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TODAY’S HEADLINES SALES TALK RACING PREVIEW TATTERSALLS SMALL BUT SELECT FIELD EBN Sales Talk Click here to FOR NEWMARKET CLASSIC is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com One of Sir Winston ’s many famous quotes : “History will be to me, for I intend to write it” and his namesake holds a favourite’s chance of making his own small piece of history at Newmarket this afternoon. Last year’s Champion Two-Year-Old KODIAC PROVES HIMSELF and three unbeaten winners of Classic trials are among the small but select field of ten for today’s Gr.1 2,000 Guineas. The victory KING ONCE AGAIN two years ago by was the seventh for trainer Aidan The Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up and Horses in Training Sale O’Brien and equalled the record set in the 19th century by John concluded yesterday with each of the key indicators showing Scott. The Ballydoyle handler will be hoping to go one better this positive results, writes Rob Davey. afternoon with another colt, Churchill, though the Gr.1 The headline act proved to be a son of Kodiac, who was offered Vincent O’Brien National Stakes and Gr.1 winner late in the day as Lot 298. There was a duel between Stephen Hillen will be the only starter who has not had a prep run. His stablemate on the phone and David Redvers for the Knockanglass Stables Lancaster Bomber () has only won a maiden, but was offering and it was the former who came out the victor at 240,000gns. second in both the Dewhurst Stakes and the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Out of the winning mare Greenflash, his sale proved Juvenile Turf and was a two-length fourth over a longer trip in to be a quality pinhook, having been secured for £28,000 at Goffs UK March’s Gr.2 UAE Derby, a race in which the third O’Brien runner, August Yearling Sale by Howson and Houldsworth. the Gr.3-placed Spirit Of Valor (War Front), was a further four Hillen said, “He is by a tremendous sire and did a really good places and ten lengths behind. continued on page 13 breeze and finished it out really strong, which is what we are looking

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PRECOCIOUS Colt ex THE LARK (PIVOTAL) “This is a seriously good foal by Muhaarar, owned by Lady Bamford. He has size,scope, strength and a quality head. He has extra action, this is a very good foal.” HUGO LASCELLES

LOOKS SPEED Colt ex RISKIT FORA BISKIT (KODIAC) “He is quite simply an exceptional foal with a great walk, temperament and conformation. We will definitely be sending more mares to Muhaarar.” DIEGO ROMEO, LONGVIEW STUD

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Colt ex WHATDOIWANTTHATFOR (KODIAC) “He looks a real sprinter - very deep and powerful as well as having very good bone.” JOHN O’CONNOR, BALLYLINCH STUD

Colt ex DUSKY QUEEN () “He’s a very nice, compact colt owned by the China Horse Club. He’s correct, with a nice outlook and a good step. He is really stamping his stock. I really like what I’ve seen so far.” JOHN O’CONNOR, BALLYLINCH STUD

Colt ex TWILIGHT MISTRESS (BIN AJWAAD) “We’re delighted with our foal, which is demonstrated by the fact we have returned to Muhaarar again this year with the dam of Twilight Son.” CAROLINE WILSON, BREEDER

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for. We tried hard for the [Lot 214] and the two were on our list. If this colt had been in the Craven [Sale], he would have been more expensive. He is for Pat Gallagher [racing under the name of Gallagher Equine Ltd] and will join .” Hillen was also the successful bidder on the first six-figure juvenile through the ring, Lot 112, a daughter of Acclamation, who was offered by Baroda & Colbinstown Studs. The agent secured her for 110,000gns. The filly is out of the dual winner La Reine De Pearls (), while the third dam, Cox Orange picture courtesy of www.tattersalls.com (Trempolino), was a Gr.3 winner on either side of the in and America and subsequently produced the Listed winner and Gr.1 1,000 Guineas-third Vista Bella. Hillen said, “She has been bought to go to Mick Quinn and a new client of his, Kenny Bruce. She did a quick breeze, actually the quickest, looks fast and is ready to go.” Later in the session, the ring filled in anticipation of the aforementioned Kildaragh Stud-bred and Glending Stables- Bloodstock agent Stephen Hillen bought the top lot, who is offered son of first season sire Dawn Approach, whose first and to be trained by Richard Hughes, for 240,000gns only runner thus far, the James Tate-trained Haddaf, failed by only a neck at Leicester late last month. The bidding was opened by Hillen at 100,000gns, but it was Richard O’Gorman who won Richard Frisby who came out victorious to take home the Church the day at 170,000gns. The agent said, “This colt did a very good Farm and Horse Park Stud offering. The first-named sourced the breeze and the first runner for the sire did extremely well this week. colt from Goffs Yearling Sale for €60,000. The purchaser said, He was bought for John Ferguson.” “He has been bought for and will be taken home for a few days. Sheikh Mohammed will then decide where he goes. The colt The colt is from a strong German family and out of the unraced has a stallion’s page, if good enough.” mare Whisp, whose dam is the German Hailing from Kilfrush Stud’s famous Mill Princess family, which Champion Two-Year-Old Filly and Listed winner WIld Romance contains multiple Gr.1 winner and leading sire Last Tycoon, as (Alkalde). She also produced the Gr.2 winners Wild Side (Sternkonig; dam of among other Group winners, the Gr.2 winner Wild Coco) and Win For Us (Surumu; dam of the Listed winner and Gr.1-placed Win For Sure), as well as the Gr.3 winner and dual Classic-placed White Rose (Platini; dam of three Listed winners). Later on O’Gorman snared the Knockanglass Stables-offered Lot 262, a son of Dandy Man, who is a half-brother to the Gr.3 Prix des Reservoirs-placed Turf Laurel, for 160,000gns. He had been a vendor buyback for £18,000 in the ring last August at Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale. Not long after the first 170,000gns lot, it was the turn of an Acclamation colt (Lot 223) to take a star turn. In the end it was picture courtesy of www.tattersalls.com

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Aushorse.com.au SALES TALK EBN: SATURDAY, 6TH MAY 2017 well as the Gr.1-winning fillies , Tie Black and , the colt is out of a winning half- sister to the Gr.2 Prix du Gros-Chene winner Beauty Is Truth (Pivotal), already the dam of one Gr.1 winner in the shape of The United States and who could become the dam of two top-level winners tomorrow, when her daughter Hydrangea lines up in the Gr.1 1,000 Guineas. Also selling for 170,000gns was the Mocklershill-offered son of first season sire Lethal Force (Lot 254). The winning bid was picture courtesy of www.tattersalls.com landed by Jeremy Brummitt, after Chris Richardson of shook his head when invited to raise his offer. The grey was a €55,000 purchase from Goffs Sportsman’s Sale last October by Church Farm and is out of an unraced half-sister to the Gr.2 Stakes runner-up Cochabamba (Hurricane Run) and the dam of last May’s Listed National Stakes hero Global Applause. The agent said, “He is for export. I was the underbidder on him as a yearling and, in my opinion, he has done everything Lot 223, a colt by Acclamation for whom Richard Frisby right since then.” paid 170,000gns A €24,000 purchase by Kevin Ross from Tattersalls Ireland’s September Yearling Sale for a son of Sepoy (Lot 281) turned into a 140,000gns acquisition by Oliver St Lawrence. The Thomastown Having been active at the same company’s Craven Breeze-Up Corner Stables-offered colt is out of a winning daughter Sale last month, Cheveley Park Stud continued where it left off, securing eight colts, the highest-priced being a son of Kodiac at of the Listed winner and Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas runner-up 150,000gns. Offered by Tally-Ho Stud as Lot 216, the colt is a half- Amethyst (Sadler’s Wells). The agent also secured Lot 294, a colt brother to the Gr.3 Classic Trial Stakes-third Snoano, out of the from the final crop by the retired National Stud stallion Bahamian unraced Pivotal mare White Dress. He is set to join . Bounty for 100,000gns. He was another Howson and Houldsworth Bloodstock purchase for consignors Knockanglass Stables, this one CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 costing €28,000 at Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale. In the pipeline. We told you that his biggest and best-bred crops are 2YO’s of 2017 and 2018. His first runner from these crops,, couldn’t have been more impressive when scoring at Naas on Monday for Jessica Harrington and owner/breeders the Niarchos Family and her dam returned to this season. Also this week, A RAVING BEAUTY won a Listed race over a mile at Hannover and PLEASANT SURPRISE won her maiden by 6 lengths for .

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Leading Sires in Europe in 2017 Sponsored by in order of individual winners Northmore Stud Sire Born Grandsire Runners Runs Runners Runners Winners Winners Winners Wins Placed Places BT BT % Winners Total Money £ male female male female Winners Placed to runners 1 1997 Green Desert 148 373 114 34 42 31 11 47 61 155 0728 597,748 2 ELUSIVE CITY 2000 Elusive Quality 122 399 86 36 40 31 9 48 38 145 1133 581,763 EXCEED AND EXCEL 2000 Danehill 160 376 105 55 40 24 16 47 77 154 2525 478,093 HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR 2004 Danehill 147 394 89 58 40 29 11 52 72 175 1227 493,929 5 2005 Acclamation 173 369 99 74 39 20 19 46 65 135 4323 789,018 6 KYLLACHY 1998 Pivotal 125 366 80 45 38 28 10 59 52 145 0130 478,336 PIVOTAL 1993 105 253 77 28 38 27 11 50 37 95 2336 470,470 8 ACCLAMATION 1999 165 417 107 58 36 22 14 44 71 161 2222 494,100 KODIAC 2001 Danehill 168 409 103 65 36 29 7 52 80 161 2421 638,251 SHAMARDAL 2002 Giant's Causeway 115 274 88 27 36 29 7 45 49 111 4331 595,407 11 KHELEYF 2001 Green Desert 151 419 101 50 34 22 12 40 52 139 1123 320,085 ZEBEDEE 2008 Invincible Spirit 122 363 73 49 34 23 11 42 52 127 0028 244,244 13 OASIS DREAM 2000 Green Desert 105 289 81 24 32 26 6 44 49 117 0330 383,377 14 ROCK OF GIBRALTAR 1999 Danehill 124 323 85 39 31 23 8 38 45 122 0225 466,070 15 IFFRAAJ 2001 106 315 63 43 30 20 10 37 49 121 1128 356,979 16 FASTNET ROCK 2001 Danehill 109 247 63 46 29 20 9 34 53 116 5327 497,873 2004 Invincible Spirit 149 306 83 66 29 19 10 34 59 111 1319 452,474 18 DUTCH ART 2004 Medicean 115 289 68 47 28 20 8 33 55 131 1024 321,158 19 2002 Giant's Causeway 108 304 71 37 27 23 4 34 51 137 1225 502,161 KENDARGENT 2003 Kendor 115 317 70 45 27 22 5 36 55 126 2123 641,975 2006 Galileo 96 212 54 42 27 16 11 36 37 90 0228 342,845 22 DANSILI 1996 Danehill 76 181 61 15 25 21 4 31 33 85 2233 603,535 GALILEO 1998 Sadler's Wells 129 235 95 34 25 22 3 30 73 106 5919 576,203 2005 75 201 47 28 25 17 8 29 26 72 0133 252,055 MEDICEAN 1997 106 276 82 24 25 20 5 31 44 104 0124 216,060 ROYAL APPLAUSE 1993 Waajib 115 310 76 39 25 16 9 29 44 108 0022 202,477 27 POET'S VOICE 2007 Dubawi 92 195 41 51 24 12 12 28 29 57 2226 277,981 2004 Galileo 95 200 60 35 24 14 10 27 42 85 0225 288,954 ZOFFANY 2008 Dansili 84 193 48 36 24 17 7 28 21 68 1029 251,721 30 CLODOVIL 2000 Danehill 78 235 47 31 23 14 9 27 26 78 0029 184,906 2006 Noverre 82 186 43 39 23 16 7 26 34 71 0028 347,166 1996 Danzig 59 206 39 20 23 19 4 33 22 76 0039 179,034 33 CAPE CROSS 1994 Green Desert 100 219 69 31 22 14 8 31 41 78 2222 349,575 34 DUBAWI 2002 88 157 66 22 21 16 5 24 47 78 2324 434,994 2006 Giant's Causeway 88 263 54 34 21 13 8 35 34 94 0024 236,797 MASTERCRAFTSMAN 2006 127 305 62 65 21 13 8 25 66 118 1217 305,866 2005 Danetime 101 279 54 47 21 12 9 26 43 104 1221 451,967 SIYOUNI 2007 Pivotal 103 285 65 38 21 15 6 26 55 121 1020 495,414 39 2001 75 247 41 34 20 14 6 23 38 82 2127 363,959 AUSSIE RULES 2003 Danehill 65 218 45 20 20 12 8 22 27 88 1131 241,698 2008 Diktat 71 178 39 32 20 10 10 29 28 66 1428 350,712 Statistics supplied by Promotions Ltd. Results received to May 4th.

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TATTERSALLS GUINEAS BREEZE-UP AND HORSES IN TRAINING SALE Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (gns) 298 2c KODIAC – Greenflash Knockanglass Stables Stephen Hillen Bloodstock 240,000 223 2c ACCLAMATION – Zibeling Church Farm and Horse Park Stud Richard Frisby Bloodstock 170,000 214 2c DAWN APPROACH – Whisp Glending Stables Richard O’Gorman Bloodstock 170,000 254 2c LETHAL FORCE – Cool Catena Mocklershill Jeremy Brummitt 170,000 262 2c DANDY MAN – Dame D’Honneur Knockanglass Stables Richard O’Gorman Bloodstock 160,000

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Juma. We have a couple more to follow later and will see how we get CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 on before deciding where she goes. “We’ve all said it before, but it is about the breeze and she did a Amongst its other purchases was a son of Zebedee (Lot 199) for lovely breeze, finishing it off well. She is not even a two-year-old yet 100,000gns. Consigned by The Bloodstock Connection, the colt is [born 18th May] and will probably be given a break for a couple of the first foal out of the winning Danehill Dancer mare Tea Cup, a weeks.” half-sister to the dam of the Kildangan Stud-based sire Night Of Amongst a number of successful pinhooks was a daughter of Thunder, winner of the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas and the Gr.1 Lockinge Mayson (Lot 117). Purchased from Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale Stakes. for £10,000 by Beechlawn Bloodstock, the chesnut was consigned Chris Richardson of Cheveley Park Stud said, “Mr Thompson is by Mayfield Stables and sold to Federico Barberini and Apple Tree enjoying watching the sale on the TV at home and decided that he Stud for 75,000gns. A half-sister to a pair of winners, their dam is a wanted to continue purchasing colts. dual-winning half-sister to the Gr.2 Sky Classic Stakes winner and “He is an athletic sort and is set to join Hugo Palmer, who is a new sire Lauro (Monsun), who was also runner-up in the Gr.1 United trainer for us. The Equiano [Lot 121 – 40,000gns] and the Iffraaj Nations Stakes. Another half-sister, Academy (Medicean), [Lot 207 – 87,000gns] are to go to Henry Candy, from whom we got was crowned Champion German Two-Year-Old Filly after winning Kyllachy and Twilight Son, so we are supporting him for the first the Gr.3 Preis der Winterfavoriten and has since produced the Gr.2 time, and the Leroidesanimaux [Lot 141 – 70,000gns] is to go to Diana-Trial winner and Gr.1 Preis der Diana-third Longina. John Gosden. He is a half-brother to a 115-rated sprinter [Gr.2 Duke Tanya Browne, who along with Reinaldo de Souza, are Mayfield of York Stakes winner Glass Office] and I think that it is a shame Stables, said: “She was bought at Doncaster for her physique; she that the sire has gone.” The sale of the Zebedee colt provided Jeremy Brummitt and CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 John Hassett and their EIS syndicate Seven Hills Bloodstock with a brilliant return, as Hassett paid only £12,000 for him at Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale last August and he said, “This is the second six-figure sale that the scheme has , with a colt [an Havana Gold half-brother to Grendisar] bought for 22,000gns [Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2] selling for £135,000 [to David Redvers]. It is absolutely brilliant to have these sales from eight horses, each of whom were bought by Jeremy Brummitt. They have one at Arqana next week [an Orpen filly] and one at Goresbridge [a Big Bad Bob colt]. It started with six shareholders and now there are

15 in total, it is their first venture into the bloodstock world.” picture courtesy of www.tattersalls.com The other six-figure achiever was the Friar’s Lough Stables- consigned filly (Lot 171), who was bought by Richard Brown of Bloodstock for 110,000gns. From the third and final northern hemisphere crop by Lonhro, who reverse shuttled to Jonabell Farm, she is a half-sister to the American Stakes-placed Beautiful Song (Unbridled’s Song), out of a Storm Cat half- sister to the Gr.3 winner and Gr.1 runner- up Lucayan Prince (Fast Play). She had been bought at Sara Holtby, Jeremy Brummitt and John Hassett, whose EIS Keeneland’s Yearling Sale last September by BBA Ireland for syndicate Seven Hills Bloodstock, has made such a successful $33,000. start Brown said of his purchase, “She has been bought for Sheikh

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 7 ITALIAN NEWS EBN: SATURDAY, 6TH MAY 2017 ITALIAN società gestione aste RACING AND BLOODSTOCK NEWS www.sgasales.com Italian Horses, a history of quality Local hero Anda Muchacho adds to family’s lustre nda Muchacho (Helmet), who won the Gr.3 2,000 Guineas in 1991, sporting the silks of Lady Beaverbrook. on Monday, has solid Italian roots in his pedigree. His Cendres Bleues foaled another classy performer in Pasakos Afamily arrived in in 1960 when the Marchese Mario (), who won the Gr.3 at two and ended Incisa della Rocchetta bought the colt’s seventh dam Aigue Vive his juvenile campaign when finishing second to Fijar Tango (In (Vatellor) from the consignment of the Comte de Chambure at Fijar) in the Gr.1 Grand Criterium. He was good at three as well, Tattersalls December Sale for 2,400gns. The eight-year-old finishing second to Exactly Sharp () in the Gr.1 Prix broodmare was in foal to Alizier. The result of that mating, Crivelli, Lupin, but found Fijar Tango too good again in the Gr.1 Grand Prix won the Premio Parioli in 1964. de Paris. Pasakos was purchased by Richard Duchossois and Aigue Vive was sent to Razza Dormello Olgiata’s Botticelli (Blue added some places at Gr.1 level in the US to his CV, before Peter) the next season and later produced the filly Canaletta. The becoming a minor sire in and New Zealand. following season, the mare visited Hornbeam and foaled the The more productive branch of this family traces back to Cecilia high-class, but unsound Claude, who won all his six starts before Bianchi (), who won five races in Italy, just a step down becoming a Champion Sire and Champion Broodmare Sire. from Stakes level, and joined the breeding operation of Sir Robert Claude left his mark, siring Royal Sister, the dam of the Gr.1 McAlpine. She produced the useful gelding Torchon (), scorers Ezzoud and Cerreto, who landed the Gr.1 (then) Derby who landed the King George V Handicap at Royal Ascot and a Italiano when teamed with . Listed race at Haydock Park. Her other progeny included Norfolk One of Aigue Vive’s daughters ensured the continuity of the Lily (Blakeney), the dam of Guide (Local Suitor), who was Gr.3- family. Cendres Bleues (Charlottesville) ran into a better filly in placed in France and won the Gr.2 Del Mar Derby following his Tingitana (Canisbay) throughout the 1971 season, but she move to the US. Aigue (High Top), a full-sister to Torchon, won showed plenty of ability, coming third against the colts in the twice and produced the very good Mezzogiorno (Unfuwain), Premio Principe Amedeo, a major race for three-year-olds at the who won a Listed race and was third in the Gr.1 Oaks and Gr.1 now defunct Turin racecourse. She was a Group level racemare and became an even better broodmare, producing ten winners, . She is the dam of two Stakes-winning fillies: most of them for Razza Dormello Olgiata. The best of them was Monturani (Indian Ridge), who capped her career when winning Calderina (Lyphard), who won the Gr.2 Prix de Malleret and Prix the Gr.2 , and Monnavanna (Machiavellian), a de Sandringham and was third in the Gr.1 . She Listed scorer, who was also Gr.3-placed. moved to the US and collected the Gr.3 Gallorette Stakes and the Mezzogiorno’s daughter Montefino (Shamardal) failed to Gr.3 Suwannee River Stakes. One daughter of Calderina, Calder reach the racecourse, but after the Gr.3-placed Parsley (Zebedee), Hall (), returned to Italy where she foaled three moderate she foaled the Classic winner Anda Muchacho, 53 years after the winners, including the very good Karla Wyller (Salse). A big Marquis Mario Incisa celebrated Crivelli’s Classic victory in the chesnut mare, she was a popular performer at San Siro in the mid Premio Parioli. 90s. She won seven races, including three Stakes races and was third in the Gr.3 Premio Bagutta. Karla Wyller was sold to the US SUNDAY’S RACING and bloodstock agent Hugo Merry subsequently purchased her On Sunday at San Siro, the main event is the Listed Premio Mario for an Indian client at Keeneland’s November Sale in 2003 for Incisa, the final trial for the Gr.2 Oaks d’Italia, and a fitting tribute $45,000. In her new homeland, she produced Czar Alexander to a great owner and breeder, who was much more than just (Swain), the winner of the Gr.2 Poonawalla Million and third in Federico Tesio’s partner in Razza Dormello Olgiata. the Gr.1 Indian 2,000 Guineas. La Gommeuse (Zamindar), who was second in the Listed Cattarina Ginnasi (Tierceron) was another filly out of Cendres Premio Seregno, beaten by the subsequent Gr.3 Premio Regina Bleues with a lot of . She was second in the Gr.3 Prix de Elena-third Stamp Collecting (), will relish the step Royallieu and Gr.3 Prix de Flore. She produced two other fillies; up from 1600 to 2000m and is the form choice in an open race. Caracciola (Zeddaan) was not very fast during her racing career Alambra (Shamardal), fourth in the Seregno, is another filly open even though she won. She turned into a Classic producer thanks to improvement. Paiardina (Casamento) won both her starts to (), a -graduate, who won the Gr.1 over 2000m.

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HORSES IN TRAINING STATISTICS (GNS) 2017 % 2016 Catalogued 91 84 Offered 65 58

picture courtesy of www.tattersalls.com Sold 51 (78%) 50 (86%) Aggregate 655,100 +19 549,000 Average 12,845 +17 10,992 Median 8,000 +19 6,750

BREEZE-UP STATISTICS (GNS) 2017 % 2016 Catalogued 214 172 Lot 91, Steve Rogers, a six-year-old son of who Offered 179 145 topped the horses in training section when he was bought Sold 154 (86%) 114 (79%) by Michael Bell Racing for 105,000gns Aggregate 5,502,200 +50 3,658,300 Average 35,729 +11 32,090 Median 25,000 +25 20,000

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com has always been a beautiful, loose mover. I didn’t see her in the box, but she caught the eye in the outside ring. She is set to be trained by “The key to the popularity of both the Craven and Guineas Breeze- Clive Cox.” Up Sales is the combination of supremely professional consignors Mayfield later sold a son of Iffraaj (Lot 207), who is a half- and consistent top-level success on racecourses around the world. brother to two winners from as many runners, out of a Shamardal “Both elements have played a major part in today’s sale with some half-sister to four Listed winners and the dam of the dual Gr.3 spectacular pinhooking triumphs paying tribute to the horsemanship winner and Classic-placed Turkish-based sire Native Khan, for of the consignors and Sunday’s Gr.1 1,000 Guineas second-favourite 87,000gns to Cheveley Park Stud. He had been bought back by Daban, the highest-priced filly at last year’s sale, providing yet vendor John Troy at £16,000 last August at Goffs UK Premier another reminder of the outstanding quality to be found every year Yearling Sale. at this fixture. The sale started with a Horses in Training session, which burst “In addition to positive returns for the breeze-up two-year-olds, into life with the last lot of the section. Offered as Lot 91 by Roger the popular horses in training section has also achieved increases Varian’s Carlburg Stables was the multiple winner Steve Rogers, across the board and served as another reminder of the uniquely who was bought by Michael Bell for 105,000gns. The six-year-old global audience consistently drawn to bloodstock sales at Tattersalls.” son of Montjeu is out of the winning mare Three Owls, and was third last time out in the All-Weather Marathon FIRST SEASON SIRES (GNS) Championships at Lingfield Park on Good Friday. Bell said, “He is for Ed Ware of 32Red. He found him in the catalogue ALTERNATION and wanted a horse for Ascot; he could be one for the Queen 305 c ex Hollow Sky 40,000 Alexandra and later on the Ebor. He will be a fun Saturday horse and ANIMAL KINGDOM ran well the other day.” 162 f ex Royal Crystal 25,000 The breeze-up session concluded with 154 of 179 juveniles offered sold at a clearance rate of 86%, while the aggregate of 5,502,200gns improved by 50% from the 3,658,300gns last year. 203 c ex Tipsy Girl 30,000 The average rose 11% from 32,090gns to 35,729gns, while the 218 c ex Willmar 8,000 median jumped by 25% to 25,000gns from 20,000gns. 263 f ex Dansante 3,000 At the conclusion of the Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond DABIRSIM Mahony commented, “The extraordinary trade at the recent record- 229 c ex Alte Dame P/S25,000 breaking Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up demonstrated the global 235 f ex Anavera 38,000 demand for quality breeze-up two-year-olds and it has been DAWN APPROACH encouraging to see the momentum sustained at the Guineas Breeze- 184 f ex Special Dancer W/D Up and Horses in Training Sale. 214 c ex Whisp 170,000 “We have welcomed buyers from throughout Europe and further afield to today’s sale and they have combined with strong domestic EPAULETTE representation to produce increases in turnover, average and 226 f ex Acts Out Loud 7,000 median, as well as a record number of six-figure transactions and 256 c ex Cradle Brief 7,000 lots selling for 50,000gns or more. 297 c ex Grasshoppergreen 28,000

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SHANGHAI BOBBY EBN 105 c ex Julia’s Star 32,000 Read All 130 f ex Meaon NS9,500 133 f ex Miss Chaumiere v8,000 About It! 143 c ex Patrimony P/S13,000 158 f ex River Style W/D 172 c ex She’s A Queen 58,000 NEW ADDITION BEN SET 288 c ex Geht Fasteur 80,000 TO ENTERTAIN RACING CLUB 290 c ex Gesture 27,000 Dual purpose Newmarket trainer Amy Murphy, who has SRI PUTRA made quite an impact since taking out her training licence 156 c ex Reine Violette W/D last year, was in action at Tattersalls yesterday and secured a horse for her new racing club. SWISS SPIRIT Like her training career, she was quick off the mark to 140 c ex Nordic Theatre W/D secure Lot 15, Entertaining Ben (Equiano) from Iain 181 c ex Small Fortune NS14,000 Jardine’s Hetland Hill Stables. The four-year-old won last year 245 c ex Bossy Kitty 10,000 and has been runner-up on his last two starts over five 269A f ex Early Morning Rain NS19,000 furlongs and is currently rated 67. WORTHADD She said: “He has been bought for my racing club and he will 257 f ex Credibility v7,000 hopefully run in two weeks at Ripon. He is ideal for the club, as he is sound, consistent and able to run regularly, so we can have plenty of social days out over the summer. SALES TALK continued “We have eight people signed up already and, for every ten that we get in the club, we will add another horse. We hope to add a two-year-old shortly and then a National Hunt horse later BLOODSTOCK SOUTH AFRICA in the year. People can get involved for just £200 per month or they can pay £2,000 up front for the year. All the details are on VAR FILLY BREAKS RECORD my website.” www.amymurphyracing.com AT NATIONAL YEARLING SALE Bloodstock South Africa concluded another chapter in its storied FARHH National Sale when a daughter of Var sold for R5 million, 259 f ex Dabawiyah 24,000 hammering from sight the previous best of R4.75 million, a FINJAAN landmark set two years ago. 252 c ex Cherrego 7,000 As visiting auctioneer Steve Davis remarked in his introduction, HAVANA GOLD “this is probably right now the best female line in your stud book” and rightly so. Named Goddess Var, Lot 395 certainly lived up to 115 f ex Lady Rockfield 21,000 expectations. A show of hands quickly saw the price move into 187 c ex Stagecoach Jade 30,000 236 f ex Arbeel v35,000 the millions but, in the end, it was Mario Ferrreira and Jehan 286 f ex Frizzante v40,000 LETHAL FORCE 149 f ex Pretty Girl 30,000 190 c ex Starfleet v33,000 254 c ex Cool Catena 170,000 307 f ex Honky Tonk Sally W/D MAXIOS 241 c ex Bernsteinkuste 32,000 126 c ex Malta 9,000 153 f ex Quiet Dream v10,000 196 c ex Sycamores 72,000 225 c ex Absolute Pleasure 3,000 266 c ex Dhamma 34,000 RED JAZZ 103 f ex Jilly Choo 52,000 Lot 395, the yearling filly by Var, who broke the BSA 150 c ex Purepleasureseeker 14,000 National Yearling Sale record when she was knocked down 206 c ex Toy Show 26,000 to Shadwell for R5,000,000 268 f ex Double Precedent 4,000

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Malherbe who locked horns for the Varsfontein filly. Acting on behalf of Shadwell, it was the latter who won the day at R5 million. The filly is the first foal of the Captain Al mare Fidelity, a winning daughter of Champion Promisefrommyheart, dam of the exciting young stallion Master Of My Fate, from the BLOODSTOCK SOUTH AFRICA STATISTICS (R) wonderful family of Secret Pact, a full-sister to the legendary 2017 % 2016 Horse of the Year London News. Catalogued 491 453 Mike de Kock will train the prized filly and he neatly summed it Offered 423 425 up when he said, “A filly worthy of Shadwell.” It certainly proved a Sold 367 (75%) 334 (73%) moment in time for Varsfontein. “Overwhelmed,” is all Susan Aggregate 111,770,000 +5 106,885,000 Rowett could say, while brother John was overcome with Average 304,550 -5 320,015 emotion. Median 180,000 -10 200,000 Varsfontein have retained virtually every female member of this celebrated family and as stud manager Carl de Vos rightly Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com pointed out, “She is only the third filly we have sold from this family, one of which, of course, is the dam of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Pluck.” Rounding out the session’s five seven-figure lots was a colt Varsfontein notched up another seven-figure sale with a colt, from the same vendor, this a colt by logleader Silvano, Lot 432. out of a half-sister to Fidelity. This was Duke Of Spin, Lot 478, Shadwell South Africa outlayed an even million on the second who became the most expensive yearling of his sire Duke Of foal of Jet Master mare Halfway To Heaven, a seven-time winner Marmalade when knocked down to Howells Racing at R1.4 of the Gr.3 Prix du Cap. million. A half-brother to the Gr.3 East Cape Derby hero Captain Silvano also featured as the sire of Lot 444, a full-sister to Splendid (Captain Al), his dam is the Stakes-winning Fort Wood Champion Stayer Hot Ticket, whome trainer Dean Kannemeyer mare Justthewayyouare. added to his shopping list with a winning bid of R900,000. Cathy Rymill, bidding on behalf of husband Duncan, got the Remarkably, her grandam, Hot Seven (Harry Hotspur), was all better of veteran trainer Ferraris in a protracted duel for speed and, in addition to winning the Gr.2 Concord Stakes, was the colt. “We paid a bit more than we anticipated, but he’s a high- second in the Gr.1 Cape Flying Championship. That said, the next quality colt and walked like a dream.” dam is SA Oaks winner Seven Stars. Veteran trainer Ferraris did not go away empty-handed though, -based agent James Bester, purchaser of the R1.6 he outlayed R1.1 million to secure Drakenstein Stud’s Dynasty million full-sister to the Gr.1 winner Querari Falcon on the opening colt, Lot 435, out of the Jet Master mare Hawker Hunter. He day, snared another fine prospect when he outlayed R750,000 for trained the dam who won him four races, including the Gr.2 Mauritzfontein’s Ideal World filly Crimea, Lot 357. “A classic Gerald Rosenberg Stakes. “She was such a genuine mare and good- prospect”, is how he described the classy individual, a half-sister to legged, just like this colt, which I’ve bought for David,” he said, the Stakes winner Strong Scent (Kabool), out of the Strike referring to his Hong Kong-based son. Smartly mare Cuir De Russie. Remarkably, the standout name on The day’s highest-priced colt, a R2.2 million son of , the pedigree page is that of Champion Sprinter The Barbican, the Lot 380, likewise could be bound for Hong Kong in time, as he only horse ever to land three renewals of the Gr.2 Concord Stakes. was snapped up by Tony Millard, who was bidding on behalf of a Form Bloodstock matched that for a Twice Over half-sister to Hong Kong client. Offered by Wilgerbosdrift, the grey is out of the the Stakes-winning stayer Smart Mart, Lot 475, consigned by Gr.1 Cape Fillies Guineas queen Emerald Beauty, an Argentine- Moutonshoek. The dam, Joyful Dancer (Almushtarak), is a bred daughter of Equalize, from the Stakes rich “E” family of Stakes-placed half-sister to Master Of Note (Jet Master), who Champions Evidencia, Eventuail and, of course, the filly which likewise showed aptitude over ground and landed the Gr.3 Cape Millard trained, the incomparable Empress Club. Summer Stayers.

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BLOODSTOCK SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL YEARLING SALE – DAY THREE Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (R) 395 f VAR – Fidelity Varsfontein Stud Shadwell South Africa 5,000,000 380 c ORATORIO – Emerald Beauty Wilgerbosdrift William Moccata 2,200,000 478 c – Justthewayyouare Varsfontein Stud Howells Racing 1,400,000 435 c DYNASTY – Hawker Hunter Drakenstein Stud Ferraris OA 1,100,000 432 c SILVANO – Halfway To Heaven Wilgerbosdrift Shadwell South Africa 1,000,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS

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At the end of the three-day sale, it’s quite clear that the pleased that our Patron HM The Queen submitted a message for buzzword for the market is ‘polarized’. The best offerings proved inclusion in the book, which conveys her support for the Association particularly popular, but many horses failed to meet vendors’ over the years and acknowledges the mutual interests of all expectations. Nevertheless, with the record-priced filly adding thoroughbred breeders. turbo , final figures for the three-day sale revealed that 367 “A copy of the limited edition book will be mailed to all current TBA horses had traded for R111,770,000, a modest 4.5% increase on members, free of charge, to thank them for their ongoing support last year’s total of R106,885,000. A slightly larger catalogue and to members to share in the TBA’s centenary celebrations.” resulted in a clearance rate of 75% (as opposed to 73% in 2016), but for the third year in succession, both average and median TATTERSALLS’ SILVER SALVER retreated. The average dipped slightly from R320,015 to R304,550, Earlier in the evening, during the Annual Awards presentations, while the median shrunk from R200,000 to R180,000. claimed his first TBA award as a stallion when winning the Tattersalls Silver Salver for leading first season sire. The EUROPEAN INTEREST SIRES (R) unbeaten racehorse had a perfect start to his stud career with his first crop of two-year-olds, which included the fillies Queen ROCK OF GIBRALTAR Kindly, Fair Eva and Soul Stirring. 396 c ex Fire Spinner 500,000 THE ANDREW DEVONSHIRE 383 f ex Energia Elegante 220,000 David Oldrey was presented with the prestigious Andrew Devonshire Bronze in recognition of his outstanding lifetime contribution to the thoroughbred breeding industry. A long- INDUSTRY NEWS standing owner and breeder, Oldrey has been a racecourse Steward, BHB and HBLB Board member. He became noted for his BRITAIN race planning expertise in these roles and for his skills as a racing historian. He was also TBA President between 2001 and 2006. LIMITED EDITION ANNIVERARY TOME THE DOMINION BRONZE UNVEILED AT AWARDS EVENING The other ‘mystery’ award of the evening, The Dominion Bronze, was awarded to Dr Richard Newton for his long-term work at the A limited edition book on the history of the Thoroughbred Animal Health Trust. He leads the Epidemiology and Disease Breeders’ Association (TBA) was unveiled to guests at the Annual Surveillance Department at the Trust and also acts as a consultant Breeders’ Awards Evening in Newmarket yesterday. Created to to the TBA, BHA, HBLB and DEFRA. celebrate the Association’s 100-year anniversary, the book documents the Association’s history, the evolving National Hunt TBA ANNUAL STUD STAFF AWARD scene, notable breeders, key and influential Jo Brown’s work at Overbury Stud was recognised when she was figures from over the last century. Leading industry journalists presented with a £1,000 cash prize for the Annual Stud Staff and writers collaborated on the project to provide expert insight Award. The award, sponsored by New Stud, aims to on the featured topics, supported by rare archive photos. reward employees for the hard work that is necessary to run a Guests were invited to inspect copies of the book and speak successful breeding operation. with the TBA team about the project following dinner in the Club Rooms. TBA Chairman, Julian Richmond-Watson THE QUEEN’S SILVER CUP, said, “We were keen to document the TBA’s first 100 years in a fitting BBA SILVER CIGAR BOX, BARLEYTHORPE CUP way and the book emerged from this idea. We were especially AND HJ JOEL SILVER SALVER Sheikh Mohammed’s breeding operation, Darley (Part of the Godolphin Management Co Ltd), had another successful year winning; the Queen’s Silver Cup for leading British-based Flat breeder, the BBA Silver Cigar Box (Dubawi) for leading British-based Flat stallion, the Barleythorpe Cup (Exceed And Excel), for leading British-based stallion in terms of individual winners and the HJ Joel Silver Salver (Eastern Joy) for Flat Broodmare of the Year. picture courtesy Smyth of Adam HORSE AND HOUND CUP AND WHITBREAD SILVER SALVER The National Hunt awards were dominated by Kayf Tara once again, winning both the Horse and Hound Cup and the Whitbread Silver Salver. It was the fifth time the National Hunt stallion had collected the Horse and Hound Cup and his eighth Whitbread Silver Salver.

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Kathleen Holmes were recognised for their contribution to the National Hunt breeding industry with the Queen Mother’s Silver Salver. EBN Read All TBA SILVER TBA Flat Breeder of the Year, St Albans Bloodstock, was presented with the TBA Silver Rose Bowl, following a fantastic year on the About It! racecourse for its flag-bearer . TBA SILVER SALVER STUD AND STABLE STAFF AWARDS Anthony Oppenheimer’s Hascombe and Valiant Studs collected The Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards will be streamed the TBA Silver Salver, also known as the Flat Special Merit Award. live from the Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny, next Tuesday night. Streaming will begin once the awards ceremony is underway THE LANGHAM CUP at approximately 9pm and can be accessed through The Langham Cup for Small Breeder of the Year was presented to www.studandstablestaffawards.ie. Paul Gardner of Springcombe Park Stud, following last year’s success with Quiet Reflection. placed at two and was busy in Meydan earlier this year, when his NORTH AMERICA four starts included two victories, one of them at Listed level, plus an eleventh in the Gr.2 UAE Derby. The field is completed by the AT THE RACES SIGNS James Tate-trained Law And Order (Lawman), a Listed winner at NEW TRIPLE CROWN DEAL Lingfield Park a month ago and third in the Listed . At The Races has announced a new deal which means the American Triple Crown will again be broadcast exclusively in the NORTH AMERICA UK by the company. The three-year renewal will see five days of live US network Triple Crown coverage, featuring the Kentucky THUNDER FACES CLOSELY-MATCHED Derby, Preakness and , exclusively with ATR in the LOCALS IN UK in 2017, 2018 and 2019. A maximum field of 20 colts are due to line up for the $2m Gr.1 The 143rd renewal of the Kentucky Derby will be live today. Kentucky Derby, many of whom have already met in a long list of Coverage from Churchill Downs begins at 6pm. recognised prep races this season. Last year’s juvenile Champion Classic Empire (Pioneerof The RACING PREVIEW continued Nile) was surprisingly beaten by Irish War Cry (Curlin) and Gunnevera (Dialed In) in the Gr.2 Holy Bull Stakes in early BRITAIN February, but bounced back to form three weeks ago when defeating Conquest Mo Money (Uncle Mo) and Lookin At Lee (Lookin At Lucky) in the Gr.1 Arkansas Derby, though the margins 2,000 GUINEAS PREVIEW were only half a length and one length. Irish War Cry subsequently CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE finished nearly 22 lengths behind Gunnevera in the Gr.2 Fountain Andre Fabre won the 2,000 Guineas with Zafonic and of Youth Stakes on 4th March, in which Practical Joke (Into in the 1990s and will saddle the unbeaten Al Wukair. The son of Mischief) was second, nearly six lengths adrift of the winner. Irish Dream Ahead won a Saint-Cloud maiden and the Listed Prix War Cry was back to winning ways five weeks later in the Gr.2 last autumn and looked considerably improved when Wood Memorial Stakes and Gunnevera was out again in the Gr.1 beating last year’s top French juvenile National Defense in the Florida Derby on 1st April, but was only third behind the Gr.3 Prix . Both victories by Frankel’s son Eminent, trained impressive winner Always Dreaming (Bodemeister) and State by Martyn Meade, were over this course and distance, the first a Of Honor (To Honor And Serve). The Gr.2 Blue Grass Stakes was September maiden and the second an eye-catching defeat of the run a week later and Irap (Tiznow) came out best by three- Gr.1 Racing Post Trophy winner in the Gr.3 , in quarters of a length from Practical Joke, with the favourite which he sprouted in the final furlong and proved hard to McCraken (Ghostzapper) back in third. The last-named had pull up after the race was over. The Richard Hannon-trained earlier won the Gr.3 Sam F Davis Stakes from Tapwrit (Tapit) and () was the easy winner of his only start State Of Honor and that pair went on to fill the first two places in at two and stayed on well over the seven furlongs of the Gr.3 March’s Gr.2 Tampa Bay Derby. to see off Frankel’s other representative, Dream Gormley (Malibu Moon) and Battle Of Midway (Smart Castle, by two lengths. The latter raced freely without cover at Strike) were first and second in last month’s Gr.1 Santa Anita Newbury, but had looked the likely winner two furlongs out Derby, Girvin (Tale Of Ekati) and the one-eyed Patch (Union before finding no answer when Barney Roy sailed past. Rags) were the first two home in last month’s Gr.2 Louisiana Hannon also runs Larchmont Lad (Footstepsinthesand), Derby and Hence (Street Boss) finished considerably further in winner of September’s Gr.3 Somerville Stakes and fifth of seven front of Conquest Mo Money in March’s Gr.3 Sunland Derby than behind Eminent in the Craven Stakes. Besides Dream Castle, Classic Empire did three weeks ago. The one colt who has avoided Godolphin also runs Top Score (Hard Spun), who was Listed- these skirmishes is Godolphin’s (Helmet), who

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 13 RACING PREVIEW ~ EBN: SATURDAY, 6TH MAY 2017 rounded off his juvenile campaign with a win in the Gr.1 Criterium warmed up for this with a restricted Stakes victory at Tampa Bay International and proved himself on the Meydan dirt with Downs and Bal A Bali (Put It Back) was a multiple Gr.1 winner in victories in the Gr.3 UAE 2,000 Guineas and the Gr.2 UAE Derby. his native Brazil before adding March’s Gr.1 Frank E Kilroe Mile to His trainer , who has saddled seven Kentucky his CV. Conquest Panthera (Kitten’s Joy) and Ballagh Rocks Derby runners in the past, has said that this colt is the best he has (Stormy Atlantic) were third and fourth, separated by a neck, in ever sent over for the race. last month’s Gr.1 Maker’s Mark Mile at Keeneland, the same margin split Enterprising (Elusive Quality) and Kasaqui HUMANA DISTAFF STAKES (Lasting Approval) when they filled the first two spots in last Paulassilverlining (Ghostzapper) had won two Gr.2 races and month’s Gr.2 Muniz Memorial Handicap at Fair Grounds, and two Gr.3s before being purchased privately by Farms Can’thelpbelieving (Duke Of Marmalade), who was Gr.1-placed late last year and she made her first start for the stud and trainer last season, last ran in Graded company when scoring in a Gr.3 at Chad Brown a winning one in last month’s Gr.1 Madison Stakes at Monmouth Park in August. Today’s fields on page 19 Keeneland. She faces the same seven-furlong trip again here at Churchill Downs, where her main rivals look to be the reigning Champion Female Sprinter Finest City (City Zip) and last year’s BRITAIN – SUNDAY Gr.1 Acorn Stakes winner Carina Mia (Malibu Moon). The former won last autumn’s Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, but COMPETITIVE FIELD FOR may have been rerouted to Friday’s Gr.1 La Troienne Stakes, and FIRST FILLIES’ CLASSIC the latter will be making her first start since finishing ninth, nearly seven lengths behind Finest City, at Santa Anita. Lightstream The highest-rated of the 14 fillies in tomorrow’s Gr.1 1,000 Guineas (Harlan’s Holiday) was placed in last season’s Gr.1 Mother Goose is the Aidan O’Brien-trained Rhododendron (Galileo). She won Stakes and Gr.1 Test Stakes, but has not been out since Boxing three of her five starts at two, including August’s Gr.2 Debutante Day, Mines And Magic (Mineshaft) was beaten four and a half Stakes and October’s Gr.1 Fillies’ Mile, in between which she was lengths by Paulassilverlining in the Madison Stakes, though she is third in the Gr.1 . Second in all three races 5lb better off today, and the remaining two entries look was her stablemate Hydrangea (Galileo), beaten a head in the outclassed. first and just over two lengths in the last, but a length and three- quarters in front of her in the Moyglare. She has had a run this WOODFORD RESERVE TURF CLASSIC season, when just getting on top of another Ballydoyle filly, This looks a wide open race, with a dozen runners and no clear (Galileo), in the Gr.3 1,000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown favourite. Divisidero (Kitten’s Joy) and World Approval four weeks ago. All three are out of high-class racemares; (Northern Afleet) were first and second twelve months ago, Rhododendron’s dam is the triple Gr.1-winning miler Halfway To separated by a neck, and are in the field again. Divisidero was sent Heaven, Hydrangea’s the Gr.2-winning sprinter Beauty Is Truth off favourite for February’s Gr.1 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, and Winter’s is Laddies Poker Two, who returned from a but he faded to finish sixth, four lengths behind the winner and 20-month absence to win the 2010 , but never just over three behind the second-placed Beach Patrol (Lemon ran again. Joseph O’Brien runs Intricately (Fastnet Rock), winner Drop Kid), winner of last year’s Gr.1 Secretariat Stakes. World of the Moyglare Stud Stakes, but only fourth behind Hydrangea Approval, who went on to win July’s Gr.1 United Nations Stakes, and Winter last month, albeit not beaten far. TOP RATED OLDER HORSES

Horse Sire – Dam (Damsire) Breeder 130 JACK HOBBS (GB) 5h Halling – Swain’s Gold (Swain) Minster Stud 129 FOUND (Ire) 5m Galileo – Red Evie (Intikhab) Roncon, Wynatt & Chelston 129 HIGHLAND (Ire) 5h Galileo – Hveger (Danehill) Hveger Syndicate 129 LIMATO (Ire) 5g Tagula – Come April (Singspiel) Seamus Phelan 129 (Ire) 4g Iffraaj – Mujarah (Marju) Andrew Thompson and Michael O’Brien 128 ORDER OF ST GEORGE (Ire) 5h Galileo – Another Storm () Paget Bloodstock 127 (Ire) 4f Galileo – (Danehill Dancer) Orpendale, Chelston and Wynatt 127 THE GURKHA (Ire) 4c Galileo – Chintz (Danehill Dancer) Chintz Syndicate 126 (GB) 4c – Galicuix (Galileo) Brian O’Rourke 126 QUIET REFLECTION (GB) 4f Showcasing – My Delirium () Springcombe Park Stud 126 SEVENTH HEAVEN (Ire) 4f Galileo – La Traviata (Johannesburg) La Traviata Syndicate 126 THE TIN MAN (GB) 5g Equiano – Persario (Bishop Of Cashel) Elizabeth Grundy The above ratings appear by kind permission of Timeform (results up to and including Sunday, 30th April 2017)

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The two daughters of Frankel also have quality dams. Fair Eva, a daughter of the Gr.1-winning sprinter African Rose, won her RACING NEWS first two starts last season, including the Gr.3 , but had to settle for places in the Gr.2 and BRITAIN Gr.2 . The Lowther Stakes winner Queen Kindly, a daughter of the triple Group winner Lady Of The Desert, will need to improve on her seasonal reappearance in the Gr.3 Fred HIGHEST RATED SON OF DUBAWI Darling Stakes, in which she was beaten just over two lengths into RETIRED FROM RACING fifth. Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum’s Champion Postponed John Gosden will saddle the unbeaten Daban (Acclamation), has been retired after suffering a stress fracture. The son of successful in a Kempton Park fillies’ maiden last November and Dubawi won the Gr.1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes cosy winner of the Gr.3 here two and a half as a four-year-old and enjoyed a breakout season in 2016, when weeks ago. The second and third, Hugo Palmer’s Unforgetable adding the Gr.1 Dubai Sheema Classic, the Gr.1 Filly (Sepoy) and ’s Poet’s Vanity (Poet’s Voice), and the Gr.1 Juddmonte International over ten and a half furlongs. who were third and first respectively in last season’s Gr.3 Oh So Successful at two, he won the Gr.2 Great Stakes at Sharp Stakes, also meet again. Owen Burrows will saddle three and the Gr.2 at four. At five, he was rated the best Talaayeb (Dansili), a daughter of the promoted Gr.1 Oaks-third older horse in Europe by Timeform, the best horse of any age over Rumoush, who has won her only outing to date, a seven-furlong a mile and a half, and second only to Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) maiden here in September. Of the others, Kilmah (Sepoy) won in the Horse of the Year rankings, with a Timeform mark of 130. the Gr.3 , but was beaten by Fair Eva and Queen Varian said, “Postponed has been a magnificent racehorse to have Kindly last season and was only sixth in the Nell Gwyn Stakes, in the yard and it has been both a pleasure and privilege to oversee while Urban Fox (Foxwedge) was third in the Fillies’ Mile (beaten the second phase of his career. I am very grateful to Sheikh more than eight lengths) and was a good second at a big price in Mohammed Obaid for allowing me that opportunity and to the Stakes. Postponed himself for proving such a willing and talented ally. “It’s a shame for everyone that we won’t see him on a racecourse again, and it’s especially sad for Sheikh Mohammed Obaid, who HONG KONG – SUNDAY showed such sportsmanship in keeping him in training. Postponed had all the attributes of the complete Champion Racehorse, the CONVEY AND ATLANTIC ON COURSE speed, the stamina, and a telling kick. He travelled like a machine. FOR SHA TIN’S CHAMPIONS MILE “A stress fracture like this wouldn’t usually be a career-ending injury, except that it’s May and he’s six, and we don’t want to take Two challengers from Britain are among the seven-strong field for unnecessary risks with him. He’s done us all proud, and we owe him a the Champions Mile at Sha Tin, a race that gained international great debt of gratitude.” Gr.1 status in 2007. Locally-trained runners have won eight of the He is out of the winning mare Ever Rigg, ten renewals since then, with Variety Club winning for South who is a half-sister to the Listed Victor McCalmont Memorial Africa in 2014 and Japan’s Maurice successful last year. Stakes-placed Pietra Dura (Cadeaux Genereux; dam of the Gr.3 The Sir -trained Convey (Dansili) was a Listed Beverly Hills Handicap winner and Gr.1 Yellow Ribbon Stakes winner and Group-placed three times before being sold by runner-up Turning Top) and the unraced Bijou A Moi (Rainbow Juddmonte at last autumn’s Tattersalls Horses in Training Sale, Quest; dam of the Gr.3 Winter Derby winner Robin Hoods Bay). where he was bought by Robert Ng for 130,000gns and gelded This is the family of the multiple Gr.1 and Gr.1 1,000 Guineas shortly afterwards. He has already more than repaid that price in winner (Danehill) and the Gr.3 Jersey Stakes two starts this year, with victories in the Gr.3 Winter Derby and the winner and Classic-placed sire Gale Force Ten (Oasis Dream). valuable All Weather Middle Distance Championship Stakes, both A decision on his future stud plans will be taken at a later date. on the Lingfield Park Polytrack. The Ed Walker-trained Stormy Antarctic (Stormy Atlantic) won last year’s Gr.3 Craven Stakes TAYLOR AND GOWLAND and was later second in the Gr.1 , and started his TO SCALE NEW HEIGHTS 2017 campaign in the Listed Doncaster Mile, in which he was Two well-known Newmarket residents are taking part in this year’s pipped on the post by Kool Kompany. Lakes 4 Peaks Challenge in aid of Racing Welfare, tackling Scafell The local runners include the biggest horse in the field, Rapper Pike, Scafell, Helvellyn and Skiddaw. The National Stud’s marketing Dragon (Street Boss), who was known as Street Rapper when and nominations executive Amy Taylor and BEBF marketing and second in the Gr.1 Champagne Stakes at Randwick as a two-year- communications manager Rachael Gowland will scale the four old. He is the winner of seven of his last eight outings, including peaks over two days on the weekend of the 20th May, trekking and last month’s Gr.2 Chairman’s Trophy, when he beat December’s ascending the four highest peaks of The Lake District, including Gr.1 Hong Kong Mile winner Beauty Only (Holy Roman Scafell Pike, which is 978m and is the highest mountain in England. Emperor) by half a length. Helene Paragon (Polan), who finished They begin the challenge at Seathwaite, from where they take third in the 2015 Gr.1 Prix Jean Prat under his original name of Sir on Scafell and Scafell Pike via the Corridor route, which is the Andrew, won the Gr.1 Stewards’ Cup and Gr.1 Queen’s Silver toughest part of the challenge and involves steep ascents and Jubilee Cup early this year, but was seventh last time out behind rugged terrain. The following day their starting point is Thirlmere, Rapper Dragon, though he was only just over three lengths from where they climb Helvellyn. This is a short but steep ascent behind the third-placed Circuit Land (Mizzen Mast) and a neck with some minor scrambling and, on their return to Thirlmere, they behind the sixth, Contentment (Hussonet). transfer to Millbeck, where they take on the final peak of Skiddaw.

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abandoned and rescheduled to yesterday, went the way of nine- year-old Biloute De Houelle (Roli Abi), who collared the long- time leader Galop Marin (Black Sam Bellamy) after the last to register his ninth win and first at Graded level. The Franck Leblanc homebred, who had landed the Listed Prix Marc Antony in November 2012, is a son of the Courtroom mare Kassite, who failed to win in 25 starts, but has also produced the hurdles winner Inconciente (Kapgarde) from her four foals. The second dam, Marcassite (A Tempo), won ten times and produced eight winners of 36 races. Whetstone upheld her family’s recent record when landing the Listed Prix Wild Monarch (Pouliches), a hurdles event for three- Amy Taylor (left) and Rachael Gowland (right), who are both year-old fillies who had not previously raced over jumps. The taking on the Lakes 4 Peaks Challenge for Racing Welfare daughter of Saint Des Saints, trained by Guillaume Macaire for owner Magalen Bryant, flew past her rivals in the closing stages to Stamina and determination are a must on this strenuous win by an impressive five lengths. challenge, but you would go a long way to find two tougher She is the fourth foal out of the Gr.3-winning chaser Westonne women, so we urge you to get behind them and support this (Mansonnien), who won five races in all. The mare’s first is the worthy cause via their Just Giving pages. 2015 Gr.1 Prix Maurice Gillois and 2016 Gr.1 Grand Steeple-Chase After some intensive training, and a regular at Jade Skillen’s de Paris hero So French (Poliglote), her second his year-younger Newmarket boot camp, Amy said, “I am really looking forward to full-brother Device, whose 13 wins to date comprise nine Group the challenge, and the generosity that people have shown so far has races and four Listed races, and her third the Kapgarde four-year- blown me away. However, I am ridiculously scared of the dark, so I old West Kap, already successful over hurdles and fences. think Rachael’s biggest challenge of the weekend might end up sharing a tent with me!” Rachael has been making regular visits to Yorkshire to train for STALLION NEWS the challenge and said, “I am really looking forward to the 4 Peaks Challenge and am delighted to have raised so much money so far. ARGENTINA The work that Racing Welfare does to support the industry’s staff is essential and sometimes undervalued. I hope by taking on this ’S SON ZARKAR challenge, Amy and I can not only raise valuable funds, but also raise awareness within the industry of what Racing Welfare does.” DIES IN PADDOCK ACCIDENT To make a donation to Amy Taylor click HERE and for Rachael Zarkar, the unraced son of Galileo out of the Champion Zarkava Gowland click HERE. (Zamindar), died last Thursday at Haras La Numancia, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He suffered a fractured tibia in a paddock FRANCE accident. Veterinarians acted quickly, but there was nothing they could do to save him. Zarkar was bought last year by Diego Franceschini’s Heritage CHAMPION LA CRESSONNIERE Stud from His Highness the Aga Khan, who bred him, and he PURCHASED BY YOSHIDA It has been announced that the recently-retired dual French Classic winner La Cressonniere has been sold privately to Teruya Yoshida. The four-year-old filly was retired recently unbeaten in eight starts after a back injury she suffered last year resurfaced. Bred by Haras de la Cauviniere, the daughter of Le Havre completed the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches and Gr.1 Prix de Diane double in the colours of Gerard Augustin-Normand for trainer Jean-Claude Rouget. She is due to be covered by Haras de Bouquetot’s (Invincible Spirit) and is likely to be exported in foal to Japan later in the year. Sally-Ann Grassick NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW FRANCE

BILOUTE DE HOUELLE TAKES RESCHEDULED HAIES DE PRINTEMPS Young sire Zarkar (Galileo), out of the Champion Zarkava, The feature race at Auteuil yesterday was the Gr.3 Grande Course who died in a paddock accident last week in Argentina de Haies de Printemps, originally timetabled for last Saturday, but

16 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 STALLION NEWS ~ APPOINTMENTS ~ NH STAKES RESULTS EBN: SATURDAY, 6TH MAY 2017 covered 64 mares in his first year at stud, including the Gr.1 winner Mama Delia (Dance Brightly), the Graded winners The Sensational Kusnetzova (Russian Blue) and Sweet Beauty (Grand Reward), STALLION GUIDE APP the Gr.1-placed Cat Style (Sekari), and the dams of the Gr.1 winners Peristaltica (Interprete), Sassagoula Springs (Grand Reward), Evilasio (Manipulator), Idalino (Pleasantly Perfect) and Besitos (Cima De Triomphe). He is a half-brother to the Gr.3 Dubai Millennium Stakes winner and Gr.1 and Gr.1 Prix Ganay runner-up TATTERSALLS IRELAND Zarak (Dubawi). Zarkava is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Prix Minerve winner Zarshana () and the multiple Gr.1-winning TATTERSALLS IRELAND APPOINTS hurdler Zarkandar. ANDERSON-JOLAG IN NEWMARKET Heritage Stud said in an statement, “We are very saddened by Tattersalls Ireland has recently the terrible loss of Zarkar. We dreamt of big things from him since he appointed Shirley Anderson- became part of our family. Now it is time to focus on the only Jolag [left] as Bloodstock Sales generation he left us, which will be born in a few months.” Coordinator for its Ascot and Diego H Mitagstein Cheltenham Sales. She will be based at the Tattersalls office in Newmarket, along with the APPOINTMENTS rest of the team, who will soon be moving offices from GOFFS Leominster. With a background in polo, GOFFS SIGNS UP EASTERN EUROPEAN she has been a regular at Ascot AND SOUTH AMERICAN AGENTS sales for over nine years, buying and selling for the racing and polo industry. She has a wealth of experience in this field, has a Goffs has announced the appointment of Kishore Mirpuri as the keen interest in both Flat and National Hunt racing and she also company’s Eastern European representative and Estanislao breeds for the Flat. Villalon as its South American agent, both are key figures in their Her family background is in racing and endurance and she is respective regions. a fluent Arabic speaker. She said, “It has been a lifelong dream to work Mirpuri has been a regular visitor to all the major sales in Ireland for a company as prestigious and passionate about racing as Tattersalls. for many years and has helped with the purchase of many I look forward to working with clients and growing the business.” yearlings for export to Eastern Europe and Poland in particular. Tattersalls Ireland Director of Sales Richard Pugh said, “I am Villalon, a qualified veterinarian, is originally from Argentina, delighted to welcome Shirley to the team. She will have a key role in but has travelled extensively and worked around the world. He the running of sales at both Ascot and Cheltenham and her existing has assisted some of the leading industry figures throughout experience at both venues will be a great addition to the existing South America and has developed excellent contacts in Uruguay, team. Shirley’s appointment will ensure that the standard we have Chile, Peru and Brazil. He has also worked with Antonio Bullrich in set at both venues will continue to be of the highest standard.” Argentina and Johnny McKeever in Europe and so is ideally Following her move to Newmarket, she can be contacted by positioned to advise on the type of horses required for South email on [email protected] or by phone America. on 07388 382511.

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Kishore Mirpuri (left) and Estanislao Villalon (right), who have Gr.3 GRANDE COURSE DE HAIES DE PRINTEMPS, Auteuil, been appointed Goffs Eastern European and South American 4300m, 5yo+ hdl, 1st €69,750, 2nd €34,100, 3rd €20,150 representatives respectively 1. BILOUTE DE HOUELLE (Fr), 9g, Roli Abi – Kassite (Courtroom)

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YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEW Going Fifty Years Places? Flying Horses BRITAIN [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie 2.20 CHEPSTOW, 3YO+ MAIDEN, 1M2F 1. LARAAIB (Ire), 3c, 2nd dam Marcassite (A Tempo) Pivotal – Sahool (Unfuwain) 3rd dam Australienne (Blockhaus) O: Hamdan Al Maktoum, B: Shadwell Estate, O/B: Franck Leblanc, T: Arnaud Chaille-Chaille T: Owen Burrows yes indeed... Distances: ¾l, 5l. 9 ran. another perfect Laraaib (Pivotal) tracked the leaders before taking the lead inside the final furlong and running on to win readily on his strike debut. He is out of the Listed Chalice Stakes winner and dual Gr.2- fr stallion placed Sahool (Unfuwain). She is a winning half-sister to the winner Alikhlas (Lahib; dam of the Gr.2 winner, Gr.1 runner-up and young sire Gutaifan and the Listed Eyrefield Stakes-placed Cest Notre Gris), the winner www.frbc.net Nasanice (Nashwan; dam of the dual Gr.2 2. GALOP MARIN (Ire), 5g, winner, multiple Gr.1-placed and sire Maraahel and the Gr.3 Black Sam Bellamy – Great Jane (Great Palm) Prestige Stakes-placed Huja; and grandam of the Listed Heron O: Mme Patrick Papot, B: M Fleming and M Molloy, Stakes winner Tazahum) and Sarawati (Haafhd; dam of the Gr.1 T: Dominique Bressou (then) Premio Jockey Club winner and Gr.1 St Leger runner-up €13,000 2013 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale Ventura Storm), as well as Mathool (; dam of the Listed by Agence FIPS, consigned by Crossogue Stud Vincent O’Brien Ruby Stakes winner Erysimum). Their dam is the 3. FARLOW DES MOTTES (Fr), 9g, dual winner Mathaayl (), who is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Maresca Sorrento – Jolie Redaely (Diamond Prospect) Princess Margaret Stakes winner Muhbubh (; O: Jean-Marie Lapoujade and Francois Nicolle, dam of the Gr.2 winner and sire Kayrawan; grandam of the Gr.2 B: Ecurie des Mottes, T: Francois Nicolle Rockfel Stakes winner Sayedah, the Gr.2 winner and sire Haatef, the Gr.3 winner Walayef, the Listed winner Ulfah and the Listed Also ran: Race To Glory, Achour, Silver Axe, Rock The Race, winner and Gr.1-placed Shimah), as well as Mathkurh (Riverman; Capharnaum, London Whale, Tom Mix, Clos Du Chenet, dam of the Gr.2 Stakes winner and Gr.1 Phoenix Ballerine Dauteuil (pu), Ci Blue (pu), Song And Whisper (f), Stakes runner-up Asfurah). Yosille (f) Sahool has a yearling colt by the late Cape Cross and visited Distances: 1l, 5l, 2½l, 6l, 3½l last year. 2.30 MUSSELBURGH, EBF 2YO MAIDEN, 5F LR PRIX WILD MONARCH (POULICHES), Auteuil, 3000m, 3yof hdl, 1st €31,200, 2nd €15,600, 3rd €9,100 1. WHETSTONE (Fr), 3f, Saint Des Saints – Westonne (Mansonnien) ebfstallions.com 2nd dam Fassonwest (Dom Pasquini) 3rd dam Feuille D’Automne (Crystal Palace) 1. FAITHFUL PROMISE (GB), 2f, O: Mme Magalen Bryant, T: Mme B Gabeur, T: G Macaire Acclamation – Devotion (Dylan Thomas) 2. ELLEN DES MOTTES (Fr), 3f, O: Saeed Manana, B: Petches Farm, T: Mark Johnston Maresca Sorrento – Ewing Des Mottes (Nikos) 40,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale O: Ecurie Sagara, B: Ecurie des Mottes, T: J-P Gallorini 48,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 €40,000 2017 Arqana February Sale by Mark Johnston Bloodstock by Ecurie Sagara, consigned by Francois Nicolle Distances: 2¼l, 4½l. 5 ran. 3. MOON LIKE SHADOW (Fr), 3f, Kapgarde – Lady Bex (Sadler’s Wells) Faithful Promise (Acclamation), making her third start, made all O/B: Pegasus Farms, T: S Dehez the running and kept on strongly to score comfortably. She is a half-sister to the winner Nick Vedder (Rip Van Winkle), out of the Also ran: Solarina, La Ria, Mimiwell, Elle Encore, Samba Du Pin, Gr.3 1,000 Guineas Trial runner-up Devotion (Dylan Thomas), a Falcolina Mama, Dolly Light (pu) half-sister to the Gr.2-placed hurdler Thomas Edison (Danehill Distances: 5l, ¾l, 4l, 3½l, 5l Dancer). Their dam, the unraced Bright Bank (Sadler’s Wells), is a half-sister to the dual Listed winner and Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas- placed My Branch (Distant Relative; dam of the Gr.1 Haydock www.bloodstocknews.eu Sprint Cup winner , the Listed (then)

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Stakes winner Bay Tree and the Listed-placed Melodramatic, FRANKEL grandam of the Gr.3-placed Rose Diamond, the Gr.2-placed Middle East (Ire), 3f, ex Rose Bonheur (Danehill Dancer) Almodovar, the dual Gr.1 winner Dubawi Heights, the Gr.3 Maisons-Laffitte, France, Apr 10, 3yof maiden, 1600m, £12,051 winner Gothic Dance and the Gr.1 winner and young sire Make B: Ben Sangster Believe), the Gr.3 Chester Vase-placed Celestial Halo (Galileo), FROZEN POWER Banco Suivi (; dam of the Listed-placed Body Sheila’s Treat (Ire), 4g, ex Bonny Rose (Zaha) Language) and the unraced Banco Solo (Distant Relative; dam of Markopoulo, Greece, Apr 22, 3yo+ hcap, 1575mD, €8,300 the Listed winner Golden Danetime). B: Peter McCutcheon Devotion visited last year. GALILEO Top Turn (Ire), 4c, ex Turning Top (Pivotal) ITALY Jagersro, Sweden, Apr 12, 4yo+ hcap, 2200mAW, £4,432 B: Chelston Ireland Pincode (Ire), 5g, ex Theann (Rock Of Gibraltar) Milan, Italy, Apr 12, 4yo+ hcap, 2000m, £3,418 International B: Evie Shipping Agents [email protected] Emerald Gal (Ire), 5m, ex Emerald Ring (Johannesburg) Kenilworth, South Africa, Apr 18, f&m mdn, 1200m, R80,000 B: Emerald Ring Syndicate 2.25 (BST) ROME, 2YO MAIDEN, 1200M 1. ATTILIA (Ire), 2f, HAATEF Fast Company – Cut The Cackle (Danetime) Giacalmarbar (Ire), 4g, ex Clinking (Giant’s Causeway) O/T: Mario Giorgi, B: Stephen Arnold Milan, Italy, Apr 15, 4yo hurdle, 3600m, £7,692 B: Fontstown Stud Distances: ½l, 2¾l. 8 ran.

Attilia (Fast Company), fourth on her debut three weeks ago, travelled smoothly along the inside rail and saw off the newcomer STAKES FIELDS Mc Cuill (). She is the second foal and the first winner out of Cut The Cackle (Danetime), an honest racemare, who won six BRITAIN races from two to six. The second dam, Alexander Anapolis (), scored once and returned six winners, none at Stakes LR EBF DAISY WARWICK STAKES, Goodwood, 1m4f, 4yo+f&m, level. The third dam, Pirouette (Sadler’s Wells), landed the Listed 1st £23,680, 2nd £8,956, 3rd £4,476, 2.05pm Athasi Stakes and was placed at Gr.3 level. She produced four AJMAN PRINCESS (Ire), 4f, winners. Teofilo – Reem Three () Cat The Cackle foaled a bay colt by Mayson in January. ALF GUINEAS (Ire), 4f, Franco Raimondi Sea The Stars – Storm (Storm Cat) ALLUMAGE (GB), 5m, Montjeu – Alaia () BREEDERS’ ROUND-UP CHINOISERIES (GB), 4f, Archipenko – Robe Chinoise (Robellino) IRISH BRED WINNERS ABROAD COLONIAL CLASSIC (Fr), 4f, Dansili – Flame Of Hestia (Giant’s Causeway) EXCELEBRATION DANCE THE DREAM (GB), 4f, Ratiocination (Ire), 3c, ex Denebola (Storm Cat) Sir Percy – Shadow Dancing (Unfuwain) Chantilly, France, Apr 16, unraced 3yoc&g, 1600m, £12,051 DUBKA (GB), 4f, B: Flaxman Stables Ltd Dubawi – Rosika (Sakhee) Flauto (Ire), 3g, ex Flandre (Elusive Quality) ELYSIAN FIELDS (Gr), 6m, Markopoulo, Greece, Apr 22, 3yo cond, 1400mD, €6,800 Champs Elysees – Second Of May (Lion Cavern) B: Az Agr Loreto Luciani MOORSIDE (GB), 4f, Champs Elysees – Marching West (Gone West) Drella (Ire), 6g, ex Bertha Von Suttner (Noverre) Gr.3 , Newmarket, 5f, 3yo+, 1st £34,026, Rome, Italy, Apr 14, 4yo+ hcap, 1200m, £3,418 2nd £12,900, 3rd £6,456, 2.20pm B: Razza della Sila MARSHA (Ire), 4f, A Fari Spenti (Ire), 5m, ex Sun Moon And Stars (Galileo) Acclamation – Marlinka (Marju) Pisa, Italy, Apr 13, 4yo+ hcap, 2200m, £3,418 COTAI GLORY (GB), 5h, B: J Colleran Exceed And Excel – Continua (Elusive Quality) FASTNET ROCK JUST GLAMOROUS (Ire), 4g, Arm Runda (Ire), 4g, ex Ardere () Arcano – Glamorous Air () Happy Valley, Hong Kong, Apr 20, hcap, 1200m, HK$1,235,000 ALPHA DELPHINI (GB), 6g, B: Ecurie du Grand Chene Captain Gerrard – Easy To ()

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GOLDREAM (GB), 8g, LR CONQUEROR STAKES, Goodwood, 1m, 3yo+f&m, Oasis Dream – Clizia (Machiavellian) 1st £22,684, 2nd £8,600, 3rd £4,304, 3.50pm GRACIOUS JOHN (Ire), 4c, INTIMATION (GB), 5m, Baltic King – Dorn Hill () Dubawi – Infallible (Pivotal) KACHY (GB), 4c, LAUGH ALOUD (GB), 4f, Kyllachy – Dubai Bounty (Dubai Destination) Dubawi – Opera Comique (Singspiel) KIMBERELLA (GB), 7g, CROWNING GLORY (Fr), 4f, Kyllachy – Gleam Of Light (Danehill) Speightstown – Forest Crown (Royal Applause) MUTHMIR (Ire), 7g, DESERT HAZE (GB), 4f, Invincible Spirit – Fairy Of The Night (Danehill) – Ensemble (Iron Mask) ORNATE (GB), 4g, EPSOM ICON (GB), 4f, – Adorn (Kyllachy) Sixties Icon – Hairspray (Bahamian Bounty) PROFITABLE (Ire), 5h, LUCY THE PAINTER (Ire), 5m, Invincible Spirit – Dani Ridge (Indian Ridge) Excellent Art – Royal Bounty (Generous) ROYAL BIRTH (GB), 6g, MATERIALISTIC (GB), 4f, Exceed And Excel – Princess Georgina (Royal Applause) Oasis Dream – Pongee () WASHINGTON DC (Ire), 4c, UELE RIVER (GB), 5m, Zoffany – How’s She Cuttin’ (Shinko Forest) – Baddi Heights () DANCING STAR (GB), 4f, ZEST (Ire), 4f, Aqlaam – Strictly Dancing (Danehill Dancer) Duke Of Marmalade – Affinity (Sadler’s Wells) PRICELESS (GB), 4f, Exceed And Excel – Molly Brown (Rudimentary) LR HAVANA GOLD , Newmarket, 1m2f, THESME (GB), 5m, 3yoc&g, 1st £22,684, 2nd £8,600, 3rd £4,304, 4.45pm Exceed And Excel – Final Dynasty (Komaite) KHALIDI (GB), 3c, – Bezique (Cape Cross) Gr.2 DUNADEN , Newmarket, 1m4f, SPEEDO BOY (Fr), 3g, 4yo+, 1st £56,710, 2nd £21,500, 3rd £10,760, 2.55pm Vision D’Etat – Shamardanse (Shamardal) ACROSS THE STARS (Ire), 4c, Doubtful MAJORIS (Ire), 3c, CLEONTE (Ire), 4c, Frankel – Drops (Kingmambo) Sir Percy – Key Figure (Beat Hollow) NIGHT CIRCUS (Ire), 3c, GALAPIAT (GB), 4c, Invincible Spirit – Surrealism (Pivotal) Galileo – Lady Jane Digby (Oasis Dream) PERMIAN (Ire), 3c, ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN (Ire), 5h, Teofilo – Tessa Reef (Mark Of Esteem) Fastnet Rock – Pride (Peintre Celebre) PINZOLO (GB), 6g, Monsun – Pongee (Barathea) FRANCE SEVENTH HEAVEN (Ire), 4f, Galileo – La Traviata (Johannesburg) LR PRIX VOLTERRA, Maisons-Laffitte, 1600m, 3yof, 1st €27,500, 2nd €11,000, 3rd €8,250, 12.50pm (BST) Gr.1 , Newmarket, 1m, 3yo, MIDDLE EAST (Ire), 3f, 1st £283,550, 2nd £107,500, 3rd £53,800, 3.35pm Frankel – Rose Bonheur (Danehill Dancer) AL WUKAIR (Ire), 3c, LIGHTUPTHENIGHT (GB), 3f, Dream Ahead – Macheera (Machiavellian) Dutch Art – Nuit Polaire (Kheleyf) BARNEY ROY (GB), 3c, FLOWER FASHION (Fr), 3f, Excelebration – Alina (Galileo) Flower Alley – Winter Fashion (Kendor) CHURCHILL (Ire), 3c, NIEDZIELA (Ire), 3f, Galileo – Meow (Storm Cat) Henrythenavigator – Kartica (Rainbow Quest) DREAM CASTLE (GB), 3c, MAYTIME (Fr), 3f, Frankel – Sand Vixen (Dubawi) Henrythenavigator – Timepecker (Dansili) EMINENT (Ire), 3c, THRUST HOME (Ire), 3f, Frankel – You’ll Be Mine (Kingmambo) Fastnet Rock – Garden City (Majorien) LANCASTER BOMBER (USA), 3c, VIVA LA FLORA (Ger), 3f, War Front – Sun Shower (Indian Ridge) Liang Kay – Valiani (Big Shuffle) LARCHMONT LAD (Ire), 3c, LA POUTANESCA (Ire), 3f, Footstepsinthesand – Fotini (King’s Best) Falco – Victoria College (Rock Of Gibraltar) LAW AND ORDER (Ire), 3c, UNI (GB), 3f, Lawman – Catbells (Rakti) More Than Ready – Unaided (Dansili) SPIRIT OF VALOR (USA), 3c, SILVER CAPE (Fr), 3f, War Front – Stone Hope (Grindstone) Silver Frost – Cape Talks (Cape Cross) TOP SCORE (GB), 3c, CHARM APPEAL (Fr), 3f, Hard Spun – Windsor County (Elusive Quality) – Tara’s Force (Acclamation)

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NORTH WEDGE (Ire), 3f, WORLD APPROVAL (USA), 5g, Dark Angel – Aspen Falls (Elnadim) Northern Afleet – Win Approval (With Approval) WESTIT (GB), 3f, BEACH PATROL (USA), 4c, Tapit – West Ocean (Elusive Quality) Lemon Drop Kid – Bashful Bertie (Quiet American) ENTERPRISING (USA), 6g, DENMARK Elusive Quality – Indy Blaze (A P Indy) FLATLINED (USA), 5g, LR DANSK JOCKEY CLUB CUP, Klampenborg, 1800m, 4yo+, Flatter – Buttercup’s Song (Unbridled’s Song) 1st DKr100,000, 2nd DKr35,000, 3rd DKr20,000, 1.05pm (BST) CAN’THELPBELIEVING (Ire), 6g, BLACK HAWK WAR (USA), 4c, Duke Of Marmalade – Embark () War Front – Lasting Code (Lost Code) BALLAGH ROCKS (USA), 4c, STINGER (Den), 5g, Stormy Atlantic – Bells Are Ringing (Sadler’s Wells) Academy Award – Embattle (Dernier Empereur) BERLING (Ire), 10g, Gr.1 KENTUCKY DERBY, Churchill Downs, 1m2fD, 3yo, Montjeu – Danaskaya (Danehill) $2,000,000, 6.46pm (local time), Race 12 FALCONET (Den), 7h, LOOKIN AT LEE (USA), 3c, Falco – Seattle’s Wood (Woodman) Lookin At Lucky – Langara Lass (Langfuhr) SEA COMMANDER (Ire), 4c, THUNDER SNOW (Ire), 3c, Sea The Stars – Myrine (Sadler’s Wells) Helmet – Eastern Joy (Dubai Destination) SUSPICIOUS MIND (Den), 4g, FAST AND ACCURATE (USA), 3c, Appel Au Maitre – Fleur En Fleur (Hernando) Hansen – It’s Heidi’s Dance (Green Dancer) CALL OF DUTY (Den), 7g, UNTRAPPED (USA), 3c, Academy Award – Fleur En Fleur (Hernando) Trappe Shot – Exit Three (Giant’s Causeway) JUBILANCE (Ire), 8g, ALWAYS DREAMING (USA), 3c, Oratorio – Literacy () Bodemeister – Above Perfection (In Excess) STATE OF HONOR (Can), 3c, NORTH AMERICA To Honor And Serve – State Cup (Elusive Quality) GIRVIN (USA), 3c, Gr.1 HUMANA DISTAFF STAKES, Churchill Downs, 7fD, Tale Of Ekati – Catch The Moon (Malibu Moon) 4yo+f&m, $300,000, 1.13pm (local time), Race 6 HENCE (USA), 3c, SUPER HUMOR (Can), 5m, Street Boss – Floating Island (A P Indy) Super Saver – Heavenly Humor (Distorted Humor) IRAP (USA), 3c, PAULASSILVERLINING (USA), 5m, Tiznow – Silken Cat (Storm Cat) Ghostzapper – Seeking The Silver (Grindstone) GUNNEVERA (USA), 3c, MINES AND MAGIC (USA), 4f, Dialed In – Unbridled Rage (Unbridled) Mineshaft – Magical Theatre (Smart Strike) BATTLE OF MIDWAY (USA), 3c, SWEETGRASS (USA), 5m, Smart Strike – Rigoletta (Concerto) Street Sense – Mondenschein (Brahms) SONNETEER (USA), 3c, FINEST CITY (USA), 5m, Midnight Lute – Ours (Half Ours) City Zip – Be Envied (Lemon Drop Kid) J BOYS ECHO (USA), 3c, LIGHTSTREAM (USA), 4f, Mineshaft – Letgomyecho (Menifee) Harlan’s Holiday – North Beach (Arch) CLASSIC EMPIRE (USA), 3c, CARINA MIA (USA), 4f, Pioneerof The Nile – Sambuca Classica (Cat Thief) Malibu Moon – Miss Simpatia (Southern Halo) MCCRAKEN (USA), 3c, Ghostzapper – Ivory Empress (Seeking The Gold) Gr.1 WOODFORD RESERVE TURF CLASSIC STAKES, TAPWRIT (USA), 3c, Churchill Downs, 1m1fT, 4yo+, $500,000, 5.25pm (local time), Tapit – Appealing Zophie (Successful Appeal) Race 11 IRISH WAR CRY (USA), 3c, KASAQUI (Arg), 7h, Curlin – Irish Sovereign (Polish Numbers) Lasting Approval – Kemosheba (Alysheba) GORMLEY (USA), 3c, DIVISIDERO (USA), 5h, Malibu Moon – Race To Urga (Bernstein) Kitten’s Joy – Madame Du Lac (Lemon Drop Kid) PRACTICAL JOKE (USA), 3c, OSCAR NOMINATED (USA), 4r, Into Mischief – Halo Humor (Distorted Humor) Kitten’s Joy – Devine Actress () PATCH (USA), 3c, CONQUEST PANTHERA (USA), 5g, Union Rags – Windyindy (A P Indy) Kitten’s Joy – Lastofthesummerwine (Sky ) Reserves KAIGUN (Can), 7g, ROYAL MO (USA), 3c, Northern Afleet – Cruising (Kris S) Uncle Mo – Royal Irish Lass (Saint Ballado) BAL A BALI (Brz), 7h, MASTER PLAN (USA), 3c, Put It Back – In My Side (Clackson) Twirling Candy – Sage Mist (Henny Hughes)

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EUROPEAN BRED RUNNERS NOTHER RUSSIA (SAf), 4f, Tiger Ridge – Mother Russia (Windrush) Gr.2 CHURCHILL DISTAFF TURF MILE STAKES, Churchill Downs, 1mT, 4yo+f&m, $300,000, 1.55pm (local time), Race 7 Gr.1 SA DERBY, Turffontein, 2450m, 3yo, 1st R1,250,000, 2nd ROCA ROJO (Ire), 5m, R400,000, 3rd R200,000, 3.00 (Local Time) Strategic Prince – Lucy Diamonds (Orpen) HEAVENLY BLUE (Aus), 3c, PRIZE EXHIBIT (GB), 5m, Snitzel – Simply Carina (El Prado) Showcasing – Roodeye (Inchinor) AL SAHEM (SAf), 3c, Silvano – Alderry (Al Mufti) Gr.3 SENORITA STAKES, Santa Anita Park, 1mT, 3yof, $100,000, FURIOSA (Aus), 3c, 2.20pm (local time), Race 5 Fastnet Rock – Suitely (Woodman) SPY RING (Ire), 3f, PAGODA (SAf), 3g, Bushranger – Refuse To Give Up (Refuse To Bend) Mogok – Pascha (Wolfhound) BEAU RECALL (Ire), 3f, CAPTAIN AT SEA (SAf), 3g, Sir Prancealot – Greta D’Argent (Great ) Captain Al – Ondina (Caesour) TIBURTINA (Ire), 3f, KING OF BLUES (SAf), 3c, Holy Roman Emperor – Interchange (Montjeu) The Sheik – Blue Eyed Queen (Thunder Gulch) LEE’S PICK (SAf), 3g, Gr.2 SHEEPSHEAD BAY STAKES, Belmont Park, 1m3fT, Philanthropist – Boreal Applause (Royal Applause) 4yo+f&m, $200,000, 2.25pm (local time), Race 4 OKAVANGO DELTA (SAf), 3g, ACHNAHA (Ire), 6m, Var – Gorongosa (Montjeu) Haatef – Sanna Bay (Refuse To Bend) APPLE BETTY (Ire), 4f, Gr.1 COMPUTAFORM SPRINT, Turffontein, 1000m, 3yo+, Galileo – Absolutelyfabulous () 1st R625,000, 2nd R200,000, 3rd R100,000, 3.35pm (local time) VOILA LA VICTOIRE (Ire), 5m, TRIP TO HEAVEN (SAf), 5g, Duke Of Marmalade – Life At Night (Night Shift) Trippi – Helleborus Blue (Cee’s Tizzy) SUFFUSED (GB), 5m, BRUTAL FORCE (SAf), 5g, Champs Elysees – Scuffle () Western Winter – Nacarat (Pas De Quoi) SEA CALISI (Fr), 5m, TALKTOTHESTARS (SAf), 5g, Youmzain – Triclaria (Surumu) Overlord – Tellittothestars (Spaceship) DOLLAR DAZZLER (SAf), 6g, Gr.3 FORT MARCY STAKES, Belmont Park, 1m1fT, 4yo+, Var – Isla Bonita (Joshua Dancer) $150,000, 7.07pm (local time), Race 11 RAFEEF (Aus), 4c, MESSI (Ger), 7g, Redoute’s Choice – National Colour (National Assembly) New Approach – Messina () TIME TEST (GB), 5h, PIVOTAL PURSUIT (SAf), 7g, Dubawi – Passage Of Time (Dansili) Pivotal – Issa (Pursuit Of Love) SPLENDID GARDEN (SAf), 5g, SOUTH AFRICA – Gardener’s Delight (Giant’s Causeway) MOOFEED (Aus), 6h, Duke Of Marmalade – Dizzy De Lago (Encosta De Lago) Gr.1 PREMIER’S CHAMPION CHALLENGE, Turffontein, 2000m, 3yo+, 1st R2,400,000, 2nd R740,000, 3rd R380,000, DOING IT FOR DAN (SAf), 5g, 4.20pm (local time) Windrush – Wrapped In Clover (Mt Livermore) LEGAL EAGLE (SAf), 5g, ISCA (SAf), 4g, Greys Inn – Young Sensation (National Emblem) Var – Jolie Bele (Impression) MASTER SABINA (SAf), 7g, RIVARINE (SAf), 3c, Jet Master – Sabina Park (Sportsworld) Var – River Jetez (Jet Master) BRAZUCA (Aus), 4c, PILLAR OF HERCULES (SAf), 3c, Teofilo – Base Paradise (Choisir) Captain Al – Gibraltar Blue (Rock Of Gibraltar) DEO JUVENTE (SAf), 5g, CARRY ON ALICE (SAf), 5m, Trippi – Circle Of Life (Complete Warrior) Captain Al – (Western Winter) FRENCH NAVY (SAf), 5g, JO’S BOND (SAf), 4f, Count Dubois – Redoutable (Elliodor) Captain Al – Itlaaq (Muhtafal) CELTIC CAPTAIN (SAf), 4g, ELUSIVENCHANTMENT (SAf), 4f, Captain Al – Celtic Chalice (Royal Chalice) Elusive Fort – Bump ‘N Grind (Qui Danzig) STONEHENGE (SAf), 5g, WRECKING BALL (SAf), 3f, Seventh Rock – Pacific Sunrise (Rich Man’s Gold) Great Britain – Picadilly Miss (London News) JUXTAPOSE (SAf), 4f, RONNIE ROCKET (SAf), 4g, Judpot – Sunsational (Windrush) Noordhoek Flyer – Lady Ladina (Aristis)

22 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 US Dollar 1.2959 Euro 1.1793 Swiss Franc 1.2801 Japanese Yen 145.8970 Canadian Dollar 1.7752 Australian Dollar 1.7508 New Zealand Dollar 1.8750 Swedish Krona STAKES FIELDS ~ FIRST CROP SIRE MAIDENS 11.3890 Norwegian Krone 11.1258EBN: Danish SATURDAY, Krone 8.7700 United 6TH Arab EmiratesMAY 2017Dirham 4.7586 Russian Ruble 75.4110 Dollar 1.8193 Hong Kong Dollar 10.0850 *Above rates are the mid-market rates at 4.00pm on 05/05/2017V Gr.1 SA NURSERY, Turffontein, 1160m, 2yo, 1st R625,000, 2nd R200,000, 3rd R100,000, 1.15pm (local time) ALEX THE GREAT (SAf), 2c, Rebel King – Pure Reason (Jallad) BARRACK STREET (SAf), 2c, Dynasty – Laptop Lady (Al Mufti) BOATSWAIN (Aus), 2c, Poet’s Voice – Unhappy (Redoute’s Choice) US DOLLAR: 1.2959 SWEDISH KRONA: 11.3890 COASTAL TORRENT (SAf), 2c, EURO: 1.1793 NORWEGIAN KRONE: 11.1258 Great Britain – Coastal Reign (Fort Wood) SWISS FRANC: 1.2801 DANISH KRONE: 8.7700 JAPANESE YEN: 145.8970 UAE DIRHAM: 4.7586 LAURENT DU VAR (SAf), 2g, CANADIAN DOLLAR: 1.7752 RUSSIAN RUBLE: 75.4110 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR: 1.7508 SINGAPORE DOLLAR: 1.8193 Antonius Pius – Varsity Belle (Var) NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR: 1.8750 HONG KONG DOLLAR: 10.0850 MUSTAAQEEM (Aus), 2c, Redoute’s Choice – National Colour (National Assembly) Above rates are the mid-market rates at 4.00pm on 05/05/2017 NAAFER (Aus), 2c, Lonhro – Very Discreet (Exceed And Excel) QUINLAN (SAf), 2g, Feralia (Fr), 2f, ex Centralienne (Dixie Union) Sail From Seattle – Quatrain (Al Mufti) 6.15 [BST] Bordeaux le Bouscat, fillies’ maiden, 1000m WHORLY WHORLY (SAf), 2g, Great Britain – Swingtime (Joshua Dancer) PENNY’S PICNIC WONDERWALL (SAf), 2c, Fatou (Fr), 2f, ex Kensita (Soviet Star) Querari – Westwardly (Silvano) 11.20 [BST] Maisons-Laffitte, debutants, 1000m Morever (Fr), 2f, ex Evermore (Ski Chief) SHUTTLE-SIRED RUNNERS 11.20 [BST] Maisons-Laffitte, debutants, 1000m Mister Picnic (Fr), 2c, ex Lina (Linamix) Gr.3 GOLD BOWL, Turffontein, 3200m, 3yo+, 1st R312,500, 4.15 [BST] Bordeaux le Bouscat, maiden, 1000m 2nd R100,000, 3rd R50,000, 12.40pm (local time) RED JAZZ ILITSHE (Aus), 6g Progressive Jazz (Ire), 2c, ex Kind Regards (Unfuwain) Fastnet Rock – Reem Albaraari (Sadler’s Wells) 1.55 Thirsk, novice auction, 5f SOCIETY ROCK Gr.2 GERALD ROSENBERG STAKES, Turffontein, Kikini Bamalaam (Ire), 2f, ex Crimson Sunrise 2000m, 3yof & m, 1st R250,000, 2nd R80,000, 3rd R40,000, (Holy Roman Emperor) 5.00pm (local time) 1.55 Thirsk, novice auction, 5f THE CENTENARY (Nz), 5m, Mastercraftsman - Diamantaire (Montjeu) STYLE VENDOME AL HAWRAA (Aus), 3f, Neeran (GB), 2f, ex Bea Remembered (Doyen) New Approach - Ijaaza (Redoute’s Choice) 11.20 [BST] Maisons-Laffitte, debutants, 1000m SWISS SPIRIT Spirit Power (GB), 2c, ex Verasina (Woodman) FIRST CROP SIRE MAIDENS 2.35 Cork, auction maiden, 5f

DAWN APPROACH Angelique (Ire), 2f, ex Like A Dream (Oasis Dream) 2.35 Cork, auction maiden, 5f MOST IMPROVED Just For The Craic (Ire), 2g, ex Beziers (Fasliyev) 1.55 Thirsk, novice auction, 5f

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