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FRIDAY, 19 AUGUST, 2016 OAKS DOUBLE FOR BOWMAN PROVIDES UPDATE ON WINX, WERTHER SEVENTH HEAVEN by Amanda Duckworth, courtesy IFHA Australia=s Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}), who is scheduled to start her spring campaign in Saturday=s G2 Warwick S., is riding a nine-race winning streak. A man with a unique perspective into the star mare, is her regular jockey Hugh Bowman, who has piloted Winx to victory in some of her most memorable performances. AI feel a high level of responsibility when I ride Winx,@ Bowman told Amanda Duckwork, reporting for the IFHA. AHowever, I don't feel the pressure of the winning streak. I just try to make sure I don't set her an impossible task, and I know I can rely on her to produce her best.@ Cont. p14 IN TDN AMERICA TODAY RED HOT BROWN NOT RESTING ON HIS LAURELS Mike Kane sits down with Chad Brown to discuss his stable’s Seventh Heaven | Racing Post success, which sees the native New Yorker atop the Saratoga trainers’ standings midway through the meet. Click or tap here Aidan O=Brien had warned that >TDN Rising Star= Found (Ire) to go straight to TDN America. (Galileo {Ire}) might be in jeopardy off a break with Seventh Heaven (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in attendance and his warning proved well-founded as the July 16 G1 Irish Oaks winner upstaged her Ballydoyle companion in Thursday=s G1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks. While the pair were in line for the most part, fitness told from two furlongs down as Colm O=Donoghue elicited the same dynamic response that had been evident at the end of the Curragh Classic and that was the telling factor. At the line, there was 2 3/4 lengths separating the stable companions, with the field strung out behind and the third Queen=s Trust (GB) (Dansili {GB}) the only British representative denying an Irish whitewash. AShe was a Classic filly getting allowances off the older fillies, so we took advantage of it,@ O=Donoghue said. AShe has a great temperament and is tough and genuine with a beautiful action.@ Other than her sixth placing, beaten 33 lengths, in the G1 Epsom Oaks where she reportedly failed to handle the track, Seventh Heaven has a progressive profile this season with wins in a mile maiden at Dundalk Apr. 18 and the May 7 Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial preceding her dominating Irish Oaks performance. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 16 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 19 AUGUST, 2016 Oaks Double for Seventh Heaven Cont. from p1 3--Queen=s Trust (GB), 123, f, 3, Dansili (GB)--Queen=s Best (GB), Darley Yorkshire Oaks by King=s Best. O/B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-Sir Michael Stoute. ,39,355. Margins: 2 3/4, 1 1/4, 5. Odds: 3.30, 2.00, 6.00. Also Ran: Pretty Perfect (Ire), Turret Rocks (Ire), Furia Cruzada Thursday, York, Britain (Chi), Even Song (Ire), Loving Things (GB), Endless Time (Ire), DARLEY YORKSHIRE OAKS-G1, ,365,750, YOR, 8-18, 3yo/up, f, Koora (GB), Harlequeen (GB), Fireglow (GB). Click for the Racing 12fT, 2:28.50, g/f. Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 1--SEVENTH HEAVEN (IRE), 123, f, 3, by Galileo (Ire) As in that contest, it was the stable=s smart and reliable 1st Dam: La Traviata (GSW-US, $129,248), pacemaker Pretty Perfect (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who set the by Johannesburg required tempo and Colm O=Donoghue was content to take back 2nd Dam: Piedras Negras, by Unbridled and anchor the eventual winner towards the rear with Found 3rd Dam: Provisions, by Devil=s Bag just ahead. As they crept closer turning for home, Seamie O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-La Heffernan looked to have plenty in hand as Found ran into a Traviata Syndicate (IRE); T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Colm O=Donoghue. pocket up ahead tracking the smooth-travelling Queen=s Trust. ,207,417. Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-0, $572,350. *1/2 to Crusade Seventh Heaven needed some encouragement to engage (Mr. Greeley), GSW-Eng, $164,123; and Cristoforo Colombo another gear, but when the whip was applied she took control (Henrythenavigator), GSP-Eng & Ire. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click fairly instantly with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining as Found looked to for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. deliver her challenge around the Stoute runner. Gone beyond 2--Found (Ire), 133, f, 4, Galileo (Ire)--Red Evie (Ire), by Intikhab. recall soon after, Seventh Heaven was strong to the line with >TDN Rising Star= O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Found putting in a respectable return effort with major autumn Magnier; B-Roncon, Wynatt & Chelston (IRE); T-Aidan O=Brien. targets ahead. ,78,636. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 16 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 19 AUGUST, 2016 Oaks Double for Seventh Heaven Cont. Pedigree Notes: Seventh Heaven is a half-sister to the 2011 G1 Middle Park S. Aidan O=Brien was understandably delighted with the hero Crusade and also the smart Cristoforo Colombo, who was outcome, which came as no surprise to all concerned. AThe third in the G2 Coventry S. and runner-up in the G2 Railway S. winner came forward lovely from The Curragh and Seamus=s filly before suffering an unseat during the G1 Phoenix S. The GIII [Found] was just ready to start and she got a little bit tired,@ he Victory Ride S.-winning dam La Traviata emanates from Piedras said. AThey are smashing fillies and they have a lot of options. Negras, a half-sister to the dual group scorer Jack Sullivan Seventh Heaven is a beautiful traveler and a massive, rangy filly (Belong To Me) and they descend from Novara (Dance Spell), a who handles fast ground very well and has plenty of class and I=d half to the GI Secretariat S. and GI Rothmans International S.- say she=s going to make a real 4-year-old. The Breeders= Cup Filly winning Southjet (Northjet {Ire}). La Traviata also has a yearling & Mare Turf is there for her, whereas Found=s plan was to go to full-brother to come. Click for the free Equineline.com Leopardstown and then to catalogue-style pedigree. the Arc, but we=ll see. Because Seventh Heaven wants nice ground, we=re more guaranteed to get Seventh Heaven (Ire)’s connections earn: that in America than at Automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup F & M Turf Ascot, but as Champions & 60,000 in Pre-Entry & Entry Fees Day is run on the inside $10,000 or $40,000 travel award for ALL BCWC starters course this year that could (based outside CA) all change. The lads will see the horses run at the weekend and the pattern Thursday, York, Britain should become apparent SKY BET LOWTHER S.-G2, ,200,000, YOR, 8-18, 2yo, f, 6fT, after that.@ 1:09.84, g/f. Chris Richardson, 1--#@QUEEN KINDLY (GB), 126, f, 2, by Frankel (GB) managing director for 1st Dam: Lady of the Desert (Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 5-7f, Cheveley Park Stud, said MGSW & MG1SP-Eng, G1SP-Fr, $488,177), by Rahy of Queen=s Trust, AIt was 2nd Dam: Queen=s Logic (Ire), by Grand Lodge Colm O=Donoghue and Seventh Heaven no disgrace to finish third 3rd Dam: Lagrion, by Diesis (GB) | Racing Post to those two fillies--a O-Jaber Abdullah; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd (GB); T-Richard Classic winner and a Fahey; J-Jamie Spencer. ,113,420. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1, Breeders= Cup winner. Michael said she seems to be effective $169,098. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. over that trip as well as over 10 furlongs. We=ll see how she Werk Nick Rating: B. comes out of the race and then see what to do. There are Chart Cont. p4 options abroad we may consider, but she will only get better.@ TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 16 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 19 AUGUST, 2016 G2 Sky Bet Lowther S. Cont. of speed. The fact that there is a bit of attention with Frankels, I 2--Roly Poly, 129, f, 2, War Front--Misty For Me (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). didn=t want to be the first to run one, so I waited until one had >TDN Rising Star= ($575,000 RNA Ylg >15 KEESEP). O-Michael run. She could have run in the Brocklesby [at Doncaster in Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Misty For Me March], but we haven=t rushed her. She=s always had talent and Syndicate (KY); T-Aidan O=Brien. ,43,000. she=s shown that now and she takes after the mother more than her father.@ Of future plans, he added, AThe [G1] Cheveley Park [S. at Newmarket Sept. 24] is the obvious plan. I=d just be a bit worried she might not be a Guineas filly. We=ll have to see.@ 3--Fair Eva (GB), 126, f, 2, Frankel (GB)--African Rose (GB), by Fair Eva received the first dent to her deservedly tall Observatory. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); reputation as she flattened out late on after looking the winner T-Roger Charlton. ,21,520. with just over a furlong remaining, but trainer Roger Charlton Margins: 3/4, 3/4, 4HF. Odds: 4.50, 7.50, 0.35. was inclined to believe that she did not run her true race. AI=ve Also Ran: Nations Alexander (Ire), Fashion Queen (GB), Clem got no excuses.