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DELAYED FOAL SALE UNDERWAY TODAY A half-brother to this year’s Gr.1-winning juvenile (Lot 707), himself a graduate of this sale, is among the potential highlights of the Goffs November Foal Sale, which takes place over the next three days. Lot 7, Classic Getaway (Getaway), who equalled the Multiple Gr.1 winner sold at this sale in 2016 £570,000 record for a point-to-pointer when purchased by when purchased by John Ferguson for €1.1m, as was his now Tom Malone at ’s Goffs UK December P2P Sale at yearling full-brother who, at €1.2m, was the highest-priced foal in Yorton Farm. See sale report on page 10. (Ce) the world in 2019. Other graduates of the sale include Gr.1 victrix Alcohol Free (€40,000 by Littleton Stud in 2018), Gr.1 winner Lucky Vega (€110,000 IN TODAY’S ISSUE... by Michael Roy in 2018) and US Gr.1 winner River Boyne (€20,000 by Ballyhane Stud in 2015). Goffs UK December Point-to-Point Sale p10 The sale was held over four days last year and was topped by the aforementioned full-brother to Ghaiyyath, who was from Stallion news p15 the draft of The Castlebridge Consignment. Part I had 770 Industry news p16 catalogued foals and, after the three days of trading, showed an improved clearance rate of 81 per cent, along with rises of 16 per Flashback Friday p19 cent in the average to €49,051 and six per cent in the median to South African news p20 €30,000.

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RunThe over Newmarket’s Guineas. Rowley Mile, the renowned ‘sire making’ race has been won by the likes of leading European sires , , and . This bodes well for the stud careers of three recent winners of the classic.

Fee: €30,000 The only son of to win at Royal Ascot as a juvenile. Winner of 4 Group 1 races. His first crop yearlings sold for €405,000, €395,000, €370,000, €245,000, €245,000 etc.

Fee: €20,000 The only son of at stud to win a Gr.1 at 2 and 3. Out of 2YO Filly (GALILEO). His first foals have already sold for €335,000, €325,000, €185,000, €115,000, €100,000 etc.

Fee: €18,000 The only son of to win a Gr.1 at 2 and 3.

His dam, Cabaret (GALILEO), was a Group-winning 2YO over 7f and is also the dam of Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes winner ST MARK’S BASILICA. His first in-foal mares sold for up to €280,000

All three are by proven sires of sires, are from great families and were all top class two-year-olds to boot!

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The leading purchasers by aggregate were , which spent €1.52m on two foals, followed by Yeomanstown Stud, which outlaid €1,062,500 for 17 lots, and Shadwell Estate Company, which secured three foals for a total of €1,030,000. The leading vendor of 2019 was The Castlebridge Consignment, which sold 40 lots for a total of €3,500,500 and has the largest draft this week, with 43 catalogued foals. The other large consignors are the Irish National Stud (26), Ringfort Stud (23), Ballylinch Stud (21), Oak Lodge & Springfield House and Tinnakill House (19 each) and Ballintry Stud and Oghill House Stud (17 each). The sires with the most catalogued foals to choose from are Dandy Man (42), Sioux Nation (27), Profitable and (22), Camacho (21), (20), Churchill, , Kessaar and (19), Fast Company (18), Footstepsinthesand and Zoffany (17), Gustav Klimt (16) and Exceed And Excel (15). Lot 162, a son of Gregorian from the Barrettstown Farm FIRST CROP SIRES House consignment, is the second foal out of the placed Maqueda (Rock Hard Ten), from the family of the Gr.1 ; Darley’s first-crop son of Frankel won eight of Classic winner Houseproud. © Caroline Norris his 11 starts and was placed in the other three. At his best with give in the ground, though he was a Gr.1 runner-up on good to firm, he won four Gr.1s, from the 1m2f of the ; this Farms homebred won five of his (twice) to the 1m4f of the . A half-brother to Gr.3 ten starts up to a mile, including the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Mile and winner Fantastic Moon (), he has as his third dam the three other Pattern races. The son of Acclamation is out of a half- Gr.1 1,000 Guineas winner () and his sister to the Gr.1-winning juvenile and dual Classic winner Special further family includes Gr.1 winners Rebecca Sharp, Golden Duty and from the family of Gr.1 winners Tates Creek, Sightseek, Horn and Kidnapped, amongst others. He has a first crop of 98 and Etoile Montante. He has ten of his first crop of 96 foals registered foals, five catalogued. catalogued here.

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Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes “He is without doubt 1ST KING OF CHANGE one of the best milers that we have ever Winner of the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, beating 8 Gr.1 winners, including the winners of the British and Irish 2,000 Guineas: trained ... • MAGNA GRECIA (Futurity Stakes, 2,000 Guineas) His obvious ability • (Irish 2,000 Guineas) • MOHAATHER () is matched by his • (Queen Elizabeth II Stakes) • () physical stature • ACCIDENTAL AGENT () and I am sure he • LORD GLITTERS (Queen Anne Stakes) • BENBATL (Grosser Dallmayr Preis, Turf, Ladbrokes Stakes) is extremely well Also, winner of the Listed Fortune Stakes over a mile and 2nd Gr.1 2,000 Guineas Stakes. equipped to make rated 126 it as a stallion.” Won or placed 2nd in all his starts. Trainer Richard Hannon

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GUSTAV KLIMT; the Castlehyde Stud-based son of Galileo is a half-brother to Gr.1 victrix Nayarra () and is one of five Group/Listed winners out of Massarra (), a Listed- winning full-sister to Kodiac and half-sister to Invincible Spirit and Group winners Sadian and Acts Of Grace. His grandam is the Gr.1 Prix de Diane winner (), a half-sister to the dams of Gr.1 winners Chiang Mai and Pride Of Dubai and to the grandam of multiple Gr.1 winner . He was a Gr.2 winner over 7f at two and was placed in the Gr.1 Irish 2,000 Guineas, Gr.1 St James’s Palace Stakes, Gr.1 and Gr.1 at three. he has a first crop of 52 foals, 17 of them catalogued here. ; this Dalham Hall Stud-based son of was a Gr.2 winner at two, and a dual Gr.1-winning sprinter at three, landing the and Haydock’s Sprint Cup, both over 6f, at which trip he won the Gr.2 at four. Also twice a Gr.1 runner-up, he is a half-brother to the Gr.2- winning juvenile Pierre Lapin, out of a half-sister to the dual Gr.1- winning miler Xtension and has the US Gr.1 winners Stephen Got Even and Artemis Agrotera further back in his family. He has a first crop of 88 foals, seven catalogued here. HAVANA GREY; Whitsbury Manor Stud’s five-year-old won six times over the minimum trip, including the Gr.3 at two and the Gr.1 and Gr.2 Sapphire Stakes at three. Also second in the Gr.1 Prix Morny as a juvenile, he is by Havana Gold and is descended from Chain Store, dam of Classic From Royal Ascot winner and further ancestress of Classic winner and Gr.1 winners including , Gladiatorus, two-year-old to Derby Lord Shanakill, and Forever Together. He has a first crop of 108 foals, 13 of them catalogued at this sale. hero: , the JAMES GARFIELD; a son of Exceed And Excel and based at Rathbarry Stud, he was a Gr.2 winner at two and Gr.3 winner at perfect combination three, and was a close second in the Gr.1 Prix Maurice de Gheest. His Listed-winning dam is a half-sister to the dam of the four-time US Gr.1 victrix Uni and his grandam is a half-sister to Classic of pedigree and winner Rafha, dam of Invincible Spirit and Kodiac, amongst others, and to the grandam of multiple Gr.1 winner Pinatubo. He performance. has a first crop of 45, of which three are catalogued here. JUNGLE CAT; Darley’s son of Iffraaj, who stood at Kildangan 122 in-foal mares in Stud last year, won eight of his 33 races over five seasons, from 6f his first book, with to 7f and including the Gr.1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan and Gr.1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield. Also placed nine times in Group the quality to help company from 5f to 7f, he is out of a Stakes-winning Forest Wildcat mare and from the family of the South American him emulate his champions Ardanza and Madrileno. He has 15 foals, one catalogued. relatives Galileo and KESSAAR; standing alongside his sire Kodiac at Tally-Ho Stud, this bay raced only at two, winning three races over 6f, including Sea The Stars at stud. the Gr.3 Sirenia Stakes and Gr.2 Stakes, and was fourth in the Gr.1 Critérium International. A descendant of the five-time US Gr.1 winner Inside Information (dam of Gr.1 winner Smuggler), he has a first crop of 72, 19 of them catalogued here. ; this son of Pivotal won during each of his six seasons in training. His victories included the Gr.1 Sussex Stakes and two editions of the Gr.2 , and he was £14,000 Oct 1, SLF placed six times in Gr.1 company, including twice second in the Dalham Hall Stud, UK . He is the best of four Stakes horses out of (Royal Academy) a Listed winner at Kempton and Stakes winner in the US, and is from the family of Champion Sire Be My Guest. One of his 18 first-crop foals is catalogued here.

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and won the Gr.2 Hungerford Stakes at four before finishing third in the Gr.1 Prix du Moulin. He has a first crop of 68 foals, three catalogued. ; four-time Gr.1 winner who sadly died at four, leaving one crop of 88 foals, four of them catalogued here. This son of Kitten’s Joy won the Gr.2 and was second in the Gr.1 Racing Post Trophy at two and, at three, won the Gr.2 Stakes, finished second in the Gr.1 Derby, then reeled off a Gr.1 four-timer in the , Juddmonte , and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. His Gr.1-placed dam Vionnet (Street Sense) is a half- sister to two Gr.2 winners and two Stakes winners, and his dual Gr.3-winning grandam is a full-sister to a multiple Gr.3 winner. SAXON WARRIOR; this Japanese-foaled son of Deep Impact finished in the first four in all his nine starts. His four wins included the Gr.1 Racing Post Trophy and Gr.3 at two and the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas at three, when he was also placed in the Lot 423, a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor, who is out of Gr.1 , Gr.1 Eclipse Stakes and Gr.1 Irish Champion a half-sister to the Gr.2 Prix de Pomone winner Bernimixa, Stakes. His Classic-placed Gr.1-winning dam Maybe (Galileo) is a dam of the dual Listed winner and Gr.1-placed Berouni. full-sister to Gr.3 winner Promise To Be True, his Listed-winning © Caroline Norris grandam is a Danehill three-parts-sister to dual Classic winner (dam of Gr.2 winner Magic Lily) and his third dam MASSAAT; by and a half-brother to the Gr.1-winning is a half-sister to Gr.1 Derby and Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes winner Dr sprinter (Invincible Spirit) and this year’s Gr.3-winning Devious and to the dam of Gr.1 winner . He has juvenile Mujbar (), Massaat is out of a half-sister to a first crop of 91 foals, nine catalogued. Gr.3 winner Dolled Up and Listed winner Zeiting (dam of three SIOUX NATION; also a son of the late Scat Daddy, this five- Group winners). Runner-up in the Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes at two, he year-old won the Gr.1 Phoenix Stakes and Gr.2 Norfolk Stakes as a was second in the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas from three starts at three juvenile and, at three, won at Gr.3 level over 6f and was third in

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6 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: FRIDAY, 18TH DECEMBER 2020 the 5f Gr.1 Flying Five Stakes. His dam, by , is a winning daughter of the 5f Gr.3 winner Catch The Blues (; grandam of Gr.3 winner My Catch). He has a first crop of 133, 29 catalogued. SMOOTH DADDY; another by Scat Daddy, his Stakes-placed third dam is also the fourth dam of Sioux Nation. He is a half- brother to a Stakes winner by Silver Charm and his dam, by Badger Land, is one of two Stakes winners out of a winning Bellypha mare. Trained in the US, his biggest win came in the 1m1f Gr.3 Fort Marcy Stakes, in which he beat Time Test, and he was placed in three other Graded races over the same trip. He has a first crop of 24 foals, two catalogued. TASLEET; won five of his 17 starts over four seasons up to 7f, including the Gr.2 Duke of York Stakes and Gr.3 , and he was second in three Gr.1 sprints, the Stakes, Haydock Sprint Cup and British Champions Sprint Stakes. Speedily-bred, he is by Showcasing out of a Lot 559, a March-born Teofilo half-brother to the Italian half-sister to the Gr.2-winning juvenile and Gr.1-placed sprinter Listed winner Greach (Gregorian). © Caroline Norris Etlaala and to the dam of the four-time Gr.1-winning sprinter Battaash. Further back in his family are the Gr.3-winning juvenile Fantastic View, Gr.3-winning sprinter High Standing and the Gr.1-winning stayer Braashee. He has a first crop of 63 foals, two placed Listed winner Keep Busy), his dam won twice over 6f and catalogued. his grandam is a half-sister to the Group-winning juvenile and ; now resident in Ireland, this son of Society sprinter Singing Steven. He has two of his 32 foals catalogued. Rock won four times, including the Gr.2 Prix Robert Papin and ; a tough juvenile who ran 11 times at two, Gr.1 Prix Morny on consecutive starts at two, and ended his racing winning the Gr.3 Round Tower Stakes, Gr.1 career with a Gr.3 victory over 6f at Naas. He is a half-brother to and the Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes on his last three starts. At three, his the Gr.2-winning sprinter Look Busy (Danetime; dam of the Gr.1- eight runs included a win in the Gr.1 July Cup and a second in the

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ZOUSTAR; the Champion first season sire and second season sire who is responsible for triple Gr.1 winner Sunlight, six Gr.2 winners and three Gr.3 winners. A Gr.2 winner and Gr.1 runner-up at two, he was a Gr.1 winner over 1200m and 1400m at three. He is one of six top-level winners by Northern , who died at seven, and is out of a Redoute’s Choice half- sister to the dam of Group winner Dusty Star. He has a first northern hemisphere crop of 99, four catalogued in this sale. LOTS OF INTEREST The many well-related youngsters on offer on Sunday include: Lot 564, a Muhaarar colt out of a half-sister to dual US Gr.1 winner Toccet, Lot 565, an Iffraaj colt out of a half-sister to dual US Gr.1 winner Gabby’s Golden Gal, Lot 567, a Kodiac grandson of dual Classic winner Finsceal Lot 587, Ringfort Stud’s Exceed And Excel filly out of the US Beo, Stakes-placed Bobbi Grace, who is a half-sister to Escobar. Lot 568, an Iffraaj colt out of a half-sister to triple Gr.1 winner © Caroline Norris Pride and to the dam of Classic winner , Lot 569, a Night Of Thunder colt out of a half-sister to dual Gr.1 Irish 2,000 Guineas. By , he is a full-brother to the Gr.1 winner Coronet, triple Gr.1-winning miler , out of Classic winner Misty Lot 582, a Camelot colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winner For Me (Galileo), who was a dual Gr.1 winner at both two and Shamdinan, three. She is a full-sister to the Classic-placed Gr.1 winner Lot 584, a grandson of dual Gr.1 winner Borgia, , out of a half-sister to the Champion Two-Year-Old Lot 590, a Dandy Man half-brother to a Listed winner, out of a and sire . The third dam is a half-sister to US Gr.1 winners half-sister to Gr.1 winner , and sires Menifee and Desert Wine. Eleven of his first crop of 56 Lot 592, a Dark Angel half-brother to juvenile Gr.2 winner foals are catalogued here. Rajasinghe,

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Lot 597, a Roaring Lion colt out of a Listed-placed half-sister to Gr.1 winner National Defense, Lot 609, a New Bay colt out of a half-sister to French Classic STAR GRADUATES winner Tin Horse, ETONIAN Lot 611, an Expert Eye filly out of a full-sister to dual Gr.1 – Naan (Indian Charlie) winner Slade , Lot 621, a Fastnet Rock half-sister to the Classic-placed Gr.3 winner Jack Naylor, Lot 630, a Saxon Warrior half-brother to a Listed winner, out of Gr.1 winner Gilt Edge Girl, Lot 631, a Zoustar colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winners and ,

Lot 641, a Sea The Stars three-parts-sister to Gr.1 winner Cargill Steve picture by Zelzal, Lot 645, an half-brother to Gr.1 winner Temida, Lot 648, a Zoffany three-parts-brother to Gr.2 winner Zacinto, grandam is Gr.1 Oaks winner , Lot 658, a half-brother to Gr.3 winner Star Of €14,000 Emaraaty, out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winner , 2018 Goffs November Foal Sale Lot 659, a No Nay Never full-sister to Gr.2 winners Nay Lady by Woodstock, Nay and Arizona, consigned by Whitethorn Bloodstock Lot 672, a Cracksman granddaughter of Classic winner Breeder: Emir Alkas , Lot 673, a Frankel half-sister to dual Gr.2 winner Terebellum, Lot 699, a Churchill half-brother to Gr.1 winner King’s Apostle, THE LOWDOWN Lot 707, a Footstepsinthesand half-brother to Gr.1 winner Debut winner Etonian (Olympic Glory) claimed the Gr.3 Lucky Vega, Stakes before a tilt at the Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes. Lot 708, a Camelot full-sister to Gr.2 winner Fighting Irish, He holds an entry for the Gr.1 Derby next term. Lot 713, a Roaring Lion colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winner Thistle Bird, Lot 722, a Gleneagles half-sister to Italian Classic winner Keep On Fly, and Lot 735, a Camelot filly out of a half-sister to Gr.1 Irish Oaks WITHDRAWALS winner Covert . Today Lots: 10, 39, 79, 92, 93, 98, 105, 114, 128, 130, 141, 142, 144, 146, EBF STATUS 157, 165, 166, 198, 203, 232, 258, 284 All foals entered in this sale have been correctly identified as to Tomorrow their EBF status, with the following exceptions which can be Lots: 289, 292, 293, 303, 308, 311, 315, 333, 338, 340, 342, 352, 356, nominated: 359, 369, 390, 396, 401, 424, 436, 442, 450, 459, 461, 463, 465, 466, Lot 389 Profitable – French Friend 481, 487, 495, 501, 502, 514, 524, 538, 539, 543 Lot 581 Mission – Beckoning Sunday For further information please contact the EBF office on Lots: 562, 575, 576, 586, 600A, 601, 602, 604, 619, 623, 626, 628, +44(0)1638 667960 or email nominations@ebfhorseracing. 633, 636, 650, 651, 665, 667, 668, 669, 674, 681, 682, 683, 686, 691, co.uk 696, 717, 725, 730, 740, 748, 749, 754

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SALES TALK continued GOFFS UK

ELLIOTT AGAIN AS YORTON SERVES UP RECORD-EQUALLER Yorton Stud in North Wales served up a record-equalling £570,000 point-to-pointer when hosting yesterday’s Goffs UK December P2P Sale, writes Carl Evans. Four-year-old Classic Getaway (Lot 7), who was trained by County Wexford’s Donnchadh Doyle to win on debut at Borris House last month, was knocked down to bloodstock agent Tom Malone, who was joining forces with trainer Gordon Elliott, who The Monbeg Stables-consigned Classic Getaway (Getaway; has become a ubiquitous presence at similar auctions. The price Lot 7), who was sold for £570,000 to Tom Malone and will join matched that of Jonbon, a full-brother to the outstanding chaser Gordon Elliott. (Ce) Douvan who was bought by J P McManus at Goffs UK’s November P2P Sale at Yorton Stud last month. The underbidder for Classic January Sale at on the 26th and 27th of the month. That Getaway, as he was for Jonbon, was Tony Barney, who runs one will include a specialist section of point-to-pointers.” of Britain’s largest caravan and park home businesses. Asked if Yorton could be used for further sales of pointers, Kent Until early November Yorton was not on the radar to stage such said: “Clearly Yorton works well and, while there is plenty to discuss, sales, but it stepped in when Doncaster could not be used due to we won’t rule anything out.” a COVID lockdown, and the outcome was so successful that yesterday’s auction was quickly added to Goffs UK’s roster. CLASSIC RESULT FOR DOYLE The plan was rewarded when yesterday’s 31-lot catalogue County Wexford point-to-point pinhooker and trainer Donnchadh yielded five six-figure sales and 24 horses (77 per cent) a Doyle of Monbeg Stables was handsomely rewarded yesterday buyer. Turnover £2,239,000 at an average price of for his purchase of Classic Getaway. £93,292 and a median of £52,500. The catalogue was just under Doyle bought the son of Getaway for £65,000 at Goffs UK’s half the size of last month’s sale at Yorton, which posted an 2019 Spring Sale as an unbroken store and reaped an atomic average price of £65,074. result when the four-year-old was sold yesterday for £570,000. Goffs UK’s Managing Director Tim Kent said: “It’s been an Yesterday’s top lot produced a marked turn of foot when incredible day with incredible results that have exceeded our making a winning debut in a four-year-olds’ maiden race at Borris expectations. We had a nice bunch of horses, but we just didn’t know House last month, teeing him up for a place in Goffs UK’s how the market would react. December P2P Sale line-up. Doyle then had to decide how best to “There’s been a real buzz about the place and there were new faces split up his team between Britain’s two leading bloodstock here today who were not at last month’s Yorton Sale. That helped auction houses and last week at the Cheltenham and it’s all come together. We are very grateful to the Futter family December Sale he reaped £310,000 for another once-raced four- and James and Jean Potter of Yorton Stud for allowing us to sell here. year-old in Guily Billy. Clearly vendors and buyers like Yorton. The buyer of that horse, and that sale’s £430,000 top lot “We’ll get Christmas out the way and then our focus will turn to our Grangeclare West, was David Thompson of . UNFORTUNATELY – UNFORTUNATE (KOMAITE) FASTEST winner of the Gr.1 Prix Morny in the past 10 years First crop foals selling this week Don’t miss out!

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GOFFS UK DECEMBER POINT-TO-POINT SALE Lot Sex Name (Sire) Vendor Purchaser Price (£) 7 4g CLASSIC GETAWAY (Getaway) Monbeg Stables Tom Malone/G Elliott 570,000 14 4f QUEENS RIVER () Cobajay Stables Kieran McManus 330,000 32 5g HERE COMES THE MAN (Flemensfirth) Milestone Stables Gerry Hogan B/S 210,000 18 4g MY MATE MOZZIE (Born To Sea) Canterbrook Stud Gavin Cromwell 205,000 12 4g TANGO TARA (Kayf Tara) Baltimore House Stables Tom Malone/Paul Nicholls 120,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS

If he bought Classic Getaway yesterday the buyer, bloodstock that when they have so much in hand. agent Tom Malone, was not for saying. “The connections knew what this horse could do and, while Malone, who took instructions from trainer Gordon Elliott, Donnchadh would have 60 or 70 horses of this type, this one stood said: “He’s for an existing client in Gordon’s yard. You don’t often get out. We might look foolish in a year’s time, but people want to buy horses as good as this one and, while I know it sounds silly, he horses of this calibre and this one will be fine.” genuflected landing over the last fence when winning at Borris The underbidder was businessman Tony Barney, who was House, frightened himself and sprinted again. A horse can only do represented by Robin Woodward and Leicestershire trainer Laura Morgan. Woodward, who later purchased British pointer Salt Of The Earth (Lot 22) from Alan Hill’s yard for £55,000, said: “It’s great that people are prepared to spend that money on a horse. It’s good for racing.” He added, without giving fine detail: “We are involved in an exciting project which is taking shape and which will give something back to the normal person who enjoys racing. People might think we are going bonkers trying to buy horses at this level, but there is method in the madness.” Classic Getaway’s sale was a personal best for Doyle, who said: “It’s great when two people are so keen to buy a horse, but there were other people in for him up to £400,000. He was a special horse and I was lucky to buy him. You don’t get many that good on offer as a store. “As soon as he came to us he did everything very easily and hopefully Donnchadh Doyle, who bought, trained and sold Classic he will go on again for Gordon. Coming over I thought he might make Getaway yesterday for a record-equalling £570,000. (Ce) between £300,000 and £400,000, but I didn’t expect that price. That’s not going to happen every year, but we’ll take it when it comes.

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“It’s been a difficult year, but we are ending it by selling horses and we have some lovely three-year-olds to get stuck into in the New Year. All the sales companies are very good to us, so we split the horses up and try and send some good ones to each sale.” An eye-catching dark bay who floated when trotted up for prospective buyers, Classic Getaway is out of Classic Magic (), who has foaled one winner under Rules and is a half-sister to five winners, but none with a Graded success on their CV. The pedigree was therefore light under the first two dams, but when a four-year-old looks very special, wins easily and is by a popular sire, money will talk. SCOBIE FINDS ANOTHER QUEEN A Goffs UK record for a point-to-point filly was chalked up when Queens River (Lot 14) fell to a £330,000 bid from the sales company’s Tim Kent, who was taking telephone instructions from Scobie Fitzgerald of Cobajay Stables, vendor of J P McManus’s son Kieran. Queens River for £330,000. (Ce) The sale handsomely rewarded Scobie Fitzgerald’s €20,000 investment in the four-year-old at last year’s Tattersalls Ireland sister to two winners, out of a Supreme Leader half-sister to the Derby Sale. Fitzgerald, who is based in County Carlow, where he multiple jumping winners Pairofbrowneyes and Master Of The heads Cobajay Stables, trained the daughter of Kayf Tara to win a Hall. ten-runner maiden point-to-point on debut at Boulta last month. Fitzgerald said: “She deserved that, because she’s such a good Runner-up Getaway Lily Bear (Lot 26) was also offered yesterday, mare. From the minute we bought her we loved her, and we called and left John Staunton’s stable bound for an unknown new her Queens River after Queens Brook, who we sold last year [and trainer following her sale for £75,000 to Anthony Bromley of has since finished placed in the Gr.1 Weatherbys Champion Highflyer Bloodstock. Bumper and twice in Graded hurdles]. The way this filly won the Kent was unable to reveal who will train Queens River, who other day was fierce and we knew she would win because she had scored cosily under a classic Derek O’Connor ride. She is a half- shown us plenty at home, but we didn’t expect anything like that price today. “I like buying and selling fillies and mares, because once they have finished racing they have another job. When Derek got off this one the other day he said ‘I’ve no idea how good she is because she didn’t break sweat’. “It’s not been an easy year with COVID, but it did mean the horses had a good long summer and they all came back in stronger and better. We bought the same amount of stores in the summer, because without them we have nothing to sell.” BOWE’S MAN COMES GOOD Colin Bowe has been absent from a number of recent sales due to ill health, but Ireland’s champion point-to-point handler made a welcome reappearance yesterday when he too reaped a six- figure result. Queens River (Kayf Tara; Lot 14), who was sold for Bowe trained Here Comes The Man (Lot 32) to win a five-year- £330,000 by Aidan Fitzgerald to Kieran McManus. (Ce) old geldings’ maiden at Boulta on Sunday and the result impressed agent Gerry Hogan and trainer Rose Dobbin, who fended off

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The day’s other six-figure horse was bred by the man who sold him yesterday, namely Goffs UK auctioneer George Stanners, who orchestrated trade throughout the session. Stranners bred Tango Tara (Lot 12) after sending his mare Bling Noir (Moscow Society) to Overbury Stud’s Kayf Tara, although he later sold the resulting colt foal. Tango Tara went on to join the stable of point-to-point handler , who trained him to win on debut at Ballindenisk last month. His next home will be in Somerset with former champion trainer Paul Nicholls after he was sold to agent Tom Malone with a bid of £120,000. Eight British pointers joined the line-up for yesterday’s auction, and seven found a buyer. The pick on price was Harper’s Brook (Lot 8), a son of Ask and trained by Tom Ellis to win Britain’s first point-to-point limited to four-year-old horses, which was staged at Chaddesley Corbett just after the second national lockdown Here Comes The Man (Flemensfirth; Lot 32) leaves Colin Bowe’s was completed. Harper’s Brook was sold yesterday for £70,000 yard bound for Rose Dobbin’s stable at £210,000. (Ce) to Highflyer Bloodstock’s Tessa Greatrex, who said she was acting for trainer Ben Pauling. interest from trainer Evan Williams and agent Anthony Bromley to Following the conclusion of the sale, Goffs UK Managing secure the son of Flemensfirth with a bid of £210,000. Goffs UK Director Tim Kent commented: “What a day! It’s fair to say that the representative Derek O’Connor, acting for Hogan, lowered the results of today’s sale have far exceeded expectations and we would hammer and then said of Here Comes The Man: “He handled the like to thank everyone who has participated in the success of this conditions on Sunday and showed he stayed.” sale. We were delighted with the strength of the catalogue, but to MOZZIE A TRUE MATE TO MULLINS equal the world record price whilst smashing the average and median achieved here last month is beyond anything that we could Gavin Cromwell trained You Say Nothing to win a handicap have imagined. This has been an incredible year that we will hurdle at Down Royal yesterday, but he was at Yorton Stud and remember for so many different reasons. secured four-year-old My Mate Mozzie (Lot 18) with a bid of “Once again, we would like to thank James and Jean Potter, David £205,000, leaving Jonjo O’Neill as underbidder. Futter and his team for hosting us here at Yorton Farm and Stud. A son of Born To Sea out of Leo’s Spirit (), who There is no doubt that vendors and purchasers have thoroughly is a half-sister to the sire Echo Of Light and from the family of enjoyed the atmosphere and facilities offered at this unique location and other stellar Flat performers, My Mate Mozzie was and we are delighted to finish the Goffs UK year on a high. We would trained by Mags Mullins to win at Tattersalls Farm earlier this also like to thank all of our vendors for their incredible support and month. we look forward to welcoming everyone back to Doncaster at the County Kilkenny-based Mullins, who bought the gelding for a end of January, which is where it all began earlier this year with a top mere €7,500 at Tattersalls Ireland’s August Store Sale, said: “I’m price of £370,000.” delighted he’s going to Gavin, who is a great trainer. From the first day he’s been an easy horse. We train under Rules, and have just four or five pointers. I hoped he’d make that sort of money because he had shown me so much at home. “This is my first time here and it’s a lovely farm. Things aren’t simple at the moment, but it’s great that we are able to keep these horses GOFFS UK STATISTICS (£) going. Hopefully we all get through and come out the other side.” 2020 % 2019 Catalogued 38 Offered 31 Sold 24 (77%) no Aggregate 2,239,000 comparable Average 93,292 statistics Median 52,500

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STALLION NEWS STAR GRADUATES FRANCE MISS AMULET Sir Prancealot – Shena’s Dream (Oasis Dream) MADHMOON TO STAND AT HARAS DU SAZ In a lease deal brokered by Richard Venn Bloodstock, Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s homebred Madhmoon will stand at the Simon family’s Haras du Saz in 2021 for €2,500. The four-year-old son of won both his starts as a juvenile, including the Gr.2 Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown, before finishing fourth in the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas to Magna picture by Hugh Routledge Hugh picture by Grecia. Following that up with a half-length runner-up finish behind in the Gr.1 Derby, Madhmoon was fourth in the Gr.1 Irish Derby before landing the Gr.3 Desmond Stakes by one and a half lengths. €1,000 He is the third foal out of the dual Gr.3-placed Aaraas (Haafhd), 2018 Goffs November Foal Sale who is a half-sister to three Stakes-placed performers, including by P D Bloodstock, the dam of the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas hero and first crop sire Awtaad. consigned by Ringfort Stud This is the family of sires , and Seattle Dancer. Breeder: Ringfort Stud

THE LOWDOWN Following Listed success, Miss Amulet (Sir Prancealot) won the Gr.2 before gaining placings in the Gr.1 Cheveley Park Stakes and Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’ Turf. She holds an entry in the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas.

towards the rear behind in the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas, but dropped in class and upped in trip, he went on to land a 1m3f Goodwood handicap in July and followed up with an excellent second in a valuable Ascot heritage handicap in September. Last seen finishing runner-up behind subsequent Listed Wild Flower Stakes winner Johnny Drama at Kempton last month, Cepheus was the well-backed favourite in a competitive 11-runner field Madhmoon (Dawn Approach), pictured ahead of his and he had little trouble in justifying his position at the top of the second-place finish in the Gr.1 Derby, will retire to Haras du market. Held up towards the rear by Mickael Barzalona early on, Saz to stand for €2,500 in 2021 in a lease deal brokered by he made smooth progress to challenge on the wide outside Richard Venn Bloodstock. © Steve Cargill rounding the final turn and hit the front approaching the final 200m, before quickening up smartly when shaken up to readily for a decisive length and a quarter victory. Lord Achilles (Rio De La Plata) finished well from last place to take second, a RACING REVIEW short neck ahead of fellow fast finisher Brokeback Mountain () in third, but neither were ever getting to the comfortable FRANCE winner. A €60,000 yearling bred by Biddestone Stud Ltd, Cepheus is a half-brother to the dual 1m three-year-old scorer On The Line CEPHEUS STRIKES FOR MEEHAN (Dark Angel), out of the unplaced Van Nistelrooy mare Crimson WITH FIRST STAKES VICTORY Cheer. A half-sister to the Gr.3 Princess Margaret Stakes victress The feature race on the all-weather track at Deauville yesterday, Mythical Girl (; grandam of dual Gr.1-winning the 2500m Listed Prix Arcangues, went to the only British Champion New Zealand Two-Year-Old ) and the winning challenger, as Brian Meehan’s progressive three-year-old colt dam of Japanese Gr.1-placed Gr.2 scorer Dark Shadow, Crimson Cepheus (Sea The Stars) stayed on powerfully from the rear to Cheer is out of the US Stakes winner Yousefia (), a full- register his first Listed win. sister to the top-class Gr.1-winning sire , from the The winner of a 7f Newmarket maiden on his only start at two, dam line of the outstanding blue hen mare Courtly Dee (Never Cepheus was set a stiff task on his seasonal debut, when finishing Bend).

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Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum

2020 has been a difficult year in all walks of life but, among the turbulence, there were plenty of success stories in the industry. We take a look back at some of the highlights. picture by Alan Crowhurst picture by ith a roll call of great champions down the decades, Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum is no Wstranger to success. But even by his own exceptionally high standards, and those of his brothers, the owner-breeder enjoyed a stand-out year in 2020. The famous blue and white silks were carried to success in the first race at Royal Ascot this year, with Motakhayyel (Heeraat) landing the Buckingham Palace Handicap, and (pictured) was also part of a top-level raid on Glorious the winners just kept flowing throughout the week. By the Goodwood by Sheikh Hamdan’s team, bagging a fourth end of the Royal Meeting, Sheikh Hamdan had celebrated victory in the Gr.2 , while Mohaather six winners, spearheaded by the flying machine Battaash (Showcasing) defeated a top-class field to land the (Dark Angel) in the Gr.1 King’s Stand Stakes and Gr.1 Sussex Stakes and Enbihaar (Redoute’s Choice) (Invincible Spirit) in the Gr.2 , triumphed in the Gr.2 Stakes. as well as Molatham (Night Of Thunder) in the Gr.3 Jersey The year included too many Group winners to list, but Stakes, Hukum (Sea The Stars) in the King Stakes among the slew of winners in blue and white this year were and Khaloosy () in the . classy juvenile winners including the Gr.2 Gimcrack Stakes Both Battaash and Nazeef went on to record Gr.1 scorer Minzaal (Mehmas), Gr.2 winner glory, Battaash in the and Nazeef in Alkumait (Showcasing), Gr.3 winner Mujbar the Falmouth Stakes and Stakes. Bataash (Muhaarar) and Listed winner Zeyaadah ().

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UAE INDUSTRY NEWS LISTED SUCCESS FOR THEGREATCOLLECTION BRITAIN Doug Watson’s six-year-old gelding Thegreatcollection (Saint ASCOT TO RACE Anddan) made it third time lucky in the Listed Dubai Creek Mile on the dirt at Meydan yesterday, as he finished strongly from off BEHIND CLOSED DOORS the pace to defeat seven rivals and secure his first Listed win. Following the announcement from the Government yesterday A Stakes runner-up in the US as a juvenile and a four-time that the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, amongst winner from 7f-1m in Dubai, Thegreatcollection was third in the others, will move into Tier Three COVID-19 restrictions from Dubai Creek Mile in 2018 and only fifth in 2019. However, building midnight tonight, Ascot has confirmed that the public will be on a close second over course and distance last month, he unable to attend the National Hunt fixture tomorrow. reversed the form from twelve months ago by beating last year’s Following consultation with Public Health England and its winner Secret Ambition (Exceed And Excel). Held up by Pat Safety Advisory Group, it was also decided that the racecourse Cosgrave off the back of a strong pace, Thegreatcollection made would also not open its doors to the public today due to the good progress to challenge at the top of the straight, and despite recent increase in positive cases by over 40 per cent. Secret Ambition making a bold bid for back to back victories, Thegreatcollection ran on well close home to win going away by SEAMUS MULLINS JOINS two and a quarter lengths, with the Gr.1-winning favourite HORSE WELFARE BOARD Capezzano (Bernardini) another half-length back in third. The independently-chaired Horse Welfare Board has appointed Bred by Kathleen Amaya, Alexandro and Raffaele Centofanti Seamus Mullins as the Horseman’s Group member representative out of the US Stakes victress Cactus Cadillac (Cactus Ridge), the from 2021. best of six winners out of the US Gr.3 scorer Plum Country Mullins will replace James Given, who will become the BHA’s (Country Pine), Thegreatcollection is a half-brother to the five- new Director of Equine Health and Welfare from the New Year, time winner Boston Cadillac (Songandaprayer). having replaced David Sykes. The new appointee has held a

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DUNDALK TO STAGE 2021 INTERNATIONAL CODES OF FOUR EXTRA FIXTURES IN 2021 PRACTICE PUBLISHED BY HBLB Due to a high number of entries and balloted horses at The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) has published the Dundalk recently, Ireland (HRI) has agreed to a Codes of Practice on equine disease ahead of the 2021 further four meetings to be held early next year. breeding season. Each fixture is expected to stage four or five races, with the An accompanying free app, EquiBioSafe, which covers both capacity to divide up to eight races being possible. Afternoon horses in training and breeding stock, will be released in the meetings will be held of Monday, 11th January; Monday, 1st New Year. February and Wednesday, 17th February and an evening meeting will be held on Wednesday, 20th January. has enjoyed an 80 per cent growth in prize money over the last ten years which saw an average level of A$46,245 in trainers’ licence for over 25 years and also served as a President of prize money per race in 2020, more than double that available in the National Trainers Federation from 2016 to 2018. Britain during this most difficult of years, bolstered in large part Mullins reported: “I’m greatly looking forward to joining the Horse by a very healthy betting turnover from an engaged domestic Welfare Board and working with the racing industry to implement audience. the strategy published earlier this year. Our welfare record and the The strength of Australian prize money is highlighted by ex-pat passion of those working alongside our horses gives us much to be trainer Matt Cumani, who saddled Hit The Shot (Dundeel) to proud of as an industry, but there is always more that can be done finish runner-up in the Gr.1 Victoria Derby at Flemington at the and I feel privileged to have the opportunity to represent the views of end of October. For finishing second in that race, Hit The Shot fellow practitioners as we work together to keep improving our bagged connections a larger chunk of prize money than many standards.” received in Europe for winning a Group race. Barry Johnson, Chair of the Horse Welfare Board, added: “I’m “For second place we got A$380,000 which is staggering and thrilled to have Seamus joining the Board and I’m sure his extensive certainly beats most Gr.1 prizes in Europe”, Cumani noted. experience, both as a trainer and contributing to the many industry Fellow trainer Bjorn Baker also praised the level of prize money groups and committees he has been part of, will bring useful and further down the scale, noting: “It’s not just the prize money on insightful experience to our ongoing work.” offer at the top end that is so strong in Australia. Every weekend in Sydney and Melbourne, even if it is just an average benchmark AUSTRALIA handicap race, there is prize money of at least A$125,000.” With so many involved in syndicate ownership, Australia has STELLAR SEASON DOWN UNDER never been the land of the large-scale owner-breeders in quite Australian racing and breeding has long held strong interest for the European market, given the close ties fostered by the shuttle stallion movement and also by significant investment from down under in European stayers for the famed Australian Cup races. With Australia one of the exceptionally few countries that continued racing without a break, albeit behind closed doors, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport had a global spotlight directed on it which highlighted the strength and quality of racing and breeding down under. Aushorse, tasked with promoting the sport to a global audience as well as domestically, published its Investor’s Guide last week and the slick online publication makes for fascinating reading. Key statistics are highlighted throughout, including the notable opening fact that Australia staged a staggering 52 races in 2020 worth A$1m or more. Compare that with 29 in the US and just seven in the entirety of Europe. Ownership syndicates have long been commonplace in Australia and enjoy great success, with in excess of 100,000 Sunlight (Zoustar), pictured winning the Gr.1 Newmarket Australians owning a share in a racehorse. that so Handicap last March, was purchased for A$4.2m by Tom many choose to get involved, given the healthy state of prize Magnier at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Broodmare Sale. money in the country.

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 17 STAKES RESULTS – RACING REVIEW EBN: FRIDAY, 18TH DECEMBER 2020 the same way as Europe. A knock-on effect of that is the UAE importance of the bloodstock sales as a source of investment; 78 per cent of all Gr.1 winners in Australia passed through a sales Meydan: Fast ring as yearlings, compared to 52 per cent in Europe. It is not just at the yearling stage that Australian horses enjoy LR DUBAI CREEK MILE, Meydan, 1600mD, 3yo+, sales ring success. In the last five years, around 50 fillies and mares 1st Dhs79,500, 2nd Dhs26,500, 3rd Dhs13,250 have been sold for A$1m or more at public auction at the end of 1. THEGREATCOLLECTION (USA), 6g, their racing careers, and it is noteworthy that the same group of Saint Anddan – Cactus Cadillac (Cactus Ridge) horses averaged A$195,258 at public auction as yearlings (39 2nd dam Plum Country (Country Pine) were sold at that stage), demonstrating the importance of their 3rd dam Plum Island Girl (Rexson) form on the track. Even at the height of the pandemic, eight Gr.1- O: Zaur Sekrekov, T: Doug Watson, winning mares off the track were sold at public auction for an B: Kathleen Amaya, Alexandro & Raffaele Centofanti average of A$1.8m, including Sunlight (Zoustar), who was purchased for A$4.2m. Aushorse Chief Executive Tom Reilly commented: “Whether you look at prize money, the availability of stock being offered for auction or the potential resale value if you get a good colt or filly, there is no better place to invest in a racehorse. In a year that has been so disrupted by COVID-19, the strength of our thoroughbred industry has never been more apparent. While some countries slashed prize money, returns to owners actually grew in Australia.” 2. SECRET AMBITION (GB), 7h, Leading trainer Gai Waterhouse, who was among those to Exceed And Excel – Inner Secret (Singspiel) praise the Aushorse Investors’ Guide, commented: “Over the past O: Nasir Askar, B: Darley, T: S Seemar decade, prize money in Australia has grown by 80 per cent – there 3. CAPEZZANO (USA), 6g, has never been a better time to invest and this Guide isn’t short on Bernardini – Cableknit (Unbridled’s Song) evidence why. It’s the perfect tool for our industry participants to use O: Ali, B: Darley, T: S bin Ghadayer with investors, as well as helping to spread the message about the strengths we have in this country.” STAKES RESULTS FRANCE

Deauville: Standard Also ran: Salute The Soldier, Casey Jones, Alkaamel, Mount Pelion LR PRIX ARCANGUES, Deauville, 2500mAW, 3yo+, Non runners: Quip, Kimbear 1st €18,000, 2nd €7,200, 3rd €5,400 Distances: 2¼l, ½l, 1l, nk, 6l, 6½l 1. CEPHEUS (GB), 3c, Sea The Stars – Crimson Cheer (Van Nistel rooy) 2nd dam Yousefia (Danzig) YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEW 3rd dam Foreign Courier () O: G P M Morland, B: Biddestone Stud Ltd, BRITAIN T: Brian Meehan €60,000 ARQANA August Yearling Sale Chelmsford: Standard by Oliver St Lawrence, consigned by Haras d’Ombreville Southwell: Standard to Slow 2. LORD ACHILLES (Fr), 3c, Rio De La Plata – Lords Lane (Sulamani) 2.50 SOUTHWELL, 3YO+ NOVICE, 5F AW O: Eric Hemming, 1. PASSIONAL (GB), 3f, B: E Hemming & Mme M Hemming, Footstepsinthesand – Cordial (Oasis Dream) T: P Van de Poele O: J W Parry and Mrs C Shekells, €9,000 not sold 2018 ARQANA Autumn Sale B: The Cordial Partnership, T: Stuart Williams consigned by EARL Dorrells 62,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 3 3. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Fr), 5g, by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock, Le Havre – Beaumont (Trempolino) consigned by Avalon Bloodstock O/B: Bloodstock Agency Ltd, 5,500gns Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale T: Yann Barberot by Stuart Williams, consigned by Stables

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Ascot – 16th December 2000 1. Trained by François Doumen, the lightly-raced French-bred Baracouda (Alesso) was runner-up in a Gr.3 and the Gr.1 Grand Prix d’Automne before claiming the Gr.2 Prix Leon Olry-Roederer in back-to-back races at Auteuil. Heading over to Ascot, the five-year-old got the better of the short-priced favourite Deano’s Beeno (Far North) under A P McCoy by 14 lengths in the Gr.1 Long Walk Hurdle in 2000. Sharing sweet victory on the day with Thierry Doumen, the trainer’s son, the pair went on to add a further two editions of the race to their respective CVs, along with three Gr.1 Stayers’ Hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival, before A P McCoy claimed the ride for a final Long Walk Hurdle victory in 2004. 2. Gr.3 scorer Legal Right (, right) won the Silver Cup Showcase Handicap chase on the undercard and went on to land the Gr.2 Tommy Whittle Chase in December the following year. 3. Having won the Gr.2 Long Distance Hurdle at this track the previous year, Galant Moss (Tip Moss) claimed the Gr.2 Novices’ Chase in 2000 before switching back to hurdles the following season to finish third in the Gr.1 Grande Course de Haies d’Auteuil.

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THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES RANSOM CALLS THE GUINEAS SHOTS Captain’s Ransom earned her Classic spurs in the Gr.1 Cape Fillies Guineas while completing a fine double on the day for Klawervlei Stud’s late champion Captain Al. Racing quite handy early on, Justin Snaith’s charge briefly tussled with market rival Princess Calla (Flower Alley) before stretching clear for a facile two and a quarter-length victory. Beaten just once in five starts, when runner-up in last season’s Listed Irridescence Stakes, the three-year-old had prepped for this Classic with a last-gasp defeat of older Gr.1 winner Clouds Unfold (What A ) in the Gr.3 Diana Stakes. While it was a sixth Cape Fillies Guineas for trainer Justin Snaith and a fourth for winning rider Richard Fourie, this was a landmark maiden Gr.1 win for owner Suzette Viljoen, who had purchased Captain’s Ransom for R225,000 at the 2019 National Yearling Sale. Her sire’s 24th top-level winner, the Moutonshoek-bred is out Captain’s Ransom completed a double on the day for sire of the English import Cinnas Ransom (Red Ransom), a half-sister Captain Al when landing the Gr.1 Cape Fillies Guineas. to Gr.3 Prix de Saint-Georges winner Black Rock Desert (Danzig) and the Gr.1-placed Japanese Stakes winner Toyo Seattle (Deputy Minister). Grandam City Dance (Seattle Slew) is a Sean Tarry’s blinkered mare travelled from the Highveld to Stakes-winning full-sister to the dual Gr.1 winner and American Cape Town for her seasonal reappearance and even though she sire Slew City Slew and the Gr.1-placed Regret Stakes winner had not raced since that victory, she was forward enough to get Dream Touch. the better of her Ridgemont-owned rival to win this 1000m sprint going away. CELTIC SEA JUST TOO CLASSY This was an 11th career victory for the admirable daughter of As expected, the Gr.2 Southern Cross Stakes earlier on the card Captain Al, three of which were scored at the elite level. Owned was fought out by the two main protagonists, with last year’s by Gainesway’s Anthony and Angela Beck, she has graced the winner Run Fox Run (Foxwedge) having to bow to Captain Al’s South African turf over four seasons and was both the Champion Champion daughter Celtic Sea. The pair last met in the Gr.1 SA three-year-old filly and last season’s Champion older filly/mare. Fillies Sprint in July, when Celtic Sea defeated her rival by a razor- Celtic Sea was bred by Champion breeders Wilgerbosdrift/ thin margin in a humdinger finish. Mauritzfontein and is a half-sister to the multiple Gr.3-placed

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Cashel Palace (Fort Wood). Her dam, the Brazilian import Ireland (Mark Of Distinction), scored twice in South Africa and is a half- SOUTH AFRICA RACING & sister to Brazilian Gr.1 winner and Oaks third La Defense BREEDING NEWS ~ CONTINUED (). JULY WINNER’S SMASHING RETURN Belgarion took a leaf out of Celtic Sea’s book when he made a winning return in the 1600m Gr.2 Green Point Stakes over a distance now short of his best. Unraced since his victory in the Gr.1 Durban July, Justin Snaith’s charge was rumoured to be just 85 per cent fit, yet he powered home from near last at the top of the straight to seal victory in the shadow of the post. Spare a thought for Rainbow Bridge (Ideal World), who again found one too good, having run fourth, third and now second. He too, was also making his return and only found his best stride late. The Met beckons for the winner, who has scored six on the bounce since being gelded. A homebred for Alec and Gillian Foster, he is by deceased Dynasty out of the lightly-raced German dual winner Riva (Acatenango), a half-sister to French Gr.3 winner Oxava (Antheus). Although Snaith didn’t discount the 1600m Gr.1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate for Belgarion, the Gr.2 Premier Trophy over an extra Gr.1 hero Belgarion (Dynasty) made a winning return in the 200m is likely to be a more suitable option. Gr.2 Green Point Stakes. SECOND TIME LUCKY FOR CROME Crome Yellow continued his climb up the Stakes ladder with a fine score in the Summer Stayers Handicap, his first at Gr.3 level. season. Marmara Sea is the first foal of Rock Of Gibraltar’s Sabine Plattner’s homebred, who had gone down by a head in Australian-bred daughter Alboran Sea, whose defeats of last year’s race, came from stone last, picked them off one by one Champions Carry On Alice and Captain Of All in the Gr.1 Cape in the straight and finished strongest to win the 2500m race Flying Championship and Gr.1 Computaform Sprint earned her going away. The six-year-old completed a fine double in the an Equus award as the country’s Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. process following his victory in last month’s Listed Woolavington From the family of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile hero Answer Lively Stakes over 2400m. (Lively One) and successful Canadian stallion Briartic, Alboran Now an eight-time winner, the son of Trippi is a half-brother to Sea is a full-sister to Trafalgar Legacy, who won his sole South Listed East Cape Oaks victress Solana (Querari) and is out of four- African outing as a late juvenile prior to his export to the East, time winner Senorita Sol (Jallad), while grandam Spanish where he ran third in the Derby. Quest (Cordoba) is a half-sister to the Gr.3 East Coast Derby hero Russian Pioneer (Russian Fox). This is the branch of the famed WEEKEND ACTION Argentinian ‘E’ family from which hail champion Argentinian Tomorrow’s Gr.1 Cape Guineas promises to be a contest to stir the mare Evidencia (Propicio) and Gr.1 Cape Fillies Guineas victress blood. Mike de Kock’s star colt Malmoos (Captain Al) puts his Emerald Beauty (Equalize). undefeated record on the line and enters the 1600m Classic off a workmanlike victory in his Cape debut, the Gr.2 Concorde Cup. MARMARA’S MEMORABLE MILE Prime amongst his rivals could be another class act in Seeking That Marmara Sea has struck up a love affair with the Fairview The Stars (Vercingetorix), a runaway winner of the CTS Ready To polytrack would be an understatement. Mary Slack’s homebred Run Stakes in his last start. He will aim to become a sixth Cape has taken to the surface like the proverbial duck to water and Guineas winner for trainer Vaughan Marshall, whose five runners joined the Stakes ranks with a gutsy victory in the Listed Memorial also include the Concorde second and third Linebacker (Captain Mile. Coming from well off the pace, the four-year-old outduelled Of All) and Rascallion (Vercingetorix). Earth Hour (Lateral) to the line to prevail by a neck. As this will be the last South African column for what has been The gelding has not looked back since arriving in Port Elizabeth a trying 2020, I would like to sign off by wishing all readers a as a placed maiden in February and has since put together a joyous and safe Christmas and a prosperous and healthy 2021. faultless eight-race win streak. Bred at his owner’s Wilgerbosdrift Stud, the gelding is the third Stakes winner sired by the short-lived Champion Soft Falling Today’s article was written by Ada van der Bent Rain, who died in September 2018 at the start of his third covering For further information contact: [email protected]

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The odds-on favourite Passional (Footstepsinthesand), unraced at two and placed three times this year, including when runner- 1. THE ATTORNEY (Ire), 2c, up last time, kept on well when hitting the front two out and Kodiac – Next Trial (Hard Spun) deservedly opened her account on her eighth start. O: Ziad A Galadari, B: Tally-Ho Stud, T: Charles Hills A half-sister to 2020 6f juvenile scorer Libertine Belle (Helmet), 100,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 Passional is the second winner from two foals of racing age out by B W Hills / Andrew Sime, consigned by Tally-Ho Stud of the dual 5f-6f three-year-old victress Cordial (Oasis Dream), a 2. K Rex (USA), 3. Spirit Level (GB) half-sister to Gr.3 victor Monarchs Glen (Frankel). From a fine Distances: 5½l, 3¼l. 5 ran. Juddmonte family, the US Gr.3-winning and Gr.1 Prix de la Forêt- placed second dam Mirabilis (), a daughter of the US Placed on his two most recent starts, hot favourite The Attorney Gr.2 victress Media Nox (), is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Prix de (Kodiac) had his day when winning comfortably yesterday at the Diane and Gr.1 Prix du Moulin heroine (Storm fifth attempt. Cat) and Gr.2 Prix Eugene winner Burning Sun (Danzig). He is the second foal out of the unraced Next Trial (Hard Cordial has a filly foal by Zoustar. Spun), who is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Prix Maurice de Gheest hero and dual Gr.1-placed (Dubawi) and the Meydan Gr.2 3.25 SOUTHWELL, NURSERY, 6F AW scorer Shuruq (; dam of the Gr.1 Belmont Oaks 1. YORKSHIRE PIRLO (Ire), 2c, heroine Antoinette and the Gr.3 runner-up Javanica). They are Mehmas – Suffer Her (Whipper) out of the Gr.2 winner Miss (), who is the best of O: C Wood & DJ’s Roofing, B: Tally-Ho Stud, T: Phillip Makin nine winners from ten runners, out of the dual scorer Devil’s Imp 2. Secret Handsheikh (GB), 3. Velocistar (Ire) (Cadeaux Genereux) and from the family of the Gr.1 1,000 Distances: 2½l, nk. 8 ran. Guineas heroine and producer Virginia Waters. Placed three times on the turf and a close sixth on his all-weather Next Trial has a yearling colt by Mehmas. debut last time, the favourite Yorkshire Pirlo (Mehmas) was 4.55 CHELMSFORD, EBF 2YO NOVICE, 1M AW slowly away and soon in a detatched last, but he made good headway to lead inside the final furlong and kept on well close home to score. He is a half-brother to five winners, including the smart multiple winners Tahoo (Zebedee) and Mraseel (Sir ebfstallions.com Prancealot), as well as juvenile scorers by Zebedee, Baltic King and Kodiac. They are out of the unraced Whipper mare Suffer Her, a half-sister to four winners, headed by the Listed-placed 1. SERENA’S QUEEN (Ire), 2f, sprinter Rigolleto (Ad Valorem) and the triple Stakes-placed Iffraaj – Serena’s Storm (Statue Of Liberty) two-year-old winner Campbeltown (Mull Of Kintyre). The O: Kaniz Bloodstock Investments Ltd, B: Roundhill Stud, French-placed second dam Jallaissine (College Chapel), out of T: Ralph Beckett the winning mare Riyama, is a half-sister to the Listed 2. Melody Of Life (Ire), 3. Who Cares Wins (Ire) victress Riyafa (; dam of Listed winner Riyalma and the Distances: ½l, ½l. 7 ran. Stakes-placed pair Risayla and Rubina). Suffer Her has a colt foal by Kessaar. Fourth on debut earlier this month, Serena’s Queen (Iffraaj) made all to get off the mark in good style. She is a full-sister to the Gr.1 and Gr.1 heroine and producer and a half- sister to the Gr.3 winner Summer Romance (). They are out of the juvenile scorer Serena’s Storm (Statue Of Liberty), who is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Prix d’Ispahan victor (Lope De Vega), the Australian Gr.2 winner and four-time Gr.1- placed sire Puissance De Lune () and dual Gr.2-placed Queen Power (Shamardal), amongst others. The second dam is the four-year-old American winner Princess Serena (Unbridled’s Song), who is a half-sister to the Gr.2 winner and Gr.1-placed sire Doubles Partner (Rock Hard Ten) and the Stakes-winning producer Stormy Venus (Stormy Atlantic; dam of the Gr.2 victor and sire Don Americo), amongst others. The third dam is the unplaced Serena’s Sister (), who is a full-sister to the triple Tally-Ho Stud’s record-breaker Mehmas, who sired yet Gr.1 heroine and blue hen Serena’s Song. another new winner yesterday. Serena’s Storm has a yearling filly by Dark Angel and a colt foal by Dubawi.

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5.30 CHELMSFORD, NURSERY, 1M2F AW 1. LADYWOOD (Ire), 2f, Dark Angel – Beneventa (Most Welcome) EBN O: J Barson, B: Roundhill Stud, Read All T: Mark Johnston 67,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 About It! by Johnston Racing, consigned by Round Hill Stud 2. Swinton Noon (GB), 3. Complexo (GB) Distances: 2¼l, ¾l. 13 ran. LINGFIELD PARK TO HOLD Ladywood (Dark Angel) had finished third on her August debut EXTRA FLAT MEETING ON MONDAY and made it sixth time lucky after heading Swinton Noon The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced that (Sepoy) inside the last furlong. Lingfield will hold an additional Flat fixture on Monday, 21st She is the eighth winner and ninth foal out of Beneventa (Most December following the abandonment of the National Hunt Welcome), a Gr.3 winner of seven races from 1m to 1m4f and also fixture at the same course due to waterlogging. the dam of the triple Gr.2 winner and French-based sire Bow The seven-race card will be able to divide up to eight races Creek (Shamardal) and the Australian Gr.3-placed Dare To if required and entries will close today at noon, with Dream (). Beneventa is the best of the five declarations at the 48-hour stage. winners and six foals produced by Dara Dee (), who is also the second dam of the Gr.3-placed hurdler Dara Tango (). Dara Dee is a winning half-sister to Gr.3 winner FRANCE Bay Empress (; dam of Listed winner Bela-M) and the Listed-placed pair El Favoredico (Taufan) and Identity Parade (Rusticaro), and is also the grandam of Gr.2 winner Orizaba. The Deauville: Standard third dam, the unraced Mill Reef mare Not Mistaken, produced 11 winners. 10.40 (GMT) DEAUVILLE, 2YO CONDITIONS, 1900M AW Beneventa produced an Oasis Dream colt in February before 1. CAFE FLEUR (Fr), 2f, visiting . – Flores Del Largo (Encosta De Lago) O: White Birch Farm, B: Erich Schmid, T: J-C Rouget 6.00 CHELMSFORD, EBF 2YO NOVICE, 1M2F AW €50,000 ARQANA October Yearling Sale by White Birch Farm, consigned by Haras du Petit Tellier 2. Collingham (Ger), 3. Abrams Creek (Ire) ebfstallions.com Distances: 1¾l, 2l. 8 ran. Pedigree: EBN2020-11-11 1.25 (GMT) DEAUVILLE, 3YO MAIDEN, 1900M AW 1. KONDO ISAMI (Ire), 2c, 1. JAMILYA (Fr), 3f, Galileo – Zouzou (Redoute’s Choice) Kingman – Jane Eyre (Sadler’s Wells) O: Toshihiro Matsumoto & Partners, O/B: Rashit Shaykhutdinov, T: F Chappet B: Coolmore, 2. Relocate (GB), 3. Polly Gray (Ire) T: Mark Johnston Distances: 5½l, 4l. 12 ran. €85,000 not sold Goffs November Foal Sale consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment Unraced at two and runner-up three times this season, Jamilya 2. Stiletto (GB), 3. Vasilakos (GB) (Kingman) easily went one better, taking it up at the top of the Distances: 3l, 1¾l. 6 ran. straight and readily pulling clear inside the final 200m to comfortably get off the mark at the sixth attempt. Kondo Isami (Galileo), who had finished placed on both his A half-sister to the 2000m scorer Jane Spirit (Invincible Spirit), previous starts over this trip, made most of the running and won, Jamilya is the second winner from five foals of racing age out of eased down, from the twice-raced Stiletto (Frankel). the once-raced Sadler’s Wells mare Jane Eyre. She is a half-sister Named after a Japanese swordsman, he is the third Irish-bred to eight winners, including the Gr.3 Arc Trial victor Algometer foal out of the Australian winner Zouzou (Redoute’s Choice) and (Archipenko), triple French Listed winner (Sea The is a year younger than the Listed-placed Emperor Of The Sun. Stars), German Listed scorer Alwilda (Hernando; dam of the The mare’s first five progeny were foaled in the land of her birth Listed winner and Gr.1-placed Alpinista), Gr.3-placed Listed and the three winners amongst them are headed by the dual Gr.1 winner Alignak () and the triple Stakes-placed winner and Champion Sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor). The Albamara (Galileo). They are out of the Champion triple German second dam Meteor Mist (Star Shower) won 12 races and her Gr.1 victress Albanova (), a full-sister to dual Gr.1 Champion three other winners include the Gr.3 runner-up Crestfallen Stakes heroine (dam of Stakes winners Algonquin and (Rivotious) and the dam of Gr.2 winner Dusty Star. The third Alvarita) and a half-sister to French Listed scorer Alma Mater dam is the winner Sunbuster (Blockbuster), who foaled three (Sadler’s Wells). The Listed-winning and Gr.1-placed third dam winners from her six foals. Alouette () is also the grandam of Gr.1 Derby runner- Zouzou foaled a No Nay Never colt in February before being up and sire Dragon Dancer, as well as the ancestress of Gr.2 covered by him again. winners Alyssa and Shine So Bright.

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3.07 (GMT) DEAUVILLE, 3YO MAIDEN, 1900M AW 1. WISHUPONASTAR (GB), 3c, NATIONAL HUNT Mukhadram – White And Red (Orpen) O: Byerley Stables, B: Thurso Ltd, BRITAIN T: A Suborics 11,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale Gr.2 KENNEL GATE NOVICES’ HURDLE, Ascot, 1m7½f, 4yo+, by Andreas Löwe, consigned by Barton Stud 1st £14,238, 2nd £5,343, 3rd £2,675 €40,000 vendor BBAG September Yearling Sale 2.30pm consigned by Gestüt Etzean LLANDINABO LAD (GB), 5g, 2. Sacred Belief (Ger), 3. Boumma Dream (GB) Malinas – Hot Rhythm (Haafhd) Distances: 3l, 2½l. 13 ran. MY DROGO (GB), 5g, – My Petra (Midnight Legend) The German raider Wishuponastar (Mukhadram) put his NO ORDINARY JOE (Ire), 4g, experience to good use, staying on well up the home straight to Getaway – Shadow Dearg (Beneficial) comfortably get off the mark at the tenth attempt. PRESS YOUR LUCK (Ire), 5g, He is a half-brother to the Gr.2 Oettingen Rennen victor Doyen – Merry Gladness (King’s Ride) Vintager () and the juvenile scorer Fashionable EXPRESS (Ire), 5g, Spirit (Invincible Spirit). They are out of the winning Orpen Shantou – Spanker () mare White And Red, who is a half-sister to five winners, headed SOARING GLORY (Ire), 5g, by the German Gr.3 winner and Gr.2-placed Wild Passion Fame And Glory – Hapeney (Saddlers’ Hall) (Acatenango), also a dual Gr.1-winning novice hurdler, the German Listed-placed White On Black (Lomitas) and the dam of Gr.2 JN NOVICES’ CHASE, Ascot, 2m3f, 4yo+, the Listed-placed Wassiljew and Gr.1 Mares Champion Hurdle 1st £14,807, 2nd £5,556, 3rd £2,782, 3.05pm victress Whiteout. The winning second dam White On Red BOLD PLAN (Ire), 6g, (Konigsstuhl), a daughter of the dual Stakes-placed Ela-Mana- Jeremy – Kings Orchid (King’s Theatre) Mou mare Win Hands Down, is a half-sister to four other winners, ALLART (Ire), 6g, including Gr.1-placed Gr.3 scorer Wins Fiction (Platini) and Shantou – The Adare Woman (Oscar) Stakes winner Wild Romance (Alkalde). She is the dam of Gr.2 ANTUNES (GB), 6g, victress Wild Side (dam of Gr.1-placed Gr.2 winner – Aigrette Garzette () Wild Coco), Gr.2 Deutsches St Leger winner Win For Us (dam of FIDDLERONTHEROOF (Ire), 6g, the Stakes winner Win For Sure) and Gr.3 winner White Rose Stowaway – Inquisitive Look () (dam of Stakes winners Elite Army, Pure Diamond and Promesse KILTEALY BRIGGS (Ire), 6g, De L’Aube), also runner-up in the Gr.1 Preis der Diana. Fame And Glory – Baby Briggs (Presenting) PIC D’ORHY (Fr), 5g, STAKES FIELDS Turgeon – Rose Candy (Roli Abi) LR NH FLAT RACE, Ascot, 1m7½f, 4-6yo, FLAT 1st £9,682, 2nd £3,633, 3rd £1,819, 3.35pm CADMAR (GB), 6g, NEW ZEALAND – SATURDAY Shirocco – Raitera (Astarabad) KNAPPERS HILL (Ire), 4g, Valirann – Brogella (King’s Theatre) EUROPEAN INTEREST RUNNERS MARBLE SANDS (Fr), 4g, Martaline – Sans Rien (Poliglote) Gr.2 MANAWATU CHALLENGE STAKES, Awapuni, 1400m, MUCHO MAS (Ire), 4g, non-runner 3yo+, 1st NZ$54,000, 2nd NZ$15,000, 3rd NZ$7,000, 2.40am (GMT) Fame And Glory – Ceart Go Leor (Montelimar) MOTIVATION (NZ), 6g, PEKING ROSE (GB), 5g, Mastercraftsman – Tenacity (Zabeel) Passing Glance – Miniature Rose (Anshan) STAGE STAR (Ire), 4g, Gr.3 MANAWATU CUP, Awapuni, 2300m, 3yo+, Fame And Glory – Sparky May (Midnight Legend) 1st NZ$54,000, 2nd NZ$15,000, 3rd NZ$7,000, 3.15am (GMT) WONDERWALL (Ire), 4g, VOLER (NZ), 7m, Yeats – Rock Me Gently (Sulamani) Pour Moi – Tin Goose () STAR TSAR (Aus), 5g, IRELAND Fastnet Rock – Zarzuela (Zabeel) Gr.2 NAVAN NOVICE HURDLE, Navan, 2m4f, 4yo+, 1st €20,650, 2nd €6,650, 3rd €3,150, 1.35pm follow EBN on twitter FAKIERA (Fr), 5g, Cokoriko – Stella D’Engilbert (Network) @bloodstocknews ASHDALE BOB (Ire), 5g, Shantou – Ceol Rua (Bob Back)

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ESKYLANE (Ire), 6g, MEHMAS Flemensfirth – Maple Lady (Saddlers’ Hall) Clatter Bang (Ire), 2f, ex Heavenly Song () FIGHTER ALLEN (Fr), 5g, 4.30 Dundalk, EBF maiden, 7f AW Vision D’Etat – Reaction (Saint Des Saints) GABYNAKO (Fr), 5g, NEW BAY Tirwanako – Gunboatfrance (Gunboat Diplomacy) Lead Story (Ire), 2f, ex Newsletter () LIEUTENANT COMMAND (Fr), 6g, 7.15 Wolverhampton, novice, 6f AW Kendargent – Maternelle () HOLYMACAPONY (Ire), 4g, Parish Academy (Ire), 2c, ex Royal Bean (Royal Academy) Libertarian – Heavenly Star (King’s Theatre) 6.15 Wolverhampton, nursery, 7f AW

LR BUMPER, Navan, 2m, 4-7yo, PRIDE OF DUBAI 1st €13,275, 2nd €4,275, 3rd €2,025, 3.20pm Pop Ya Collar (Ire), 2g, ex Yeah Baby (Danehill Dancer) LETSBECLEARABOUTIT (Ire), 5g, 5.45 Wolverhampton, novice auction, 7f AW Flemensfirth – Clarification (Westerner) ANGLERS CRAG (GB), 5g, Mindspin (GB), 2g, ex Inner Sea () Multiplex – Overyou (Overbury) 5.45 Wolverhampton, novice auction, 7f AW SIR GERHARD (Ire), 5g, Tselena (Fr), 2f, ex Tell It As It Is (Chester House) Jeremy – Faanan Aldaar () 5.45 [GMT] Lyon La Soie, claimer, 1800m AW EVER PRESENT (Ire), 4g, Nevile Chamberlain (Ire), 2c, ex Black Rodded () Elusive Pimpernel – Persian Memories () 7.15 Wolverhampton, novice, 6f AW LA CHANTEUSE (Ire), 6m, – Louve Sereine (Sadler’s Wells) STRATH BURN MULLINS CROSS (Ire), 4f, Designer Cailin (Ire), 2f, ex Mharashic (Shirocco) reserve Valirann – Julimark (Accordion) 4.30 Dundalk, EBF maiden, 7f AW Red Contender (Ire), 2g, ex Cape Elizabeth (Invincible Spirit) FIRST CROP SIRE MAIDENS 4.30 Dundalk, EBF maiden, 7f AW TERRITORIES AWTAAD Satorie (Fr), 2f, ex Salicorne (Aragorn) Cooper’s Hawk (Ire), 2g, ex La Negra (Dark Angel) 5.12 [GMT] Lyon La Soie, newcomers, 1800m AW 4.30 Dundalk, EBF maiden, 7f AW Global Response (GB), 2c, ex Terentia () Out Of The East (GB), 2f, ex Eastern Destiny () 7.15 Wolverhampton, novice, 6f AW 7.15 Wolverhampton, novice, 6f AW THE GURKHA Wudashudacuda (GB), 2c, ex Chicita Banana (Danehill Dancer) Woodstown (Ire), 2f, ex Cloudspin () 7.15 Wolverhampton, novice, 6f AW 4.00 Dundalk, EBF conditions, 5f AW BIRAAJ Thapa Vc (Ire), 2g, ex Merritt Island (Exceed And Excel) New And (Ire), 2f, ex Nasharaat (Green Desert) 6.15 Wolverhampton, nursery, 7f AW 5.45 [GMT] Lyon la Soie, claimer, 1800m AW Kukri Klass (Ire), 2f, ex Blanche Dubawi (Dubawi) non-runner BOW CREEK 7.15 Wolverhampton, novice, 6f AW Never And Ever (Fr), 2c, ex New Arrival (Zamindar) 5.12 [GMT] Lyon La Soie, newcomers, 1800m AW Belafonte (GB), 2g, ex Scarlet Royal (Red Ransom) BURATINO 5.45 Wolverhampton, novice auction, 7f AW Golden Ridge (Ire), 2g, ex Picture Of Lily () VADAMOS 5.45 Wolverhampton, novice auction, 7f AW Shiraz (Fr), 2f, ex Alia Island (Kitten’s Joy) Say It As It Is (Ire), 2g, ex Annellis () 4.37 [GMT] Lyon La Soie, nursery, 1800m AW 6.15 Wolverhampton, nursery, 7f AW Sognatore (Ire), 2c, ex Of Course Darling (Dalakhani) DARIYAN 5.45 Wolverhampton, novice auction, 7f AW Pretty Player (Fr), 2f, ex La Jalousie (Muhtathir) 5.45 [GMT] Lyon La Soie, claimer, 1800m AW STALLION ROUND-UP ESTIDHKAAR Esmureyes (Ire), 2f, ex Expedience (With Approval) reserve WINNERS BY IRISH SIRES 4.30 Dundalk, EBF maiden, 7f AW CAMELOT MARKAZ Poporo (Fr), 5g, ex Melovia (Cape Cross) Global Vision (Ire), 2c, ex Vision Of Peace (Invincible Spirit) Bordeaux-Le Bouscat, France, 07 Nov, 4yo+, hcap, 1900mT, €7,500 6.15 Wolverhampton, nursery, 7f AW B: S.a. Stilvi Compania Financiera MARTINBOROUGH Le Reveur Fou (Fr), 3g, ex Dream Girl (Oasis Dream) Mr Riem (Fr), 2c, ex Makhalina (Red Ransom) Chantilly, France, 10 Nov, 3yo, hcap, 1900mAW, €10,000 4.37 [GMT] Lyon la Soie, nursery, 1800m AW B: J P J Dubois

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TEOFILO Damavand (Ger), 5g, ex Diamantgöttin (Fantastic Light) EXCHANGE RATES Dortmund, , 31 Oct, 4yo+, maiden, 1800mT, €2,500 B: Gestüt Brümmerhof GBP/USD – 1.36 GBP/JPY – 140.28 ZAMBEZI SUN GBP/EUR – 1.11 GBP/CHF – 1.20 Dansili Prince (Fr), 7g, ex Queen Poline (Trempolino) GBP/AUD – 1.79 GBP/SEK – 11.24 Durtal, France, 01 Nov, 5yo+, cond, 4000mT, €5,760 GBP/HKD – 10.54 GBP/AED – 5.00 B: R Davies EUR/USD – 1.23 ZOFFANY Sensizim (Tur), 4f, ex Phrase (Royal Anthem) Istanbul, Turkey, 30 Oct, 3yo+, hcap, 2400mT, £8,173 *The above rates are the Google indicative rates at 17:00 on 17/12/20 B: Necati Demirkol and must be used as an approximation for conversion. WINNERS BY FRENCH SIRES JUKEBOX JURY Auckland (Ger), 3c, ex Al Qahira (Big Shuffle) JOSHUA TREE Hoppegarten, Germany, 01 Nov, 3yo, cond, 2200mT, €19,000 Josh d’Id (Fr), 3g, ex Cosgaya (Okawango) B: Stall Oberlausitz Saint-Brieuc, France, 11 Nov, 3yo, cond, 3600mT, €7,680 B: Andre Larrieu Vernatsch (Ger), 4g, ex Very Nice (Dashing Blade) Krefeld, Germany, 15 Nov, 3yo+, cond, 2050mT, €2,000 LUCAYAN B: Gestüt Winterhauch Furioso (Spa), 4c, ex Ebalviyra (Anabaa) Madrid, Spain, 07 Nov, 3yo+, cond, 1600mT, €10,000 LOPE DE VEGA B: Zubieta Ltd Santi Del Mare (Fr), 4g, ex Salicorne (Aragorn) Nimes, France, 01 Nov, 3yo+, cond, 1200mT, €5,000 RELIABLE MAN B: J P J Dubois Eternal Optimist (Fr), 3g, ex Takariyza (Anabaa) Chantilly, France, 04 Nov, 3yo, hcap, 2100mAW, €9,500 RAJSAMAN B: Mme Sylviane Jeffroy Trou Aux Biches (Fr), 3f, ex Starsic (Sageburg) Marseille-Vivaux, France, 31 Oct, 3yo, hcap, 2000mAW, €7,000 B: Sylvain Vidal Torosery (Mor), 4c, ex Surrey Spirit (Invincible Spirit) Mondeville (Fr), 3g, ex Equity Card (Dubai Destination) Meknes, Morocco, 31 Oct, 3yo, cond, 1900mT, £5,020 Angouleme, France, 01 Nov, 3yo, claimer, 3400mT, €5,280 B: Mr M Vickers B: Ecurie La Cauviniere Raj De Boistron (Fr), 6g, ex Chi Chi De Boitron (Chichicastenango) WINNERS BY GERMAN SIRES Lyon La Soie, France, 01 Nov, 4yo+, hcap, 2400mAW, €6,000 B: Isabelle Reverseau ADLERFLUG Golden Rajsa (Fr), 6m, ex Golden Clou (Kendor) Aurora Amica (Hun), 3f, ex Alcobaca (Kallisto) Chantilly, France, 04 Nov, 4yo+, cond, 1800mAW, €11,000 Budapest, Hungary, 08 Nov, 3yo, cond, 2800mT, £5,661 B: Ecurie Bader B: Bence Takacs ROCK OF GIBRALTAR ISFAHAN Sekku (Fr), 3c, ex Momo No Sekku (Leroidesanimaux) Sisfahan (Fr), 2c, ex Kendalee (Kendargent) Marseille-Vivaux, France, 31 Oct, 3yo, hcap, 2000mAW, €7,500 Lyon-Parilly, France, 09 Nov, 2yoc&g, maiden, 2000mT, €7,000 B: Jean-Claude Seroul B: E.A.R.L Guy Pariente Holding

SHOLOKHOV LORD OF ENGLAND Facile A Vivre (Fr), 5g, ex Ne M’Oubliez Pas (Cyborg) Design (Pol), 7h, ex Dark Angel (Monsun) Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo, France, 01 Nov, 4yo+, cond, 2400mT, €6,500 Warsaw, Poland, 14 Nov, 3yo+, cond, 2200mT, £1,300 B: S Milaveau, Haras de Saint-Voir B: S Plavac

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