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FRIDAY, 1 APRIL 2016 WINX HAS WOW FACTOR RED CADEAUX'S HALF-BROTHER MAKES HIS DEBUT AT DONCASTER When a Teofilo (Ire) half-brother to Red Cadeaux (GB) went through the Tattersalls December Foal Sale of 2013, bloodstock agent Charlie Gordon-Watson took up his customary position in the gangway to the right of the auctioneer and didn't stop bidding until the hammer fell in favour of his client Ronald Arculli. "His brother paid for him," said Gordon-Watson as he signed the docket, and if 220,000gns seems like a lot of money for a weanling, it's worth remembering that the three-time G1 Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux earned almost ,5 million from his racing exploits around the world. By the time his adored elder sibling lost his life last November, the colt now known as Amazing Red (Ire) had spent an educational first season at Ed Dunlop's Newmarket stable and now, aged three, he is set to make his debut tomorrow as the British turf season kicks off properly with Doncaster's Lincoln meeting. Cont. p2 Winx wins the George Ryder | Magic Millions The G1 Star Doncaster Mile Saturday at Randwick is all about whether Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) can extend her current DE KOCK RUNNERS HEADING STATESIDE eight-race winning streak and it looks to be the first part of an Trainer Mike de Kock has revealed that a pair of his stable ambitious double play for glory at The Championships, as Chris stars who were seen on Dubai World Cup night are heading Waller's star filly is also engaged in next Saturday's G1 Queen to the U.S. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. Elizabeth II S. The biggest threat to her continued domination could come from within her own stable as she is again set to face her G1 George Ryder S. runner-up Kermadec (NZ) (Teofilo {Ire}), the winner of last year's Doncaster Mile who has been knocking on the door with two decent-placed finishes since resuming from a four-month absence. Another Teofilo representative, Patrick Webster's Happy Clapper (Aus), has also posted two decent runs following his victory on Dec. 12 in the G2 Inglis Villiers S. He was just half a length behind the filly First Seal (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) when the pair filled the fourth and fifth places in the George Ryder, following First Seal's good second in the G1 Canterbury S. on Mar. 5. She has the distinction of twice having beaten Winx when they met back in 2014 and the Raffles Racing homebred, who represents a partnership involving her breeder and the China Horse Club, was last successful in the G2 Galmet Millie Fox S. on Feb. 20. Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 2 of 9 $ THETDN.COM FRIDAY, 1 APRIL 2016 Red Cadeaux Half-brother cont. from p1 "Ryan Moore's riding him and we've been quite happy with his work at home but we haven't asked him any serious questions yet," said Dunlop. "We think a mile and a quarter will suit him but I wouldn't want the ground to be too soft." The neat dark boy colt, who carried himself well as he stretched out on Newmarket's Warren Hill at dawn on Thursday morning under stable apprentice Harry Burns, will face 10 rivals in the Park Hill Private Hospital Maiden S. at 5.05pm. His trainer added, "He's not as tall and long as Red Cadeaux, and of course he's a different colour and by a different stallion. He's still a bit green and he has a little Amazing Red | Emma Berry look at things, but he has a very good temperament and, in that way, he's very like his brother." accelerated, but so did those Group 1 horses in front of him. Looking ahead, we may just ride him slightly more forward." FUTURE TRAVELS ON CARDS FOR TRYSTER With England's midsummer highlight at Ascot his likely opener, Godolphin's Tryster (Ire) (Shamardal), who was third in Tryster could also cross the Atlantic for other big-race targets. Saturday's G1 Dubai Turf, will be given a break before His trainer added, "We will look at different European options reappearing at Royal Ascot in June. The Charlie Appleby-trained and further afield there may be the [G1] Arlington Million. The 5-year-old, who notched first thing he is going to have is a break and you won't see him back-to-back wins in the out before Royal Ascot. We will have a look at his options there, G3 Dubai Millennium S. and which would be the [G1] Prince of Wales's S. and the [G1] G1 Jebel Hatta during a Queen Anne." fruitful winter campaign, could well be seen taking closer order in his races this summer after racing at the DETTORI GETS THE CALL UP ON PAST rear of Saturday's 15-strong Tryster | DRC/Andrew Watkins LINCOLN WINNER field and swiftly making up There are few big races that haven't been won by Frankie ground in the closing stages to finish two and a half lengths off Dettori in his years in the saddle, but the historic Betway Lincoln the winner. H. is one such glaring omission on his CV. "I was delighted with how he ran. It would have been nice to Doncaster is traditionally the venue for the opening meeting of have a winner, but it was nice that he was competitive and he the British turf season, but an early Easter weekend meant that ran a great race. With his running style, you can't give that this year Redcar had the honour of hosting an unusually low-key amount of ground away against Group 1 horses," explained start to racing on the grass. Doncaster will be centre stage Appleby. "William [Buick] said he did everything right, like he did Friday, however, when the straight-mile cavalry charge of the in the Jebel Hatta, in that he travelled well and really Lincoln provides the highlight of an eight-race fixture. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 3 of 9 $ THETDN.COM FRIDAY, 1 APRIL 2016 Dettori has been signed up by Newmarket trainer John Ryan to The Lincoln favourite at 5-1 is Lord Of The Land (Ire) partner Ocean Tempest (GB) (Act One {GB}), who won the race (Shamardal)--a brother to dual Classic winner Lope De Vega two years ago to kickstart a season which saw him win four (Ire)--who represents the David O'Meara stable, having moved times, including listed from Andre Fabre over the winter. O'Meara saddled last year's contests at Ascot and runner-up, Mondialiste (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), another to have Windsor. Down the field in joined his team from France, and who later in the year landed last year's Lincoln after a the G1 Woodbine Mile S. in Canada. winter in Dubai, the Dettori has also been engaged by Wesley Ward for the Elias 7-year-old gelding comes into Stables LLC homebred Create A Dream (Oasis Dream {GB}), one this year's race a fresh horse of 14 juveniles who will be lining up for the Brocklesby S. at after eight months off the Doncaster (4.30pm). Ward's team of five horses currently Ocean Tempest | Racing Post track. stabled at Manton in Marlborough includes New Trier (Ire), a "He had a little injury last filly by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) who is owned by Jeff Yingling season but he's well now and we know races like the Lincoln suit and is declared to run tomorrow on the Polytrack at Kempton him," said Ryan, who will also saddle the former Aidan Park (1.55pm), ridden by Jose Valdivia Jr. O'Brien-trained Battle Of Marathon (War Front). The 102-rated 4-year-old will be ridden by Adam Kirby, who was aboard Ocean Tempest for his 2014 victory. Ryan continued: "Frankie knows [Ocean Tempest] enough and he's a straightforward horse. Adam rides Battle Of Marathon, but riding plans were made when Ocean Tempest had a light weight that he (Kirby) would not be able to do." 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