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MONDAY, 27TH MARCH 2017 Dragon Pulse EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU SALES TALK | RACING REVIEW | NH STAKES RESULTS | STAKES RESULTS She was unplaced on her last run in the Listed Prix Altipan at TODAY’S HEADLINES Saint-Cloud earlier this month on her return and the trainer’s son, Michael Channon junior, explained: “We took her to Saint-Cloud a RACING REVIEW few weeks ago, but she was too free for the first half a mile and it was a complete wasted effort. But I just spoke to David Wachman and he said it was a great prep run taking her all the way to Paris. CZABO STEALS OPENING “She’s done it very nicely, and we had fitness on our side and that helped. We have a fairly moderate band of broodmares but he SHOW FOR CHANNON [Sixties Icon, sire] has improved them all. We wanted to get her The turf season started yesterday in Ireland at Naas and the first going early as she had that Esher Cup form early last year in soft two-year-old race kicked off proceedings at the Co Kildare track. ground and ran well in the Guineas.” Kevin Prendergast saddled the Pivotal filly Moonlight Bay to win Bred by Norman Court Stud, she is the first runner out of the the EBF maiden and, a decisive winner of the five-furlong contest, juvenile winner and Listed Masaka Stakes runner-up Fiumicino she also picked up a Plus 10 Bonus for the victory. (Danehill Dancer). There is no further black type until the third The going at the track was soft to heavy and the feature race on dam, but the family includes the Champion Three-Year-Old Stayer the day, the EBF Gr.3 Lodge Park Stakes for fillies and mares, went and Gr.1 St Leger heroine Dark Lomond (Lomond) and the Gr.2 to the Mick Channon-trained four-year-old Czabo (Sixties Icon), Railway Stakes winner and sire Lilbourne Lad (Acclamation). who got the better of the Aidan O’Brien-trained favourite Somehow (Fastnet Rock) to land the mile contest for David GERMANY Wachman, MV Magnier and Linda Shanahan. Fourth in last year’s Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas and the winner of the Listed Prix des Lilas, when in the ownership of her breeder Norman Court Stud, which MOUSE SCURRIES LATE TO SECURE stands her sire Sixties Icon, this was her fourth victory and first at AUFGALOPP SUCCESS FOR FUST Group level. Racing also returned to the turf at Dusseldorf yesterday and the Ridden by Graham Lee, she was settled in fourth as Legitimus feature race on the card, the 2,100m Listed Grand Prix-Aufgalopp, (Lawman) set the pace. Driven at the two furlong marker, she went to the Anika Fust-trained nine-year-old Mighty Mouse. The chased down Somehow, who had struck the front in the final gelded son of King’s Best was dropped in towards the rear as Fair furlong, and stuck her neck out in the testing conditions to win by Mountain (Tiger Hill) set the tempo. Travelling well, he came half a length, while Flying Fairies (Holy Roman Emperor) returned wide and picked up in the straight to get the better of Salve a length third of the twelve runners on her first start for John Oxx. Venezia (Aerion) close home by half a length. San Salvador This was a memorable occasion for Lee, as it was 25 years to the day (Lord Of England) came to take third and Fair Mountain stayed that he had his first ride at the track as a jump jockey. on to be fourth of the nine runners. Looking for Classic winners… BBAG graduate ISFAHAN KNIFE EDGE leads home a 1-2 for BBAG graduates wins the German Derby, Gr.1 in the Group 2 German 2.000 Guineas, with DEGAS a close second. Spring Breeze Up Sale RRepresentativeepresentive Gr Greateat Britain Britain 26th May 2017 & Ireland Entries close: th Richard Venn 7 April 2017 Cellphone: +44(0) 78 84 47 89 13 Email: [email protected] www.bbag-sales.de CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING REVIEW ~ NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW EBN: MONDAY, 27TH MARCH 2017 This was his seventh career win and his second at Listed level. this horse couldn’t go a mile and a half. I’ve [seen Ashleyluvssugar] He won here last November over 2,200m and his other Stakes run so many times and I know he gets a big heart when he’s able to success came at Cologne over this trip in 2012. Bred in Germany open up by two or three [lengths] early, so I wanted to be sure he by Stall CBD, he was sold as a yearling for €4,500 at BBAG to Udo knew I was there all the way around there.” Rattay, in whose colours he still runs. He is out of the four-time Bred in France by Julien Leaunes and a €5,000 Osarus September winner Megaperls (Zinaad) and is from the family of the Gr.1 Yearling Sale purchase by Con Marnane, he is out of the juvenile- winners Black Tie Affair, Great Palm and Lochte. winning Mozart mare Sakkara Star and his third dam is the Gr.2 (then) Fillies’ Mile Stakes winner Silk Slippers (Nureyev). NORTH AMERICA NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW ITSINTHEPOST DELIVERS FRANCE AT SANTA ANITA The French-bred Itsinthepost (American Post) came out on top PROGRESSIVE DEVICE CAPTURES in the Gr.2 San Luis Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday for Jeff CHAMPION HURDLE TRIAL Mullins and Red Baron’s Barn. Ashleyluvssugar (Game Plan) set A high-class field of eight lined up for the feature race yesterday the pace, but Itsinthepost was hot on his heels and did not let him at Auteuil in the Gr.3 Prix Hypothese, a Champion Hurdle trial out of his sights. The pair were six lengths clear of the field that has been won in the past by the likes of Champion Hurdle entering the back straight, but, having drawn alongside entering winner and sire Gemix and the Willie Mullins star Un De Sceaux. the home turn, he picked up well to pull a length clear of the Last year’s winner, Blue Dragon (Califet), was started as chasing Irish-bred Syntax (Haatef), while Ashleyluvssugar held favourite and he jumped off in front and dictated the pace. He on for third. was followed by the Gr.1 Grand Prix d’Automne winner Alex De Second in three of his last four starts, including two in Graded Larredya (Crillon) and the progressive Device (Poliglote), company, he has thus finally gained a well-deserved Graded win, who, like the favourite runs in the famous blue and red of taking his tally of wins to four from 24 starts, with earnings of Magalen Bryant. Giving chase entering the home turn, Blue $362,712. Dragon was still in front at the second last, but he hit it hard and Winning jockey Tyler Baze said:“I had four different people tell me David Cottin did well to keep the partnership intact. He jumped Breeze-Up & Horses in Training Sale 26 April 2017 at La Teste Catalogues available ©Panoramic MANGO TANGO (Siyouni), Consigned by Haras de Saint Arnoult T:+33 2 61 75 00 27 or +33 6 44 11 78 03 La Teste April Breeze-Up sale, 2015. Purchased for €50,000 by MAB Agency E: [email protected] W: osarus.com Qatar Oaks Gr.3, 2nd Prix de Pomone Gr.2, 2nd Prix Cléopâtre Gr.3 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW ~ SALES TALK EBN: MONDAY, 27TH MARCH 2017 the last better and, in an exciting run to the line, he came up the stands rail, while Saint Call (Saint Des Saints) challenged in the SALES TALK centre, but it was Device that proved the best on the day and snatched victory on the outside by a short head for Guillaume TATTERSALLS Macaire. Saint Call was a short neck second, Blue Dragon was a length away third and they were five lengths clear of Alex De Larredya. EBN Sales Talk Click here to The victory was the third on the day for jockey Bertrand is brought to contact IRT, or Lestrade, who was filling in for the injured James Reveley, who is you by IRT visit www.irt.com on the sidelines after an injury sustained on Saturday after he came off the ill-fated Reve De Sivola. This was a tweleth career victory for Device from 16 career starts, which are mostly in Graded company and include the Gr.3 TATTERSALLS APPOINTED TO Prix Juigne earlier this month. The only time he did not finished in CONDUCT BALLYMACOLL DISPERSAL the first three was when he fell two out here in November, Tattersalls has been appointed to conduct the Ballymacoll Stud ironically where he made the mistake yesterday, and he broke Dispersal. Thirty Gr.1 winners have been reared at the County Reveley’s foot. Meath-based nursery since its purchase by the Weinstock family Bred by Marie-Christine Gabeur, Device is a full-brother to the 57 years ago and the dispersal at Tattersalls will number almost 50 Gr.1 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris and the Gr.1 Prix Maurice Gillois lots comprised of 14 mares, 16 fillies and colts in and out of winner So French. They are out of the Gr.3 Prix Fleuret winner training, nine yearlings and nine foals, all of which trace back to Westonne (Mansonnien).