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MONDAY, 28 AUGUST, 2017 succeeding in the game with Paul gaining a thorough education HAVE BALLYPHILIP at some of the most noted nurseries in the world. He explains, "After I studied a commerce degree at UCD I ANOTHER >ANGEL= IN THEIR gained experience at stud farms all over the world--Juddmonte Farms in the UK and USA, Ardsley Stud in New Zealand and MIDST? Corduff Stud in Ireland. After those stints I took on management positions, first at Mount Coote Stud with Alan Lillingston where I spent six years, then with the Cashmans in Rathbarry Stud where I spent eight years. Finally I worked with Denis Brosnan in Croom House Stud for 14 years. They were years well spent and I learnt a huge amount from these people before finally branching out on our own." For much of his time at Croom House, Ballyphilip was also in full swing and during that period it was Marie who held the reins and she was certainly highly qualified to do so. Cont. p2 IN TDN AMERICA TODAY THE WEEK IN REVIEW T.D. Thornton discusses some of the biggest stories from the past week in American racing in the latest installment of “The Week in Review.” Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Paul & Marie McCartan pictured with family members and their 2015 America. ITBA award for the exploits of Tiggy Wiggy | Racing Post By DaithR Harvey For a boutique farm that keeps no more than a dozen mares, Ballyphilip Stud in Limerick has certainly punched above its weight in producing and rearing high-class flat horses. The farm, owned by Paul and Marie McCartan, is riding high on the success this summer of two of its current star graduates Harry Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). Although Harry Angel has won a G1 Darley July Cup, he is still rated three pounds inferior to fellow 3-year-old Battaash whose blistering performance in the G2 Qatar King George S. at Goodwood earned him a BHA rating of 122, which put him on a par with Lady Aurelia (Scat Daddy). Despite the anticipated York showdown between the pair not quite materialising when Battaash finished fourth, as a 3-year-old he still has the potential to add to the Ballyphilip Group 1 roll of honour. For the McCartans, the year 2000 was a significant one on two counts for not only did they get married but they also purchased what is now Ballyphilip Stud and began the process of converting it into a farm suitable for breeding and rearing thoroughbreds. They both brought strong credentials for TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 19 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 28 AUGUST, 2017 Has Ballyphilip Another >Angel= in its midst? cont. Harry Angel beating a quality field in the July Cup | Racing Post Formerly an O'Sullivan from Cork where her parents farmed, the family enjoyed Cheltenham Festival success when the prolific point-to-pointer and hunter-chaser Lovely Citizen (GB), trained by Marie's brother Eugene and ridden by another brother William, won the Foxhunters' Chase in 1991. Marie is also a college graduate having completed an equine science have a good temperament. She had good conformation and a degree before also working at Rathbarry Stud, in addition to lovely kind eye and she has become a fantastic mother. Her spells in Roundhill Stud, with Brian Meehan in England and with Gutaifan filly may be offered for sale next year and is very Gerry Dilger in Kentucky. Further experience that no doubt athletic and Anna is back in foal to Dark Angel." stands her in good stead to this day was gained as a veterinary Her latest cover was almost a no-brainer, despite the fact the nurse and supervisor at the equine clinic Hagyard Davidson Yeomanstown Stud stallion's cover fee has risen more than Magee in Lexington. fourfold since McCartan first supported him. "My initial interest As mentioned above, Ballyphilip Stud is home to a select band in Dark Angel came from a conversation I had with bloodstock of mares and the team run a tight ship and hold an emphasis agent Anthony Stroud who recommended that I use him when very much of quality over quantity. "We try to keep our he was just i12,500. We sent him two mares and had two broodmare band at about a dozen," Paul says. "We have been lovely colt foals, Harry Angel and Battaash, so that really very lucky with some of the mares we have bought but they couldn't have worked out any better." don't all work out and if after three runners by proven stallions While Battaash commanded a significant price as a yearling, we don't get or approach black type we cull immediately." Harry Angel was relatively inexpensive when picked up by Clive One mare that has worked out remarkably well is Anna Law Cox at the Premier Yearling Sale at Goffs UK for ,44,000 and the (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}), who was bought by Ballyphilip Stud five McCartans will be hoping their burgeoning reputation as years ago for 14,000gns at Tattersalls and sent to Dark Angel breeders will aid their three-strong draft in Doncaster this week. (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) the following spring. Her breeding Clive Cox will no doubt stop by for a look given his record in career got off to a flyer when her first produce, subsequently purchasing stock from the Ballyphilip team. Nine years ago the named Battaash sold for 200,000gns as a yearling in the same Lambourn trainer bought a yearling by Xaar (Ire) from McCartan ring in Newmarket. for i15,000 and subsequently named Xtension (Ire) he won the "We bought Anna Law as a 2-year old," McCartan recalls. G2 Vintage S. at Goodwood and was third in the G1 Prix Jean "There are some things we don't compromise on when we buy a Prat before being sold to Hong Kong where he won two editions broodmare prospect--they must be good looking and they must of the G1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 19 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 28 AUGUST, 2017 "Xtension was our first Group 1 winner and was also the first yearling that Clive Cox bought from us. We have had great success with Clive over the years since then. As well as Harry Angel we also sold him Group 2 winner [and current Rathbarry Stud stallion] Kodi Bear. I'm sure the 'Xtension factor' was important when it came to Clive buying Harry Angel. He is a brilliant, intuitive and patient trainer and a man of great integrity," says McCartan. VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King Beatrix Potter (Ire) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), the dam of Harry Twitter: @garykingTDN Angel is a bit more homegrown than Anna Law, being a [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 half-sister to Xtension, and she made her way back to the McCartans after a mainly unsuccessful racing career for trainer International Editor Frank Ennis that yielded just three placings from 15 runs. Kelsey Riley Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN "Beatrix Potter was bred here and we bought her back [email protected] principally on account of Xtension doing so well and also European Editor because Cadeaux Genereux was such a good broodmare sire Emma Berry and influence for speed," adds McCartan. Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] That speed has certainly been passed on to Harry Angel, bred by the McCartans under the banner of CBS Bloodstock, which is Associate International Editor Heather Anderson named after their three sons, though the subsequent arrival of a Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN fourth son may have the youngest arguing for a rebrand. Marketing Manager "CBS Bloodstock is our bloodstock company and the name Alayna Cullen comes from the initials of our three eldest boys, Charlie, Ben Twitter: @AlaynaCullen and Sonny. We have a fourth boy now Archie though who is [email protected] probably feeling a bit left out," says McCartan. Contributing Editor Group 1 winners are what the majority of breeders strive for Alan Carasso and given how elusive they are it is rare for an Irish breeder to Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing miss out on an opportunity to see their pride and joy reaching Sean Cronin Tom Frary the pinnacle on the track. However, even the prospect of a [email protected] homebred winning a July Cup can be trumped by family Irish Correspondent occasions. Daithi Harvey "Unfortunately neither of us was at Newmarket to see 'Harry' win the July Cup as our son Sonny had some serious riding Regular Columnists Bill Oppenheim commitments for his local Pony Club team," recalls the proud Andrew Caulfield father. John Berry Kevin Blake With the focus now firmly back on business at Doncaster, Tom Peacock Ballyphilip has a select trio of yearlings on offer and from a relatively small sample each year its draft is a must-see for investors. "We have just three going to Goffs UK Premier Sale this week, a fine colt by Zebedee [lot 169] who is enjoying a 40% strike rate with his 2-year-olds, including the [G2] Richmond Stakes winner Barraquero. Also on offer is a Heeraat colt [lot 384] out of All Fur Coat who won the Lily Agnes Stakes," McCartan offers. Having supported Dark Angel from his early days it is worth noting that McCartan has homed in on a stallion son of his in the shape of the Mickley Stud-based freshman Heeraat (Ire). A tough and consistent colt when trained by William Haggas, he raced for four seasons and won the G3 Hackwood S.