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DECORATED FRIDAY, 18THDECORATED JANUARY 2019 KNIGHT KNIGHT Multiple Gr.1 winner Multiple Gr.1 winner by by Galileo From the Family of EBNGiant’s Causeway EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS

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TODAY’S HEADLINES RACING REVIEW POETIC CHARM LANDS CAPE VERDI The big race at the Meydan Carnival yesterday was the Gr.2 Cape Verdi, a 1m contest for fillies and mares named after ’s 1998 Gr.1 1,000 Guineas winner. Three of the seven runners were owned by Godolphin and they filled three of the first four places. The Danish-trained Monza () made the running and was tracked most of the way by Asoof (), who went past on her inside as the runners turned into the home Gr.1 sire Zoustar (Northern ), Australia’s straight. Pulled out for a run from her inside position, Poetic First Season Sire, was on show at Tweenhills Farm and Stud Charm (Dubawi) was soon after her and raced into the lead yesterday, where he stands his first Northern Hemisphere before the 200m marker. Pushed out by , the Charlie season at £25,000. David Redvers, Qatar Racing Manager Appleby-trained four-year-old stretched clear to beat Asoof by and Owner and Manager of Tweenhills, said: “We are hugely four lengths, while the Chilean-bred Furia Cruzada honoured to be entrusted with a stallion of Zoustar’s profile (Newfoundland) stayed on for third, just in front of Godolphin’s by his owners, as he is one of the most exciting stallions to third runner, Victory Wave (Distorted Humor). have come out of Australia in recent years. A record-breaking This was the fifth victory in ten outings for Poetic Charm, who first season sire, his popularity has been further illustrated by had been successful twice at two, beating subsequent Group his stunning sales results at the recent Magic Millions.” winners Sizzling and Juliet Capulet on her Newmarket debut

VERCINGETORIX (SAF) Silvano - National Vixen Leading International G1 Winner Equus Champion Freshman Timeform 124 Sire 2019 MAINE CHANCE FARMS CAPE PREMIER YEARLING SALE - 23 January 2019, CTICC, Cape Town Stud Manager: Tim Bootsma | E: [email protected] | M: +27 (0)72 446 6269 | T: +27 (0)23 626 2342 F: +27 (0)86 519 5010 | Farm Mobile: +27 (0)73 140 1921 | E: [email protected] | W: www.mainechance.co.za

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 Shaping Up Nicely

AW TAAD A Classic winning miler - by the sire of and

He proved to be very popular at the sales in 2018, with his first crop foals making170,000gns , E170,000, 140,000gns, etc. and with an impressive average of over E66,000

Great value for 2019 at €15,000 (1st Jan. S.L.F. terms) Don’t miss out, he’s filling fast

DERRINSTOWN STUD Tel: +353 (0)1 6286228 • [email protected] • www.derrinstown.com RACING REVIEW ~ REVIEW EBN: FRIDAY, 18TH JANUARY 2019

Multiple Yesterday’s Gr.2 Cape Verdi winner Poetic Charm (Dubawi), Gr.1 seen here winning at Newmarket last summer. Winner © Steve Cargill € 12.000 LF and ending her campaign with a conditions win on the Kempton all-weather. Last season, she won a fillies’ handicap at Newmarket → 24 INDIVIDUAL WINNERS in July and later landed the Listed Prix de la Cochere over 1600m with his 1st crop of 2yos inc. 5 Blacktypes at Longchamp, having previously finished second in the Gr.3 Prix de Lieurey at Deauville. → 42% WINNERS TO RUNNERS with his 1st 2yos, This race provided further valuable black type for the winner, better than Galileo, Shamardal, Invincible Spirit, Oasis Dream, who is a half-sister to the unbeaten Champion Two-Year-Old Siyouni, Charm Spirit, Kingman or Anodin in 2018*. (Galileo), sire of 16 Gr.1 winners to date, and a full-sister to the Irish Gr.3 victrix Bean Feasa. Their dam Speirbhean () is one of two Listed winners produced by the Majestic 2 PROGRESSIVE HORSES Light mare Saviour, a full-sister to US Gr.1 winner and sire War WHOSE OWN PERFORMANCES and half-sister to Gr.1 winners Judge Angelucci (Honest Pleasure) and Peace (Naskra). HAVE IMPROVED WITH AGE NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW The best is yet to come ! BRITAIN

WHO WHAT WHEN WINS LISTED MARES’ BUMPER The feature race in Britain yesterday was the Listed mares’ bumper, named after Alan Swinbank and run over 2m½f at Market Rasen. Four of the six runners were already winners and the favourite Multiple was Mrs Hyde (Flemensfirth), who was not beaten far when Gr.1 fourth in a similar contest at Cheltenham in November. She was Winner held up as the Uttoxeter winner A Perfect Gift (Presenting) set the pace until being headed by Who What When (Champs Elysees) with 3f to run. The favourite moved into second, but was € 8.000 LF never able to get to grips with Who What When, who was four lengths clear of her at the furlong marker and stayed on to beat her by three and a quarter lengths. November’s Wetherby winner → 21 INDIVIDUAL WINNERS Shantewe () stayed on well to finish a close third. with his 1st crop of 2yos inc. 3 Blacktypes Who What When, trained by Murty McGrath for R P Gallagher, was the only four-year-old in the race, which earned her an 11lb → 34% WINNERS TO RUNNERS with his 1st 2yos, *source Promotion advantage in the weights. She had made a successful debut at better than Dansili, Anodin, Iffraaj, 40/1 in a fillies’ bumper over an extended 1m4f at Newbury last Zoffany, , Dark Angel, Australia or Le Havre in 2018*. month and could make her mark on the Flat in staying races. She was bred by Iain Wilson and changed hands for just 1,500gns at the December Foal Sale. A half-sister to STANDING AT HARAS DE BOUQUETOT +33 (0)2 31 32 28 91 . [email protected] Roly Tricks (Pastoral Pursuits), a winner four times over 1m2f, www.alshaqabracing.com she is out of the placed Freya Tricks (Noverre), whose half-

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 “Awesome Firepower” Champion 2YO and dual 2,000 Guineas hero , who stands alongside his sire Galileo, was granted 211 mares, 42 of whom were black-type winners… More eye-catching, though, is the awesome firepower of proven producers in his debut book. Racing Post, Sep 2018

Supported by Europe’s top breeders, his first book included 80 blacktype performers, t Anne-Marie O’Brien 42 blacktype winners and Trevor Stewart t

(Whisperview Trading) 65 blacktype producers.

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t Luca & Sara Cumani (Fittocks Stud) Alexandra & Belinda “We tend to go with proven sires… t In a sense we’ve broken our Strudwick (Ballygallon Stud) Denis & Cathal Brosnan own rule” SARA CUMANI, TDN, 3RD JAN (Croom House Stud)

John O’Connor t (Ballylinch Stud) t Diane & David Nagle

(Barronstown Stud) t

Harry McCalmont (Norelands Stud)

t t Tim & Timmy Hyde (Camas Park & Summerhill Studs) t

Noel O’Callaghan t Julian Dollar & Andreas Jacobs (Mountarmstrong Stud) Jimmy Murphy (Newsells Park Stud) Peter Kavanagh t (Redpender Stud) (Kildaragh Stud) Other leading breeders with mares in foal include H.H. The Aga Khan Studs, Gestut Ammerland, Coolmore Partners, Daylesford Stud, Glenvale Stud, Laurence Kennedy, Kilminfoyle House Stud, Lynch-Bages, Paget Bloodstock, Qatar Bloodstock, Rabbah Bloodstock, Ms Kirsten Rausing, The Niarchos Family and Triermore Stud.

Contact: Coolmore Stud, Fethard, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Tel: +353-52-6131298. Fax: +353-52-6131382. Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars, Jason Walsh, Tom Miller or Neil Magee. Tom Gaffney, David Magnier, Joe Hernon, John Kennedy or Cathal Murphy: +353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) +44-7827-795156. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF. NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW ~ RACING NEWS EBN: FRIDAY, 18TH JANUARY 2019 siblings include the Gr.3 Princess Royal Stakes winner Trick Or Treat (Lomitas). The further family is predominately US-bred and includes the Group/Graded Flat winners Prospectress (Mining), Across The Rhine (Cuvee), Best Warrior (Majestic Warrior) and the sires Nizon () and Don Roberto (Roberto). The winner’s now yearling half-brother by Raven’s Pass was bought by Ballymorris Stud for €6,000 at Goffs last November. RACING NEWS BRITAIN

STAYERS’ HURDLE () winning last season’s ATTRACTS 51 ENTRIES Gr.1 Stayers’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Five of the first six home in last season’s Gr.1 Stayers’ Hurdle are © Steve Cargill among the 51 entries announced for this year’s renewal, to be held at the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday, 14th March. Among the British-trained possibles is (Oscar), Penhill (Mount Nelson) defied a 323-day absence when who is three from three this season, including a Haydock Gr.3 defeating Supasundae (Galileo) and Wholestone (Craigsteel) victory in November and last month’s Gr.1 . by two lengths and three lengths respectively 12 months’ ago, Runner-up in the latter race was West Approach (Westerner), and may well head to the three-mile hurdling championship who has been entered by trainer Colin Tizzard along with again without a recent run. Penhill has only raced once since, stablemate Kilbricken Storm (Oscar), successful in last season’s when second behind the ten-time Gr.1 hero Gr.1 Albert Bartlett (Spa) Novices’ Hurdle at the Festival. The Long (Germany) in the Gr.1 Stayers’ Hurdle at Punchestown, and they Walk Hurdle third Top Notch (Poliglote), a Gr.1-winning novice are part of the 11-strong -trained contingent. His chaser of two seasons’ ago, is one of three entries from the Nicky formidable squad also includes dual Gr.1 winners Bacardys Henderson yard, while his owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede (Coastal Path) and Benie Des Dieux (Great ) and Gr.1 also own last year’s third, Wholestone, and the triple Gr.1- winners Bapaume (Turtle Bowl) and Shaneshill (King’s winning chaser Bristol De Mai (Saddler Maker), who are also Theatre). entered. There are a record 23 Irish-trained entries for the Stayers’ Hurdle, Sam Spinner (Black Sam Bellamy) was favourite for last year’s with eight coming from the Gordon Elliott yard. His team includes Stayers’ Hurdle after winning the Long Walk Hurdle and has been multiple Gr.1 winners Apple’s Jade (Saddler Maker) and Samcro entered again, while other possibles are the recent Gr.2 Relkeel (Germany), although they are also entered in the Gr.1 Champion Hurdle winner Midnight Shadow (Midnight Legend), the dual Hurdle, as well as last April’s Punchestown Gr.1 winner Dortmund Gr.1 winner Yanworth (Norse Dancer) and last season’s Aintree Park (Great Pretender), last season’s Gr.1 Triumph Hurdle victor Gr.1 winner Black Op (Sandmason). Farclas (Jukebox Jury) and the Flat and hurdles Group winner Pallasator (Motivator). The Irish entries also include the 30 ENTRIES FOR MARES’ HURDLE aforementioned Supasundae and fellow dual Gr.1 winner Petit There are 30 entries for the Gr.1 David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle, to Mouchoir (Al Namix). be run on Tuesday, 12th March.

Group winners with his first crop 2yos in 2018 GarswoodOf all the other European first crop sires, only NO NAY NEVER (2019 fee €100,000), KINGMAN (2019 fee £75,000) and SEA THE MOON (2019 fee £15,000) could match that.

He’s exceptional value for 2019 at: £3,500 (1st October. SLF) 2Cheveley Park Stud Tel: +44 (0)1638 730316 • [email protected] • www.cheveleypark.co.uk • L@CPStudOfficial CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 5 RACING NEWS ~ MEYDAN RESULTS EBN: FRIDAY, 18TH JANUARY 2019

followed up her Cheltenham victory with success in the Gr.1 Mares’ Champion Hurdle at Punchestown, but has not been out since. Gr.1 winner Laurina (Spanish Moon), unbeaten in five runs since joining Willie Mullins, has been entered but is being aimed at the Gr.1 Champion Hurdle, while other entries include Limini (), who was third two years ago, the Gr.2 winner and Gr.1 runner-up Roksana (Dubai Destination), the recent Leopardstown Gr.3 winner Good Thyne Tara (Kayf Tara) and the 11-time winner Lady Buttons (Beneficial). PRESENTING PERCY TOPS GALMOY HURDLE ENTRIES Presenting Percy (Sir Percy) is set to make his much-anticipated return to action on an exciting card at Gowran Park next Thursday. Successful in this race last year, but absent since winning the Gr.1 RSA Novices’ Chase at last year’s Cheltenham Festival, the Pat Kelly-trained eight-year-old heads an entry of 18 horses for the Apple’s Jade (Saddler Maker) pictured here winning the Gr.2 John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle. Willie Mullins boasts an entry Gr.1 Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown last month, heads of seven, including Bachasson (Voix Du Nord) and Limini the entries for Cheltenham’s Gr.1 Mares’ Hurdle. (Peintre Celebre). © Caroline Norris Gordon Elliott’s squad also numbers seven and is headed by Diamond Cauchois (Crillon), third in the race in 2018. Joseph O’Brien has the option of running both his promising French Apple’s Jade (Saddler Maker) was surprisingly only third last import Darasso (Konig Turf) and Early Doors (Soldier Of year, as Benie Des Dieux (Great Pretender) gave her trainer Willie Fortune). Mullins a ninth victory in the race, which was first run in 2008. Eddie Scally, General Manager of Gowran Park, said: “At this Apple’s Jade, one of the 14 Irish-trained entries, is unbeaten this stage our Gr.2 John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle looks a very exciting season and, on her two most recent outings, has recorded wide- race with an extremely high-class field set to go to post. Presenting margin successes in Fairyhouse’s Gr.1 Hatton’s Grace Hurdle and Percy returning to the race he won in 2018 would obviously be a big the Gr.1 Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown. Benie Des Dieux attraction for the public, as it will be our first opportunity to see the Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite this season.”

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STAKES RESULT For more information please contact: Peter Ebdon UAE 07876573922 [email protected] Gr.2 CAPE VERDI, Meydan, 1600mT, 3yo+f&m, www.designerpedigrees.org 1st $150,000, 2nd $50,000, 3rd $25,000 1. POETIC CHARM (GB), 4f, Dubawi – Speirbhean (Danehill)

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2nd dam Saviour (Majestic Light) 3.40 (GMT) MEYDAN, 3YO+ HANDICAP, 1600M D 3rd dam Victorian Queen (Victoria Park) 1. CAPEZZANO (USA), 5g, O/B: Godolphin, T: Charlie Appleby Bernardini – Cableknit (Unbridled’s Song) 2. ASOOF (GB), 4f, 2nd dam Silken Cat (Storm Cat) Dubawi – Lady’s Purse (Doyen) 3rd dam Silken Doll (Chieftain) O/B: Godolphin, T: O: Sultan Ali, B: Darley, T: S Jadhav 3. FURIA CRUZADA (Chi), 7m, Newfoundland – Nuestra Machi (Hussonet) O: Avaz Ismoilov, B: Haras Dadinco, T: E Charpy

Also ran: Victory Wave, Peri Lina, Monza (Ire), Mia Tesoro (Ire) Distances: 4l, 1¾l, 2½l, 3¾l, ½l, hd KYBRED USBRED Asoof (Dubawi), making her first foray into Stakes company, moved past the frontrunning Monza (Footstepsinthesand) 2. Thegreatcollection (USA), 3. Galvanize (USA). entering the home straight, but was herself headed before the Distances: 2¼l, ¾l. 11 ran. 200m marker by Poetic Charm (Dubawi), who ran on well to win with something in hand. 4.50 (GMT) MEYDAN, 3YO+ HANDICAP, 2000M Successful twice at two and twice again last season, including 1. FIRST NATION (GB), 5g, in the Listed Prix de la Cochere at Longchamp, the winner is the Dubawi – Moyesii (Diesis) 11th foal out of the Listed-winning Danehill mare Speirbhean. 2nd dam Cherokee Rose () Her five previous winners include the unbeaten Champion Two- 3rd dam Celtic Assembly (Secretariat) Year-Old and sire Teofilo (Galileo), Gr.3 victrix Bean Feasa O: Godolphin, B: Darley, T: Charlie Appleby (Dubawi) and Senora Galilei (Galileo; dam of the Gr.3-placed 2. Nordic Lights (GB), 3. Earnshaw (USA). We’ll Go Walking). Speirbhean is a half-sister to Listed scorer Distances: 4½l, 1¾l. 10 ran. Graduated (Royal Academy) and to the dams of the Stakes- winning jumpers Fiscal Focus (Intense Focus) and Via Galilei (Galileo), out of the winning Majestic Light mare Saviour. The third dam, the Canadian champion Victorian Queen (Victoria Park), won 12 races during her championship season at four and went on to produce six winners from nine foals. They included the triple US Gr.1 winner and sire Judge Angelucci (Honest Pleasure) and Gr.1 winners Peace (Naskra) and War (Majestic Light), as well as the dam of the dual Irish Gr.3 victrix Radharcnafarraige (Distorted Humor). Speirbhean has a yearling colt by Dark Angel and returned to Dubawi last spring.

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2.30 (GMT) MEYDAN, 3YO+ HANDICAP, 1200M D 1. I KIRK (Swe), 5g, Eishin Dunkirk – I Could (Johannesburg) 2nd dam How Could You (Boundary) 3rd dam Raise A Ten (Raise A Native) O: Hastgruppen i Lund AB, B: Loberods Hastklinik AB, T: Susanne Berneklint 2. Honorable Treasure (USA), 3. Laieth (GB). Distances: 3¼l, 2l. 7 ran. 3.05 (GMT) MEYDAN, 3YO+ HANDICAP, 2800M 1. ISPOLINI (GB), 4g, Dubawi – Giants Play (Giant’s Causeway) 2nd dam Playful Act (Sadler’s Wells) 3rd dam Magnificient Style (Silver Hawk) O: Godolphin, B: Newsells Park Stud, T: Charlie Appleby 1,200,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 by John Ferguson Bloodstock consigned by Newsells Park Stud 2. Suspicious Mind (Den), 3. Red Galileo (GB). Distances: 1¼l, 2½l. 7 ran.

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5.25 (GMT) MEYDAN, 3YO+ HANDICAP, 1600M 1. DESERT FIRE (Ire), 4c, Cape Cross – Crystal House (Golden Voyager) EBN 2nd dam Cristalline (Northair) Read All 3rd dam Calderina (Carral) O/B: Godolphin, T: Saeed bin Suroor About It! 2. Race Day (Ire), 3. Bedouin’s Story (GB). Distances: nk, 1l. 11 ran. IMPRESSIVE START FOR NATIONAL HUNT STAKES RESULT STAR PERFORMER The then five-year-old Getariver was Carl Evans’s Star BRITAIN Performer in his Points of View column on 6th November after making a winning point-to-point debut in Ireland two LR ALAN SWINBANK MARES’ STANDARD OPEN NATIONAL days earlier. HUNT FLAT RACE, Market Rasen, 2m½f, 4-6yo f&m, The daughter of Getaway was sold for just £30,000 at the 1st £11,390, 2nd £4,274, 3rd £2,140 Tattersalls Cheltenham Sale later that month and, now trained 1. WHO WHAT WHEN (GB), 4f, by Dan Skelton for Mr and Mrs Gordon Pink, made a winning Champs Elysees – Freya Tricks (Noverre) debut under Rules at Ludlow yesterday, staying on well to 2nd dam Trick Of Ace (Clever Trick) win the closing bumper by eight lengths. 3rd dam Seductive Smile (Silver Hawk) O: R P Gallagher, B: Iain Wilson, T: Murty McGrath 1,500gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale €15,000 2013 Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale by Gallagher Equine, consigned by Jamie Railton by Aiden Murphy, consigned by The Beeches Stud 2. MRS HYDE (Ire), 6m, £17,000 2017 Goffs UK Spring Sale Flemensfirth – Funny Times (Silver Patriarch) by Tom Morgan O: M Warren, B: R McCarthy, T: Fergal O’Brien consigned by W McLuskey from Church Farm 3. SHANTEWE (Ire), 5m, Shantou – Step On My Soul (Dr Massini) O: Sheep As A Lamb Syndicate, B: Berry Farms, T: Jamie Snowden

Also ran: A Perfect Gift, Crossgalesfamegame, Crackle Lyn Rosie Distances: 3¼l, ½l, 4½l, 3l, 3¾l

YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEW Racing Secretary BRITAIN As a Racing Secretary you’re the first point of contact for a racing yard. Working in the busy office your work is extremely varied as you’re responsible for all the administration needed to run the business side of 5.25 NEWCASTLE, 4YO+ NOVICE, 6F AW the yard. You will liaise with owners, racecourses and suppliers daily to 1. DAWN DELIGHT (GB), 4f, ensure everything runs smoothly. Dawn Approach – Al Mahmeyah (Teofilo) One of your most important duties is to make certain the runners have O: Hamad Rashed bin Ghedayer, been declared, and you’ll also be organising the office, meeting owners and acting as PA to the trainer. B: Rabbah Bloodstock Limited, T: Hugo Palmer Distances: 3¼l, 1¼l. 7 ran. You must have excellent organisation and communication skills, be able to prioritise and manage your time effectively, be reliable and able to cope under pressure. Dawn Delight (Dawn Approach) made her debut just over a fortnight ago and the four-year-old filly used that experience to Additional key skills required for the role are: excellent telephone her benefit here, winning in convincing fashion. manner, ability to multi-task and a flexible approach to your work. Her pedigree features interesting inbreeding to Galileo as a A passion for racing is very important. daughter of Dawn Approach out of a Teofilo mare. She is a half- It is an office job so previous experience in this field is preferable, and due to the nature of the sport you will be expected to work Saturday sister to the Gr.3 Prix d’Arenberg winner Afandem (Vale Of York) mornings in return for one afternoon-off per week. out of Al Mahmeyah, successful as a juvenile and the dam of Occasional overtime may be required during busy periods. three winners with her first three runners. She is out of the Discretion and diplomacy are also extremely important. unraced Indian Ridge mare Aguilas Perla who bred seven For more information about the role, please contact the office on: winners, and is a full-sister to the Listed (then) Athasi Stakes +44(0)1845 597481 or [email protected] winner Cool Clarity. She is also a half-sister to the Listed (then) th To apply, please send a CV and Covering Letter by 30 January to: Fairy Bridge Stakes winner Queen Of Palms (Desert Prince) and Vicky Smart ([email protected]) Artistic Blue (Diesis), who won the Listed (then) Tyros Stakes.

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Their dam Tapolite () also won the Listed (then) who is a full-sister to the Champion German Two-Year-Old and Tyros Stakes and is a full-sister to Sedulous, winner of the Gr.3 Gr.1-placed Cheirokratie, whose seven victories include the Gr.3 Killavullan Stakes and the second dam of Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Preis des Winterfavoriten, and to the Listed-placed Cherub, who winner and Gr.1 sire Shirocco (Monsun). won the Gr.1 Punchestown Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle. She Al Mahmeyah has a yearling colt by Shamardal and was is also a half-sister to the German Listed-winning pair of covered by Invincible Spirit last year. Charismatique (Greinton) and Chantra (; dam of Gr.3 winner Calyxa). Their dam is the dual German winner and Listed- placed Chalkidiki (Nebos) out of the unraced Pentathlon mare FRANCE Charline, a half-sister to Clarete (Frontal) who won the Ostermann Pokal and Alexander Rennen, both Listed races. 13.02 (GMT) PAU, 3YO FILLIES’ MAIDEN, 1950M AW Chrisiida has a yearling colt by Dabirsim. BR 1. NORATHIR (Fr), 3f, Muhtathir – Loonora (Valanour) O: Jean-Marc de Watrigant, B: Haras de Mandore, T: Damien de Watrigant Distances: 1½l, ¾l, 12 ran. STAKES FIELDS Norathir (Muhtathir) was fourth on her debut over course and NEW ZEALAND – SATURDAY distance in late December and she stepped up from that effort to win this in good style. She is a half-sister to dual winner Lola Rose Gr.1 , Trentham, 1600m, 3yo+, (Bertolini) and they are out of the Listed-placed multiple winner 1st NZ$118,750, 2nd NZ$38,000, 3rd NZ$19,000, 1.35am (GMT) Loonora (Valanour), who herself is a half-sister to the black-type- SHADOWS CAST (NZ), 6g, placed winner Mister Leonard (Namid), out of the quadruple Per Incanto – Ages Past (Slavic) winning dam Eleora (Highest Honor), who is the dam of six AUTHENTIC PADDY (NZ), 9g, winners. The third dam Sasetto (St Paddy) produced five winners Howbaddouwantit – Authentic Cross (Cape Cross) and is a half-sister to the Gr.2 (then) Premio Umbria victor and sire ON THE ROCKS (NZ), 4c, Kirchner () and Listed winner Perfect Match (Kris). The Alamosa – Cold Shoulder (Volksraad) dam line traces to the Cheveley Park Stakes winner and influential DOLCETTO (NZ), 6g, dam Gloria Nicky (). BR Per Incanto – Our Shiraz (Nediym) 13.37 (GMT) PAU, 3YO C&G MAIDEN, 1950M AW SULTAN OF SWING (NZ), 6g, 1. PACTATROIS (Fr), 3c, Bachelor Duke – Queen Cha Cha () George Vancouver – Chrisiida () MAGNUM (NZ), 6g, O: Haras de Grandcamp, M Guarnieri and G Quintale, Per Incanto – Sound Lover (Sound Reason) B: C Barel, T: Maurizio Guarnieri WYNDSPELLE (NZ), 5h, €19,000 vendor Osarus La Teste Yearling Sale Iffraaj – Western Star (High Chaparral) consigned by HDG Consignment BELLE DU NORD (NZ), 4f, €22,000 vendor Osarus Breeze-Up Sale Reliable Man – Bankside Belle (Volksraad) consigned by HDG Consignment WATCH THIS SPACE (NZ), 7g, Distances: 1l, 3½l, 8 ran. Elusive City – Multi Tasker (Kaapstad) TIPTRONIC (NZ), 5g, Pactatrois (George Vancouver) lost his maiden tag on his third O’Reilly – Tiptoes (Pins) attempt, after leading for most of the way in this contest. He is a THE MITIGATOR (Aus), 4g, half-brother to four winners, including Ezpeletako (King’s Best), Master Of Design – Charming Ruby (Rubiton) Sea Mist (Lando) and Chariklia (Sulamani). They are out of the KILLARNEY (NZ), 6g, dual winner and Italian Listed-placed Chrisiida (Winged Love), O’Reilly – Irish Colleen (Shinko King)

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CONTESSA VANESSA (NZ), 4f, Bullbars – Di Lusso (Lonhro) DARK PRINCESS (NZ), 5m, Cape Blanco – Game Duchess () DARSCAPE PRINCESS (NZ), 5m, – Cape Princess (Cape Cross) MORE WONDER (NZ), 3g, EBN Mossman – Wonderworld (More Than Ready)

Gr.1 TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, Trentham, 1200m, 3yo+, TWEET OF THE 1st NZ$146,875, 2nd NZ$47,000, 3rd NZ$23,500, 2.47am (GMT) ENZO’S LAD (Aus), 6g, Testa Rossa – Sheerama (Catbird) (NZ), 4f, WEEK Commands – Meleka Belle (Iffraaj) HIFLYER (NZ), 6g, Tavistock – Lady Firebird (Stravinsky) PRINCE OZ (NZ), 7g, O’Reilly – Royal Princess (Seasoned Star) FERRANDO (NZ), 5h, Fast ‘N’ Famous – Rio Nugget (Captain Rio) SENSEI (Aus), 4c, Dream Ahead – Schiaparelli (Woodman) BOSTONIAN (NZ), 4g, Jimmy Choux – Keepa Cheval (Keeper) CASAQUINMAN (NZ), 6g, Per Incanto – Puan Silk (Towkay) SIGNIFY (NZ), 7g, Perfectly Ready – Pica Pica (Stravinsky) ROCANTO (NZ), 6g, Per Incanto – Romantic Liaisons (Danasinga) PIPPI REA (NZ), 5g, Pins – Smitten Kitten (Volksraad) SWEET LEADER (NZ), 5h, O’Reilly – Sweet Lady (Encosta De Lago) HANGER (NZ), 4g, O’Reilly – Do Ra Mi (Savabeel) VOLKS LIGHTNING (NZ), 6m, Volksraad – Next Century (Stravinsky) GIFT OF POWER (NZ), 4f, Power – Capital Diamond (Lucky Unicorn) LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER (NZ), 5m, Redwood – It’s My Sin (Success Express) Every month we will also have a ‘Tweet Of The Month’ and TRUE EXCELSIOR (NZ), 4f, the winner of this will receive a £30 wine voucher from Exceed And Excel – Special Diamond () Independent Wine Merchant Private Cellar. SWEEPSTAKE (NZ), 5m, www.privatecellar.co.uk Per Incanto – Lottery (Carnegie)

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10 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 EBNEBN WEEKLYWEEKLY JOBJOB BOARDBOARD DoDo youyou havehave aa jobjob youyou wouldwould likelike toto advertise?advertise? Email [email protected],Email [email protected] [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected] or callor call +44 +44 (0) (0)1638 1638 666512 666512 (ext.1) to have to have your your vacancy vacancy seen seen by the by theright right people. people. WOODCOTE STUD STUD HAND

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Programme Manager Racing Welfare is a national charity supporting all those working and retired from the British horseracing and breeding industry. Following an exciting period of growth and a new partnership with The Racing Foundation we are looking to appoint a Programme Manager to oversee the continued delivery of our wellbeing programme. The core purpose of the role is to manage all aspects of the programme, including developing existing projects as we grow and extend our support to ever more people.

The new post holder will ensure successful delivery and development of all of the charity’s workforce wellbeing projects including; Racing’s Support Line, Racing’s Occupational Health Service, The Careers, Advice and Training Service (CATS) and the development of improved Mental Health services. Reporting to the Director of Welfare and Senior Management Team you will have proven and demonstrable experience of project and programme management techniques as well as an understanding of the benefits this programme will bring to the horseracing industry. It is essential that you have a keen interest in the horseracing industry in addition to being passionate about improving wellbeing outcomes for people working in racing.

You will be an excellent communicator across a range of stakeholder groups and will ensure the individual projects are within scope and remain strategically aligned to the charity’s objectives. The ability to manage budgets, allocate resources, line manage the individual project leads and problem solve is essential.This is a full-time, national post that will require travel alongside a flexible and innovative approach. The post holder can be home or office based or a combination of both.

Please note, as this post may involve direct contact with young people and vulnerable adults alongside some work of a sensitive nature, it will be subject to a satisfactory, enhanced DBS disclosure. We also make checks on staff working with vulnerable adults and young people against the DBS barred lists.

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THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES WEIGHT THE DECIDER IN SWALLOW STAKES Last season’s Gr.1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Mighty High (Pathfork) and progressive All At Once (Captain Al), fought out a stirring finish to the Listed Swallow Stakes at Turffontein. The pair duelled it out from 300m out, but, in a hard-fought affair, a 6kg weight advantage told and it was the latter who nabbed victory by a whisker. Trained by Lucky Houdalakis for owners Stone Hill Stud, the All At Once (Captain Al) on her way to a narrow victory in Varsfontein Stud-bred All At Once, an R80,000 snip from the 2017 the Listed Swallow Stakes at Turffontein. National Two-Year-Old Sale, was scoring for the third time in only four starts and this first black-type success took her earnings to R238,512. MOORE SNAPS UP VIA AFRICA’S FIRST FOAL Remarkably, her victory came just a week after her year older A Redoute’s Choice colt, the first foal of Var’s champion daughter half-sister Expedite (Judpot) ran third in the Listed Jamaica Via Africa went under the hammer at last week’s Magic Millions Handicap at Kenilworth. Sale and is set to join the Rosehill stables of trainer Gary Moore, The Swallow victress hails from a family which has served after being knocked down for A$320,000 to Moore’s son James Varsfontein well, that of grandam Alexandra Bi, an Irish-bred and owner Grant Clegg. import by Darshaan. A dual winner in Italy, she went on to prove James’s comments on the colt were quite enlightening when her worth as a broodmare, her dozen foals including nine runners, he said: “I think South African form can be underestimated.” of which no less than seven became Stakes performers. While All Rightly so, as Via Africa was a Champion Sprinter who, in a At Once’s dam Alexia failed to score, she is a full-sister to Gr.2 glittering career took home a Stakes cheque in all of her 16 starts. Golden Slipper winner Alexandra Rose (Caesour), who also The Duncan Howells-trained fireball scored ten times, the first landed the Gr.3 Monrovia Handicap in the States, and Alexa, who four by a combined margin of almost 24 lengths. Twice successful won the Listed Syringa Handicap. Alexia’s other siblings include in the Gr.1 SA Fillies Sprint, she proved herself a specialist short- Listed Memorial Mile hero Pavlovich (Soviet Star), Listed Sea course performer par excellence and showed her male rivals a Cottage Stakes winner Alexandra Palace (Jet Master), Gr.1 SA clean pair of heels in the Gr.1 Cape Flying Championship. Fillies Classic third Bi Pot (Judpot) and Albizia (Fort Wood), the Sadly, she never showed her true worth in Dubai and was sent dam of Judpot’s Gr.1 Golden Horseshoe winner Forest Indigo. to Australia, where her first mate was Redoute’s Choice. Via Alexia came up empty in 2018, but is now in foal to Master Of Africa foaled a Snitzel colt in 2018 before visiting Medaglia My Fate. D’Oro’s champion son Vancouver.

BORN IN SOUTH AFRICA - BRED FOR THE WORLD SALES DATES 2019 CTS Cape Premier Yearling Sale - 23 January 2019 For news and information: www.capethoroughbredsales.com Bloodstock South Africa National Yearling Sale 24th, 25th & 26th April 2019 For news and information: www.bsa.co.za

For further information, itinerary suggestions or travel advice please contact Catherine Hartley +27 83 640 1155 [email protected] www.tba.co.za SLING, Gr.1 HK Classic Cup winner. © HKJC

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Lane - won the Listed Devon Air Stakes as a juvenile and progressed to capture the Gr.2 Gold Bracelet Stakes at three, to go along with a string of Graded Stakes places. Irwin acquired Anna Pavlova after her victory in the Gr.3 Stakes at three and closed out her local campaign with a close-up third to champion Just Sensual and Gr.1 winner Nightingale in the Gr.2 Tibouchina Stakes. Irwin reported: “Anna Pavlova is in California. She suffered an eye issue and following surgery, is back training again and should race in a couple of months.” The Redoute’s Choice colt out of South African Champion By Gr.1 sire St Petersburg, Anna Pavlova hails from the Sprinter Via Africa (Var) made A$320,000 at Magic Millions. immediate family of Reprimand, while her grandam Goomna (Machiavellian) is a full-sister to deceased top five stallion Kahal. On a sad note, tragedy struck when Gr.1 winner Brave Mary (Brave Tin Soldier) died in October of toxic shock after receiving Coincidentally, Moore revealed that his father trained another an injection. At the time of her demise, the 2017 Gr.1 Allan Redoute’s Choice out of a South African-bred. “My dad had Robertson Championship victress was just about ready to resume Hostwin Galaxy by Redoute’s out of a South African mare and he her racing career. was unbeaten in five starts for him.” The South African mare he was referring to was none other SALES NEWS than Alexandra Rose, the ‘aunt’ of the aforementioned Swallow The countdown to this year’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale has Stakes winner All At Once. started. Sales company CTS has put together an excellent catalogue of 226 choice yearlings, which will go under the DRAKENSTEIN’S LEADING LADIES hammer in Cape Town on Wednesday, 23rd January. A detailed Two prominent Drakenstein Stud broodmares will be foaling preview of the sale will appear in Tuesday’s edition of the EBN. down in Britain this spring. The full catalogue can be viewed on-line at www. American-bred Sharp Susan (Touch Gold), the dam of current capethoroughbredsales.com1 Horse of the Year and Met fancy Oh Susanna (Street Cry), made the move from Australia to England after foaling a This week’s article was written by Ada van der Bent filly in 2016. “I sent her to Ireland to have access to the best stallions,” explains Drakenstein principal Gaynor Rupert. To that end, Sharp Susan now has a Galileo yearling filly and is due to foal to this For further information contact: spring. Added Gaynor: “The Galileo filly will race in England.” www.tba.co.za Ebony Flyer, a strapping daughter of Jet Master owned in partnership with Team Valor, was sent to England in 2018 after being covered to Northern Hemisphere time by Drakenstein resident Duke Of Marmalade and once she has foaled, is scheduled to visit Dark Angel. A triple Gr.1 winner, Ebony Flyer is also a black-type producer. Global Her first foal Cot Campbell (Trippi) ran third in last season’s Gr.3 Cape Classic and is now with David Ferraris in Hong Kong. Her advertising second foal, three-year-old Captain Of Tortuga (Captain Al), was transferred to Johannesburg and promptly cracked his maiden while making his debut for David’s father Ormond. Ebony Flyer’s at affordable last South African foals are both fillies, a juvenile by Duke Of Marmalade and a yearling by Silvano. rates in UPDATE ON TEAM VALOR FILLIES Team Valor principal Barry Irwin has suffered mixed fortunes with a trio of South African-bred fillies that made the arduous trek to the States. EBN! “Flying Ice has had niggling issues but is sound again and should be in action soon at Gulfstream Park,” he reported. The well-bred daughter of Go Deputy - she is out of a Classic- Contact: Ellie Harrod . +44 (0)7825 092664 . [email protected] placed full-sister to Gr.1 winners Solo Traveller and Redberry

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Flashback Friday

Kempton 18th January 1997

ASK TOM (Russ Garritty) wins The Victor Chandler Handicap Chase Tomorrow’s running of the Gr.1 Clarence House Chase at Ascot, 2m novice chase in December 1995. There were only four runners featuring the current Champion Chaser , will be the 12th on account of the presence of Callisoe Bay, a very promising running of the event in its current form. Famously won by Desert horse trained by Oliver Sherwood and ridden by , Orchid on its belated inauguration in 1989, the race was run as a who started a 1/5 favourite. Osborne had ridden a lot for Ask handicap until 2006 but was nonetheless won by chasers of the Tom’s owner Brian Stewart-Brown, and he told me how Osborne highest level; Waterloo Boy, Sybillin, Viking Flagship, Martha’s described his first sight of Ask Tom, and regular rider Russ Garritty, Son, Call Equiname and Well Chief all defied the ’s during this race. assessment, whilst the likes of and Flagship Uberalles “I turned into the back straight, and I thought I was going were heroic in narrow defeats to lesser foes with feather weights. Arkle Chase pace, when this huge great thing lolloped alongside me As mentioned in last week’s column, the race has also been with its ears pricked!” transferred to other tracks at late notice, on account of bad weather Callisoe Bay fell at the last fence and Ask Tom came home or Ascot’s rebuild. Warwick, Cheltenham, Kempton and Sandown alone with those big ears pricked, something that was to become a have all held this race and it is the 1997 running at Kempton won familiar sight over the next three seasons. The next spring Ask Tom by Ask Tom that features today. took the Gr.1 Maghull Novices’ Chase at Aintree with Peter Niven It was never going to be long before my favourite horses replacing the injured Garritty, and started off the following season started to hijack these pieces and so here we are in week two with a wide-margin victory at Newbury on Hennessy day. with one I shall not tire of discussing! Ask Tom arrived at Tom The Victor Chandler Chase was transferred to Kempton in 1997 Tate’s stable as a four-year-old and already the winner of a 3m and Ask Tom started favourite at 9/4. Run on good to firm ground, Irish point-to-point on his only start, in which he beat Suny Bay. the presence of fast front-runner Clay County meant Ask Tom Carrying 12st7lb and taking that contest before his actual fourth did not get to the front until the final fence, but no sooner had he birthday one could be forgiven for assuming that this giant son of jumped to the front there, his ears came up and under Garritty’s Strong Gale out of a mare by Le Bavard was clearly blessed with driving he idled his way to the line ahead of Clay County, Big Matt abundant stamina. Wrong. and Viking Flagship. It is this running of the race I shall always Starting off in a 3m novice hurdle at Wetherby in December remember most (but that hasn’t stopped me just watching it again 1993, Tate realised his error when Ask Tom came alive at the track on YouTube!). and showed a want to get on with things that he had not displayed Ask Tom went for the Gr.1 Champion Chase on his next start at home, failing to see out the trip. I was at Wetherby for his second and was in front at the last before being out-sprinted by the start, dropped to 2m4f, and remember the first time I saw this mercurial Martha’s Son on the run to the line. Ask Tom’s finest magnificent horse bowling along in front, before failing to stay hour was in the following season’s Gr.1 Tingle Creek at Sandown. even that far. I followed him from that point. After an impeccable jumping display, he held off Viking Flagship By now connections realised what they had and, dropped in a memorable tussle. close to 2m, Ask Tom won his next hurdle race and was then saved Ask Tom was difficult to keep sound. He raced only 19 times for chasing in the autumn of 1994. He fell at the second last when across six seasons, and sadly his issues meant that he did not get about to win on his debut over the larger obstacles, suffering an the long retirement at his owner’s home that he deserved. He was injury that necessitated a year off until going to Nottingham for a majestic, that is all.

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If you put the Burj Khalifa on its side it would be half the length of Meydan’s Grandstand. At over 800m, the Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. This might give you some idea of the scale of Meydan Racecourse, especially its grandstand, which resembles a futuristic spaceship that has landed in the desert fully-equipped for staging racing of the highest quality. Having experienced racing at Meydan for the first time this week as part of the Godolphin Flying Start programme’s penultimate phase, its awesome grandstand is not the The famous Meydan grandstand, one of Dubai’s most iconic buildings. only aspect which makes racing here unique. As Dubai’s economy has grown over weekend here in Dubai (weekend days What we had not fully realised until we the last 40 years, its population has are Friday and Saturday due to the arrived in the UAE, and what has struck importance of Friday prayers to Muslims). followed suit. In 1970 Dubai was home to me most about Dubai, is the significance 75,000 people, today its population is 3m It is also for one, or more, of Sheikh Mohammed and the society and counting. This rapid influx of people purebred Arabian races to be run has resulted in huge population diversity, alongside the Thoroughbred racecard. that has been created under his which is clear to see in the impressive Etiquette and manners are taken very leadership. You do not have to go far to crowds on an average day’s racing. seriously and crowds are always civilised find a portrait of him; I passed several Combined with the considerable prize and respectful. The official religion of the large banners of Sheikh Mohammed money on offer, this has led to a huge UAE is Islam which condemns both performing his famous three-finger variety of participants. Of the five trainers gambling and the consumption of whose stables we visited as part of the alcohol. This may sound a bit alien and, salute alongside the enormous six-lane programme, there were representatives admittedly, the racing feels different Sheikh Zayed Road on my short journey without the buzz created by the ongoing from France, India, the USA, South Africa from the airport to the hotel. From its and the UAE. Between them they employ battle between punter and bookmaker. origins as a small fishing village, Dubai people from all over the world. However, there is a relaxed and laid-back Hosting both dirt and turf racing, in atmosphere similar to that of a music has evolved into one of the world’s major addition to the timing of the Dubai festival or large picnic. The crowd is cities and I can’t wait to see what more it Racing Carnival in the global racing animated and attends purely for the love has to offer in the next three months. calendar, means that the international of the sport and the horse. A certain Applications for the 2019 intake of participation from visiting trainers and amount of emotional investment is Godolphin Flying Start trainees are now owners is greater than in any other provided through a ‘pick six’ type of jurisdiction. Dubai’s central location in competition where racegoers win prizes open, and I can speak on behalf of all the the world also makes it highly accessible, for picking, the winners of all six races. current trainees in advising not being shy and a viable option for trainers who can These vary from a cash bonus at Meydan to make contact should potential capitalise on the lucrative returns on to a top of the range microwave at Jebel applicants have any questions about the offer. Ali. The Emirati culture is obvious at the Most of the racegoers are not from the programme. It is the best career move races through the many people who UAE, and it may come as a surprise to you can make. choose to wear traditional clothing, such learn that Emiratis only make up 10 per as the surprisingly comfortable Kandura cent of the population, with the for men and Abaya for women. Racing at remainder comprising of expatriates Meydan takes place on a Thursday primarily from India, Pakistan and evening which marks the start of the Bangladesh.

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STALLION ROUND-UP EXCHANGE RATES WINNERS BY IRISH SIRES GBP/USD – 1.30 GBP/JPY – 141.24 MASTERCRAFTSMAN GBP/EUR – 1.14 GBP/CHF – 1.29 Silver Arrow (Tur), 2f, ex Bati Garaji (Be My Chief) GBP/AUD – 1.81 GBP/SEK – 11.69 Istanbul, Turkey, 22 Dec, 2yof, cond, 1300mT, £5,199 B: S Ulas GBP/HKD – 10.16 GBP/AED – 4.76 EUR/USD – 1.14 POUR MOI Trust In You (Fr), 3f, ex Too Marvelous (Dansili) Pau, France, 22 Dec, 3yo, clm, 1500mAW, €7,500 *The above rates are the Google indicative rates at 18:00 on 17/01/19 B: Suc. de Moratalla and must be used as an approximation for conversion.

ROCK OF GIBRALTAR Behramkale (Tur), 7h, ex Dance To The Band (Kingmambo) Kocaeli, Turkey, 21 Dec, 3yo+, cond, 1900mT, £9,454 B: B. Yasar

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE Brionnais (Fr), 6g, ex Une Pivoine (Pivotal) Pau, France, 22 Dec, 5yo+, clm hdle, 3800mT, €8,640 B: Agb Agency Hope is Eternal (Ind), 4f, ex Haskilclara (Green Tune) Hyderabad, India, 23 Dec, 4yo+, hcap, 1600mT, £2,281 B: Hazara Stud Farm KAMSIN Loyalität (Ger), 2f, ex Lazeyma () Dortmund, Germany, 21 Dec, 2yo, mdn, 1800mS, €3,000 WINNERS BY FRENCH SIRES B: Gestut Karlshof

CAPTAIN MARVELOUS Capitan Renaccio (Ity), 4c, ex Arbia Di Renaccio (Philomatheia) Draiocht (USA), 2f, ex Itsmyhonor (Indian Charlie) Pisa, Italy, 20 Dec, 3yo+, hcap, 1800mT, €3,400 Aqueduct, USA, 21 Dec, 2yo, f, mdn clm, 6fD, $19,250 B: Lucarelli Marco B: West Point Inc.

ELVSTROEM Monsieur Sisu (Aus), 4g, ex Lady In Paris (Zeditave) WINNER BY GERMAN SIRE Warwick Farm, Australia, 22 Dec, 3yo+, hcap, 1600mT, £32,227 B: Mr R B Thomas HELMET Save A Match (Aus), 5g, ex Calista (Zeditave) Tommaso (Ind), 2c, ex Sweet Vintage (Singspiel) Queanbeyan, Australia, 26 Dec, hcap, 1460mT, £1,830 Mumbai, India, 21 Dec, 2yo, mdn, 1000mT, £3,447 B: Mr P Schauble B: in India

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