Poulains Glory for St Mark=S Basilica
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MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021 COEURSAMBA IN POULICHES SURPRISE POULAINS GLORY FOR ST Entering Sunday=s G1 Emirates Poule d=Essai des Pouliches with MARK=S BASILICA plenty of black-type experience but without a win in that sphere, Abdullah bin Fahad Al Attiyah=s Coeursamba (Fr) (The Wow Signal {Ire}) was just saving her best for the big time as Cristian Demuro launched her to overhaul Mother Earth (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) in a thriller. Prepping for this ParisLongchamp Classic with a third placing in a course-and-distance conditions event Apr. 22, the bay whose best 2-year-old form had involved third placings in the G3 Prix Six Perfections at Deauville in August and in the G3 Prix d=Aumale here the following month had the perfect trip throughout covered up halfway down the pack against the fence. Angled out as the G1 1000 Guineas winner was thrust to the fore, the 37-1 shot surged by that 17-10 favourite 100 metres from the line and on to a 1 1/4-length success, with the Ballydoyle runner a short neck ahead of an even bigger longshot Kennella (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) in third. Cont. p5 St Mark=s Basilica | Scoop Dyga St Mark=s Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) had sidestepped the G1 IN TDN AMERICA TODAY 2000 Guineas in favour of ParisLongchamp=s G1 Emirates Poule FASIG-TIPTON MIDLANTIC SALE KICKS OFF MONDAY d=Essai des Poulains and the decision paid off handsomely on The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale begins on Sunday as the Ballydoyle colt made his mark in the testing Monday. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. conditions. Whether the ground put paid to the chance of the Newmarket Classic hero Poetic Flare (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}) is uncertain, but he appeared to be struggling some way out as Ioritz Mendizabal swooped to conquer on the G1 Dewhurst S. winner. Despite one moment when he was squeezed after the first two furlongs, the winner enjoyed an ideal trip wide out of trouble in mid-division and had dead aim at the leaders once straightened for home. Picking up to swamp the 80-1 outsider Colosseo (Street Boss) passing the furlong pole, the 4-1 shot readily asserted under hand riding before idling en route to a 1 3/4-length defeat of that rival, with Breizh Eagle (Fr) (Bow Creek {Ire}) a short neck away in third. Poetic Flare=s Classic double dream had died halfway up the straight, but the Bolger homebred rallied to be sixth and was beaten only around two lengths in total. AI talked to Aidan this morning and he told me he thought the horse would stay as he has the [G1 Prix du] Jockey Club in mind,@ Mendizabal said of the winner, who was bringing up a rare Classic double for the dam Cabaret (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) following the exploits of his half-brother Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) at Newmarket in 2019. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 17 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 17 MAY 2021 G1 Emirates Poule d=Essai des Poulains Cont. from p1 {Ire}) upped a furlong for the G1 Goffs Vincent O=Brien National He added, AHe didn=t break as fast as I expected, but he S. back there in September, he again had his favoured cut travelled well and quickened very nicely in the straight. There is underfoot when upstaging that duo in the Dewhurst in October. no doubt in my mind that he will stay the Jockey Club trip. It=s a Due to the turning nature of this Classic and the effect of the great honour to win this for the draw, there can sometimes be Coolmore team--I have been hard-luck stories but there was very blessed with spare rides like this.@ little to suggest that St Mark=s Bought for 1.3million gns at the Basilica was not clear-best in this Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale, St renewal with few excuses for the Mark=s Basilica was introduced over beaten horses in behind. Now that six furlongs at The Curragh and the first leg of the Poulains-Jockey caught the eye when second in late Club double is in the bag, Aidan July. Back over the same course O=Brien could target the second at and distance for the G1 Phoenix S. Chantilly a fortnight later, he attracted June 6 but is also considering the notable support into 7-2 June 15 G1 St James=s Palace S. favouritism despite his AHe has an option to go to Ascot, inexperience. While unable to meet or go back for the French Derby,@ such lofty expectations at that St Mark=s Basilica returns a winner | Scoop Dyga he said. AThe original plan was that stage of his career, the bay was he would go there and back for the nevertheless a respectable fifth behind Lucky Vega (Ire) (Lope de French Derby. He=s been working lovely and you saw the way he Vega {Ire}) and went back over the same track and trip to shed progressed through last year. They all couldn=t go to Newmarket his maiden tag on soft ground later that month. Third behind and when he was to go to France last year, we said we=d stick Thunder Moon (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) and Wembley (Ire) (Galileo that way.@ Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 17 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 17 MAY 2021 G1 Emirates Poule d=Essai des Poulains Cont. Poetic Flare=s jockey Kevin Manning was not entirely sure why the 5-2 favourite failed to fire and said, AI got a lovely position, but he just didn=t pick up for whatever reason. Maybe it=s ground-related, I don=t know.@ Colosseo was the surprise package of the race, with the Senior Vice President Gary King maiden=s best form coming when second to Parchemin (Ire) Twitter: @garykingTDN (Lope de Vega {Ire}) in Deauville=s Listed Prix Isonomy in October [email protected] and third in what has turned out to be a key course-and- + 1.732.320.0975 distance conditions event won by Breizh Eagle last time Apr. 22. Trainer Gianluca Bietolini said, AI=ve always liked this horse, International Editor but he was not quite at ease on the all-weather this year and Kelsey Riley wasn=t quite ready last time, still being a little bit too heavy. I Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN was certain I had a great chance when I saw him in the paddock [email protected] today, because he was fit and the ground was not as bad as I European Editor thought it would be. I just didn=t know about the foreign horses, Emma Berry but it was a great performance especially considering he didn=t Twitter: @collingsberry quite stay the mile. He=s a horse that likes very, very soft [email protected] ground. He=s an atypical US-bred! Seven or seven and a half would be better for him, so I=ll talk to his owners and make a Associate International Editor plan.@ Heather Anderson The Senonnes-Pouance-based trainer Joel Boisnard said of Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Breizh Eagle, AHe ran freely during the race, but ran a blinder Marketing Manager despite his inexperience. He=s a colt on an upward curve and Alayna Cullen one that is going to progress still. He needs to sharpen up and I Twitter: @AlaynaCullen think he will be kept to a mile. The ground didn=t bother him, [email protected] but he will certainly be even better on good ground. In his last piece of work at Senonnes, you could see that he was grinding Contributing Editors away on those parts of the track which were soft.@ Cont. p4 Alan Carasso Christina Bossinakis Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Tom Frary [email protected] Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele Cabaret is now the dam of two European Classic winners Hazelwood Stud THE AGA KHAN STUDS Success Breeds Success Third Guineas Winner for SIYOUNI ST MARK’S BASILICA wins the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains at ParisLongchamp with a superbly dominant display. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 17 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 17 MAY 2021 Pedigree Notes 1--ST MARK=S BASILICA (FR), 128, c, 3, by Siyouni (Fr) Picked up for 600,000gns out of the 2011 Tattersalls 1st Dam: Cabaret (Ire) (GSW-Ire), by Galileo (Ire) December Sale by BBA Ireland=s Adrian Nicoll, Cabaret usually 2nd Dam: Witch of Fife, by Lear Fan spends her time at Norelands Stud. However, the dual Classic 3rd Dam: Fife (Ire), by Lomond producer is currently billeted at Hazelwood Stud where she (1,300,000gns Ylg >19 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan foaled a Kingman (GB) colt this spring. She is back in foal to that Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Robert Scarborough (FR); T-Aidan Juddmonte resident. O=Brien; J-Ioritz Mendizabal. i342,840. Lifetime Record: Hwt. As outlined, St Mark=s Basilica is a half-brother to the G1 2000 2yo Colt-Eur, G1SW-Eng & G1SP-Ire, 6-3-1-1, i671,656. *1/2 Guineas and G1 Futurity Trophy hero Magna Grecia, with the G3 to Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Hwt. 3yo-Ire at Silver Flash S.-winning dam Cabaret a half to the G3 Solario S. 7-9.5f & MG1SW-Eng, $597,769. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ scorer Drumfire (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and the stakes *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.