WOOTTON BASSETT Etreham Bred Almanzor Scores an Impressive 1 1 ⁄2 Length Victory on Debut Over 7F at La Teste Yesterday
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29TH JULY – 2015 14-26 SEPTEMBER EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU RACING PREVIEW | SALES TALK | RACING ROUND UP | STAKES RACES where we go now, he’s a horse that can only get better. We don’t want TODAY’S HEADLINES to be greedy and hopefully races likes the [Gr.1] Jean-Luc Lagardere, on the Qatar weekend in Paris, the [Gr.1] Dewhurst or [Gr.1] Racing RACING REVIEW Post Trophy might be on the agenda.” A graduate of the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale, he was purchased by Amanda Skiffington for €33,000 and is the PACO’S GOLD SHINES first foal out of the twice-raced Galicuix (Galileo), who is a half- sister to this season’s Gr.1 Kings Stand Stakes winner Goldream BRIGHT IN VINTAGE STAKES (Oasis Dream), out of the unraced Machiavellian mare Clizia. The form of the Hugo Palmer yard shows no sign of abating and Galileo Gold added his name to the list of winners in what has LENNOX STAKES been a glorious second half of July when landing the seven- Thirty-five minutes later the Richard Hannon-trained Toormore furlong Gr.2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood yesterday afternoon. made all the running to land the Gr.2 Lennox Stakes on his first The son of Paco Boy was settled in second last behind the run since being sold to Godolphin. steady pacesetter Beaverbrook (Cape Cross). The race was Sending him straight to the front, James Doyle dictated the wound up approaching the two marker, where there were a host pace, setting average fractions. He was joined two out and briefly of runners in with a chance, meaning that a couple of runners headed by Code Red (Bahamian Bounty), but when asked to were short of room later in the race. The leader drifted off the rail respond, the four-year-old son of Arakan found plenty for and Frankie Dettori went for the gap with one and a half furlongs pressure in the final furlong to win by three-quarters of a length. to run, getting the lead at the furlong marker and running on Dutch Connection (Dutch Art) was one of the first under strongly in the last half furlong to score by three-quarters of a pressure, but came home strongly, a head ahead of the equally length from Ibn Malik (Raven’s Pass), who raced against the far fast finishing Safety Check (Dubawi), who was giving upwards rail. Third home, another nose away was Palawan (Mount of four pounds to his rivals. Nelson), who drifted right to the nearside inside the final furlong. “He did it the hard way,” said Hannon. “They came to him one by This was a third win from four starts for Galileo Gold, who was a one. He needed to get a win under his belt and get his confidence back, game winner of a Haydock Park novice event earlier in the month. and now we can move to the next level. He deserved this go today and Bred by Brian O’Rourke, the January-born colt was purchased I should think the [Gr.1] Prix Jacques Le Marois will be next. He’s such a privately after his Haydock win by Sheikh Joaan Al Thani’s Al pleasing horse to have in the yard, with a great attitude.” Shaqab Racing. Europe’s Champion Two-Year-Old in 2013 following Gr.2 Harry Herbert, racing manager for Al Shaqab said, “We’ll see Vintage Stakes and Gr.1 National Stakes victories, Toormore Another first crop winner for WOOTTON BASSETT Etreham bred AlmAnzor scores an impressive 1 1 ⁄2 length victory on debut over 7f at La Teste yesterday. www.etreham.com Nicolas de Chambure : Congratulations to all the winning connections. +33 (06) 24 27 06 42 CALL +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING REVIEW ~ RACING PREVIEW EBN: WEDNESDAY, 29TH JULY 2015 landed the Gr.3 Craven Stakes last April and was winning for the add a fourth Gr.1 to his already impressive season. Imperious in first time since then. However, he had been placed twice in Gr.1 the Gr.1 Dubai Turf in March, he landed the Gr.1 Prix d’Ispahan in company in the intervening period. May, before adding the Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot to A £36,000 graduate of the DBS Premier Yearling Sale, Toormore his cv. The five-year-old has truly found his niche at around the was bred by BEC Bloodstock. He is a half-brother to the Gr.2 mile distance, having been tried at up to nearly two miles last Champagne Stakes winner Estidhkaar (Dark Angel), out of the season. He bids to become the first French-trained runner to unraced Danetime Out (Danetime). She is a half-sister to the score in the weeks feature since 1993 when Bigstone landed the Dubai Gr.3-placed Easaar (Machiavellian), out of the winner contest for Ellie Lellouche. Matila (Persian Bold). Third in the Queen Anne was Cougar Mountain (Fastnet Rock), who reverts to the mile having been found wanting when not staying the ten furlongs of the Gr.1 Eclipse Stakes. Below his RACING PREVIEW best in the Ascot race was Night Of Thunder, who finished fifth. The son of Dubawi is himself a Classic winner having landed the BRITAIN 2,000 Guineas last year. He scored a narrow victory in the Gr.1 Lockinge Stakes on his seasonal reappearance in May. 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He only has a length to While the great clash of the generations has not materialised, find with Night Of Thunder on Lockinge form, where he was a with Aidan O’Brien deeming the rain softened ground not to the length back in third. liking of the leading three-year-old and dual Classic winner Belardo (Lope De Vega) was crowned the Champion Two- Gleaneagles, the Freddy Head-trained five-year-old gelding Year-Old last season following victory in the Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes. Solow (Singspiel) will be sent off a hot favourite as he bids to The need for juice in the ground has restricted him to two races OH I DO LIKE TO BUY BESIDE THE SEASIDE AUGUST YEARLING SALE AUGUST 15-17 DEAUVILLE CATALOGUE ONLINE 374 selected yearlings from the leading breeders in Europe. 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