THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018 GALE FORCE EBN TEN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS

FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU NEW ZEALAND | POINTS OF VIEW | STALLION NEWS | CHELTENHAM SALE PREVIEW TODAY’S HEADLINES SALES ARQANA REPORT by SALLY ANN GRASSICK EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com

LEARNING TO FLY SOARS AT FEBRUARY SALE The second and final day of the Arqana February Mixed Sale saw a top price of €300,000 paid for Lot 245, the Andre Fabre-trained three-year-old Learning To Fly. The colt was knocked down to Stroud Coleman Bloodstock, but in their absence the bidding was conducted by your correspondent! He was bought for an overseas client of Anthony Stroud’s, and reportedly came very highly recommended by Andre Fabre. Bought for €300,000 as a yearling by China Horse Club at the Arqana August Yearling Sales in 2016, this son of Oasis Dream won on his only start at two over nine furlongs on the all-weather The sale-topping Lot 245, Learning To Fly (Oasis Dream), at Lyon La Soie. The colt is a half-brother to the winner and Listed- who was bought by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock for €300,000 placed Astronomy’s Choice (Redoute’s Choice) from the family at Arqana yesterday. of Chicquita. Bertrand Le Metayer went to €260,000 to get the better of out of training by Haras de Castillon. “I bought her for a young underbidder Nicolas de Watrigant for Lot 287, the five-year-old breeder who is just starting out. She is the second mare I have Listed-winning mare Lbretha (Exceed And Excel), who was sold purchased for him, the first was at Newmarket last December. She DEADLINE TODAY US SIRED 2YOS OF 2018 CAN BE EBF NOMINATED AT ONE OF THESE TWO STAGES:

FEBRUARY 15th - $3,000 (or £STG / € equivalent) JUNE 30th - $6,000 (or £STG / € equivalent) For further information contact the EBF: T: +44 1638 667960 F: +44 1638 667270 E: [email protected] W: ebfstallions.com

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018

Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld

ARQANA FEBRUARY MIXED SALE – DAY TWO Lot Sex Name (Sire) / Name (Sire) Covering Sire Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 245 3c LEARNING TO FLY (Oasis Dream) Andre Fabre Stroud Coleman Bloodstock 300,000 287 5m LBRETHA (Exceed And Excel) Haras de Castillon Bertrand Le Metayer Bloodstock 260,000 353 5m LORGNETTE (Galileo) Le Havre Ecurie des Monceaux John and Jake Warren 200,000 336 4f EMOTION (Exceed And Excel) Ecurie des Monceaux Charles Gordon-Watson Bloodstock 75,000 356 12m DUBAI (Galileo) Kendargent Wertheimer et Frere Guy Petit 58,000

CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS proved herself to be speedy and is from a Machiavellian bloodline Ecurie des Monceaux consigned Lot 353, Lorgnette (Galileo) so will be easy to cross with Galileo.” The breeder in question is carrying her first foal by Le Havre, in order to dissolve a partnership. Samuel de Barros, who is better known in the trotting world The five-year-old mare, from the family of Gr.1-winning American under his breeding operation Elevage Delo. He previously sire Perfect Soul (Sadler’s Wells), was knocked down to John and purchased the Siyouni nomination auctioned on Arqanaonline Jake Warren for €200,000. The yearling full-brother to this mare for €75,000. This mare is an aunt of Absolute City (Elusive City), was not sold for €300,000 at the Arqana August Yearling Sale last who has won on three occasions, including in the Listed Prix year, while her Sea The Stars half-sister was not sold for €750,000 Yacowlef. She is from the Wildenstein “A” family of the Champion at the same sale in 2015, and has run once to date for Alain de Allez France, which includes Gr.3 winner and Gr.1 Prix Saint- Royer-Dupre. They are all out of the winning mare Dance Alary-placed Article Rare (El Prado). Secretary ( Dancer), who was third in the Gr.3 1,000

1st 2,000 Guineas-Gr.1 1st Irish 2,000 Guineas-Gr.1 1st St. James’s Palace S.-Gr.1 1st National S.-Gr.1 1st Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-Gr.1 (disq., plcd 3rd) 1st Futurity S.-Gr.2 All are sire producing races!

One of the fastest sons of GALILEO. Out of YOU’RESOTHRILLING, a remarkable broodmare and full­sister to triple champion sire GIANT’S CAUSEWAY. First foals made €290k, €180k, €170k, €150k, €150k, €145k, €135k etc.

Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars, Jason Walsh, Tom Miller or Neil Magee Tel: 353-52 6131298. David Magnier, Tom Gaffney, Joe Hernon, John Kennedy or Cathal Murphy Tel: 353-25 31966. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156. E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF.

2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018

Guineas Trial. “I have bought her to go to Johnny Barnes, who stands Ronald Rauscher only consigned two lots at this sale, but both at Haras des Granges in the south west of France. I bought a couple of were sold for €55,000. Lot 302, Arizona Air (), was other mares at Goffs for him as well. The plan is to really get behind bought by Paul Nataf for an existing client. Sold out of training, him as a big supporter. It is an exciting new venture. We have been the four-year-old, who has already won twice, is due to be covered trying to get nice mares for Johnny Barnes and this one could be a and then continue to race in France. She is a full-sister to dual flagship mare for him. Buying Galileo mares in foal to top stallions like Listed winner Arizona Run, who won an impressive 13 times Le Havre will be a big boost to a new sire.” from two to nine years of age. The other mare (Lot 360) presented Lot 336, Emotion (Exceed And Excel), was purchased by Will by Rauscher, the maiden mare Delightful Dew (Lope De Vega) in Douglass of Charlie Gordon-Watson Bloodstock for €75,000 on foal to Ito, was purchased by Jallal Am Alzabti. behalf of an English breeder. “I came here for her. Her dam has FIRST CROP COVERING SIRES (€) produced nice stock and she will be easy to mate. Fillies like that are hard to buy.” Her dam, Chanterelle (Trempolino), is a full-sister to BOW CREEK multiple Gr.3 winner Cox Orange and has produced two winners 311 12m Sunny Bere (Della Francesca) 3,000 from four foals of racing age, including Gr.2-placed Silent Attack 379 11m Zomorroda (Chineur) W/D (Dream Ahead) and Listed-placed King Bolete (Cape Cross). DARIYAN Guy Petit went to €58,000 for Lot 356, Dubai (Galileo), a Listed- 256 8m La Dame De Grace (Medecis) 6,500 placed mare sold in foal to Kendargent by Wertheimer et Frere. 314 12m Ribadesella (Hernando) 10,000 “She will go to Ireland and is for the owner of new stallion Shakeel. She has already produced a black-type filly in Alakhana. She is in foal to a HARZAND good stallion in Kendargent and the foal will stand out in the Irish 261 12m Russiana (Red Ransom) W/D market.” Winner of the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Paris, Shakeel (Medicean) ITO was retired soon after due to injury and now stands at Michael 360 5m Delightful Dew (Lope De Vega) 5,500 Egan’s Clongiffen Stud for a fee of €7,000 after a deal was brokered by Petit. Dubai is the dam of two winners to date, including Alakhana SHALAA 350 9m I’m So Glad (Clodovil) 54,000 (Dalakhani), who is a Listed winner and Gr.3-placed. The mare has previously had two other foals by Kendargent, the four-year-old filly WALZERTAKT Donavita, who was placed six times, as well as a colt in 2017. 260 13m Parice De La Borie (Mansonnien) 8,000

THE AGA KHAN STUDS Success Breeds Success HARZAND

FIRST FOALS ARRIVING NOW

Filly ex. Elyaadi Elyaadi “Strong filly, very correct and athletic.” Pat Connell (Al Eile Stud)

Filly ex. Time Crystal “Beautiful filly, very happy with her” Charlie Wyatt (Dukes Stud and Overbury Stallions Ltd)

www.AgaKhanStuds.com/Harzand Time Crystal

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018

follow EBN on twitter SALES TALK continued @bloodstocknews IRELAND CHELTENHAM

FIRST CROP YEARLING SIRES (€) EBN Sales Talk Click here to HUNTER’S LIGHT is brought to contact IRT, or 304 f ex Arsila 8,500 you by IRT visit www.irt.com 342 f ex Corn Maiden 4,500 NATIONAL FLAG MORE FIREWORKS EXPECTED 309 c ex Aurore Fleurie W/D AT FEBRUARY SALE Last year’s Tattersalls Ireland Cheltenham February Sale produced a record price for a point-to-pointer when the ill-fated Flemenshill (Flemensfirth), consigned by Loughanmore Farms, was sold for ARQANA CUMULATIVE STATISTICS (€) £480,000 to Alan and Ann Potts. Glenview Stables sold On The Blind Side (Stowaway), then a winning pointer, but now an 2018 % 2017 unbeaten dual Gr.2-winning hurdler, for £205,000 to Highflyer Catalogued 415 307 Bloodstock. They, along with six other six-figure purchases, Offered 352 263 helped the 2017 turnover more than double to £2,562,000, while Sold 279 (79%) 201 (76%) the average and median went up by 46 per cent and 25 per cent Aggregate 2,794,300 +35 2,075,900 respectively to £77,636 and £50,000. Average 10,015 -3 10,328 The majority of today’s catalogued horses are already winners, Median 4,000 -20 5,000 some under Rules, but most in the pointing sphere. Successful Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com over hurdles is Lot 14, the Punchestown victrix Moyhenna, also by Westerner and out of a triple Gr.3-winning chaser. Of the bumper winners catalogued, Down Royal winner Well Set Up (Lot 22) is a Gold Well half-sister to the aforementioned On The Blind Side, and Rebound (Lot 37) is a Big Bad Bob full- brother to Flat Gr.3 winner Bible Belt and Listed Flat and Jumps Job Opportunities scorer Bob Le Beau. The 21 point-to-point winners include Ask Dillon (Lot 36), who is out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winner Patricksnineteenth, while the in Abu Dhabi 10 who have finished placed include Storm Arising (Lot 21), by Yeats and out of a Listed-winning half-sister to Gr.1 winner Glens Melody. Carl Evans has picked out three of today’s lots in his recent The Government of Abu Dhabi is Points of View features; last week’s Star Performer was Envoi Allen (Lot 17), a 10-length winner at Ballinaboola on 4th February, looking to recruit an equestrian Envious Editor (Lot 35), who won at Belharbour on the same Stables Manager, Endurance Trainer, Speed Trainer, and a EBN Horse Breeder. Read All

Should you consider yourself a About It! suitable candidate, NOMINATIONS CLOSING SOON please forward your CV to: FOR MAY STORE AND DERBY SALE Nominations for the new Tattersalls Ireland May Store Sale and the Derby Sale will close on Thursday, 1st March. [email protected] Inspections are well underway for the one-day May Store Sale, which will take place on Tuesday, 15th May and the two- day Derby Sale, which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, 27th and 28th June.

4 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK ~ INDUSTRY NEWS ~ STALLION NEWS EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018

www.bloodstocknews.eu day, and Pragmatic (Lot 27), who was Carl’s Star Performer the previous week after winning at Dungarvan. WITHDRAWALS Today Lot: 4, 5, 20, 30 INDUSTRY NEWS BRITAIN

EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND NOMINATION DEADLINE IS TODAY The deadline to nominate two-year-olds to the European Breeders STALLION NEWS Fund by a stallion not registered to the EBF is today. Kerry Murphy of the EBF explains: “Owners and trainers looking to campaign a IRELAND horse in Europe should check that it is EBF nominated as over 80 per cent of two-year-old maiden/ races in GB, Ireland, France and Germany are confined to EBF eligible’s. By nominating, your horse will CONTINUES IMPRESSIVE be qualified to compete for a pool of over €5 million available in START TO STUD CAREER added prize money. This nomination stage largely relates to horses by Camelot () [pictured above] is continuing to impress stallions standing in the US and Japan”. The current fee is $3,000 or with runners from his first crop, now three-year-olds. At Toulouse equivalent up to today and will rise to $6,000 after this date. on Tuesday, Jean-Claude Rouget sent out Miranda to win by a Looking for regular industry exposure? Look no further...

We have a variety of upcoming SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

in EBN.

For further details contact: Claire Taylor +44 (0)7725 724133 - [email protected] or Ellie Harrod +44 (0)7825 092664 - [email protected]

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 5 STALLION NEWS ~ RACING NEWS EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018 length in a maiden contest, making her the second Camelot maiden winner for the trainer in less than a month, following the victory of Heroine at Cagnes-Sur-Mer last month. Rouget now EBN has three exciting prospects by Camelot in his team, as that pair Read All add to the maiden success of King Of Leogrance last September who hacked up by over two lengths at Bordeaux in the colours of About It! . Camelot’s impressive tally of 20 juvenile winners last season was headed by the Gr.2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte victor Fighting Irish, and the Listed winner Alounak as well as three CLONMEL RESCHEDULED other stakes performers. Given his own outstanding race record, Following the cancellation of the Clonmel meeting which it is no stretch to assume that his progeny will follow in his own was scheduled for today, Ireland (HRI) has mould by improving with age. announced that this meeting will now be held at Clonmel Although an outstanding juvenile himself with an easy victory next Tuesday, 20th February. in the Gr.1 Racing Post Trophy on his two-year-old score sheet, Camelot was bred to be better at three and duly obliged. He They include , Min and last year’s winner became the first son of Montjeu to win a mile Classic, scoring in (Denham Red). the 2,000 Guineas, before adding a brace of Derby victories to his Top Notch (Poliglote) has won his last two starts impressively tally at Epsom and the Curragh. A sporting attempt at becoming and goes for this weekend’s Gr.1 Ascot Chase, in which he is set to the first Triple Crown hero since Nijinsky in 1970 came up short clash with Waiting Patiently (Flemensfirth), Coney Island by just three-quarters of a length in the St Leger, but Camelot had (Flemensfirth) and Cue Card (King’s Theatre). already stamped himself as an attractive option at stud. Hot favourite and defending Champion Buveur D’Air (Crillon) He was rewarded with sizeable books meaning that while his headlines 19 going forward for the Gr.1 on the first crop are plying their trade on the racecourse this year, their opening day. The seven-year-old is three from three so far this sire has plenty of exciting prospects coming through which will season, including an easy success in the Gr.1 at keep his name in lights in the future. Kempton Park. His owner J P McManus also has (Desert RACING NEWS Prince), runner-up three times in the Champion Hurdle, who gained a deserved success in the Gr.2 at BRITAIN Cheltenham in December. (Germany) won hurdling’s highlight in 2015 and his stablemates Wicklow Brave (Beat Hollow) and Melon AND DOUVAN (Medicean), who finished second in last season’s Gr.1 Supreme SET TO CLASH AT THE FESTIVAL Novices’ Hurdle, are also engaged. Altior () and Douvan (Walk In The Park) are set Top mare Apple’s Jade (Saddler Maker) heads Timeform’s for a mouth-watering clash in the Gr.1 Queen Mother Champion weight-adjusted ratings for both the Gr.1 Stayers’ Hurdle and the Chase at the , following yesterday’s Gr.1 David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle, which she won last year. She scratchings’ stage. Douvan, yet to race this season, is top-rated has a weight-adjusted rating of 176 for the Stayers’ Hurdle and with Timeform on 193 and could reappear at Gowran Park at the 174 for the Mares’ Hurdle. weekend, while unbeaten chaser Altior (186p with Timeform) The confirmations for the Stayers’ Hurdle also include Gr.1 Long made an impressive comeback in the Gr.2 at Walk Hurdle scorer Sam Spinner (Black Sam Bellamy), recent Newbury last Saturday. Gr.1 hero Supasundae (Galileo) and The 21 confirmations for the Champion Chase also include Yanworth (Norse Dancer). All three are rated 175 by Timeform. Douvan’s stablemates Min (Walk In The Park), who defeated last (King’s Theatre) won the Gr.2 Champion Hurdle year’s winner () at Leopardstown recently, Trial at Haydock Park for the fourth time in January and is set to and the highly-rated Great Field (Great Pretender). Gr.1 Tingle step up to three miles in the Stayers’ Hurdle. Creek Chase victor (Poliglote) also goes forward. The Mares’ Hurdle, which takes place on Champion Day, also Might Bite () and the 2017 winner has in order of Timeform rating, the 2016 winner and 2017 runner- (Midnight Legend) headline the 27 going for glory in the Festival up Vroum Vroum Mag (Voix Du Nord), Colin’s Sister (Central showpiece, the Gr.1 . Park), Lagostovegas (Footstepsinthesand), Let’s Dance Native River (Indian River), who was victorious on his return (Poliglote), La Bague Au Roi (Doctor Dino), Augusta Kate to action last weekend in the Gr.2 Denman Chase at Newbury, (Yeats) and Verdana Blue (Getaway). and Gr.2 Cotswold Chase winner Definitly Red (Definite Article), are among the home challengers for the Gold Cup. Road To GERMANY Respect (Gamut) and Edwulf (Kayf Tara), successful in the Gr.1 Christmas Chase and Gr.1 Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown respectively, remain engaged too in chasing’s Championship THREE ON THE SHORT LIST FOR race. The 2015 winner has been scratched. GERMAN HORSE OF THE YEAR Ireland’s Champion Jump Trainer has a strong Voting starts today to decide who will be announced as Germany’s hand in the Gr.1 Festival Chase, with nine of the 28 confirmations. Horse of the Year for 2017. The three candidates, chosen by a

6 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 RACING NEWS ~ RACING REVIEW EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018 panel of racing experts and journalists, are Dschingis Secret (Soldier Hollow), winner of the Gr.1 Grosser Preis von Berlin, Guignol (Cape Cross), winner of the two best German races of the season, the Gr.1 Grosser Preis von Baden-Baden and Gr.1 Grosser Preis von Bayern, and Windstoss (Shirocco), winner of the Gr.1 Deutsches Derby and Gr.1 Preis von Europa. They represent three different age groups. Dschingis Secret was a four-year-old in 2017, Guignol a five-year-old and Windstoss a three-year-old. Dschingis Secret and Windstoss are both trained by Markus Klug, while Guignol is trained by Jean-Pierre Carvalho. All three stay in training in 2018, as does 2016 Horse of the Year Iquitos (Adlerflug). The German-based horse transport company Taxi 4 Horses The winner will be decided by public vote and will be has celebrated 15 years of business this week by commissioning announced during Cologne’s Easter Monday meeting on 2nd a state of the art horse box that transports 15 horses. The new April. Votes can be made online via www.galopper-des-jahres. horsebox’s maiden voyage was from Germany to Ireland com or by postcard to German Racing in Cologne. carrying 12 mares, and the return journey safely delivered 15 The award winner will be named for the 60th time and it is in purchases from the recent Goffs sale to their new owners in fact the oldest public competition in German sport. It was hugely Germany. popular during the 1980’s and 1990’s when well over a million Guenther Schmidt added further lustre yesterday to his own postcards were sent in and the result was announced live on bloodstock band when securing the half-sister to juvenile national TV. There will be less interest this time, but it is still quite Gr.1 winner Morandi (Holy Roman Emperor) at Arqana’s an event and looks extremely open, with strong arguments for February Mixed Sale. The six-year-old mare Sloaan (Silver (and against) all three candidates. DCS Frost) was purchased by Tina Rau on behalf of Schmidt for €12,000. Plans call for her to be covered by Maxios this year.

SINGAPORE international races in 2019 with the Kranji Mile carrying prize money of S$3 million and the Lion City Cup carrying prize money KRANJI MILE TO BECOME of S$1.35 million. The Singapore Turf Club is confident that its initiative to stage INVITATIONAL RACE international races again will enable it to enhance existing ties The Singapore Turf Club is speeding up the process of restoring with international racing connections, as well as attracting racing its international status by elevating the Gr.1d Kranji Mile over and sports fans from all over the world to Singapore for the 1600m to invitational status this May. The Kranji Mile will run on premier horse racing event in the Southeast Asian region, come Sunday, 20th May and will serve as a springboard to its launch as May 2019. an international race next year. As an Invitational Race, the prize money for the Kranji Mile will be increased from S$1 million to YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEW S$1.5 million and four international horses will be invited to participate in the race. BRITAIN With prize money of S$1.5 million, the Kranji Mile will be the richest race in Singapore in 2018. In addition to the higher prize 3.50 LINGFIELD PARK, 4YO+ CONDITIONS, 1M4FAW money, the Singapore Turf Club will also pay bonuses to the 1. RED VERDON (USA), 5h, owners of Singapore-based horses in the race, with the first Lemon Drop Kid – Porto Marmay (Choisir) Singapore horse past the post eligible to receive S$100,000 in 2nd dam Nordicolini (Nordico) bonus and second Singapore horse past the post eligible to 3rd dam Tuyenu (Welsh Pageant) receive S$50,000. O: The Hon R J Arculli, B: Liberty Road Stables, T: Ed Dunlop Singapore Turf Club’s President and Chief Executive Mr Chong $85,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale Boo Ching hopes that these initiatives can create more excitement by Jim McCartan, consigned by Gainesway 90,000gns Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale amongst racing fans and connections. “We are exhilarated to put by Charlie Gordon-Watson Bloodstock, Singapore racing back on the world map and believe the way to do consigned by Mocklershill so is to offer better incentives and bigger prize money to attract the world’s top horses, owners, trainers and jockeys to Singapore Racecourse. This year’s Kranji Mile will be a window into the international races in 2019 to drum up early interest and anticipation among the local and international racing communities. It is an exciting step forward in Singapore Turf Club’s plan to uplift the KYBRED quality of Singapore racing.” USBRED As announced in September 2017, one of the major initiatives to revitalise the Singapore racing industry is to reintroduce two international races in 2019. To this end, the Gr.1 Kranji Mile (1600m) and the Gr.1d Lion City Cup (1200m) will be converted to CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 7 NEW ZEALAND NEWS EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018

THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES FIRST DERBY FOR RAISE THE FLAG A tilt at the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) could be on the cards for Civil Disobedience (NZ) (Raise The Flag) after his dominant victory in the Listed Tasmanian Derby (2200m) on Friday. The Darren Weir-trained colt was sent out a short-priced favourite and duly obliged, scoring by two and three-quarter lengths over stablemate Wolfendale, with a further three and a quarter lengths back to Pennstock in third. Civil Disobedience was purchased by Weir and bloodstock agent John Foote out of White Robe Lodge’s 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock South Island Sale draft for NZ$32,500. “We’ll put in a nomination for the Queen Elizabeth in Sydney and Civil Disobedience’s sire Raise The Flag is out of Juddmonte’s see how long she holds up – she’s certainly in great touch at the outstanding broodmare and so is a half-brother to multiple moment,” Baker said. Gr.1 winners Banks Hill, Heat Haze, Intercontinental, Cacique, START WONDERING REPEATS IN Champs Elysees along with standout stallion . The impeccably-bred son of Sadler’s Wells was a promising GROUP ONE racehorse that looked set to live up to his breeding before injury New Zealand’s reigning Champion Sprinter Start Wondering curtailed the racing career of the Prince Khalid Abdullah-owned (NZ) (Eighth Wonder) went back-to-back in the Gr.1 BCD Group entire. Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The seven-year-old Standing at White Robe Lodge on New Zealand’s South Island gelding overcame the rain-affected track on Saturday to for NZ$4,000, Raise The Flag has left some quality horses, successfully defend his title in the Gr.1 sprint. “Any Gr.1 win is including Gr.3 Newcastle Gold Cup winner Broadside and dual special, but we weren’t expecting it today,” said Evan Rayner, who Stakes winner Parthesia. trains the gelding with his daughter JJ. The gelding dug deep in the final stages to keep the challenge LIZZIE WINS GROUP ONE of Packing Eagle (NZ) (Pins) at bay, with the longshot Brilliant Lizzie L’Amour (NZ) (Zabeel) [pictured above] added to her Shine (Guillotine) taking third. black-type tally at Te Rapa on Saturday when victorious in the Gr.1 QUALITY FILLY CONTINUES WINNING Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m). Quality three-year-old filly Dijon Bleu has continued her winning The Zabeel mare raced close to the pace before taking control ways at Te Rapa on Saturday, running away from her opposition in 250m from home and drawing clear effortlessly to beat the Gr.2 Cambridge Stud Sir Tristram Fillies Classic (2000m). Wildflower (NZ) (Keeper) by five and a half lengths, with She has won five of her last seven starts, all at black-type level, and Nicoletta (NZ) (Savabeel) a further three-quarters of a length was runner-up on her other two starts. She was making her first start back in third. beyond a mile at Te Rapa and she took it all in her stride. They settled “She’s flying at the moment and she won that pretty easily,” said back midfield and when gaps opened in the straight the filly Murray Baker, who trains with Andrew Forsman. “She’s been right sprinted to the front 300m from home and forged clear to the line. in form ever since she came back from Australia, things just didn’t Dijon Bleu had three-quarters of a length on Mark Two (NZ) (Pins), work out for her there.” who came from last, at the post, with Milseain (NZ) (Tavistock) Lizzie L’Amour failed to fire in four spring appearances in back in third. Next month’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Melbourne where she suffered an atrial fibrillation, but she’s Zealand Oaks (2400m) could be on the cards for the talented filly. turned it around at home with a first-up win in the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Dijon Bleu became her sire Burgundy’s (NZ) second Gr.2 Stakes (1600m) before runner-up finishes in the Gr.1 Zabeel winner, joining Hard Merchandize (NZ) who won the Gr.2 Classic (2000m) and the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m). Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) earlier in the season. The daughter of Champion Sire Zabeel holds a nomination for In his racing career Burgundy won seven of his 12 starts, the Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m), but will likely start in the Gr.1 including the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) and New Zealand Stakes (2000m) to defend her 2017 title. Sydney placed in the Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m). He stands at Cambridge may also be on the cards for the in form mare. Stud where his service fee was NZ$7,000+gst in 2017.

8 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 POINTS OF VIEW EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018 Points of View WITH CARL EVANS

STAR PERFORMER

ASTERION FORLONGE (Fr), 4g, Coastal Path – Belle Du Brizais (Turgeon) O: Mary Doyle, B: EARL La Forlonge, T: Pat Doyle €60,000 2017 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale by Suirview Stables, consigned from Rahinston Farm

Abandoned meetings and heavy ground are making it difficult for British point-to-point trainers to give four- and five-year-olds a debut run, but the Irish were kicking on at the weekend, no doubt keen to advertise horses ahead of BOLD PLAN (Ire), 4g, Tattersalls Ireland’s Cheltenham Sale this afternoon. This Jeremy – King’s Orchid (King’s Theatre) horse could prove one of the stars of that auction following O/T: Warren Ewing, B: Michelle Bolger his impressive victory at Oldtown on Sunday under Derek €28,000 2017 Goffs Land Rover Sale O’Connor [pictured right]. He cost €60,000 as a store, while by Bernice Stables, consigned from Tullybeg the runner-up, Gigginstown House Stud’s Assemble, cost €100,000 at the same stage, and those elements will be A very slick round of jumping kept this four-year-old in front at factors in his valuation when he appears as Lot 29. So will the Kirkistown on Sunday, when he was harried from some way out by fact that the five runners in Sunday’s race were all from top the Colin Bowe-trained New Age Calling. The runner-up would stables (they jumped like seasoned performers, not debutant not go away, but faster, more accurate jumping by the leader four-year-olds), but this horse was emphatically best on the meant he had something in reserve, and when Mark O’Hare day, pulling clear of Assemble on the run-in. The third winner pressed the throttle he pulled clear heading to the final fence. His of his unraced dam, whose first two foals are also winners, he next public engagement is today at Cheltenham, where he is a half-brother to Beau Du Brizais, a 124-rated hurdler for appears as Lot 40 in Tattersalls Ireland’s February Sale. His sire, Philip Hobbs. His sire, Coastal Path, who stands at Haras de Jeremy, who stood at Garryrichard Stud for two seasons until his Cercy, is best-known in jumping circles as sire of leading Gr.1 death in 2014, having started out at the Irish National Stud, made Stayers’ Hurdle hope Bacardys, who also holds entries in his mark as a jumps sire through tip-top hurdler , while Ireland this weekend. Bold Plan is not his first success with a daughter of the late former Champion King’s Theatre. Bold Plan is his dam’s first winner – she was placed over hurdles, and foaled by a mare who was a half- sister to the useful chaser Captain Khedive. KING OF THE SHARKS (Ire), 5g, Flemensfirth – Kings Rose (King’s Ride) TIN TOWN LIZ (Ire), 5m, O: Monbeg Syndicate, B: Brian Gleeson, T: Donnchadh Doyle Scorpion – Lilly Orpen (Orpen) €54,000 2016 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale O: Oliver Family Syndicate, B: Mrs M Oliver, T: Jerry Cosgrave by Rachel O’Neill, consigned from Yellowford Farm Off the track since December 2016, when she ran in a three-year- Facing driving snow is not a favourite pastime of horses, let alone old hurdle and finished fourth of 13, this mare made her pointing youngsters running in a point-to-point, but this horse toughed it debut at Kirkistown, and won in memorable style having made out to land an 11-runner, five-year-old maiden at Oldtown. He the running. Her time was a second quicker than Bold Plan’s in the had the benefit of a run when third at Nenagh in January, one previous race, and only beaten on the day by Gr.1 winner Morning place behind Parsonal, who finished some way behind him on Assembly in the open contest. Her sire, Scorpion, will be the toast Sunday – whether this horse has improved, or simply coped best of Cheltenham on Gold Cup day if Might Bite wins the big race, with conditions is unclear, but he did it well and in the fastest of and he is getting plenty of other winners at all levels – his mating the card’s three-mile races. The market will make a judgement with unraced Lilly Orpen has resulted in a winner for a family line when he appears as Lot 13 at this afternoon’s Cheltenham sale, that had gone rather quiet. Dig further back into the pedigree and where he will get an immediate tick for being a son of you find under fourth dam Censorship her daughter Sorbus and Flemensfirth. His dam has produced three other winners, her daughter Bahamian, a mare who produced a wealth of headed by Dont Tell No One, who was Graded-placed over for Khalid Abdullah. Tin Town Liz is a long way removed from hurdles and fences, having been bred, like this horse, by television those illustrious family members, but even a small amount of their and radio racing analyst Brian Gleeson. talent should see her go on to further jumping successes.

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 9 RACING REVIEW EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7

2. Great Hall (GB), 3. Calling Out (Fr) Distances: 3l, nk. 4 ran. 5.45 WOLVERHAMPTON, 3YO+ MAIDEN DIV I, 7FAW 1. MICHAEL CORLEONE (GB), 3c, Cacique – Pleine Forme (Grand Slam) O: Chelsea - Godfather, B: Fair Salinia Ltd, T: Martyn Meade 42,000gns Tattersalls November Foal Sale by Robert Allcock 40,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 by Dermot Farrington Distances: 2½l, ½l. 8 ran.

Making his third start, Michael Corleone (Cacique) made all, Red Verdon (Lemon Drop Kid) [centre] en route to winning going clear in the home straight. He is the first foal out of the dual the mile and a half conditions race at Lingfield Park German Listed-placed and American Stakes-placed Pleine Forme yesterday. © Steve Cargill (Grand Slam). She is a half-sister to a pair of multiple winners by Langfuhr, out of the winning Cadeaux Genereux mare Why half-sister to three winners headed by the Listed Grand Prix du Worry. The third dam is the Gr.3 Prix de Seine-et-Oise scorer Conseil General des Alpes Maritimes hero Tirwanako (Sin Kiang) Seltitude (Fairy King), also dam of the Listed Prix Hampton and to two other winners out of the Listed-placed Alhena winner Lover Man (Lawman). This is the further family of In The (Kaldoun). Her dam, Mira Ceti (Carvin), is a half-sister to the Gr.2 Wings and Morozov. Golden Harvest Handicap second Terre Froide (Amarko; dam of Pleine Forme has a juvenile colt by Bated Breath (62,000gns Hong Kong Listed hero Galway also known as Ereng). BR Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 by Aidan O’Ryan/Gordon Elliott) and last year visited Australia. 1.20 (GMT) CAGNES-SUR-MER, 3YO C&G MDN, 2000MAW 1. INTERIEUR (Ire), 3c, 6.15 WOLVERHAMPTON, 3YO+ MAIDEN DIV II, 7FAW Elusive City – The Living Room (Gold Away) 1. BREAKING RECORDS (Ire), 3c, O/B: Jean-Claude Seroul, T: Jean-Pierre Gauvin Kodiac – Querulous (Raven’s Pass) Distances: 1½l, hd. 6 ran. O: Dr Ali Ridha, B: Tally-Ho Stud, T: Hugo Palmer 110,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 Interieur (Elusive City) came with a strong late run to win this by Rabbah Bloodstock easily on his debut. He is a half-brother to two winners in Distances: 2l, 1¾l. 10 ran. Motivaroom () and Ernie (High Chaparral). They are the three winners from four foals out of the dual French winner Fifth and fourth on his first two starts, Breaking Records (Kodiac) and Listed-placed The Living Room (Gold Away), who is a half- tracked the lead and was ridden along to take over after passing sister to the Gr.1 victrix Leariva (Irish River; dam of Listed winner the furlong pole. He is the first foal out of the unraced Raven’s Athanor), who also won the Gr.2 (then) Prix d’Astarte and Gr.3 Pass mare Querulous, a daughter of the Gr.3 Herbst Stuten Meile Prix Exbury. She is a half-sister to the Gr.2 Buena Vista Handicap runner-up Contentious (Giant’s Causeway). She is a daughter of winner Lexa (Sanglamore), who also won the Gr.2 Prix Royallieu the unraced Illicit (Mr Prospector), also dam of the Gr.2 Ohio and Gr.3 (then) Prix Corrida. The second dam, Leandra (Luthier), Derby and Gr.3 Salvator Mile Stakes winner and sire Gone Astray won the Gr.2 Prix de Malleret and Gr.3 Prix de la Nonette, and has (Dixie Union).The fourth dam is the six-time Gr.1 winner Inside produced eight winners, notably the Gr.1 Prix Royal-Oak runner- Information (Private Account), also dam of the dual Gr.1 winner up Alesso (Alleged) – sire of the top-class staying hurdler Smuggler (Unbridled). Baracouda. Querulous has a two-year-old full-brother to the winner The Living Room has a two-year-old colt named Zoffan by (100,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 by Hugo Zoffany and a Manduro yearling filly called The Room. BR Merry Bloodstock) and was mated with Vadamos last year. 2.25 (GMT) CAGNES-SUR-MER, 3YO F MDN, 2000MAW 1. FRENCH REFLECTION (Ire), 3f, FRANCE Declaration Of War – Spira (Sadler’s Wells) O: Mrs Christine Castin, B: Edy SRL, T: Mathieu Boutin 11.25 (GMT) MONT-DE-MARSAN, 3YO UNRACED, 1600M €37,000 Arqana October Yearling Sale 1. RYAN CHOP (Fr), 3c, by Hubert Guy Muhaymin – Multichope (Indian Rocket) €8,000 2017 Arqana Vente d’Automne O: Mrs Michele Sogorb, B: A Chopard, T: Philippe Sogorb by Alessandro Botti Distances: 7½l, 2½l, 13 ran. Distances: nse, 1l. 8 ran.

Ryan Chop (Muhaymin) was a very impressive winning debutant Having been placed once in her first four starts, French Reflection in the heavy going. He is the first foal out of dual French winner (Declaration Of War) won this in a very close finish. She is a half- Multichope (Indian Rocket) who also won on her debut. She is a sister to two winners in Sunday Surprise and Il Pittore (both by

10 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 RACING REVIEW ~ STAKES FIELD ~ STALLION ROUND-UP EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018

Mr Greeley). Their dam, Spira (Sadler’s Wells), is a half-sister to the Gr.1 St James’s Palace Stakes winner and sire Dr Fong, the dual Gr.2-winning two-year-old and sire Lucky Story (both by EXCHANGE RATES S), the US Stakes-placed Bluegrass Dreamer (Bluegrass Cat) and the dams of US Stakes winner Alpha And Omega and GBP/USD – 1.40 GBP/JPY – 149.65 Listed-placed victor Kodiline. The second dam, Spring Flight GBP/EUR – 1.13 GBP/CHF – 1.30 (Miswaki), is a Stakes-placed half-sister to Stakes winners Brother GBP/AUD – 1.77 GBP/SEK – 11.18 Liam and Summer Flight. BR GBP/HKD – 10.93 GBP/AED – 5.13 STAKES FIELD EUR/USD – 1.24

UAE *The above rates are the Google indicative rates at 6.00pm on 14/02/18 and must be used as an approximation for conversion. Gr.3 UAE 2000 GUINEAS, Meydan, 1600mD, 3yo, 1st US$150,000, 2nd US$50,000, 3rd US$25,000, 8.50pm (local time), Race 5 DAFFG (USA), 3c, STALLION ROUND-UP Discreet Cat – Liza Too (Olmodavor) ONE SEASON (Ire), 3c, SHUTTLE WINNERS IN CHILE Showcasing – Shes Heavy Lifting (Broken Vow) GOLD TOWN (GB), 3g, ROCK OF GIBRALTAR Street Cry – Pimpernel (Invincible Spirit) Patron Quico (Chi), 5h, ex Flor Exotica (Stuka II) Valparaiso Sporting Club, Jan 24, LR Radio Festival Stakes, EL CHAPO (GB), 3g, 1300mD, ch$2,700,0000 Lethal Force – Never Lose (Diktat) B: Haras Don Alberto RUA AUGUSTA (USA), 3c, Contrane (Chi), 4g, ex Trompetita (Proud Citizen) Arch – Wend (Pulpit) Club Hipico de Santiago, Jan 29, hcap, 6fT, ch$2,300,000 LAST VOYAGE (USA), 3c, B: Haras Don Alberto Eskendereya – Shipboard Romance (Pulpit) Crystal Rock (Chi), 5h, ex Cristaleria (Indy Dancer) RACING COUNTRY (Ire), 3c, Club Hipico de Santiago, Jan 26 , hcap, 5½fT, ch$2,300,000 Dubawi – Movin’ Out (Encosta De Lago) B: Haras Puerta De Hierro GOTTI (USA), 3c, Gran Floro (Chi), 4c, ex Trarupel (Stagecraft) More Than Ready – Soot Z (Empire Maker) Club Hipico de Santiago, Jan 26 , hcap, 5fD, ch$1,900,000 ROLAND ROCKS (Ire), 3c, B: Haras Don Alberto Red Jazz – Toy Show (Danehill) Splendido (Chi), 5g, ex Pillame (Stuka II) ROY ORBISON (Arg), 3c, Hipodromo Chile, Jan 25, hcap, 1m1½f, ch$3,600,000 Orpen – Rica Roy (Roy) B: Haras Don Alberto BLUE LAUREATE (GB), 3g, Honuiti (Chi), 5g, ex Porque (Ocean Terrace) Poet’s Voice – Powder Blue (Daylami) Club Hipico de Santiago, Jan 29 , hcap, 5fD, ch$1,900,000 LOYAL SOLDIER (USA), 3c, B: Haras Don Alberto Colonel John – Our Eleanor (Successful Appeal) Stukadan (Chi), 4c, ex Fendy (Stuka II) MEQDAAM (USA), 3c, Club Hipico de Santiago, Jan 29 , hcap, 5fT, ch$1,650,000 Alternation – Hollow Sky (Yes It’s True) B: Haras Don Alberto DOUBLET (Ire), 3c, Es Impactante (Chi), 4g, ex Salsa Can (Cat Scan) Epaulette – Biaraafa (Araafa) Valparaiso Sporting Club, Feb 4, LR National Stakes, 1400mT, NEW ARCH (USA), 3c, ch$5,200,000 Arch – Rock Candy (Mineshaft) B: Haras Don Alberto

EBN CONTACTS Press Releases and Editorial Enquiries [email protected]: +44 (0) 1638 666512 Managing Editor – Amy Bennett [email protected] Chief Photographer NOTE: All race results and cards referred Steve Cargill to in the European Bloodstock News are Deputy Editors Subscriptions – Doug Forster designated Group/Graded status according Lorna Pickard doug@-advertising.co.uk to their own domestic Jockey Clubs. [email protected] +44 (0) 1883 714800 Rob Davey Sales Director – Claire Taylor Copyright European Bloodstock News [email protected] [email protected] This news sheet may not be reproduced Cormac Hayes +44 (0) 7725 724133 in any form or by any means, [email protected] Advertising Manager – Ellie Harrod electronically or mechanical, without the Alex Mair [email protected] prior consent of the copyright owner, [email protected] +44 (0) 1638 666512 ext 1 Thoroughbred Advertising

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 11