SUNDAY, 24 MARCH 2019

GREGORIAN RELOCATING TO RATHASKER TDN Q & A WITH Gregorian (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}--Three Days In May {GB}, by DAVID SIMCOCK Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) has been relocated to Rathasker Stud after standing his first four years at The National Stud. A three-time group winner who placed four times at Group 1 level, including the St James=s Palace S., the Queen Anne S. and the Darley July Cup, Gregorian was retired to stud in 2015 and sired 83 foals from his first crop, 52 of which have made the races and 15 of which are winners. A half-dozen of his starters are already stakes-performers, including multiple Group 3-placed Chynna (GB), GSP Queen Jo Jo (GB) and MSP Gypsy Spirit (GB). AGregorian has relocated to Rathasker,@ the stud=s Maurice Burns said. AWe are very grateful to the National Stud for all the care and attention that they have afforded to him throughout his tenure there.@

Sheikhzayedroad | Racing Post by Alayna Cullen IN TDN AMERICA TODAY BY MY STANDARDS CAUSES LOUISIANA DERBY UPSET The redoubtable stayer Sheikhzayedroad (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) Dismissed at 22-1, By My Standards (Goldencents) raced prominently was a stalwart of David Simcock's Newmarket stable, winning early and pounced late to upset Saturday’s GII Louisiana Derby. Click 11 of his 49 races. For the last five years he has raced at Meydan or tap here to go straight to TDN America. on World Cup night but this year Dubai's biggest race day will go ahead without the horse named after the country's major thoroughfare as the 10-year-old settles into a life of >retirement' as the stable hack at Trillium Place. The TDN=s Alayna Cullen spoke with trainer David Simcock about the venerable gelding in the latest After the Finish Line.

TDN: David, remind us what Skeikhzayedroad achieved in his career.

David Simcock: Sheikhzayedroad was first of all a wonderfully consistent horse. He did very well from two to three in the winter. He started off in the maiden at Newmarket, ran promisingly, and then broke his maiden at Hamilton. He had started to show enough to suggest he was going to be quite decent. He had a very successful 4-year-old career. He won a decent handicap off the mark of 82 at Doncaster and he won a Premier H. on Derby day at Epsom, which was a lovely day to have a winner. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 7 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 24 MARCH 2019

Cont. from p1 We then took him Dubai in the January of his 5-year-old career and that's when things really took off. He won first time out over there. He was placed in a decent stakes race and he suddenly went from being a top-end handicapper to a group horse. At five he won the Fred Archer, which is a listed race. He won the SkyBet at York, which was a Group 2, beating a very good field, over a mile and a quarter. And then he went and won the GI Northern Dancer in Woodbine where we had a group-win double. That was a very special day. From there, he continued to progress and he just became a very consistent, good stayer.

TDN: Which of his performances was your personal highlight?

DS: My personal highlight was probably later on in his career when we stepped him up to two miles and he won the two-mile race on Champions Day at Ascot. That is a very special day of racing, a lot of prize-money, and it is, as the day says, a Champion's day and for me, he was Champion two-miler that day. He also loved Dubai, he was very consistent in Dubai, accumulated a lot of prize-money out there.

TDN: What was he like to train? DS: He's very good. Still goes out in a hood as he'll jump at traffic DS: He was quite fruity when he started. He was a little keen, a but with the hood on he's not worried at all. He'll watch the little headstrong, but he became more and more string, no problem at all and is very keen to eat grass. My straightforward as time went on. He wasn't a wonderful assistant, Sam, is riding him at the moment, she's getting the workhorse, he would only do what he was asked to do, but I freshness out of him. He's still a little keen when he has a little think his biggest attribute was that he stayed sound throughout canter but generally I think he's really enjoying it. his career and that's a wonderful trait in a horse. He enjoyed his racing and from day one to the day he retired, he was a sound TDN: I believe your Head Lad Gary has a bit of a special bond horse, which was what we were very keen to finish on. with Sheikhzayedroad?

DS: Gary has been with me the best part of 12 years. He rode Sheikhzayedroad throughout his racing career and is very fond of him. He's the first person to see him in the morning, he's the last person to see him at night and he probably knows his character better than anybody. I know he has a very soft spot for him.

TDN: When can we expect to see you riding him on the Heath?

DS: I haven't ridden for quite a while and I would want to see him behaving impeccably before I get on him. I'm pretty sure I'll be riding him in the summer and I'm looking forward to riding Click for a video on Sheikhzayedroad. him. He's got a kind nature, he expresses himself but he's not going to rear or buck me off, I hope. TDN: How is he transitioning into the yard hack?

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Saturday=s Results: 3rd-Kempton, ,6,000, Novice, 3-23, 3yo/up, f, 8f (AWT), 1:42.71, st/sl. Vice President, International Operations STAR OF WAR (f, 3, Declaration of War--Sunshine for Life Gary King {GSW-US, $221,700}, by Giant=s Causeway), last seen finishing Twitter: @garykingTDN fifth over seven furlongs at Newmarket in October, soon had [email protected] control on the front end. Turning the screw halfway up the + 1.732.320.0975 straight, the 8-11 favourite hit the line strong with three lengths to spare over Moneta (GB) (Kodiac {GB}). The GIII Athenia H.- International Editor winning dam is a half to the GIII Everglades S. scorer Tubrok Kelsey Riley (Rahy) and the dam of the GIII Sanford S. winner Big Trouble (Tiz Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] Wonderful) from the family of the G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches heroine Pearl Bracelet (Lyphard). Her 2017 and 2018n European Editor colts are by Uncle Mo and Verrazano respectively. Sales history: Emma Berry i22,000 Ylg >17 GOFOR; 60,000gns 2yo >18 TATBRE. Lifetime Twitter: @collingsberry Record: 4-1-1-0, $7,140. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. [email protected] O-Mr M. H. Al Attiya; B-Jane Schosberg (KY); T-Richard Hannon.

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Marketing Manager 4th-Kempton, ,6,000, Novice, 3-23, 3yo/up, f, 8f (AWT), Alayna Cullen 1:39.81, st/sl. Twitter: @AlaynaCullen MADAME TANTZY (GB) (f, 3, Champs Elysees {GB}--Roodle [email protected] {GB}, by Xaar {GB}), a half-sister to last year=s G1 Queen Anne S. winner Accidental Agent (GB) (Delegator {GB}), G1SW-Eng, Contributing Editor $796,139, had been third on her sole start over a mile at Alan Carasso Newbury in October and broke sharper on this occasion before Twitter: @EquinealTDN settling on the rail behind the leading duo. Shuffled back before Cafe Racing the home straight, the 11-10 favourite was out in time to reel in Sean Cronin Nooshin (GB) (Declaration of War) relatively comfortably and Tom Frary score by a head. The dam, who is a half to the GII Monrovia S. [email protected] and GII San Clemente H. winner Prize Exhibit (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) and last year=s G3 Horris Hill S. scorer Mohaather (GB) who Irish Correspondent is also by Showcasing, also has a 2-year-old filly by Due Diligence Daithi Harvey and a yearling filly by Charming Thought (GB). Lifetime Record: Regular Columnists 2-1-0-1, $6,163. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Chris McGrath | Andrew Caulfield O/B-Mrs R F Johnson Houghton (GB); T-Eve Johnson Houghton. John Berry | Kevin Blake 2nd-Lingfield, ,5,800, Novice, 3-23, 3yo, 8f 1y (AWT), 1:37.45, st. IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY MOHTARRIF (IRE) (c, 3, Cape Cross {Ire}--Sharedah {Ire}, by Pivotal {GB}), who caught the eye when fourth on debut over a GODOLPHIN 1-2-3 IN THE GOLDEN SLIPPER mi