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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here MISSION ACCOMPLISHED RAIDERS HOLD EDGE IN INTERNATIONAL Just a shell of the horse he would become as his Eleven of the last 14 runnings of the GI Pattison famed brother Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) was putting Canadian International S. at Woodbine have fallen the the seal on his career in Ascot=s G1 QIPCO Champion way of overseas-based horses, and the consistent S. two years ago, Noble Mission (GB) reached full stayer Brown Panther (GB) (Shirocco {Ger}) looks to maturity and the heights of the British racing program hold the edge over a fellow European shipper and eight by outbattling Al Kazeem (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) to North American foes in the 12-furlong test. Runner-up emulate his sibling in this in the 2011 G1 Doncaster St Leger S., the sturdy bay pulsating renewal. Sent earned his first pattern-race success in last year=s straight to the front by G2 Goodwood Cup over two James Doyle in now- miles and is batting .500 customary fashion, the 7-1 this season, with wins in shot was unstressed in a Chester=s G3 Ormonde S.-- clear lead as he gradually defeating Hillstar (GB) turned the screw on all rivals (Danehill Dancer {Ire})--and bar Al Kazeem who had G3 Henry II S. at Sandown Lady Cecil & James Doyle chased him in second before a career best with Noble Mission throughout. Joined by that Racing Post 6 1/2-length defeat of top foe at the top of the straight, European marathoner he looked briefly as if he Brown Panther (fore) and Leading Light (Ire) (Montjeu Hillstar at Chester Racing Post would succumb 100 yards from the line, but dug in {Ire}) in the G1 Irish St Leger against the fence to re-assert and wring out a last time out Sept. 14. AIt was a hugely exciting day hard-fought neck success, with the highly promising and the race went absolutely to plan, said trainer Tom Free Eagle (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) closing relentlessly @ Dascombe, of the St Leger triumph. It was a thrilling to be 1 1/4 lengths away in third. It is a fairytale, A A @ result as it was my first Group 1 winner and something Lady Cecil commented. AHe really had to dig deep today, but just loves his racing and James gave him a I'll always remember.@ Though Brown Panther=s best form is over slightly longer, Dascombe isn t overly great ride. It=s been a great team effort and this one is = for Henry. When he died, it was easier to keep going concerned about this >shorter= trip. He's won two listed and it was a way of staying close to him.@ Cont. p3 races over a mile and a half and he was just beaten about four lengths in the [G1] King George over a mile LANE=S END ACQUIRES TONALIST INTEREST and a half. As long as there's a nice pace in the race it won't bother him. He won't want a crawl.@ Cont. p15 William Farish=s Lane=s End Farm has acquired an unspecified interest in Robert S. Evans=s J “TDN Rising Star” J Tonalist (Tapit--Settling Mist, by Pleasant Colony), a leading candidate for champion 3-year-old and Horse of the Year honors by virtue of his victories in the GI Belmont S. and GI Jockey Club Gold Cup. AWe are extremely excited to acquire an interest in this outstanding colt. His sire is quickly becoming the most important stallion in America,@ said Will Farish. Tonalist Adam Coglianese ATonalist is his only Grade 1 winning son at a mile and a quarter and the only multiple Grade 1 winning son.@ Bill Farish continued, AWe=ve had great success with classic stallions and he certainly adds to that legacy. A.P. 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P. Taylor S.-GI, WO Brisnet.com PPs TVG TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/19/14 • PAGE 3 of 22 • thoroughbreddailynews.com By the time he was second in the G3 John Porter S. FEATURE PRESENTATION • G1 QIPCO CHAMPION S. on his return over a mile and a half at Newbury Apr. 12, a tendency to blow the start--which had marked Frankel=s last two races--was becoming all too familiar. With that in mind, James Doyle set him alight from the break in the G3 Gordon Richards S., and he responded by making all to pound Telescope (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) by nine lengths in that 10-furlong Sandown contest Apr. 25. Again at home under forcing tactics when besting that subsequent While Frankel was in his pomp in 2012, Noble G2 Hardwicke S. Mission was still being nurtured at home by the late, winner and G1 King great Sir Henry Cecil, and in his races he was the George VI and Queen subject of tender education from then stable jockey Elizabeth S. runner-up Tom Queally as they worked in unison on this following in the G3 Huxley S. act. That patience had looked to be paying off earlier under a penalty at than expected that summer after he had upstaged the Chester May 8, he subsequent G1 St Leger hero Encke (Kingmambo) in maintained the Goodwood=s G3 Gordon S. over 12 furlongs, but he sequence when a was disappointing with the hood taken off for the first Noble Mission noses out Al Kazeem domineering presence time since his debut when fourth on his next outing in Racing Post from the front in the the G2 Great Voltigeur S. at York. Despite regaining his G1 Tattersalls Gold form as the headgear returned to stay thereafter, the Cup at The Curragh 17 days later. Taking it to his rivals bay appeared to be stuck on a plateau by the end of his once more in the June 29 G1 Grand Prix de 4-year-old campaign, with just one further win in the Saint-Cloud, Noble Mission appeared to either tire or interim period in the Listed Tapster S. back at idle in the closing stages of that 12-furlong test and Goodwood last May. was caught in the last stride by Spiritjim (Fr) (Galileo All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, {Ire}), only to gain the race due to the winner testing unless otherwise indicated positive for a prohibited substance. Cont. p4 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/19/14 • PAGE 4 of 22 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Ascot, Britain QIPCO Champion S. cont. QIPCO CHAMPION S.-G1, ,1,358,750, ASC, 10-18, Also Ran: Western Hymn (GB), Cirrus des Aigles (Fr), 3yo/up, 10fT, 2:11.23, hy. Sheikhzayedroad (GB), Pether's Moon (Ire), Ayrad (Ire), 1--NOBLE MISSION (GB), 131, h, 5, by Galileo (Ire) Ruler of the World (Ire). 1st Dam: Kind (Ire) (MSW-Eng & GSP-Ire, Denied his favored soft surface at the height of $132,389), by Danehill summer, the main domestic middle-distance contests 2nd Dam: Rainbow Lake (GB), by Rainbow Quest passed Noble Mission by and he was sent to Munich for 3rd Dam: Rockfest, by Stage Door Johnny the G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis over this trip July 27.