EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FRIDAY, 10TH APRIL 2015 – TWENTY-ONE PAGES For more information • T: +44 (0)1638 666512 • F:+44 (0)1638 666516 • [email protected] • www.bloodstocknews.eu He is trained by Paul Nicholls, for whom he completed a Today’s Headlines Gr.1 double following All Yours ’s victory 35 minutes earlier in the 4-Y-O Anniversary Hurdle. He said, “He just needed NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW a big one at the last to make it safe, but he went in tight. He is a grand horse on these tracks and I think that he loves this better ground – he’s a small horse and I think SILVINIACO LANDS that testing ground at Cheltenham doesn’t suit him. “I don’t really think Cheltenham suits him to be honest. BACK-TO-BACK BOWLS He’s not the type of horse that Denman or Kauto Star is. He The opening day highlight of Aintree’s Grand National doesn’t have that strength – he’s on the small side. I suspect Festival, the Gr.1 Bowl Chase, produced a thrilling finish, we’ll keep him to these type of tracks now. We don’t have to with last year’s winner Silviniaco Conti (Dom Alco ) just train him for a Gold Cup – there are plenty more big races to holding off the late challenge of Ballynagour (Shantou ), be won. I would say the Gold Cup is not a priority any more. who was having his first start since pulling up in I do think that when it doesn’t go his way, like when he was November’s Gr.3 Hennessy Gold Cup. beaten at Wetherby [in the Gr.2 Charlie Hall Chase] and at Silviniaco Conti was sent straight to the front by Noel Cheltenham, he saves a bit for himself, so I don’t think he’s Fehily and produced some spectacular leaps on his way had that hard a race at The Festival to be honest.” round in the three mile and one furlong contest, setting a Bred in France by Patrick Joubert, he is a half-brother to pace that was demanding of his rivals. He had all of them the Listed Prix Roger de Minvielle winner and multiple off the bridle bar the second, who had been held up at the Graded-placed Ucello Conti (Martaline ) and a full-brother back of the field, going into the home straight. The winning to the Listed Prix Triquerville winner Toscana Conti , out of distance at the line was a head, with Holywell (Gold Well ), the multiple French winner Gazelle Lulu (Altayan ). who stuck on well to his task, finishing a further two and a AINTREE HURDLE quarter lengths behind. Jezki (Milan ) provided A P McCoy with a Gr.1 win on the Silviniaco Conti was bouncing back to form following a day that he was inducted into Aintree’s Hall of Fame, in a below par seventh in the Gr.1 Cheltenham Gold Cup last dramatic finish to the Aintree Hurdle. month, and again proved that he is a horse of the highest quality on a flat track. He was landing his sixth Gr.1 victory, which now reads as two Lancashire Chases, two King George VI Chases and now two Bowl Chases. 1 EBN Friday, 10th April 2015 NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW The pace, which was strong, was set by Volnay De Thaix (Secret Singer ), who started to race from midway down the back straight, with former Gr.1 Champion Hurdle ! “Where you come second only to your horse” winner Rock On Ruby (Oscar ) chasing. The winner and Arctic Fire (Soldier Hollow ) were held up at the back, Still looking to board for the 2015 season then look no further than us, away from the hot pace, but both travelled supremely well where your Mares will be cared for just as they are at home. to join in the action between the second and third last. The ! G !! pair had drawn clear by the last, where Arctic Fire, whose jumping had not been that fluent, got it all wrong and took MANIFESTO NOVICES’ CHASE a crashing fall, leaving Jezki to come home unextended by Only six went to post in the first contest, the two-mile four- 13 lengths from Rock On Ruby. Volnay De Thaix hung on furlong Gr.1 Manifesto Novices’ Chase and Clarcam came to third, beaten a further length and a half. home a good winner. He took up the running from the McCoy said, “With Arctic Fire falling it made it a bit favourite Josses Hill (Winged Love ), who continually easier and I’m glad to see Ruby and Arctic Fire get up. I jumped right, before the fifth. Clarcam’s jumping was knew it was going to be a hard race and at the second-last much more assured and he was never headed thereafter, I thought he might have me beat, but 50 yards from the bossing his rivals after quickening the pace from after the last hurdle I was still sticking in there. My horse is bred to turn in. The winning margin over Vibrato Valtat (Voix Du stay and he won over two and a half miles at Fairyhouse Nord ) was four lengths, with Val De Law (Epalo ), who was last year, so whether we would have won had Arctic Fire making only his third chase start, a further seven lengths stood up I don’t know, but it would have been close.” away. This was only the second time that Jezki had tackled The five-year-old son of Califet was landing his third further than two miles, the first also resulted in victory in chase victory from six starts and second Gr.1 of the the Gr.1 Hatton’s Grace Hurdle. While this was the seven- season, following his win in a novice chase at year-old’s first win since May last year, it was his seventh Leopardstown on Boxing Day. victory at the highest level. Trainer Gordon Elliott said, “It’s great to get the week off Trained by Jessica Harrington and owned by J P to a good start. 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E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.coolmore.com 2 EBN Friday, 10th April 2015 NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW “The way he travelled and jumped, we would definitely seem to have done him any harm. I have Punchestown in be staying at this trip or going further. I don’t think that we mind for every horse, and if he gets over this and is in the will go back to two miles with him. I think we’ll put him out same frame of mind in three weeks he could go there.” in a field now and look forward to next season. I doubt The win provided a quickfire double for owner J P he’ll go to Punchestown, but we never say never.” McManus. Bred in Ireland by Pat Tobin, he was sold as a Bred by Jean Michel and Dominique Le Breton and foal at Tattersalls Ireland for €47,000 to John O’Byrne. He owned by Gigginstown House Stud, he is out of Rose is out of the Listed-winning hurdler/chaser Love And Beryl (Lost World ), a winning half-sister to the Gr.1 Prix Porter (Sheer Grit ), a half-sister to the Gr.2 Premier Kelso Ferdinand Dufaure winner and sire Bonbon Rose Novice Hurdle winner Paddy The Piper (Witness Box) and (Mansonnien ) and the Listed Prix Gaston Despres winner the Gr.3 Grand National Trial Handicap winner Tell The Speed Rose (Passing Sale ), as well as Santerose (Saint Nipper (Riberetto ). Estephe ; dam of the triple Gr.2-winning novice hurdler RED RUM HANDICAP CHASE and Gr.1-placed novice chaser Irish Saint ). As is always the case in the Gr.3 Red Rum Handicap ANNIVERSARY 4-Y-O JUVENILE HURDLE Chase, the pace was furious with Next Sensation (Brian The Gr.1 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle turned into a Boru ), the Gr.3 Grand Annual winner, attempting to make speed test up the Aintree home straight. Starchitect (Sea all. However, he was swamped from the fifth last and The Stars ) and Hostile Fire (Iffraaj ) set a steady pace surpassed by Bellenos (Apsis ) as the field hit the home and it only quickened approaching the third last. straight. As the field approached the last however, it was Devilment (Cape Cross ) came to take over between the Surf And Turf (Beneficial ), positioned in mid-field for second and third last, along with the equally well-going much of the race, who improved to take over the lead.