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SUNDAY’S WIN BOOSTS Lot 54, Late Date (Oscar), who was bought by Micky LATE DATE’S POPULARITY Hammond for £23,000 picture Tattersalls Ireland Strong and spirited trade at the Tattersalls Ireland Ascot February Sale yesterday resulted in a 32 per cent increase on last year’s length and a half at the weekend, having finished ninth at Borris aggregate, jumping to £266,600. The average also witnessed House is December. He is a half-brother to three winners, out of strong growth, increasing by 41 points to £4,519. The median the unraced Commanche Run mare Regents Ballerina. dropped slightly to £1,800 from £2,000, while ten lots reached As ever the draft was a popular source and West five figures, compared to four last year, writes Rob Davey. Sussex-based Richard Rowe secured the choice lot, paying Topping the day’s trade was the late entry to the catalogue, last £20,000 for the six-year-old Lilac Tree (Lot 38). The son of Dubawi Sunday’s Tinahely five-year-old maiden point winner Late Date had won or been placed in all five hurdles starts for John Ferguson (Lot 54), who was snapped up by Tattersalls Ireland’s Northern UK last summer and is rated 125. representative Bob Woodhouse, who was acting on behalf of Rowe said, “He has been bought for Mr Tommy Thompson, whom Middleham-based trainer Micky Hammond. Consigned by I have had horses for since the very start and for whom I trained my Boulagloss Stables, the son of Oscar [pictured right] scored by a first winner for [also owner of four-time winner and useful chaser

Champion 3YO in Europe in 2013 (9.5-10.5f) 1st -Gr.1, to remain unbeaten a very classy 1st -Gr.2, from ❝ 1st Chester Vase-Gr.3, by 6 lengths individual standing his second season in 2016 for a very reasonable €10,000 fee❞ • By sire of sires . Bill Oppenheim, • His half-brother sired TDN 23 Dec 2015 3 Gr.1 winning 3YO’s in Europe in 2015.

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STATISTICS (£) 2016 % 2015 Catalogued 114 114 Offered 94 90 Sold 59 (63%) 63 (70%) Aggregate 266,600 +32 202,400 Average 4,519 +41 3,213 Median 1,800 -10 2,000

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Burren Legend and the inaugural Sussex National scorer Mullintor]. We walked straight in here and Mr Thompson liked him at first sight. He got a bit excited.” First 2 books of mares include: Plans are fluid according to Rowe, “The horse has had a break Dams of Gr.1 winners The Fugue, Covert [not run since 28th September]. We will go home and make a plan, Love, Sahpresa, Rosenreihe, Marbye, Sudan . there is no rush, although he is likely to run sooner rather than later.” Sisters to Gr.1 winners Smarty Jones, Markab, Welsh trainer Peter Bowen got in on the action, securing Lot Carry On Katie . Group winners Kendam et Texalina, etc. 77, the eight-year-old four-time winner Wadswick Court, for £17,000. The son of Court Cave was a dual winner in bumpers €7,000 LIVE FOAL and over hurdles, but has only registered one place from four chase starts this season. Neil Mulholland’s Conkwell Grange STYLE VENDOME Stables was the consignor. Just a few lots later Mulholland turned purchaser for Lot 81, the 1ST YEARLINGS IN 2016 five-year-old bumper performer Druids Lodge (Tiger Hill), who was placed once from four starts. Consigned by Hackness Stables, he was secured with a winning bid of £16,000. PLANTEUR Rounding out the top five was Lot 37, the Farringdon Place Stable-consigned winning three-year-old Miss Pimpernel €6,000 LIVE FOAL (Clodovil). The half-sister to the French Listed winner Change First 2 books of mares include: Dams of Gr.1 performers The World, out of the Italian Listed-placed Mrs Seek (Unfuwain), Shamalgan, Stotsfold et Kicky Blue . Sisters to was secured by David Powell of Catridge Farm. Gr.1 winners Myboycharlie, Vazirabad, “I have bought her for myself and a client of mine. She was a Fantastic Look, Red Cadeaux, 60,000gns yearling and a winner at two. She suited what we wanted Kheleyf, etc. and there is a possible chance that she will be mated with Acclamation,” Powell said. RACING NEWS BRITAIN

PRIZE MONEY BOOST FOR NEWMARKET CLASSICS It has been announced that the opening two Classics of the British season, the Gr.1 1,000 Guineas and Gr.1 2,000 Guineas, will each be worth £500,000 this year. This represents a £50,000 (11%) rise on last year’s value for the 2,000 Guineas and a £90,000 (22%) increase for the 1,000 Guineas. As was first announced in June last year, the cash boost is part of a new deal which will see QIPCO extend their sponsorship of STANDING AT HARAS DE BOUQUETOT, FR both the British Champions Series and the Guineas meeting until 2024. Both races are contested over the straight mile of BENOIT JEFFROY . AUDREY LEYVAL: Newmarket’s Rowley Mile racecourse, the 2,000 Guineas on +33 (0)2 31 32 28 91 . [email protected] Saturday, 30th April and the 1,000 Guineas on Sunday, 1st May. Entries for both will close at noon on Tuesday, 1st March.

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PLENTY TO CELEBRATE will be a ‘soft launch’ opening in late summer/early autumn followed IN NEWMARKET THIS YEAR by an official opening later in the autumn. The National Heritage Centre is set to be open and will be one of the main places to visit This is a year of celebration for Newmarket’s two racecourses, the on the Newmarket Open Weekend later this year. Rowley Mile and the July Course, as 2016 marks 350 years of making history in both the sport of racing, as well as English HEADS EARLY MARKET heritage. King Charles II spearheaded the development of the FOR FIRST SEASON SIRE TITLE town, racecourses and industry into what is affectionately known Joseph Burke of RaceBets has seen unprecedented demand for today as the global headquarters of racing. Still run to the present prices for this year’s first season sire competition which, having day, the Town Plate, a race which, by a law passed by King Charles several sires with large first crops of two-year-olds to race this II, must be run “for ever”, is still staged on the same three-and- season, looks an unusually competitive affair. three-quarter-mile course on which it was inaugurated and is the Burke commented, “I don’t know whether its Frankel-mania or only time each year that the ‘round course’ is used nowadays. not, but customers have been requesting this year’s market much Alongside world class racing, music nights, restaurants and earlier than usual. There was a lot of expectation surrounding quality conference and events facilities, Newmarket racecourses Frankel’s yearlings last year but the reality is that breeders received will also be celebrating 350 years of royal patronage and historic an exceptionally good return on their outlay, with a median of moments through a series of special commemorative events. £450,000 recorded. To put that into perspective, he easily exceed the For more information visit www.newmarket350.co.uk. median of his own sire, perennial Galileo at £360,000, The National Horseracing Museum is in the process of moving and fell just 10% short of the figure attained by Dubawi. So, having to Palace House, the location of the new National Heritage Centre succeed as a racehorse and again at the sales, it is understandable for Horseracing and Sporting Art. The centre will include a new that he heads the betting for this year’s competition. museum that celebrates the history and science of horseracing, a “Excelebration was defeated by Frankel on five occasions, but he national gallery of British sporting art and horses. came into his own over a mile once his nemesis was stepped up to ten Occupying the last remaining element of Charles II’s racing palace furlongs. Having won twice before Frankel made his debutst, it is in the town, the museum will be housed in the Trainer’s House and reasonable to expect Excelebration’s stock will be quicker out of the King’s Yard boxes, the gallery of British sporting art in Palace House blocks too. and thoroughbred horses stabled in the Rothschild Yard and four- “Harbour Watch was an even more precocious juvenile, having acre paddock. Work on the project started in early 2014 and there recorded three impressive victories before the end of July and, with EntriEs now opEn august yearling sale 14-16 August deauville

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CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 RACING NEWS ~ STALLION NEWS EBN: WEDNESDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY 2016 the numbers he has to run for him, it will be surprising if he does not IRELAND make an instant impact. This trio is followed in the betting by the Group 1-winning juvenile Casamento, top sprinter Bated Breath and the superbly-bred Born To Sea in what promises to be a vintage FIRE OUT OF CHAMPION HURDLE crop of first-season stallions.” Champion trainer Willie Mullins suffered another blow when Prices for Leading First Season Sire (number of individual Arctic Fire, who was bound for the Gr.1 Champion Hurdle at the winners UK and Ireland for the 2016 Turf Season 20th March to , a race in which he finished second last year, 5th November) are: was to have chipped a sesamoid bone after exercise 2-1 FRANKEL yesterday. The German-bred son of Soldier Hollow won the Gr.1 3-1 EXCELEBRATION Hatton’s Grace Hurdle in November. 5-1 HARBOUR WATCH (Germany) and Killultagh Vic () are other 6-1 CASAMENTO short-priced Mullins-trained Cheltenham horses to have fallen by 7-1 BATED BREATH the wayside recently. 14-1 BORN TO SEA SIR PRANCEALOT 16-1 POWER SHADWELL-SPONSORED ARAB RACES 20-1 SEPOY DRAGON PULSE AT MORPHETTVILLE 25-1 ELZAAM Morphettville racecourse has been chosen by the Dubai HELMET International Arabian Races (DIAR) committee to host the first FOXWEDGE two DIAR races of 2016 at its 12th March race meeting. This will MAYSON complement Shadwell Stud Australasia’s sponsorship of a full 40-1 REQUINTO card of . 66-1 DELEGATOR The two Arabian races will be staged as part of a full day of racing, 100-1 FAMOUS NAME sponsored by Shadwell Stud Australasia, which is celebrating 30 SAYIF years of success in Australia. All the thoroughbred races on the day SO YOU THINK will be named after horses that have won Gr.1 races in Australia in the colours of Sheikh Hamdan, and the Arabian races, the A$30,000 Shadwell Arabian Stallions Plate and the A$20,000 UAE Arabian Plate, will have an all-South Australian jockey line-up. Sales Along with the racing, other events on the day will include a cultural marquee, where racegoers will be given the opportunity to Executive learn about the UAE. In the lead-up to the meeting, Adelaide primary schools will be involved in a community art project entitled Applications are invited for an experienced ‘The Arabian Rainbow Competition’, which allows students to paint SALES EXECUTIVE to join Plusvital (inc. a life-sized fibre glass sculpture of an Arabian horse. The finished sculptures will be display at the racecourse and will be judged by Equinome), a rapidly growing Irish equine science the committee of the DIAR, led by His Excellency Mirza Al Sayegh. company, to grow and manage client accounts for both genetics and nutrition in Ireland and the EU.

This exciting opportunity would suit an experienced and STALLION NEWS driven professional who has a key understanding of VENEZUELA the Thoroughbred industry, with a focus on delivering outstanding sales results throughout a defined territory. MULTIPLE CHAMPION SIRE The role will involve expanding the customer buying WATER POET DIES AT 23 base, securing new customers within the territory and Water Poet, an Irish-bred son of Sadler’s Wells who won two maintaining/developing the existing key accounts. The Listed races in France for Sheikh Mohammed, was exported for ideal candidate will have a passion for sales and will stallion duties to Venezuela and became one of the best sires in be extremely customer focused. This role will involve that country’s history. The bay, who won the sires’ title there nine extensive travelling both in Ireland and EU. Fluent times with his twelve crops of racing age, died aged 23 last French a strong advantage. For more information, visit weekend at Haras Vista , where he stood his stallion career. plusvital.com/eusalesexec Out of the mare Love Smitten, he was a half- brother to the four-time Gr.1 winner () and went on to sire 51 Stakes winners, including the Venezuelan Triple The closing date for applications is Crown Winners Taconeo and Water Jet, plus the great filly 5pm Friday, 26 February 2016. Bambera, the local Horse of the Year of 2009. The Champions Email applications to [email protected] Gran Estefanía, Aguila Negra, King Seraf and Real Poet were more of his high-class offspring. DIEGO H MITAGSTEIN

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INDUSTRY NEWS National Hunt BRITAIN One to Watch BHA REVEALS CONSULTATION by Rob Davey FINDINGS ON RACE PLANNING The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced the CHOCCA WOCCA conclusion of its industry consultation regarding the development 6yo mare by Kayf Tara of a more holistic approach to race planning and the publication ex Chomba Womba (Fourstars Allstar) of the arising recommendations. The consultation began in autumn 2015, with the objective of designing an improved O/B: Richard and Lizzie Kelvin-Hughes, approach for creating race programmes to benefit horsemen, T: racecourses and the wider racing industry. The consultation focused originally on engagement with Nicky Henderson’s hand in the Gr.2 Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ representative stakeholder groups, including the Racecourse Hurdle on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival grew even Association (RCA), National Trainers Federation (NTF), Racehorse stronger with this mare winning at Market Rasen on Sunday, Owners’ Association (ROA), Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association adding her name to the list of Bloody Mary and Robins Reef. A (TBA) and other interested parties. Following this process a high-class bumper performer, who was runner-up in last project team was established, made up of representatives from season’s Listed (then) Aintree Mares’ NHF race, to some she may the Horsemen’s Group, racecourses and the BHA, to review the not have performed well enough to deserve a try at the Festival’s feedback and to make recommendations to the industry’s newest contest. However, despite racing keenly until down the Executive Committee for implementation in 2016. back straight on the second circuit, she showed plenty under The recommendations include: pressure when needed to defeat a decent performer in Awesome Rosie (Midnight Legend), when she could have IMPROVED DATA easily fell into a hole following her earlier exploits. She has plenty The BHA will develop a forward-looking analytical model that will to learn, but her debut over hurdles was more than promising. a) establish a clearer picture of the number of horses in training Owned by Richard and Lizzie Kelvin-Hughes, whose Trull and b) forecast the horse population’s demand for specific race House Stud sponsor next month’s contest, she appears to have a types. The design of this model will it to strike a better liking for better ground, which Cheltenham should provide, and balance between staging the most appropriate racing she heads straight there. According to her owner, “Ideally I would opportunities for the horse population, and ensuring that the like another race, but she is not green and jumps so well.” race programme sets out clear pathways for the development of She is the first foal out of Chomba Womba (Fourstars Allstar), certain animals and the breed as a whole. a three-time Gr.2 winner, whom Kelvin-Hughes purchased for In addition, an alternative system will be delivered to provide £160,000 at the 2007 Brightwells Cheltenham April Sale. The the BHA with a clearer picture of those horses in training that are mare is also a half-sister to last week’s One to Watch She’s Otto. ready to run. The proposed method will utilise the activities already carried out by trainers (for example the making of entries and declarations). This data will be used to inform the programming of Interactive Race Planning (IRP) slots, as an IMPROVED COMMUNICATION accompaniment to the existing online forum. The BHA will review WITH TRAINERS the number and spread of IRP races for 2017, as part of the project Quarterly meetings will be held with trainers, in conjunction with to design the analytical model. the NTF, to gather feedback on the programme and to introduce any changes that may be required. IMPROVED PROCESSES/ A ‘red button’ function will also be developed for use by trainers VISIBILITY FOR RACECOURSES online, which will enable participants to contact the BHA directly In conjunction with racecourses, the BHA is changing the way in with any queries in relation to the race programme, including the which the race programme is compiled in future. Amongst a opportunity to flag up any potential gaps or clashes for the BHA number of changes, this will involve greater co-ordination of the and racecourses to review. programme, including that the BHA will now make proposed A more dynamic race search feature will also make the race changes to the conditions of all races of below Class 4 on the flat programme easier to view online. It is anticipated that this new and for Classes 4 to 6 over jumps, where previously these changes software will enable our sport to publish the race programme in a were submitted by racecourses. The courses have given their more dynamic way in future. consent for the BHA to make these changes upfront, although they The BHA is already working on changing the internal processes will still have the option to make further amendments if desired. and developing the software needed to support the delivery of the In time, the BHA will also provide racecourses with a live-view recommendations during 2016. Some of the recommendations will system of the changes being made to the programme at other tracks in order to flag up any geographical or race type clashes CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 and gaps for these to be addressed.

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Leading Sires of Chasers 2015 – 2016 Sponsored by in order of earnings Northmore Stud Name Born Sire Runners Winners Winners/Runners Wins AWD Places Earnings Best Horse Earned 1 KING’S THEATRE 1991 Sadler’s Wells 128 39 30.5% 57 21.7 57 £1,140,703 Cue Card £283,390 2 PRESENTING 1992 142 43 30.3% 59 21.6 77 £1,050,098 Rogue Angel £96,330 3 BENEFICIAL 1990 Top Ville 145 38 26.2% 51 20.4 69 £751,814 Annacotty £126,630 4 FLEMENSFIRTH 1992 Alleged 112 40 35.7% 49 22.1 50 £630,856 Highland Lodge £80,490 5 KAYF TARA 1994 Sadler’s Wells 78 26 33.3% 39 20.8 39 £478,683 Tea for Two £57,192 6 1998 Sadler’s Wells 101 28 27.7% 34 22.5 43 £462,118 Mountainous £72,269 7 WESTERNER 1999 61 21 34.4% 25 21.5 27 £420,706 Wakanda £106,781 8 OSCAR 1994 Sadler’s Wells 105 23 21.9% 28 21.7 35 £379,889 Ravished £47,146 9 OLD VIC 1986 Sadler’s Wells 54 15 27.8% 25 22.2 17 £378,250 Village Vic £109,072 10 DOM ALCO 1987 Dom Pasquini 22 8 36.4% 10 22.4 15 £322,331 £127,825 11 MIDNIGHT LEGEND 1991 Night Shift 39 13 33.3% 18 20.3 22 £263,513 Pearls Legend £39,560 12 ALFLORA 1989 Niniski 42 20 47.6% 26 21.6 24 £253,556 Dare to Endeavour £31,023 13 SMADOUN 1990 Kaldoun 53 60.0% 7 21.4 1 £242,141 Smad Place £194,506 14 CLOUDINGS 1994 Sadler’s Wells 35 14 40.0% 19 22.0 17 £233,665 Cloudy Too £39,272 15 DR MASSINI 1993 Sadler’s Wells 47 11 23.4% 14 22.1 23 £230,030 Sound Investment £53,562 16 WINGED LOVE 1992 34 12 35.3% 13 22.1 20 £216,305 Firebird Flyer £27,514 17 GOLD WELL 2001 Sadler’s Wells 34 9 26.5% 13 21.8 16 £214,889 Sausalito Sunrise £57,919 18 1993 Alleged 31 7 22.6% 13 22.4 18 £190,560 Shantou Flyer £51,138 19 VOIX DU NORD 2001 11 6 54.6% 9 17.9 5 £177,067 Vibrato Valtat £66,867 20 MARTALINE 1999 Linamix 14 5 35.7% 8 18.6 8 £171,646 Dynaste £74,645 21 NETWORK 1997 Monsun 16 7 43.8% 10 19.8 8 £169,727 £88,273 22 TIKKANEN 1991 Cozzene 21 7 33.3% 10 21.8 12 £161,500 Buywise £54,448 23 HERON ISLAND 1993 Shirley Heights 30 8 26.7% 11 22.5 12 £154,524 Bishops Road £53,632 24 INDIAN DANEHILL 1996 Danehill 17 5 29.4% 5 20.2 7 £143,415 Shanahan’s Turn £94,612 25 VINNIE ROE 1998 Definite Article 29 11 37.9% 12 21.5 13 £142,956 Claret Cloak £29,062 26 DEFINITE ARTICLE 1992 41 8 19.5% 10 20.9 17 £138,758 Cailin Annamh £33,044 27 2000 Sadler’s Wells 34 11 32.4% 15 22.1 16 £137,085 Lord Fingal £16,076 28 1993 Fairy King 16 8 50.0% 12 20.4 10 £137,045 Devils Bride £53,278 29 MY RISK 1999 Take Risks 11100.0% 1 15.6 1 £130,909 Sire de Grugy £130,909 30 ROBIN DES CHAMPS 1997 Garde Royale 12 3 25.0% 3 22.3 6 £130,325 Vautour £82,605 31 POLIGLOTE 1992 Sadler’s Wells 82 25.0% 4 24.3 5 £127,292 Don Poli £85,871 32 SHOLOKHOV 1999 Sadler’s Wells 44100.0% 6 22.9 1 £118,858 £92,969 33 SAINT DES SAINTS 1998 Cadoudal 14 4 28.6% 6 18.5 10 £115,705 Djakadam £35,751 34 COURT CAVE 2001 Sadler’s Wells 25 9 36.0% 10 22.1 12 £111,084 Champion Court £20,637 35 1997 Rainbow Quest 10 6 60.0% 10 20.6 6 £110,542 Nearly Nama’d £64,823 36 1988 27 7 25.9% 10 21.7 12 £108,497 Drop Out Joe £51,446 37 INDIAN RIVER 1994 Cadoudal 12 5 41.7% 8 20.5 8 £107,897 Native River £45,267 38 ASTARABAD 1994 Alleged 41 25.0% 1 15.8 2 £102,616 Jolly’s Cracked It £85,425 39 STOWAWAY 1994 17 2 11.8% 4 19.3 6 £100,612 Outlander £64,068 40 WALK IN THE PARK 2002 42 50.0% 4 17.9 2 £98,653 Douvan £85,559 Statistics for UK & Ireland supplied by Pegasus Equine Media Ltd. Results received to February 21st.

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Invincible Spirit [above] and the club’s mares Veronica Falls and Ksenia [below] being admired by members of the INS Breeding and Racing Club last Sunday.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 SCHOOLCHILDREN GO BEHIND THE SCENES AT NAAS be introduced immediately, such as the quarterly review of the race Ireland (HRI) yesterday held the first ‘Go Racing Kids’ programme with trainers, while others, including the development Club’ Day of 2016, which took place at , ahead of of the analytical model, will take more time. The BHA is aiming to their Family Fun Raceday on Sunday, 6th March. introduce these changes from the start of the compilation of The objective of the ‘Go Racing Kids’ Club’ initiative is to build Programme Book 1 for 2017, which begins in August shortly after ties between the racecourses and their local community, the intended publication date for next year’s Fixture List. encouraging an affinity with racing which will hopefully produce The delivery of a more optimal race programme is also future racegoers. The activities educate school children about dependent on the balance of the Fixture List, which will continue racing and show them what happens behind-the-scenes at the to be an area of focus for the BHA and stakeholders in 2016 and racecourse. beyond. A total of 431 fifth and sixth class pupils from local schools took part in demonstrations from RACE (Racing Academy & Centre of Education) and heard talks from jockeys Danny Mullins and Barry IRELAND Cash and Jamie Codd, assistant to trainer Ross O’Sullivan, about their day-to-day routines and life in racing. INS CLUB ENJOYS The pupils also met Naas Racecourse’s Manager Tom Ryan, who CHELTENHAM TRIALS DAY explained how the team at Naas Racecourse prepares for a The INS Breeding and Racing Club braved misty conditions to raceday. The children were entertained by Marie Louise Donnelly enjoy another great day out last Sunday, when they were treated from ‘Front Runner – Racing Club for Kids’, with racing games, to a tour of the and a day’s racing at Naas. puzzles and quizzes. She also showed the pupils racing silks, Members were shown their two mares, Veronica Falls and Ksenia, horse shoes, racing tack, and feed. who are in foal to Dragon Pulse and Gale Force Ten respectively. All the pupils received a ‘Go Racing Kids’ Club’ goodie bag at the Invincible Spirit was a huge hit with the club members and is end of the day, which included complimentary tickets to go the sire of the club’s three-year-old filly Invincible Lia. She was sixth racing at Naas. on her debut and is in training with Willie McCreery, along with the Ryan commented: “I was delighted to have so many local kids at club’s Showcasing two-year-old. They were also shown Worthadd, Naas Racecourse today ahead of our Family Fun day on 6th March. who is the sire of the club’s foal that sold at the Goffs November Foal There will be lots of free entertainment for the kids on our Family Day Sale last year for €38,000. Gale Force Ten and Dragon Pulse also and we look forward to welcoming them all back to the track then.” strutted their stuff for the club and were of particular interest, as the Mullins said: “It was great to see so many kids interested in horse club will have foals by them to sell this November. racing and I was really impressed at how much they already knew Members visited the breeding shed to see a cover and viewed about racing and what it takes to be a jockey.” the new-born foals in the yard. After the tour of the stud, they visited Naas for Cheltenham Trials Day, where they enjoyed a delicious meal and some competitive racing action. follow EBN on twitter Memberships are still available in the club and interested parties should contact Ciarán De Barra on [email protected] @bloodstocknews or +353 (0)45 521251.

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2. ROBINESSE (Ire), 5m, OTHER NATIONAL HUNT RESULTS Robin Des Champs – Jennifers Diary (Supreme Leader) O: A Taylor & The Three Underwriters, BRITAIN B: Lady Jennifer Fowler, T: Oliver Sherwood 3. ON THE COUCH (Ire), 7m, EBF MARES’ NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE, Wetherby, 2m5½f, Heron Island – Miss Serenade (Saint Cyrien) 5yo+m, 1st £4,549, 2nd £1,336, 3rd £668 O: Third Match Officials, B: Kevin & Mary Whelan, T: Sam Thomas €5,700 2013 Tattersalls Ieeland August NH Sale by Gerry Halley ebfstallions.com consigned by Kevin & Mary Whelan

Also ran: Mari Me Oscar, Oneforthenure, Wallawallabingbang (pu) 1. SUZY’S MUSIC (Ire), 8m, Non runner: What A Tempest Gamut – Vicky’s Music (Old Vic) Distances: 1¼l, 33l, 5l, 18l 2nd dam Sarahs Music (Orchestra) 3rd dam Scarlet Tina (Dusky Boy) YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEW O: R McGaw, B: R J A McGaw, T: S R B Crawford 2. LILY LITTLE LEGS (Ire), 7m, BRITAIN Westerner – Silvers Promise (Presenting) O: Mrs Janet Cooper, B: James Wickham, T: Mike Sowersby 5.10 WOLVERHAMPTON, 3YO MDN AUCT, 1M4FAW €1,800 2009 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale 1. WEST COAST FLYER (GB), 3c, consigned by James Wickham – La Felicita (Shareef Dancer) €800 2012 Tattersalls Ireland August NH Sale by Richard Rath O: Ali Saeed, B: Miss K Rausing, T: David Simcock consigned by Ms Kathleen Wickham 19,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 £11,000 2013 Brightwells Cheltenham December Sale by Rabbah Bloodstock by Ian Williams Distances: 1½l, ¾l. 5 ran. consigned by Crossgales Stables £5,200 2015 DBS September Sale by Mike Sowersby Slowly away and green when unplaced on his debut last month, consigned by J Hanifin from Dominion Racing Stables West Coast Flyer (Cape Cross) still showed signs of inexperience 3. OUR PHYLLI VERA (Ire), 7m, here, but ran on well when asked and won comfortably. He is the – With Colour (Rainbow Quest) eleventh foal out of the Listed-placed Shareef Dancer mare La O: Golden Syndicate & Mrs L Pearson, Felicita, whose seven previous winners, all multiple scorers, B: Awbeg Stud, T: Joanne Foster include the Gr.1 Prix de l’Opera victrix Lady Marian (), Gr.3 €14,000 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale winner Lucidor (Zafonic), ten-time winner Lava Lamp (Shamardal) and Leaderene (Selkirk), a winner six times. La consigned by Awbeg Stud Felicita is a half-sister to the Listed-placed La Capilla £8,500 Brightwells Ascot Breeze-Up Sale (Machiavellian) and to the dam of dual German Gr.3 scorer La by Richard Venn Bloodstock Dancia, and the second dam, La Corcordia (Surumu), is a Listed- consigned by Awbeg Stud placed full-sister to Gr.3 winner La Colorada, who went on to £4,000 2015 DBS Spring Sale by Jo Foster produce the Champion racehorse and Champion sire Lomitas consigned by a partnership from Barbury Castle Stables and Listed winners Los Rinos and Loco. The third dam, dual Listed winner La Dorada (Kronzeuge), is also the second dam of Also ran: Goldray (pu) the Group winners and sires Laveron and Lavirco and third dam Distances: 2l, 58l of the Group-winning half-siblings La Blue, Lomita and Le Big. La Felicita has a yearling colt by Lawman. EBF MARES’ NH NOVICES’ HURDLE, Taunton, 2m3f, 4yo+ f&m, 1st £4,549, 2nd £1,336, 3rd £668 FRANCE

ebfstallions.com 1.30 (GMT) TOULOUSE, 3YO F MAIDEN, 1600M 1. BESOTTED (Ire), 3f, Dutch Art – Tender Is Thenight () O: Mrs Anne-Marie Hayes, B: Knocktoran Stud, 1. ANTARTICA DE THAIX (Fr), 6m, T: Philippe Sogorb Som Alco – Nouca De Thaix () €150,000 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale 2nd dam Jessica De Thaix (Gay Minstrel) Distances: 2l, 2½l. 10 ran. 3rd dam Malacca (Danoso) O: D MacDonald, C Berber, I Fogg & R Webb, Besotted (Dutch Art) was placed in two of her first three starts B: Michel Bourgneuf, T: Paul Nicholls and stayed on well to win this cosily. She is a half-sister to the Gr.1

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Poule d’Essai des Pouliches victrix Tie Black (Machiavellian) and winner and sire Imperial Fling () and Listed other winners, out of Tender Is Thenight (Barathea), who won winners Imperial Dilemma (Damascus) and Silverdip (The once in France. She is a daughter of the French winner Mill Minstrel). Princess (), who foaled eleven successful progeny, Snow Key has a two-year-old Lawman filly, a yearling filly by including the triple Gr.1 winner and sire Last Tycoon (Try My Rip Van Winkle and returned to Lawman last year. Best), Gr.2 winner and sire Astronef (), Last Tycoon’s Gr.3-winning full-sister The Perfect Life (dam of Gr.3 winner Rabah and grandam of the Classic-placed Gr.3 winner Ice BREEDERS’ ROUND-UP Queen), the Listed-winning Sadler’s Wells full-sisters Side Of Paradise (dam of multiple Gr.1 winner ) and BRITISH BRED WINNERS ABROAD Flowerdrum and the Listed-placed Save Me The Waltz (; dam of the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner ARAAFA Valentine Waltz and US Gr.1 winner Sense Of Style) and the Bianco E Nero (GB), 6h, ex Play Around (Niniski) winner Zelda (Caerleon; dam of the Group-winning trio Zipping, Pisa, Italy, Feb 11, 4yo+ hcap, 2000m, £2,673 Zelding and Nipping). The third dam, the Prix Minerve winner B: Bellow Hill Stud Irish Lass (), is also the dam of the Gr.1 winner and sire Irish Ball () and grandam of the Gr.1- AVONBRIDGE winning siblings , and Eurobird. BR Pearl Bridge (GB), 6g, ex Our Little Secret (Rossini) Doha, Qatar, Feb 18, hcap, 1900mD, QR51,300 12.30 (GMT) TOULOUSE, 3YO C&G MAIDEN, 1600M B: Whitsbury Manor Stud & Pigeon House Stud 1. HILLAL (Ire), 3c, Whipper – Hill Of Grace (Desert Prince) BAHAMIAN BOUNTY O: Sheik Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani, Nassau Storm (GB), 7g, ex Got To Go (Shareef Dancer) Riyadh, KSA, Feb 20, hcap, 1400mD, SAR35,000 B: Al Shahania Stud, T: Philippe Sogorb B: Glebe Stud & J F Dean Distances: 1l, 1½l. 9 ran. CAPE CROSS Hillal (Whipper) finished well to score on his debut. He is a half- Cape Aqraan (GB), 4g, ex Aqraan (In The Wings) brother to two winners, including the Listed-placed Grace Of Riyadh, KSA, Feb 19, hcap, 2000mD, SAR43,750 Dubai (Dubai Destination), and is the fifth foal of the winner Hill B: Shadwell Estate Co Of Grace (Desert Prince). She is a half-sister to the Listed-placed Royal Liverpool (Gulch) and their dam Tycoon’s Dolce CAPTAIN GERRARD (Rainbows For Life) won the Listed Prix de Lieurey and is a half- Re x Kalejs (GB), 5g, ex Nut () sister to the Listed-winning trio Desert Drama (Green Desert), Taby, Sweden, Feb 14, 4yo+, 2000mAW, £2,250 Tycoon’s Hill (Danehill) and Sharpest Image (Exactly Sharp), as B: Mr & Mrs L Norris well as Tycoon’s Catch (Thatching; dam of the Gr.3 winner Scapolo). The third dam Tycoon’s Drama (Last Tycoon) won the DALAKHANI Gr.3 Selima Stakes. Arab Dawn (GB), 5g, ex Victoire Celebre (Stravinsky) Rosehill, Australia, Feb 20, LR Parramatta Cup, 1900m, A$75,000 Hill Of Grace has a yearling filly by Motivator (€16,000 Arqana B: Fittocks Stud December Breeding Stock Sale P/S). BR 4.45 (GMT) LYON LA SOIE, 3YO MAIDEN, 1800MAW KHELEYF 1. SNOWY AMOUR (Ire), 3f, L’Immensita (GB), 3f, ex Velma Kelly (Vettori) Aazmour – Snow Key (Cozzene) Naples, Italy, Feb 9, 3yo seller, 1000m, £1,838 O: Ecurie Brillantissime, Chauvigny Global Equine Sasu, B: Genesis Green Stud Mlle Amanda Zetterholm, Scea L’Aubay & Simone Brogi, KYLLACHY B: George Strawbridge, T: S Brogi Kylach Me If U Can (GB), 4g, ex Raskutani () €11,000 2015 Arqana Autumn Sale Siracusa, Italy, Feb 13, 4yo+, 1600m, £3,308 by Chauvigny Global Equine B: Wellsummers Farm Distances: shd, ¾l. 12 ran.

Although she had finished unplaced on both her previous starts, Cima Sandown (GB), 6g, ex Sadhya (Prince Sabo) there was plenty of support for Snowy Amour on the day and the Naples, Italy, Feb 13, 4yo+ hcap, 1000m, £1,470 daughter of won narrowly. She is a half-sister to the B: Azienda Agricola Rosati Colarieti multiple winner Paris Snow (Montjeu) and is the fourth foal of the French Listed victrix Snow Key (Cozzene). The latter’s dam, Royal Banker (GB), 5g, ex (Danehill) the triple US Stakes-placed Snowbowl (Northjet), produced Santa Anita, USA, Feb 21, 4yo+ clm, 1mT, $24,000 B: eight other winners from her 14 foals, including dual US Gr.2 winner Powder Bowl (; dam of Stakes winner NAAQOOS Blandophobic) and the Stakes-placed pair Western Bowl (Gone Night Flight (GB), 4g, ex Laqataat (Alhaarth) West) and Snow Cove (Alysheba). The third dam, the Gr.2-placed Kranji, , Feb 21, maiden, 1200m, S$35,000 Royal Dilemma (Buckpasser), is the dam of George Strawbridge’s B: Shadwell Estate Co Gr.1 Prix de l’Abbaye heroine Silver Fling (), Gr.3 also known as Dragon Gate

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NAYEF RODERIC O’CONNOR Musa D’Oriente (GB), 5m, ex Musa Golosa (Mujahid) El Shaklan (Brz), 2c, ex Odisseia Espacial (Dodge) Pisa, Italy, Feb 14, 4yo+ hcap, 1500m, £3,676 Hipódromo da Gávea, Feb 13, mdn, 1000m, BRL$9,000 B: Razza del Sole B: Haras Anderson

PACO BOY SHIROCCO The Paco Kid (GB), 4g, ex Linea (King’s Best) Douma (Brz), 3f, ex Porta Bandeira (Shernazar) Neuss, Germany, Feb 13, 4yo+ hcap, 1100mAW, £1,838 Hipódromo da Gávea, Feb 12, mdn, 1200m, BRL$9,000 B: Kirtlington Stud B: Haras Santa Rita da Serra. PASTORAL PURSUITS Be There Ahead (GB), 5g, ex Tittle (Tobougg) SHUTTLE WINNERS IN URUGUAY Sha Tin, Hong Kong, Feb 21, hcap, 1400m, HK$600,000 B: Wickfield Stud & Roan Rocket Partnership HURRICANE CAT also known as Salford Red Devil Legion Cat (Arg), 2c, ex Legioniana (Aetolian) Hipódromo de Maroñas, Feb 12, Clásico Adolfo Folle Juanicó, PICCOLO 1100m, U$461,465 Cool Luke (GB), 8g, ex Icy (Mind Games) B: Haras Melincué Taby, Sweden, Feb 14, 4yo+ hcap, 1600mAW, £2,250 B: Guy Reed Commend (GB), 7g, ex Reputable (Medicean) Riyadh, KSA, Feb 19, hcap, 1600mD B: Cheveley Park Stud SEA THE STARS Sea Here (GB), 5h, ex Look Here () Doha, Qatar, Feb 18, maiden, 1400mD, QR25,650 B: Lawn Stud EBN CONTACTS Editor-in-Chief – Virginia Hopwood SHOWCASING [email protected] Munfarrid (GB), 4g, ex Thankful (Diesis) +44 (0) 1638 666512 Varese, Italy, Feb 10, 4yo+ claimer, 1000m, £1,102 B: T Cooper Press Releases [email protected] SIR PERCY +44 (0) 1638 666512 Enjoy Yourself (GB), 3f, ex Odense (Medaglia D’Oro) Subscriptions –­ Doug Forster Tampa Bay Downs, USA, Feb 17, 3yo f aoc, 1mT, $11,600 [email protected] B: Mrs Janet M Sexton +44 (0) 1883 714800 Advertising – Claire Taylor THREE VALLEYS [email protected] Arable (GB), 5h, ex Cut Corn (King’s Theatre) +44 (0) 772 572 4133 St Moritz, Switzerland, Feb 14, 4yo+, 1600m snow, £5,714 General Enquiries B: Juddmonte Farms Ltd [email protected] +44 (0) 1638 666512

WEATHERBYS OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATES TO THE £ STALLION ROUND-UP Argentine Peso (19.06), A$ (2.02), Bahrain Dinar (0.55), Brz Real (5.84), C$ (2.04), Chilean Peso (1044.26), Chinese Yuan (9.68), CzK (36.66), DKr (10.12), € (1.36), HK$ (11.42), Hungarian Forint (428.09), Indian SHUTTLE WINNERS IN BRAZIL Rupee (97.99), ¥ (177.18), Kazakhstan Tenge (501.94), Malaysian Ringgit (6.37), Moroccan Dirham (14.61), NZ$ (2.16), NKr (13.04), Peruvian New Sol (5.03), PZl (5.79), Qatar Riyal (5.37), Russian Ruble Jardin De Outono (Brz), 3c, ex Beleza Natural (106.42), Saudi Arabian Riyal (5.53), Serbian Dinar (164.97), S$ (2.09), (Mark of Esteem) R (22.8), South Korean Won (1733.72), SKr (12.44), SwFr (1.47), Tunisian Hipódromo da Gávea, Feb 14, cond, 1600m, BRL$9,000 Dinar (3), Tur L (4.3), UAE Dhs (5.41), Uruguay Peso (44.08), $ (1.47). Source: British Horseracing Authority B: Stud Eternamente Río NOTE: All race results and cards referred to in the Olympic Frankfurt (Brz), 3c, ex Hurry Up (Roi Normand) European Bloodstock News are designated Group/Graded status Hipódromo Cidade Jardim, Feb 13, mdn, 1400m, BRL$7,000 according to their own domestic Jockey Clubs. B: Haras Regina Copyright European Bloodstock News POUNCED This news sheet may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanical, without the prior consent Dudas Boy (Brz), 3c, ex Mi Señora (Roi Normand) of the copyright owner, Thoroughbred Advertising Hipódromo Cidade Jardim, Feb 13, mdn, 1000m, BRL$7,000 B: Stud Embalagem

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