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MANAGERS MARRK YOUR CARDS

As the Flat turf season gets underway, the Klarion asked the eight Yard Managers at Johnston Racing to pick out three horses from their teams which they believe will be well worth watching in the months ahead

Hayley Kelly

Last year’s effort was probably one of my better years for selections, so here’s hoping for further success. And although she’s not in my three to follow I must give a mention to Nyaleti, who has been kept in training this year and will no doubt give her owners, 3 Batterhams and A Reay, another great season! My first pick is Motion , a two-year- old filly beautifully bred out of the Johnston Racing-trained mare, Attraction. This filly is by and is owned by the Duke of Roxburghe. She came to us in late Motion with Emma Dwyer aboard November from the Duke’s Floors Clockwise from top left: Fraser Island (Elise Dobson up); King Fan (Sharna Armstrong); Castle Stud unbroken. This girl has the colt out of Liber Nauticus (Giovanni Silva); Showroom (Katie Williams) plenty attitude about her and early on in winner twice. She seemed to relish the Old Persian, who was a Great her breaking could be quite feisty in her 10-furlong trip as a two-year-old, so I and King Edward Royal Ascot winner. work and while being dealt with in her would be expecting her to hold her own Although Chapelli only ran over five First up is Mr Hussain Lootah’s King Also bought at Book 1 is Tattersalls Book 1, is a huge strapping box. She is growing up a bit now but in middle distance/staying races this and six furlongs I would be expecting Fan , a real speedy early colt purchased my second pick, a horse called Fred colt by Golden Horn , out of the still has a bit of fire in her belly, which I year. She has grown a bit over the her to go further this year on her at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, owned by the Burke family. This Musidora winner Liber Nauticus . This quite like in a filly. She isn’t as far winter and is the type I feel will go on pedigree alone and this might just be the Book 1. He’s by the classy February foal is by the mighty unnamed colt, owned by David and Jane ahead as some of the others as she came to better things this year with being making of her for the forthcoming three-year-old miler , a horse out of a mare called Deirdre.His Newett, really does catch the eye in in late but she is going the right way on another year older. I’ve always been a season ahead. who made a great start to his stallion pedigree on his dam’s side is all about looks and on pedigree. He is from the the gallops at home so hopefully will go believer in fillies being like wine . . . career last year as the sire of the staying, with winners of the Irish St first crop of the Derby and Arc winner on to achieve great things on the they get better with age! winner, Calyx. Leger, Cup, Yorkshire Cup Golden Horn who was an exceptional racetrack. Her mother certainly did! Chapelli is a three-year-old Poet’s King Fan’s dam Forever Times was a and Prix Foy included, so at this early racehorse, and looking at his dam’s Cape Islay is a three-year-old Cape Voice filly out of a mare called Indian Andrew Bottomley two-year-old winner over five furlongs stage of his career he wouldn’t really be side, it is packed with class performers Cross filly out of a mare called Eilean Petal and is owned by Sheikh Hamdan and the dam of Sunday Times, who expected to show a great deal. That including champion stayer Conduit and Ban and is owned by N Browne, I bin Mohammed al Maktoum. Chapelli finished second in the Group 1 said, his first couple of educational dual Group 1 winner Spectrum. He Boyce, S Richards and S Frosell. I’ve ran seven times last year, won on her For my ‘three to Cheveley Park Stakes. King Fan is not pieces of work would suggest that hasn’t started doing any real always liked offspring first two starts and was placed fourth in follow’, I am picking over big, but he is a ball of muscle and Frankel has injected a little bit of fizz challenging work yet, but all the vibes though I haven’t had one in my barn for the Group 3 Princess Margaret Stakes. three different types: speed. He has been quite impressive in into him. We should be seeing him out from his riders are very positive. He’s a while. Being by the sire of the likes of She was always held in quite high an early season, a his early gallops and I will be expecting in the early summer months and, as one that everybody really likes, and I and Golden Horn means regard until disappointing in her last mid-summer and a him to be one of our first two-year-old Mark likes to target the Chesham Stakes have big expectations of this colt. this filly has plenty pedigree on her couple of runs. She has done well over late summer horse. winners of the season. I think we could at Royal Ascot, I already have him dad’s side, that’s for sure. Cape Islay the winter and there is plenty to work So I hope I’ll be see him in some of the early-season pencilled in. ran five times last year and was a on for this year. She is a half-sister to providing winners all year! pattern races, too. My late summer pick, again from Continued on p.18 16 17 Continued from p.17 could well climb up to a rating above weeks, and he really covers the ground 100 after a couple of starts this year. well when cantering. I think Mark will My second pick is Mr Jaber be looking to start him off over six Abdullah’s three-year-old colt, Bo furlongs. Andy Larnach Samraan . He is by the Guineas, Derby and Arc winner Sea The Stars. Bo Samraan had four runs as a juvenile, being placed third first time out at Emma Dwyer This year, I have Sandown over seven furlongs. His last picked three horses of run was an encouraging one, as he different ages as my finished fourth of nine in a decent horses to follow, the Newmarket nursery over a mile and a Again, this year I have oldest being quarter. He has filled out his big frame two-year-old fillies in Showroom , a four- now and wintered well. In my eyes, he my barn and, given year-old gelding, is a well-handicapped horse, currently the success they had owned by Highclere rated 77. He is fit and ready to run at last year, I hope this Racing and a son of the Derby winner, any time. In time, he will probably end year’s bunch can do . He is very lightly raced up running over a minimum of a mile just as well, if not having had just two career runs. and a half. better! Here are just three that have As a juvenile, he ran over a mile at The youngest of my selections is San caught my eye. Goodwood where he was very Rafael , a two-year-old colt, foaled on First is a chestnut filly owned by impressive in winning by five lengths. February 1 and owned by Middleham Merriebelle Stable. She is by Siyouni At three, he ran over a mile and a Park Racing XCIX. He is a son of out of a mare, Walk in quarter in a novice event at Redcar, Tamayuz, a top-class miler in France Beauty . Siyouni was a top-class two- making all the running to win by one who was unbeaten as a juvenile and year-old in France, winning from five to and a quarter lengths. He is currently who landed a Group 1 double in the seven furlongs, so I’m hoping our filly close to his winning weight so I reckon Prix Jean Prat and Prix Jacques-le- is going to be out fairly early this year. he is about spot-on. Starting in April he Marois for Shadwell. He is the perfect Additionally, Siyouni produced has a couple of options. Currently size, already weighing 480kg. He will Laurens, who has five Group 1 wins Showroom is rated 90, so I am sure he be having his first gallop in a couple of under her belt, so let’s hope our filly is The Kingman colt out of Warling under Russ Kennemore

as classy as her! by Mark for 10k, and I think she might slight injury which kept him out for the The mare Walk in Beauty has prove to be a steal. She is a good- rest of last season but he is back bigger produced one winner from three foals, looking, strong filly, whose dam has and better this year. The son of Teofilo but her dam Zelda has produced produced four winners. Her sire out of a mare won his first start multiple winners, including Zipping was a high-class two-year-old last year in the listed at who was a joint champion three-year- over six and a half to seven furlongs, Newmarket, an effort which saw him old sprinter in Europe. Our filly stands and a Group-winning miler at three and finish in front of eventual St Leger out not only because of her parentage, four. This filly is yet to gallop but I like winner Kew Gardens, and on his second but because she has a bit of “sass” about her temperament and hopefully she will start in the at York he finished a her, which I like about a filly. I have do well for connections. gallant second to the great Roaring ridden her a fair few times and she has a Lion. So I’m sure there is a lot more to great action, and a forward attitude to come from him. go with it. My second pick is Fraser Island . My second choice is part of the Mairead Heap This son of , out of an Kingsley Park 11 partnership, the well- Acclamation mare who won the Group named filly, Auchterarder . 3 Cornwallis at Ascot as a two-year-old, I liked her as soon as she got off the is owned by Mr Alan Spence. Fraser lorry from the yearling sales, as she just I’m a bit spoilt for Island had just the five starts last looked a real racey type. She is a half- choice with my three season, his best run being his last one in sister to our own Enlace who won five to follow this year November at Newcastle where he times for us; their mother, the Cape with some exciting finished behind a horse Cross mare Crossover, won twice and three-year-olds such called Moonlight Spirit who has come was placed 10 times in listed and Group as Dark Vision and out and won his first start this year. He races in France. Auchterarder is a fairly Marie’s Diamond, has since been gelded and wintered well laid back filly but has been showing together with the four-year-old Dee Ex and looks great. Fraser Island is very plenty of ability on the gallops, so I’m Bee, so I thought I’d go for some less straightforward at home and I think on hoping she will be one of Gleneagles’s obvious selections. good ground over a mile to a mile and a first-crop winners. Mildenberger is my first pick, quarter will be very interesting and will My third pick is Mrs Bouquet , a owned by Godolphin. He had a brilliant hopefully progress well throughout his Clockwise from above: Emma Dwyer partners Toronado filly out of the Royal two-year-old campaign and his form three-year-old career. Applause mare, Riva Royale. Owned by from his only two races last year stands San Rafael; Giovanni Silva with Mildenberger; Garrett Freyne, the filly was bought at him in great stead for his four-year-old Chelsie Buttler canters the Siyouni filly out of the Premier Yearling Sale at Goffs UK season. Unfortunately he picked up a Continued on p.20 Walk In Beauty 18 19 Continued from p.19 36,000gns as a yearling, but has already earned more than £50,000 in prize- money. With an eye to the future, he My third choice is West End certainly looks a bargain! Charmer , owned by Mr McHale and Partner. This son of out of a Lemon Drop Kid mare was lightly raced last year with just the three starts, of Sophy Scott which he won two, his last one being the most impressive over 10 furlongs at Bath. He won by five lengths there, easing down. West End Charmer will It is my first year as a definitely be a better three-year-old and Yard Manager and I would also appreciate a bit of juice in am very excited by the the ground. calibre of horses for the upcoming season, but it makes it very difficult to pick only Niamh O’Brien three horses from my yard of two-year- old colts. But here goes! Xcelente , owned by Jane Newett and Dougie Livingston, is a sweet-natured My first pick is and forward individual who has shown Barbara and Alick himself to be an early type in his work Richmond’s Living on the gallops to date. Similar in looks Legend . This son of to his father, Exceed and Excel, the has Australian champion sprinter and developed into a world’s leading sire of lovely three-year-old winners, with six Group wins under his and his most recent gallops have given Outside Inside with Annie Mann up belt, I am confident that Xcelente is full us plenty cause for optimism. Living of talent. Vanity Rules, his mother, won Arctic Sound under Mairead Heap Legend is a real character, a gentle giant over a mile and a half, which injects a in the stable and a bundle of enthusiasm of the Danehill Dancer mare, Rose My third pick, Arctic Sound , is little stamina into the pedigree to speedy type who I am sure will be in the wintered well, and this valuable during his morning routine. He was Bonheur. This is the same cross as The obviously an exciting horse for my produce an athletic colt. I wish Jane winner’s enclosure soon. broodmare prospect can make her relatively late on the scene in 2018, but Gurkha, and Alice Springs, all team. His groom, Bhanwar Singh, is and Dougie all the best with the presence felt this season. was in the winner’s enclosure on just of whom showed their best form as very proud of him and has him looking beautiful and talented Xcelente, who I Mountain Ruler is an unraced three- his second start, winning over a mile at older horses. Having reached a mark of in great order for the coming season. He am sure will live up to his name! year-old chestnut gelding by Ruler Of Lingfield Park. He will be stepping up 96 as a juvenile, it is very exciting to is owned by Saeed Bin Mohammed Al My second pick, is the unnamed colt McCullagh The World out of the stakes-producing in trip this season and, judging by his think that he may well follow this Qassimi and won four times in 2018. It out of Warling , a February foal by mare, Regal Fairy. He is an attractive, breeding and the big, athletic type of pattern of progression. Nayef Road is was his final run of the season, though, Classic- winning miler, Kingman , a well-furnished sort who hails from a horse he is, he should relish it. among my favourite rides in the yard. which was most impressive, as he came stallion. Although he needs a family familiar to regular Klarion Another horse I like is Mohamed He has impeccable stable manners and from last to first after missing the break little more time to mature and This season I’m readers: his half-brother Regal Monarch Obaida’s Nayef Road . He is by gives a great feel when cantering, in the Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes to win strengthen, his attitude and manner delighted to have been won four times for the stable in 2016 Coolmore’s champion sire out making him all the more likeable. by a length. Arctic Sound cost Mark towards work is impressive. I don’t given the opportunity before being sold to Chris Waller in expect him to appear on the track until to manage a barn of Australia. He’s shown enough at home early summer, and I would think he in-training horses in to suggest he’s a horse who can make would want to start over seven furlongs. addition to the out-of- up for lost time when he makes his However I am sure that he will be worth training/breeding belated racecourse debut in 2019. the wait. He is a handsome, flashy colt stock at Johnston Racing. The in- Copper Rose completes my three to with a cool personality and he knows it. training barn is comprised of mixture of follow. Kingsley Park 8’s tall, athletic Good luck with him, Roger three-year-old and upwards fillies and three-year-old filly took some Brookhouse! geldings. time to find her feet but since the turn My third is Gobi Sunset , an Oasis My first pick is Outside Inside , a of the year has had three starts, Dream colt out of Dark Promise. Oasis lightly raced four-year-old filly by Holy progressing well with each run and Dream, winner of the five-furlong Roman Emperor, who won as a two- showing more and more ability with Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York, year-old for her previous trainer in racing experience. gives me confidence that Gobi Sunset Ireland. She showed plenty of ability Most recently, she finished second will be a sharp two-year-old for his last year, finishing within five lengths behind a well-regarded Juddmonte filly owners Nick Browne, Ian Boyce, of the now 115 BHA-rated Ostilio in a from ’s yard. Her initial Stephen Richards and Robert Frosell. hot Newmarket handicap in May. To the BHA rating of 73 looks very fair, and it The dam is Dark Promise, a listed delight of her owner, Mr Garrett Freyne, will only be a matter of time before she winner over one mile. The colt has her full brother Glorious Empire has gets her owners into the winner’s made excellent progression in his work proved to progress with age through the enclosure, should she continue her at home and has shown up well on the handicap ranks to win a Grade 1 in the current arc of progression as she starts Xcelente with Emma Dwyer Mountain Ruler and Kristy Kettlewell gallops. I believe Gobi Sunset will be a US last August. Outside Inside has life in handicaps. 21