Andrew Caulfield, July 16, 2002 – P EDIGREE INSIGHTS was destined to return to his stud, even though the colt was by then campaigning in the BY ANDREW CAULFIELD Godolphin colours. And His Highness also knew that had attracted only around 40 mares, including DARLEY -G1, i369,390, Curragh, 7-14, quite a few of his own, during the 1998 season, when 3yo, f, 1 1/2mT, 2:37.40, sf. Doyoun's fee was a comparatively modest 7,000 Irish 1--#@sMARGARULA (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Doyoun (Ire) guineas. 1st Dam: Mild Intrigue, by However, Doyoun has continued to turn around his 2nd Dam: Mild Deception, by Buckpasser fortunes. Two of those 40 mares were represented by 3rd Dam: Natashka, by Dedicate their Doyoun fillies in Sunday's G1 Darley Irish Oaks (Ir£33,000 yrl ‘00 GOFORB). O-Mrs J S Bolger; and they supplied the first and fourth. It was Airlie B-Airlie Stud; T-Jim Bolger; J-; Stud's Mild Intrigue who came up with the very i225,340. Lifetime Record: 12-4-1-2, i278,532. unexpected winner, Margarula. Although this tough filly had gained all three of her previous wins in handicaps, According to a Times report last she proved very well suited by a return to 1 1/2 miles in December, the Turkish Jockey Club had received--and the Oaks, staying on to become the third filly to beat rejected--two offers to sell Doyoun, the 1988 2000 the luckless into second place in a Guineas winner who has had a remarkably successful Classic. time since he stood his last season in Ireland in 1998. Margarula's win is likely to have the bloodstock Since his sale in the fall of that year, the son of the agents trying to secure the return of Doyoun from the great has reeled off plenty of important Izmit Pension Stud, approximately 60 miles southeast victories, thanks to Daylami (whose four Group 1 wins of Istanbul. However, agent Jean Pierre Deroubaix, who in 1999 included the King George and the Breeders' has pulled off some notable coups for the Turkish Cup Turf), (G1 Dubai Champion S. and GI Jockey Club, thinks the 17-year-old is destined to Breeders' Cup Turf in 2000), Manndar (a dual Grade I remain in Turkey. winner on turf in 2000), Takarian (twice winner of the "The Turkish Jockey Club will never sell him," GII American H.) and Akbar (this year's G2 Henry II Deroubaix claimed last year. "The purpose of S.). purchasing stallions was to offer local breeders good A list of this length might suggest that the people quality horses at very reasonable fees. Doyoun is a who sold Doyoun have been left with egg on their good one." faces. Not in this case, though. As I wrote after Another good one is , the Daylami's victory in the 1998 Eclipse S., Doyoun's horse who has had several Group and Graded winners “record as a stallion would look disappointing but for in recent years. Coincidentally, Distant Relative Daylami's efforts. Although Doyoun has a perfectly descends from Natasha, a daughter of and respectable proportion of black-type performers to his the champion American racemare Vagrancy, and so credit--around 12 percent to the end of 1997--only does Margarula. four of them--Daylami, , Dalara and Adaiyka-- Margarula, who cost Jim Bolger only IR£33,000 as a have managed to win a Group race. This has to be yearling, must now be a very valuable proposition as a considered a disappointing record for a stallion who