JULY ROUNDUP

VERY July for the past five Mohammed’s seasons, MJR has averaged 37.6 three-year-old E winners in the month. So to Cape Cross colt, maintain that average the stable had to Hochfeld, was get off to a flying start in terms of having his seventh winner-finding and it did so with an career start and his across-the-card double on the first of the first on turf. The month. winner of a Rebel Assault was most impressive Wolverhampton when landing her maiden at Catterick in maiden over a mile May for owners Mrs Christine Budden and half a furlong and Partners, and then lost little in last December, Star Of Lombardy wins under Maurice Forristal aboard Addicted To You defeat in a valuable Musselburgh Hochfeld was also Kalagia and Joe Fanning conditions race. Having finished fourth stepping up winner is not only trained by Mark win. event at Ripon on July 10. in the Hilary Needler Trophy at substantially in trip Johnston Racing but also owned and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed’s As Tor and Crushed set the early pace Beverley last time out, she had a gilt- to an extended mile and a half. filly purchased by Mark at Goffs Orby bred by MJR too. The three-year-old Helmet filly, Chupalla, was an emphatic in a field of six for the race, Silvestre de edged chance to return to winning ways Ten went to post for the race, with Yearling Sale last autumn, made her Exceed and Excel gelding is a half- winner on her juvenile debut at Sousa was content to sit in third on Cape at Windsor on the first of the month. Hochfeld and pilot Franny Norton drawn debut in a Ripon novice event over five brother of the Kempton last term, but since then she Coast. With three furlongs to run, With three non-runners in the fillies’ in stall 1. Slowly away, Hochfeld raced furlongs in late June finishing third. At winner Lumiere. has struggled to follow up on that Silvestre asked Cape Coast for his effort conditions race, she faced just one rival. in mid-division throughout the first mile. Hamilton, on July 3, she landed a Making all the running under Joe success. At Beverley on July 7, the filly and the colt challenged on the outer, Ridden by David Probert, she made Although the wily Norton ensured that novice event in good style under Joe Fanning over a trip of 10 furlongs, and faced eight rivals in a handicap over gradually getting the better of the leader all the running and drew away in the he saved ground by hugging the rail, Fanning. seeming to relish the firm underfoot seven and a half furlongs with Joe Tor before pulling away to score by two closing stages to score by seven lengths Hochfeld did not enjoy the best of trips Kalagia went on to win by two and a conditions, X Rated simply had to be Fanning in the saddle. and a quarter lengths. from Tonkolili. The winning jockey and was struck into at one point. quarter lengths. This was a decent effort pushed out to score comfortably from Despite edging right in the closing The stable notched up a double at confirmed that the victory had been However, off the final bend, Hochfeld from the filly, who is a sister of last High Wells and Bayston Hill. stages, she kept on well to deny Dan Catterick on July 12. Mr Saeed straightforward, saying: “Rebel Assault produced a strong, sustained run and year’s Norfolk Stakes winner, Prince of Paul Dean’s Cape Cross filly, Star of Troop by three-quarters of a length. Manana’s Acclamation filly, Faithful has a lot of speed and that was a routine won a shade comfortably from Kajaki Lir. Lombardy, has been admirably tough Jockey John Egan rode a treble at Promise, a winner at Musselburgh in gallop for her.” by a length and a half. X Rated’s win at Bath on July 5 and consistent this year. When the four- Leicester on July 8, the final leg of May, stepped up to six furlongs for the At Chester, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mrs Jane Newett’s Kalagia, a Kodiac provided Mark with one of those particularly pleasing occasions where a year-old lined up at Epsom on July 6 for which was provided by John Barson’s first time on her nursery debut. the mile and a half handicap, she was Valley of Rocks. The Big Bad Bob In an eventful race which saw Martin having her eleventh start of 2017 and gelding was having his sixth outing of Harley unseated from Mraseel as the her first career run on the Derby course. the year, and was seeking to build on a field of seven broke from the stalls, P J Ventura Knight disputed the lead with Star of Lombardy, under Joe Fanning, decent effort over course and distance McDonald brought Faithful Promise Jive kicks off Ferik in the early stages, but took a clear led from the outset, but when Benbecula last time out, when he had finished third through from off the pace with a lead from halfway. He had to work quite took over the running after a couple of to Alshibaa. determined run. Getting the better of juvenile treble hard to get on top, and when Ferik was furlongs, Joe was happy to track the Valley of Rocks was one of four Dyson’s Girl and Reflect Alexander switched right to challenge in the closing leader. With two furlongs to run, Star of three-year-olds in a field of 10 for this inside the final 100 yards, she saw the stages, he stretched out well to the line to Lombardy hit the front once more and mile handicap. Held up early on, he trip out well to score by a neck and a score by half a length. stayed on to win comfortably for her began to be pushed along by Egan three nose respectively from those rivals. HREE exciting wins by members The treble was completed at Epsom’s first victory on turf and her third career furlongs from home, and made good The double was completed by another of our juvenile team gave MJR yet evening fixture, when Sheikh Hamdan bin headway to strike the front inside the horse stepping up in trip. Markus Graff’s T another treble on July 20. Mohammed’s Doublet landed the seven- final furlong. Medicean gelding, Addicted To You, Jive Lady was having her fifth career furlong maiden. The Epaulette colt had Despite hanging to was attempting two miles for the first start at Hamilton Park in a five-furlong made an encouraging debut over course his right, he kept on time in the stayers’ handicap and faced novice event. John Brown and Megan and distance two weeks earlier, but looked well to defeat five rivals. Partnered by Andrew Mullen Dennis’ Exceed and Excel filly faced four to have a lot on his plate to deal with the Shearian by a length he pulled clear in the closing stages to rivals. Leaving the stalls, she was on the Jive Lady and Joe Fanning odds-on favourite Dichato and the and a half. score by four lengths. receiving end of a bump, but Joe Fanning expensive debutant Algam. Mr Ali Saeed’s Hochfeld returned to Chester on July soon had her switched left to race against 10 scheme. Franny Norton sent Doublet into the Cape Coast was an 15 and followed up on his win at the the stands’ rail. Middleham Park Racing’s Ventura lead from the outset, and despite his wide emphatic winner of beginning of the month in some style. She kept on well up the hill to bound Knight was seeking to land a hat-trick of draw he was able to cross to the rail. a mile and a half Stepping up in trip to an extended mile clear in the closing stages, and at the post wins following his earlier successes at Algam raced in second, but was never handicap at and three-quarters, and up 7lb for his she had four lengths in hand of Albert Beverley and Carlisle. At Leicester, he had quite able to get on terms with the Pontefract towards earlier win, Hochfeld was an impressive Street. This first career win for the filly to shoulder 10st against his five rivals in a Kingsley Park colt. Staying on well, the end of June, and winner. This time, however, the son of was made sweeter by the £10,000 bonus seven-furlong nursery. Silvestre de Sousa Doublet stretched away to a two-length followed up that win she earned for her owners under the Plus was in the saddle. success over Algam. with a commanding Continued on p.14 Poet’s Prince under Danielle Mooney success in a similar 12 13 Continued from p.13 17 and raced to an final furlong to score by two and a impressive win. quarter lengths from Diamond Set. Tracking the Prestbury Park is out of the Cape Cross showed his versatility by leader under Joe Meadowlake mare Sutra, winner of the making all the running in the hands of Fanning, Poet’s Grade 1 Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park Franny Norton, and despite lugging out Prince took up the over a mile as a two-year-old in 2006. to the right on one of the bends, he went running with a An across-the-card double on the on to slam his field by eight lengths. quarter of a mile to evening of July 28 gave the yard the David Abell’s Poet’s Prince has made race, and, keeping perfect start to another busy weekend of an excellent start to his racing career. on strongly, drew racing. Second over six furlongs at Haydock clear to score by two The three-year-old filly Peach Melba and Hamilton on his first two starts, the and a quarter has been the model of consistency this Quickfire treble son of Poet’s Voice stepped up to seven lengths from year. Her first six racecourse starts furlongs in an Ayr novice event on July Grimeford Lane. yielded form figures of 232432, and she Apprentice Hochfeld with Andrew Bottomley up recorded a deserved first victory at KINGSLEY PARK had a Richard Oliver is Chepstow in a seven-furlong handicap. quickfire treble on July 26, with all enjoying his time Facing just three rivals, Peach Melba three wins coming within 90 minutes. at Kingsley Park and added another straight, Stolen Angel led Aclimatise by was turned out just three days after The first blow was struck at Prestbury Park wins under winner to his tally at Thirsk on July 18 two or three lengths, but the Kingsley running second in a Ffos Las handicap. Catterick, where Paul and Clare Franny Norton when steering Aclimatise to victory Park horse made steady progress to take The filly was sent into the lead by Rooney’s juvenile colt, Go Now Go over the odds-on Spinnaka in a mile the lead with more than a furlong to run Franny Norton from the outset. Now (pictured above), landed the apprentice maiden stakes. The three- and went on to score by a length. Kingscote had to bustle her along to join Although she drifted left to the far rail seven-furlong nursery shortly after year-old Acclamation gelding was Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed’s the leader, Misty Spirit, after a furlong throughout the penultimate furlong, 3pm. The Kodiac colt was making his having his third career start, having Travelcard made a favourable and a half. Turning for home the pair Peach Melba was in command and first start in handicap company, his first shown promise at Ripon last time out impression on debut when third at retained the lead, and settled down into a simply had to be ridden out to score by run over seven furlongs and his first when second in a mile maiden. Kempton on July 12. The Iffraaj filly prolonged duel. Travelcard displayed a two lengths from Fastnet Spin. run in genuinely soft ground. PJ Facing eight rivals, Aclimatise was returned to the racecourse a week later great attitude, responding to Kingscote’s Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori’s Noble McDonald took the ride. smartly away from the stalls and was in a novice event at Lingfield, where she driving to forge ahead of her game rival Manners was another filly to record her Go Now Go Now broke well and soon racing on the outer of the early took on eight rivals over six furlongs. in the closing stages. At the winning first win that evening, on the July course took over in the lead after a furlong. Noble Manners leader, Stolen Angel. Heading into the Travelcard dwelt slightly and Richard line, Travelcard won by a neck from at Newmarket. The Myboycharlie filly Turning for home, the field crossed to Misty Spirit. had run five times, finishing second at the stands’ side, with Go Now Go Now Just to cap an excellent performance, Beverley and third at Haydock, and had retaining the lead. The colt was Travelcard’s gutsy success landed a rather fluffed her lines at Pontefract on strongly pressed throughout the final £10,000 win bonus for her owner under her nursery debut last time out when furlong, but he dug deep to score by the Plus 10 scheme. being slowly away from the stalls. three-quarters of a length.

© LieslKing Prestbury Park was an interesting Partnered by champion jockey Jim At Lingfield, Hamdan al Maktoum’s winner for the yard at Haydock on July Crowley, Noble Manners lost her Khamaary was in a classified stakes 21. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed’s maiden tag in exciting fashion, pouncing over seven and a half furlongs on the colt was having his second late to deny Di Fede in a seven-furlong turf track. The Tamayuz filly had outing, having run seventh of eight at nursery. opened her career with a brace of wins Ascot a week earlier on his debut. She seemed to relish the rising ground at Redcar, before losing out narrowly at At Haydock, Prestbury Park faced six towards the finish, and being out of a Musselburgh next time out. Ridden by rivals in a six-furlong novice event. Dynaformer mare, it’s likely she will be Jim Crowley, Khamaary raced in the August Asked to make all the running by Franny able to step up in trip to a mile. centre of the track and made every yard Norton, Prestbury Park came clear in the On the last day of July Seyaady of the running, pulling clear of her five became the yard’s rivals in the final furlong to score by Yearling 39th winner of the three and three-quarter lengths. month when pouncing The goal will surely be to secure late under Jim black type for the latest representative Sale Crowley to land a of super dam Nufoos to make her mark five-furlong nursery on the track. 19-21 AUGUST at Wolverhampton. Khamaary arrived back in the Hamdan al winner’s enclosure around 3.25pm, and DEAUVILLE Maktoum’s Exceed just an hour later the treble was and Excel colt was complete when Gold Merlion landed giving weight to all the seller on the Lingfield card. The eight of his rivals and Kingsley Park 7 – Ready To Run 334 selected yearlings including was opening his partnership’s Alhaarth filly returned to siblings to Gr.1 winners ALMANZOR, winning account at form with a bang, staying on strongly CHICQUITA, DABIRSIM, MOST IMPROVED, the fourth time of for jockey Harry Bentley to score by NAAQOOS, , SHARETA, asking. Readers may three and a quarter lengths from the WINGS OF EAGLES, ZAGORA, etc. recall that he lost out favourite, Sevilla. in a particularly close A 175/1 treble, racked up in less photo-finish on his CONTACT than 90 minutes at opposite ends of the ONLY IN DEAUVILLE Peach Melba under Richard Jarvis debut at Carlisle. country. All in a day’s work for MJR! [email protected] Ŗ33 (0)2 31 81 81 00 www.arqanayearlings.com 15