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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. LATE DECISION ON CARLTON HOUSE INVESTEC OAKS Connections of Carlton House (Street Cry {Ire}) 3 June 2011 yesterday stated that a final decision on the colt=s participation in Saturday=s G1 Investec Derby could LUCKY 13 IN THE OAKS wait until Friday. With no signs that the filling in the Godolphin=s G1 1000 Guineas winner Blue Bunting near-fore fetlock joint is (Dynaformer) heads the baker=s dozen remaining in representative of tomorrow=s G1 Investec Oaks at Epsom, and anything sinister, Sir connections are expecting a bold show as she bids to Michael Stoute is emulate the operation=s 2002 Guineas and Oaks heroine continuing training the Kazzia (Ger) (Zinaad {GB}). AWe=ve got to be very G2 Dante S. winner hopeful--she hasn=t done a great deal as she was very towards Epsom. The fit for Newmarket, but her work has been very nice Queen=s Racing Manager indeed and she seems on good John Warren said terms with herself,@ Racing yesterday, AWe=ve got Manager Simon Crisford the next few days to see if it is cooling itself explained. AWe=d been really Carlton House & rider Johnny Nolan pleased with her in the down--that=s going to be yesterday in Newmarket build-up to the Guineas and it key. The good thing is Racing Post photo looked wide-open, so we took the horse is sound and a chance, as it=s always been a he=s moving well. He=s on trotting exercise, but, of great Oaks trial. She was course, Sir Michael Stoute would love to be getting doing all her best work at the some good cantering into him at this point. Luckily, finish and was impressive.@ we=ve got the most experienced trainer in the country Trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni and the best rider in the country. We=ve got a chance. added yesterday, ABlue Bunting It=s not without a possibility that he=ll stand in the Frankie Dettori catching air is doing very well and she has line-up. He won=t run unless the trainer is completely after 1000 Guineas content that he s sound. By Friday, we ll know more. Newmarket photo improved since her victory at = = @ Newmarket. The most Derby news cont. p3 surprising thing about her winning the 1000 Guineas was that she coped so well with the ground. Her two wins last season came on a softer surface, and we were a little concerned about how she would run on faster going, but Blue Bunting showed that she is a classy and versatile filly. We have always regarded her as a nice filly. She made most of the running twice as a juvenile, and it=s hard to do that, especially over a straight mile at Newmarket. We decided to try and shield her in the 1000 Guineas and let her finish the race to try and get placed. They went a good pace and the strong wind made it very difficult for the horses at the front, which also played to her stamina. I think that the best thing to do on Friday will be to drop her in at first. It takes her a long time to get going in her races-- we saw that at Newmarket, when she was outpaced at the start, but started to get going in the second half of the race. The course is a bit of an unknown, but she is a well-balanced filly, and I am hopeful that she can cope with the track. It won=t be easy to win, but she is a classy filly and has already won a Classic. She has the best jockey riding her and we have every chance of winning another big race.@ Cont. p2-3 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 6/2/11 • PAGE 2 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Friday, Epsom, Britain INVESTEC OAKS-G1, ,325,000, 3yo, f, 12f 10ydsT SC PP HORSE SIRE 1 3 Beatrice Aurore (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) O-Benny Andersson; B-Chess Racing AB; T-John Dunlop; J-Ted Durcan. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-0, £26,197. Last Start--1st May 18 Listed Height of Fashion S. 2 13 Blaise Chorus (Ire) Singspiel (Ire) O-John Deer; B-D J & Mrs Deer; T-Barry Hills; J-Michael Hills. Lifetime Record: 3-0-2-1, £10,184. Last Start--2nd May 4 Listed Cheshire Oaks 3 6 Blue Bunting Dynaformer ($200,000 yrl ‘09 FTSAUG) O-Godolphin; B-B M Kelley; T-Mahmood Al Zarooni; J-Frankie Dettori. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, £232,158. Last Start--1st May 1 G1 1000 Guineas 4 7 Dancing Rain (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) (€200,000 yrl ‘09 GOFMIL) O-M J & L A Taylor; B-Swettenham Stud; T-William Haggas; J-Johnny Murtagh. Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0, £11,839. Last Start--2nd May 13 Listed Swettenham Stud Fillies’ Trial S. 5 10 Eirnin (Ire) Galileo (Ire) O-Annemarie O’Brien, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Annemarie O’Brien; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Joseph O’Brien. Lifetime Record: 5-1-0-0, £9,465. Last Start--9th May 11 G3 Blue Wind S. 6 1 Fork Handles (GB) Doyen (Ire) O-Dr Marwan Koukash; B-Mike Channon Bloodstock Ltd; T-Mick Channon; J-Jamie Spencer. Lifetime Record: 6-1-0-2, £30,332. Last Start--3rd May 4 Listed Cheshire Oaks 7 9 Havant (GB) Halling O-James & Anita Wigan; B-Mrs James Wigan & London Bloodstock Services Ltd; T-Sir Michael Stoute; J-Ryan Moore. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, £32,000. Last Start--6th May 1 G1 1000 Guineas 8 2 Izzi Top (GB) Pivotal (GB) O-Helena Springfield Ltd; B-Meon Valley Stud; T-John Gosden; J-William Buick. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, £24,932. Last Start--1st May 13 Listed Swettenham Stud Fillies’ Trial S. 9 4 Misty For Me (Ire) Galileo (Ire) O-Michael Tabor, Susan Magnier & Derrick Smith; B-March Thoroughbreds; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Seamie Heffernan. Lifetime Record: 7-4-1-0, £462,319. Last Start--1st May 22 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas 10 5 Siren’s Song (Ire) Azamour (Ire) (75,000gns RNA yrl ‘09 TATOCT) O-Juliet Cooper; B-W Lazy T Ltd; T-Jessica Harrington; J-Fran Berry. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, £35,828. Last Start--1st Apr. 17 Listed Salsabil S. 11 11 Why (Ire) Galileo (Ire) O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Niarchos Family; B-Orpendale & Niarchos Family; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Mickael Barzalona. Lifetime Record: 6-1-0-0, £11,925. Last Start--7th May 11 G3 Blue Wind S. 12 12 Wonder of Wonders Kingmambo O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Liberty Bloodstock; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Kieren Fallon. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, £26,647. Last Start--1st May 4 Listed Cheshire Oaks 13 8 Zain Al Boldan (GB) Poliglote (GB) (11,000gns wnlg ‘08 TATDEC) O-Jaber Abdullah; B-Tweenhills & R & L Warner Bloodstock; T-Mick Channon; J-Sam Hitchcott. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, £27,298. Last Start--1st May 7 Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial S. All carry 126 pounds. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/2/11 • PAGE 3 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Investec Oaks cont. There were no surprises at yesterday=s declaration stage, with Aidan O=Brien slimming his team down to four after scratching Look At Me (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and Spin (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). He has booked Kieren Fallon for the ride on the May 4 Listed Cheshire Oaks heroine Wonder of Wonders (Kingmambo), while Seamie Heffernan retains the ride on the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Misty For Me (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Mickael Barzalona will ride for Ballydoyle for the first time as he gets a sighter of Epsom prior to his Derby ride on the likely outsider Why (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), while Joseph O=Brien will be legged up on his mother Anne Marie O=Brien=s Eirnin (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Meon Valley Stud are still chasing a first winner of this prestigious contest, and Izzi Top (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) will start a live outsider for the Weinfeld family operation. She beat Dancing Rain (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) by a head when annexing the May 13 Listed Swettenham Stud Fillies= Trial S. and is drawn in the same stall two as the 2005 Oaks heroine Eswarah (GB) (Unfuwain), who also took that Newbury prep en route. Dancing Rain was having only her third start at Newbury, and trainer William Haggas is hoping she can hold her own in this company. AI think she=ll run a nice race and she=s in great form,@ Haggas said. Inquiries to Kyle Wilson FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI EPSOM DERBY [email protected] Thursday, Baden-Baden, Germany, post time: 7:05 p.m. UVEX-TROPHY (BADENER MEILE)-G3, i55,000, 3yo/up, 1mt SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 12 Alianthus (Ger) Hernando (Fr) de Vries J Hrschbrgr 132 2 9 Sehrezad (Ger) Titus Livius (Fr) Palik Lowe 132 34Forthe Millionkiss (Ger) Dshing Blde (GB) Pietsch Ostmann 128 4 5 Le Francois (Ger) Sholokhov (Ire) Minarik Figge 128 5 3 Samardal (Fr) Shamardal Pedroza Wohler 128 Positive Signals from the Vadamar Camp 6 6 Santino (Ger) Rck of Gibraltr (Ire) Victoire Carvalho 128 Trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre yesterday issued an 7 11 Golden Tirol (Ger) Is Tirol (Ire) Srnec Plavac 126 8 2 Neatico (Ger) Medicean (GB) Starke Schiergen 126 upbeat bulletin on His Highness The Aga Khan=s 9 8 Sanjii Danon (Ger) Big Shuffle Suborics Hickst 126 Vadamar (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}) ahead of Saturday=s 10 1 Magic Eye (Ire) Nayef Helfnbein Lowe 125 G1 Investec Derby.