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MONDAY, 28 MAY, 2018 AShe did a very nice bit of work at Leopardstown two weeks ALPHA CENTAURI STARS IN ago and we thought we had her spot-on,@ trainer Jessie Harrington said. AShe=s a big mare who is quite heavy and on IRISH 1000 GUINEAS soft ground she just sinks into it. This has to be right up there, it=s fantastic.@ For a filly of her size, Alpha Centauri was quick off the blocks at two and handed the subsequent G3 Anglesey S. winner and G1 Phoenix S. third Actress (Ire) (Declaration of War) two beatings in the space of three weeks by a combined margin of 7 1/2 lengths over six furlongs at Naas. The latter came in the often- informative staging post of the Listed Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Fillies= Sprint S., and she subsequently went to Royal Ascot a hot favourite but found the French raider Different League (Fr) (Dabirsim {Fr}) a neck too strong in the G3 Albany S. Her faithful were undeterred afterwards and backed her into favouritism for the G1 Moyglare Stud S., but she could only finish fifth behind Happily on ground with considerable ease in it. Cont. p2 Alpha Centauri and Colm O=Donoghue | Racing Post IN TDN AMERICA TODAY WEEK IN REVIEW Labelled a >TDN Rising Star= due to her exciting early juvenile Bill Finley recaps the week in racing, including another gritty victory form, the Niarchos Family=s Alpha Centauri (Ire) by the sport’s blue collar hero Page McKenney (Eavesdropper). (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) picked the right stage to mount a Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. serious comeback after some worrying reversals when annexing Sunday=s G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas at The Curragh. Attracting support into 12-1 despite the latest evidence of her current state being a 10th placing in the G3 Ballylinch Stud 1000 Guineas Trial over seven furlongs on heavy ground at Leopardstown Apr. 14, the imposing grey left that well behind to become the third European mile Classic winner in four generations of her esteemed Niarchos dynasty. While lacking the dash of her second and third dams East of the Moon (Private Account) and Miesque (Nureyev), the homebred knows how to gallop and that was certainly tested with another War Front in Could It Be Love opening up a sizeable advantage, which only she proved able to bridge. Getting to that huge article from Ballydoyle only in the final yards, Alpha Centauri had 1 3/4 lengths in hand of the 33-1 shot, with 3/4 of a length back to the 5-4 favourite Happily (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in third. The third of four British and Irish Guineas in 2018 to be won by a horse trading in double figures, she was not surprising connections. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 20 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 28 MAY, 2018 Alpha Centauri Stars In Irish 1000 Guineas cont. from p1 The third dam, the champion Miesque, is also the second dam By the time she had trailed in the 1000 Guineas Trial it was of Sunday=s G1 Prix du Jockey Club protagonist Study of Man clear that those conditions played against her. (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), who after his recent G2 Prix Greffulhe Always comfortable travelling towards the rear under Colm success will trade as one of the leading hopes for that Chantilly O=Donoghue as Could It Be Love strode ever clear of the market Classic. The legendary 1000 Guineas and dual Breeders= Cup leaders Soliloquy (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Happily, Alpha Mile heroine is of course the dam of the G1 Poule d=Essai des Centauri was not panicked into action despite the yawning gap Poulains-winning champion sire Kingmambo (Mr. Prospector), to that half-sister to Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie), who had shown with other luminaries Rumplestiltskin (Ire) (Danehill) and her up so well for so long when eighth in the G1 Poule d=Essai des daughter Tapestry (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Karakontie (Jpn) Pouliches a fortnight previously. With everything in the main (Bernstein), Amanee (Aus) (Pivotal {GB}) and Real Steel (Jpn) group working hard approaching the final quarter mile, Alpha (Deep Impact {Jpn}) among her descendants. Alpha Lupi=s Centauri began to undergo the stealthy gathering in of the 2-year-old filly by So You Think (NZ) is named Etoile Filante (GB), runaway leader and by the time she reached the 100-yard while she also has a yearling filly by Sea the Moon (Ger). Click marker it was clear that she was going to be on top. Despite a for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. late leftward drift, which could have been the considerable effort taking its toll, she was firmly on top at the line. AShe=s always given us a good feel and although I was a little Sunday, Curragh, Ireland bit disappointed with her run in the trial, the ground was very TATTERSALLS IRISH 1000 GUINEAS-G1, i400,000, Curragh, soft and she was drawn out very wide so I just had to ride her as 5-27, 3yo, 8fT, 1:38.71, g/f. she was comfortable,@ O=Donoghue said. AShe just got tired in 1--ALPHA CENTAURI (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Mastercraftsman (Ire) my hands, but everyone has been very happy with her at home 1st Dam: Alpha Lupi (Ire), by Rahy since and she worked well at Leopardstown so you can only go 2nd Dam: East of the Moon, by Private Account there and approach it confidently. Aidan=s never stop--they are 3rd Dam: Miesque, by Nureyev fit and hard and well and run to the line, but my filly got very >TDN Rising Star= 1ST GROUP WIN; 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. comfortable at halfway which gave me a lot of confidence even O/B-Niarchos Family (IRE); T-Jessica Harrington; J-Colm before we made the change. When I asked her to pick up, she O=Donoghue. i233,000. Lifetime Record: GSP-Eng, 6-3-1-0, ran hard to the line.@ $356,294. *1/2 to Tenth Star (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), SW & GSP-Ire, GSP-Eng. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Pedigree Notes... Nick Rating: A. Alpha Centauri, who is bound for the June 22 G1 Coronation S. 2--Could It Be Love, 126, f, 3, War Front--Playa Maya, by Arch. at Royal Ascot, is out of the unraced Alpha Lupi (Ire) (Rahy), O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Playa whose best performer prior to her was Ballydoyle=s Listed Maya Syndicate (KY); T-Aidan O=Brien. i80,000. Golden Fleece S. winner and G2 Royal Lodge S. runner-up Tenth Star (Ire) (Dansili {GB}). The aforementioned East of the Moon also captured the G1 Prix de Diane and G1 Prix Jacques le Marois as well as the Pouliches before producing the G3 Prix 3--Happily (Ire), 126, f, 3, Galileo (Ire)--You=resothrilling, by d=Arenberg scorer Moon Driver (Mr. Prospector) and the MSP Storm Cat. O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; dam of the G3 Horrix Hill S.-winning sire Evasive (GB) (Elusive B-Orpendale & Chelston Ireland (IRE); T-A O=Brien. i40,000. Quality) and last year=s G3 Brigadier Gerard S. winner Autocratic (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 20 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 28 MAY, 2018 Margins: 1 3/4, 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 12.00, 33.00, 1.25. Also Ran: Soliloquy (GB), Yulong Gold Fairy (GB), Lightening Quick (GB), Who=s Steph (Ire), Most Gifted, Clemmie (Ire), Scriobh Nua (Ire), Chiara Luna, Alghabrah (Ire), Uluru Park (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig- Tipton. Vice President, International Operations Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 International Editor Kelsey Riley Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Jessica Harrington and Electra Niarchos | Racing Post Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Following 13 tries at the highest level, Lancaster Bomber (War Associate International Editor Front) finally hit the jackpot as he made all in dynamic fashion in Heather Anderson Sunday=s G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh. Looking ready Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN for this 10 1/2-furlong trip when a rallying third behind Marketing Manager stablemate Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in last Saturday=s Alayna Cullen G1 Lockinge S. at Newbury, the 10-3 shot was sent into the clear Twitter: @AlaynaCullen from the outset by Seamie Heffernan and was still bounding [email protected] away as another fellow Ballydoyle trainee Cliffs of Moher (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) gave pursuit along with the 5-4 favourite Defoe Contributing Editor (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) in the final two furlongs. It was the former Alan Carasso of that duelling pair who won that battle, but the imposing bay Twitter: @EquinealTDN up ahead was continuing to roll on and he found again to extend Cafe Racing and prevail by two lengths, with 1 1/2 lengths back to Defoe in Sean Cronin third. Tom Frary Highly effective when ridden prominently on ground quicker [email protected] than good, Lancaster Bomber had managed a second under those conditions in last year=s G1 St James=s Palace S. at Royal Irish Correspondent Ascot but was also in that spot under more waiting tactics Daithi Harvey behind Oscar Performance (Kitten=s Joy) in Santa Anita=s GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf and behind World Approval Regular Columnists Andrew Caulfield (Northern Afleet) in both the GI Woodbine Mile and GI John Berry Breeders= Cup Mile last term. Part-owner Michael Tabor, whose Kevin Blake silks he sports, was on hand to pay tribute to the tough Tom Peacock customer.