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SEPTEMBER 2018 The Irish Trainer THE NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS OF THE IRISH RACEHORSE TRAINERS ASSOCIATION

Sharjah lands Galway Hurdle for team Mullins

Friday 12 October 2018

The Bet365 Old Rowley Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2)

Total prize fund £120,000/¤140,400, 3yo only, 1M 4F Enter by 12pm, Tuesday 18 September. £180 Stake

Please contact Michael Prosser, Clerk of the Course, on +44 7802 844578, for further details. €1000 TRAVEL ALLOWANCES FOR IRISH TRAINERS CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE

All the races below o er a travel allowance of €1,000 to unplaced horses and those placed but winning less than €1,000 will be paid the di erence. Prize Money to sixth place.

DATE RACE DISTANCE PRIZE CLASS AGE Fri 26th Oct The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle 2m 5f £20,000 2 4+ The squareintheair.com Novices’ Steeple Chase 2m £25,000 2 4+

1 The Ryman Stationery Cheltenham Business Club 3m /2f £25,000 2 5+ Novices’ Steeple Chase

1 The Foundation Development Maiden Hurdle 2m /2f £15,000 3 4+

1 Sat 27th Oct The Masterson Holdings Hurdle 2m /2f £40,000 2 4 The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novice Steeple Chase 2m 4f £25,000 2 4+ The Junior Jumpers Novices’ Hurdle 3m £15,000 3 4+ Fri 16th Nov The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle 2m abt 5f £32,000 2 4+

1 Steel Plate & Sections Novices’ Steeple Chase 2m abt 4/2f £25,000 2 4+

1 Sat 17th Nov The mallardjewellers.com Novices’ Steeple Chase 3m abt /2f £25,000 2 5+

1 The Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices’ Hurdle 2m abt /2f £32,000 Grade 2 4+

1 Friy 14th Dec The December Novices’ Steeple Chase 3m abt 1/2f £25,000 2 4+ The British Stallions EBF Novices Hurdle 2m abt 1f £15,000 3 4, 5 & 6 Sat 15th Dec The Unibet International Hurdle 2m abt 1f £150,000 Grade 2 4+ The Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Abt 3m £32,000 Grade 2 4+ The Ryman Novices’ Steeple Chase 2m abt 5f £25,000 2 4+ The JCB Triumph Juvenile Hurdle 2m abt 1f £25,000 2 3

1 Tue 1st Jan The Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle 2m abt 4/2f £50,000 Grade 2 5+ The Betbright Dipper Novice Chase 2m abt 5f £35,000 Grade 2 3+

If you have any questions about the race programme, please contact Simon Claisse (Clerk of the Course) on +44 7785 293966 or via e-mail [email protected]

Any queries regarding tickets, lunches or any aspect of your visit you need help with please contact Victoria Bowen-Jones on +44 1242 537602 or via e-mail on [email protected]

For all race conditions head to: www.cheltenham.thejockeyclub.co.uk/more-information/owners-trainers

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27976 Cheltenham Irish Trainers Newsletter A5 Advert v2.indd 1 13/08/2018 13:37 THE IRISH TRAINER / SEPTEMBER 2018 Foreword €1000 TRAVEL ALLOWANCES In the last few months there have been a number of accidents FOR IRISH TRAINERS involving horsebox trailers and horseboxes. Please can trainers make sure that the people who are driving for them have the CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE correct licence for whatever vehicle they are driving? Check the All the races below o er a travel allowance of €1,000 to unplaced horses and those placed rsa.ie website for the correct information. but winning less than €1,000 will be paid the di erence. Prize Money to sixth place. One recent accident was due to driver fatigue. It is the trainer’s responsibility that staff get DATE RACE DISTANCE PRIZE CLASS AGE sufficient rest periods during their working week. Fri 26th Oct The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle 2m 5f £20,000 2 4+ The squareintheair.com Novices’ Steeple Chase 2m £25,000 2 4+ The Committee met both Flat and National Hunt Senior Stewards to discuss ongoing The Ryman Stationery Cheltenham Business Club 3m 1/ f £25,000 2 5+ 2 passport issues. It was a very productive meeting and we expect a positive outcome and Novices’ Steeple Chase

1 The Foundation Development Maiden Hurdle 2m /2f £15,000 3 4+ the results will be published in our next issue. Sat 27th Oct The Masterson Holdings Hurdle 2m 1/ f £40,000 2 4 2 Trainers who are worried about any passport issue can have their passports checked free The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novice Steeple Chase 2m 4f £25,000 2 4+ The Junior Jumpers Novices’ Hurdle 3m £15,000 3 4+ of charge in the I.H.R.B. office. Fri 16th Nov The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle 2m abt 5f £32,000 2 4+ 1 Kind regards, Steel Plate & Sections Novices’ Steeple Chase 2m abt 4/2f £25,000 2 4+

1 Sat 17th Nov The mallardjewellers.com Novices’ Steeple Chase 3m abt /2f £25,000 2 5+

1 The JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle 2m abt /2f £32,000 Grade 2 3 Sun 18th Nov The Shloer Steeple Chase Abt 2m £75,000 Grade 2 4+ The Racing Post Arkle Trophy Trial Novices’ Steeple Chase Abt 2m £35,000 Grade 2 4+ Michael Grassick / Irish Racehorse Trainers Association 1 The Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices’ Hurdle 2m abt /2f £32,000 Grade 2 4+

1 Friy 14th Dec The December Novices’ Steeple Chase 3m abt 1/2f £25,000 2 4+ The British Stallions EBF Novices Hurdle 2m abt 1f £15,000 3 4, 5 & 6 CONTENTS Sat 15th Dec The Unibet International Hurdle 2m abt 1f £150,000 Grade 2 4+ The Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle Abt 3m £32,000 Grade 2 4+ Winners Abroad ...... 4 The Ryman Novices’ Steeple Chase 2m abt 5f £25,000 2 4+ The JCB Triumph Juvenile Hurdle 2m abt 1f £25,000 2 3

1 Michael Grassick interview: Henry Beeby ...... 6 Tue 1st Jan The Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle 2m abt 4/2f £50,000 Grade 2 5+ The Betbright Dipper Novice Chase 2m abt 5f £35,000 Grade 2 3+ Sales Preview 2018 ...... 10 COVER PHOTO: If you have any questions about the race programme, please contact Trainer: WP Mullins Simon Claisse (Clerk of the Course) on +44 7785 293966 or via e-mail [email protected] New race series and notice for trainers ...... 14 Jockey: PW Mullins Breeder: Ecurie Haras De Beauvoir Any queries regarding tickets, lunches or any aspect of your visit you need help with please contact Owner: Mrs S Ricci Photo: Caroline Norris Victoria Bowen-Jones on +44 1242 537602 or via e-mail on [email protected] For all race conditions head to: Irish Racehorse Trainers Association – Curragh House, Dublin Road, Kildare www.cheltenham.thejockeyclub.co.uk/more-information/owners-trainers Chief Executive: Michael Grassick Council Members: Chairman: Noel Meade Jim Gorman Eoin Griffin Vice Chairman: Michael Halford Jessica Harrington Tom Hogan CHELTENHAM.CO.UK Andrew McNamara Eric McNamara Tel: 045 522 981 Mob: 087 258 8770 Aidan O’Brien Andy Oliver email: [email protected] Patrick Prendergast Jnr. Dermot Weld

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27976 Cheltenham Irish Trainers Newsletter A5 Advert v2.indd 1 13/08/2018 13:37 THE IRISH TRAINER / SEPTEMBER 2018 Winners abroad Pride of place goes to Alpha Centauri on Duncan Of Scotland at Ayr for Lee Smyth, gaining her fourth Group 1 of the season in Nora Batt at Musselburgh for John Nicholson the Prix Jacques Le Marois in decisive and Admirality at Carlisle for Johnny Murtagh. fashion at Deauville for Jessica Harrington. Gordon Elliott then kept the sequence going Land Force won the Richmond Stakes (G2) at with Kuiper Belt scoring at Musselburgh and Goodwood for Aidan O’Brien and Stratum Ayr, and Markhan also at Ayr.

gained a high-end victory in the JLT Cup at On the National Hunt scene Henry De Newbury for Willie Mullins. Bromhead set the ball rolling with Ornua at Hamilton was the source of a double when Newton Abbot. Gordon Elliott then went a Zig Zag Zyggy scored for Robbie Osborne bit of a lick at Perth with a sextet of winners, and Ana Lichious likewise for John Feane. namely, Youghal By The Sea, Swingbridge, John Feane went on to have a further four Make My Heart Fly, Rightdownthemiddle, winners with John Sherry, Ana Lichious and Kuiper Belt and Braid Blue, to which John McConnell added a single with Go Another Curly Girl at Ayr and Ahundrednotout at One. This means that Gordon Elliott had a Wolverhampton, making for an excellent RED MILLS IRISH EBF combined total of nine winners leading to an quintet. The latter venue provided Gavin impressive overall haul of twenty-five. AUCTION HURDLE SERIES Cromwell with a double courtesy of Sbraase and Wave Point. These were followed by Top class work and congratulations to all. 14 Maiden & Novice hurdle races from UPCOMING SALES DATES September 2018 to April 2019

11 TATTERSALLS (IRE) ASCOT 15-17 TATTERSALLS SEP Ascot Yearling Sale OCT October Yearling Sale Book 2 Each race worth a minimum of €20,000 15 GOFFS 18-19 TATTERSALLS with a final worth 75,000 SEP Champions Sale 2018 OCT October Yearling Sale Book 3 €

18-19 GOFFS UK 19-20 TATTERSALLS SEP September HIT Sale OCT October Yearling Sale Book 4 Horses must be by an EBF registered stallion 25-26 TATTERSALLS IRELAND 23-26 ARQANA & bought as an unraced 3/4yo at a recognised SEP September Yearling Sale OCT October Yearlings Sale NH Store sale for €45,000 or less 27 TATTERSALLS IRELAND 24-26 GOFFS UK SEP September Yearling Sale PtII OCT Autumn HIT & Yearling Sale 2018

2-3 GOFFS 29 OCT TATTERSALLS Each race included in the €5,000 OCT Orby Sale - 2 NOV Autumn Horses in Training Sale Weatherbys/ITBA Fillies Bonus Scheme 4 GOFFS 5-6 GOFFS IRE OCT Sportsman’s Sale NOV HIT Sale 2018 Irish European Breeders’ Fund Connolly’s RED MILLS 6 ARQANA 8 TATTERSALLS (IRE) ASCOT OCT Sale of the Arc NOV Ascot November Sale Greenhills, Kill, Naas, Co. Kildare Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny, E: [email protected] E: [email protected] 9-11 TATTERSALLS 9 TATTERSALLS IRELAND T: 045 910 999 M: 085 7590970 T: 059 9775800 OCT October Yearling Sale Book 1 NOV Flat Foal & Breeding Stock Sale www.ebfstallions.com @IrishEBF www.redmills.ie @ REDMILLSHorse 04 RED MILLS IRISH EBF AUCTION HURDLE SERIES

14 Maiden & Novice hurdle races from September 2018 to April 2019

Each race worth a minimum of €20,000 with a final worth €75,000

Horses must be by an EBF registered stallion & bought as an unraced 3/4yo at a recognised NH Store sale for €45,000 or less

Each race included in the €5,000 Weatherbys/ITBA Fillies Bonus Scheme

Irish European Breeders’ Fund Connolly’s RED MILLS Greenhills, Kill, Naas, Co. Kildare Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny, E: [email protected] E: [email protected] T: 045 910 999 M: 085 7590970 T: 059 9775800 www.ebfstallions.com @IrishEBF www.redmills.ie @ REDMILLSHorse THE IRISH TRAINER / SEPTEMBER 2018

Michael Grassick in Conversation with Henry Beeby, CEO Robert J Goff & Co plc

MG: What is your favourite part of your job?

HB: For the entire month of May and much of April and June I am out viewing horses and that’s an aspect of the job I love. It’s such a MICHAEL: Could you tell us a little bit about pleasure to be walking into a yard and seeing your role? top class horses. Selecting is probably not the HENRY: As Goffs Group CEO, I do a little bit of right phrase, we are working with breeders to everything and oversee and work with the team find the best sale. Obviously, they are keen to and am responsible ultimately, but primarily I spread their risk, but my job is to show them am an auctioneer. I attend every sale and I why we’re as good if not better than any other auction at every sale, I won’t miss a sale. I help sale. Everyone at Goffs shares a passion for the in the selection of horses, putting together the thoroughbred and has a deep understanding of catalogues and working with vendors. Since the industry. When Forever Together won The first bringing down my gavel in 1985 I estimate Oaks, we shouted the loudest. I’ve sold over 50,000 horses! The ultimate goal of my role is the actual I’m blessed with a good group of people and auctioning of the horses we have catalogued liaise regularly with our Chair, Eimear Mulhern, and that is what we are always working towards my colleague Nick Nugent, Marketing Director – and I love it. Joey Cullen, and Rae Lawless, Financial Director, as well as Ronan Griffin, our senior MG: I understand your father may have Bloodstock Director, and the UK Managing come close to leading you into training Director, Tony Williams. instead of auctioneering?

Adding to my titles, I am now Chair of Goffs HB: My grandfather George trained in Berkshire UK and I’m only the third person to hold that until 1972 and my father Harry left school with position, behind the founder of DBS and my the intention to become a trainer, but ended up father Harry, so I’m immensely proud of that. working for Doncaster Bloodstock Sales instead.

06 My grandfather was very successful with Flat MG: Do you think you have the right balance and NH horses; he trained 19 Cheltenham of sales, offering a wide choice? Festival winners, twice winning the Cheltenham HB: The most important thing is that we provide Gold Cup, with Brendan’s Cottage in 1939 and a marketplace and make it easy to use and we are Silver Fame in 1951, and won the 1949 King there to help. We have a sale for everybody and George VI Chase with Finnure. will provide a marketplace for every horse. For vendors, it’s always better to have their horse in a MG: What help does Goffs offer Irish trainers? sale nearer to the top than the bottom, and we do HB: I would be disappointed if trainers didn’t our best to select the right sale for the horse, in think of us as proactive. We are always here to company in which they will shine the most. help. For the industry in general we provide a Our yearling sales portfolio is our flagship sale, marketplace and a group of horses, categorised the Orby, which is one of the leading yearlings into particular sales. We offer funding, sales in Europe, the Premier (UK), the Sportsman particularly to trainers. The majority of horses and the Silver (UK). The Doncaster Premier sale sold at the sales are bought on credit, whether has traditionally been known for sharp, early, the terms are for a week, 30 days or longer. commercial types, but it has evolved to include Our raison d’etre is to serve the industry. If we horses that train on, most notably Laurens and can do something for you then come and tell us. Harry Angel. It has become a serious source of We’re here to serve, help and work with you and quality. The Sportsman is also a good source of we applaud trainers for what they accomplish commercial two-year-olds. The Silver Sale is not in often difficult circumstances. our most prestigious, yet we had 12 runners from that sale in the Weatherbys Super Sprint this year. People are often unwilling to talk about specifics, but we do take feedback very much Last year the Orby averaged €109,122 (median onboard. We are lucky with our parent Board €65,000), the Sportsman averaged €20,838 and Bloodstock Board that each have industry- (median €16,000), the Premier averaged nominated representatives, which did include £50,687 (median £37,000) and the Silver a trainer, but he had to stand down as he was averaged £11,763 (median £10,000). too busy. Through the Boards we get lots of My advice is to attend as many sales as you can feedback and we also receive a lot of feedback and to look at as many yearlings as you can fit in. from clients; some of them are critical, but we are always willing to listen. MG: Who are the sires with their first yearlings that you have been impressed by? The longevity of most of the Goffs team is a help and we know everyone. We build up relationships HB: We will be offering some very nice yearlings and friendships and we know what our clients by Golden Horn, Gutaifan, Muhaarar and want. We never say never to anything. We will Gleneagles. There’s a gorgeous one by Gleneagles always give due consideration to any suggestion. who will be going up early at Doncaster. Of the proven sires, Frankel and Sea The Stars Our door is always open and all of our mobile are the youngest of the real top sires and are numbers are published on the website, so we outstanding, they have very quickly established are very accessible. I’m at the races a lot and I’m themselves as sires of quality and will hopefully always interactive, so don’t be reluctant to tell be there for a long time. us what you think. continued �

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From a bloodstock point of view, free movement is vital and the French, British and Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Associations have worked hard to ensure a suitable alternative to the Tripartite Agreement.

MG: How big a challenge is Brexit?

HB: We just want clarity and for the negotiators MG: How do you view the BHA sales to get on with it. Goffs is in a good position and procedure review? will react accordingly. From a bloodstock point of view, free movement is vital and the French, HB: The watch word in this business is integrity British and Irish Thoroughbred Breeders and the BHA is carrying out a review of sales Associations have worked hard to ensure a practices and we are fully cooperating. Anything suitable alternative to the Tripartite Agreement. that encourages people to get involved in the I applaud both sides for working together to industry we will work with and support. come up with a solution. Any barriers will be Anything against that encouragement we will detrimental to all business and I hope that stamp out. There are overheard stories and bar sense prevails. room chat, but if people encounter anything that they shouldn’t, then tell us. We have to have a To put it in perspective, in the last 18 months I code of practice in place. Transparency is vital have met with two Taoiseachs and two Ministers and it behoves all of us to be vigilant. of Agriculture, whereas I would have had no chance of such meetings in Britain and there I have been in this business for 36 years; my is no hope for receiving help from the British father retired after 52 years. You don’t last that Government, the thoroughbred industry is so far long unless you play with a straight bat. A good down the list and that’s the underlying concern. reputation takes years to build and minutes to destroy. We take our reputation very seriously My worry is, I suspect danger of a limbo situation. and we will work with anybody to ensure We are prepared for as many eventualities as we entering racing is straightforward and easy. can to ensure we can continue to trade and be of value to the industry. Our aim has always been, and will remain, to provide transparent high-quality customer MG: Is the risk of over-production also a service to everyone, by providing the best major concern? environment for horses and clients that is customer friendly, and making the experience HB: The market is the final arbiter and it’s starting as easy and welcoming as we can. I take a to shout again at overproduction. Numbers went hands-on approach and have a great team of up last year and the market dropped. The market people. Our front of house team tend to our speaks very loudly and polarisation is again clients’ needs. We are customer focused, and a becoming the case. I know that we can be seen as I am often mindful of the observation: we are at fault, but we have to provide a market for every a people business that deals in horses, not a horse. Our job is not to regulate but to provide horse business! the service that gives every horse an outlet.

08 G1 Dewhurst Stakes winner BELARDO

2015 Champion Sprinter MUHAARAR

Won the G2 July Stakes (RIGHT) and G2 Richmond Stakes in faster times than SHALAA.

Watch out for his quality first yearlings!

Night Of Thunder first, Kingman second, Australia third, Charm Spirit fifth. NIGHT to remember According to Timeform, the best running of the 2,000 Guineassince 1971.

So like Dubawi... Undefeated at two. Guineas hero and close-up second in the QEII at three. First yearlings selling now. Darley

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Free Eagle

New sires to watch for at the sales

NOTEWORTHY SIRES WITH THEIR FIRST YEARLINGS IN 2018

FREE EAGLE GOLDEN HORN (High Chaparral – Polished Gem, Danehill) (Cape Cross – Fleche D’or, Dubai Destination)

Out of a daughter of Trusted Partner from one The Derby winner was beaten only twice in of the best families bred by Moyglare Stud. nine starts, when second in the Gp.1 Juddmonte International and Gp.1 Breeders’ Cup Turf, to He covered a high quality first book of mares Found, and won on debut at two in late October. including the dam of Barney Roy (Gp.1), a He had the speed to win the Gp.1 Eclipse Stakes half-sister to Zhukova (Gp.1), a sister to the dam when dropped back in trip after The Derby of Winter (Gp.1), and sisters to Profitable (Gp.1), and kept up his form with an impressive win Redwood (Gp.1) and Moon Ballad (Gp.1). An in the Gp.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. An improving middle-distance horse, he ran twice imposing individual. as a two-year-old, winning on debut in August. Golden Horn

ANJAAL (Bahamian Bounty – Ballymore Celebre, Peintre Celebre)

Winner of the July Stakes at two and consistent in top class company as a juvenile. While his sire is a respected sire of sprinters, his dam comes from a good middle-distance line and Anjaal’s

preferred trip as an older horse was 7f and a mile. © Amy Lanigan

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CAPPELLA SANSEVERO Night Of Thunder (Showcasing – Madam President, Royal Applause)

A consistent and well-raced two-year-old who kept the very best company, winning the Gp.3 Round Tower Stakes, Marble Hill Stakes and running second to The Wow Signal in the Gp.2 Coventry Stakes. He was placed in the Gp.1 Phoenix Stakes and Middle Park Stakes, and although he failed to win at three, his first two starts were in the 2,000 Guineas and German

Guineas, suggesting Classic aspirations before © John Reardon early retirement. Among his first book were the NIGHT OF THUNDER dams of Harry Angel and Jet Setting and 13% of (Dubawi – Forest Storm, Galileo) his first book were black type producers. Caused an upset when defeating Kingman and GUTAIFAN Australia in the 2,000 Guineas, he won both (Dark Angel – Alikhias, Lahib) his starts at two over 6f in October. He also ran second in the Gp.1 St James’s Palace Stakes and A precocious and consistent juvenile who retired Gp.1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at three and won at two having won the Gp.2 Flying Childers Stakes the Gp.1 Lockinge Stakes at four. Underestimated and Prix Robert Papin, and run second to Shalaa as a Classic winner and a consistent miler. in the Gp.1 Prix Morny. He appeared to handle any ground condition and covered a good first book. HALLOWED CROWN (Street Sense – Crowned Glory, Danehill) MAKE BELIEVE (Makfi – Rosie’s Posy, Suave Dancer) From the family of Champion Australian sire Zabeel, out of a Gp.1-winning mare. He won on A top-class performer on any ground, he won debut at two in the 5f Gp.3 Kindergarten Stakes both his starts at the late backend of his two- and went on to win Gp.1s at 7f and a mile, as well year-old season before taking the Gp.1 Poule as running third in the Gp.1 10f Rosehill Guineas. d’Essai des Poulains at three and setting a new He is another whose breeding suggests a track record in the Gp.1 Prix de la Foret. He was successful stud career. well supported with his first book. IVAWOOD HOT STREAK (Zebedee – Keenes Royale, Red Ransom) (Iffraaj – Ashirah, Housebuster) Winner of the Gp.2 July Stakes and Gp.2 Richmond From the immediate family of Height Of Fashion Stakes and only beaten a nose by Charming and Deep Impact, Hot Streak competed at the Thought in the Gp.1 Middle Park Stakes, he ran highest level at two, three and four, winning a creditable third to Gleneagles in both the 2,000 three of his six starts at two, including the Gp.3 Guineas and Irish 2,000 Guineas at three. Despite Cornwallis Stakes. He went on to win the Gp.2 his speed and precocity at two, a drop back to Temple Stakes at three and ran third in the sprinting at three did not appear to suit him. Gp.1 King’s Stand Stakes. His sire and maternal

11 THE IRISH TRAINER / SEPTEMBER 2018 THE SALES 2018 THE SALES 2018 THE SALES 2018 THE SALES 2018 THE SALES 2018 2017 2yo sires Last year’s leading sires of two-year-olds in Britain and Ireland, in order of highest prize money, were Galileo, Kodiac, War Front, Dark Angel, Scat Daddy, Society Rock, Exceed And Excel, Deep Impact, Siyouni and Vocalised. However, if we look only at the ratio

of winners to runners, a different table emerges: No Nay Never - first 2yo’s include Gp.2 winner, Land Force

SIRE % WINNERS RUNNERS 2018 2yo sires Deep Impact 67% 2 3 The sires currently leading the way with Scat Daddy 56% 9 16 two-year-old winners this season (by earnings) are: Frankel 54% 13 24 SIRE % WINNERS / RUNNERS Dubawi 52% 25 24 Kodiac 31% winners/runners Kitten’s Joy 50% 5 10 Scat Daddy 50% winners/runners Kodiac 49% 60 100 No Nay Never 41% winners/runners Poet’s Voice 47% 20 43 Showcasing 27% winners/runners Clodovil 47% 8 17 Sir Prancealot 42% winners/runners Zebedee 41% 17 41 Camacho 16% winners/runners Galileo 40% 21 52 Dandy Man 21% winners/runners Bated Breath 40% 17 43 Oasis Dream 47% winners/runners Zoffany 19% winners/runners 2017 first crop sires Kingman 25% winners/runners Similarly, the leading First Crop Sires by prize Lower down in earnings comes Sixties Icon, but with a significant 60% money were Society Rock, Havana Gold, Red Jazz, of winners from 10 runners. Elzaam (45% winners/runners) is the next Lethal Force, Declaration Of War, Epaulette, Dawn best of those sires not quite making the top ten to date on earnings. Approach, Swiss Spirit, Farhh and Camelot, but if we look at winners to runners it was: 2018 leading sires

SIRE % WINNERS RUNNERS To date, the Leading Sires table is a familiar one: Westlake 100% 1 1 SIRE % WINNERS / RUNNERS Al Kazeem 50% 2 4 Galileo 36% winners/runners Violence 50% 1 2 Frankel 48% winners/runners Penny’s Picnic 50% 1 2 Kodiac 32% winners/runners Libranno 50% 1 2 Dark Angel 32% winners/runners Jimmy Creed 50% 1 2 Dubawi 40% winners/runners Society Rock 35% 22 63 New Approach 33% winners/runners Red Jazz 35% 15 43 Sea The Stars 37% winners/runners Lethal Force 34% 18 53 Invincible Spirit 37% winners/runners Swiss Spirit 33% 12 36 Camelot 38% winners/runners

The last of the late Society Rock’s yearlings will be selling this year. Mastercraftsman 33% winners/runners

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Sunday 28 October RACE DISTANCE PRIZE FUND CLASS

The Rewards4Racing Handicap Steeple Chase (Veteran Chase Series, 0-150) 3m 1f £30000 2

The Racing UK Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f £27500 2

The Monet’s Garden Old Roan Steeple Chase (Grade 2) 2m 4f £80000 1

ENTRY DEADLINE FOR ABOVE RACES 12pm, Monday, 22 October

Saturday 10 November

RACE DISTANCE PRIZE FUND CLASS

The Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier) 3m ½f £20000 2

The Rewards4Racing Handicap Steeple Chase (0-150) 2m 4f £80000 2

The Racing UK Hurdle 2m 4f £45000 2

The Handicap Steeple Chase (0-140) 2m £26400 3

ENTRY DEADLINE FOR ABOVE RACES 12pm, Monday, 5 November

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13 THE IRISH TRAINER / SEPTEMBER 2018 New auction hurdle race series The Irish European Breeders’ Fund and Connolly’s RED MILLS have joined forces to launch the RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series.

The series gets underway at Listowel on 11 September with a €20,000 maiden and finishes in April 2019 with a valuable €75,000 final, and total prize-money of €355,000.

Gareth Connolly, Sales and Marketing Director at Connolly’s RED MILLS said; “This is more RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series than a sponsorship, this is our direct contribution back to the industry that supports us 365 days � 14 maiden and novice hurdle races from of the year. September 2018 – April 2019 � Each race worth a minimum of €20,000 “We understand the challenges that trainers and owners are facing and felt this was another � Final worth €75,000, entry into final is perfect opportunity to partner with the Irish limited to horses which have run in one of EBF to deliver another valuable series. We have the previous races in the series had remarkable success with Irish EBF and our � Horse must be by an EBF Registered stallion partner supplement company Foran Equine, and bought as an unraced 3/4yo at a seeing huge interest and participation in the recognised NH store sale for €45,000 or less Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Series. The aim � Each race is included in the €5,000 is to do the same now on the National Hunt Weatherbys / ITBA Fillies bonus scheme side with RED MILLS.”

NOTICE TO TRAINERS The Licensing Committee has expressed a concern about the increase in the number of trainers appearing before them due to lapses in insurance. Trainers are reminded that it is their responsibility to ensure that their insurance is in force and that renewals are dealt with prior to the expiration date. As a result of the large number of insurance lapses in recent times the Licensing Committee has instructed that trainers will not be permitted to run horses after the expiry date of their current insurance, unless a new insurance certificate has been lodged with the Licensing Department of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, which contains the following information: � Both Public and Employer Liability cover for the training of racehorses � Expiry date � The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board named a “Notice Party”

14 New auction hurdle race series