SUNDAY, 16 AUGUST 2020 PALACE PIER TO THE TEST IN MAROIS TREAT MISHRIFF DOMINATES With Kameko (Kitten=s Joy) heading to York, Europe=s leading AT DEAUVILLE 3-year-old miler status is there for the taking and >TDN Rising Star= Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}) might prove in Sunday=s G1 Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois that he already holds the rights to that title. Stepping straight to the highest level from novice and handicap company to land Royal Ascot=s G1 St James=s Palace S. with relative comfort on June 20, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum=s unbeaten colt is in that unique position of being open to further progression despite having already crested one of racing=s summits. With Deauville=s ground reported as Areally heavy@ by Frankie Dettori on Saturday, an unknown element is in play and we will learn a lot more about the Clarehaven luminary after the event. His sire Kingman won this on similarly easy ground in 2014 and the fact that Frankie gave up the whole of York=s Ebor meeting to take the ride speaks volumes of the regard in which he is held. Cont. p10 Mishriff had no problems dismissing old rivals The Summit and Victor Ludorum in the Prix Guillaume d=Ornano | Scoop Dyga Frankie Dettori was looking for instant compensation for missing next week=s Ebor meeting at York and he gained it at Deauville on Saturday as the G1 Prix du Jockey Club winner Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) proved a class apart in the G2 Prix Guillaume d=Ornano Haras du Logis Saint-Germain. Content to track the pace in second, Prince Faisal=s homebred moved to the front at the top of the straight and drew away to confirm July 5 Chantilly Classic placings with The Summit (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Victor Ludorum (GB) (Shamardal). At the line, he was stronger than anywhere and the 4 1/2-length winning margin was a true reflection of the state of affairs. AThey went slow early on, but the tempo increased and he was well within his rhythm,@ commented Dettori, who is due to stay in Deauville for next weekend=s action. AHe hasn=t stopped Palace Pier winning the St James=s Palace S. improving and he feels like a real nice one. The ground is really Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images heavy and it made it much more than a mile-and-a-quarter race, so I would say I think he=ll stay a mile and a half. I walked the course and it=s quicker against the hedge, but he likes soft ground and finishes off his races strong. With a question mark IN TDN AMERICA TODAY over Andre Fabre=s horse on the ground, it was a case of catch SWISS SKYDIVER DOMINATES ALABAMA me if you can and I made sure it was a true test. I think there=s a Swiss Skydiver left her rivals in her dust, strolling home an easy possibility he might stay in training, but if they wanted a go at winner in Saturday’s GI Alabama S. at Saratoga. Click or tap here the Arc I=m not going to put them off.@ Cont. p2 to go straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 16 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 16 AUGUST 2020 Mishriff Dominates At Deauville cont. from p1 Mishriff, who had also taken the Listed Newmarket S. over this trip on June 6 prior to his Jockey Club success, has options open now according to Prince Faisal=s racing manager Ted Voute. AHe looks like the champion 3-year-old colt at the moment,@ he stated. AIt was great. It was a good job Frankie went over--he=s a master tactician and looking at the race he was trying to find all the best ground, as they all did, and he was the best on the day. We are pleased and the Prince is absolutely delighted. We haven=t talked about anything in the future, but the race to consider would logically be the [G1] Champion S. at Ascot. I don=t think we=d go to Ireland. He=s done some travelling, so it would be nice to win a Group 1 on his homeland. He=s a big, scopey horse. We=ve not talked about his 4-year-old career yet. Everything is up in the air and is all to be decided between the Prince and John. He=s not in the Arc, we=d have to supplement and we=ve got the prize money now to be able to do that. I think a serious conversation will happen between the Prince and John. They will decide at the appropriate time whether to do that or go for the Champion S. John=s the master and the Prince is an experienced owner. They will thrash out the next spot for him.@ The Summit was having his last race on French soil for trainer Henri-Alex Pantall and he said, AThe winner proved superior in the Jockey Club and did so again today, so we have no complaints and no excuses. My horse was very courageous to Saturday, Deauville, France keep second and maybe would have been a clear second if he PRIX GUILLAUME D=ORNANO - HARAS DU LOGIS SAINT- had been allowed an easy lead in the back straight. That=s not GERMAIN-G2, i280,000, Deauville, 8-15, 3yo, 10fT, 2:16.32, hy. really an excuse, but this is his last race in France as he is due to 1--MISHRIFF (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Make Believe (GB) be exported to Hong Kong now.@ 1st Dam: Contradict (GB), by Raven=s Pass 2nd Dam: Acts of Grace, by Bahri Pedigree Notes 3rd Dam: Rafha (GB), by Kris (GB) Mishriff is a Nawara Stud-bred through and through, with the O-Prince A A Faisal; B-Nawara Stud Company Ltd (IRE); T-John dam Contradict (GB) (Raven=s Pass) having also produced the Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. i159,600. Lifetime Record: Listed Prix de Saint-Patrick winner Orbaan (GB) (Invincible Spirit G1SW-Fr & SW-Eng, 7-4-1-1, i839,093. *1/2 to Orbaan (GB) {Ire}) and last year=s G3 Craven S. and G3 Supreme S. runner-up (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), SW-Fr; and Momkin (Ire) (Bated Breath Momkin (Ire) (Bated Breath {GB}). The second dam Acts of {GB}), MGSP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the Grace (Bahri) captured the G3 Princess Royal S. and is one of eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. four black-type winners out of the G1 Prix de Diane heroine and 2--The Summit (Fr), 128, c, 3, Wootton Bassett (GB)--Acola (Fr), significant producer Rafha (GB) (Kris {GB}) alongside the by Acatenango (Ger). (i16,000 Ylg >18 AROCT). O-Marc Chan aforementioned G1 Haydock Sprint Cup hero and Invincible & Mme Lei Li; B-SARL Jedburgh Stud (FR); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. Spirit. Another of Rafha=s progeny is the Listed Empress S. i61,600. winner and G2 Prix Robert Papin runner-up Massarra (GB) 3--Victor Ludorum (GB), 128, c, 3, Shamardal--Antiquities (GB), (Danehill), a full-sister to the prolific sire Kodiac (GB) who threw by Kaldounevees (Fr). >TDN Rising Star= O/B-Godolphin; the G1 Gran Criterium winner Nayarra (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) for T-Andre Fabre. i29,400. the stud and also Coolmore=s G2 Superlative S. winner and Margins: 4HF, HD, 12. Odds: 0.80, 6.70, 1.50. G1 Irish 2000 Guineas-placed Gustav Klimt (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Also Ran: Dream Works (Fr). Scratched: Crossfirehurricane. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 16 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 16 AUGUST 2020 DONJAH PREVAILS IN THE EUROPA Senior Vice President Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 International Editor Kelsey Riley Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] Donjah is the 18th Group 1 winner worldwide for Teofilo | Marc Ruhl European Editor Emma Berry Darius Racing=s Donjah (Ger) (Teofilo {Ire}) was overlooked at Twitter: @collingsberry 15-1 for Saturday=s G1 Preis von Europa at Cologne, but she [email protected] upped her level with conditions to suit to register a career-best Associate International Editor under Clement Lecoeuvre. Impressive when successful in the G2 Heather Anderson Gran Premio del Jockey Club at the San Siro in October, the bay Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN who had been fourth in Hamburg=s G2 Grosser Hansa-Preis over this 12-furlong trip last time on July 11 was held up early with Marketing Manager one behind. Delivered wide and late to overhaul Kaspar (Ger) Alayna Cullen (Pivotal {GB}) in the dying strides, she edged ahead for a neck Twitter: @AlaynaCullen success, with the long-time leader and 2-1 favourite Dame [email protected] Malliot (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) a half length away in third. Contributing Editors ALast time there was no pace in the race, but she relaxed and Alan Carasso finished very well today,@ the winning rider explained. Trainer Christina Bossinakis Henk Grewe added, AShe worked well as usual on Monday, though she is generally hard to rate at home. She definitely Cafe Racing needed the race in Hamburg and thankfully we skipped Munich. Sean Cronin She has achieved everything and has done us really proud and, Tom Frary although there are some nice races abroad in the autumn, [email protected] anything on top of this is a bonus.@ Irish Correspondent Still lightly-raced, Donjah=s achievements in her brief career Daithi Harvey are notable.