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THURSDAY, 4 JULY 2019 MADHMOON TO DROP BACK IN TRIP MOONLIGHT CLOUD SISTER G1 Investec Derby runner-up Madhmoon (Ire) (Dawn SHINES IN DEAUVILLE Approach {Ire}) is set for a mid-season break followed by a drop in trip after running fourth in last weekend=s G1 Irish Derby. Madhmoon sat midpack and well off the runaway leaders Sovereign (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Norway (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the Irish Derby but never made a serious bid. "We don't really know what to make of the Irish Derby," said Angus Gold, racing manager to owner/breeder Sheikh Hamdan. "There's no question we'll now bring him back in trip. At no stage was I convinced he was a mile-and-a-half horse. I can't say he didn't stay it because he finished second in the Derby, but I think he'll be more effective over a mile and a quarter. "It was a non-event for us,@ Gold said of the Irish Derby. AThe plan was to try to track Ryan [Moore on Anthony Van Dyck] and try to quicken past him, but Chris [Hayes] said Ryan never took him into the race and we couldn't get past him in any case.@ "While Anthony Van Dyck did run on into second, he never travelled especially well and Broome was always out the back, Floret, a half-sister to Moonlight Cloud | Arqana so maybe they were all a bit flat after Epsom--who knows?@ Cont. p3 Floret (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (lot 210) was the standout of the Arqana Summer Sale catalogue, being a half-sister to the four- time Group 1-winning miler Moonlight Cloud (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), and she fulfilled her potential in the ring when scooped up by Tony Nerses on behalf of Imad Al Sagar for i380,000 on Wednesday. Offered by Charles Briere=s Fairway Consignment, the unraced 3-year-old filly is out of the stakes-placed Ventura (Ire) (Spectrum {Ire}), and she is also a full-sister to U.S. listed winner Cedar Mountain (Ire). The second dam, Wedding Bouquet (Kings Lake), won the G3 Park S. and the GIII Monrovia H. and was twice Group 1-placed at two, while under the third dam is the likes of the dual Derby winner Generous and his dual Classic- winning half-sister Imagine. Nerses said the filly would return to Blue Diamond Stud in the Madhmoon | Racing Post UK and a mating plan would be decided upon, while consignor Briere said, Ashe is a lovely filly, she arrived to Fairway only two months ago and adapted very well to her new life. She has a IN TDN AMERICA TODAY great page; you can't get better for breeding, especially being a half-sister of Moonlight Cloud.@ AMOSS & CARLISLE A WINNING TEAM We chat with leading trainer Tom Amoss and Lauren Carlisle, a relatively recent addition to his buying team. Click or tap here Cont. p2 to go straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 8 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 4 JULY 2019 Moonlight Cloud Sister Shines In Deauville cont. from p1 At the close of trade on Wednesday, cumulative figures wound SESSION TOPPERS up nearly on par with the 2018 edition of the sale. With just one ARQANA SUMMER SALE more horse offered this year (381), the number sold rose slightly (298) resulting in a clearance rate that was up five points to 78.2%. The aggregate finished at i7,798,500. The average was WEDNESDAY’S TOP FILLIES/BROODMARES down ever so slightly at i26,169, while the median jumped LOT NAME PRICE (€) 29.2% to i15,500. 210 Floret (Ire) 380,000 (f, 3, Galileo {Ire}BVentura {Ire}, by Spectrum {Ire}) Of the in-foal mares offered on the day, topping the table was Breeder: Ventura Syndicate The Channel Consignment=s Torentosa (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}) Consignor: Fairway Consignment carrying to Zoustar (Aus) (lot 218). The 11-year-old, a half-sister Purchaser: Tony Nerses to G1 Investec Derby winner Wings of Eagles (Fr) (Pour Moi 218 Torentosa (Fr) 140,000 {Ire}), was picked up by Tweenhills Farm for i140,000. It was (m, 11, Oasis Dream {GB}BYsoldina {Fr}, by Kendor {Fr}) Henri Bozo who signed the ticket on behalf of David Redvers, i/f Zoustar (Aus) and he acknowledged Redvers=s faith in Zoustar, the standout (i160,000 yrl >09 DEAAUG) Australian champion first-season sire who recently completed Breeder: Aliette Forien & Gilles Forien his first shuttle season at Tweenhills. Consignor: The Channel Consignment AI bought her for my friend David Redvers,@ Bozo said. AHe Purchaser: Tweenhills Farm & Stud believes a lot in Zoustar and he wants to give him every chance 261 Contessa Du Barry (Fr) 100,000 possible, so she is going to Tweenhills.@ (m, 4, Motivator {GB}BHighborne {Fr}, by Anabaa) Redvers is also familiar with the female family via the mare=s i/f Almanzor (Fr) 3-year-old half-sister Sparkle Roll (Fr) (Kingman {GB}); he bought (i90,000 yrl >16 ARQOCT; i65,000 RNA HRA >18 her for i750,000 at Arqana August. She has won twice and was ARQDEC) third in the G2 Ribblesdale S. at Royal Ascot last month. Breeder: Haras du Quesnay Other in-foal mares to feature included Contessa Du Barry (Fr) Consignor: Hubert Honore (Motivator {GB}) (lot 261), in foal to Almanzor (Fr) and bought Purchaser: Scea Domaine Rymska by Scea Domaine Rymska for i100,000; and a pair of mares bought by Haras du Saubouas: Boscastle (Sea the Stars {Ire}) in foal to Caravaggio (Ire) (lot 263) for i90,000 and Kelty In Love (Fr) (Keltos {Fr}) in foal to Panis (Fr) (lot 252) with a Wootton Bassett (GB) filly at foot for i80,000. The remainder of the leaderboard was dominated by horses in training, many of those jumpers or former flat horses bound for ARQANA SUMMER SALE the fences. Signing as TJ Bloodstock, Tony Jones went to i210,000 for the 3-year-old colt Belsanndi (Fr) (Sinndar {Ire}) SESSION TOTALS 2019 2018 $ Number Offered 216 190 (lot 404) from the Aga Khan Studs. Jones indicated the horse $ Number Sold 168 162 would go to Ireland with a view to continuing on the flat before $ Not Sold 48 28 going over hurdles. $ Clearance Rate 77.8% 85.3% $ High Price i380,000 i445,000 Reaching i150,000 were Crealion (Fr) (Creachadoir) (lot 415), $ Gross i4,209,000 i4,078,000 a winner over fences bought by Alex Elliott, and For Langy (Fr) $ Average (% change) i25,054 (-0.4%) i25,173 (lot 420), a 4-year-old AQPS entire bought by Guy Petit. $ Median (% change) i8,000 (-3%) i8,250 CUMULATIVE 2019 2018 $ Number Offered 381 380 $ Number Sold 298 279 $ Not Sold 83 101 $ Clearance Rate 78.2% 73.4% $ High Price i380,000 i445,000 $ Gross i7,798,500 i7,447,700 $ Average (% change) i26,169 (-1.9%) i26,694 $ Median (% change) i15,500 (+29.2%) i12,000 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 8 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 4 JULY 2019 Vice President, International Operations Madhmoon To Drop Back In Trip cont. from p1 Gary King Gold continued, AOur horse doesn't look a stayer, he's not bred Twitter: @garykingTDN to be one and will certainly be coming back to a mile and a [email protected] quarter. Maybe when he's matured, he might even drop back to + 1.732.320.0975 a mile one day.@ Gold said the key later-season target for the Kevin Prendergast International Editor trainee will be the G1 Irish Champion S. Kelsey Riley Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN "He needs a break, he's had a hard time,@ Gold said. AThe [email protected] obvious target has always been the Irish Champion S. Whether he has a run before I couldn't say, but I saw him on Tuesday and European Editor he looked fresh considering what he's been through." Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Associate International Editor SANGARIUS TO STEP UP Heather Anderson Khalid Abdullah=s Sangarius (GB) (Kingman {GB}), the 2 1/4- Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN length winner of the G3 Hampton Court S. at Royal Ascot, will step up to Group 2 company for the York S. on July 27. The >TDN Marketing Manager Rising Star= won the Listed Flying Scotsman S. at two and was Alayna Cullen fourth in the G1 Dewhurst S. Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] "He's come out of the race fine, and we'll look at the Sky Bet York S. later this month--it seems to be a good progression for Contributing Editor him," said Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner/breeder Alan Carasso Khalid Abdullah. "It all seemed to click at Ascot. We've always Twitter: @EquinealTDN thought a lot of him and we hope there's more in him, but certainly it was pleasing to see some of our expectations being Cafe Racing realised. He's a nice, big, scopey horse." Sean Cronin Grimthorpe also provided an update on another Juddmonte Tom Frary [email protected] Kingman >TDN Rising Star=, Headman (GB), who won the G2 Prix Eugene Adam on Sunday for trainer Roger Charlton. Irish Correspondent "He won really well," said Grimthorpe. "It was a good day out, Daithi Harvey and he could return to France for the Prix Guillaume d'Ornano, the Group 2 at Deauville. Regular Columnists "He's grown into his frame. After he won at Newbury, giving a Chris McGrath | Andrew Caulfield | John Berry lot of weight away, he has progressed from that. The ground Kevin Blake went too soft [when a non-runner] at Ascot--he definitely wants good ground.