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STALLIONS NEWS RETIRED Juvenile Gr.1 winner The Wow Signal is set to stand his first season alongside Toronado at Swettenham Stud, , before joining the roster at the Normandy stud Haras de Bouquetot for the upcoming 2016 Northern Hemisphere season, having been retired by owners Al The Wow Signal landing the Gr.1 at Shaqab. He is the first son of to Deauville last season. take up stud duties. heart of a lion,” said jockey said after the The Wow Signal, a Tattersalls Ireland September Prix Morny, before adding, “We know we’ve got a good Yearling Sale and Brightwells Ascot Breeze Up Sale horse with a lot of class, it was no fluke in the Coventry.” graduate, was undefeated in his first three starts at two. He ended the season with a below-par run in the Gr.1 Prix Following a debut nine lengths victory, the bay colt was Jean-Luc Lagadere. then sent to the Gr.2 at Royal Ascot, He was being prepared for a Gr.1 2,000 Guineas where he scored a decisive length and three-quarters campaign by John Quinn, but suffered an injury and was victory. He was emulating his sire Starspangledbanner retired to Al Shaqab's French stud Haras de Bouquetot. and his grandsire by scoring at the Royal meeting. Harry Herbert, Racing Advisor to Al Shaqab, said; “We are From here he went on to land the Gr.1 Prix Morny at very sad that The Wow Signal has had to be retired. It is Deauville, defeating the Royal Ascot winner and always disappointing when a horse like this is prevented subsequent Gr.1 Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf hero from reaching his full potential. His two-year-old form has Hootenanny (Quality Road), as well as last weekend’s emerged as some of the best in the world and I have no Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner doubt that he would have gone on to be an exceptional (Siyouni). “He's so tough and determined, he has the three-year-old.” WINNER

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His trainer John Quinn commented: “He is a very tough includes the Gr.2 King Edward Breeders’ Cup Handicap horse with a great constitution and tremendous winner and dual Gr.3 Niagara Breeders’ Cup Handicap acceleration, who ran well on all types of ground. He put scorer Desert Waves. in an outstanding performance to win the Prix Morny. He is a very special horse and I am sure that he will make a great stallion. We will miss him very much but I look FRANCE forward to training his offspring in the future.” He is the first foal out of the unraced MOT DE PASSE UNLOCKS THE mare Muravka. She is a half-sister to the dual Listed KEY TO MARSEILLE FEATURE winner and dual Gr.3-placed Tolpuddle (College Chapel) Marseille specialist Mot De Passe (Slickly) was sent off and the Gr.3-placed Prevalence (Cadeaux Genereux), out of the dual Listed winner Tabdea (Topsider). She is a favourite in the Listed Georges Trabaud yesterday at half-sister to the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner Marseille Borely and did not disappoint. Ta Rib (Mr Prospector). Octoking (Kingsala) set the pace in this 2000m contest, His stud fee has been set at AUS $15,000 inc. GST. with the winner settled in third against the rail. It was on the turn for home that Franck Blondel asked Mot De Passe to assert and quickly went away from his rivals. Iceberg Racing Review () finished strongly, but was defeated by three- quarters of a length, with the same distance back to Octoking. SWEDEN Mot De Passe runs in the familiar orange and grey colours of his breeder Jean-Claude Seroul and has only PETERSEN’S OCEAN BROTHERS made one start, on debut, away from either of the two LAND JAGERSRO FEATURES Marseille tracks, Borely or Par Vivaux. He has progressed through the ranks this season, winning his maiden at this The Niels Petersen-trained half-brothers Silver Ocean course in late February, before landing conditions (Silver Train) and Over The Ocean (Rockport Harbor) contests in mid-March and mid-April. His winning run now landed both features on the Jagersro card yesterday, extends to four. Endless Sea Mt Livermore providing broodmare ( ) and He is a half-brother to the three-time winner Charay breeder Sun Valley Farm with a Stakes double on the day. (), whose victories were also all Sent straight to the front by Elione Chaves in the Gr.3 attained at either of the two tracks at Marseille, and was Pramms Memorial, Silver Ocean was tracked by Kashbom (Refuse To Bend) and Berling (Montjeu). Entering the final bend, Hurricane Red (Hurricane Run) mounted a challenge on the rails and Giftorm (War Pass) came around the leaders, but neither could land a blow as Gregorian Silver Ocean was too strong and he ran on to record a three-quarter length victory from Giftorm, with the GREY COLT 2009 16.1 H.H., CLODOVIL THREE DAYS IN MAY (CADEAUX GENEREUX) favourite Hurricane Red a further length back in third. Earlier on the same card, Over The Ocean got one up on his old rival Let’sgoforit (Verglas) in the Listed Lanwades Stud Jagersro Sprint, in the colours of 360 North Ab. The judge was unable to split the pair in this race last year and the two greys had to share the honours, but there was no denying the Niels Petersen-trained five- year-old this year as he ran out the two length winner. Let’sgoforit, who is trained by Bodil Hallencreutz and got the better of Over The Ocean in the Gr.3 Zawawi Cup last July, had to settle for second, but was five lengths clear of the Fredrik Reuterskiold-trained four-year-old Dr Schultz (Quiet American). Winner of the Gr.2 , 7f, Bred in Kentucky, Over The Ocean was sold at the DBS and placed in the Gr.1 , 6f. Breeze-Up Sale for £42,000 to Lars Kelp and Silver Ocean Magnifi cent individual with a wonderful walk. has been through the ring on four occassions at Keeneland, Goffs and twice at Tattersalls, selling on the 95% fertility from 110 mares covered so far last occassion for 120,000gns to Meridian International in 2011. The latter, who runs in the colours of Autoindustri A great young stallion for your late foaling mares! AB, landed the 2012 Gr.3 Polar Cup and he has been Fee: £4,500 (1St October SLF) successful in five Listed contests. Endless Sea, who has a STANDING AT: yearling colt by Claiborne Farm’s Flatter, was unraced and is a full-sister to the juvenile winner and Listed-placed +44 (0)1638 675 929 Madeline Burns +353 86 377 430 Terra Nova and a half-sister to the Listed Cup and Saucer [email protected] [email protected] Stakes winner Atlantic Fury (Wild Again). The next two dams were both Stakes winner and the family also TINA DAWSON +44 (0) 7776 165854 • [email protected]

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Siyouni [left] and Makfi [right], taken at Haras de Bonneval on Monday following the impressive wins of Ervedya and Make Believe in the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches and Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains respectively the previous day. sold to Hong Kong at the end of last season. They are out of the four-time winner Colca (Desert Style), whose victories were also all achieved on the South coast of France. She is a half-sister to the multiple winners Spirit Of France (Anabaa) and Feeling Fab (Refuse To Bend), out of the winner Les Planches (Tropular). She is a half- sister to the French Gr.3 winners Mousse Glacee (Mtoto) and Majoune (Take Risks; dam of the German Gr.3 winner Majounes Song), and the Gr.2-placed hurdler Singapore Belle (Sagacity).

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ABLE FRIEND CONFIRMED FOR ROYAL ASCOT Star Hong Kong gelding Able Friend (Shamardal), who has simply blown away his domestic rivals, has been confirmed by trainer for the Gr.1 , the first race at Royal Ascot. He has sauntered to victory under Brazillian jockey Joao      Moreira in three Gr.1 contests already this year and a domestic Gr.2. He had defeated international rivals in   December’s Gr.1 , where he coasted to a       four and a quarter length win. It is reported that the Australian-bred will need to come     through a trial at Sha Tin in early June. If all goes well and       he makes the journey to Britain, he will be accompanied by Not Listenin’tome (Dylan Thomas), who is being targetted at the Gr.1 . He has finished second in two Gr.1 contests, when trained  formerly in Australia and was third in a domestic Gr.3 handicap last time.   ANY NEWS?  ! E-mail: [email protected] !

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NZB NATIONAL WEANLING, BROODMAR E & MIXED SALE – DAY TWO

Lot Sex Name (Sire) / Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (NZ$)

403 4f DANCER’S TALE (Tale Of The Cat) Curraghmore Stud Bruce Perry Bloodstock 120,000 216 ff TAVISTOCK – All By Myself Brighthill Farm NZB as agent 90,000 213 cf TAVISTOCK – Adalah Brighthill Farm Lyndhurst Farm 80,000 327 cf OCEAN PARK – Happy Forever Curraghmore Stud Lyndhurst Farm 80,000 344 cf SUPER EASY – Joan’s Chance Hallmark Stud Glen Harvey Bloodstock 65,000 321 cf NIAGARA – Granita Lime Country T’breds Ltd Ampulla Lodge 60,000

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progeny from the stallion as he set the pace with the two Sales Talk top lots of the day from the weanling section of the sale. Demonstrating his faith in the product, Cambridge NEW ZEALAND BLOODSTOCK Stud’s Sir Patrick Hogan went to NZ$90,000 to secure Lot 216, the Tavistock filly out of the Zabeel mare All By Myself. The bay, bred by Tavistock’s breeder, the Dowager Duchess of Bedford and offered by Brighthill EBN Sales Talk Click here to Farm, caught the attention of bidders, but it was Sir is brought to contact IRT, or Patrick who came out on top with the final offer. you by IRT visit www.irt.com “I’ve already been beaten twice on another couple of Tavistocks and I was determined to get this one,” he said. “She’s a lovely sort, typical of his progeny and from a very TAVISTOCK  THE STAR OF DAY good family.” The filly’s dam All By Myself is out of Myself, a Group- TWO AT KARAKA winning descendant of Bloomsbury Stud’s blue hen Cambridge Stud-based stallion Tavistock was the talk of broodmare Mrs Moss. This is also the family of Zabeel the second day of the annual New Zealand Bloodstock gelding Precedence, the durable Bart Cummings-trained National Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock stayer raced in partnership by the Duchess, Sir Patrick Sale at Karaka, writes Kevin Robertson. and Dato Tan Chin Nam. The Gr.1 winning son of Montjeu has hit the headlines Hogan was determined to secure the filly after dipping this season through the deeds of his three-year-old crop out three lots earlier on a showy Tavistock colt, Lot 213 that includes amongst its ranks the Gr. 1 Rosehill Guineas out of the Lord Ballina mare Adalah, that was knocked winner Volkstok’n’barrell and Gr.1 South Australian down to the astute Mark & Shelley Treweek for NZ$80,000. Derby runner-up Werther. Active on the first day of the sale with three purchases Those results helped underpin strong demand for including another Tavistock colt for NZ$58,000, the

Lot 216 [left], who topped the second day of weanling sale. The daughter of Tavistock (Montjeu) was secured with a winning bid of NZ$90,000. She was consigned by Brighthill Stud. So too was the day’s second highest price lot [right]. Going through as Lot 213, the son of Tavistock was bought by Lyndhurst Stud for NZ$80,000. Progeny from the first crop by Niagara (Encosta De Lago) were well recieved through the two days. His highest priced yearling was Lot 321 [centre], who was purchased from the Lime County Thoroughbred Ltd draft by Ampulla Lodge for NZ$60,000. Photo Credit: Trish Dunell

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Lyndhurst Farm principals have their eyes set on the National Yearling Sale in January 2016 for this youngster. “You come to these sales to buy weanlings from quality stallions and the Tavistocks certainly fit that bill,” explained Mark Treweek. “We had several ear-marked before the sale and so far we’ve managed to get each one we have wanted. “It is becoming increasingly difficult to source this sort of horse from the Australian sales, but we know the quality of our local product and we believe this investment will be well rewarded when we bring them back to Karaka next year.” Acknowledging there were still a handful of lots they were keen on later in the day, it was no surprise when the couple went to NZ$80,000 to secure Lot 327, the bay colt £10,000 RAISED FOR EX-RACEHORSE by Ocean Park (Thorn Park) out of the mare WELFARE CHARITY Happy Forever. The dam is a daughter of multiple Gr.1 The Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM) Supporting winner Happyanunoit (Yachtie), who was successful at Greatwood Charity Golf Day was played on the Red the elite level in both New Zealand and the United States. Course at Frilford Heath Golf Course in Oxfordshire on First season sire Ocean Park had proven popular on the Monday, attended by numerous well known faces of the first day of the sale as he set the pace in the race to be the UK racing fraternity, including retired jockey John leading sire, with four lots sold at an aggregate of Williams and owner John Hales, as well as a number of NZ$158,000. With a further seven lots on day two his total Irish visitors, including Charlie McCreevy, Aidan Walsh, of NZ$409,500 allowed him to take out the leading and representatives for Tattersalls Ireland and Goffs. aggregate title although he was pipped by Tavistock for The event is now in its fifth year and is going from the leading average. strength-to-strength thanks to Greatwood’s patrons Another freshman stallion that stood out during the sale and racehorse owners, Russell and Lesley Field, who was the Lime Country son of Encosta De ably pilot the event to success each year. Fortunately, Lago in Niagara. A solid result on day one was followed the weather stayed fine and the sun shone brightly by an even better day two where his top priced individual upon the gallant golfers, who included Channel 4 was Lot 321, a bay colt out of the Bigstone mare Granita Racing presenter, Mick Fitzgerald, the legendary John that was snapped up by Steve Jostlear from Ampulla Francome, National Hunt trainer, Warren Greatrex, Lodge in Victoria for NZ$60,000. founder of Rewards4Racing.com, Josh Apiafi, Barbury The athletic colt is from the family of Gr.1 Spring Castle Estate and racehorse owner Nigel Bunter, Alex winner Sakana (Rassendyll) and the Smith from Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, and recently retired multiple Gr.1 winner Viadana (Towkay). Racing UK’s Alex Steedman to name but a few – all of Jostlear was impressed by the stallion with whom he whom generously played to raise money for Greatwood has plenty of affinity, having raced his conqueror in the to the tune of £10,000. Gr.2 Sandown Guineas, So Swift (Barely A Moment). After another closely fought contest and for the “We thought Niagara was a stunning individual on the second year running, King’s Barbury Boys were track and ever since that day at Sandown we have taken a victorious over Henderson’s Seven Barrows. real interest in him,” he explained. “When the catalogue Irish Thoroughbred Marketing sponsored the event came out we went through each of the weanlings he had for the second year running. Established in 1993, in the sale and this one was the one we marked at the top Greatwood is a long established ex-racehorse welfare of our wish list. charity and the only organisation that uses ex- “We’ve had great success here in the past, having racehorses to educate disadvantaged children and bought a colt last year for NZ$70,000 young adults with special educational needs and which we on-sold for NZ$150,000 in Sydney, so hopefully disabilities. we can do the same with this guy.” Charles O’Neill, CEO of Irish Thoroughbred Whilst none of the foals on offer managed to top the Marketing, commented: “It is great to support an NZ$100,000 threshold which was broken three times on organisation that uses ex-racehorses to educate day one, that honour went to racemare Dancers Tale disadvantaged children and young adults with special (Tale Of The Cat), who was sold as a racing and breeding educational needs and it was a good opportunity for me proposition. Consigned through the Curraghmore Stud to meet so many prominent UK owners who have draft as Lot 403, the Stakes winning daughter of the supported the Irish thoroughbred industry over the Carnegie mare Pineau fell to the bid of agent Bruce Perry years.” for NZ$120,000. Perry was surprised at the price, having valued the mare Perry and his friends operate under the Homebush considerably higher before the sale. “I think we got a Partnership No.5 Syndicate banner and currently race bargain there, as I had valued her much higher,” He promising juvenile Nahema (Per Incanto), who was placed admitted. “I’ve bought her on behalf of a bunch of mates at Gr.2 level earlier in the year. who race several horses together. At this stage she will There were a number of good results for the first season have a few more on the track but will be served by Per sires represented during the two days of the foal section, Incanto in the spring.” with Singapore Horse of the Year Super Easy (Darci

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Brahma) totalling NZ$195,950 from eleven lots sold and a MAKFI top price of NZ$65,000, Niagara at NZ$148,000 from six 298 f ex Figeac NS lots sold, whilst, of the established sires, Tavistock 331 f ex High Ground 400 excelled, with eight sold at an aggregate NZ$263,500 (and leading average at NZ$37,357). POUR MOI Bloodstock Sales Manager Danny Rolston was pleased 206 c ex Zakharova 13,000 with the results of the two day weanling sale section, particularly for those vendors who had the confidence to 209 f ex Acai 2,750 place their well bred fillies in the sale and were duly 250 f ex Cat’s Account NS rewarded. “I’m delighted to see such good results for those who RELIABLE MAN have strongly supported this sale,” he said. “Local sires 235 c ex Betty Brown 30,000 have featured prominently which is also very pleasing and 264 c ex Clifton NS bodes well for the local breeding industry. SAKHEE’S SECRET “While local buyers have also made their mark at the 278 c ex Dancing Viking 100 sale, we are thrilled with the continuing support of our international clients who have been to the fore. To have SHOWCASING representation from the United States and New Caledonia 210 c ex Accompli 15,000 along with our traditional Australasian and south-east 254 f ex Centenaire 3,000 Asian markets once again demonstrates how well 255 f ex Champagne Bubble NS recognised the quality of our weanling product is.” 268 f ex Cosmic Resonance 200 305 f ex Free Form 6,500 SHUTTLE SIRE RETURNS (NZ$) 336 f ex Ice Cap W/D 341 f ex Ivy Hall 7,000 EQUIANO 350 f ex Khales W/D 240 f ex Bondi Tram 20,000 351 f ex La Buster W/D IFFRAAJ SO YOU THINK 280 f ex Daydream 8,000 248 f ex Capital Rising 42,500 283 c ex Devil In Red 28,000 332 f ex Historic Filly 6,000 THEWAYYOUARE 337 f ex Ihadadream NS 233 c ex Besty Coup NS PUT A SPRING IN YOUR STEP Advertise your consignment in European Bloodstock News

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296 c ex Fairy Fingers 3,000 319 c ex Go Sheryl 4,000 325 c ex Ha’Penny W/D 334 c ex Hurricane Ally 8,000

OVERALL WEANLING STATISTICS (NZ$) 2015 % 2014 Catalogued 350 295 Sold 250 (80%) 200 (79%) Aggregate 3,028,300 +14 2,656,450 Average 12,113 -8.8 13,282 EFTBA members gathered together for the Median 4,000 -43 7,000 21st General Assembly at Longchamp last weekend.

Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com usage was ever sought from or given by the breeding industry.   Industry News  Retrospective access to these stores for this purpose has the potential to have immediate and far reaching consequences for the industry’s long standing system of EUROPE investment and valuation based on pedigree, conformation and performance. EFTBA HOLDS 21ST GENERAL The EFTBA Veterinary Advisory Committee warned that the industry has at present no mechanism to protect it ASSEMBLY AT LONGCHAMP from the potential for DNA performance profiling to result Under the presidency of the Syndicat des Eleveurs, in inadvertent selection for undesirable traits as has been delegates of 14 countries members belonging to the well described in other livestock industries. The European Federation of Thoroughbred Breeders’ Committee reported that creation of a monitoring system Associations (EFTBA) debated various topics concerning to deal with this inadvertent consequence is important. the future of the thoroughbred breeding industry in Europe EFTBA is requesting all of the relevant industry authorities, last Sunday. Important current issues included the including the International Stud Book Committee, National zootechnical, DNA testing and equine identification draft Stud Book authorities and registration authorities, the regulations. International Thoroughbred Breeders Federation, SITA and Dr Tim Morris from Political Lobbying and Media the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities to Relations (PLMR), who has been retained by the EFTBA adopt a ban urgently on retrospective access to Board as the new lobbyist, explained his future actions in thoroughbred DNA stores to protect the future of the front of the delegates in order to propose a strategy in worldwide breeding and racing Industry. relation with the major deadlines of the European EFTBA will be seeking the assistance of the Commission. He pointed out the importance for a very International Thoroughbred Breeders Federation in structured group like EFTBA, which is now a recognized furthering these aims at the ITBF Congress this interlocutor among European decision makers in Brussels, September. to integrate the civil groups which are regularly questioned Each country then presented its global situation by European Commission officials. regarding breeding and racing. Veterinary and sanitary questions are always among the After the meeting, delegates awarded Mrs Electra main subjects for EFTBA. The sanitary commission which Niarchos the EFBA Award which was given in recognition is co-led by Dr Des Leadon and Tim Richardson, met the of the contribution that the Niarchos Family has made for so many years to the fame of European breeding around day before (9th May). Its members considered issues the world. related to the regulation to be put in place on anabolic steroids, as well as the last epizootics which are a threat to Europe and the recent exchange with our foreign IRELAND partners. The members unanimously adopted a resolution to RACECOURSES SET FOR advise all thoroughbred registration authorities of their total opposition to any retrospective access by those UPGRADES THIS YEAR involved in DNA performance profiling to DNA samples Capital development grants of almost €3 million have stored by these authorities. These samples were collected been announced in the first set of approvals under the solely for identification and pedigree verification. new €100 million Racecourse Capital Development Retrospective access for DNA performance profiling by Scheme announced at the end of 2014 by Horse Racing commercial companies was never envisaged at the Ireland (HRI). inception of these DNA stores and no consent for this Leopardstown, Ballinrobe, Killarney and Tipperary are

7 EBN Wednesday, 13th May 2015 INDUSTRY NEWS • RACING ROUND-UP the first racecourses to have projects approved for including 12th May (excluding the Festival at Cheltenham commencement in 2015. They will spend over €7 million and hunter chases). The aim is to reward trainers who run on improvements for all users of the racecourse facilities horses regularly at Jockey Club Racecourses South West. and provide up to 90 construction jobs in various parts of Hobbs finished ahead of Paul Nicholls (second) and the country in the course of their developments. David Pipe (third). All 26 Irish racecourses are eligible to apply for funding The top eight trainers on 20th February 2015, after under this scheme, with HRI providing 40% of the cost of fixtures at Exeter and Warwick, each won an all-expenses approved projects. It is estimated that the entire paid table for ten at the Festival this year. The octet of Racecourse Capital Development Fund will support in the trainers were Hobbs, Nicholls, Pipe, Colin Tizzard, Alan region of 1300 direct and indirect jobs during the course of King, Nigel Twiston-Davies, Venetia Williams and Nicky construction. Henderson. Leopardstown’s development will start immediately, Points awarded after February 20 counted towards the with upgrades to all the bars, restaurants and toilets on final scoring at the end of the JCR south west jump the second floor, along with fillies’ bar and restaurant at season. ground level. Improvements will be made to the corporate The Frequent Runner Championship was established in suites and grandstand steps, with new stairways, 1992. Initially limited to races run at Cheltenham, it was escalators and lifts to improve access. The projects, expanded to cover all four racecourses in the Jockey Club which are set to cost approximately €5 million, will receive Racecourses South West region for the 2014/15 season grant aid of €2 million. This is the first phase of a total and will continue this season. Leopardstown redevelopment spend of around €19 million. SWEDEN EXEMPT FROM Ballinrobe Racecourse has plans in place for a €500,000 PRE-RACE SAMPLING scheme. The project will see the renovation of the existing The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced that stable yard, a new main entrance to the racecourse, a new Sweden had been added to the list of racing nations playground, machinery shed and balcony extension. whose runners in Britain will be treated, in terms of Killarney Racecourse, in County Kerry, has an estimated sampling procedures, the same as British-trained horses. € project cost of over 850,000. Their five-year plan, which They join Ireland, France and Germany, due to key aspects will commence this year, includes improvements to the of their anti-doping policies reflecting those of the BHA. O’Donoghue Stand, parade ring, viewing area, As part of the BHA’s revised equine anti-doping policy stable yard, ambulance road, the owners and trainers’ first announced in June 2014, it was confirmed that area, a new physiotherapy unit, jockeys’ facilities and visiting runners from Ireland, France and Germany would lighting for the driveway and enclosure areas. be exempt from the requirement of being in Britain 10 Tipperary Racecourse has plans for a projected spend business days in advance of their intended race in order to of over €700,000 over five years. The main project will be be sampled. Runners from these jurisdictions are instead the refurbishment of the Tipperary Stand at a cost of treated akin to British runners and sampled as per the €375,000, the first phase of which will begin this year. BHA’s standard testing policy. Other works include improvements to the parade ring, There is currently one Swedish-trained horse entered for ambulance road, stable yard, car park, canteen and Royal Ascot, Volatile (Strategic Prince), who is entered weighing room. in the Gr.1 Commonwealth Cup. Having landed a Listed contest in Dubai earlier this year, he was third in Monday’s BRITAIN Gr.3 Prix Texanita at Maisons Laffitte.

PHILIP HOBBS LANDS FREQUENT Racing Round-Up RUNNER CHAMPIONSHIP The Frequent Runner Championship, which rewards BRITISH AND IRISH MAIDENS trainers who run horses regularly at the four Jockey Club Racecourses in the south west region – Cheltenham, DARLEY SIRES TO THE FORE Exeter, Warwick and Wincanton – has been won by Somerset-based trainer Philip Hobbs for the 2014/15 OF JUVENILE ACTION season. Three-year-old Covert Love (Azamour) did her best to The Hobbs stable wins a hospitality box with catering at ruin her chance at the start in a median auction over ten the Festival at Cheltenham in March next year, plus a furlongs at Chelmsford last Wednesday evening on her twelve-month lease of an Equi-Trek horsebox. second run, walking out of the stalls and having to be Hobbs, who was also leading trainer at Cheltenham driven along, but she was going well a furlong out and won (twelve wins) and Exeter (twelve wins) during the 2014/15 pretty handily in the end. A horse that was rated 85 was Jump season, said: “We are always delighted to run about two lengths away in third and, though Captain horses at the Jockey Club’s south west courses as they Navarre (Excellent Art) probably did not run quite to that, look after us and the owners so well. the ambition to seek black type with the winner does not “It is great to win the Frequent Runner Championship look out of place. and we look forward to having lots of runners again at the Young John (Acclamation) did not get too good a start four courses this season.” either in a juvenile EBF maiden over five at Chester on The Championship ran from 2nd October up to and Thursday on his second start, being one of a pair

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entered up in Pattern contests, but black type is sure to be the aim and, out of a Halling mare, time should be her ally. Two-year-old Riflescope (Raven’s Pass) had shown One to Watch promise on his debut at Nottingham, running on, and he fulfilled that in taking an EBF maiden over one of the fastest five-furlong courses in the country, on the Lingfield STEADY PACE turf on Saturday, though the ground was on the soft side. 2yo colt by Dark Angel He made all, but is bred to get further; there was talk of the ex Cool Kitten (One Cool Cat) Listed Chesham Stakes, over as far as seven, for which he would qualify, but an immediate target could perhaps be 80,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale the Listed Woodcote Stakes at Epsom. by John Ferguson Bloodstock consigned by Westerlands Stud Four-year-old maidens are not usually worthy of note, but SR Cartage (Sea The Stars) was third on her only Bred by T G Roddick appearance at three, her first start, and she battled hard to win a mile maiden in heavy ground at Gowran on Saturday Steady Pace (Dark Angel) was not that well named, by the minimum verdict. She should improve, especially thankfully for Godolphin, as he showed a pleasing turn on better ground over further, and it would be no surprise of foot off a decent gallop in a juvenile maiden at Ascot to see her try and get some black type at some stage. One on Saturday that should prove a fair race and was well ought to note Wicklow Brave (Beat Hollow), who won on top by the end. He is likely to head for the Listed the concluding race on the card, a maiden over two miles, National Stakes but would get further and, if all went well in facile fashion. He is a fine hurdler, the easy winner of the at Sandown, he looks possibly more of a type for the Gr.3 County Hurdle at the National Hunt Meeting, but he Gr.2 Coventry Stakes than the Gr.2 Norfolk Stakes, could turn out pretty useful on the level too. though he might get quicker with experience. The ground was heavy at Leopardstown on Sunday, which was particularly tough on two-year-olds, but Ard San hampered by the fractious Raj To Riches (Iffraaj), and he Aer (High In The Air), a son of Acclamation out of a Dubawi was taken off his feet at halfway, but the pace had been mare, showed his toughness by forging clear in the last strong on the soft ground and he justified favouritism in the furlong of an EBF auction maiden over six furlongs on his last half furlong. He is very laid back and wants six already; second start, wearing cheekpieces as he had when chasing he is likely to miss Royal Ascot, but he could appear in home stable mate Mimicking (Invincible Spirit) home at the something like the Gr.2 if he comes on. Curragh. Slightly surprisingly considering his breeding, There is no shortage of ambition in the plans for the 96- trainer Jim Bolger is sure he requires top of the ground, so rated Highly Toxic (Dalakhani) after the four-year-old this was a good performance indeed and he is unlikely to gelding, who showed marked improvement on his run again before the Gr.2 Norfolk Stakes, back over five. previous efforts when third in a Listed race last time out, Old Racing Calendars used to record, “Won easily by a took a moderate maiden over ten furlongs at Clonmel on head,” but Seamie Heffernan rode Bondi Beach (Galileo) near-heavy ground. Trainer Pat Flynn plans to send him to to win by an easy short head from his stable mate Bantry the Gr.1 Tattersalls Gold Cup, which is not always the most Bay (Galileo) in the final race on the card. Both colts were thickly-populated of Gr.1 races, but it will be a very poor making their debuts and two other debutants were a renewal if this chap features. Royal Ascot is also on the length and a neck away in third and fourth, so only time agenda, presumably the Gr.2 Hardwicke Stakes. will tell how good the form is. Three-year-old Vibe Queen (Invincible Spirit) had More should be heard of the winners of both divisions of finished fourth in a newcomers’ race on good to firm the mile maiden for three-year-olds on tacky ground at ground at Newbury, having been slightly too far off the Doncaster on Monday. Keystroke () came to pace when the strong following wind blew those handy challenge inside the last furlong and showed courage to home, and the second there had won since, but she was win by a neck on his debut and, out of a Selkirk mare, will only second favourite at Chester on Friday in a fillies’ continue to be suited by the terrain and time to develop. maiden over seven. The soft ground probably suited her Mustaaqeem (Dynaformer) had finished second in the better and she won very well, despite carrying her head a Wood Ditton Stakes at Newmarket for debutants and he little awkwardly, probably through greenness still when ran much the same race as Keystroke. He too is a horse she hit the front. She was perhaps favoured for once who will improve with time. round the tightest track in Britain by going wide, but she Dark Angel had a decent-looking filly represent him in an looked a Stakes performer in the making. EBF median auction race over five on soft ground at The ground was on the dead side at Lingfield on Friday, Musselburgh on Monday. Easton Angel only had three which seemed to suit L’Ingenue () rivals to beat, two of them also having their first starts, so the perfectly in a maiden over nearly twelve furlongs. She was level of form is difficult to assess, but she was well backed always handy and galloped away to win what was and should certainly win again. Opal Tiara (Thousand probably an ordinary race on the day by six lengths. She Words) had eight rivals at Wolverhampton in a fillies’ median should go on to better things and should get even further. auction over five and, though they were probably pretty French Dressing (Sea The Stars) looks sure to play on moderate, she again looked useful on her debut. a loftier stage for her owner/breeder Normandie Stud after Carrington is by a top-class two-year-old in New she was the comfortable winner of a fillies’ maiden over ten Approach, out of a mare by a top class two-year-old in furlongs at Ascot on Friday evening on ground just on the Fasliyev, but he has stamina in his pedigree and was not soft side of good, just having to be nudged out. She is not born until 25th May, so he did well to have run twice by

9 EBN Wednesday, 13th May 2015 RACING ROUND-UP • STAKES RESULTS now and won the second of them last night at Chelmsford. 3. HURRICANE RED (Ire), 5h, Four of five opponents were newcomers and not strongly Hurricane Run – Bounce (Trempolino) fancied, so his win by three lengths after making nearly all O: Stall Zada, B: Grangemore Stud, is another that is difficult to gauge, but he is clearly no T: Lennart Reuterskiold Jr slouch and still looked green, as if there was further €22,000 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale improvement to come. by Brown Island Stables There was a proper gallop on in the EBF auction maiden consigned by Grangemore Stud over nine and a half furlongs at the sharp Killarney track €30,000 Arqana Breeze-Up Sale yesterday evening on soft ground and Roca Rojo by Lennart Reuterskiold (Strategic Prince) was ridden right away from the field, consigned by Brown Island Stables scoring by over seven lengths on her debut. The third, ten Also ran: Avon Pearl (GB), Berling (Ire), Pearl Nation (USA), lengths away, was rated 72, so the winner’s mark would Energia Colonial (Brz), Jubilance (Ire), Plantagenet (Spa), only be about 85 on a literal reading, but she could Kasbhom (GB), Funinthesand (Ire), Energia Central (Brz) 3 1 improve well beyond that. She is a bit hot, so she wore a Distances: ⁄4l, 1l, 2½l, ½l, 1l, ⁄2l, 4l, nk, 2½ l, 5l, dist hood, and one hopes she is able to fulfil her potential. The 2012 Gr.3 Polar Cup winner Silver Ocean (Silver Train) recorded his second Group victory yesterday when making all to land the eight and half a furlong Pramms Memorial, a Stakes Results race in which he was a well-beaten ninth last year. He is a half-brother to Over The Ocean (Rockport Harbor), who won the Listed Lanwades Stud Jagersro Bloodstock Peace of Sprint on the same card yesterday. They are out of the Insurance - unraced Endless Sea (Mt Livermore), who is a full-sister Mind? Get Covered to the Listed Shady Well Stakes runner-up Terra Nova and [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie a half-sister to the Listed Cup and Saucer Stakes winner Atlantic Fury (Wild Again). The second dam, Search The Sea (Seeking The Gold), won the Listed Damsel Stakes and is a half-sister to the Gr.2 King Edward Breeders’ Cup SWEDEN Handicap and dual Gr.3 winner Desert Waves (Alysheba), the Listed winners Duckpower (Quack), Wave Wise Gr.3 PRAMMS MEMORIAL, Jagersro, 1730m, 4yo+, (Smarten) and Spinnakers Flying (Smart Strike; dam of 1st SWr400,000, 2nd SWr200,000, 3rd SWr96,000 the Gr.3 Connaught Cup Stakes winner Fly Smartly and 1. SILVER OCEAN (USA), 7g, the Listed scorer See The Wind). The third dam, Sea Silver Train – Endless Sea (Mt Livermore) Regent (Vice Regent), landed the Listed Ontario Lassie 2nd dam Search The Sea (Seeking The Gold) Stakes and is a full-sister to the dual Stakes scorer Play 3rd dam Sea Regent (Vice Regent) The Hornpipe. O: Autoindustri AB , B: Sun Valley Farm, T: Niels Petersen $60,000 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale LR LANWADES STUD JAGERSRO SPRINT, Jagersro, by Twin Peaks Racing, consigned by Indian Creek 1200m, 3yo+, 1st SWr200,000, 2nd SWr100,000, €26,000 Goffs Kempton Breeze-Up Sale 3rd SWr48,000 by BBA Ireland, consigned by Mocklershill 1. OVER THE OCEAN (USA), 5h, 23,000gns Tattersalls Horses-In-Training Sale Rockport Harbor – Endless Sea (Mt Livermore) by Derby Bloodstock Agency 2nd dam Search The Sea (Seeking The Gold) consigned by Whitsbury Manor Stud 3rd dam Sea Regent (Vice Regent) 120,000gns 2011 Tattersalls Horses-in-Training Sale O: 360 North Horse Racing Ab, B: Sun Valley Farm, by Meridian International T: Niels Petersen consigned by Scuderia la Buona Stella £42,000 2012 DBS Breeze-Up Sale by Lars Kelp, consigned by Meadowview Stables

2. GIFTORM (USA), 5g, War Pass – High Cholesterol (Until Sundown) 2. LET’SGOFORIT (Ire), 7g, O: Finn Blichfeldt, B: Janaver Thoroughbreds LLC, Verglas – Slewcie (Seattle Slew) T: Fredrik Reuterskiold O: Bodil Hallencreutz & Barbro L Wehtje, $3,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale B: Castlemartin Sky & Skymarc Farm, by Federico Barberini, consigned by St George Sales T: Bodil Hallencreutz 17,000gns Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale €2,000 Goffs November Foal Sale by Lars Kelp Bloodstock, consigned by Ballyhane by Peter Kelly, consigned by Castlemartin Stud

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€11,500 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale by Joseph Quinn, consigned by Mullaboden Farms 3. DR SCHULTZ (USA), 4c, Going Fi y Years Quiet American – False Impression (A P Indy) Places? Flying Horses O: Hastgruppen i Lund AB, B: Katierich Farms T: Fredrik Reuterskiold [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie $80,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale by Lars Kelp, consigned by KatieRich Farms 7.05 CHELMSFORD, EBF 2YO MAIDEN, 5FAW Also ran: Sir Freddie (USA), Beat Baby (Ire), Guerre (USA), Uppercut Action 1 Distances: 2l, 5l, 5l, 25l, 6 ⁄4l ebfstallions.com FRANCE

LR PRIX GEORGES TRABAUD, Marseille Borely, 2000m, 1. CARRINGTON (Fr), 2c, 3yo, 1st €27,500, 2nd €11,000, 3rd €8,250 New Approach – Winning Family (Fasliyev) 1. MOT DE PASSE (Fr), 3c, O: Godolphin, B: Haras SARL Haras d’Etreham et al, Slickly – Colca (Desert Style) T: Charlie Appleby 2nd dam Les Planches (Tropular) Distances: 3l, nk. 6 ran. 3rd dam Madame Est Sortie (Longleat) Coming on from his debut, when he ran green nine days ago, O/B: Jean-Claude Seroul, T: F Rossi Carrington (New Approach) made all and won 2. ICEBERG (Ire), 3c, unchallenged, despite hanging left in the final furlong, to get Shamardal – Soft Ice () off the mark on his second start. He is a half-brother to the O/B: Wertheimer & Frere, T: C Ferland three-time French winner and Gr.2 Prix de Royallieu, Gr.3 Prix 3. OCTOKING (Fr), 3c, Cleopatre and Gr.3 Prix Minerve-placed La Conquerante Kingsalsa – Marie Octobre (Daylami) (Hurricane Run), who was sold in foal to Declaration Of O: Serge Francois & Mme Marie-Louise Fischini, War for 320,000gns to Amanda Skiffinton at Tattersalls last B: Bert Gouin & Serge Francois, year. They are out of the dual French juvenile winner Winning T: R Martens Family (Fasliyev), who is a half-sister to the dual Gr.3 Also ran: Zvarkhova, Manaasek Tropical Turf Handicap winner Ballast (Desert Prince), the 3 3 1 1 Distances: ⁄4l, ⁄4l, 1 ⁄2l, 1 ⁄2l Listed La Coupe de Marseille scorer San Martin () and the Listed Hambleton Stakes runner-up Blue Spinnaker (Bluebird). The second dam, Suedoise (Kris), Yesterday’s Racing Review was also a winner at two in France and she is a half-sister to the Gr.2 Princess of Wales’s Stakes, Gr.3 Cumberland Lodge BRITAIN Stakes and Gr.3 September Stakes winner Wagon Master (), who was also third in the Gr.1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The third dam, Sunny 2.25 BEVERLEY, 2YO MAIDEN, 5F Flower (Dom Racine), was placed at three in France and he 1. LATHOM (GB), 2c, produced seven winners from nine runners, which also – Wigan Lane (Kheleyf) include the dual three-year-old winner Dame’s Violet O: David W Armstrong, B: T G Lane, T: Richard Fahey (Groom Dancer; dam of the Listed Virginia Rated Stakes 21,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale scorer Dawnus, who is the dam of the Listed by Paula Flannery Stakes winner and Gr.1 Stakes-third Longhunter). £39,000 DBS Premier Yearling Sale The family also includes the Champion Stayers and sires by Highfield Farm Llp Saddlers’ Hall, Conduit and Millenary, as well as the 3 Distances: nk, 2 ⁄4l. 12 ran. Classic-winning fillies Sun Princess and Petrushka. Lathom (Compton Place) sat just behind the leader, travelled well on the bridle, hit the front approaching the IRELAND final furlong and plenty to hold off the runner up on 1 debut. He is out of the winner Wigan Lane (Kheleyf). She 6.10 KILLARNEY, EBF 3YOF MED AUCT MDN, 1M ⁄2F is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Palace House Stakes runner-up Hoh Hoh Hoh (Piccolo), out of Nesting (Thatching). She is a half-sister to the Gr.2 Flying Childers Stakes winner Wi Dud (Elnadim) and the unraced Tatora (Selkirk; dam of ebfstallions.com the Gr.2 Lennox Stakes winner Tariq), out of the dual winner Tatouma (). Wigan Lane visted Piccolo last season. 1. ROCA ROJO (Ire), 3f, Strategic Prince – Lucy Diamonds (Orpen) O: Roca Partnership, B: Tommy Murphy, T: A McGuinness Follow EBN on Twitter Distances: 7½l, 2½l. 9 ran. @bloodstocknews Roca Rojo (Strategic Prince) produced a striking performance on her debut to win this with any amount to

11 EBN Wednesday, 13th May 2015 RACING REVIEW spare. She picked up well from the rear to take charge of O/B: Ecurie R E, T: Joel Boisnard the race early in the last furlong and she then stormed Distances; hd, hd. 11 ran. clear of her rivals. She has the potential to go a long way. With the first six horses home within one length of one She is a half-sister to the Britannia Stakes hero Roca another, this was a very close finish, but Belle Avenir Tumu / Beauty Flame (Footstepsinthesand), who has (Myboycharlie) hit the line first to win on her second start, since done very well in Hong Kong, where his efforts having been fifth on debut at Angers. The winner is a half- include runner-up finishes in the Gr.1 Steward’s Cup and sister to dual winner Deserly (Early March), and they are the Gr.1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup. They are the first two out of the triple winner Desert Interim (Desert Story), winners out of Lucy Diamonds (Orpen), who is a half- who has four winning half-siblings by Poliglote, American sister to three winners produced by the dual scorer Lucy Post and Kendor. Their dam is the French placed Aristi In The Sky (). The third dam, Nazwa (Tarboosh), (Synefos). The next dam is the American juvenile winner numbers the Tyros Stakes amongst her two Listed Artistically (Ribot), who is a full-sister to the Gr.1 St Leger victories and she was also placed in the Gr.2 (then) winner and sire Boucher, and is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Moyglare Stud Stakes. She is the dam of the Listed Marble Bowling Green Handicap victor and sire Poker (Round Hill Stakes winner and Gr.3 (then) Table), and a third sire in the triple Stakes scorer Royal runner-up Saintly Lass (Halo; dam of the Stakes-placed Ascot (Princequillo). She has herself produced six Japanese runner Jealous Guy) and the Stakes-placed winners including the Listed Prix des Lilas winner American runner Irish Warning (Caveat). In addition, Absolute (Luthier). Nazwa bred the winning Assertive Lass (Assert), who Desert Interim has a yearling filly named Elogirl by Soul became the dam of the Gr.3 (then) Premio Natale di Roma City. BR victor Golden Kabbuby () and the Stakes- placed duo of Golden Symbol (Caveat) and Golden Rosy (Le Glorieux). The fourth dam is the Listed-placed Reign ITALY Swept (Grey Sovereign) and her progeny are headed by the Listed-winning Mister Snob (High Hat) and the Listed 2.30 (BST) ROME, 2YO C&G MAIDEN, 1200M National Stakes-third Miss Togs (Royal Palm; dam of the 1. HORTOS (Ire), 2c, Listed Ruffian Handicap scorer Spencers Togs). This part – La Belle Dane (Danetime) of the family also contains the North American Stakes O: Sc Elena, B: Rabbah Bloodstock, T: R Brogi performer Northern Numas (List). 15,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 3 Lucy Diamonds has a Footstepsinthesand yearling by Alberto Panetta colt and she visited Kodiac last year. Distances: 4l, nk. 5 ran.

1 6.45 KILLARNEY, EBF 3YO CONDITIONS, 1M ⁄2F Hortos (Royal Applause), who ran second behind the well regarded Ottone (Dutch Art) on his debut, scored easily, like an odds on favourite is supposed to do. He had a clean trip and kicked for home in good style, leaving ebfstallions.com Prince Duck (Desert Prince) four lengths behind. He is the first winner from three foals out of La Belle Dane (Danetime), a 260,000gns yearling who was unplaced on 1. BERTIE LE BELGE (Ire), 3g, her only start. She is a full-sister to Baltic King, a multiple Big Bad Bob – Ski For Gold (Shirley Heights) Stakes winner and Group-placed over five and six furlongs 2nd dam Quest (The Minstrel) and sire, and Domingues, who won the Gr.3 Prix Eclipse 3rd dam Belle Pensee (Ribot) at two. Their dam Lindfield Belle (Fairy King) won once O: Anamoine Ltd, and delivered seven other winners, topped by the good B: Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc, T: G M Lyons miler Fulbright (Exceed And Excel), who landed the Gr.2 2. Cradle Mountain (Ire), 3. Postulation (USA) Challenge Stakes. The female line is loaded with speed. Distances: 1¾l, 1¾l. 4 ran. The third dam Tecmessa (Home Guard) is a full-sister to Pedigree: EBN2014-06-09 the brilliant Manjam, who won the Gr.3 Prix du Petit Couvert over 1000 metres and ran third in the Gr.1 Prix 8.45 KILLARNEY, 4YO+ CONDITIONS, 1M6F Jacques Le Marois. 1. GOOD TRADITION (Ire), 4g, La Belle Dane, purchased for €16,000 by Mickley Stud Pivotal – Token Gesture (Alzao) at this year’s Goffs February Sale, has a yearling colt by 2nd dam Temporary Lull (Super Concorde) Shamardal. 3rd dam Magazine (Prince John) O/B: Moyglare Stud Farm, T: D K Weld 3.05 (BST) ROME, 2YO CLAIMER, 1200M AW 2, Neverushacon (Ire), 3. Tigris River (Ire) 1. BATTIA (Ity), 2f, Distances: 6l, ½l. 5 ran. Hunter Street – Badde Lontana (Bound For Honour) O/T: R Brogi, B: M Pala Distances: 4l, 6l. 4 ran. FRANCE Trainer Brogi landed a quick two-year-old double with Battia (Hunter Street), who moved wide outside in 4.45 (BST) SAINT-MALO, 2YO MAIDEN, 1100M the home straight to beat the pacesetting Lillaro (Johnny 1. BELLE AVENIR (Fr), 2f, Red Kerr). The filly, who was second in a similar race last Myboycharlie – Desert Interim (Desert Story) time, is one of the three juveniles by Hunter Street

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(Compton Place), winner of the Gr.3 Cornwallis Stakes SHAMARDAL who was imported to Italy for breeding purposes. He Aqdaar (GB), 3c, ex Ayun (Swain) covered a dozen mares in 2008 and was sent back into Doha, Qatar, Apr 22, hcap, 1200mD, QR31,350 training the same season. Hunter Street added two more Doha, Qatar, Apr 29, hcap, 1800mD, QR31,350 wins to his record and was again retired to stud in 2011. B: Shadwell Estate Co Battia is the second foal and the first winner out of Big Bowl (GB), 3c, ex Flower Bowl (Anabaa) Badde Lontana (Bound For Honour), who collected four Nort sur Erdre, France, Apr 26, 3yo maiden, 2500m, £5,038 wins. The second dam Blu Cola (Quest For Fame) won B: Berend van Dalfsen once and delivered four winners. THREE VALLEYS PLUS 10 WINNERS Absolut Silver (GB), 4f, ex Victory Spirit (Alphabet Soup) Taby, Sweden, Apr 26, 4yo+ hcap, 2000mAW, £4,108 ROUND-UP B: Jan Hansson TOBOUGG MISS MONEYPENNY (Ire), 2f, Secret Edge (GB), 7g, ex Burton Ash (Diktat) Kodiac – Pearly Brooks (Efisio) Mannheim, Germany, May 1, 5yo+ chase, 4200m, £5,581 O: Chelsea Thoroughbreds – Cap Ferrat, B: Mrs S Lee B: G Flannery Developments, T: Ralph Beckett, Windsor, May 11, 2yo maiden fillies, 5f, Total race winnings: £12,911 FRENCH BRED WINNERS ABROAD OPAL TIARA (Ire), 2f, Thousand Words – Zarafa (Fraam) EQUIANO O: The Sweet Partnership, B: Mcb Ltd & Mrs G Hedley, Woriuiano (Fr), 3c, ex Laguna Salada (Invincible Spirit) T: Mick Channon, Wolverhampton, May 11, Nal’chik, Russia, May 1, local Gr.3, 3yo, 1800m, £796 2yo maiden fillies, 5f, Total race winnings: £13,235 B: James Acheson ARD SAN AER (Ire), 2c, KENTUCKY DYNAMITE Acclamation – Allannah Abu (Dubai) Lion D’Anvers (Fr), 5h, ex Alcestes Selection (Selkirk) O: Mrs June Judd & Mrs J S Bolger, Doha, Qatar, Apr 22, cond, 1900mD, QR31,350 B: Ennistown Stud & Airlie Stud, T: J S Bolger, B: Haras de Quetieville Leopardstown, May 10, 2yo auction maiden, 6f, Total race winnings: €24,920 LAWMAN STEADY PACE (GB), 2c, Chocolatier (Fr), 4f, ex Sweet Shop (Grand Lodge) Dark Angel – Cool Kitten (One Cool Cat) Keeneland, USA, Apr 24, 4yo+f allw, 1m1fT, $30,600 O: Godolphin, B: T G Roddick, T: Saeed bin Suroor, B: Haras de Bernesq Ascot, May 9, 2yo maiden, 5f, SPIRIT ONE Total race winnings: £17,763 Meri Shika (Fr), 5m, ex Folle Biche (Take Risks) Keeneland, USA, Apr 22, 4yo+f allw, 1m4fT, $31,620 Breeders’ Round-Up B: Christine Pastor VESPONE BRITISH BRED WINNERS ABROAD Pornichet (Fr), 4c, ex Porza (Septieme Ciel) Toowoomba, Australia, May 2, hcap, 2150m, A$64,000 PASTORAL PURSUITS B: H Honore & Mme C Rouxel Gold Pursuit (GB), 3g, ex Goldeva (Makbul) Jagersro, Sweden, May 3, 3yo maiden, 1000mAW, £3,286 B: M & T Pyle Stallion Round-Up PIVOTAL Feyzabad (GB), 3c, ex Fraloga (Grand Lodge) SHUTTLE WINNER IN ARGENTINA Longchamp, France, May 3, 3yo, 2400m, £13,178 B: The Aga Khan Studs FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND RAIL LINK Saratoga Girl (Arg), 3f, ex Saharian (Equalize) Rail Dancer (GB), 3c, ex Mara Dancer (Shareef Dancer) Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, May 11, maid, 1600m, Roma, Italy, Apr 21, 3yo maiden, 1700m, £5,038 AP$136,000 B: Scuderia Blueberry B: Haras La Providencia Ephraim (GB), 4g, ex Enrica (Niniski) Berlin Hoppegarten, Germany, Apr 26, 4yo+ hcap, SHUTTLE WINNER IN CHILE 2200m, £4,651 B: Gestut Rottgen HURRICANE CAT SEA THE STARS Siempre Ocho (Chi), 6g, ex Remetida (The Great Shark) 1 Specific Person (GB), 4c, ex Specifically (Sky Classic) Valparaiso Sporting Club, May 11, h’cap, 5 ⁄2fD, Krasnodar, Russia, May 2, cond, 2000m, £530 ch$1,100,000 B: Newsells Park Stud B: Haras Porta Pía

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QUEEN OF ALBA (Ire), 6m, Stakes Fields Rock Of Gibraltar – Mad Madam Mym (Hernando) LOVED (Ire), 3f, BRITAIN Galileo – Anna Karenina () PLEASCACH (Ire), 3f, Gr.2 , York, 6f, 3yo+, Teofilo – Toirneach (Thunder Gulch) 1st £62,381, 2nd £23,650, 3rd £11,836, 3.15pm ZANNDA (Ire), 3f, CASPAR NETSCHER (GB), 6h, Azamour – Zanoubiya (Dalakhani) Dutch Art – Bella Cantata (Singspiel) ASTAIRE (Ire), 4c, FRANCE Intense Focus – Runway Dancer (Dansili) GAMMARTH (Fr), 7h, Gr.3 PRIX CLEOPATRE, Saint-Cloud, 2100m, 3yof, Layman – Emouna Queen () 1st €40,000, 2nd €16,000, 3rd €12,000, 12.30pm BST GLASS OFFICE (GB), 5h, SHAHAH (GB), 3f, Verglas – Oval Office (Pursuit Of Love) Motivator – Elegant Beauty (Olden Times) JACK DEXTER (GB), 6g, MOONEE VALLEY (Fr), 3f, Orientor – Glenhurich (Sri Pekan) Aqlaam – Moon Romance (Nayef) JUSTICE DAY (Ire), 4c, AL NAAMAH (Ire), 3f, Acclamation – Rock Exhibition (Rock Of Gibraltar) Galileo – Alluring Park (Green Desert) LIGHTNING MOON (Ire), 4c, STAY THE NIGHT (USA), 3f, Shamardal – Catch The Moon (Peintre Celebre) Arch – Louve Royale (Peintre Celebre) LINE OF REASON (Ire), 5g, LITTLE NIGHTINGALE (Fr), 3f, Kheleyf – Miss Party Line (Phone Trick) Muhtathir – L’Etoile De Moscou (Peintre Celebre) MUSICAL COMEDY (GB), 4g, MA MARIE (Fr), 3f, Royal Applause – Spinning Top (Alzao) Champs Elysees – Medinella (Pivotal) MUTHMIR (Ire), 5g, Invincible Spirit – Fairy Of The Night () First Crop Sire Maidens NAADIRR (Ire), 4c, Oasis Dream – Beach Bunny (High Chaparral) DICK TURPIN AETNA (GB), 5m, Receding Waves (GB), 2c, ex Welanga (Danehill) Indesatchel – On The Brink (Mind Games) 1 5.15 Bath, median auction maiden, 5 ⁄2f GATHERING POWER (Ire), 5m, Kyllachy – Nutkin (Act One) SHAKESPEAREAN LUCKY KRISTALE (GB), 4f, Art Collection (Fr), 2c, ex Renascent Rahy (Rahy) 1 Lucky Story – Pikaboo (Pivotal) 5.15 Bath, median auction maiden, 5 ⁄2f MATTMU (GB), 3c, ZOFFANY Indesatchel – Katie Boo (Namid) Waterloo Bridge (Ire), 2c, ex Miss Childrey (Dr Fong) 6.05 Naas, conditions, 6f

1 Gr.3 TATTERSALLS MUSIDORA STAKES, York, 1m2 ⁄2f, 3yof, 1st £56,710, 2nd £21,500, 3rd £10,760, 3.45pm TOGETHER FOREVER (Ire), 3f, Galileo – Green Room (Theatrical) OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATES TO THE £ AMAZE ME (GB), 3f, Aqlaam – Princess Miletrian (Danehill) Argentine Peso (13.19), A$ (1.91), Bahrain Dinar (0.59), Brz LA DOROTEA (Ire), 3f, Real (4.14), C$ (1.81), Chilean Peso (944.01), Chinese Yuan € Lope De Vega – Nawal (Homme De Loi) (9.69), CzK (35.62), DKr (9.59), (1.29), HK$ (12.08), Hungarian Forint (407.45), Indian Rupee (407.45), ¥ (186.58), Kazakhstan PANDORA (Ire), 3f, Tenge (284.02), Malaysian Ringgit (5.45), Moroccan Dirham Galileo – Song Of My Heart (Footstepsinthesand) (14.14), NZ$ (2.00), NKr (11.61), PZl (5.52), Qatar Riyal (5.67), STAR OF SEVILLE (GB), 3f, Russian Ruble (94.27), Saudi Arabian Riyal (5.85), Serbian Duke Of Marmalade – Stage Presence (Selkirk) Dinar (156.29), S$ (2.07), R (18.03), South Korean Won (1704.48), SKr (12.17), SwFr (1.55), Tunisian Dinar (2.91), Tur L IRELAND (3.64), UAE Dhs (5.72), $ (1.56). Source: British Horseracing Authority Gr.3 IRISH NATIONAL STUD EBF BLUE WIND STAKES, Naas, 1m2f, 3yo+f&m, 1st €52,000, NOTE: All race results and cards referred to in the 2nd €16,000, 3rd €8,000, 7.05pm European Bloodstock News are designated Group/Graded AVENUE GABRIEL (GB), 4f, status according to their own domestic Jockey Clubs. Champs Elysees – Vas Y Carla (Gone West) Copyright European Bloodstock News EUPHRASIA (Ire), 6m, This news sheet may not be reproduced in any form or by any Windsor Knot – Bishop’s Lake (Lake Coniston) means, electronically or mechanical, without the prior consent MORGA (Ire), 5m, of the copyright owner, Thoroughbred Advertising Whipper – Langfuhrina (Langfuhr)

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