SUNDAY, 8 OCTOBER, 2017 NO WORRIES AS WINX WALTZES TO 21 ROLY POLY TOUGHS OUT The mighty Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) made her first visit to THIRD GROUP 1 WIN Flemington Racecourse a memorable one when she sauntered home a facile winner of the G1 Seppelt Turnbull S. over 2000m. on Saturday. It was a 14th Group 1 victory for the 6-year-old mare who was extending her unbeaten streak to 21, and with 25 victories in total she now matches the tally achieved by Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}), albeit she went unbeaten throughout her career. While Winx has given her legion of fans a scary moment or two in her previous runs this campaign there was never a moment of doubt about victory on Saturday as she broke smartly under Hugh Bowman with the rider content to rein her back to fifth as 200/1 outsider Magicool (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) set the early fractions. Sir Isaac Newton (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), one of two runners for Robert Hickmott and Lloyd Williams pulled hard early on and Damian Oliver had a job to keep him in second as last year=s G1 St Leger runner up Ventura = Roly Poly leaves Aidan O Brien just two short of the world record Storm (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) settled another four lengths back in number of Group 1 wins in a year | Racingfotos.com third. Magicool cried enough just under four furlongs from home as Roly Poly (War Front) has played an integral part in Sir Isaac Newton and stable-mate Assign (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) Ballydoyle=s season of seasons and her third group 1 win in were left dueling for the lead but Hugh Bowman was sitting Saturday=s G1 Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot S. was also a 23rd pretty on their tails just biding his time on the brilliant mare and for Aidan O=Brien in 2017, making the stable=s world-record bid it was clear it was only a matter of how far? Bowman gave Winx for victories at the highest level very much within reach. Earning a nudge 300m from home and she began to power clear under >TDN Rising Star> status as early as last April when successful on minimal urging, ultimately crossing the line eight lengths clears debut over five furlongs at Naas, the bay earned her first black- of her pursuers. The two Hickmott runners weakened up the type wins in the G3 Grangecon Stud S. at The Curragh and straight and it was left to the Hayes and Dabernig trained G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. on the July Course here. Runner-up Ventura Storm to pick up the pieces with Humidor (NZ) (Teofilo in the G2 Lowther S. at York and the G1 Cheveley Park S. here, {Ire}), Winx=s chief market rival, running on late for third having she was ninth in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and never really gotten into the race. seventh on her return when below-par in the seven-furlong One would think connections of Winx are running out of G3 Nell Gwyn S. again at this track Apr. 19. Sixth in the G1 Poule superlatives at this stage but such is the dominance of her d=Essai des Pouliches at Deauville May 13, she started to claw performances that those close to her can still sum up the feeling back her juvenile form when second to stablemate Winter (Ire) she is bestowing on them after each win." (Galileo {Ire}) in both the May 28 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas returning to The Curragh and in the June 23 G1 Coronation S. at Cont. p14 (click here) Royal Ascot. G1 Tattersalls Falmouth S. at Newmarket. With Ryan Moore in positive mood, Roly Poly took the G1 Falmouth S. IN TDN AMERICA TODAY by the scruff of the neck on the July Course here July 14 and that DIVERSIFY ALL THE WAY IN GOLD CUP brought about a deserved breakthrough in this category before Making his first appearance in graded stakes company, ‘TDN Rising she added a second in the G1 Prix Rothschild at Deauville 16 Star’ Diversify (Bellamy Road) led past every pole en route to a days later. comfortable victory in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. Cont. p2 Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 18 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 8 OCTOBER, 2017 Roly Poly Toughs Out Third Group 1 Win cont. level scorers Desert Wine and Menifee. Click for the free Only sixth in the G1 Matron S. at Leopardstown Sept. 9, she Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. was again asked to go forward from the break before accepting a lead from Dawn of Hope (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}). Staying prominent, she took back control with a furlong remaining and Saturday, Newmarket, Britain stayed on strongly up the rising ground to deny the KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN SUN CHARIOT S.-G1, ,250,000, NEW, market-leader Persuasive a first group 1 win. AThis is a big team 10-7, 3yo/up, f, 8fT, 1:34.88, gd. effort and Ryan gave her a class ride,@ her trainer said. AShe=s a 1--ROLY POLY, 126, f, 3, by War Front great filly--tactical and tough and is incredibly-bred. She=s 1st Dam: Misty For Me (Ire) (Hwt. 2yo Filly-Ire & Fr, incredibly tough and genuine and she and Rhododendron could Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 9.5-11f, MG1SW-Ire, G1SW-Fr & be trained for the Fillies & Mares at the Breeders= Cup.@ GISP-US, $1,124,364), by Galileo (Ire) Persuasive and Nathra=s trainer John Gosden said of the placed 2nd Dam: Butterfly Cove, by Storm Cat fillies, AThey both ran superbly well. The winner on this ground 3rd Dam: Mr. P=s Princess, by Mr. Prospector was too good for us. With a bit more juice in the ground, both of ($575,000 RNA Ylg >15 KEESEP). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick our fillies would have troubled the winner. They have run Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Misty For Me Syndicate (KY); second and third and I could not be more thrilled with them. T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Ryan Moore. ,141,775. Lifetime Record: They have run true and honest right to the end of the season. I G1SW-Fr, GSW & G1SP-Ire, 16-6-4-0, $939,537. *Full to U S think that will probably be it for both of them and the breeding Navy Flag, G1SW-Eng & GSW-Ire, $263,736; and 1/2 to Cover sheds beckon.@ Song (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), GSW-US, $122,227. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ Pedigree Notes... *Triple Plus*. Roly Poly=s success comes just a week after her full-brother U S Navy Flag captured the G1 Middle Park S. for her relentlessly successful stable. They add to an already-remarkable broodmare record for Misty For Me, who was a top performer herself and won the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas before beating Midday (GB) 2--Persuasive (Ire), 129, f, 4, Dark Angel (Ire)--Choose Me (Ire), (Oasis Dream {GB}) by six lengths in the 2011 G1 Pretty Polly S. by Choisir (Aus). (i180,000 Ylg >14 GOFORB). O-Cheveley Park Her first foal was the GIII Autumn Miss S. winner Cover Song Stud; B-J F Tuthill (IRE); T-John Gosden. ,53,750. (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), while she has a yearling filly and a colt foal 3--Nathra (Ire), 129, f, 4, Iffraaj (GB)--Rada (Ire), by Danehill. by War Front to come. The second dam Butterfly Cove produced (270,000gns Ylg >14 TAOCT). O-Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah; Ballydoyle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who rewarded the braveness of B-Pier House Stud (IRE); T-John Gosden. ,26,900. connections by winning the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac and finishing Margins: 1 1/4, 1 1/4, HD. Odds: 4.00, 2.25, 20.00. runner-up in the G1 1000 Guineas. This is the family of the G1 Also Ran: Usherette (Ire), Dawn of Hope (Ire), Qemah (Ire), Phoenix S. and G1 Prix Morny-winning sire Fasliyev who helped Muffri=ha (Ire), Alluringly, Aljazzi (GB), Siyoushake (Ire), Tomyris get the Aidan O=Brien ball rolling in his early days at Ballydoyle, (GB), Spangled (GB), Arabian Hope. Click for the Racing Post with his dam Mr. P=s Princess a half-sister to the multiple top- result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 18 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 8 OCTOBER, 2017 VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 International Editor Kelsey Riley Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN Connections of Roly Poly | Racing Post [email protected] European Editor Saturday, Ascot, Britain Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry JOHN GUEST BENGOUGH S.-G3, ,70,000, ASC, 10-7, 3yo/up, [email protected] 6fT, 1:16.24, g/s. 1--BLUE POINT (IRE), 130, c, 3, by Shamardal Associate International Editor Heather Anderson 1st Dam: Scarlett Rose (GB), by Royal Applause (GB) Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN 2nd Dam: Billie Blue (GB), by Ballad Rock (Ire) Marketing Manager 3rd Dam: Blue Nose (Ire), by Windjammer Alayna Cullen (110,000gns Wlg >14 TATFOA; 200,000gns Ylg >15 TATOCT). Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] O-Godolphin; B-Oak Lodge Bloodstock (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. ,39,697. Lifetime Record: MG1SP-Eng, Contributing Editor Alan Carasso 10-5-2-2, $531,281. *1/2 to Formosina (Ire) Twitter: @EquinealTDN (Footstepsinthesand {GB}), GSW-Ire & GSP-Eng, $185,830. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.