May 2019 Classic Duo Please Tom MANOR House’S Rep- Resentatives Performed Electric Kachy Is with Huge Credit in the Opening Two Classics of the 2019 Season

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Issue No.90 ManorHouseMonthly May 2019 Classic duo please Tom MANOR House’s rep- resentatives performed Electric Kachy is with huge credit in the opening two classics of the 2019 season. Great Scot finished ninth of the 19 runners in Saturday’s 2000 Guineas, king of the sand while Iconic Choice was seventh of 15 in the 1000 Guineas 24 hours later. “Great Scot would have been even Kachy led from pillar to closer if post in the all-weather only we sprint final at Lingfield could get him to settle better,” reflected Tom, who is contemplating trying the Empire State Racing Part- nership’s colt in a hood. Meanwhile, John Brown’s homebred filly Iconic Choice,inset , could now go for the German 1000 Guineas at Düsseldorf next month. Enjoy 2019 as an owner ACHY proved himself king of he came second in the race last year. when the stalls open he is gone. He IT’S not too late to own a the sand with a pulsating pillar- To own a horse like this is amazing.” has to be a better horse this year and two-year-old in training to-post victory in the Betway he looks it. K “He has always been a horse that at Manor House in 2019. All-Weather Sprint Championships has an extremely fast reaction and is “He has the highest rating he has As the turf season gets Conditions Stakes at Lingfield on very quick into his stride and that’s ever had. into full swing, MHS still Good Friday. why we let him make the running, as “It doesn’t make up for last year, as has an exciting juvenile Making a flying start from the stalls, that’s his strength,” explained Tom. we got beat and I would have rather colt available for sale. Dave Lowe’s pride and joy blazed a “He was three lengths clear after a won both, but it is great we have won. It’s Been Noted, who trail under Richard Kingscote as he hundred yards. Richard is brilliant out It is great for the owner, the yard – is entered at Chester gained compensation for his luck- of the stalls and the horse really helps. everybody.” tomorrow [Thursday], less defeat in the six-furlong prize 12 He is half-asleep most of the time, but Kachy is set to return to action in showed huge promise months previously. the White Oak UK Condition Stakes when finishing fourth Having established a healthy ad- over five furlongs at Chester on- Fri on his debut at Ripon last vantage early on, the son of Kyllachy day on route to Haydock’s Group Two month and there should put on the afterburners down the Temple Stakes over six furlongs at the be plenty of improvement home straight to further extend his end of this month. still to come. lead, before running out a three-and- “We need to get a gallop into him The bay Heeraat colt a-quarter-length winner from George before the Temple and, having talked was purchased at last Bowen. it through with Dave, we decided he year’s Goffs UK Silver “It is mission accomplished,” re- might just as well gallop for a 20k pot Yearling Sale at Doncas- flected Kachy’s delighted owner after- at Chester as do it here at home for ter. wards. “This has been our goal since Kachy scoots clear at Lingfield nothing,” explained Tom. If you are interested in learning more call the yard on 01948 820485. YOU’RE ‘ALWAYS ON A WINNER’ WITH OUR YARD SPONSORS Manor House Monthly Page 2

Curry-lover Nasir Deva pass £500,000 in earnings EPAULEMENT’S win at It’s a remarkable targets from day one enjoys his cricket Ripon on April 16 was achievement for Mike and we are thrilled to a landmark success for Foster’s Chester-based have achieved this mile- Deva Racing. outfit, which has been stone,” said Mike. Victory for the Ep- a long-time supporter “It was done with aulette Partnership’s of Tom and also has a an exciting horse who four-year-old saw Deva’s number of jump horses hopefully could add a earnings sail past the with Donald McCain. lot of prize money going Epaulement and £500,000 mark. “This was one of our forward.” winning connections

Nasir at the races with Jackstar YARDMAN Nasir Stable star Kachy Ali joined the team is Nasir’s favourite MHS continues at MHS just over 10 MHS inmate, but years ago in April he also has fond 2019. memories of 2014 Nasir’s fam- Irish St Leger win- ily, who hail from ner Brown Panther Gurjat in Paki- and is a big fan of in great form stan, have always exciting three- been involved year-old Jackstar. with horses and When he’s not he worked at a at work, curry racecourse in his lover Nasir enjoys home country for watching cricket, two years before sleeping, and visit- upping sticks and ing Crewe. moving to the UK. And if offered an His role at MHS all-expenses-paid involves looking trip anywhere in after horses in the world, Nasir the yard as well as would opt to visit taking them to the his family in Paki- races. stan. Michael appears in racecourse film MICHAEL Owen features in a spe- cial film made to Iva Reflection and members commemorate 480 of the British Racing Club years of racing on the Roodee. HILE Kachy’s victory in debut, sent off the red-hot 1-4 on in the 10-runner field, but won A film crew vis- Michael on camera the all-weather sprint fi- favourite. in taking style. ited Manor House Wnal was far and away the However, Richard Kingscote Epaulement was a first winner earlier this year is now accessible yard’s biggest success last month only had to push out Chasemore of the year for Deva Racing when to capture some via the race- it was far from its only one. Farm’s homebred filly to record landing a 1m2f Ripon handicap footage of Michael course’s website Six winners in April took Manor an impressive one-and-a-quarter- under Richard on April 18. The talking about what while it has also House’s total for 2019 on to 13. length success. four-year-old Epaulette gelding racing at Chester been shared hun- What’s more, those 13 successes Richard was also in the saddle was scoring for the third time in means to him. dreds of times on came from just 59 runners – a as another three-year-old filly Ka- her last six starts and taking her The final footage social media. strike rate of over 22 per cent. tiesheidinlisa, owned in partner- career earnings past the £30,000 Flighty Almighty became Tom’s ship by Derek Passant and Hefin mark. eighth winner of the year when Williams, won a 1m2f maiden at Jane Elliott bagged her first Win over hurdles carrying the green and mauve Newbury on April 12. winner for MHS when Iva Re- silks of Andrew Black’s Chasemore Once again, the MHS charge flection became the yard’s first for ex-MHS jockey Farm to victory in a 1m½f novice looked up against it, with John two-year-old winner of 2016 at FORMER MHS David O’Meara in stakes at Wolverhampton on April Gosden’s Fabulist sent of at odds Doncaster on April 27. The British apprentice Paddy North Yorkshire, 6. Racing Club colt ran on gamely at Vaughan rode his was aboard the The three-year-old daughter of the end of the five-furlong con- first winner over Gordon Elliott- Elusive Quality had shown plenty test to hold off a strong challenge hurdles in Ireland trained Count of promise on her only previous from favourite Taxiwala. on Monday. Simon as he racecourse visit, at Ascot last June. And John Brown’s admirable Nevertheless, she looked to face homebred six-year-old Fire Dia- Paddy, who recorded a narrow a very stiff task at the Black Coun- mond recorded his eighth career had six winners success in the 3m try track with the Martyn Meade- victory when sluicing to victory for Tom before Belfast Live Hurdle trained Ebury, an impressive scor- under Richard in a 1m Southwell moving on to join at Down Royal. er at Kempton on his racecourse Flighty Almighty scores handicap on April 29. FOLLOW @TOMDASCOMBE ON TWITTER FOR THE VERY LATEST NEWS Page 3 Manor House Monthly

Q&A: Having bred a Derby and an Oaks winner, Seamus Burns became an owner at MHS after retiring from Ireland to Cheshire in 2012 TOM’S TAKE What’s your connection with Manor House’s main man shares his thoughts Manor House Stables? I have on the Sport of Kings and life at large two horses in training at MHS – Metatron and Brookside Banner. May Festival oh so How did your association with the yard come about? I first vis- important to MHS ited the stables when I moved to Cheshire in 2012, having retired The Boodles May much dependent from running Lodge Park Stud in Festival at Chester on getting a good Ireland. keeps on getting draw and a bit of What, in your opinion, sets bigger and bigger luck in running, Manor House apart from other and with the I’m loathe to set yards? Tom and the team are Roodee just any targets really owner friendly. They look up the road but if we after everyone fantastically well from MHS, could – I’ve been to some great parties and so average a in the owners room at MHS – and many of winner a make it a really enjoyable sport. our owners day I guess Sum yourself up in five words? based in that would Honest, straight-talking, impul- the north west, be a pretty good sive, soft-hearted, and a sales it’s undoubtedly return. junkie. Seamus bred 2008 Derby one of the most Plainly, it would Who would play you in a film winner New Approach important be great to hit the of your life? Robert Redford of meetings of the ground running course! year for us. and while Dr If there is one thing you could We’ve got plenty Simpson might change about your life, what of ammunition to have been drawn would it be? I would have liked Express was go to war with over better, both she to have had a go at training the course of the and Iva Reflection horses. three days and will should be in with What was the most memorable be disappointed if a shout in today’s we don’t bag a few curtain-raiser, the day of your racing life? I’ve got winners. With so Lily Agnes. three: Red Sunset, who I owned the apple of and bred, winning the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot in 1981; Jane’s putting her New Approach, who I bred, winning the Epsom Derby in 2008; Seamus’ eye claim to good use and another horse I bred, Was, It was great to see Happily, the winning the Oaks four years later. for us, who went on to become a Irish trainer Denis Hogan and 3lb claimer Jane decision was fully What is your earliest racing fantastic broodmare with prog- Sean Davis, who has just moved Elliott ride her first vindicated as Jane memory? Going to the now to the UK to ride for Richard eny such as New Approach. winner for MHS drove the British defunct Baldoyle Racecourse out- What would be your specialist Fahey, is real good. recently. Racing Club’s side Dublin in 1960 for the start subject on Mastermind? Hurling What’s your greatest extrava- I wouldn’t juvenile to a hard- of the flat season on St Patrick’s finals. gance / guiltiest pleasure? My normally use an fought success. Day. Unfortunately, Baldoyle What TV show do you always greatest extravagance is buying apprentice on a And she was again closed its gates in 1972. switch off? EastEnders. racehorses and my guiltiest first-time-out two- seen to good effect If you were taking someone What football team do you sup- pleasure Cadbury chocolate. year-old. However, as she steered racing for the first time, where port? I enjoy football but don’t What makes you depressed? such is the regard Katiesheidinlisa to would you go and why? Chester have a favourite club. Old people being lonely. I’m in in which I hold victory at the same is a unique venue. What is the strangest / funniest a group that visit older folk and Jane I had no venue on Saturday. What was the last film you saw? thing you have ever seen on a unfortunately quite a few are qualms whatsoever Jane’s great The recent version of The Jungle racecourse? Davy Russell failing forgotten about. about putting value for her 3lb Book – it was very enjoyable. an alcohol test at Listowel in 2010 If you could invite four celebri- her up when claim and we’ll What was the last book you having only ever drunk once in ties / historical figures to a Iva Reflection be looking to put read? The Anna Burns novel his life, some 15 years before. dinner party who would they made his debut at it to good use at Milkman. Apparently, it was down to some be? John Hume, Peter Kay, the If you had to choose a single mouthwash but, as you might bloodstock agent Billy McDonald, Doncaster. Chester this week. ‘Desert Island Disc’ what would imagine, all the lads in the weigh- and George Mitchell. it be? What Colour is the Wind, a ing room found it hilarious. What is the most-important Delighted for Deva song about a blind girl, by the Give us a trainer and jockey lesson life has taught you? Tá It’s fantastic that Chester. With Deva country singer Charlie Landsbor- to watch out for in 2019. The arán ithe dearmad go luath – an Manor House has supremo Mike ough. up-and- Irish say- been able to help Foster, a top man, Who do you most admire and coming ing which Deva Racing amass stepping down why? Nelson translates to more than 500k in soon, nothing Mandela for his eaten bread prize money. would please forgiveness and is soon My only regret me more than to fortitude. forgotten. is that we haven’t see Epaulement Who’s your How would yet managed to put that right favourite-ever you like provide them in Friday’s horse? Park Ex- people to with a winner at Boodles Diamond press – she was a Park Express wins remember their local track, Handicap [3.00]. great racehorse New Approach the Lancashire Oaks you? Fondly. FOLLOW @THEMICHAELOWEN ON TWITTER FOR NEWS FROM MHS AND MORE Manor House Monthly Page 4

Michael out to offer the perfect solution

Michael has launched a racing club THE Michael Owen in training in a Racing Club is up calendar year and MHS has a strong team for and running. membership will the Boodles May Festival If you’ve always cost just £399 [or dreamt of being £35 per month]. involved in the Members will re- Sport of Kings, and ceive a whole host experiencing the of benefits includ- thrills of racehorse ing an invitation to ownership, but a stable visit to be Arthur out to baulked at the cost hosted by Michael of owning a horse and entry into a outright, then this ballot for tickets exclusive new club every time a club could offer the horse runs. perfect solution. l Visit www. lead the way The club will michaelowenrac- have a minimum ingclub.com for OYAL Ascot winner Arthur run at Epsom,” said Tom. “Unfor- cap [4.35] after an encouraging of two horses more information. Kitt is Manor House’s lead- tunately, we didn’t learn anything return at Pontefract last month. Ring light on day one of the there but he’s in great shape and “The team at home have Boodles May Festival at Chester we should have a much better done everything they can and Charity to benefit today [Wednesday]. idea of where we stand with him all the horses will be going to Having all but fallen when exit- after today.” Chester in the best-possible from racing lunch ing the stalls in the Investec Blue While Tom has assembled a shape,”enthused Tom on Monday. Riband Trial at Epsom last month, strong team for the three-day Certainly, he will be hoping he HAYDOCK Park is supports individu- the Chasemore Farm three-year- spectacular, the unique nature of has a winner or two on the board staging a charity als, their families old lost his rhythm and could fin- racing on the Roodee is such that before stable star Kachy bids to racing lunch in aid and carers affected ish only fifth of the seven runners. he recognises a little bit of help repeat last year’s success in the of The NeuroMus- by Muscular Dys- However, Tom will be hoping from the draw and some luck in fifth race on Friday’s card, the cular Centre on trophy. for much better when the son of running won’t go amiss. White Oak UK Condition Stakes Friday, May 24. Tickets cost £100 Camelot lines up against a num- Granted that, he has high over five furlongs. The NeuroMus- each and more ber of Derby hopefuls in the 1m4f hopes for a number of the stable’s l For the low-down on Tom’s cular Centre is details are available Group 3 MBNA Chester Vase at runners, none less than Derek Chester team see his stable tour on located in Wins- from Annie Fildes 3.35. Passant’s Wild Eldric, who goes to At The Races’ Boodles May Festival ford, Cheshire, and on 07775 733596. “You can put a line through his post in today’s HomeServe Handi- microsite.

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