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HEADLINE NEWS For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 HIB HIB HOORAY! RIP TIDE Still a maiden entering yesterday=s G1 Meon Valley Carried to post on a wave of support by the Ascot Stud Fillies= Mile at Ascot, Mohammed Al Nabouda=s crowd, 8-13 favorite Rip Van Winkle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) Hibaayeb (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}) had to survive a stew- repaid the faithful with a bristling performance to dou- ards= inquiry to lose that tag and provide trainer Clive ble his Group 1 tally in Saturday=s G1 Queen Elizabeth II Brittain with a third renewal. Stepping out of the shad- S. at the Berkshire track. Beset by foot problems in ows 15 days ago recent months, the Ballydoyle trainee backed up suc- when runner-up in cess in July=s G1 Sussex S. at Goodwood with a deci- the G2 May Hill S. at sive 1 1/4-length victory from J “TDN Rising Star” Doncaster, the pro- J Zacinto (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and will now point to the gressive bay had GI Breeders= Cup Classic at Santa Anita. AHe=s getting failed to convince the there now, and we=re finding out how to ride him,@ said punters and started jockey Johnny Murtagh. AI=m not going to take back at 8-1 here. In the what I said before--he=s one of the best I=ve ridden.@ catbird seat early un- Indicating future plans in the aftermath of success, der Neil Callan, she trainer Aidan O=Brien added, AI=m really looking forward found a seam up the to the Breeders= Cup Classic. He cruises and he stays, rail to lead with a and he has it all there. Let=s hope he gets a smooth run furlong remaining, to the next [race] day.@ Cont. p2-3 Getty Images and, despite carrying Lady Darshaan (Ire) GALLANT INDEED (High Chaparral {Ire})--who also received a smack with Indian Blessing (Indian Charlie), first or second in 14 Callan=s whip--left in the final 50 yards, was allowed to of her first 15 career starts, was the definition of gritty keep her hard-earned 3/4-length success. AShe has in the GII Gallant Bloom H. at Belmont yesterday. The never stopped improving, and the G1 Epsom Oaks is two-time champion had sophomore Sara Louise (Malibu probably on the cards,@ commented Brittain. Cont. p2 Moon) at her throat when she grabbed a short lead at the top of the lane. The two battled through the final Saturday, Ascot, Britain furlong and hit the wire as a team, but it was Indian MEON VALLEY STUD FILLIES= MILE-G1, ,200,000, Blessing who got the nod. Cont. p4 Ascot, 9-26, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:39.78, gd/fm. 1--#sHIBAAYEB (GB), 124, f, 2, by Singspiel (Ire) 1st Dam: Lady Zonda (GB), by Lion Cavern 2nd Dam: Zonda (GB), by Fabulous Dancer 3rd Dam: Oh So Hot (GB), by Habitat O-Mohammed Al Nabouda; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited; T-Clive Brittain; J-Neil Callan; ,123,759. Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-1, ,142,998. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Lady Darshaan (Ire), 124, f, 2, High Chaparral (Ire)- - Diary (Ire), by Green Desert. (,24,000 2yo >09 DONAPR). O-Coleman Bloodstock Limited; B-Michael Woodlock & Seamus Kennedy; T-Stan Moore; ,46,914. 3--You=ll Be Mine, 124, f, 2, Kingmambo--Quarter Moon (Ire), by Sadler=s Wells. O-Roisin Henry & Susan Magnier; B-Premier Bloodstock; T-Aidan O=Brien; ,23,478. Margins: 3/4, 1HF, HF. Odds: 8-1, 9-1, 7-2. Also Ran: Sent From Heaven (Ire), Dyna Waltz (GB), Blue Angel (Ire), Chantilly Creme, Long Lashes, Mudaaraah (GB). TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/27/09 • PAGE 2 of 14 Fillies= Mile cont. Saturday, Ascot, Britain Hibaayeb began her racing career with a third behind QUEEN ELIZABETH II S. (SPONSORED BY SONY)-G1, Eolith (GB) (Pastoral Pursuits {GB}) and Pollenator (Ire) ,250,000, Ascot, 9-26, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:38.82, gd/fm. (Motivator {GB}) in a seven-furlong maiden at 1--RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE), 125, c, 3, by Galileo (Ire) Newmarket Aug. 8 before finishing a neck runner-up to 1st Dam: Looking Back (Ire) (SP-Ity), by Stravinsky Creese (GB) (Halling) in a maiden over that same trip at 2nd Dam: Mustique Dream (GB), by Don=t Forget Me (Ire) Folkestone 15 days later. She was 40-1 when tackling 3rd Dam: Jamaican Punch (Ire), by Shareef Dancer the May Hill, but outran those odds by reeling in the (i170,000 yrl >07 ITYSEP). O-Susan Magnier, hot favorite Seta (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) in the closing Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Roberto Brogi; stages before old rival Pollenator rushed by near the T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Johnny Murtagh; ,141,925. line. Perfectly placed against the rail tracking the pace Lifetime Record: GSW-Ire, 8-4-1-0, ,552,917. set by Sent From Heaven (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the {GB}) here, she was gifted a rail run by that wandering eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. rival and duly seized the advantage with a furlong re- 2--Zacinto (GB), 125, c, 3, Dansili (GB)--Ithaca, by maining. That was where her trou- Distant View. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte bles started, as her erratic path Farms; T-Sir Michael Stoute; ,53,800. across Lady Darshaan and Richard 3--Delegator (GB), 125, c, 3, Dansili (GB)--Indian Love Hughes caused connections a few Bird (GB), by Efisio (GB). O-Godolphin; B-Mrs Poilin anxious moments before the result Good; T-Saeed bin Suroor; ,26,925. was confirmed. AShe impressed me Margins: 1 1/4, 3 1/4, 10. Odds: 8-13, 18-1, 5-2. a lot in the May Hill where they Also Ran: Aqlaam (GB). Scratched: Mastercraftsman went no pace, and after ending up (Ire). in front, she ran around a bit, giv- Rip Van Winkle lined up in the May 2 G1 2000 Guin- ing the other horse a chance to eas at Newmarket on his seasonal return, and he closed come and beat her,@ jockey Neil strongly up the Rowley Mile hill to finish fourth behind Callan said. AToday, I got a nice champion-elect Sea the Neil Callan HKJC Photo tow and was always pretty confi- Stars (Ire) (Cape Cross dent, but after getting a lovely run {Ire}). Johnny Murtagh up the inside, she quickened away and then pricked her kept the faith from a ears and shied away into the other horse.@ For condi- Ballydoyle team of six tioner Clive Brittain, the result was the ultimate justifi- and posted another cation of his belief in Hibaayeb. He said, AI=ve been fourth in the June 6 G1 absolutely delighted with her since her third piece of Epsom Derby before work, when I began to see some light, and I have grad- improving two spots in ually brought her along. I took her to Folkestone, where the July 4 G1 Eclipse S. Getty Images she got mugged on the line and then she was mugged at Sandown, his third again in the May Hill. She is still only a bit of a frame, sighting of John Oxx=s stable star. The jockey was so I=ll let her develop.@ Lady Darshaan=s conditioner Stan ultimately vindicated with victory in Goodwood=s Moore commented, ARichard [Hughes] said she was hit G1 Sussex S. July 29, despite an 11th hour injury across the head by the whip and that stopped her dead scare, and his evaluation was spot on once more with a in her tracks when she was getting into her stride to brave triumph in this. Murtagh was keen to have his win the race. It=s just unfortunate, but I had said before mount front and center from flagfall, but was afforded the race if she was in the first four it would be a big the luxury of a target as Aqlaam (GB) (Oasis Dream run. She=s a really tough filly, as she was a bit keen to {GB}) won the battle for early supremacy. Rip Van the start. We traveled her with a pony in her box today Winkle maintained the tempo when taking over into the because she has her quirks.@ Godolphin=s Long Lashes straight, but looked vulnerable as Zacinto loomed large (Rock Hard Ten), the 5-2 favorite, never threatened to running to the final furlong. However, he would not be land a serious blow before finishing eighth. Click for the denied and found abundant reserves under forceful Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. urging from the saddle, edging further ahead as the line Video, courtesy attheraces. approached. Cont. p3 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/27/09 • PAGE 3 of 14 QE II cont. Saturday, Belmont Park AHe=s not easy to train, but, thankfully, the last two GALLANT BLOOM H.-GII, $156,500, BEL, 9-26, weeks went well,@ said Murtagh. AWe went hard all the 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:15 1/5, ft. way and I felt them coming to me, but he came out on 1--INDIAN BLESSING, 123, f, 4, by Indian Charlie top in a very good race.@ Elaborating on Rip Van Win- 1st Dam: Shameful (SW & GSP, $241,345), by Flying Chevron kle=s fractured training regime, trainer Aidan O=Brien 2nd Dam: Lady's Legacy, by Matchlite added, AHe got a very bad infection in all four of his 3rd Dam: Wavering Lady, by Wavering Monarch heels in the spring and it went down into his feet.