed and a very good filly,@ trainer Maurizio Guarnieri said. AI knew I had something good after her maiden and she has gone from strength to strength. She is better back at this six and at halfway I knew she=d win. She will not go further than seven this year and we=ll take our time to find a suitable race.@ Cont. p3 Lot 4, the Mastercraftsman half-brother IN TDN AMERICA TODAY to Aloha Star | Tattersalls Ireland NOVEMBER AUCTION PLANNED FOR ZAYAT HORSES The court-appointed receiver plans to hold an auction this fall to By Alayna Cullen sell off horses that are being held as collateral against unpaid The sales that take place throughout a normal year are usually debts of Ahmed Zayat and Zayat Stables LLC. Click or tap here a good marker to set your calendar by. But in a year where to go straight to TDN America. nothing has been normal, the calendar has well and truly been flung from the window along with the familiarity of set venues. While most things have changed some have stayed the same, one of those being the friendly and warm chat you are guaranteed to have with Ciara Lyons of Collegelands Stud. Collegelands Stud was set up by Austin and Ciara Lyons in 1996 primarily to house their own broodmare band which consists of between five to 10 mares. While the stud is a labour of love for the husband and wife team the consignments that can be found at foal and yearling sales are made up of horses representing themselves, friends and family. "We're a group of friends and relations and there's a good mix of us," says Ciara. "We come together and enjoy the craic and everybody has a bit of an input at sales time. As regards to home, it's just myself and Austin apart from the boarders in the springtime. When we have yearlings, and when friends and relations have kept yearlings too, that's when the consignment comes back on board for the yearling sales." Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 19 SEPTEMBER 2020 Aloha Update Boosts Collegelands Draft cont. from p1 "The Cotai Glorys are selling quite well. The mare, Madam At the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale Collegelands Macie (Ire), was rated 98 herself," she says. "By all accounts, will offer five yearlings in total with four of those in Part I. from the Cotai Glorys I've seen and from what other people tell Heading the draft is lot 4, a Mastercraftsman (Ire) half-brother me, they're very nice types." Cotai Glory stands at Tally-Ho Stud to Group 2 winner Aloha Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) alongside current leading first-season sire Mehmas (GB), who who since the catalogue was printed has finished third in the Lyons has a yearling by in Part II of the Tattersalls Ireland G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. "He's a lovely colt, good walking with a September Yearling Sale as lot 556. Of El Kabeir, Lyons recalls great attitude about him," Lyons remarks. "He belongs to a very her first impression of the stallion. "We saw him at good friend of ours, Patrick Beirne. He bought the mare, Zain Art Yeomanstown and loved him, absolutely loved him, and just (Ire) (Excellent Art {GB}), in 2016 and looking at the page there's thought we have to use him,@ she says. AHe just seemed to be an abundance of 2-year-olds the whole way down." the right type of horse for Tinder (Ire). She had a rating of 96 The second lot of the draft (lot 206) is a Zoffany (Ire) filly who and as a 2-year-old she was placed in a Group 3." The yearling comes from a strong black-type family that includes Volkan Star himself (lot 418) "seems to be a stronger, heavy type. He has a (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) a Group 3 winner this year in France. lot of neck and he has a lot of quality about him," Lyons adds. This is the first foal for the mare Jowana (Ire) (Dutch Art {GB}) Although a regular on the Irish sales circuit, Collegelands Stud and on the choice of Zoffany for her first cover Lyons says, "We has never had a consignment in England so when the news came thought he was commercial for us at the time. He is a good- that the sales were moving across the sea Lyons could be looking horse and he's underrated as a sire." forgiven for having some trepidation about the move. "It's a bit Zoffany recently sired G1 Goffs Vincent O=Brien National S. scary, you know,@ she says. AWe're going into the unknown winner Thunder Moon (Ire) and has over the years sired many hoping that we will get sold over there. I think, so far, the classy 2-year-olds. Of the yearling filly Lyons says, "she's a smart- clearance rate has been very good [at the other yearling sales] walking filly and she looks a sprinter. She's built like a bull." and if we're realistic about the horse's price and not living in Rounding off the draft for Part I are yearlings by first-crop sires dream world, we should be okay.@ El Kabeir and Cotai Glory (GB). Lot 255 is by the latter and Lyons says she is content with how they are going in the ring so far. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 19 SEPTEMBER 2020 Plainchant Best In The Eclipse cont. from p1 Plainchant had got off the mark at the expense of the subsequent G3 Prix d=Arenberg scorer Kalahara (GB) (Frankel {GB}) over this trip at La Teste de Buch on June 3 and in hindsight was hugely underestimated and overpriced when beating Stardevote at odds of 16-1 in the Listed Criterium du Senior Vice President Gary King Bequet over that course and distance on July 26. Headed late on Twitter: @garykingTDN by Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}) when attempting to make all [email protected] in the Calvados, she still finished in front of the subsequent + 1.732.320.0975 G3 Prix d=Aumale winner King=s Harlequin (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and the Listed Ingabelle S. runner-up No Speak Alexander (Ire) International Editor (Shalaa {Ire}) over a distance that probably stretches her to the Kelsey Riley limit. Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] Plainchant is the second group winner for Gregorian | Scoop Dyga Contributing Editors Alan Carasso Christina Bossinakis Pedigree Notes Cafe Racing The dam Nadinska (GB) (Doyen {Ire}), who also has the Sean Cronin yearling filly Alice Blue (Fr) (Reliable Man {GB}), is a half to three Tom Frary black-type performers headed by the G2 Prix de Sandringham [email protected] winner and G1 Sun Chariot S. third Laugh out Loud (GB) (Clodovil {Ire}) who in turn produced the GII San Marcos S. and Irish Correspondent G3 Gallinule S. scorer Platinum Warrior (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Daithi Harvey Nadinska=s other half-siblings include the stouter-staying pair of Regular Columnists the Listed Pinnacle S. and Listed Chalice S. winner Suzi=s Decision Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake (GB) (Act One {GB}) and Baghdad (Fr) (Frankel {GB}) who was Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele third in the Glorious S. IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY FARNAN SET FOR THE EVEREST CHALLENGE Farnan has been confirmed to run in next month’s $15 million The Everest. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Aus/NZ. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 15 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 19 SEPTEMBER 2020 Friday, Chantilly, France Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com PRIX ECLIPSE-G3, i56,000, Chantilly, 9-18, 2yo, 6fT, 1:08.48, g/s catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 1--PLAINCHANT (FR), 121, f, 2, by Gregorian (Ire) 1st Dam: Nadinska (GB), by Doyen (Ire) ABBEY ON THE UP 2nd Dam: Funny Girl (Ire), by Darshaan (GB) 3rd Dam: Just For Fun (Fr), by Lead On Time 1ST GROUP WIN. (i3,000 RNA Wlg >18 ARDEC; i5,000 Ylg >19 AROCT). O-Alain Jathiere, Maurizio Guarnieri & Sauro-Andrea Fiordelli; B-EARL Elevage des Loges (FR); T-Maurizio Guarnieri; J-Valentin Seguy. i28,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-1, i77,900. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A. 2--Legal Attack (GB), 125, c, 2, Shalaa (Ire)--Lauren Louise (GB), by Tagula (Ire). (250,000gns 2yo >20 TATBRE). O-Saeed Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi; B-Toby Barker (GB); T-Simon & Ed Crisford. i11,200. 3--Stardevote (Ire), 121, f, 2, Starspangledbanner (Aus)--So Devoted (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire).