Another Listed Winner for NAYEF Sire of SPARKLING BEAM Winner of the Prix Jacques Laffitte (L) at Maisons-Laffitte on Thursday
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EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS SATURDAY, 4TH APRIL 2015 – EIGHTEEN PAGES For more information • T: +44 (0)1638 666512 • F:+44 (0)1638 666516 • [email protected] • www.bloodstocknews.eu landed his third race on the bounce when taking the six- Today’s Headlines furlong All-Weather Sprint Championships by a length from last year’s winner Alben Star (Clodovil ). The gelded RACING REVIEW four-year-old sat just off the pace and was given a confident ride by William Buick, who said afterwards, “Pretend is a very smart horse and I had a straightforward APPLEBY ON FIRE IN trip. The horses have been managed very well over the winter while we’ve been away in Dubai, so huge credit to CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS the team, and to Adam Kirby, who has been riding this Lingfield Park hosted the second All-Weather horse. The horses all look great. There’s been a lot going Championship Finals and Godolphin trainer Charlie on while James [Doyle] and I have been away so huge Appleby landed three of the eight contests, all conditions credit to everyone.” events, including the most valuable, the one mile two The middle leg of the treble was completed with the furlong Easter Classic with Tryster , who was following up Appleby second-string, Four Seasons (Dubawi ), ridden his victory over course and distance three weeks ago in by Adam Kirby, making all to defeat Tempus Temporis the Gr.3 Winter Derby. (Dynaformer ) by a length and a quarter in the Three-Year- The son of Shamardal produced a blistering turn of foot Old Mile Championships. to mow down his rivals in the latter stages to defeat the Kirby said, “I’m just pleased to be part of it and part of long time leader Complicit (Captain Rio ) by three Godolphin, they are such a great team to work with and be quarters of a length. Grendisar (Invincible Spirit ) was involved with. I’m chuffed to bits. third, a further length and a quarter away. “I had to let the horse roll for a furlong and a half to get Appleby said, “I thought the second might have stolen a a position and put the bridle settled in his mouth. Last time bit of a march and thought ours was going to have to find he was a bit too free. When I turned in, I thought it would some engine. He’s a proper horse to do what he did – take a good one to catch him. He was in top gear. He’s when you come downhill on a roll a few lengths in front quite a nice horse and deserved to win a big one.” like that other horse did, you take some pegging back. “Tryster is a very good horse and will be given a break FIRST SEASON SIRE FOCUS now. We’ll sit down with the team and map out a programme for him and there’s no reason at all why he ZOFFANY can’t translate this form on to the turf.” Our 2015 series continues with Coolmore’s Gr.1-winning Earlier on the card Appleby’s Pretend (Invincible Spirit) two-year-old Zoffany . He is featured on pages 5-6 and 16-18. Other first season sires will appear over the coming weeks. Another Listed winner for NAYEF Sire of SPARKLING BEAM Winner of the Prix Jacques Laffitte (L) at Maisons-Laffitte on Thursday. Breeder: G. Strawbridge. +44 (0)1842 755913 I [email protected] I www.shadwellstud.co.uk 1 EBN Saturday, 4th April 2015 RACING REVIEW Appleby had been confirmed as Champion Trainer on Marco Botti, who has endured a trying week, was the all-weather before racing had started with 73 winners, delighted with the victory saying, “I was pleased watching which increased to 76 after his treble yesterday. the race because everything went Grey Mirage’s way. The first race on the card was the Fillies’ and Mares’ “I was happy when he jumped out and Ryan [Moore] got Championship contest, run over seven furlongs and it went him relaxed on the rail. The race was panning out just as to the French challenger and Mme Pia Brandt-trained we wanted. I knew if he got the breaks, he would be there Fresles (Royal Applause ), who held on in a desperate or thereabouts. This is a horse who likes to be crowded, to finish from Lamar and Don’t Be , both by Cape Cross . The be covered up in midfield. The entire thing was perfect and distances between the three were a neck and a nose. The Ryan gave him a great ride. He has so much ability this race provided her jockey Gregory Benoist with his first ride horse and when things drop right for him he is very good.” at the track and first win in the UK. Fresles had landed the The Three-Year-Old Sprint over five furlongs had been Listed Prix Miss Satamixa, a fast-track qualifier late last introduced to the card this season and there was a turn December at Deauville to qualify for the finals. up, with the unfancied Lightscameraction (Pastoral Brandt, known for her international travels with the likes Pursuits ) landing a neck victory over Blue Aegean of last year’s Gr.2 Ballanchine Stakes winner L’Amour De (Invincible Spirit), in the hands of leading all-weather Ma Vie (Dansili ), who ended her season last year jockey Luke Morris for trainer Gay Kelleway. contesting the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff said, The jockey said after landing his 102nd winner of the “International competition is important, we like to travel Championships season, “It was a little bit of a surprise abroad and want to be where things are happening. And after I rode him the last two days. But Gay put the we have had some success. She has been here before so headgear [blinkers] on and said he’s ready to run today, we knew she could handle the track, even though she is a he’s spot-on. And fair play, she had him perfect on the day. big powerful filly, so we had no worries about that. “We went a real proper gallop the whole way. The way “It’s great to win today and she could come back here the track is riding today it seems to be more of a speed- for a Gr.3 [Chartwell Stakes – on turf] next month.” favouring track and it suited him.” Races on the all-weather are often dictated by pace and The final contest was the Marathon, run over two miles the outcome of the Mile Championship was certainly and it went to one of the most improved horses affected. The winner Grey Mirage (Oasis Dream ) got a throughout the all-weather season in Mymatechris (High good run through having been held up in midfield behind Chaparral ), whose run started in mid-October off a rating the sedate pace, but the second, Sovereign Debt (Dark of 69. He ran yesterday with a BHA mark of 92. Having Angel ), suffered interference in the short straight having been held up, David Probert drove his mount to lead near been held up out the back and missed out by a neck. the line, winning by a head from Anglophile (Dubawi). Raise your Spirits! By the sire of Kingman and Charm Spirit. And rated superior to both of them at two! Sire himself of an unbeaten Italian Champion at two. 18 individual juvenile winners in 2014 – matching Dutch Art, and more than Invincible Spirit’s G1 sire son Lawman. VALE OF YORK €3,000 Oct 1, SLF Invincible Spirit – Red Vale (Halling) Stands at Kildangan Stud, Ireland +353 (0)45 527600 +44 (0)1638 730070 www.darleystallions.com Darley 2 1 2 6 3 7 9 4 5 8 10 EBN Saturday, 4th April 2015 RACING REVIEW • NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW better this season. It is great that Godolphin has embraced the whole championship and they had three winners today. The well-bred Sadler’s “We wanted to attract some overseas runners – we had Wells mare Radiate two from France and two from Ireland, and one of the (GB), from the famous French challengers, Fresles, has won. Shore Line and Dark “The fact that Gay Kelleway sent out a 20/1 winner Finale family, with her 12-hour-old Churchill meant there was an excellent mix of success stories today. Downs filly, foaled “We are aiming to get Pattern status for these races and yesterday at Al Shaab today’s results will have helped that process.” Stud, Tripoli, Libya. Al Shaab Stud reports that Churchill National Hunt Racing Review Downs, a Gr.2-winning son of Danehill , had a full book of 135 mares FRANCE this season. ASTARANIA LANDS PRIX MURAT Probert said, “I just had to get Mymatechris relaxed and IN CLOSE FINISH in a good rhythm. Stepping up in trip was the big question mark but he’s relished it and stayed really well. The feature event at Auteuil yesterday was the 4400m Gr.2 “He’s been improving all winter, and has come into Prix Murat, a trial for next month’s Gr.1 Grand Steeple- himself really well recently and he was coming here in Chase de Paris, which went to the six-year-old Royal good order. Astarania (Astarabad ), who nudged out Vieux Morvan “Andrew [Balding] has been very good bringing him (Voix Du Nord ) by a neck, with Milord Thomas back, he’s had a few minor issues which have been ironed (Kapgarde ) only a further short-head away in third.