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BRIGHTWELLS RECORDS SMASHED AT BRIGHTWELLS SALE Yesterday’s Brightwells Breeze-Up Sale, the first of its kind this year in Europe, ended with results that blew away results from previous years. Ending with an aggregate of £838,000, up a whopping 158 per cent from twelve months ago, which itself a 120 per cent improvement on the previous year. Additionally, the average and median saw jumps too, with the former increasing from £14,733 to £24,647, a 67% increase, while the latter rose an Lot 4, Greenhills Farm’s Siyouni half-brother to Listed astonishing 226% to £22,000 from £6,750 twelve months scorer Ard Na Greine, bought by Matt Coleman of ago. In addition to this, the auction record also went, with Anthony Stroud Bloodstock for a auction record £90,000. Matt Coleman paying £90,000 for a son of Siyouni. The previous top price of £52,000 was made at the sale last figures show, they have supported us with better horses year. again this year. The sale continues to grow and has After the sale Matt Mitchell said, “Firstly I would like to established itself as a platform to buy early two-year-olds thank all of the vendors for their support and, as the from. It is a huge team effort from everyone here at Brightwells and we all feel a great sense of following today’s success. I would like to wish all POINTS 0f VIEW purchasers the best of luck with their two-year-olds.” Today’s New Zealand Racing and with Carl Evans Bloodstock News is on page 6

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The sire of Colman’s purchase, Lot 4, Siyouni, had a first horse. I have sold a lot of very nice horses in crop last season which included three Gr.3 winners in the past, so hopefully the trend will continue for Simon.” Bourree, Ervedya and Souvenir Delondres, resulting in The Spanish-foaled colt is a half-brother to three his fee for this season jumping from €7,000 to €20,000. multiple winners and his dam is a winning Mozart half- This April-born colt is a half-brother to the Listed winner sister to Listed victrix Ceilidh House (Selkirk). His Ard Na Greine (Galileo), out of the winner Alfaguara grandam, Villa Carlotta (), won at Listed (Red Ransom). Four of her previous six runners have been level, as did the third dam Subya (Night Shift), who went winners. Under the second dam, the Gr.3-placed Lisaleen on to foal an impressive twelve winners, headed by the (), there are a host of black-type dual US Gr.2 winner Battle Of Hastings (Royal performers, including the Gr.1 Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Applause). and sire Bachelor Duke. Mark Johnston made the long trip to Ascot from Consignor Katie Walsh, who had bought the colt for Middleham and came away with a well-related daughter of €28,000 at Osarus last September, was delighted and last year’s successful first season sire Showcasing from purchaser Coleman said, “I have bought him for a client in the family of Inchmurrin and Inchinor (Lot 12), for whom the North of England and he will be trained up there. he paid £26,000. He had earlier spent twice that amount “Katie was very positive about him, even before he on Lot 8, a Pastoral Pursuits colt from Hillwood Stud. produced a fast time on the racecourse. He is a strong, Not an early foal – he arrived on 23rd April – the chesnut precocious sort by a stallion I like very much and who did had nonetheless shown plenty of ability during the breeze well with his first crop of runners last year. This colt is and is a three-parts-brother to last season’s Gr.3-winning qualified for French Premiums, so racing him in France juvenile New Providence (Bahamian Bounty). His family would be a strong consideration.” also includes the likes of the Classic-placed Gr.3 winner The sale had started on a very positive note when the first Baya (Nureyev) and her Gr.3-winning daughter horse into the ring made £42,000. The Bansha House Birthstone. Stables-consigned colt was purchased by Simon Charlie Vigors, owner of consignors Hillwood Stud, said, Crisford, who commented, “I have bought him for a client of “He had shown plenty at home. He was always precocious mine. I know all about the sire and he is a nice horse, ready and we felt he would suit an early breeze-up sale. His to go – he looks like a good two-year-old in the making. It is breeder bought him back as yearling for £20,000, so he the first time I have bought from Ascot and the standard of made a good decision.” the track goes without saying. It gave all the two-year-olds Phil Cunningham of Rebel Racing was busy buying the opportunity to show themselves really well.” yesterday and purchased three lots 24, 30 and 53, for the Consignor Con Marnane added, “He is a very nice latter of which he paid £41,000. This filly, the second last

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BRIGHTWELLS ASCOT BREEZE-UP S ALE Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (£) 4 c SIYOUNI – Alfaguara Greenhills Farm A Stroud Bloodstock 90,000 8 c PASTORAL PURSUITS – Bayja Hillwood Stud Mark Johnston 52,000 1 c DIKTAT– Villa Sonata Bansha House Stables Simon Crisford 42,000 53 f KODIAC – Think Knockanglass Stables Phil Cunningham 41,000 44 c SHAKESPEAREAN – Renascent Rahy Clenagh Castle Stud Gary Moore Racing 40,000 16 c APPROVE – Drumcliffe Dancer Kilminfoyle House Stud Richard Knight/Sean Quinn 38,000 3 c ZEBEDEE – Zinstar Grove Stud Northern Line Racing 37,000

FOR FULL RESULTS CLICK HERE into the ring, by Kodiac, was consigned by Knockanglass Albert House Stables in Newmarket, which he has Stables, having been picked up for just 10,000gns by renovated, and hopes to fill all 23 boxes this year. He Geoffrey Howson Bloodstock from Book 3 of the currently has 15 two-year-olds, including these three, in October Sale. She is a half-sister to two training, principally owned by himself and a syndicate. winners, out of the Gr.3 Prix du Bois-third Think When asked what he looks for at the Breeze Up sale, he (Marchand De Sable). Phil Cunningham has purchased said “I want them to be precocious and look like they will hit the ground running.” Gary Moore Racing was on the board, securing Lot 44, a son from the first crop of the Gr.2 winner Shakespearean, who this year was transferred to Haras du Hoguenet from Haras de la Hetraie. The March- born colt was purchased for £40,000. Already named Domaniko, this represented another successful pinhook, having been picked up by Five Star Bloodstock at last October’s Arqana Yearling Sale for €13,000. Consigned by Clenagh Castle Stud, he is the fourth produce out of the unraced Renascent Rahy (Rahy), a half-sister to the Stakes winner and Gr.3-placed High Maintenance (Danehill) and the Irish Listed-placed Charlotte Bronte (Danehill Dancer), and is from the family of the Gr.1 Cheveley winner Pas De Response and the European Miler and sire Green Tune. Bought by Mark Johnston for £52,000 – Lot 8, Hillwood Stud’s Pastoral Pursuits three-parts-brother At last year’s sale Richard Knight and Sean Quinn to Gr.3 winner New Providence. combined to secure the subsequent Gr.1 Prix Monry and Gr.2 Coventry Stakes winner The Wow Signal for £50,000.

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Another successful pinhook, Lot 38, the Knockanglass Stables’ Kheleyf filly out of Mosa Mine (Exceed And Excel), was bought for £34,000 by A & E Bloodstock. She had cost a mere £9,000 at the DBS Premier Yearling Sale. Armando Duarte commented, “I have bought her to go into training with George Margarson for the same owners as Lucky Kristale. I paid a little bit more than I would have liked, but for me she was the nicest filly in the sale and ticked all the boxes.” Kelly Thomas, the breeder of the filly, added, “The filly by Kheleyf is the first foal out of my mare and we are delighted with the result today. Her dam is currently in foal to Delegator and will visit Casamento after foaling. We are small breeders and results like this are brilliant. We also had the top lot on the first day of the 2014 Tattersalls December Foal Sale [Bated Breath ex Frabjous], who Elaine Hook (an owner with George Margarson; left) with sold for 65,000gns, so it has been a great six months!” Armando Duarte (right), who paid £34,000 for Lot 38, a daughter of Kheleyf, in the name of A & E Bloodstock.

Yesterday they picked up a son of Approve (Lot 16) for £38,000, which was consigned by Kiminfoyle House Stud. STATISTICS (£) He was picked up by JC Bloodstock for €19,000 at last September’s Tattersalls Ireland Yearling Sale. 2015 % 2014 Quinn said, “He is a very nice model of a horse who did Catalogued 54 53 a pleasing breeze, although the ground was softer than he Offered 46 37 would probably want. We would expect him to be an early Sold 34 (74%) 22 (59%) runner for us.” Aggregate 838,000 +158 325,000 The 30th April-born colt is the second foal out of the Average 24,647 +67 14,733 once-placed Drumcliffe Dancer (), Median 22,000 +226 6,750 a full-sister to the four-time winner Teetotal. Featuring Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com under the third dam, the unraced Her Silver (), are the Gr.2 winners and sire Star Of Manila and Mio

Robertino.   FIRST SEASON SIRES (£)  The partnership also secured Lot 22, a daughter of Fast Company, for £24,000. Consigned by Powerstown Stud CAPE BLANCO Ltd, she is the first foal out of French Doll (Titus Livius), 31 c ex La Danielle W/D a half-sister to the Listed Free Handicap winner Kamakiri DICK TURPIN (Trans Island). 7fex Ballroom Dancer 11,000 The Grove Stud-consigned Lot 3, a son of Zebedee, was secured for £37,000 by Northern Line Racing. He is a half- LILBOURNE LAD brother to two multiple winners, out of the unraced Zinstar 11 c ex Call This Cat 20,000 () and features last season’s Gr.1 St Leger winner 27 c ex Hari’s Gift 10,000 further down the page. This was another fruitful pinhook, with the consignors having picked him up for €16,000 at the Goffs Sportsmans Sale last October.

Paul Egan pictured at Ascot yesterday with his sons Paul Blockley and Jo Hughes studying the catalogue in David (orange cap) and Philip, both of whom want to the ring yesterday follow in his footsteps and become jockeys.

4 EBN Thursday, 2nd April 2015 SALES TALK • RACING NEWS LOVELACE 15 c ex Cpsa Deasa 8,000 Racing News POET’S VOICE 9fex Bendis NS9,500 BRITAIN POUR MOI 36 f ex Missionary Hymn 27,000 HIGH-CLASS INTERNATIONAL 54 f ex Lake Windermere 32,000 ENTRIES FOR SHAKESPEAREAN The Al Shaqab-sponsored Gr.1 Lockinge Stakes at 44 c ex Renascent Rahy 40,000 Newbury on Saturday, 16th May, has received 36 entries. The one-mile contest is the early season highlight for older ZOFFANY horses and boasts a much-improved prize fund of 42 c ex Rainbow Lyrics NS12,000 £350,000, up by 64% on last year’s £214,000. Founded in 1958, the race has a tremendous roll of GORESBRIDGE honour. , owned by Her Majesty The Queen, won the first two runnings and other star performers to win included Queens Hussar (1963), Silly Season (1966), MAY’S BREEZE-UP CATALOGUE Habitat (1969), (1972), Boldboy (1974), NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE Kris (1980) and Selkirk (1992). The race was elevated to Gr.1 status in 1995 and has continued to attract top-class Goresbridge Bloodstock Sales stage Ireland’s only flat horses. Hawk Wing’s romp in 2003 was followed by breeze-up sale – and the largest in Europe this year, (2004) and Ratki (2005). Successive comprising 236 two-year-olds – and it attracts buyers from wins for trainer Richard Hannon senior with Paco Boy more than 20 different countries. In a short space of time, (2010) and Canford Cliffs (2011) preceded , who the sale has firmly established itself on the international dominated in 2012. Farrh (2013) gave Godolphin their fifth stage as not only a plentiful source of winners but also as victory, while Al Shabaq Racing notched up a first success a source of Gr.1 winners. in the race last year with Olympic Glory. The five-year The Niarchos family-owned Fiesolana took the 2014 sponsorship deal by Al Shaqab Racing will see the card Coolmore Matron Stakes on Irish Champions weekend to also include the Haras du Bouquetot Fillies’ Trial Stakes become the latest Gr.1 winner sold at Goresbridge. (3yo, 10f, £70,000) and the Listed Toronado Carnarvon Show had previously won the Gr.1 Falmouth Stakes at Stakes (3yo, 6f, £70,000). The Al Zubarah London Gold Newmarket for Jaber Abdullah, whilst success at the top Cup Handicap (10f, £70,000), the Listed Al Rayyan Stakes level has also come across the , courtesy of the (12f, £100,000), the Olympic Glory Conditions Stakes (2yo, Doug O’Neill-trained Willyconker, winner of the Gr.1 6f, £50,000) and the Planteur Handicap (1m, £40,000) are Frank E Kilroe Mile at Santa Anita. These three were the other races on the seven-race card. € bought for a grand total of 52,000 before proceeding to This year’s international entries are headlined by the € win 1.25 million in prize money. reigning US Horse of the Year California Chrome (Lucky The 2015 Goresbridge catalogue is now online featuring Pulpit). The four-year-old won the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby 236 select lots, and can be viewed HERE. and Gr.1 Preakness Stakes last year and made his first Stallions represented in this years sale include a wide start of 2015 when second in Saturday’s Gr.1 Dubai World variety of proven European and American stallions such Cup. He won his only appearance on turf, capturing the as: Acclamation, Bahamian Bounty, Big Bad Bob, Gr.1 Hollywood Derby over nine furlongs at Del Mar in Candy Ride, Cacique, Clodovil, Dandy Man, Danehill November. Another US-trained entry is the Todd Pletcher- Dancer, Dark Angel, Dutch Art, Elusive Quality, trained Mshawish (Medaglia D’Oro), successful in a Footstepsinthesand, Holy Roman Emperor, Iffraaj, nine-furlong Gr.1 turf contest at Gulfstream Park in Kodiac, Le Havre, New Approach, Ravens Pass, Royal February and third in the Gr.1 last Saturday. Applause, Sir Percy and Teofilo. The Lockinge is the likely starting point for last year’s Promising young sires well represented at this year's Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Mile hero Karakontie (Bernstein) The sale include: Fast Company, Lope De Vega, Paco Boy, Jonathan Pease-trained four-year-old, who also enjoyed Rip Van Winkle, Showcasing and Zebedee, while first- Classic success in the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains, is season stallions with progeny catalogued include Cape one of five French-trained contenders for the Newbury Blanco, Canford Cliffs, Dick Turpin, Dream Ahead, race over a straight mile. Frozen Power, Lilbourne Lad, Poet's Voice, Pour Moi, Alan Cooper, racing manager to Karakontie’s owner, the Roderic O’Connor, and Zoffany. Niarchos Family, said: “Karakontie has wintered well and Past graduates to look out for in the 2015 Classics the Lockinge Stakes is the race we are looking at. We will include Qatar Racing’s Terror, a Listed winner at obviously have to see nearer the time but we feel he is a Newmarket as a two-year-old, following her close fourth in horse who needs good ground, so he may well make his the Gr.1 , and Letters Of Note, who reappearance at Newbury. The objective after the cost Michael O'Callaghan €13,500 at last year’s sale. Lockinge Stakes will be the at Royal Following an impressive five-length win at Dundalk, she Ascot. Then you have got races like the Sussex Stakes and has since been purchased by Pearl Bloodstock, with a the – essentially he will be kept to view to contesting the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas. the top mile races.” The 2015 sale will take place on 22nd May, with the horses breezing at Gowran Park the previous day. Continued on page 8

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have head our stallion roster over the last four RACING NEWS seasons, and I am sure the performance of Marky Mark last Saturday brought smiles to the faces of Sheikh Fahad MARKY MARK DELIVERS Al Thani and his Bloodstock Advisor David Redvers. DESERVED GROUP ONE “They have consistently supported Makfi in the southern hemisphere with both mares and yearling purchases, and Marky Mark (NZ) produced a deserved and decisive win Saturday’s win is a just reward for the investment and in the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes on Saturday. commitment that Qatar Bloodstock have provided to the This was a welcome result for owner-breeders Brendan southern hemisphere during the past four years. and Jo Lindsay and Qatar Bloodstock, owners of his sire “The feedback from trainers in the southern hemisphere Makfi, who shuttles to Westbury Stud for the southern on the Makfi two-year-olds currently in work has been very hemisphere season. positive and just what we would have expected from his Trainer Moira Murdoch said of the result for her stable: first crop – showing good promise and sure to develop “This race was always the target for him because we into nice three-year-olds. thought the 1400m would suit. He’s not overly big and is a “There have been a number trialling well in recent weeks bit quirky, but he’s a very intelligent horse.” and we envisage they will be just like their sire and his sire Marky Mark won his first two starts, including the Gr.3 Dubawi where they will develop into quality three-year- Stakes, before he suffered his first defeat in the olds going 1600m as we get into next season.” Gr.1 Diamond Stakes at Ellerslie. He didn’t put a foot wrong on Saturday however, making use of a handy draw VESPA READY FOR and enjoying a cosy run behind the leader. Jockey Leigh ELLERSLIE GROUP ONE Innes drove him through a gap one off the fence 200 metres from home and they were too good for Rocanto Trainer Johno Benner will head to Ellerslie next month full (NZ) (Per Incanto). of confidence with Vespa (NZ) (Elusive City), who continues to build on his glowing race record. With a Gr.1 and last season’s Karaka Million to his name, Vespa was crowned Champion Two-Year-Old and is now training on nicely at three, winning the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas two starts back. At Awapuni on Saturday he Westbury Stud convincingly put away the older horses in the Listed shuttler Makfi Fairdale/Goodwood Studs’ Flying Handicap after a perfect (left) and his Gr.1- ride by Mark Du Plessis to down the pacemaker Angelica winning first-crop Hall (NZ) (Guillotine) and Miss Foxwood (Fastnet Rock). son Marky Mark “He looks good for the Easter Handicap now,” Benner (below) said. “Ellerslie is a soft mile and he’ll improve; there’s a lot more to come.” Vespa is one of three Gr.1 winners in the southern hemisphere sired by Elusive City (Elusive Quality) who now stands at Haras d’Etreham in France, having formerly shuttled to Haunui Farm in New Zealand.

The victory was dual Gr.1 winner Makfi’s first Gr.1 winner as a sire, with Marky Mark coming from his first southern hemisphere crop. The son of Dubawi currently stands in Normandy at Haras de Bonneval. With positive reports on more of the sire’s young stock Vespa coming through, Westbury General Manager Russell (Elusive City) Warwick commented: “We have been most fortunate to

6 EBN Thursday, 2nd April 2015 POINTS OF VIEW POINTS 0f VIEW with Carl Evans Hanrahan and Mahon’s Chap warrant respect

CHAP (GB), 5g, Midnight Legend – Silver Solace (Silver Patriarch) STAR POINTER OF THE WEEK O: Ella Mahon, B: John Allen, T: Gabe Mahon RED HANRAHAN (Ire), 4g, Making his racing debut at Maisemore Park on Sunday, Yeats – Monty’s Sister (Montelimar) this son of leading UK sire Midnight Legend hammered O: Virginia Considine & Fiona Magee, his ten rivals, winning by 30 lengths. The runner-up was B: Cathal Ennis similarly unraced but the third, Camas Bridge, had shown T: Virginia Considine enough in four starts (one Irish point, a bumper and two €14,000 2014 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale novice hurdles) to suggest he has some ability. Big-margin by Boyne Farm winners often flatter to deceive, but this youngster is in a consigned from Ballincurrig House Stud good yard and, despite being light on recent pedigree, will be given every chance to fulfil the potential he showed at The turn of foot this horse produced going to the final bend at Durrow on Saturday took him past four rivals the weekend when scoring in a very reasonable time. with ease, and he simply extended his lead from there to win by 12 lengths. The placed horses were unraced, ROAD TO RESPECT (Ire), 4g, while this fellow had the benefit of a previous run. Gamut – Lora Lady (Lord Americo) However, he travelled no further than the sixth on that O: Gigginstown House, B: Ivy Rothwell, T: Eoin Griffin occasion (winner Pride Of Lecale since sold for Being very closely-related to the recent Gr.1 Cheltenham £30,000 to Donald McCain at Cheltenham) and his Gold Cup third Road To Riches (also a son of Gamut) victory last weekend was not merely down to meant there was plenty of interest in this youngster at racecourse experience. Monksgrange on Sunday, when he made his first public Led out unsold as a foal and yearling, he eventually appearance. He is the seventh foal of his unraced dam, a changed hands last summer and looks a good half-sister to Noel Meade’s top chaser and out of a sister purchase. to the smart chaser Sullane River. The shrewd He comes from the first crop of his young sire, who Gigginstown House Stud had acquired him ahead of his is de rigeur and has all the attributes to make it big, debut and he rewarded their faith with an easy win, while his dam, a half-sister to the Topham Chase despite a penultimate-fence blunder. Don’t expect him to winner Vic Venturi, won between the flags and has be turning up at a sales ring any time soon, but do mark produced a couple of other winners in that sphere. him down as a youngster to note.

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THECRAICISNINETY (GB), 4g, Presenting – Dancingwithbubbles (Supreme Leader) O: John P McManus, POINTS 0f VIEW B: C B Brookes, T: Enda Bolger with Carl Evans €36,000 2011 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale by John O’Byrne WICKED GAMES (Ire), 4f, consigned from Goldford Stud Flemensfirth – Tariana (Revoque) ‘A doddle’ is no exaggeration of this horse’s debut victory O: Monbeg Syndicate, B: M F Finneran, at Dromahane on Sunday, when he won a six-runner T: Donnchadh Doyle maiden on his debut. A couple of potentially useful rivals €7,000 2014 Goffs Land Rover Sale fell four out, but the ease with which this youngster by Andrew Pierce, consigned by Mrs Anita Kenny sauntered home suggests he would have been very There was a lot to like about this mare’s gutsy effort at difficult to pass had they stood up. No doubt his current Durrow on Saturday, although the runner-up Fearless trainer would to keep him for a career under Rules, for Fantasy (Oscar), who made a mistake at the last, and he looks too good to remain on the pointing circuit. His Your Turn (), who fell when looking a big threat at dam, who was sold for €44,000 when this horse was two, the third-last fence, are also worth noting. Unlike those won two bumpers and a hurdle (and was Listed-placed in two, this mare had the advantage of a run (when third at both spheres), but could not match her dam, Kates Lemonfield), but she was prominent throughout on Charm. Trained for most of her career by Robert Alner, Sunday and showed plenty of nous for a youngster. The Kates Charm won the Gr.1 Cleeve Hurdle and was third foal of her dam – a winner on the Flat – she is a half- narrowly beaten by the great staying hurdler Baracouda sister to seven-year-old Kings Spirit, a bumper and chase on her final start. winner for Brendan Powell’s yard.

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The French-trained contenders also include the Gr.1 is responsible for two of the eight second entries, the well- winner Ectot (), last season’s Poulains regarded Dundalk winner Letters Of Note (Azamour) and runner-up Prestige Vendome (Orpen) and Gr.3 victrix Military Angel (Big Brown). Other notable second entries Bawina (Dubawi). include Alfajer (Mount Nelson), the nine-length Aidan O’Brien has entered last season’s Gr.1 Diamond Doncaster debut winner Beautiful Romance (New Jubilee Stakes runner-up Due Diligence (War Front), Approach), Gr.2 Stakes winner Lucida who has not run since, along with the lightly-raced (Shamardal) and the Gr.1 Fillies’ Mile third Winters’s Cougar Mountain (Fastnet Rock) and Oklahoma City Moon (New Approach). (Oasis Dream), a smart juvenile in 2013 who missed the whole of last season. 45 REMAIN IN Richard Hannon Jr sent out Olympic Glory to claim the IRISH GRAND NATIONAL spoils last year in his first season with a training licence A total of 45 horses have been left in the Irish Grand and is likely to run last year’s Gr.1 2000 Guineas victor National, which takes place at Fairyhouse on Easter (Dubawi) and Toormore (Arakan), who Monday, 6th April, after the latest forfeit stage yesterday was Europe’s champion Two-Year-Old of 2013. Other high- afternoon. The Noel Meade-trained Wounded Warrior profile entries include the Sir -trained () has been left with top-weight for the €275,000 Integral () Clive Brittain’s Rizeena (Iffraaj), event, the most valuable race of the 2014/15 Irish National who are both dual Gr.1 winners. Hunt season. Tony McCoy, who will be riding for the final time in IRELAND Ireland at Fairyhouse, will have the choice of a number of J P McManus-owned contenders, including If In Doubt SEVEN ADDITIONS TO (Heron Island), trained by Philip Hobbs, and the Paul Webber-trained Cantlow (Kayf Tara). IRISH 2,000 GUINEAS Gallant Oscar (Oscar), trained by Tony Martin, and Seven colts have been added to the Gr.1 Tattersalls Irish Grand Jesture (Gold Well), trained by Henry de 2,000 Guineas line-up at yesterday's second entry stage. Bromhead, have been to the fore in the ante-post betting They include Jim Bolger’s Parish Boy (New Approach), for the race and both stand their ground, as do Colm who was last seen winning in Listed company at Murphy’s impressive Naas winner Empire Of Dirt Leopardstown, and Dermot Weld’s Zawraq (Shamardal), (Westerner) and Robert Tyner’s Embracing Change who impressed on his only starting winning a maiden, also (Anshan), the winner of his last four starts. The Dermot at Leopardstown. Other second entries include last season’s McLoughlin-trained Vics Canvas (Old Vic) has been one dual Gr.2 winner Kool Kompany (Jeremy), last month’s of the gambles of the race in recent days and he stays in, Lingfield Listed scorer Lexington Times (Paco Boy), as does Los Amigos (Overbury), who is set to represent October’s impressive Naas debut winner Endless Drama local trainer Jim Dreaper. He has saddled the winner of the (Lope De Vega) and York winner White Lake (Pivotal). contest on four previous occasions. Michael O’Callaghan, who won the opening race of the Champion trainer Willie Mullins has never won the race year at the Curragh with State Of Emergency on Sunday, and both Perfect Gentleman (King’s Theatre) and

8 EBN Thursday, 2nd April 2015 RACING NEWS • RACING REVIEW

Dogora (Robin Des Pres), the only horses he entered, are Close to celebrating his eighth birthday, Soy Carambolo, still possible runners. who is out of the More Light mare La Carambola, has Arthur Moore, who saddled Organisedconfusion to win won 14 of his 35 starts. In addition to the Pellegrini, he as recently as 2011 and who rode King’s Sprite to victory also won the Gr.1 Copa de Oro, Gr.1 Gran Premio General in 1971, could be represented by Pass The Hat (Karinga San Martín and six other Graded Stakes races. Bay). Paul Fahey’s Lots Of Memories (Jammaal) is DIEGO MITAGSTEIN another notable contender still in the field, which also includes the Liam Burke-trained My Murphy (Presenting) and Tom Gibney’s 2012 winner Lion Na Bearnai (New Racing Review Frontier). IRELAND ARGENTINA CONVERGENCE DEFEATS HORSE OF THE YEAR’S WAR ENVOY IN PATTON STAKES CAREER IN JEOPARDY At Dundalk last night, Convergence () The future of the 2013 Argentinian Horse of the Year Soy secured his second Listed victory in the Patton Stakes Carambolo, one of the best local horses of recent times, over seven furlongs for three-year-olds. is in jeopardy. The son of Val Royal was sent to the The Ger Lyons-trained colt was sat in fourth, behind the sidelines over last weekend after suffering a tendon injury, pace set by the keen going Sparklingsovereign and in the next few days his owners will decide if the bay (Archipenko) and Wychwood Warrior (Lope De Vega). will be able to continue his racing career or will start a new Ridden at the two pole, where he went into second, job in the breeding shed. chasing Wychwood Warrior, he took over the lead before Trained by Roberto Pellegatta, the 2013 Gr.1 Gran Premio the final furlong and kept on best to win by a length from Carlos Pellegrini winner made his last appreance on 7th the favourite War Envoy (War Front). Wychwood Warrior February, when he finished third in the Gr.1 Gran Premio was a further three quarters of a length away in fourth. Miguel A Martínez de Hoz. Also the Champion Older Horse Bred by Shadwell Estate Company Limited and sold to and Champion Stayer of two years ago – and almost his trainer at the 2013 Tattersalls Ireland November Sale certainly in the mix for this year’s upcoming Carlos for €32,000, he is now a winner of three of his nine starts, Pellegrini Awards – Soy Carambolo finished second to including a victory in a Tipperary Listed contest last Idolo Porteño (Jump Start) in last year’s Carlos Pellegrini. August. GET AHEAD OF THE GAME 0D[LPLVHWKHFKDQFHRIDSUR¿WDEOHVDOHDQG ERRN\RXUDGYHUWLVLQJVSDFHLQ(%1WRGD\

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“It’s a good start to the year for the little horse. He was trained by Bruno Grizzetti and his partner Luigi Riccardi, the only horse I had ready for the race and it would be a faced three rivals, all from Botti’s yard, and took no shame not to have a runner,” said Lyons. prisoners. She tracked the soft pace set by Aria Di “He’s a good honest horse and he came on well over the Primavera (Selkirk) until taking over in the straight, winter. He’s won two Listed races now and hopefully he though her advantage was reduced to a neck at the line. can grow into something like the [Gr.3] Ballycorus. The French-bred clocked the last 800 meters in 46.4, a “I’ll keep him to seven or a mile for the moment. He’s still very good sectional time considering the strong headwind in the [Gr.1] Irish Guineas, but that’s a huge jump from in the straight. here to there. We have the Jersey and races like that, there “I am very happy with her. She did her job, giving weight are plenty of options. to Aria Di Primavera, who was fourth in the Gr.3 Premio “I thought last year he’d want ten furlongs, but on what Dormello and had the edge of a previous run this season. he showed tonight we’ll keep him to seven and a mile for She will go to the Premio Regina Elena and, if she runs as the moment.” expected, a French trip for the Poule d’Essai des He is the first foal out of the dual winner and Listed Pouliches is a target,” said Bruno Grizzetti. Gillies Stakes runner-up Zahoo (Nayef), who is a half- Testa O Croce, bred in France by Edy and Grizzetti sister to the Gr.3 Curragh Cup winner Tactic (Sadler’s Galoppo, is out of Shiver Stream (Cape Cross), a Wells). His third dam is the Champion Three-Year-Old Filly winning half-sister to Sweet Stream (Shantou), who won and Irish Classic winner (Nureyev; dam of the the Gr.1 . Italian Champion Three-Year-Old Najah) and this is also FRANCO RAIMONDI the family of the European Champion Sprinter and sire Elnadim (Danzig), French Champion older Mare Occupandiste (Kaldoun) and the Classic winner and sire Appointment Intello (Galileo). ARQANA FRANCE ALIX CHOPPIN RETURNS SEA THE STARS FILLY AS HEAD OF MARKETING LIGHTS UP SAINT-CLOUD Arqana has announced that Alix Choppin will take up a Yesterday’s Listed Prix Zarkova, named after one of new role as Head of Marketing and Communications, France’s best fillies of recent years, was won in following the departure of Alexandra Saint-Martin. scintillating style by Kirsten Rausing’s regally-bred four- Choppin, 33, is a graduate of HEC, France’s leading year-old All At Sea. A first-crop daughter of World business school. Having been introduced to racing via the Champion Sea The Stars, she had made a winning debut Championnat des Grandes Ecoles, a championship at Longchamp last May and later won the Listed Prix de allowing students to take part in fun races on France’s Liancourt, before finding Group company a little too much most prestigious racecourses, she went on to work for on her last two starts. However, she looks to have Weatherbys, Newmarket-based advertising agency improved with another winter on her back and scored by Barnes Thompson and later the French Racing and six lengths yesterday. Her five closest rivals, led home by Breeding Committee. She was in charge of Felcine (), all had previous black communication at Arqana from 2008 to 2011, after which type, so the form looks sound. she travelled for a year and returned as Secretary General All At Sea is the fifth foal out of Albanova (Alzao), who for the newly-created Generation Galop. won seven of her eleven races and wound up her racing Olivier Delloye, General Manager of Arqana, career with a hat-trick of Gr.1 victories in the commented: “We are delighted to welcome Alix back with Deutschlandpreis, Rheinland Pokal and Preis von Europa. an expanded role that will see her get more involved with She has already produced two Stakes horses, the three- Arqana’s development, innovation strategy and customer times Listed-placed Albamara (Galileo) and the once relations. She knows the company inside out, having been Listed-placed Alwilda (Hernando). She is a full-sister to a valuable asset for several years, and the additional the dual Gr.1 Champion Stakes winner Alborada (dam of experience she has gained makes her the ideal person to three Stakes horses), from the widely successful help us continue with Arqana’s growth and constant Alruccaba family that includes the likes of Last Second, upgrade in customer service.” Lanwades sire Aussie Rules, Yesterday and Quarter Alix Choppin said of her move, “I feel very honoured to Moon. be given the opportunity to re-join the Arqana team. They are such a dynamic, forward-thinking group of people who ITALY do their utmost to make France a pivotal place to buy, sell, breed and racehorses. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Generation Galop, TDN and Destination Europe, and wish CROCE ON TARGET FOR to thank all their teams for the opportunities they gave me.” PREMIO REGINA ELENA Testa O Croce (Orpen) showed that she may be a viable Follow EBN on Twitter contender to challenge Stefano Botti’s dominance when winning the Premio Razza del Soldo, a conditions race @bloodstocknews over 1600m at San Siro yesterday. The filly, owned and

10 EBN Thursday, 2nd April 2015 SALES TALK • RACING ROUND-UP

Overall, the sale figures were down on the 2014 renewal, Sales Talk when three lots made six-figure prices, topped by a Harlan’s Holiday colt and a filly by Munnings, who each FASIG-TIPTON sold for $135,000.

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 CORINTHIAN COLT TOP  Offered 99 124 AT TUESDAY’S TEXAS SALE Sold 66 (67%) 80 (65%) Aggregate 1,161,900 -36 1,818,700 A colt by the Pennsylvania-based Corinthian topped Average 17,605 -23 22,734 Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Texas Two-Year-Olds in Training Median 13,000 -13 15,000 Sale when snapped up for $75,000 by Carl Moore. Lot 115, a March-foaled bay, was from the consignment of Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com Ray Bryner, acting as agent for B & C Bloodstock, which bought him for just $12,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Sale last October. The colt is a half-brother to four   Racing Round-Up  winners and his dam, Bountempo (Cape Town), was a Stakes winner at two. The family also includes the Gr.3- winning siblings Chopinina and Despite The Odds. LISTED AND CONDITIONS RACES At $68,000, the top-priced filly was Lot 27, an Asmussen Training Center-consigned daughter of Gr.2 DONCASTER MILE, 8F, 4YO+, DONCASTER winner Too Much Bling, bought by Clark Brewster. The grey’s dam, Funny Tune (Dove Hunt), has produced three Tullius (La Vie Dei Colori) was top-rated by some way winners from as many previous foals, including this one’s and comparatively well in here, although his four Stakes-placed full-brother Pop Chart. The filly’s third dam opponents were by no means slouches and he had to is the Stakes-winning Mt Livermore mare Tivli, dam of battle to justify the long odds-on in tacky ground that Gr.3 victrix Reunited and two other Stakes winners. probably did not suit him. He should come on for this run Benchmark Training Center offered Lot 60, a Valid and the worthy seven-year-old should be competitive in Expectations colt, who was purchased by Danny Keene Group races again this year. for $63,000. Led out unsold for $14,500 as a yearling, the CAMMIDGE TROPHY, 6F, 3YO+, DONCASTER bay is the second foal of the juvenile winner My Girl Bess (More Than Ready), who is a daughter of Stakes winner A couple of three-year-olds with little chance took on a Rapunzel Runz (Explodent). decent field of older sprinters and Naadirr (Oasis Dream) Terrell Jarrett Jr paid an even $50,000 for Lot 111, Oak put up a taking performance to win handily after being Haven Farm’s Harlan’s Holiday colt out of the winning waited with, despite carrying a three-pound penalty for a Rock Hard Ten mare Azurite. Bought at Keeneland Listed win on his last start in 2014. The four-year-old has September Sale for $17,000 by Oak Haven, the colt is a been thereabouts in other Stakes races and he might just descendent of Courtly Dee (), via her Gr.1- be improving enough to win a Group race. Althea Alydar winning daughter ( ) and Stakes-winning MAGNOLIA STAKES, 10F, 4YO+, KEMPTON PARK grand-daughter Aurora (Danzig). The latter produced four Stakes winners, including Gr.1 winner and sire Arch, Gr.1 This race has been used several times as a starter for the winner Acoma and Gr.3 winner Festival of Light, who is season for horses that stay much further, not least by John a full-brother to this colt’s Stakes-placed grandam Aztec Gosden, and he won it again with the odds-on Romsdal Pearl (A P Indy). (Halling), second in the Gr.1 St. Leger and third in the Gr.1 Derby last year. He made all from four fair rivals at an ordinary pace and understandably stayed on to win well

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11 EBN Thursday, 2nd April 2015 RACING ROUND-UP • STAKES RESULTS • NATIONAL HUNT RESULT win at two. He had travelled well but could never quite get by. Both horses should improve for the run and look to be FRANCE suited by good ground or better. They might clash again in LR EBF PRIX ZARKAVA, Saint-Cloud, 2100m, 4yo+f&m, the Gr.3 Ballycorus Stakes and hold entries in the Gr.1 Irish 1st €24,000, 2nd €9,600, 3rd €7,200 2,000 Guineas; they also look sorts for the Gr.3 at Royal Ascot. CONDITIONS RACES ebfstallions.com The Brocklesby Stakes was dealt with in the column on maidens. Saturday at Kempton ended with a decent conditions 1. ALL AT SEA (GB), 4f, race over seven furlongs and Ninjago (Mount Nelson) Sea The Stars – Albanova (Alzao) bounced back from two disappointments in Dubai to take 2nd dam Alouette () up the running a furlong out and then hang on by a head, 3rd dam Alruccaba (Crystal Palace) aided doubtless by the application of first-time blinkers. O/B: Kirsten Rausing, T: Andre Fabre He normally runs over six and, if the headgear continues 2. FELCINE (Ire), 4f, to work with the five-year-old entire, he could be in for a Duke Of Marmalade – Red Rosie (Red Ransom) fruitful season. O/B: Eledy Srl, T: A & G Botti The Doncaster Shield, run this year on dead ground, is 3. SAHRAWI (Ger), 4f, usually a fair conditions race for older horses over a mile Pivotal – Sand River (High Chaparral) and a half, and this year was no exception, with St. Leger O: Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd, fourth Windshear (Hurricane Run) justifying favouritism, B: Dayton Investments Ltd, T: M Delzangles despite veering when his right rein snapped. He made Also ran: Royalmania, Momo No Sekku, Abraxa, Dactilo, quite hard work of it, but probably had something in hand Tchouktchouknougat 3 3 1 3 by the time the line came. He will probably head to the Distances: 6l, ⁄4l, ⁄4l, 2l, 3l, 4 ⁄2l, ⁄4l John Porter and, a long way off, the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup has been mentioned as a target. National Hunt Result Stakes Results BRITAIN

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LR PATTON STAKES, Dundalk, 7fAW, 3yo, 1st €29,250, 1. JUST SPOT (GB), 8m, 2nd €8,550, 3rd €4,050 Baryshnikov – Just Jasmine (Nicholas Bill) 1. CONVERGENCE (Ire), 3c, 2nd dam Linguistic (Porto Bello II) Cape Cross – Zahoo (Nayef) 3rd dam Linguist (Mossborough) 2nd dam Tanaghum (Darshaan) O/T: Kevin Bishop, B: Mrs E K Ellis and I Dudgeon 3rd dam Mehthaaf (Nureyev) 2. ALDER MAIRI (Ire), 8m, O: Vincent Gaul, B: Shadwell Estate Company Ltd, Alderbrook – Amari Queen (Nicholas Bill) T: Ger Lyons O: F G Matthews, B: Alan Inglis, T: Seamus Mullins € 32,000 2013 Tattersalls Ireland November Flat Sale €1,600 2007 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale by Ger Lyons Racing, by Finbar Dardis, consigned by Derrinstown Stud consigned by Anngrove Stud 2. WAR ENVOY (USA), 3c, €1,600 2011 Tattersalls Ireland August NH Sale War Front – La Conseillante (Elusive Quality) by Seamus Mullins, O: Mrs J Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and consigned by Mr Finbar Dardis Joseph Allen, 3. CARHUE PRINCESS (Ire), 9m, B: Joseph Allen, T: A P O’Brien – Carhue Journey () 3. WYCHWOOD WARRIOR (Ire), 3c, O: The Ever Hopeful Partnership, B: Patrick F Kelly, Lope De Vega – Pearlitas Passion (High Chaparral) T: Tom Symonds O/B: M Enright, T: M Halford €10,000 Goffs November Foal Sale Also ran: Intense Style, Rapid Applause, Orcia, by Harts Farm Stud, Sparklingsovereign consigned by Irish National Stud Non runners: Song Of Love Also ran: Strange Bird, Kayflin (pu), Lily Little Legs (pu) Distances: 1l, ¾l, 6l, ½l, 5½l, 16l Distances: 10l, 21l, 2¼l

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and Overbury Stud resident Kayf Tara (Sadler’s Wells), Yesterday’s Racing Review the Champion European Older Horse and sire Opera House (Sadler’s Wells), the dual Stakes-placed Highland BRITAIN Dress (), Spinning The Yarn (Barathea; dam of the Gr.1 Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Necklace; grandam of the Gr.2 Superlative Stakes winner Good Old Boy 2.00 CHELMSFORD, 3YO+ MAIDEN, 1M2FAW Lukey), out of the Gr.1 Irish Oaks winner Colorspin (High 1. GIANTOUCH (USA), 3g, Top). The third dam is the Gr.3 (then) Lancashire Oaks Giant’s Causeway – Beauty O’ Gwaun (Rainbow Quest) winner Reprocolor (Jimmy Reppin), also dam of the O: Giuliano Manfredini, B: Neil Jones, T: Marco Botti Champion Irish Older Horse and Gr.1 winner Cezanne $80,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale (Ajdal), the Gr.2 (then) Prix de l’Opera winner Bella Colora by Margaret O’Toole (Bellypha; dam of the Champion European Older Horse 50,000gns Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale and sire Stagecraft and the Gr.3 Strensall Stakes winner by Alberto Panetta Mullins Bay) and the Listed winner Rappa Tap Tap (Tap 1 Distances: 1l, 4 ⁄2l. 7 ran. On Wood). Giantouch (Giant’s Causeway), second twice on all- Zee Zee Top has an Oasis Dream two-year-old colt weather tracks from four outings at two, took the lead a (purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock for 625,000gns furlong out and ran on well to beat the slowly-away at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1), a Frankel filly Dubawi debutant Isamol (Intikhab). He is the first foal out of yearling and visited last year. Beauty O’ Gwaun (Rainbow Quest), winner of the Gr.3 Stakes, who ended her racing career with IRELAND Christophe Clement in the US. She is a half-sister to four winners, headed by Japanese Gr.3 victor Cosmo Meadow 7.35 DUNDALK, 4YO+ MAIDEN, 1MAW (King’s Best) and the Irish juvenile winner and US Stakes- placed Angelonmyshoulder (King’s Best), out of the 1. ON LOCATION (USA), 4f, unraced Angel Of The Gwaun (Sadler’s Wells). The third Street Cry – Film Maker (Dynaformer) dam, Ballerina (), won at two and was O: Mrs J Ryan, B: Courtland Farm, T: J Ryan bought by Brian Grassick on behalf of Neil Jones for $215,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale 130,000gns at Tattersalls at the end of her racing career. Of by Ammerman Racing the 12 foals she produced for Jones, her second, $85,000 2014 Keeneland November Breeding Stock (Rainbow Quest), was the best, winning twelve Sale by James Ryan jnr times, including the Gr.1 St Leger, seven Gr.2 races and Distances: 4½l, 3¾l. 10 ran. three Gr.3s, before retiring to Knockhouse Stud. Ballerina’s On Location (Street Cry) was far too good for these rivals progeny also include Gr.3 winner Head In The Clouds and won easily on her Irish debut. She had taken an (Rainbow Quest; dam of the Listed winner and Gr.1 Irish unusual path to this race, as she ran once in Canada last Oaks runner-up Roses For The Lady), the Gr.1 Derby third season before being purchased by her current and sire Let The Lion Roar (Sadler’s Wells) and the Listed- connections at Keeneland in November. She is a daughter placed King In Waiting (Sadler’s Wells). Ballerina is from of the top class Film Maker (Dynaformer), who won the the top-class Ballymacoll Stud family of Sunny Valley, Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup and filled the dam of dual Gr.1 Classic winner and runner-up spot in two editions of the Gr.1 Breeders Cup Giantouch’s fourth dam, the Gr.2-placed Dancing Shadow Filly & Mare Turf, as well as being placed in a host of other (grandam of dual Gr.1 winner and sire Spectrum and third top level events. Film Maker is the dam of three winners dam of multiple Gr.1 winners and the from as many runners and these include the Gr.3 Japanese-based sire ). Hawthorne Derby second Film Shot (Distorted Humour). Beauty O’ Gwaun has a two-year-old Candy Ride colt, The second dam, Miss Du Bois, is a placed daughter of sold for 165,000gns at Keeneland last September, and a Mr Prospector and her siblings include the dams of the yearling filly by Quality Road. South American Gr.3 winner and Gr.1-placed Woodgreen and the Stakes-placed Argentinean runner Interdial. 6.15 KEMPTON, 3YO+ F&M MAIDEN, 1MAW 1. JAZZI TOP (GB), 3f, FRANCE Danehill Dancer – Zee Zee Top () O: Helena Springfield Ltd, B: , T: 3.35 (BST) SAINT-CLOUD, 3YO F MDN, 2000M Distances: 1l, 1l. 10 ran. 1. MAIMARA (Fr), 3f, Jazzi Top (Danehill Dancer) had finished third twice in Makfi – Hideaway Heroine (Hernando) two starts last year, but got off the mark at the third O: Alain Louis-Dreyfus, B: LE Thenney & Edy SRL, attempt. Having tracked the leader early on, she was T: Mikel Delzangles ridden into the lead before the final furlong and won cosily. €65,000 2012 Arqana December Sale by ASR Conseil She is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Stakes and Gr.1 Distances: 1l, 2½l. 8 ran. Prix Jean Romanet winner Izzi Top (Pivotal) and the four- Maimara (Makfi) was third on her debut last October and time winner Rock N Roll Ransom (Red Ransom), out of led most of the way here. She is a half-sister to the Gr.3 the Gr.1 Prix de l’Opera winner Zee Zee Top (Zafonic). Premio Dormello victrix Ombrage (Orpen), Italian Listed She is a half-sister to the triple European Champion Stayer scorer Cisneros (Johannesburg) and the dam of Panama

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Listed winner V I P Zone. She is the sixth foal out of the KENFREEZE (Fr), 3c, Listed-placed winner Hideaway Heroine (Hernando), Kendargent – Damdam Freeze (Indian Rocket) whose dam, Dulcinea (Selkirk), won twice and produced SVOUL (Fr), 3c, three other winners. The third dam, Ahohoney Siyouni – Dansia (Lavirco) (), twice won the Gr.3 Prix Fille de l’Air and her EL SUIZO (Fr), 3c, seven winning progeny include French Listed scorer Meshaheer – Belle Suisse (Hamas) Amato (Kendor) and the dam of Canadian Listed winner RIDE LIKE THE WIND (Ire), 3c, Honimiere (Fasliyev). The fourth dam is the placed Lope De Vega – Biswa (Kafwain) Honey Buzzard (Sea Hawk), dam of Italian Listed scorer SINFONIETTA (Fr), 3c, Frontier-Vision and the Listed-placed Anne De Beaujeu. Sinndar – Final Whistle (Rossini) Hideaway Heroine has a two-year-old filly by Orpen (sold for €57,000 at the Arqana August Yearling sale to Meridian Holding). BR LR PRIX JACQUES LAFFITTE, Maisons-Laffitte, 1800m, 4yo+, 1st €26,000, 2nd €10,400, 3rd €7,800, 2.20pm BST GARLINGARI (Fr), 4g, Stakes Fields Linngari – Garlinote (Poliglote) SUPERPLEX (Fr), 5h, FRANCE Multiplex – Salute The Sun (Fly To The Stars) KEROSIN (Ger), 4c, Gr.3 PRIX , Maisons-Laffitte, 1400m, 3yof, Tertullian – Karavel (Monsun) 1st €40,000, 2nd €16,000, 3rd €12,000, 12.50pm BST PLANETAIRE (GB), 4c, FILLY GREEN (Fr), 3f, Galileo – Occupandiste (Kaldoun) Diamond Green – Green Grass (Verglas) SPARKLING (Ire), 5m, ERVEDYA (Fr), 3f, Nayef – Pearl Dance (Nureyev) Siyouni – Elva (King’s Best) KINGOVERTHEWATER (GB), 4g, QUEEN BEE (Fr), 3f, Dalakhani – Logjam (Royal Academy) Le Havre – Pan Tadeus (Kyllachy) SPIRIT’S REVENCH (Fr), 5h, SEE YOUR DREAM (GB), 3f, Spirit One – European Style (Ezzoud) Siyouni – Queenly Bearing (Night Shift) ELLIPTIQUE (Ire), 4c, LA BERMA (Ire), 3f, New Approach – Uryale (Kendor) – Full Snow Moon (Vindication) BOTTEGA (USA), 8h, VAMOS ESPANA (Spa), 3f, Mineshaft – Sun Is Up (Sunday Silence) Siyouni – Ventolera (Gulch) FOND WORDS (Ire), 3f, Shamardal – Nashmiah (Elusive City) STRELKITA (Fr), 3f, Dr Fong – Olonella (Selkirk) PRECIOUSLY (Fr), 3f, Lord Of England – Prema (Big Shuffle) NIGHT OF LIGHT (Ire), 3f, Sea The Stars – Celestial Lagoon (Sunday Silence) KENOUSKA (Fr), 3f, Kendargent – Dame Anouska (Exceed And Excel) OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATES TO THE £ POWER OF THE MOON (Ire), 3f, Argentine Peso (13.19), A$ (1.91), Bahrain Dinar (0.59), Brz Acclamation – Amenixa (Linamix) Real (4.14), C$ (1.81), Chilean Peso (944.01), Chinese Yuan AMEENAH (Fr), 3f, (9.69), CzK (35.62), DKr (9.59), € (1.29), HK$ (12.08), Hungarian American Post – Miximaa (Anabaa) Forint (407.45), Indian Rupee (407.45), ¥ (186.58), Kazakhstan FONTANELICE (Ire), 3f, Tenge (284.02), Malaysian Ringgit (5.45), Moroccan Dirham Vale Of York – Choose Me Please (Choisir) (14.14), NZ$ (2.00), NKr (11.61), PZl (5.52), Qatar Riyal (5.67), Russian Ruble (94.27), Saudi Arabian Riyal (5.85), Serbian Dinar (156.29), S$ (2.07), R (18.03), South Korean Won Gr.3 PRIX , Maisons-Laffitte, 1400m, 3yoc&g, (1704.48), SKr (12.17), SwFr (1.55), Tunisian Dinar (2.91), Tur L € € € 1st 40,000, 2nd 16,000, 3rd 12,000, 1.20pm BST (3.64), UAE Dhs (5.72), $ (1.56). ALPHA BRAVO (GB), 3c, Source: British Horseracing Authority Oasis Dream – Kilo Alpha (King’s Best) SWEET REVENGE (Fr), 3c, NOTE: All race results and cards referred to in the Evasive – Sweet Alabama (Enrique) European Bloodstock News are designated Group/Graded SIR ANDREW (Fr), 3c, status according to their own domestic Jockey Clubs. Polan – High Zaff (High Chaparral) Copyright European Bloodstock News MAKE BELIEVE (GB), 3c, This news sheet may not be reproduced in any form or by any Makfi – Rosie’s Posy () means, electronically or mechanical, without the prior consent NUCIFERA (USA), 3c, of the copyright owner, Thoroughbred Advertising More Than Ready – Lotus Sutra (Kingmambo)

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