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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here FAIRY TALE SEND HER MY LOVE Cristina Patino=s Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab), second to Sendmylovetorose (GB) (Bahamian Bounty {GB}) So You Think (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}) in Leopardstown=s came out of the bottom of the barrel at just ,5,000 at G1 Irish Champion the sales and was lucky to escape serious injury in the S. 12 months ago, stalls at Royal Ascot, but she has proven herself worthy would not be of pole position at the top table by hard graft, and denied this time as today=s G1 Moyglare Stud S. at The Curragh could be she continued on her crowning glory. Just days after her traumatic her remarkable experience in the gates ahead of the G3 Albany S. at comeback from the Royal meeting, John Gildea=s bay was at The injury. Having Curragh winning the July 1 G3 Grangecon Stud S. and served notice that built on that experience to add the G2 Cherry Hinton S. she was at least to her tally at Newmarket July 13. Now up to seven as good as ever furlongs and encountering ground better than soft for Cristina Patino (center) in the winner’s circle when winning the first time, she has questions to answer, but trainer Racing Post photo Deauville=s G1 Prix Andrew Oliver is not expecting either to be a problem. Jean Romanet AShe is a light-moving filly and, although she has won over this trip on her belated return last time Aug. 19, on soft ground, we think she will appreciate the likely the 15-8 second favorite notched her seventh Group 1 better ground at the weekend,@ he said. AHopefully, in style to allay any concerns about her well-being. after all the experience she has now gained, she will be Waited with in fourth off the fast early pace, the bay more battle-hardened. With the year we have had up to cruised into contention in early stretch and, after now, the ground has been testing and all her runs have Frankie Dettori pressed the button, quickly subdued been on that. We know she handles that, so going on Nathaniel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) approaching the furlong better ground will be a new experience for her. I pole en route to a 1 1/4-length success in track-record suppose the other thing is it is 2 1/2 months since she time. AThe race went exactly to plan and I didn=t realise last ran, so she might be a bit fresh. The Moyglare Stud how popular she is,@ Dettori said after steering a fifth is part of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" winner of this race. AThe reception I got was Challenge for the GI BC Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa unbelievable and the credit goes to Ed [Dunlop] and the Anita Nov. 2.@ Cont. p12 team for bringing her back. She retains her will-to-win and class and she=s up there with the champions who have won this in the past. It=s an honour to be on her again and it was a great race--she made it look easy for me.@ Cont. p3 BAYOU BOURBON J “TDN Rising Star” J Bourbon Courage (Lion Heart), way out of it in the early stages of Saturday=s $500,000 GII Super Derby at Louisiana Downs, stoked it up in the stretch to win going away. AWatching the race I was tickled when I saw a speed duel developing on the front end, which was kind of what we thought would Bourbon Courage happen,@ trainer Kellyn Gorder Hodges Photography told Daily Racing Form. He is now perfect in three starts in the Bayou State. The 8-5 choice Blueskiesnrainbows (English Channel) tired to seventh after his early exertions. Cont. p6 In This Issue Rock Solid 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Simon Gibson's Society Rock (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) put a recent Red Bank, NJ 07701 string of indifferent performances behind him to return to form in style (732) 747-8060 when winning yesterday's G1 Haydock Sprint Cup. 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Left alone early by Dettori as Daddy Long Legs (Scat Daddy) set out to stretch the field Saturday, Leopardstown, Ireland in favor of his stable companion St Nicholas Abbey, Snow Fairy RED MILLS IRISH CHAMPION S.-G1, €750,000, Leopardstown, 9-8, always had dead aim on Nathaniel as that rival was committed on 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT, 2:00.92 (NTR), gd. the front end by William Buick at the top of the straight. Body 1--SNOW FAIRY (IRE), 130, m, 5, by Intikhab language told the story soon after, with the Italian sitting pretty as 1st Dam: Woodland Dream (Ire), by Charnwood Forest (Ire) Nathaniel and St Nicholas Abbey’s riders got to work and, after 2nd Dam: Fantasy Girl (Ire), by Marju (Ire) brushing aside the eventual runner-up with just over a furlong 3rd Dam: Persian Fantasy (GB), by Persian Bold (Ire) remaining, Snow Fairy ran hard to the line to set a new track record. (€1,800 yrl ‘08 TATFLT). O-Anamoine Ltd; B-Windflower Overseas “This is the best of her achievements, and it doesn’t get better,” Holdings Inc; T-Ed Dunlop; J-Frankie Dettori; €434,500. Lifetime Dunlop commented. “I thought we were plenty far enough out of our Record: Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 9.5-11, 11-14f & 14f+, Hwt. Older Mare- Eng at 9.5-11 & 11-14f, Hwt. Older Mare-Ire at 9.5-11f, MG1SW-Eng ground, but she showed an amazing turn of foot again. Ouija Board & Jpn, G1SW-HK & Fr, 21-9-4-4, €4,627,594. Werk Nick Rating: F. was second and she was beaten by So You Think here last year, so Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. it’s great to have it on my CV. We’ve always said this year that we would take it one race at a time. She’s in the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe [at Longchamp Oct. 7] and the G1 Champion S. [at Ascot 2--Nathaniel (Ire), 133, c, 4, Galileo (Ire)--Magnificient Style, by Silver Oct. 20], but Frankel is in that and that is a different level entirely. I’d Hawk. O-Lady Rothschild & Newsells Park Stud; B-Kincorth like to take her to the Breeders’ Cup, as she hasn’t done that, and Investments Inc; T-John Gosden; €150,000. winning a Group 1 in a sixth country may be a record.” 3--St Nicholas Abbey (Ire), 133, h, 5, Montjeu (Ire)--Leaping Water (GB), by Sure Blade. (200,000gns yrl ‘08 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Courtesy of this win, the peripatetic runner secured a berth in the Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Barton Bloodstock & Villiers GI Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita Nov. 3. Syndicate; T-Aidan O’Brien; €75,000. Margins: 1 1/4, 3/4, 5HF. Odds: 15-8, 13-8, 3-1. Congratulations Snow Fairy! Also Ran: Light Heavy (Ire), Born to Sea (Ire), Daddy Long Legs. Click Your connections can claim their for the Racing Post chart, the brisnet.com PPs or free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, courtesy attheraces.com. Challenge Rewards by nominating you Snow Fairy’s rise to prominence has been well-documented, but to the Breeders= Cup.