FRIDAY, 3 AUGUST 2018 KEMENTARI RESUMES ON SATURDAY WILD ILLUSION DOUBLES Saturday=s G2 Missile S. at Randwick is shaping up to be an GROUP 1 TALLY IN NASSAU informative contest with Godolphin=s Kementari (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) fancied to make a bold bid for success on his first start since running unplaced in the G1 Star Doncaster Mile in April. AThis is a really important test for him,@ trainer James Cummings said on Thursday. AHe=s done well in his break and looks ready to race as a stronger version of himself this campaign. While he=s not yet fully wound up he=s nevertheless capable of running very well fresh. While I can=t see him being completely at his best, I think the horse is in great shape and ready to run a very good race.@ Kementari logged an impressive stakes hat trick earlier in the year headed by a win in the G1 Randwick Guineas in April before running third to Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) in the G1 George Ryder S. at Rosehill. Wild Illusion continues Godolphin=s great season by winning the Cont. p15 Nassau S. at Goodwood | Racingfotos.com It had felt a long time since Wild Illusion (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) showed the world what she was capable of, but Thursday=s G1 IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Qatar Nassau S. played to her strengths and with William Buick UP, UP AND AWAY FOR ‘UTCB’ PARTNERS in the mood for a tactical masterclass it was plain sailing for Uptowncharlybrown helped put owner Bob Hutt on the map and Godolphin=s >TDN Rising Star>. As with the operation=s only prior the Pennsylvania-based sire could see his stock rise over the next winner of this, Zahrat Dubai (GB) (Unfuwain), who took it in its few weeks. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. inaugural year as a group 1, the G1 Epsom Oaks and G2 Ribblesdale S. runner-up was coming back in trip after two apparent non-staying efforts over a mile and a half. Allowed to use her lengthy stride from the front on the rolling Sussex Downs, the 4-1 shot relished the experience to crack her rivals one by one. At the line, the bay had two lengths to spare over the July 1 G1 Pretty Polly S. winner Urban Fox (GB) (Foxwedge {Aus}), who edged out Veracious (GB) (Frankel {GB}) by a short head. Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) never looked likely to justify 15-8 favouritism and after sending out early distress signals trailed in last of the six runners to compound Ballydoyle=s current spell of ill fortune. APerhaps she=s a bit quicker than we first thought,@ Buick said. AIn the Oaks, she got outstayed and it was the same at Royal Ascot. In both races, she travelled beautifully and she was very smooth again today. Charlie [Appleby] just said to get her into a rhythm and she pricked her ears in front and picked it up gradually. She=s a high-quality filly and it was lovely to confirm it again. She has just been running over the wrong trip and on pedigree she is only going to progress.@ Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 15 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 3 AUGUST 2018 Wild Illusion Doubles Group 1 Tally In Nassau S. cont. deciding where to go now and while she=s had a busy campaign she looks like she=s thriving--when fillies tell you that you map One of several chief Classic protagonists entering the winter out a plan to suit.@ under the eye of Charlie Appleby, Wild Illusion had impressed Charlie Appleby has come of age in 2018 and as a result the on the clock when beating Polydream (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}) Godolphin operation have entered back into a groove not on a testing surface in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac on Chantilly=s witnessed in Britain=s top races for some time. AThis has been a Arc card in October. Possibly typecast as a slow-ground specialist stellar season, there is no doubt about it, and everybody is as a result, she moved across Newmarket=s quick turf without enjoying it,@ he said. AThis is where Godolphin should be and compromise when fourth on her return in the May 6 G1 1000 hopefully we can keep the momentum going. I am very Guineas and it was the sapping conditions prevalent for the fortunate to be in this position--His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Oaks that ultimately proved her undoing. Fading late when and the royal family have supported me very well and have runner-up in Epsom=s June 1 Classic, she failed to get to grips been very kind to me. It is only my job to try and put these with Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) on one of that talented winners on the board at this level. The two-year-olds have Ballydoyle runner=s good days when racing on contrasting started coming to hand now and we need them to do well as we ground in the Ribblesdale build for next year.@ sticking at 12 furlongs at Royal William Haggas said of Urban Ascot 20 days later. Fox, AI am very pleased with her. For Appleby, this was the end Danny [Tudhope] said the of the learning curve and the winner has just kept on finding beginning of the homebred=s and he could never get to her. It true story. AWild Illusion has was a strong field--there was a been rock solid all season and Classic winner from last year, a was coming into the race as well Classic winner from this year, an as I have seen her all season,@ Oaks runner-up. I have put her in he explained. AI felt that the [G1] Prix Jean Romanet [at dropping back in trip was going Deauville Aug. 19]. It is a bit to be her forte. Will [Buick] said soon, but it is four-year-olds and although the ground has dried up, which might be a bit more William Buick and Charlie Appleby with Wild Illusion | Racingfotos.com up here in the last 24 hours, appealing than giving away there is a bit of moisture in there and he said it is not as quick as weight.@ Veracious=s connections were taking much from the Ascot. He is great on the front end--we have seen that many experience, with the >TDN Rising Star> the biggest threat to the times before--and he has given her a lovely tactical ride from the winner in the closing stages before paying for her early front. I told him to use her stamina from half a mile out to keenness. Chris Richardson, managing director of Cheveley Park stretch her rivals, as we know she gets the mile and a half well Stud, said, AWe=re very happy, it is the first time she=s had a and would have no problems at this trip. Full credit to all the proper race. Frankie [Dettori] said she was a bit immature, a bit team at home, and to Michel [Rakotoarisoa] who rides her every green and got a little intimidated, but overall we=re very happy.@ day at home and looks after her. We=ll let the dust settle before Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 15 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 3 AUGUST 2018 Nassau S. cont. Richardson continued, AWe will review whether we=re going to stay at a mile and a quarter or drop back to the mile, so we=ve got those options to consider.@ Kevin Buckley, representing Coolmore Stud in the UK, said of Rhododendron, AShe ran flat and that=s not like her,@ he said. AShe was disappointing, but we=ll get her home and check her out. The pace was slow early, but I=m not using that as an excuse and Ryan [Moore] said she just didn=t sparkle.@ Pedigree Notes... Like the aforementioned Zahrat Dubai, Wild Illusion did not see out 12 furlongs on her last two starts but the general impression from her pedigree is that the Oaks trip should not be beyond her. Her dam Rumh (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) made virtually all over two miles in a handicap at this venue and was particularly potent from the front as she proved when capturing the 10-furlong Listed Ballymacoll Stud Lord Weinstock Memorial S. by six lengths in 2011. Her dam, the G3 Preis der Winterkonigin-winning highweight Royal Dubai (Ger) (Dashing Blade {GB}), is a half-sister to another who stayed a mile and a half well in Royal Highness (Ger) also by Monsun. She took the G2 Prix de Malleret over that distance and was second in the G1 Prix Vermeille and G1 Prix Ganay in France before joining Christophe Clement and adding the GI Beverly D S. to her tally. She later produced the G2 Prix Hocquart and G2 Prix Dollar- 2--Urban Fox (GB), 133, f, 4, by Foxwedge (Aus) winning sire Free Port Lux (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and is 1st Dam: Lomapamar (GB), by Nashwan connected to Godolphin=s ill-fated G1 Dubai World Cup hero 2nd Dam: Morina, by Lyphard Electrocutionist (Red Ransom). Rumh, whose first foal was the 3rd Dam: Arewehavingfunyet, by Sham Listed Montrose S. winner and Listed Meydan Classic third Really (10,000gns Ylg >15 TAOCT; 425,000gns 3yo >17 TATMA). Special (GB) (Shamardal), also boasts the 2-year-old filly O-Barnane Stud Ltd; B-Mascalls Stud (GB); T-William Haggas. Ceratonia (GB) by Free Port Lux=s sire Oasis Dream who scored ,129,000.