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The largest consignment comes from Willie Browne’s TODAY’S HEADLINES Mocklershill (15), who will consign amongst others Lot 13, a Redoute’s Choice half-sister to the Gr.3-winning juvenile My ARQANA Name Is Bond. Amongst the other lots on offer are Lot 9, the Bansha House Stables offered daughter of , whose dam is a half-sister EBN Sales Talk Click here to to multiple Gr.1 winner and sire Cape Blanco; Lot 26, a Siyouni is brought to contact IRT, or half-brother to the Gr.2 winner Ming Dynasty, offered by The you by IRT visit www.irt.com Channel Consignment; Brown Island Stables will offer a Giant’s Causeway half-brother to last year’s star graduate, the Gr.3 Acomb Stakes winner Syphax – also consigned by Brown Island – as Lot 32; Lot 51 is a New Approach son of the Gr.1 winner MAY BREEZE-UP Reggane, offered by Ecurie Prevost-Baratte; Haras de Saint CATALOGUE OUT NOW Arnoult will offer Lot 81, a Cityscape half-sister to last September’s Arqana has announced that it has catalogued 137 lots for its May Gr.1 St Leger winner Law; Lot 107, a Fastnet Rock half- Breeze-Up Sale, which will once again be held in Deauville ahead sister to last season’s German Gr.2 winner Parvaneh, offered by of a weekend of racing that includes the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Grove Stud; and Sylvain Bosson will offer a Dream Ahead half- Pouliches, Gr.1 Prix Saint-Alary and Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains, brother to the Gr.1 sprint winner G Force as Lot 125. at the Deauville-La-Touques racecourse. Morna McDowall will make a first visit to this sale, offering a The breeze-up portion of the sale will take place at the daughter of Kodiac (Lot 59) and Lot 90, a son of Holy Roman racecourse on Thursday, 11th May from 12 noon, with selling Emperor, who is out of the Group winner Ballymore Lady. getting underway at the sales complex from 2pm the next day. Freddy Powell, Head of Bloodstock at Arqana, said: “We saw There are progeny by established sires including the likes of some very good juveniles on our inspection tours starting in January Dark Angel, Distorted Humor, Galileo, Exceed And Excel, and are thrilled with the selection that we will offer to our buyers. We Invincible Spirit, Kitten’s Joy, Kodiac, Medaglia D’Oro, Sea The are particularly happy to welcome some new vendors, a sign of the Stars, Showcasing and Union Rags, while first season sires sale’s momentum and attractiveness. Figures for the breeze-up sale represented include Animal Kingdom, Camelot, Cityscape, have risen tremendously over the past few years, since we amended Dabirsim, , Declaration Of War, George the date. It has allowed us to cater for more diversified profiles, Vancouver, Havana Gold, Intello, , Most Improved, naturally including two-year-old types, but also some less precocious Pedro The Great, Penny’s Picnic, Planteur, Reliable Man, Style horses who will develop into excellent three-year-olds. Our graduates’ Vendome and Violence. performances on the track reflect this diversity.

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www.bloodstocknews.eu EBN Read All “During the first Deauville-based edition of the breeze-up sale, the About It! facilities and track pleased vendors and buyers alike. We have made some additional improvements this year in order to further upgrade our quality of service. The running of the Poules d’Essai des Poulains and Pouliches, as well as the Prix Saint-Alary, will make for a fabulous NEW START TIMES FOR INGLIS extended weekend to which we look forward to welcoming our EASTER YEARLING SALE clients.” The starting times for the three days of next week’s Inglis The full catalogue can be viewed HERE. Australian Easter Yearling Sale have changed, with selling to begin at midday each day. GOFFS UK work with him at home.” Labaik will be offered as Lot 6 at the Aintree Sale. GRADE ONE WINNER LABAIK Another recent entry is Tom Lacey’s Blackbow. A four-year-old ENTERED FOR AINTREE SALE son of Stowaway, he won his debut point-to-point at Maisemore This month’s Gr.1 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle winner Labaik will be Park on 26th March and will be offered as Lot 16. offered for sale at the Goffs UK Aintree Sale at the Grand National Further supplementary entries will be taken over the weekend Festival on Thursday, 6th April. and catalogues will be available for collection from Aintree Trained by Gordon Elliott, the six-year-old son of Montmartre Racecourse at the Grand National Festival. Horses will be available achieved an official ITC Hurdle Rating of 154 after winning the for inspection on course from 1pm on Wednesday, 5th April with Supreme Novices’, coming from well back in the field with a the Goffs UK reception located at the Owners and Trainers strong finish to beat some highly rated rivals. Elliott commented entrance. The sale will be held after racing in the winner’s after the race that “I’ve always known how good Labaik was” and enclosure and bids will also be taken from O’Sullevans in the that he is “our best work horse in the yard, we can’t get a horse to Owners and Trainers marquee this year. Europe’s Leading Breeze Up Sale More Group/Listed winners than ANY other 2016 European Breeze Up Sale

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FREE EAGLE’S FIRST FOALS 5 1) Bred by John Adams, this colt is the first foal out of the winner Poplar Close (Canford Cliffs). She is out of the unraced Magena (), who is a half-sister to the winner Coconut Show (Linamix; dam of the Listed winners Thai Haku and Albaraah; grandam of the Gr.3 winner Alrahma). Their dam, the winner Vingt Et Une (Sadler’s Wells), is a full-sister to the sires Hernando, Johann Quatz and Walter Willy and a half-sister to the Gr.1 winner Akeed Mofeed (Dubawi). 2) Bred by Declan Gardiner, this colt is a half-brother to two winners out of the winning Soviet Star mare Shauna’s Princess. She is a full-sister to the Gr.3-placed Ihtiraz and a half-sister to the Gr.3 (then) Prix Berteux winner Samsaam (Sadler’s Wells), the dual Listed winner Al Ihtithar and the unraced Belle Ombre (Dancing Brave; dam of the dual Gr.2 4) Bred by Sun Stud, this filly is out of the winning Galileo winner Steward). This is the family of the Gr.1 winners and mare Velvet Star, who is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Dubai World sires Indian Haven and Count Dubois. Cup winner Moon Ballad (Singspiel). Their dam is the Gr.2 3) Bred by David Allen, this filly is out of the winning Oasis Lowther Stakes winner Velvet Moon (Shaadi), a half-sister to Dream mare Heart Of Hearts, who is a half-sister to the Gr.3 the dual Gr.1 winner and sire Central Park. winner and sire Multiplex (Danehill), the 5) Bred by Springbank Way, this colt is out of the Listed Gr.3 winner Memorise () and the Listed-placed Salsabil Stakes-placed Sleeping Beauty (Oasis Dream), who Valentine Band (Dixieland Band; dam of the Gr.2 winner is a half-sister to the dual Gr.3 winner Zhukova (Fastnet Await The Dawn and the Listed winner Putney Bridge). This Rock). Their dam is the Gr.1 1,000 Guineas winner Nightime is the family of the Gr.1 winners and sires Warning, (Galileo), who is out of the Irish Champion Older Mare Commander In Chief and Full Mast. Caumshinaun (Indian Ridge).

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NEW LOOK PLUS 10 BONUS SCHEME About It! SET FOR 2017 FLAT SEASON The Plus 10 bonus scheme, which has paid more than £8 million CLOSING DEADLINE LOOMS LARGE in bonus prize money to owners and breeders in just two years, is all set for the new Flat season, with an anticipated 600 FOR OAKS D’ITALIA opportunities to win a £10,000 bonus this year. Entries for the Gr.2 Oaks d’Italia at San Siro on Sunday, 28th A recently approved rule change, which was announced in May close tomorrow at 11am (BST). For an entry form email December 2016, will see a limit on the number of bonuses a horse Andrea Benetti at [email protected]. can win. From 1st April, Plus 10 horses will be able to win one £10,000 bonus. In the event of a horse which has already won a impact of many more novice contests for two-year-olds, the Plus bonus being successful in further Plus 10 races, a bonus will not 10 committee has made the change to ensure the scheme can be paid. continue to operate successfully within its available resources. The rule change is the result of the success of the scheme and Of the 769 horses that won a bonus during 2015 and 2016, just changes to the two-year-old race programme. In 2016, Plus 10 6% of those horses went on to win a second or third bonus. When recorded a 10% uplift in the number of qualifying two-year-olds, looking at the total pool of potential Plus 10 winners from each while large field sizes in Plus 10 races led to races being divided. A foal crop, just 0.8% won multiple bonuses. number of racecourses also responded to demand for Plus 10 by Plus 10 Chairman, Julian Richmond-Watson said: “Plus 10 is lifting prize money to upgrade races to qualify for a bonus. This achieving its aims of encouraging investment in bloodstock, has resulted in an expansion of the scheme from its original size stimulating racehorse ownership and incentivising owners to run of 550 races, upon which the budget was based, to 600 races. With further racecourses exploring options to upgrade races to CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 qualify for a bonus, the potential for more races to divide and the GET AHEAD OF THE GAME Maximise the chance of a profitable sale and book your advertising space in EBN today

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SOME MAN (Ire), 4g, Beat Hollow – Miss Denman (Presenting) STAR PERFORMER O: Monbeg Syndicate B: Colman O’Flynn BLACKBOW (Ire), 4g, T: Donnchadh Doyle Stowaway – Rinnce Moll (Accordion) €36,000 2016 Goffs Land Rover Sale by Monbeg Stables, O: Tom Lacey B: B Hutchinson T: Sophie Lacey consigned by Ballyhampshire Stud €32,000 2016 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale by Tom Lacey, consigned by Hillcrest Stables A smart, first-time performance at Portrush in Ireland by a close relative of Denman (who also began his career in the Irish A young-horse maiden that any British point-to-point pointing field) was bound to be well received, how well will be meeting would covet took place at Maisemore Park on decided at Aintree when Goffs UK opens for business a week Sunday, when this horse stood out in the paddock and the today (Lot 9). He had just three rivals to beat, but they all shaped race. He knew his job at the first time of asking, no surprise as if they knew their jobs, and the well-bred runner-up, Blue given his stable, and although rather keen his owner Flight, represented the Wilson Dennison/Colin McKeever team reckoned a stronger gallop would have helped. He still won who know more than most. Racing smoothly into the lead two in a time five seconds faster than the card’s other race over out, this horse jumped the final fences cleanly and won in style. two and a half miles for older horses, and he beat another His dam is a full-sister to Denman and Silverburn, and also to nice four-year-old from a top yard, with a well-bred unraced Potters Gale, who produced Kayf Grace, the winner of last five-year-old mare in third. The omens look good, and the year’s Gr.2 mares’ bumper at Aintree. Not that Miss Denman is market that will judge him when he appears at Goffs UK’s purely about clever relatives, for in addition to this exciting Aintree Sale next week (Lot 16) will not be put off by his late youngster she foaled the very smart hurdling mare Polly sire, who has been responsible for a number of leading Peachum. performers. Blackbow is the first foal of his dam, and while there is little action under his grandam there is a ruck of TICKET TO RIDE (Fr), 4g, good performers under his third dam, the winning racemare Al Namix – Eightdaysaweek (Montjeu) No Battle. O: Richard Kelvin-Hughes, Ed and Polly Walker B: H and C Group Ltd T: Ed Walker

The Kelvin-Hughes/Walker partnership found a good one for NEW QUAY (Ire), 4g, Cheltenham’s Festival Sale, where they traded Santini for Mahler – Beg La Eile (Lahib) £150,000, and they will test the market at Goffs UK’s Aintree O/T: Sam Curling B: John Motherway version next week with this youngster (Lot 19). He finished a €14,000 2016 Goffs Land Rover Sale by Derek O’Connor, good second on debut at a meeting in Cornwall last month, and consigned by Tinniscart House on Sunday went one place better at Ston Easton in Somerset. The close runner-up, another newcomer by the name of Jeu De Five of the eight runners in the four-year-old maiden at Liscarroll Mots, came from a leading stable (Jane Williams, mother of were in contention at the second-last, but this horse had been Lizzie Kelly), but received 4lb in overweight. Given that British applying the pressure and the dangers were slowly being burnt Champion Will Biddick was on this horse’s back, that penalty was off. He had to fend off one persistent challenge from Difficult deemed acceptable by his shrewd connections. His dam was a Decision, who had led when falling in The Dellercheckout’s winner and a half-sister to three other successful foals, while his race at Lismore earlier this month (winner later made £260,000 at third dam foaled Champion Hurdle winner Sublimity. Al Namix Cheltenham). On this occasion Difficult Decision put in the faster is no stranger to success either, and his CV could get a boost jump at the final fence, but it was to no avail and New Quay when Saphir Du Rheu lines up in next week’s Gr.3 Grand scored snugly. The pair were clear of a Gigginstown House Stud National. runner, Desire De Joie, who cost €54,000 as a store. New Quay had met a good one in the Pat Doyle-trained Master Of Tara when making his debut at Lemonfield, and his third public appearance will be at Aintree (Lot 18). His young sire is making a follow EBN on twitter mark, and while his page is light under the first three dams (his dam was a winner) there are some good performers at the foot @bloodstocknews of his page.

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IFFRAAJ STOCKS BOOMING Group One runner-up Iffraaj is the sleeping giant amongst New Zealand’s stallion ranks. The son of Zafonic has shuttled to the Chitty family’s Haunui Farm, just south of Auckland, since 2008 and is only just starting to get the recognition he deserves. The Darley shuttle stallion made an immediate impact with his first crop of juveniles in Europe, creating a huge weight of expectation in the southern hemisphere. When that early northern success couldn’t be replicated on the other side of the world, many thumbed their nose at the shuttler. Fast-forward to 2017 and once again bloodstock experts have been proven wrong. Iffraaj has proved a versatile and valuable contributor to the New Zealand breeding industry throughout his time at stud. The sire of northern hemisphere Champions Chriselliam, Rizeena and Wootton Bassett, Iffraaj will be represented by two Jon Snow (Iffraaj) winning the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes of the leading fancies for Saturday’s Gr.1 Australian Derby. photo courtesy of Bradley Photography The New Zealand-trained pair of Gingernuts (NZ) and Jon Snow (NZ), first and third respectively in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby, have already tasted success in Australia in recent weeks. Montoya’s Secret (High Chaparral), a NZ$130,000 NZB Gingernuts, the cult horse with a funny name and 40-plus Premier Yearling Sale graduate, defeated Nurse Kitchen (NZ) owners, toyed with his Australian rivals in the Gr.1 Rosehill (Savabeel) and Harlow Gold (NZ) (Tavistock) and all three look Guineas (2000m) in Sydney a fortnight ago in a performance that to be strong ATC Oaks prospects. has seen him installed favourite for the Australian Derby. Bonneval (NZ) () and Devise (NZ) (Darci Brahma), who A week later Jon Snow franked that form when cruising to finished first and second in the New Zealand Oaks, look to be the victory in the harbour city in the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes over the same main dangers to the aforementioned trio. course and distance. While Gingernuts and Jon Snow are relishing stretching their BREEDING STOCK SALE ONLINE legs over middle distances, the best son of Iffraaj in New Zealand The catalogue for New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling, has been the triple Gr.1 winner Turn Me Loose. Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale can be viewed online A sprinter-miler known for his high cruising speed, Turn Me now. Loose is expected to be standing at a New Zealand stud this The Sale will this year be compacted into two action-packed spring. days of selling on the 8th and 9th of May, with a total of 484 horses catalogued. The first day will be made up entirely of The sire of 48 individual Stakes winners and 7 individual Gr.1 Weanlings, with 220 lots set to go under the hammer. Another 75 winners, Iffraaj has sired a number of top-class fillies as well as Weanlings are scheduled to be sold on the second day, followed colts. One of his early New Zealand success stories was the by Yearlings (10), Two-Year-Olds (4), Unraced Stock (1), Racehorses stunning specimen Fix (NZ), a multiple Group winner and New (7), Stallion Shares (6) and Broodmares (161). Zealand Filly of the Year. Recent weanling graduates from the sale include Gr.1 Myer At the Karaka Sales earlier this year, progeny of Iffraaj were Classic winner I Am A Star (NZ) (I Am Invincible), bought for just keenly sought, selling up to NZ$320,000. NZ$12,000, and dual Gr.1 winner Gingernuts (NZ) (Iffraaj), secured With a capped book owing to his popularity in both for just NZ$5,000. hemispheres, Iffraaj has covered fewer than 100 mares in each of the last five seasons in New Zealand. Should Gingernuts or Jon Snow salute again this weekend, broodmare owners will be The Sensational beating down the Haunui Farm door. STALLION GUIDE APP NZB GRADUATES DOMINATE IN SYDNEY New Zealand Bloodstock graduates provided the first three home in the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) in Sydney last weekend, the traditional lead-up to the Gr.1 ATC Oaks (2400m) on 8th April.

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MIKKI ISLE SET FOR SHUTTLE DUTY TO ARROWFIELD Arrowfield Stud has announced that Japan’s 2016 Champion Sprinter and Miler Mikki Isle will join its stallion roster for the A Zoffany colt, bred by John and Jessica Dance, out of the 2017 season. He will join fellow Gr.1-winning son of Deep Impact, dual winner Susan Stroman (Monsun), who is a half-sister Real Impact on the 2017 shuttle run to Arrowfield. to the European Champion Older Mare and multiple Gr.1 Mikki Isle won eight races earning in excess of A$6 million. winner (Dansili). Their dam, Twyla Tharp During his three-year-old season he won the Gr.3 Nikkan Sports (Sadler’s Wells), was placed second in the Gr.2 Ribblesdale Sho, the Gr.3 Arlington Cup, the Gr.2 Swan Stakes and the Gr.1 Stakes and is a half-sister to the Gr.1 winners (Inchinor) and the sire (). Tokyo Mile Cup. At five he won the Gr.1 Mile Championship, was a Susan Stroman has a two-year-old filly by Dansili called further twice placed at the top level, including in the Sprinters Sophie Grey and a yearling colt by Australia. Pictured at a Stakes over six furlongs, and also claimed victory in the Gr.3 few hours old, they board at Salcey Forest Stud and the mare Hankyu Hai is due to visit Dansili this year. Bred by Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm, he is out of the Rock Of Gibraltar mare Star Isle, whose dam is the dual Gr.3 winner Isle De (). She is a half-sister to the multiple Japanese Stakes winner Diamond Biko (Sunday Silence) and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Refinement (Flower Alley; dam of the Gr.1 winner Lilacs And Lace). The third dam is the triple Gr.1-winning juvenile Stella Madrid (Alydar). their horses more often. Due to its success, we are introducing this Arrowfield will announce its 2017 stud fees after the Inglis small change which we consider to be the least impactful to all Easter Yearling Sale. stakeholders in Plus 10, to ensure the scheme operates at a sustainable level in the future. While qualifying horses will no longer GROUP ONE WINNER VERT DE GRECE be able to win a second bonus, this is offset by improved opportunities TO STAND AT GEISEL PARK STUD to win, thereby maintaining the broad scope of the scheme across Geisel Park Stud has announced that it will stand French Gr.1 two and three-year-old races, with large numbers of owners and winner Vert De Grece at stud. A son of Verglas, who has had breeders remaining beneficiaries.” success in Australia, he won the Gr.1 Criterium International at As a truly joint scheme, which recognises the significant links Saint-Cloud as a juvenile and was second in the Gr.2 Futurity between the British and Irish industries and supports those Stakes at the Curragh the same year, finishing three quarters of a operations which operate across both countries, the rule change length behind champion colt Gleneagles. Plans to run in the Gr.1 will also apply in Ireland. Poule d’Essai des Poulains the following year were scratched Ireland Director of Racing, Jason Morris said: when he was injured and missed the entire season. He was then “Limiting the number of bonuses a horse can win will mean the transferred to Hong Kong, where he raced twice under the name maximum possible number of individual horses, and therefore The Monarch. owners and breeders, can benefit from the scheme going forwards. Bred by Katy Murphy, he is out of the unraced Grand Lodge “The rule change should also ensure a greater number of bonuses mare Tiny Petal, who is a half-sister to the winner Out Of Thanks carry over for the benefit of three-year-old maidens in Ireland each (Sadler’s Wells; dam of the Gr.3 Sirenia Stakes winner Love year.” Lockdown) and the unraced Small Sacrifice (Sadler’s Wells; dam

8 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 STALLION NEWS ~ RACING REVIEW EBN: THURSDAY, 30TH MARCH 2017 of the Listed winner Table Rock). Their dam is the winner Trust In Luck (Nashwan), who is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Matriarch Stakes winner Dress To Thrill (Danehill), the Listed-placed Act Of EBN Defiance (Caerleon) and the winner Polished Gem (Danehill; Read All dam of the Gr.1 winner and sire Free Eagle, the dual Gr.2 winner Custom Cut and the Gr.2 winner Sapphire). The third dam is the About It! Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Trusted Partner (Affirmed). Vert De Grece will stand for a fee of A$5,500. Following the cancellation of the Sligo meeting which was scheduled for Sunday, 30th April, Horse Racing Ireland has YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEW announced that a replacement Flat meeting will now be held at Limerick on the same day. BRITAIN This meeting will close for entries by 12 noon on Tuesday, 25th April with declarations to run to be made by 10am on 2.20 LINGFIELD PARK, 3YO F MED AUCT MDN, 1M4FAW Friday, 28th April and the programme of races will be 1. BISHOPS CANNINGS (Ire), 3f, published in this week’s Irish Racing Calendar on Thursday, Cape Blanco – Carini (Vettori) 30th March). O: Elsworth and Nettlefold, B: Joseph Hernon, T: David Elsworth 12,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 3 4.40 (BST) ARGENTAN, 3YO C&G MAIDEN, 2100M by David Elsworth 1. LIGHT PILLAR (Ire), 3c, Distances: 1l, 10l. 5 ran. Galileo – Burning Sunset (Caerleon) O/B: Famille Niarchos T: Andre Fabre Placed here in three maidens this year, Bishops Cannings (Cape Distances: hd, 1l. 7 ran. Blanco) went one better this time, holding off the challenge of the newcomer Stepney (Mount Nelson). She is a half-sister to Light Pillar (Galileo) was unplaced in his only start last season the Listed-placed Forgotten People (Van Nistelrooy) out of the and made a winning reappearance, after a very close finish. He Listed Lupe Stakes-placed Carini (Vettori). She is out of the dual has five winning half-siblings headed by the Gr.2 Prix d’Harcourt Listed-placed Secret Waters (Pharly), who is a half-sister to the scorer Smoking Sun (Smart Strike) and the Gr.3-placed Ikat Gr.3 winner Shining Water (Kalaglow; dam of the dual Gr.1 (Pivotal). They are out of the Listed Prix Solitude winner Burning winner and sire Tenby, the dual Listed winner Bristol Channel, Sunset (Caerleon), who was placed third in the Gr.2 Prix the Gr.3-placed Glistening, the Gr.1-placed pair Bright And d’Harcourt. Her first foal, Ras Tafarii (Grand Lodge), won eight Clear and Bude; grandam of the Gr.3 winner Gammarth and the races. The second dam is the placed Lingerie (), Listed winner Lady Heidi) and the winner Gleaming Water who has also produced the Gr.1 Oaks victrix (Kalaglow; dam of the Gr.3 winner Gower Song, the Gr.2-placed (Kingmambo; dam of the Gr.3 winner ) and the Gr.2 Prix Prince Of Denial, the Listed-placed Faraway Waters; grandam of Foy victor and sire Limnos () and his full-sister, the Listed winner Something Exciting), as well as Desert the Gr.1 Tattersalls Gold Cup winner , as well as being the Bluebell (Kalaglow; dam of the dual Gr.3 winner Distant Mirage grandam of Gr.3 winner Magadan. The third dam is the Gr.1 Prix and the Listed-placed Roses In The Snow; grandam of the Gr.3 de Diane and Gr.1 winner Northern Trick (Northern winner Snowdrops). The third dam is the Gr.2 Park Hill Stakes Dancer; dam of seven winners, including the Listed scorers winner Idle Waters (). Evocatrice and Onda Nova). This is the same family as Brazilian Carini has a two-year-old filly called Monza by Gr.1 winner Jeune-Tuc. and visited Kingston Hill last year. Burning Sunset has a Maxios yearling filly. BR FRANCE 6.10 (BST) ARGENTAN, 3YO MAIDEN, 1200M 1. BLOW MY MIND (GB), 3f, 4.10 (BST) ARGENTAN, 3YO F MAIDEN, 2100M Holy Roman Emperor – Be My Lady (Be My Guest) 1. SILVER EXPRESS (Fr), 3f, O: Mme Christina Von Leithner, B: Haras de Cisai, Silver Frost – Surpressa (Take Risks) T: Nicolas Clement O/B: Jerome Brion and Justin Fournier T: Mme Pia Brandt Distances: hd, ½l. 7 ran. Distances: ½l, 2l. 12 ran. Blow My Mind (Holy Roman Emperor), who had been placed Silver Express (Silver Frost) was fifth on her debut at Deauville once on her first three starts, stayed on strongly for a good win. four weeks back and returned with a determined finish to gain a She is a half-sister to seven winners including the Gr.2 Prix good win and she is a half-sister to dual winner Moon Express Vicomtesse Vigier winner and sire Bathyrhon, the German Listed (Astronomer Royal). They are two winners from two foals out of winner Beiramar and Gr.2-placed winner Bolivia (all by Monsun). Surpressa (Take Risks), a winner of three races. The mare is a Their dam is the winner Be My Lady (Be My Guest), who is a half- half-sister to the winner Pavane Du Kalon (Port Lyautrey) and sister to the multiple Gr.3 winner and sire Banyumanik their dam, Shining Express (Shining Steel), won twice. The third (Perugino), Italian Listed winner Bella Amica (Black Sam dam is the placed Last Tycoon mare Petard Express, who also Bellamy), the Listed-placed Borobudur (Mister Rock’s) and the produced the Gr.3 Prix Eclipse victrix Perrexa (Perrault). BR Gr.3 Preis der Winterkonigin second Banyu Dewi (Poliglote; dam

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 9 US Dollar 1.2425 Euro 1.1549 Swiss Franc 1.2381 Japanese Yen 137.9930 Canadian Dollar 1.6610 Australian Dollar 1.6218 New Zealand Dollar 1.7687 Swedish Krona RACING REVIEW ~ STAKES FIELD 11.0394 Norwegian KroneEBN: 10.5873 THURSDAY, Danish Krone 8.5921 30TH United ArabMARCH Emirates 2017Dirham 4.5620 Russian Ruble 70.4390 Singapore Dollar 1.7336 Hong Kong Dollar 9.6520 *Above rates are the mid-market rates at 4.00pm on 29/03/2017 of Gr.2 and Gr.3 scorer Brigantin), and the black-type-placed winners Nuit D’Amour (Azamour) and Noble Winner (Grand Slam), as well as dual scorer Banerji (Gulch). The second dam is the unraced Bennetta (Top Ville), a half-sister to the Gr.3 Prix Saint-Roman runner-up Hard Leaf (Bellypha), and the Listed- placed pair Fannan (Crystal Glitters) and Honor And Pride (Highest Honor). The third dam is the Gr.3 Prix d’Aumale winner Indigene (Hard To Beat). BR US DOLLAR: 1.2425 SWEDISH KRONA: 11.0394 6.40 (BST) ARGENTAN, 3YO MAIDEN, 2500M EURO: 1.1549 NORWEGIAN KRONE: 10.5873 SWISS FRANC: 1.2381 DANISH KRONE: 8.5921 1. HUKAMAA (GB), 3f, JAPANESE YEN: 137.9930 UAE DIRHAM: 4.5620 CANADIAN DOLLAR: 1.6610 RUSSIAN RUBLE: 70.4390 Dansili – Motmayza (Nayef) AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR: 1.6218 SINGAPORE DOLLAR: 1.7336

O: Hamdan Al Maktoum, B: Shadwell Estate, T: Freddy Head NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR: 1.7687 HONG KONG DOLLAR: 9.6520 Distances: shd, hd. 9 ran. Above rates are the mid-market rates at 4.00pm on 29/03/2017 Hukamaa (Dansili) was fifth on her only start last season at gunned the newcomer Giovane Holden (Iffraaj), another who Deauville and dictated the pace from the front in this, before just will win soon. He is the third winner out of the unraced Allegria holding on for victory. She is the first foal out of the French winner (Verglas), who has already foaled the useful handicapper Aprilios Motmayza (Nayef), who is a full-sister to the dual Gr.1 winner and (Desert Style), The second dam, Aaliyah (), won once at sire , who won the , and the Prix Deauville and produced two winners. The third dam, Arpista Jean Prat. Her half-siblings include the Gr.3 Prix runner-up (Chief Singer), was Listed-placed in and has also Nuqoosh (Machiavellian), as well as the Listed-placed Thamarat delivered the Gr.3 winner Aquatinta (Samum) and three other (Anabaa; dam of the Listed-placed pair Saraaba and Riqa). They black-type performers, including the Gr.2-placed Adelar are out of the winner Al Ishq (Nureyev), who is a half-sister to the (Samum). Gr.1 Prix du Jockey-Club victor and sire Anabaa Blue (Anabaa), the Allegria has a yearling filly by Evasive. Franco Raimondi Stakes winners Reunite (Kingmambo) and Measured Tempo (Sadler’s Wells) and Anja (Indian Ridge; dam of the Gr.3 Prix Miesque winner Aboulie; grandam of the Gr.2 Greenlands Stakes STAKES FIELD winner, Classic-placed runner and sire Mustajeeb). Their dam is the Gr.3 Prix de Flore victrix Allez Les Trois () and her dam, Allegretta (Lombard), won the Gr.3 (then) Oaks Trial Stakes, and is FRANCE the dam of the Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner and legendary LR PRIX COR DE CHASSE, Fontainebleau, 1100m, 3yo+, broodmare Urban Sea (; dam of Galileo, Black Sam 1st €26,000, 2nd €10,400, 3rd €7,800, 1.50pm (BST) Bellamy, Sea The Stars et al). ESKIMO POINT (Ire), 5g, Motmayza has a two-year-old colt by Dubawi and an Oasis Lope De Vega – Diamond Star (Daylami) Dream yearling colt. BR LOVE SPIRIT (GB), 7g, Elusive City – Indian Maiden (Indian Ridge) SHOT IN THE DARK (Fr), 4g, Dark Angel – Velvet Revolver () CHEIKELJACK (Fr), 4c, Myboycharlie – Senderlea (Giant’s Causeway) International [email protected] WALEC (GB), 5g, Shipping Agents Shamardal – Sail (Sadler’s Wells) HAFTOHAF (GB), 8g, Haafhd – Piper’s Ash (Royal Academy) 4.15 (BST) MILAN, 3YO MAIDEN, 1200M BLUE SOAVE (Fr), 9g, 1. ARGENTO (Fr), 3c, Soave – Rhapsody In Blue () Kendargent – Allegria (Verglas) ROSS CASTLE (Ire), 4g, O: Genets, B: A Podopoulos, T: Luciano Vitabile Bushranger – Bulrushes (Byron) €19,000 2014 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale RANGALI (GB), 6g, by Federico Barberini (p/s) Namid – Tejaara (Kingmambo) Distances: hd, 4½l. 10 ran. CREME DE CREMES (Fr), 3f, Rio De La Plata – Creme De Cuvee (Cuvee) KENDARGENT

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