FLAGBEARER on the HOOF a Latecomer in Both the May 1 G1 1000 Guineas at York=S G1 Coolmore Nunthorpe S
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2011 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here FLAGBEARER ON THE HOOF A latecomer in both the May 1 G1 1000 Guineas at York=s G1 Coolmore Nunthorpe S. is where the blue- Newmarket and G1 Irish Oaks at The Curragh July 17, bloods meet the rags-to-riches merchants and the Godolphin=s Blue Bunting (Dynaformer) proved that she unforgiving straight five-furlong strip is perfect for can also tough it after making a late lead in a thrilling flushing out any weaknesses in resolution. On past close to yesterday=s evidence, there should be no G1 Darley Yorkshire fragility where Hoof It (GB) Oaks. Anchored with (Monsieur Bond {Ire}) is only one behind early concerned in today=s edition by Frankie Dettori, and the locally trained up-and- the 11-4 favorite comer has already provided a was forced to join dream return on his 6,000 the fray in guineas and ,14,000 tags as a Blue Bunting Holds off Vita Nova mid-stretch as weanling and yearling, Hoof It Racing Post/Cranham Racing Post/Ed Whitaker Wonder of Wonders respectively. He has been here (Kingmambo) and on six occasions, with his last two visits resulting in Vita Nova (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) started to assert. Grinding him evading the handicapper with successes in tough down the latter on the far side approaching the furlong six-furlong contests May 13 and July 23. Taken to marker, the grey kept finding to graft a 3/4-length Glorious Goodwood for the prestigious Stewards= Cup, success and earn a shot at the G1 St Leger at the bay made history there by becoming the first to Doncaster Sept. 10. AShe is never going to be flash and carry 10 stone to victory July 30 and Kieren Fallon is win by a long margin, but she=s very hard to pass,@ her full of hope he can put his battle experience to full rider commented. AShe was in season today, so her effect here. AThe thing about Hoof It is he is so big, mind wasn=t exactly on the job and she made it really strong and powerful and I think he is exceptional,@ he hard work for me...I always felt like I was not going to said. AHe gives me the feel of something special. He has be passed, as she loves a dogfight.@ Cont. p4 got a great turn of foot--great speed. The only problem I ve had in the last three or four races that I ve won on Thursday, York, Britain = = him was trying to find something to give us a lead. I DARLEY YORKSHIRE OAKS-G1, ,310,000, York, 8-18, couldn t believe how much improvement that there was 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/2mT, 2:35.34, gd/sf. = from York to Goodwood. Cont. p2 1--BLUE BUNTING, 123, f, 3, by Dynaformer @ 1st Dam: Miarixa (Fr), by Linamix (Fr) 2nd Dam: Miss Arkada (Fr), by Akarad (Fr) 3rd Dam: Mrs Annie (Fr), by Bolkonski (Ire) ($200,000 yrl >09 FTSAUG). O-Godolphin; B-B M Kelley; T-Mahmood Al Zarooni; J-Frankie Dettori; ,175,801. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Ire, 7-5-1-0, ,638,272. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services - 1/2 sis selling as Hip 1010 KEESEP 2--Vita Nova (Ire), 133, f, 4, Galileo (Ire)--Treca (Ire), by Darshaan (GB). (150,000gns yrl >08 TATOCT). O-H E Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan; B-Paget Bloodstock; T-Sir Henry Cecil; ,66,650. 3--Wonder of Wonders, 123, f, 3, Kingmambo--All Too Beautiful (Ire), by Sadler=s Wells. O-Michael Tabor, Susan Magnier & Derrick Smith; B-Liberty Bloodstock; T-Aidan O=Brien; ,33,356. Margins: 3/4, 3 3/4, 2. Odds: 11-4, 9-2, 8-1. Also Ran: Crystal Capella (GB), Banimpire (Ire), Brushing (GB), Rumh (Ger), Laughing Lashes. Scratched: Snow Fairy (Ire). Click for the Racing Post chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, courtesy Racing UK. (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/19/11 • PAGE 2 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Friday, York, Britain, post time: 10:40 a.m. EDT COOLMORE NUNTHORPE S.-G1, £240,000, 2yo/up, 5fT SC PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER JOCKEY/TRAINER 1 2 Bated Breath (GB) Mr K Abdullah Juddmonte Farms Ltd Drowne (c, 4, Dansili {GB}--Tantina, by Distant View ) Charlton 2 16 Captain Dunne (Ire) Middlham Park Racing XV & Partners Ballybrennan Stud Ltd Winston (g, 6, Captain Rio {GB}--Queen Bodicea {Ire}, by Pivotal {GB}) T Easterby 3 15 Hamish McGonagall (GB) Reality Partnerships I J P Coggan & Whitsbury Manor Stud Allan (g, 6, Namid {GB}--Anatase {GB}, by Danehill) T Easterby 4 10 Hoof It (GB) A Chandler & L Westwood Bond Thoroughbred Corporation Fallon (g, 4, Monsieur Bond {Ire}--Forever Bond {GB}, by Danetime {Ire}) M Easterby 5 5 Inxile (Ire) D Nicholls & Mrs J Love Denis & Teresa Bergin A Nicholls (g, 6, Fayruz {GB}--Grandel {GB}, by Owington {GB}) D Nicholls 6 9 Kingsgate Native (Ire) Cheveley Park Stud Peter McCutcheon R Hughes (g, 6, Mujadil--Native Force {Ire}, by Indian Ridge {Ire}) Stoute 7 8 Masamah (Ire) Dr Marwan Koukash Stanley Est & Stud Co & Mount Coote Stud Spencer (g, 5, Exceed and Excel {Aus}--Bethesda {GB}, by Distant Relative {Ire}) K Ryan 8 7 Prohibit (GB) Dasmal, Rix, Barr, Morley & Mrs Penney Juddmonte Farms Ltd Crowley (g, 6, Oasis Dream {GB}--Well Warned {GB}, by Warning {GB}) Cowell 9 14 Sole Power (GB) Mrs S Power G Russell Latham (g, 4, Kyllachy {GB}--Demerger, by Distant View) Lynam 10 1 Tiddliwinks (GB) Guy Reed Guy Reed Makin (g, 5, Piccolo {GB}--Card Games {GB}, by First Trump {GB}) K Ryan 11 3 Breathless Kiss K Angie Bailey Don & Pam Mattox Hanagan (f, 4, Roman Ruler--Crusading Miss Cox, by Crusader Sword) K Ryan 12 13 Invincible Ash (Ire) P Condron Sandra Maye Carroll (m, 6, InvincibleSpirit {Ire}--Fully Fashioned {Ire}, by Brief Truce) Halford 13 4 Picadilly Filly (Ire) Saywell Farm Syndicate 2 Stock Vale Ltd Creighton (f, 4, Exceed and Excel {Aus}–Tortue {Ire}, by Turtle Island {Ire}) Creighton 14 17 Swiss Diva (GB) Lordship Stud Lordship Stud Buick (m, 5, Pivotal {GB}--Swiss Lake, by Indian Ridge {Ire}) Elsworth 15 11 Margot Did (Ire) T Redman & P Phillips N Hartery Turner (f, 3, Exceed and Excel {Aus}--Special Dancer {GB}, by Shareef Dancer) Bell 16 6 Wizz Kid (Ire) Mme M Mahony Ballylinch Stud Mendizabal (f, 3, Whipper--Lidanski {Ire}, by Soviet Star) Rob Collet 17 12 Requinto (Ire) M Tabor, D Smith & Mrs S Magnier Liberty Bloodstock Lordan (c, 2, Dansili {GB}--Damson {Ire}, by Entrepreneur {GB}) Wachman *Breeders' Cup Challenge Stakes P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/19/11 • PAGE 3 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com FEATURE PRESENTATION • G1 COOLMORE NUNTHORPE S. Boys Among Men... Two-year-olds have performed with credit in this race, with Lyric Fantasy (Ire) (Tate Gallery) and Kingsgate Native (Ire) (Mujadil) two whose precocity has led connections to successfully exploit this weight- for-age allowance. Whether Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Susan Magnier=s Requinto (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) is in that league remains to be seen, but he looks to possess more than his share of the speed of his G2 Queen Mary S. and G1 Phoenix S.-winning dam Damson (Ire) (Entrepreneur {GB}). Her advantage over her peers waned at three, so the decision by David Wachman to make hay this term could be a wise one. He enters on the back of wins in the July 9 Listed Tipperary S. and G3 Molecomb S. at Goodwood July 26. AHe=s fine and I=m not too worried about the ground,@ Wachman told PA Sport. AHe=s won on a slower surface and seems to be pretty adaptable. He obviously gets the weight from the older horses and 2-year-olds have won this before, although it takes a good one to win it.@ Khalid Abdullah=s Bated Breath (GB) (Dansili {GB}) received the plaudit of being the best horse Roger Charlton has trained after his latest second to Dream Ahead (Diktat {GB}) in the G1 July Cup at Newmarket July 9 and he has always suggested he could be a serious talent. His first black-type win in Windsor=s Listed Leisure S. over six furlongs May 23 was followed by a fifth on ground which was too testing in the G1 Golden Jubilee S. at Royal Ascot June 18 before his July Cup career-best. Inxile (Ire) (Fayruz {GB}) was the winner of that contest, making it nine black-type wins for his resume, including in Longchamp=s G3 Prix de Saint-Georges May 15. Representing the 3-year-olds are the fillies Margot Did (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) and Wizz Kid (Ire) (Whipper). The former finally delivered on her juvenile promise when registering an impressive win in Sandown=s Listed Scurry S. June 11 and after adding the Listed Land o=Burns S. at Ayr a week later was third third in the July 2 G3 Sandown Sprint. Robert Collet is fresh from watching his stable star Immortal Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) take Monday=s G1 Prix Jacques le Marois and Wizz Kid showed the raw material for a test like this when besting Prohibit (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) in the G2 Prix du Gros-Chene at Chantilly June 5. www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/19/11 • PAGE 4 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com RESULTS The Girls in Blue..