DECORATED SATURDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY 2019 DECORATED KNIGHT KNIGHT Triple Gr.1 winner Noteworthy looks Exceptional Stallion Family Epic Value 2019 Fee €12,000 1st Oct SLF EBN Owned, Bred & Raced by Tel: +353 (0)45 521251 (Office) [email protected] EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU LEADING SIRES’ TABLE | STALLION NEWS | STAKES RESULTS | LETTER FROM AMERICA TODAY’S HEADLINES RACING REVIEW DIFFERENT TRAINER, SAME RESULT FOR MONTSARRAT Montsarrat (Poet’s Voice) claimed a second successive win in the Listed Jebel Ali Stakes yesterday. The six-year-old gelding, trained by Sandeep Jadhav, was prominent from the start of the 1950m contest, with Royston Ffrench content to let Just A Penny (Kodiac) and Dane O’Neill make the pace. Montsarrat loomed large on the leader’s outside and, with 400m to run, looked poised for an easy victory as Just A Penny came under pressure. The leader proved an obstinate opponent and Montsarrat had to work harder than anticipated This good-looking colt is from the first crop of European to pass him. He got by with 200m to run and kept up the gallop all Champion Two-Year-Old and dual Classic hero Churchill. the way to the line, winning by two lengths. The tiring Just A The son of Galileo stands at Coolmore for €35,000. Born on Penny clung on to second place by three quarters of a length 29th January, the colt is out of Gr.3-placed Irene Watts from the fast-finishing ten-year-old gelding Shamaal Nibras (Miswaki Tern), who is the dam of three winners so far, (First Samurai). including the Stakes performer Iframe. The win was the first since his victory in last year’s renewal for Montsarrat, who is owned by Ahmad Ghalita Almheiri. Prior to his transfer to Dubai, Montsarrat plied his trade in Britain when He was bred by Agricola Del Parco in Ireland and was purchased trained by Mark Johnston and won three of his first four starts at by John Ferguson for 45,000gns at the Tattersalls December Foal two. Owned by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, he won one of his Sale from the Irish National Stud. He is one of eight winners out of 12 starts at three and was placed in four more. He began his UAE the Entrepreneur mare Flying Flag, and is a half-brother to the racing career in November 2017 for trainer Salem bin Ghadayer, dual Italian Listed winner Laguna Salada (Invincible Spirit) and for whom he won the 2018 Listed Jebel Ali Stakes, and joined to the Italian Listed-placed Ladiesandgentlemen (Celtic Swing). Jadhav’s stable last October. His second dam Olivia is an Ela-Mana-Mou half-sister to BOARDING IN THE HEART OF THE IRISH THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY stablished since 1950, Lisieux Stud E is located at the Curragh, Co. Kildare, within easy access of all major studs and sales. Foaling & boarding of mares a speciality. Lisieux Stud Competitve rates. Contact: Michael Collins Mob: +353 (0)878395749 Tel: +353 (0)45441288 Professional service with years of experience. Email: [email protected] CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING REVIEW EBN: SATURDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY 2019 Scandisk (Kenmare), the dam of brilliant hurdler Hurricane Fly Muarrab (Oasis Dream) and she is also closely related to one of (Montjeu), also a Listed winner on the Flat. last year’s leading freshman sires, Bungle Inthejungle (Exceed And Excel) and his full-sister, the Listed Cleeves Stakes winner THAMMIN CLAIMS LISTED JEBEL ALI SPRINT Waveband. Their dam is a winning daughter of Gr.3 (then) Cherry FOR SHEIKH HAMDAN Hinton Stakes winner Crime Of Passion (Dragonara Palace) and Thammin (Dark Angel) made the breakthrough at Stakes level at it is the family of Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner and sire Jebel Ali yesterday, winning the Listed Sprint over 1000m. The Style Vendome (Anabaa) and the Gr.1 Cheveley Park Stakes grey gelding was soon into his stride out of the gate for Jim winner Vorda (Orpen). Crowley and was close to the pace set by Draco (Astrology), who led from High On Life (Invincible Spirit), who took over the lead at the midway point, with Thammin stalking him. Soon he was QATAR alongside the leader and easily dismissed his challenge with 250m to go, running out an impressive winner by four lengths MARIANAFOOT WINS from High On Life, with My Catch (Camacho) a length and a ITM CUP FOR FRANCE quarter further back in third. Ahead of the Gr.1d HH The Amir Trophy meeting in Doha today, The five-year-old is owned by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum the 1600m Gr.2d Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cup was staged whose Derrinstown Stud sponsored the race, and was making his yesterday and won by Jean-Claude Seroul’s homebred second start in Dubai. He ran ten times for Owen Burrows in Marianafoot. Britain, winning a couple of nurseries before adding a 6f handicap The four-year-old son of Footstepsinthesand, who is trained at Chelmsford to his tally at four. Over the winter he was by Jerome Reynier near Marseille, raced in midfield through the transferred to the Dubai stable of Musabbeh Al Mheiri and was early stages as Top Face (Tiznow) made the pace. The leader third on his first start for him at Meydan earlier this month. kicked for home at the top of the 400m home straight. However,he He was bred by Stratford Place Stud and Willow Bloodstock and was worn down in the final 100m by the winner, who was always purchased by Sheikh Hamdan’s Shadwell Estate Company for holding the runner-up Black Granite (Dark Angel). A neck £170,000 at the 2015 Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale. He is out of separated the pair, with a length back to Top Face. the Desert Style mare Gimme Some Lovin who won 15 times This was a sixth win in nine starts for the colt, who won the and has produced three winners from her first three runners. She Listed Prix Luthier on the all-weather at Deauville in mid- is a three-parts-sister to the Gr.1 Golden Shaheen Stakes winner December. €40,000 L.F. A very strong demand for his yearlings in 2018 93 two year olds to run for him in 2019 Covered full books at €20,000 in both 2017 and 2018 YEARLINGS BUYERS PRICE N.17 LOUARN STROUD - COLEMAN BL. gns425,000 N.17 BELOVA SHADWELL ESTATE COMPANY gns200,000 N.17 ORDENSFRAU J-C ROUGET €130,000 N.17 HASTURIANITA BROADHURST AGENCY €130,000 N.17 SAGARIYA AVENUE BLOODSTOCK €125,000 N.17 BYE BYE FUJI ALEX ELLIOTT €125,000 9 1 0 2 / 2 0 The future is bright ! WOOTTON BASSETT Nicolas de Chambure : +33 (0)6 24 27 06 42 Franck Champion : +33 (0)6 07 23 36 46 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 RACING REVIEW ~ STALLION NEWS EBN: SATURDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY 2019 He is the second foal and only winner out of the dual French scorer Marianabaa (Anabaa), a daughter of the Listed Prix de Lilas winner Maria Gabriella (Rock Of Gibraltar), who was also runner-up in the Gr.3 Prix Chloe. STALLION NEWS ARGENTINA MASTERCRAFTSMAN RETURNS TO ARGENTINA FOR 2019 SEASON Coolmore’s multiple Gr.1 winner and leading sire Mastercraftsman (Danehill Dancer) will stand the 2019 Southern Hemisphere season at Haras Firmamento in Argentina. Earlier this month, his son Ya Primo won the Gr.1 Classic El Gr.1 winner and sire Mastercraftsman (Danehill Dancer) Derby at Valparaiso in Chile, becoming his second top-level who will shuttle to Haras Firmamento in Argentina for the winner in South America from his time at Haras Don Alberto in 2019 Southern Hemisphere season. Chile, and his 12th overall. The 13-year-old is currently the leading stallion in Chile with three Stakes winners this season, headed by which will be his second in Argentina. His first youngsters, born in Ya Primo. 2017, will be sold this year.” This will be his second season standing at Haras Firmamento, As well as shuttling to Chile, Mastercraftsman has also shuttled and the farm’s owners are excited about offering his first to New Zealand, where he stood at Windsor Park Stud and has sired Argentina-bred offspring for sale this year. Gr.1 winners Danzdanzdance, Thee Auld Floozie and Valley Girl. They put out a Tweet stating: “We would like to tell you that the Mastercraftsman is standing for a fee of €30,000 at Coolmore stallion Mastercraftsman will return to our farm for the next season, Stud this season. ❝Fabrice Chappet is very keen An early looking type of colt, as he is doing everything on the colt I bought as a foal - very easily at present...Tom Ward (assistant trainer) and Steve Knight (senior head lad), have both thinks he is special.❞ singled him out as the one they particularly like Amanda Skiffington on the and Richard Hannon has even bought a 105,000gns colt ex Quickstep share himself! Queen in training with Middleham Park Racing on the Ivawood colt ex Fabrice Chappet for Fiona Serenata with Richard Hannon Carmichael. Our Ivawood's (colt ex Beyond Belief & The Ivawood colt out of Perfect “filly ex Rio’s Pearl) both have good “Blossom is a solid horse. He’s“ strong, temperaments and are nice“ movers. moves well and is precocious so I They take their work very well and we expect him to be out early.