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MCCOY GETS ONE ON THE picture BOARD WITH UXIZANDRE The retiring Champion A P McCoy (pictured right receiving his trophy, with the winning connections and his family) registered his first winner at this year’s Festival meeting yesterday, billed as St Patrick’s Thursday, when landing the Gr.1 , aboard Uxizandre (Fragrant Mix). today’s trip, but he jumped fantastically and was always Racing in the colours of his boss J P McManus and wearing going forward which got a lot of the others in trouble. a visor for the first time, the Alan -trained seven-year- “I was quite happy coming down the hill – he kept old made much of the running and had the field stretched looking at the television camera on the inside and I with four fences to go. He jumped left at the next and sent thought that he has a little bit for himself if he is able to the wing flying, but he kept up his relentless gallop and notice what is going on around him. to , stayed on to win by five lengths from the mare Ma Filleule who has got him spot on for today, having been (Turgeon), with (Sholokhov) a further three disappointing in his two previous runs.” and a quarter lengths away in third. Bred in France by Frederic Aimez, he was purchased by Runner-up to Taquin Du Seuil (Voix Du Nord) in last John O’Byrne for £100,000 at the 2013 DBS Spring Sale. He year’s Gr.1 Golden Miller Novices’ Chase at the Festival, he is out of the Dear Doctor mare Jolisandre, a half-sister to followed up the next month in the Gr.1 Manifesto Novices’ the Listed-placed chaser Easter. They are out of the nine- Chase at Aintree. This season he landed the Listed Shloer time French jumps winner Palisandre (Night And Day), Chase here in November, was unplaced at Leopardstown in from the family of the Listed Prix Violin II Handicap Chase December and unseated in the Gr.2 Game winner Jet Du Bosc (Le Nain Jaune). Spirit Chase at Newbury last month, which McCoy won on Mr Mole (Great Pretender) before subsequently announcing his retirement at the end of the season. Sales Talk McCoy said: “He jumped off and ran away with me all the Points of View tip Champers On Ice (Robin Des way – for the first mile and a half all I was thinking was I Champs) tops the Brightwells Festival would have loved to have ridden him in the Mother Sale when selling to Bryan Drew for £205,000. Champion Chase because he was going so well. I was a bit For the full sales report by Carl Evans, see page 8 worried about his stamina and whether he would see out SUN CENTRAL From the outstanding sire-line at Cheltenham this week

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1 EBN Friday, 13th March 2015 REVIEW LIGHTS UP “I was just hoping he would get over the last two [fences]. The race is over turning for home and it’s just a CHELTENHAM IN OPENER question of jumping, and he absolutely flew them. I don’t Festival winners rarely come as impressive as the Willie know what was going through Ruby’s head after Annie Mullins-trained Vautour in yesterday’s opener, the Gr.1 Power the other day, but I think he just committed and Golden Miller Novices’ Chase, where he ran his rivals ragged said ‘here we go’, and was bang, bang over the last two. from the front, jumped impeccably and scored by fifteen He’s definitely a Gold Cup horse.” lengths with his ears pricked, in the colours of Rich Ricci. Bred in France by Haras de Saint Voir and Patrick The six-year-old son of Rathbarry’s Robin Des Champs Joubert, who were also responsible for Wednesday’s Gr.3 made the running, accompanied by Irish Saint (Saint Des winner Aux Ptits Soins (Saint Des Saints), he Saints). The -trained Apache Stronghold is out of the tough mare Gazelle De Mai (Dom Pasquini), (Milan) made ground from the back to mount a challenge who won nine races on the flat, six times over hurdles, around the home turn, but Vautour quickly put daylight including the Grande Course de Haies de Bordeaux, and between them and skipped to an easy victory from Meade’s five times over fences, from 39 starts over six seasons, charge and Valseur Liso (Anzillero), who were separated and has produced three other winners of twelve races. by a short head, and Irish Saint who stayed on for fourth. She is a full-sister to the Grand Steeplechase de Bordeaux Second on his two starts in France, before joining winner Lord Pasquini. Mullins, Vautour has only tasted defeat once, at Leopardstown on Boxing Day and this was his fourth win COLE PUTS GREATREX AND at the highest level, having scored in the Deloitte SHEEHAN ON TOP OF THE WORLD Hurdle, Supreme Novice Hurdle here twelve months ago, Trainer Warren Greatrex and jockey Gavin Sheehan broke and the Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle. their Festival ducks in the Gr.1 World Hurdle with the Mullins said: “I’ve always loved this horse, from the time rejuvenated (pictured on page three). The he won here last year. I just couldn’t get him back [to that son of Coolmore’s has had a wind operation form] and I’ve had to really work hard at him for the past since his last start and put up a great front-running three weeks to get him back into that shape today, but performance, staying on strongly up the hill to win by three that’s probably what he needs – just hard work. I’ve and a quarter lengths from the favourite Saphir Du Rheu probably been minding him too much all season. I made (Al Namix), with the same distance back to sure he did plenty of work and I don’t like doing that, but (Azamour), who made a devastating mistake at the he needed it because he wasn’t coming into form and it second last and just held on from the fast-finishing At was a bit ‘do or die’, but he did come right. Fishers Cross (Oscar).

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A dual bumper and hurdle winner as a four-year-old, he was runner-up in the Gr.1 Sefton Novices’ Hurdle the following year, before winning the Gr.2 West Yorkshire Hurdle at Wetherby in November. This season he has been

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An emotional Greatrex said: “I believed in the horse, but picture I was struggling with him early season. When he came back in I was having trouble with him with his wind, and I sent him away to be tested, and he then went and won at Wetherby and won well. So I thought the people who were looking at his wind didn’t know what they were on about. “After that I struggled with him and I thought we’d go to the Cleeve and we’d see, and he wasn’t right. So we had it [wind operation] done. I’d like to say a big thank you to at Tattersalls Ireland as a three-year-old to Grove Stud for € my head lad Graham Bains, who does everything with this 13,000. He is out of the unraced Nosie Betty horse. We knew he was spot-on. But I’m small. I’ve got 75 (), who is a full-sister to the Gr.1 Deloitte horses in the yard and we’re breaking through.” Novice Hurdle winner Mr Noise. The winning second dam Sheehan said of the race: “That is what dreams are is a full-sister to the Listed-placed chaser Gold Bearer made of. He jumped off well but I had to get at him just to (Golden Love), from the family of the Listed-winning get my way, so I could get in front. He jumped brilliant and chaser and Gr.1 runner-up Golden did everything right. He was full of running and I didn’t Alpha (Alphabatim). know whether to squeeze on earlier, as he had so much TINKLER CALLS IT RIGHT FOR running in him. He’s done everything right, but I was just waiting for a horse to fly past me and beat me. He’s done SECOND FESTIVAL SUCCESS nothing wrong today in my eyes. He pings off this sort of got his name on the winners’ board in ground. When I pulled him up after the race, he still had the Listed Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle with more running in him. He doesn’t know he’s had a race the rapidly-improving Call The Cops (Presenting). The even though this is a World Hurdle.” pace was set by Michael Heard on the David Pipe-trained Owned by Jill and Robin Eynon, he was bred by Bygone Sovereign (Old Vic) but, with two flights to go, Josephine O’Callaghan and sold by Ballyhampshire Stud the challengers began to line up and there were four in a

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3 EBN Friday, 13th March 2015 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL REVIEW row tackling the last. Call The Cops prevailed to give and was fourth to Brother Brian in a qualifier at Kempton Andrew Tinkler his second Festival victory, with Unique Park in November. He opened his account this year with a De Cotte (Voix Du Nord) a length and three quarters away win at Doncaster twelve days ago and that penalty in second and a further three quarters of a length to The enables him to get into yesterday’s race. Tourard Man (Shantou) in third. Bred in Ireland by Martin Donnellan, he was sold at Henderson said: “The way it was going, I thought Tattersalls Ireland as a store for €24,000 and later that something was going to come and nail us and it has done year at the DBS Newbury Sale to Stephen Hillen for the past couple of days, but the horse has done well. I’m £50,000. He is a full-brother to Beggars Cross, who won delighted for Matt [Morgan – who owns Call The Cops a bumper on debut at Huntingdon on Wednesday and they along with his wife Lauren], as it’s not been easy for him are out of the dual winner Ballygill Heights (Symboli this season. We started off thinking Sign Of A Victory was Heights), who is out of an unraced half-sister to the Listed going to do the business for him and I thought he was Galway Extended Handicap Hurdle winner No Tag (Torus). seriously good, but things got messy in the winter. I’m BASS LANDS FIRST FESTIVAL thrilled for them. “It’s also great for Andrew [Tinkler], who has been WIN THANKS TO DARNA fantastic. People think he’s part of the back room with us, The Kim Bailey-trained Darna (Alflora) provided a Festival but he’s not, he’s certainly in the front of the room at first for jockey David Bass and owners Julie and David Seven Barrows and he deserves it. I thought Dawalan Martin, as he got the better of the favourite Monetaire could be the one for this race on the ground [finished (Anabaa) in the Gr.3 Brown Advisory and Merriebelle Stable 16th], but Andrew has done it well and he’s been a star for Plate. The jockey was disappointed not to ride stablemate years. We’ve had seconds and thirds this year and they’ve Un Ace (Voix Du Nord), as the ride was given to A P McCoy, run well, but it’s nice to finally get that winner.” but Bailey insisted he could be on the better horse. The winner of a bumper and maiden hurdle as a four- Initially having had a false start, the field gathered again year-old, he landed a novice hurdle at Ludlow last April for a standing start and Kings Lad (King’s Theatre) STYLE VENDOME

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4 EBN Friday, 13th March 2015 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL REVIEW • RACING REVIEW jumped off in front but, after making a mistake at the “That was great,” said Collins. “He’s a great horse. I second, the reins went over his head and jockey Daryl need to thank Gordon Elliott and the Bodhran Syndicate Jacob was forced to pull him up. Make A Track for letting me ride him. It was easy! There was no better (Hernando) and Champion Court (Court Cave) took the man to get him ready. It’s fantastic and even sweeter, as I field along and Bass pushed Darna to lead at the second was riding for my old boss and also Patsy last. Going clear, he saw off the challenge of Monetaire Byrne, two great people at Cheltenham for years. We’ve (Anabaa) up the hill to win by a length and a quarter, with been coming here for years as punters – it’s brilliant. What Rawnaq (Azamour) getting the better of Buywise a day! I’d like to thank the Injured Jockeys Fund. It’s great (Tikkanen) for third. to raise money for such a good cause. I’d also like to thank Bailey said: “It’s great. The Martins have had horses with Tony Martin and Eric McNamara who let me ride out to get me for a long time and we paid a lot of money for this fit. It was a fabulous day.” horse – for us anyway, we paid £120,000 for him. We’ve O’Connor, who works as a member of Ladbrokes’ PR had lots of problems with him; he’s had leg trouble and three team, was over the moon with the performance of Hurricane wind operations. A P and various others who have ridden Ridge. “That was brilliant – I had so much fun!” she him this season have said that all he wants is good ground enthused. and a wind operation. So we did the operation, and I said to Jono Mills, bloodstock manager for Darley and Godolphin, David Bass, ‘sorry, you’ve lost the ride on Un Ace, but I who rode Monarch’s Way (King’s Best) into third for John promise you, this horse will not let you down. Ferguson: added “Awesome. Simply the best thing!” “There’s no point giving up in life – you’re only here once and you’ve got to enjoy it. You only get what you get by Racing Review putting the effort in. I’ve got a great team and fantastic owners. It’s hard work, but it’s been great fun. Having a winner at Plumpton is one thing, but here’s very special.” FRANCE Bred by Leonard Fuller, he is a Tattersalls Ireland and a dual DBS graduate. He is out of the hurdle winner Dutch LISTED WIN FOR SPANISH COLT Dyane (Midyan) and his second dam, Double Dutch (Nicholas Bill), won six times and was third in the Gr.3 IN PRIX MONTENICA Sagaro Stakes. With no racing on mainland Spain since last November and no meetings yet scheduled for 2015, trainer Sergio CODD RECORDS FESTIVAL Vidal Santos sent his colt El Topo (Caradak) to Chantilly DOUBLE ON THE PACKAGE for yesterday’s Listed Prix Montenica and the colt collected the spoils, beating the Andre Fabre-trained Twelve-year-old The Package gave Jamie Codd a second favourite Projected (Showcasing) by a neck. Festival victory this week, having won the four-miler with The winner, who had scored twice at San Sebastian last Cause Of Causes on Tuesday, in yesterday’s Fulke Walwyn September, won over this 1300m trip on the Cagnes-Sur- Kim Muir Challenge Cup. The David Pipe-trained son of Mer all-weather track last month. Bred by Zubieta Ltd, he Overbury Stud’s Kayf Tara, who was wearing blinkers for is a half-brother to the dual winner Twombly (Pyrus) and the first time, was left in front when Sixty Something (Dom is the third foal of the Daggers Drawn mare Topita, a Alco) took a crashing fall, bringing down a number of other winning full-sister to the nine-time winner Jewelled runners when leading. Pulling clear over the last two fences, Dagger. Their dam Cappadoce (General Monash), who he powered up the hill to win by twelve lengths from Bless has also produced winners by Pyrus and Arakan, is a half- The Wings (Winged Love), who made up a lot of ground sister to the Listed-placed Imoya (Desert King). Further late on, and Buddy Bolero (Accordion) a further length and back this is the family of Gr.1 winners Croco Rouge, a quarter away in third. Taipan, Ali-Royal and Sleepytime. Owned by the Johnson Family, he was bred by Barkfold The equivalent race for fillies, the Listed Prix Ronde de Manor Stud. Sold as a foal for €10,000 at Tattersalls Ireland, Nuit, was won by Godolphin’s Fond Words. The daughter he is out of the Ardross mare Ardent Bride, a half-sister to of Shamardal prevailed in a four-way photo finish from the Listed Grand Annual Challenge Cup-placed Shamana the Listed-placed pair Power Of The Moon (Broadsword), from the family of the Listed Bunbury Cup (Acclamation) and Super Eria (Hold That Tiger) for her winner Paterno (Young Emperor) and the Gr.2 Richmond first black-type. Stakes-placed Diamond Mine (M Double M). Fond Words did not run at two and made a winning COLLINS HAS A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER debut at Cagnes-Sur-Mer in January before being beaten James Collins rolled back the years when guiding Knight’s twice at the same track. Bred by Rabbah Bloodstock and Parade (Dark Angel) to a one and three quarter length sold at Tattersalls October Sale as a yearling, she is a half- victory in the St Patrick’s Derby at Cheltenham this sister to the winning Sea The Stars filly A Legacy Of afternoon. The race, which is run in aid of the Injured Love and is the second foal out of the four-time Listed Jockeys Fund and supported by the Amateur Jockeys winner Nashmiah (Elusive City). The latter is a half-sister Association, has become a favourite at The Festival and has to four other Stakes horses, including the Listed winners raised more than £1.2 million for charity since its inception. Ighraa (Tamayuz) and Streets Ahead (Beat Hollow), and Collins was Champion Conditional Jockey in Ireland in is descended from the triple Gr.2 victrix Free Guest (Be 1989 and his class showed in the saddle, bringing the My Guest), dam of the Gr.1-winning two-year-old and Gr.1 Gordon Elliott-trained five-year-old through with a smooth Oaks runner-up Shamshir (Kris). run to collar Hayley O’Connor and Hurricane Ridge

(Hurricane Run), as the pair battled up the hill. Continued on page 8

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RACING NEWS

GUINEAS WINNER ELUSIVE GOLD SET FOR HONG KONG DERBY Last season’s Cape Guineas hero Elusive Gold will be on a retrieval mission when he takes his place in this weekend’s Gr.1 Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin. The son of Sail From Seattle has yet to make an impact since his Hong Kong debut in mid-January for trainer Tony Millard, which was his first outing in thirteen months. Jockey Bernard Fayd’Herbe, who rode the Ascot-bred to victory in the Cape Guineas, will be reunited with the colt, now named Golden Sleep. Fayd’Herbe arrived in Hong Kong on Wednesday and will work him today and Crown Of Roses (Tiger Ridge) winning the tomorrow. He told Sportingpost.co.za: “Tony rang me up. Listed Bauhinia Handicap at Turffontein. They’ve been battling a bit with the horse and basically want me to come and ride him. I’m very, very excited.” paternal half-brother Master Sabina in the Sansui A R425,000 graduate of the 2012 National Yearling Sale, Summer Cup, he pipped Champion Miler Capetown Noir the Guineas hero was the first Gr.1 winner for Ascot by a short head in the HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut stallion Sail From Seattle. Although trained by Brett and romped by three and a quarter lengths in the Crawford, he was always destined for export and entered Premier’s Champion Challenge, where he outgunned quarantine shortly after his Classic success. stable companion Tellina and former Gr.1 Durban July winner Pomodoro. NEXT STOP NEWMARKET FOR YORKER The six-time winner ran just once more when a close-up Triple Gr.1 winner Yorker is on his way to the Newmarket third in the Gr.1 Gold Challenge. A fancied contender for base of Mike de Kock. The son of Jet Master has not the Durban July, he was a shock withdrawal on the eve of made sufficient progress during his short time in Dubai the showpiece event. and subsequently has not taken part in the Carnival. The trainer commented: “Yorker has taken more time to BAUHINIA GOES TO CROWN OF ROSES adapt to conditions here than we anticipated, so we’ve Unheralded four-year-old Crown Of Roses lifted her backed off him. He hasn’t been working as well as he game to a new level when she scored a first Stakes win in should be and, given the time constraints, we’ve had to the five-furlong Listed Bauhinia Handicap at Turffontein. rethink our plans. We’ll ship him on to the UK and play The Dominic Zaki-trained filly came with a well-timed things by ear from our Newmarket stables. The horse will challenge to strike the front a furlong from home and ran show us when he is ready.” on stoutly to take the honours by just over a length. Yorker set the local tracks alight last season when he This was a career-best effort from the four-year-old, who completed a rare Gr.1 treble at Turffontein. After defeating is by deceased Storm Cat stallion Tiger Ridge. The former

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winner from three runners out of unraced Brazilian-bred Jolie Bele, a daughter of the Rubiano stallion Impression. The grey is the latest Stakes winner sired by Avontuur resident Var, who has eight choice yearlings catalogued for next weekend’s CTS March Sale.

SALES NEWS A total of 258 yearlings by established, as well as promising young sires, have been catalogued to go under the hammer at the CTS March Sale on 20th and 21st March. Twelve months ago, demand for well-bred and conformed youngsters resulted in handsome increases in both gross turnover (40%) and average (35%), and a top price of R1.5 million for a daughter of Klawervlei flagship Isca (Var) landing the Listed Storm Bird Stakes on debut. stallion Captain Al, purchased by Markus Jooste’s Mayfair Speculators. Wilgerbosdrift stallion died just over a year ago of a heart The success of a number of graduates of the sale should attack. Bred at the Ambiance Stud of Dr Mariane Thomson, also give buyers confidence. the newly-minted Stakes winner is out of Irish import Last season’s Gr.1 Tsogo Sun Medallion winner Guiness Girolata (Vettori), who won three races in France and was was purchased here for R425,000, while Gr.3 victress placed locally before retiring to Ambiance. She is out of the Eventual Angel (R60,000) and Listed winners Omaticaya Listed Prix Melisande runner-up Glen Falls (Commanche (R80,000) and Sea Cat (R20,000), cost less than R100,000, a Run), from the family of Champion French miler Gravelines heartening fact in these difficult economic times. and Gr.1 Prix d’Ispahan runner-up Grand Pavois. This year’s catalogue features many well-related gallopers. Worthy of mention are a three-parts sister by ISCA MAKES IT LOOK EASY Count Dubois to Gr.2 Gauteng Guineas hero Biarritz and Var juvenile Isca launched his career in spectacular Gr.3 Champagne Stakes winner Countess Corlia; a half- fashion when he landed the Listed Storm Bird Stakes on sister by Var to Gr.2 Sceptre Stakes victress Reflective his debut. Always prominent, the grey colt smoothly moved Image and a Windrush half-brother to Gr.3 Man O War into the lead 300m from home and drew clear under Sprint winner Trip Tease. S’manga Khumalo to take the five-furlong dash by more Today’s article was written by Ada van der Bent than two lengths from fellow newcomer Brazuca (Teofilo). Trained by Gavin van Zyl, the colt races for his For further information contact: owner/breeders Mr and Mrs Ackerman and is the second [email protected]

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continued from page 5 Sales Talk   BRIGHTWELLS by CARL EVANS

From £100,000 upwards Kirk, who was standing with EBN Sales Talk Click here to Mullins and French agent Pierre Boulard, and Drew, is brought to contact IRT, or surrounded by members of David Pipe’s team, including you by IRT visit www.irt.com jockey , pressed the price up. Kirk got in the all-important £200,000 bid and, after deliberating, Drew increased his offer to £205,000 and his opponent declined any further interest.  FESTIVAL SALE MISSES PEAKS Five-year-old Champers On Ice (a Points of View pick OF FIRST YEAR in yesterday’s EBN) scored at The Pigeons on Sunday, Brightwells could not match their momentous first making amends for unseating on his first outing in Cheltenham Festival Sale when staging the event for a February. He was trained for owner Alan Harte by Kildare- second time yesterday evening, but the figures still based Fabian Burke, who trains at the Towerview Stables contained some meaty numbers. yard of owner Edell Logan. Her husband, Joey, said: “We Twenty-one horses, of which the majority came from the knew he was a really good horse – from the day we broke Irish point-to-point field, were offered and 18 (86%) found he showed lots of scope, and he won a schooling bumper new homes. Turnover of £1,362,000 was down 19%, while at Fairyhouse which confirmed the promise. We bought the average price also fell, dropping 28% to £75,667. him privately from Harry Fowler and Peter Molony – However, a glance at the prices paid for the offered lots as tonight’s sale is brilliant for the yard.” foals, yearlings or stores suggests some decent profits Drew looked suitably happy with his , saying: “He were made, and vendors seemed happy. was very impressive when he won and I like the sire, Robin One horse made £200,000-plus, compared to three last Des Champs, and I particularly liked the dam’s performance year, while five lots made a six-figure sum. [Miss Nova, a winner of six races and dam of four winners]. Brightwells was fortunate in year one to stage the event He fits the bill and looks a nice sort. It was fantastic to win a on a relatively warm evening that drew a big crowd of race here yesterday, and I hope to do it again.” interested spectators – last night it was decidedly chillier, and few of the Festival’s racegoers who stayed to watch proceedings saw out the trip.

Sutton Manor (Gold Well) (Lot 22), who joins after selling to Harold Kirk (Ce).

Lot 18 Champers On Ice (Robin Des Champs), who BOWE HITS THE TARGET was bought by Bryan Drew for £205,000 (Ce) Harold Kirk was defeated in his attempt to buy top lot GET OUT THE CHAMPERS Champers On Ice, but he gained a very smart looker in Sales-ring battles in the open air cannot match the tension Sutton Manor (Lot 22), who was offered by Bowe’s of a close encounter in an auditorium, but a tussle Milestone Stables. A winner at Lingstown on Sunday, the between two heavyweights for £205,000 top lot four-year-old will join Willie Mullins’ stable with a £125,000 Champers On Ice (Lot 18) was intriguing nonetheless. valuation – his half-brother, Relic Rock, is a dual bumper Swinging punches on behalf of Team Willie Mullins was winner while the further family includes such stars as Harold Kirk, the trainer’s emissary at sales auctions, while Badsworth Boy and Fundamentalist. his opponent was the cool and smartly-dressed figure of Kirk said: “He’s by a very good sire in Gold Well, who racehorse owner Bryan Drew. Mullins may have saddled was a brother to Montjeu, a stallion with whom I’ve had six winners this week, but Drew had bragging rights in plenty of luck. This fellow looked smart and came Wednesday’s Champion Bumper when his recommended by Colin. Hopefully we will bring him back Moon Racer – a Brightwells purchase – landed the spoils. here next year for the bumper.”

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Lot Sex Name (Sire) Vendor Purchaser Price (£) 18 5g CHAMPERS ON ICE (Robins Des Champs) Towerview Stables Bryan Drew/David Pipe 205,000 22 4g SUTTON MANOR (Gold Well) Milestown Stables Harold Kirk/Willie Mullins 125,000 10 4g MINELLA AWARDS (Oscar) John Nallen Highflyer Bloodstock 120,000 7 4g CRAZYHEART (Alhaarth) Milestone Stables Paul Nolan 110,000 9 4g HOLLY BUSH HENRY (Yeats) Cottage Field Stables Jonjo O’Neill 100,000

FOR FULL RESULTS CLICK HERE Bowe had earlier sold another six-figure lot when securing £110,000 for Crazyheart (Lot 7), a winner at Tallow on Sunday. The four-year-old son of Alhaarth cost owner Sean O’Neill and agent Tom Malone just €7,000 at Goresbridge in May 2013. James Nolan, assistant trainer to his brother Paul, STATISTICS (£) signed for the gelding, then said: “He’s a lovely horse, but 2015 % 2014 we’ve bought some nice ones off Colin. When he won on Offered 21 22 Sunday he was ridden by Barry O’Neill, who is a good Sold 18 16 friend of mine and told me he felt the horse was the real Aggregate 1,362,000 -19 1,688,000 deal. He’ll probably end up as a partnership horse.” Average 75,667 -28 105,500 A smiling Bowe said of Crazyheart: “He was bought as a colt, so we him, gave him some time off, and we’ve been well-rewarded. He won nicely on Sunday – I’m Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com delighted with the price.” yard bound for Harry Fry, while Semper Invicta (Lot 14) BROMLEY GAINS MOST-ACTIVE AWARD also dropped  into the Highflyer agent’s clutches. Another The most active agent during the sale was Highflyer member of Colin Bowe’s Milestone Stables draft, the four- Bloodstock’s Anthony Bromley, who secured five lots, year-son of Shantou made £90,000 and will soon be headed by Minella Awards (Lot 10), who made £120,000. plying his trade with Champion trainer Paul Nicholls. Given the gelding’s name, it was no surprise to see John Jamie Codd, fresh from winning the Walwyn/Muir Chase Nallen as trainer and consignor – he bought the son of on The Package, led up Oldgrangewood (Lot 17), whom Oscar as a foal for €11,000 from Jimmy Mangan, and he rode to victory at Lingstown on Sunday (another Points saddled him to finish second at Tallow last month. of View selection). Bought for €15,000 at Goffs Land Bromley said: “He’ll be going to Nicky Henderson. Oscar Rover Sale last year by Codd, the son of Central Park is one of my favourite sires and this horse was beaten by was another to leave Denis Murphy’s stable after the narrowest margin on his only start. The horse who was Bromley’s £70,000 bid secured the prize. 20 lengths back in third, Polymath, came out and won at Codd said: “I bought him last year because he had a the weekend.” good step, a nice front leg and was athletic. I’m very The next horse into the ring, Jessber’s Dream (Milan), happy with the price we got – it’s profit, and that’s always fell to Bromley’s bid of £55,000, leaving Denis Murphy’s good.” Dan Skelton will train Oldgrangewood, revealed Bromley, while the young Warwickshire trainer also takes Robin Of Locksley (Lot 5). Skelton’s £72,000 bid resulted in a nice profit for Martin and Deirdre Hassett, who bought the son of Robin Des Pres for €9,000 at Goffs Land Rover Sale in 2013. A point win at Nenagh and a place in a Navan bumper was enough to impress Skelton, who headed agent Jerry Hogan for Robin Of Locksley. “He had a tough enough race at Navan, so we’ll give him some time off,” said Skelton. “He’ll race for Joe Tierney and Simon Kauntz – Simon is a new owner to my yard.” HENRY SCORES FOR LACEY Tom Lacey is well known as a vendor of British pointers, Minella Awards (Oscar) (Lot 10), who made £120,000 but, having taken out a licence this season, he was able to from a bid by Anthony Bromley (Ce). offer a bumper horse last night.

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Holly Bush Henry (Lot 9) won at Southwell last month Kingsgate Prince also known as Sunny King (Desert for Herefordshire-based Lacey, who bought the four-year- Sun), from the family of the German Champion and young old gelding for €20,000 at Tattersalls Ireland’s Derby Sale sire Pastorius (Soldier Hollow); Invincible Spirit’s British- in June. The son of Yeats caught the eye of trainer Jonjo bred son, Lot 12, is a half-brother to the multiple Group O’Neill, who secured his passport with a bid of £100,000. winner and expensive broodmare Banimpire (Holy Roman “He’s a smashing-looking horse and by the right sire. He Emperor), from the family of multiple Champion sire Zabeel; stayed really well to win his bumper. We’ll get him home Mastercraftsman’s sole entry, Lot 4, is an Irish-bred three- and take a look at him before making plans.” year-old from a top-class Judddmonte family which includes Oasis Dream, Kingman, Beat Hollow, HONG KONG Reefscape et al and Lot 17 is an Irish-bred son of Excellent Art out of a winning half-sister to the German Champion and sire Ransom O’War (Red Ransom). Others of note include Lot 5, a Pins gelding out of a EBN Sales Talk Click here to half-sister to the Gr.2 winner Philosphe (Zabeel); Lot 7, an is brought to contact IRT, or Encosta De Lago you by IRT visit www.irt.com gelding out of a winning full-sister to the Gr.1 Belmont Futurity Stakes winner and sire Whywhywhy (Mr Greeley); Lot 13, a half-brother to the Gr.3 winner Prompt Return (Beneteau) by Statue Of  PLENTY OF INTERNATIONAL Liberty; Lot 14, a son of O’Reilly from the family of the APPEAL ON OFFER multiple Gr.1 winner and sire Starcraft (Soviet Star); Lot 16, a son of Sebring out of a half-sister to the Hong Kong The Hong Kong International Sale takes place on Saturday Horse of the Year Desert Eagle also known as Grand at Sha Tin racecourse. Last year’s sale was topped by an Delight (Hurricane Sky); Lot 18, a son of Pins from a Australian-born son of Commands, who was bought by Group-winning family; Lot 20, a son of Commands out of € Wong Shing Ngai for HK$5,200,000 ( 482,475), having a half-sister to the South African Champion Palace Line previously sold for NZ$425,000 at New Zealand (Palace Music); Lot 22, a gelding by Magic Albert, from Bloodstock’s Premier Yearling Sale. Now three, he has run the family of the Gr.1 winners Innocent King (Tolomeo), twice this season in Hong Kong, but has yet to win. Unearthly (Zabeel) and Invest (); Lot 24, a 25 lots are catalogued, up ten from last year, of whom 14 Canadian son of out of a daughter of the were born in Europe or are by European sires. South African Champion Ipi Tombe (Manshood) and Lot The breeze-up for the sale was held last Saturday and 25, another son of Commands, is from an American the sale begins on Saturday at 10.30am (local time) with Graded-winning family. Lot 1, another son of Commands out of Hides (Giant’s Causeway), who is an unraced half-sister to Scintillation (), who won three Gr.1d races in Hong Kong. Racing Preview Of the European interest lots, Acclamation has two on offer, Lot 2, a British-bred gelding from the family of Dead Certain (Absalom) and Lot 19, an Irish-bred half-brother to CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL the Gr.3 Chipchase winner Genki (Shinko Forest). Dutch Art is represented by Lot 21, a British-bred gelding out of OLD FAVOURITES RETURN a winning half-sister to the dual Gr.3d Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup winner Man Of Honour (Marju). Exceed And Excel’s TO CHASE GOLD CUP GLORY pair include Lot 9, an Australian-born three-year-old from a A large field of 17 are due to contest this afternoon’s Stakes-winning family and Lot 10, a British-bred half- £550,000 , the final Gr.1 of this brother to the Listed winner Blanche Dubawi (Dubawi), year’s Festival. from the famous Pelting (Vilmorin) family. Fastnet Rock’s Among the runners are the 2014 first, third and fourth – pair are both Australian-born, though Lot 11 is (Oscar), The Giant Bolster (Black predominately European, being a half-brother to the Listed Sam Bellamy) and (Dom Alco), as well winner and Gr.1-placed Winged Cupid (In The Wings), as the 2013 winner (Bob Back) and dual from the family of the sires Lead On Time and Great Festival winner Holywell (Gold Well). Of these, Silviniaco Commotion, while the other, Lot 23 is very much Conti is the clear form choice from this season, the Paul Australian, coming from the family of the Gr.1 Doomben Ten Nicholls-trained nine-year-old having won the Gr.1 Thousand winner Super Elegant (Mister C). High Lancashire Chase and finished second in the Gr.1 King Chaparral’s two offerings are Lot 3, a New Zealand-born George VI Chase this winter. Lord Windermere has son of the multiple Listed-placed Princess Quality finished third twice in Gr.1 company this season behind (Elusive Quality), from the family of Holy Roman Emperor Don Cossack (Sholokhov; also declared but third in and the legendary Fanfreluche and Lot 15, an Irish-bred yesterday’s Gr.1 Ryanair Chase) and Boston Bob (Bob gelding from the family of the triple Gr.2 winner, Gr.1-placed Back; also reopposes) in December and behind fellow and young sire Approve (Oasis Dream), as well as the likes Gold Cup participant Carlingford Lough (King’s of Culture Vulture (Timeless Moment) and Zilzal Theatre) just over a month ago. Bobs Worth has only had (Nureyev). The aforementioned Holy Roman Emperor has four starts since his victory two years ago, and the only an Irish-bred gelding, Lot 8 from the family of the dual Gr.1 one since his fifth last year was when he was last of the winner Serious Attitude (Mtoto); Iffraaj’s Irish-born son, finishers in December’s Gr.1 Lexus Chase at Lot 6 is a half-brother to the multiple Gr.1d-placed Leopardstown. Six of the seven in front of him run here,

10 EBN Friday, 13th March 2015 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL PREVIEW • STAKES RESULTS including the first three, namely Road To Riches (Gamut), joined by Dicosimo (Laveron), an Auteuil winner in On His Own (Presenting) and the four-time Cheltenham October who made a successful Irish debut at Gowran winner Sam Winner (Okawango). Holywell, a Listed Park in January. hurdles winner here two years ago and a Gr.3 winner last Beltor (Authorized) has won both his starts over year, went on to win a Gr.1 at Aintree in April and, after two hurdles, including last month’s Gr.2 Adonis Hurdle at defeats this season, warmed up with a bloodless victory in Kempton Park, Devilment (Cape Cross) is two from three a small race at Kelso last month. over jumps, though in more modest contests, Baraka De After finishing fourth behind Holywell at Aintree, Many Thaix (Dom Alco) disappointed last time after finishing Clouds (Cloudings) has won three from three, including third in a Gr.2 here in November, and Pain Au Chocolat having Holywell back in third early last November, (Enrique) has won both his races since coming over from Houblon Des Obeaux (Panoramic) and last year’s Gr.1 France, including a defeat of fellow Triumph runner Old RSA Chase runner-up Smad Place (Smadoun) in arrears Guard (Notnowcato) at Sandown Park on 31st January. in the Gr.3 Hennessy Gold Cup four weeks later, and The Giant Bolster a well-beaten fourth here in January. COMPETITIVE FIELD Besides the aforementioned Boston Bob and On His FOR STAYING NOVICES Own, Willie Mullins also runs Djakadam (Saint Des The staying novices get their turn in the Gr.1 Spa Novices’ Saints), who has won three of his five starts over fences, Hurdle over three miles and Willie Mullins has a quarter of including an easy victory under topweight in January’s the 20-strong field. His Black Hercules (Heron Island) Thyestes Handicap Chase at Gowran Park. won a Gr.3 over this trip at Cork, last month’s Thurles Even more of an unknown quantity over fences is the runner-up Milsean (Milan) was a three-mile point-to-point highly-regarded novice (Karinga Bay). The winner two years ago, Measureofmydreams (Shantou) Mark Bradstock-trained eight-year-old was a dual Gr.2 beat Milsean over two miles and six furlongs in January, winner on this course over hurdles in the 2012-2013 Arbre De Vie (Antarctique) has won his last two over season, but was off the track for the best part of two years shorter trips and Avant Tout (Agent Bleu) was fourth last until making all to win a Gr.2 over fences at Newbury in time after winning a small race at Tramore. November. He followed up with a 40-length win at The Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained Blaklion (Kayf Tara) Kempton Park on Boxing Day and again made all to win is the only course and distance winner in the field, having the Gr.2 Chase at Newbury in early February from easily won a Gr.2 here in December, and he has twice Houblon Des Obeaux. This chap has had his own way in finished close behind Wednesday’s Gr.1 runner-up small fields this season and the Gold Cup is a notoriously Parlour Games this season. Last time, he was caught on hard race for a novice, so it will be a terrific achievement the line by Caracci Apache (High Chaparral) in a three- if he can beat these seasoned rivals in the top race of the mile Doncaster Gr.2 and that gelding looks the best of the meeting. Nicky Henderson pair in this race, though his stablemate HENDERSON STRONG-HANDED Out Sam (Multiplex) is unbeaten in two runs at a lower level and is clearly improving. IN SEARCH OF TRIUMPH The Nick Williams-trained Tea For Two (Kayf Tara) has The final day’s action starts with the Gr.1 won two of his three starts since finishing behind Out Sam and 17 four-year-olds, almost all of them bred for the Flat, in November, including a wide-margin victory in the Listed are due to line up for the two miles and one furlong Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton Park, albeit off a low weight. contest. Nicky Henderson has saddled the winner a record Gordon Elliott’s No More Heroes (Presenting) was a Gr.2 five times and has three of the top five in the market, all winner over two and a half miles at Navan two starts back, French imports. His Peace And Co (Falco) has won all Definitly Red (Definite Article) and Fletchers Flyer three starts – at Clairefontaine last summer, a Doncaster (Winged Love) were first and second, separated by half a Gr.2 in December by 19 lengths from Starchitect, and length, in a Gr.2 at Haydock Park over this trip, and January’s Gr.2 trial here, in which he beat Karezak Martello Tower (Milan) is a dual Gr.3 winner over three (Azamour) by three lengths. Hargam (Sinndar), a miles this season. Longchamp Flat winner, finished second on his hurdling debut here at Cheltenham (idled when in front after the last and was pipped at the post), before beating Karezak Stakes Results and Stars Over The Sea (Sea The Stars; reopposes here) over this course and distance four weeks later, and then beat Starchitect by six lengths at Musselburgh on 1st February. Henderson’s other runner Top Notch Going Fi y Years (Poliglote), bred for the jumping game, is unbeaten in five Places? Flying Horses runs over the smaller obstacles, two in France and three in Britain, though none at Stakes level. [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie Willie Mullins also has three in a race he won back in 2002 with Scolardy. The last filly to win was Snow Drop FRANCE in 2000 and the only one in today’s lineup is his Petite Parisienne (Montmartre), a Flat winner in the French LR PRIX MONTENICA, Chantilly, 1300mAW, 3yoc&g, Provinces last May who defeated her stablemate and the 1st €27,500, 2nd €11,000, 3rd €8,250 favourite Kalkir (also by Montmartre) in last month’s Gr.1 1. EL TOPO (Spa), 3c, at Leopardstown. The pair are Caradak – Topita (Daggers Drawn)

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2nd dam Cappadoce (General Monash) 3rd dam Urgent Liaison (High Estate) Bloodstock O: Yeguada Donostiarra, B: Zubieta Ltd, Peace of Insurance - Mind? T: S Vidal Santos Get Covered 2. PROJECTED (GB), 3c, Showcasing – Deliberate (King’s Best) [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie O: Khalid Abdullah, B: Juddmonte Farms, T: Andre Fabre 3. SVOUL (Fr), 3c, 2. APACHE STRONGHOLD (Ire), 7g, Siyouni – Dansia (Lavirco) Milan – First Battle (Un Desperado) O: Qatar Racing Limited, O: Mrs Patricia Hunt, B: James Robinson, T: Noel Meade € B: Mme Catherine Niederhauser, T: F-H Graffard 15,500 2011 Goffs Land Rover Sale by Noel Meade €30,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearling Sale consigned by Grennanstown Stud by George Mullins 3. VALSEUR LIDO (Fr), 6g, consigned by Haras du Hoguenet Anzillero – Libido Rock (Video Rock) €300,000 Arqana Breeze-Up Sale O: Gigginstown House Stud, by David Redvers Bloodstock B: M Contignon and Mme N Contignon, T: W P Mullins consigned by Mocklershill Also ran: Irish Saint, Ptit Zig, Tango De Juilley, Also ran: Romeo Lima, Royal Spring, Super Nothing Splash Of Ginge, Colour Squadron 1 1 1 Non runner: The Tullow Tank Distances: nk, 1 ⁄2l, 1l, ⁄2l, ⁄2l Distances: 15l, shd, 3l, nk, 25l, 8l, 8l Vautour became the sixth Gr.1 winner at the meeting for LR PRIX RONDE DE NUIT, Chantilly, 1300mAW, 3yof, the almost unstoppable Willie Mullins and did so in 1st €27,500, 2nd €11,000, 3rd €8,250 spectacular fashion. Just headed by Irish Saint (Saint 1. FOND WORDS (Ire), 3f, Des Saints) over the first two fences, he then took up the Shamardal – Nashmiah (Elusive City) running and put in an exhibition round of jumping. Asked 2nd dam Frond (Alzao) to quicken again after the last, he sprinted clear to win by 3rd dam Fern (Shirley Heights) 15 lengths with his ears still pricked. Apache Stronghold O: Godolphin, B: Rabbah Bloodstock, (Milan) made up ground from midfield and just got second T: Henri-Alex Pantall from the winner’s stablemate Valseur Lido (Anzillero). 150,000gns Tattersalls October Sale Book 1 Vautour ended last season – and his hurdling career – by John Ferguson with a Gr.1 hat-trick in Leopardstown’s Deloitte Novice consigned by the Castlebridge Consignment Hurdle, the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at this meeting and 2. POWER OF THE MOON (Ire), 3f, Punchestown’s Champion Novice Hurdle. He started over Acclamation – Amenixa (Linamix) fences with a defeat of Clarcam at Navan in November, O: Gerard Thomas Ryan, B: Norelands Stallions, but was then comprehensively beaten by the same horse T: M & S Nigge at Leopardstown on Boxing Day when he made several 95,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale mistakes in the very testing conditions. He was well in by Broadhurst Agency command last time at Leopardstown when the nearest of consigned by Norelands Stud only two rivals fell, and Mullins commented after 3. SUPER ERIA (Fr), 3f, yesterday’s race that he had worked the horse hard over Hold That Tiger – Dark Mile (Woodman) the last three weeks to get him to full fitness. Yesterday’s O: Mlle Julia Rusu, victory takes Vautour’s record to eight wins and three B: D Chassagneux, J-P Boin & G Gaboriau, seconds from eleven outings. T: C Boutin His sire Robin Des Champs ran five times over hurdles €12,000 Osarus September Yearling Sale at Auteuil, winning four of them, and has stood since 2009 by D Guillemin at Glenview Stud, where his fee is listed as private. His top- consigned by Haras de Bois Aux Proux class progeny also include the four-time Punchestown Gr.1 Also ran: See Your Dream, Lostinparadise, Strelkita, winner and six-time Cheltenham Festival winner Hors Forfait, Hot Chilli Kiss and the dual Gr.1-winning chaser . 1 1 3 Distances: nse, nk, hd, 3 ⁄2l, 1 ⁄4l, 1l, ⁄4l Vautour is out of Gazelle De Mai (Dom Pasquini), who won nine races on the Flat, six over hurdles and five over fences. She produced seven previous foals, three of them National Hunt Stakes Results successful, including the six-time winner Belle Preuillade (Royal Charter) and five-time winner Line Oceane CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL (Bonnet Rouge), who died at five. The second dam, Mexia (Sword Dancer), won twice on the Flat and also Gr.1 GOLDEN MILLER NOVICES’ CHASE, Cheltenham, produced the 16-time winner Lord Brink (Brinkmanship) 2m4f, 5yo+, 1st £68,340, 2nd £25,644, 3rd £12,840 and the nine-time winner Lord Pasquini (Dom Pasquini). 1. VAUTOUR (Fr), 6g, Robin Des Champs – Gazelle De Mai (Dom Pasquini) 2nd dam Mexia (Sword Dancer) Gr.1 FESTIVAL TROPHY CHASE, Cheltenham, 2m5f, 3rd dam Kozmic Blues (Swaps) 5yo+, 1st £178,538, 2nd £66,994, 3rd £33,544 O: Mrs S Ricci, B: Haras de Saint Voir & Patrick Joubert, 1. UXIZANDRE (Fr), 7g, T: W P Mullins Fragrant Mix – Jolisandre (Dear Doctor)

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2nd dam Palisandre (Night And Day) 3rd dam Corisandre (Tiros) O: John P McManus, B: Frederic Aimez, T: Alan King Going Fi y Years £100,000 2013 DBS Spring Sale by John O’Byrne Places? Flying Horses consigned by Million In Mind 2. MA FILLEULE (Fr), 7m, [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie Turgeon – Kadaina (Kadalko) 3. ZARKANDAR (Ire), 8g, O: Simon Munir, B: Serge Dubois, T: Nicky Henderson Azamour – Zarkasha (Kahyasi) €30,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearling Sale O: Potensis Limited and Chris Giles, by H B Bloodstock (P/S) B: HH Aga Khan’s Studs, T: Paul Nicholls consigned by Haras de Coudray Also ran: At Fishers Cross, Whisper, Un Temps Pour Tout, €130,000 2012 Arqana Vente d’Ete Seeyouatmidnight, Zaidpour, Jetson, Lieutenant Colonel, by Highflyer Bloodstock Reve De Sivola, Blue Fashion, , Monksland, consigned by Jerry Planque Aubusson, Abbyssial 3. DON COSSACK (Ger), 8g, Non runner: Dedigout Sholokhov – Depeche Toi (Konigsstuhl) 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 Distances: 3 ⁄4l, 3 ⁄4l, nk, 3 ⁄4l, ⁄2l, 1 ⁄4l, 5l, 2 ⁄2l, 9l, ⁄4l, 2 ⁄2l, 7l, 6l, O: Gigginstown House Stud, B: Gestut Etzean, 1 2 ⁄4l, 9l T: Gordon Elliott Also ran: Eduard, Johns Spirit, Hidden Cyclone, There was an impressive front-running performance for the Balder Succes, Wonderful Charm, Taquin Du Seuil, third time yesterday when the 14-1 shot Cole Harden made Third Intention, Double Ross, Foxrock, Ballycasey (pu), all to win the sixth and biggest race of his career. The first Wishfull Thinking (pu) Festival winner for his trainer Warren Greatrex and jockey 1 3 3 3 Gavin Sheehan, the six-year-old comprehensively reversed Distances: 5l, 3 ⁄4l, 2 ⁄4l, 4l, 10l, 1 ⁄4l, 8l, 2 ⁄4l, shd, 12l, 9l form with the three who had finished in front of him in Tony McCoy at last rode a winner at his final Cheltenham January’s Gr.2 over this course and distance. Festival, courtesy of the front-running Uxizandre. The The Cleeve winner, Saphir Du Rheu (Al Namix), chased him chesnut made all at a good clip, jumped boldly and cleanly to the line, but finished three and a quarter lengths in arrears, and stayed on much too well for his rivals, collecting the the same distance that separated him from Zarkandar second Gr.1 victory of his career. The grey mare Ma (Azamour), who had been going really well just behind the Filleule (Turgeon) was his nearest pursuer at the line, with leaders when making a bad mistake at the penultimate flight. the favourite Don Cossack (Sholokhov) third. The winner, who has certainly benefitted from a wind Second on this day in last year’s Gr.1 Golden Miller Chase, operation, is by the five-time Gr.1-winning stayer having been headed on the run to the line, he ended his Westerner, who stands at Castle Hyde Stud at a 2015 fee campaign with victory in the Gr.1 Manifesto Novices’ Chase. of €4,500. He has also been responsible for the French He started this season with an all-the-way victory here in the Gr.2 winner Never Forget on the Flat, while his jumpers Listed Shloer Chase, made several mistakes when include last year’s Gr.1 Arkle winner Western Warhorse disappointing at Leopardstown over Christmas and was and the Gr.1-winning hurdler Captain Cutter. beaten when unseating at the last at Newbury last month, so Cole Harden is the third foal and only winner under this return to form was a career-best performance. Rules out of Nosie Betty (Alphabatim), an unraced full- By Fragrant Mix, who died in December, he is the first sister to the Gr.1-winning Irish novice hurdler Mr Nosie. foal and only winner to date out of the once-raced He is the best of the five winners produced by Cromogue Jolisandre (Dear Doctor), whose latest foal is an Lady (Golden Love), who won a point-to-point and is a Evasive yearling filly. The second dam, Palisandre (Night full-sister to the Stakes-placed chaser Gold Bearer. The And Day), won nine races over various cross-country third dam, the winner Gina Rose (Prince Hansel), is also courses in France and her six foals also include the the second dam of Golden Alpha (Alphabatim), who was twelve-times winner Easter (Matahawk), five-time scorer second in the Gr.1 Champion Bumper here in 1999, before Gap (Mansonnien) and the Flat winner Haro Du Bosc becoming a Stakes winner over fences. (Garde Royale). Palisandre is a half-sister to Nori (Piratos), Quorisandre (Le Pontet) and Santiago V (Pot D’Or), winners of 32 races between them. Gr.3 HANDICAP CHASE, Cheltenham, 2m5f, 5yo+, 1st £51,255, 2nd £19,233, 3rd £9,630 1. DARNA (GB), 9g, Gr.1 WORLD HURDLE, Cheltenham, 3m, 4yo+, Alflora – Dutch Dyane (Midyan) 1st £170,850, 2nd £64,110, 3rd £32,100 2nd dam Double Dutch (Nicholas Bill) 1. COLE HARDEN (Ire), 6g, 3rd dam Dutch Princess (Royalty) Westerner – Nosie Betty (Alphabatim) O: Mrs Julie Martin & David R Martin, 2nd dam Cromogue Lady (Golden Love) B: Leonard Fuller, T: Kim Bailey 3rd dam Gina Rose (Prince Hansel) €10,000 2007 Tattersalls Ireland February NH Sale O: Jill and Robin Eynon, B: Josephine O’Callaghan, by Futurerate Ltd T: Warren Greatrex consigned by Leonard Fuller €13,000 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale by Grove Stud £7,000 2009 DBS Spring Sale by J L Gledson consigned by Ballyhampshire Stud consigned by Futurerate Ltd 2. SAPHIR DU RHEU (Fr), 6g, £120,000 2011 DBS Newbury Festival Sale Al Namix – Dona Du Rheu (Dom Pasquini) by Kim Bailey O: The Stewart Family, B: Claude Duval, T: Paul Nicholls consigned by J L Gledson

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2. MONETAIRE (Fr), 9g, Anabaa – Monitrice (Groom Dancer) Bloodstock O: Allan Stennett, B: Alec & Ghislaine Head, Peace of Insurance - Mind? T: David Pipe Get Covered 3. RAWNAQ (Ire), 8g, Azamour – Sharemata (Doyoun) [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie O: Kevin John Smith, B: Jim Monaghan, T: Matthew J Smith SUPPORTING RACE 28,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale FULKE WALWYN KIM MUIR CHALLENGE CUP by Shadwell Estate Company HANDICAP CHASE, Cheltenham, 3m2f, 5yo+, consigned by Cottage Stud 1st £35,976, 2nd £11,238, 3rd £5,616 3,500gns 2010 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training 1. THE PACKAGE (GB), 12g, Sale by Kevin Smith Kayf Tara – Ardent Bride (Ardross) consigned by Shadwell Stud 2nd dam Celestial Bride (Godswalk) Also ran: Buywise, Hollow Penny, Bally Legend, 3rd dam Light Diamond (Florescence) Champion Court, Rajdhani Express, Make A Track, O: The Johnson Family, B: Barkfold Manor Stud, Aupcharlie, Attaglance, Klepht, Un Ace, No Buts, T: David Pipe French Opera, Caid Du Berlais, Edgardo Sol, €10,000 2003 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale Burn And Turn, Filbert, De Boitron, Hunt Ball, consigned by Michael Tallon Dare Me (pu), Kings Lad (pu) 2. BLESS THE WINGS (Ire), 10g, Non runner: Bobcatbilly Winged Love – Silva Venture (Mandalus) 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 Distances: 1 ⁄4l, 1 ⁄2l, nk, ⁄4l, hd, 3l, ⁄2l, 1 ⁄2l, 1 ⁄4l, 1 ⁄4l, 1l, nk, O: Richard Gilbert, B: C Kenneally, T: Gordon Elliott 3 1 1 3 1 3 shd, ⁄4l, 1 ⁄4l, 3 ⁄2l, 2 ⁄4l, 2 ⁄2l, 15l, 1 ⁄4l €13,500 2005 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale by Distillery Stud, consigned by Abbey Stables £42,000 2008 DBS Spring Sale by A Murphy LR PERTEMPS NETWORK FINAL HANDICAP HURDLE, consigned by R Robinson Cheltenham, 3m, 5yo+, 1st £45,560, 2nd £17,096, 3rd £8,560 £16,000 2014 DBS Spring Sale by Tom Malone 1. CALL THE COPS (Ire), 6g, consigned by Mrs Lesley Field Presenting – Ballygill Heights (Symboli Heights) 3. BUDDY BOLERO (Ire), 9g, 2nd dam Ballygill Lady (Miami Springs) Accordion – Quinnsboro Ice (Glacial Storm) 3rd dam Etnas Princess (The Parson) O: Malcolm C Denmark, B: Mary Fanning McCormack, O: Matt & Lauren Morgan, B: Martin Donnellan, T: A J Martin T: Nicky Henderson €37,000 2006 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale €24,000 2012 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale by Brendan Bashford by S Knowles consigned by L and Mrs M McCormack consigned by Martin Donnellan €30,000 2009 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale £50,000 2012 DBS Hennessy Sale by Stephen Hillen by M A Pitman, consigned by Castledillon Stud consigned by Church Farm Stables Also ran: Grand Vision, Heaney, Standing Ovation, 2. UNIQUE DE COTTE (Fr), 7g, Champagne James, Grandads Horse, Ericht, Tap Night, Voix Du Nord – Kadalka De Cotte (Kadalko) Ballyoliver, Clondaw Knight, Gold Bullet, The Ould Lad, O: John P McManus, B: Mme Chantal Richardot, Just A Par, Across The Bay (bd), Benbane Head (f), T: David Pipe Guess Again (f), Masters Hill (ur), Benbens (ur), 3. THE TOURARD MAN (Ire), 9g, Sixty Something (f), The Nephew (bd), Vintage Star (pu), Shantou – Small Iron (General Ironside) Garrahalish (ur) 1 1 3 O: Mr & Mrs F Bell, N Farrell & A Marsh, Distances: 12l, 1 ⁄4l, 6l, 2 ⁄2l, 2l, 6l, 1 ⁄4l, 3l, 23l, shd, 2l, 13l, B: Mrs Irene Appelbe, T: Alan King 15l, 13l €8,500 2006 Tattersalls Ireland December Flat Sale by Susan Traynor consigned by Mrs Irene Appelbe Yesterday’s Racing Review €4,750 2009 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale by John O’Callaghan (P/S) BRITAIN consigned by Crillea Farm £30,000 2013 DBS March Sale at Newbury by Middleton PS 7.10 CHELMSFORD, 4YO+ CONDITIONS, 2MAW consigned by Forest Lodge Stables 1. MARZOCCO (USA), 4g, Also ran: Henryville, Aqalim, Brother Brian, Regal Encore, Kitten’s Joy – Dynamia (Dynaformer) Join The Clan, Knight Of Noir, Run Ructions Run, 2nd dam Shelly River (Irish River) Pineau De Re, Big Easy, Katkeau, Trustan Times, 3rd dam Pharlette (Pharly) Junction Fourteen, Dawalan, Spirit Of Shankly, Edeymi, O: Godolphin, B: Dr John Chandler, T: John Gosden Dolatulo, Bygones Sovereign, On The Bridge, Sybarite, $300,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale Peckhamecho by John Ferguson Non runner: Closing Ceremony consigned by Mill Ridge Sales 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 Distances: 1 ⁄4l, ⁄4l, nk, 4l, 2 ⁄4l, 4 ⁄2l, 1 ⁄2l, ⁄2l, 3 ⁄4l, nk, 3l, hd, 5l, 2. John Reel (Fr), 3. Fire Fighting (Ire) 1 1 1 1 1l, ⁄2l, 3l, 2 ⁄2l, 2 ⁄2l, 10l, 2l, 8l, 22l Distances: nk, 3 ⁄2l. 5 ran.

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6.05 (GMT) MARSEILLE-VIVAUX, 3YOF MDN, 2000MAW FRANCE 1. PLANTUREUSE (Fr), 3f, Hold That Tiger – River Trebor (Myrakalu) 1.20 (GMT) CHANTILLY, 3YOF MAIDEN, 1400MAW O: Mrs Nathalie Memran, B: San Gabriel & R Gedringer 1. IMPASSABLE (Ire), 3f, T: Pascal Marion Invincible Spirit – Gwenseb (Green Tune) €14,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearling Sale (P/S) O/B: Wertheimer and Frere, T: Carlos Laffon-Parias Distances: nk, 3l. 10 ran Distances: 1l, ½l. 11 ran. Plantureuse (Hold That Tiger) won this narrowly on her Impassable (Invincible Spirit) was unplaced on her two eighth start. She is a half-sister to the winners La runs last season and was sent to the front here, where she Chassotte (Until Sundown) and Grey Owl and Shabaka, stayed on well to the line. She is a full-sister to the Listed both by Hurricane Cat. They are out of the triple winner Prix Coronation victrix and Gr.3-placed Foreign Tune and River Trebor (Myrakalu), a full-sister to the dual Gr.3 they are out of the Gr.3 Prix du Bois and dual Listed winner winner Fantastic Filly and a half-sister to Miss Bio (River Gwenseb (Green Tune). She is one of four winners for her Mist; dam of the Gr.1 Prix Jean Prat victor and sire dam La Popesse (St Jovite), who won three races in Stormy River and the dual Gr.3-placed Line Drummer), France. The third dam, Madonna Sprite (Saint Cyrien), from the top-class family of the triple Gr.1 winner was a winner and has produced four winners, including Riverqueen and the Italian Gr.1 winner and sire Altieri. Reve Parisien (Trempolino), who was Listed-placed. The River Trebor has a two-year-old filly by Peer Gynt and a fourth dam is the Listed Prix des Lilas victrix Frenetique Hurricane Cat yearling filly. BR (Tyrant) and she later produced four winners, including Will Dancer (Green Dancer), who won nine races, including the Gr.1 Gran Criterium, and the winning Stallion Round-Up Boubskaia (Niniski; dam of Group winners Daneskaya and Silverskaya in Europe and Mumtaz, who was a SHUTTLE WINNER IN ARGENTINA Listed winner in the US). Gwenseb has a two-year-old colt named Attendu by ORPEN Acclamation and a Redoute’s Choice yearling colt Lecumberri (Arg), 6c, ex Leitza (Engrillado) called Spotify. BR Hipódromo de San Isidro, Argentina, Mar 11, Conditions, 5.35 (GMT) MARSEILLE-VIVAUX, 3YO MDN, 2000MAW 1600m, AP$64,600 1. BROADWAY BOOGIE (Ire), 3c, B: Haras Usasti. Distorted Humor – Grande Melody (Grand Lodge) O: Bertrand Belinguier, B: Joseph Allen, T: Jean-Claude Rouget Stakes Fields Distances: 1l, 1½l. 9 ran Broadway Boogie (Distorted Humor) produced a late CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL run to win on his fifth start. He is out of the Gr.2 Dahlia Handicap victrix Grande Melody (Grand Lodge), who is Gr.1 TRIUMPH HURDLE, Cheltenham, 2m1f, 4yo, one of three winners out of her unraced dam Crystal 1st £68,340, 2nd £25,644, 3rd £12,840, 1.30pm Melody (Nureyev), whose dam is the winner Crystal BARAKA DE THAIX (Fr), 4g, Spray (Beldale Flutter). She is also the dam of the Gr.1 Dom Alco – Jaka De Thaix (Kadalko) Fillies’ Mile victrix Crystal Music (Nureyev; dam of the BELTOR (GB), 4g, Listed-placed trio Crystany, Crystal Moment and Authorized – Carahill (Danehill) Treasury Devil, and grandam of the Gr.2 Prix Greffulhe DEVILMENT (GB), 4g, winner and sire Ocovango), the Gr.3 (then) Lancashire Cape Cross – Mischief Making (Lemon Drop Kid) Oaks winner State Crystal (High Estate; dam of the dual DICOSIMO (Fr), 4g, Listed-placed Crystal Curling and grandam of the Gr.3 Laveron – Coralisse Royale (Tip Moss) Minstrel Stakes winner Three Rocks), the Gr.3 John HARGAM (Fr), 4g, Porter Stakes winner Dubai Success (Sadler’s Wells), as Sinndar – Horasana (Galileo) well as the Gr.3 (then) May Hill Stakes winner Solar KALKIR (Fr), 4g, Crystal (Alzao; dam of the Gr.1 Racing Post Trophy-third Montmartre – Kakira (Cadoudal) Feared In Flight) and the Gr.1 Irish Derby-third KAREZAK (Ire), 4g, Tchaikovsky (Sadler’s Wells). The third dam Crystal Azamour – Karawana (King’s Best) Fountain (Great Nephew) produced nine winners, MATORICO (Ire), 4g, including Crystal Hearted (Broken Hearted), who won Mastercraftsman – Hashbrown (Big Shuffle) seven races, including the Gr.2 Flughafen-Frankfurt- OFFICER DRIVEL (Ire), 4g, Trophy. Her dam is the Nassau and Falmouth Stakes Captain Rio – Spiritville (Invincible Spirit) winner Crystal Palace (Solar Slipper), who later OLD GUARD (GB), 4g, produced the Derby winner and sire Royal Palace Notnowcato – Dolma (Marchand De Sable) (Ballymoss). PAIN AU CHOCOLAT (Fr), 4g, Grande Melody has a two-year-old colt named Maize Enrique – Clair Chene (Solido) And Blue (Danehill Dancer), and a Fastnet Rock PEACE AND CO (Fr), 4g, yearling filly. BR Falco – Peace Lina (Linamix)

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PRAIRIE TOWN (Ire), 4g, CARLINGFORD LOUGH (Ire), 9g, High Chaparral – Lake Baino (Highest Honor) King’s Theatre – Baden (Furry Glen) STARS OVER THE SEA (USA), 4g, CONEYGREE (GB), 8g, Sea The Stars – Exciting Times (Jeune Homme) Karinga Bay – Plaid Maid (Executive Perk) TAKE A BREAK (Fr), 4g, DJAKADAM (Fr), 6g, Sunday Break – Popee (Take Risks) Saint Des Saints – Rainbow Quest (Baryshnikov) TOP NOTCH (Fr), 4g, DON COSSACK (Ger), 8g, Poliglote – Topira (Pistolet Bleu) Sholokhov – Depeche Toi (Konigsstuhl) PETITE PARISIENNE (Fr), 4f, HOLYWELL (Ire), 8g, Montmartre – Ejina (Highest Honor) Gold Well – Hillcrest (Thatching) HOME FARM (Ire), 8g, Presenting – Tynelucy (Good Thyne) Gr.1 SPA NOVICES’ HURDLE, Cheltenham, 3m, 4yo+, HOUBLON DES OBEAUX (Fr), 8g, 1st £68,340, 2nd £25,644, 3rd £12,840, 2.40pm Panoramic – Harkosa (Nikos) ARBRE DE VIE (Fr), 5g, LORD WINDERMERE (Ire), 9g, Antarctique – Nouvelle Recrue (Ragmar) Oscar – Satellite Dancer (Satco) AVANT TOUT (Fr), 5g, MANY CLOUDS (Ire), 8g, Agent Bleu – Quiwfty (Dark Moondancer) Cloudings – Bobbing Back (Bob Back) BLACK HERCULES (Ire), 6g, ON HIS OWN (Ire), 11g, Heron Island – Annalecky (Bob’s Return) Presenting – Shuil Na Mhuire (Roselier) BLAKLION (GB), 6g, RIVER CHOICE (Fr), 12g, Kayf Tara – Franciscaine (Legend Of France) River Mist – Noraca (Akarad) CARACCI APACHE (Ire), 5g, ROAD TO RICHES (Ire), 8g, High Chaparral – Campanella (Lomitas) Gamut – Bellora (Over The River) CARNINGLI (Ire), 6g, SAM WINNER (Fr), 8g, Old Vic – Name For Fame (Quest For Fame) Okawango – Noche (Night Shift) DEFINITLY RED (Ire), 6g, SILVINIACO CONTI (Fr), 9g, Definite Article – The Red Wench (Aahsaylad) Dom Alco – Gazelle Lulu (Altayan) FLETCHERS FLYER (Ire), 7g, SMAD PLACE (Fr), 8g, Winged Love – Crystal Chord (Accordion) Smadoun – Bienna Star (Village Star) KYLEMORE LOUGH (GB), 6g, THE GIANT BOLSTER (GB), 10g, Revoque – One Of The Last (Supreme Leader) Black Sam Bellamy – Divisa (Lomitas) MARTELLO TOWER (Ire), 7g, Milan – Johnsalice (Zaffaran) MEASUREOFMYDREAMS (Ire), 7g, AUSTRALIA – SATURDAY Shantou – Le Bavellen (Le Bavard) Gr.1 NEWMARKET HANDICAP, Flemington, 1200m, MILSEAN (Ire), 6g, 3yo+, 1st A$600,000, 2nd A$180,000, 3rd A$90,000, Milan – Boro Supreme (Supreme Leader) 4.50am (GMT) (Ire), 5g, LANKAN RUPEE (Aus), 5g, Indian River – Native Mo (Be My Native) Redoute’s Choice – Estelle Collection (Stravinsky) NO MORE HEROES (Ire), 6g, TERRAVISTA (Aus), 5g, Presenting – What A Breeze (Naheez) Captain Rio – Parfore (Gold Brose) OUT SAM (GB), 6g, CHAUTAUQUA (Aus), 4g, Multiplex – Tintera (King’s Theatre) Encosta De Lago – Lovely Jubly (Lion Hunter) SHANROE SANTOS (Ire), 6g, AERONAUTICAL (Aus), 6g, Definite Article – Jane Hall (Saddlers’ Hall) Encosta De Lago – Moon Fever (Fusaichi Pegasus) SHANTOU BOB (Ire), 7g, BRAZEN BEAU (Aus), 3c, Shantou – Bobset Leader (Bob Back) I Am Invincible – Sansadee (Snaadee) TEA FOR TWO (GB), 6g, DRIEFONTEIN (Aus), 5m, Kayf Tara – One For Me (Tragic Role) Fastnet Rock – Follow Gold (Export Price) THOMAS BROWN (GB), 6g, LORD OF THE SKY (Aus), 4c, Sir Harry Lewis – Tentsmuir (Arctic Lord) Danerich – Princess Abassi (Abassi) VALUE AT RISK (GB), 6g, WATERMANS BAY (Aus), 6g, Kayf Tara – Miss Orchestra (Orchestra) Eternity Range – Parisian Princess (Ron Bon) DELECTATION (Aus), 3g, Shamardal – Grace And Power (More Than Ready) Gr.1 CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP CHASE, Cheltenham, 1 3m2 ⁄2f, 5yo+, 1st £313,225, 2nd £117,535, 3rd £58,850, 3.20pm Gr.1 COOLMORE CLASSIC, Rosehill, 1500m, 3yo+f&m, BOBS WORTH (Ire), 10g, 1st A$360,000, 2nd A$120,000, 3rd A$60,000, Bob Back – Fashionista (King’s Theatre) 5.10am (GMT) BOSTON BOB (Ire), 10g, DEAR DEMI (Aus), 5m, Bob Back – Bavaway (Le Bavard) Dehere – Shirley (Zabeel)

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DIAMOND DRILLE (Aus), 5m, EUROPEAN INTEREST RUNNERS Al Maher – Damzelle Pedrille (Zoffany) Gr.3 MAURICE MCCARTEN STAKES, Rosehill, 1100m, TINTO (Aus), 4f, 3yo+, 1st A$90,000, 2nd A$30,000, 3rd A$15,000, Red Dazzler – Truly Brave (Brave Warrior) 2.00am (GMT) FIRST SEAL (Aus), 3f, KENCELLA (Aus), 5g, Fastnet Rock – Episode (Scenic) Exceed And Excel – Kentiara (Metal Storm) ARABIAN GOLD (Aus), 4f, BOSS LANE (Aus), 4g, Dubawi – Coablo (Vettori) Dubawi – Lyricalworks (Danehill Dancer) THUMP (Aus), 4f, Red Ransom – Oomph (Flying Spur) PLUCKY BELLE (Aus), 6m, Gr.2 VRC SIRES’ PRODUCE STAKES, Flemington, Mossman – Winning Belle (Zabeel) 1400m, 2yo, 1st A$120,000, 2nd A$36,000, 3rd A$18,000, AMICUS (Aus), 3f, 2.55am (GMT) Fastnet Rock – Gold Chant (El Moxie) SAMPEAH (Aus), 2c, MAHARA (Aus), 5m, Exceed And Excel – Greeting (Canny Lad) Hussonet – Desina (Desert King) JAMEKA (Aus), 2f, HERA (NZ), 4f, Myboycharlie – Mine Game (General Nediym) O’Reilly – Corsica (Manfield) TARLOSHAN (NZ), 5m, Istidaad – Leave Me Lucille (Dehere) ADRIFT (NZ), 3f, Gr.2 MAGIC NIGHT STAKES, Rosehill, 1200m, 2yof, Zabeel – Stray (Tale Of The Cat) 1st A$105,000, 2nd A$35,000, 3rd A$17,500, 3.10am (GMT) ABDUCTION (Aus), 3f, RACY (Aus), 2f, Street Cry – Hold To Ransom (Red Ransom) Exceed And Excel – Saucy Nell (Marauding) HEAVENLY HAND (Aus), 2f, Exceed And Excel – Te Akau Coup (Thorn Park) Gr.1 AUSTRALIAN CUP, Flemington, 2000m, 3yo+, RED SILHOUETTE (NZ), 2f, 1st A$600,000, 2nd A$180,000, 3rd A$90,000, Rip Van Winkle – Floramour (More Than Ready) 5.30am (GMT) RED CADEAUX (GB), 9g, Cadeaux Genereux – Artisia (Peintre Celebre) Gr.2 BLAMEY STAKES, Flemington, 1600m, 3yo+, PROTECTIONIST (Ger), 5h, 1st A$120,000, 2nd A$36,000, 3rd A$18,000, 3.30am (GMT) Monsun – Patineuse (Peintre Celebre) SERTORIUS (Aus), 7g, HAPPY TRAILS (Aus), 7g, Galileo – Pretty Penny (Encosta De Lago) Good Journey – Madame Flurry (Perugino) JACQUINOT BAY (Aus), 7g, FORETELLER (GB), 8g, Galileo – La La Land (Last Tycoon) Dansili – Prophecy (Warning) GUEST OF HONOUR (Ire), 6h, EXTRA ZERO (Aus), 8g, Cape Cross – Risera (Royal Academy) Danzero – Extra Bubbly (Bellotto) KOURKAM (Fr), 5g, MOURINHO (Aus), 7g, American Post – Kourka (Keos) Oratorio – Benevolent (Generous) WAXING (Ire), 5g, THE CLEANER (Aus), 7g, Galileo – Play Misty For Me (Danehill Dancer) Savoire Vivre – Dash Of Scotch (Blessington) PUCCINI (NZ), 4c, Encosta De Lago – Our Miss Opera (Paris Opera) Gr.2 KEWNEY STAKES, Flemington, 1400m, 3yof, LIDARI (Fr), 6h, 1st A$120,000, 2nd A$36,000, 3rd A$18,000, 4.10am (GMT) Acclamation – Laxlova (Linamix) PEGGY JEAN (Aus), 3f, AKZAR (Ire), 8g, Myboycharlie – Lady Of Love (Lago Delight) Selkirk – Alaiyda (Shahrastani) ROYAL OCEAN (Aus), 3f, AU REVOIR (Ire), 5h, Fastnet Rock – Chasing Mammon (Giant’s Causeway) Singspiel – First (Highest Honor) BAYOONAH (Aus), 3f, BIG MEMORY (Fr), 5g, High Chaparral – Miller’s Pride (Lammtarra) Duke Of Marmalade – Nicara (Nebos) VEZALAY (Aus), 3f, SONNTAG (Aus), 4g, Shamardal – Tactfully (Flying Spur) Teofilo – Parfaits (Strategic) ENTIRELY PLATINUM (NZ), 5g, Pentire – Platinum Blond (Kaapstad) Gr.3 SKY HIGH STAKES, Rosehill, 2000m, 3yo+, SPILLWAY (GB), 5h, 1st A$90,000, 2nd A$30,000, 3rd A$15,000, 4.30am (GMT) Rail Link – Flower Market (Cadeaux Genereux) BEATEN UP (GB), 7g, GREATWOOD (GB), 4g, Beat Hollow – Frog (Akarad) Manduro – Gaze (Galileo) OPINION (Ire), 6g, Oasis Dream – Kiltubber (Sadler’s Wells) www.bloodstocknews.eu JUNOOB (GB), 7g, Haafhd – Faydah (Bahri)

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HARTNELL (GB), 4g, CONSENSUS (NZ), 3f, Authorized – Debonnaire (Anabaa) Postponed – Kate Cross (Cape Cross) DISCLAIMER (GB), 5g, GIN SWING (NZ), 3f, Dansili – Novellara (Sadler’s Wells) Keeper – Gin City (Heroicity) MARY QUANT (NZ), 3f, O’Reilly – Legs (Pins) Gr.2 PHAR LAP STAKES, Rosehill, 1500m, 3yo, STARS IN ALIGN (NZ), 3f, 1st A$105,000, 2nd A$35,000, 3rd A$17,500, 5.50am (GMT) Align – Maranta Star (Marquetry) POUNAMU (Aus), 3g, TASHA AIMEE (Aus), 3f, Authorized – Tangiwai (Street Cry) Pins – Teresa (Darshaan) HIGH ABOVE (Aus), 3f, High Chaparral – World Event (Zabeel) EUROPEAN INTEREST RUNNERS Gr.2 WELLINGTON GUINEAS, Wellington, 1400m, 3yo, 1st NZ$59,375, 2nd NZ$19,000, 3rd NZ$9,500, Gr.3 MATRON STAKES, Flemington, 1600m, 3yo+f&m, 3.03am (GMT) 1st A$90,000, 2nd A$27,000, 3rd A$13,500, 6.10am (GMT) VESPA (NZ), 3c, BIPPO NO BUNGUS (Aus), 5m, Elusive City – Miss Avalon (Fantastic Light) Dubawi – Quest For Pleasure (Quest For Fame) RIDING SHOTGUN (NZ), 3g, NOBLE PROTECTOR (GB), 5m, Iffraaj – Exquisitely (Snippets) Haafhd – All Glory (Alzao) STAR O’FRAAJ (NZ), 3f, REFER (Aus), 4f, Iffraaj – Star O’The Ball (Jetball) Fastnet Rock – Silken Song (Unbridled’s Song) FENWAY (Aus), 3f, High Chaparral – Deedra (Zabeel)

Gr.2 AJAX STAKES, Rosehill, 1500m, 3yo+, 1st A$105,000, 2nd A$35,000, 3rd A$17,500, 6.30am (GMT) NINTH LEGION (Aus), 5g, Fastnet Rock – Xaar’s Jewel (Xaar) PORNICHET (Fr), 4c, Vespone – Porza (Septieme Ciel) AOMEN (Ire), 7g, Shamardal – Kathy Caerleon (Caerleon) SAN DIEGO (Aus), 4g, Exceed And Excel – Del Mar (Zabeel) SPY DECODER (NZ), 4g, Testa Rossa – Decipher (Timber Country)

NEW ZEALAND – SATURDAY Gr.1 NEW ZEALAND OAKS, Wellington, 2400m, 3yof, 1st NZ$175,000, 2nd NZ$56,000, 3rd NZ$28,000, OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATES TO THE £ 4.19am (GMT) ANOTHER COUP (NZ), 3f, Argentine Peso (13.19), A$ (1.91), Bahrain Dinar (0.59), Brz Darci Brahma – Ginger Nut Coup (Encosta De Lago) Real (4.14), C$ (1.81), Chilean Peso (944.01), Chinese Yuan PLATINUM WITNESS (Aus), 3f, (9.69), CzK (35.62), DKr (9.59), € (1.29), HK$ (12.08), Hungarian California Dane – Chartreuse (St Petersburg) Forint (407.45), Indian Rupee (407.45), ¥ (186.58), Kazakhstan SAVARIA (NZ), 3f, Tenge (284.02), Malaysian Ringgit (5.45), Moroccan Dirham Savabeel – Amathea (O’Reilly) (14.14), NZ$ (2.00), NKr (11.61), PZl (5.52), Qatar Riyal (5.67), THEE AULD FLOOZIE (NZ), 3f, Russian Ruble (94.27), Saudi Arabian Riyal (5.85), Serbian Mastercraftsman – Thee Auld Hussie (Spinning World) Dinar (156.29), S$ (2.07), R (18.03), South Korean Won SAAVOYA (NZ), 3f, (1704.48), SKr (12.17), SwFr (1.55), Tunisian Dinar (2.91), Tur L Savabeel – Royal Prize (Prized) (3.64), UAE Dhs (5.72), $ (1.56). CHARMONT (Aus), 3f, Source: British Horseracing Authority High Chaparral – Martique (Danehill) BELLE MIRAAJ (NZ), 3f, NOTE: All race results and cards referred to in the European Bloodstock News are designated Group/Graded Iffraaj – Beach Dance (Carnegie) status according to their own domestic Jockey . DREAM RUN (NZ), 3f, Pins – Run Brony Run (Redoute’s Choice) Copyright European Bloodstock News BEL SORRISO (NZ), 3f, This news sheet may not be reproduced in any form or by any Keeper – Balbeel (Zabeel) means, electronically or mechanical, without the prior consent EXQUISITE JEWEL (NZ), 3f, of the copyright owner, Advertising Lucky Unicorn – Game Duchess (Montjeu)

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