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SATURDAY, 8 AUGUST 2020 DEAUVILLE CLASH THE UPCOMING GOFFS, TATTS IRELAND SALES TO STAY IN IRELAND FEATURE ON SATURDAY Goffs has announced that its forthcoming Land Rover Sale of National Hunt store horses will take place in Ireland as planned despite a failed bid to have certain overseas buyers made exempt from the country=s 14-day quarantine requirement for visitors. Tattersalls Ireland=s Derby and May Store Sales will also go ahead as planned at Fairyhouse on Aug. 18 and 19 and Aug. 20, respectively. The sale is set to take place next week on Aug. 12 and 13 and only incoming visitors from >Green List= countries= will not have had to quarantine for 14 days prior to the sale. That list extends to 15 countries and includes Italy, Norway and Greece, but travellers arriving in Ireland from Britain, France, Spain and America among others would have to undergo the stipulated period of isolation. A joint submission which Asought to respect the quarantine requirements@ was made by Goffs, Tattersalls Ireland, Horse Racing Ireland and Irish Thoroughbred Marketing to urge the Irish government to allow a limited Port Guillaume looks to build on a fifth-place finish in number of key overseas buyers to be present at both the Land the Prix du Jockey Club | Scoop Dyga Rover Sale at Goffs and the Derby Sale at Tattersalls Ireland on Aug. 18 and 19. Cont. p2 Saturday=s action is relatively quiet in terms of recent activity and the main action takes place in the heat of Normandy=s coast with Deauville staging the G2 Prix Hocquart Longines. Godolphin=s progressive Volkan Star (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) looks to build on his latest win in the 12-furlong G3 Prix du Lys at ParisLongchamp on July 14, having taken the Listed Fairway S. at Newmarket on June 27. Charlie Appleby has a creditable record at this August-long festival and said, AVolkan Star brought a very progressive profile into the Prix du Lys and duly obliged. This is another step up in class, but he has done well since his last run. We are feeling our way through the grades and hope he can run another good race.@ He meets Claudio Marzocco=s Port Guillaume (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), who lost his unbeaten record but nothing in defeat when fifth in the 10 1/2-furlong G1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly on Horses on parade for the 2019 Goffs Land Rover Sale | Goffs July 5. Undone by the steady early pace in that Classic, the Jean-Claude Rouget trainee has another two furlongs to run here which is certain to suit on that evidence. IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Sixth and more of a disappointment in the Jockey Club, the TIZ THE LAW HEADLINES TRAVERS Wertheimers= May 14 G3 Prix la Force winner Pao Alto (Fr) Tiz The Law (Constitution) continues on his ‘quadruple crown’ (Intello {Ger}) needs to bounce back in a fascinating contest quest in Saturday’s GI Travers S. Click or tap here to go straight which also features the July 12 G2 Derby Italiano hero Tuscan to TDN America. Gaze (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 10 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 8 AUGUST 2020 Deauville Clash The Feature On Saturday cont. from p1 Newmarket=s card features the G3 Betway Sweet Solera S., in which another Godolphin representative is in evidence in Danilova (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who scored over the course and seven-furlong distance last Saturday. Charlie Appleby said of her, AWe are turning out Danilova quite quickly, but she has come out of her last run in good order and has two good runs over this course and distance under her belt. She will need to improve again with the step up to this grade, but the signs have all been good and we felt that this was a nice opportunity for her.@ One of Danilova=s most notable rivals is Robert Tyrrell=s impressive July 18 six-furlong Newbury maiden scorer Fly Miss Helen (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), who bids to provide Richard Hannon with a third success in the last five renewals. AShe=s done very well since her first run. Sean [Levey] has been riding her in a lot of her work and he=s been impressed,@ her trainer said. AShe=s a big filly who was slow to come to hand, but she showed plenty of ability from day one. She=s not flashy in her work as such, but she does it well and we=re looking forward to running her. This race has been a good stepping-stone for a lot of good fillies over the years.@ At Haydock, the G3 BetVictor Rose of Lancaster S. sees Isa Salman Al Khalifa=s Global Giant (GB) (Shamardal) look to build on his success in the July 19 Listed Steventon S. at Newbury. John Gosden=s son Thady said, AHe=s in good form and Haydock should suit him, I think. Hopefully they don=t get too much rain.@ Also in action is Cheveley Park Stud=s G1 Falmouth S. winner and >TDN Rising Star= Veracious (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who is back after a wind operation in the Listed BetVictor British EBF Dick Hern S. Cork=s G3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Give Thanks S. is a race to Upcoming Goffs, Tatts Ireland Sales To Stay In Ireland cont. savour, with last year=s winner Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) from p1 returning for the first time in 2020 having also garnered the This was denied following consultation with Ireland=s National G2 Blandford S. at The Curragh in September. The Aga Khan=s Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). 4-year-old has a stiff task on this reintroduction, having to give ANaturally we are disappointed that our submission cannot be 10 pounds to the July 18 G1 Irish Oaks second and third implemented at this time as we had worked with HRI on a Cayenne Pepper (Ire) (Australia {GB}) and Passion (Ire) (Galileo proposal that was workable but respected current government {Ire}). Tarnawa represents the Dermot Weld stable and Passion policy,@ said Goffs Group chief executive Henry Beeby. the Ballydoyle operation, which between them have accounted AHowever we recognise the increasing challenge facing the for all of the last eight editions of this 12-furlong contest. country and appreciate the difficult decisions facing the government as the country battles this pandemic. On behalf of Goffs, I apologise to all our clients who are affected, first and © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. foremost those UK buyers who had accepted the invitation, and This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any our vendors who have supported us with such an outstanding means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission group of horses. As we have stated, the sale will proceed with of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the detailed social distancing protocols in place. The Goffs team is American races, race results and earnings was obtained from results charts published by The Jockey Club Information Services continuing to proactively promote the sale and will provide as and utilized here with their permission. much assistance as possible to any buyer unable to attend by linking them with Irish agents, highlighting those entries that can TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 10 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 8 AUGUST 2020 Upcoming Goffs, Tatts Ireland Sales To Stay In Ireland cont. be viewed online and encouraging the use of Goffs Online to bid. We will publish a list of agents who confirm their attendance and are available to act as an inspector whilst we are also available to take phone bids from any potential purchaser.@ He added, AAs to future sales, we will continue to monitor the situation and look at any and all options as matters evolve but Senior Vice President Gary King we would reiterate that the modern-day Goffs was set up to Twitter: @garykingTDN provide a world-class sales facility in Ireland and to serve the [email protected] Irish breeder. At the same time we have a superb sales complex + 1.732.320.0975 in the UK so we have options to serve the industry on both sides of the Irish Sea. However, we feel it would be imprudent to rush International Editor in to any finite decisions beyond next week at this stage and we Kelsey Riley would ask for calm heads and the continued support of our loyal Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN clients as by working together we can deliver the best results for [email protected] the world-class Irish horses so sought after around the world. European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] Contributing Editors Alan Carasso Christina Bossinakis A packed ring at the 2019 Derby Sale | Tattersalls Ireland Cafe Racing Sean Cronin AFor now we look forward to next week as we have a superb Tom Frary group of horses to offer and we should remember that recent [email protected] editions of the Land Rover Sale have welcomed over 350 Irish buyers whilst modern technology can allow others to Irish Correspondent participate. It=s not ideal but nothing is at the moment and the Daithi Harvey health of the nation must be the priority.@ Tattersalls Ireland Chief Executive Officer Matt Mitchell said, Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake ANaturally we are disappointed that our joint submission to Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele government has not been approved, but we fully respect the decision and will continue to do everything in our power to ensure that the Derby and May Store Sales run as smoothly as possible.