SATURDAY, 18 JULY 2020 WILDCARDS ADDED TO GORESBRIDGE IRISH OAKS TAKES Twenty-three wildcards have been added to the July 24 CENTRE STAGE Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-Up Sale which, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, will take place at Park Paddocks in Newmarket this year rather than Fairyhouse in Ireland. The breeze is scheduled for the Rowley Mile on July 22. Among the wildcards are lot 227, a No Nay Never half-brother to stakes winner We Are Ninety (Ire) (Thewayyouare); lot 230, a filly by red hot second-season sire Night Of Thunder (Ire) out of a full-sister to G3 Gladness S. winner Sruthan (Ire) (Arakan); lot 248, a Kodiac (GB) filly whose dam is a half-sister to the Listed Hilary Needler Trophy winner Geesala (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) and the listed-placed Tomintoul Singer (Ire) (Johannesburg); lot 250, a Shalaa (Ire) colt whose dam is closely related to Dabirsim (Fr) (Hat Trick {Jpn}) and is also from the family of Sea Of Class (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and her slew of over-achieving sisters; lot 251, a Siyouni (Fr) brother to two listed-placed winners; lot 253, Investec Oaks second Ennistymon looks to go a filly by exciting young sire Make Believe (GB); and lot 254, an one better on Saturday | Racing Post American Pharoah filly who is the second foal out of the listed- winning Innocent Love (Grand Slam). Aidan O=Brien will be looking to bring down more barricades on Saturday as he chases the record of Sir Michael Stoute in The Curragh=s G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks. With five wins in the mile- and-a-half Classic, he sits one shy of the tally wracked up over the decades by the Newmarket-based legend and it will be no surprise were he to join him in 2020. Four fillies contest the latest renewal from Rosegreen, with Evie Stockwell=s G1 Epsom Oaks and G2 Ribblesdale S. runner-up Ennistymon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) the current standard-bearer on that form. Normally, being beaten nine lengths in the Epsom monument would be no commendation coming into this equivalent, but to be that distance from her exalted stablemate Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is probably creditable. AWe=ve been very happy with Ennistymon since her last run in Epsom. She ran a great race, so we=re looking forward to this,@ O=Brien said. Ennistymon=s rider Wayne Lordan was on Snow (Ire) (Galileo A 2-year-old breezes on the Rowley Mile | Emma Berry {Ire}) when she beat her elders in the G3 Munster Oaks at Cork on July 5, which was her first try at this trip. Previously runner- IN TDN AMERICA TODAY up in the June 21 G3 Blue Wind S. over 10 furlongs on June 21, THIS SIDE UP: HASKELL SET DERBY COMPASS the full-sister to Kew Gardens (Ire) is charting the kind of Chris McGrath previews this weekend’s GI TVG.com Haskell at progress that makes one from her stable with her pedigree Monmouth Park. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN impossible to discount in this company. Cont. p2 America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 18 JULY 2020 Irish Oaks Takes Centre Stage cont. from p1 Emperor {Ire}), who stages his return to action for Robert Ng That also applies to Laburnum (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who came and Ken Condon. Already successful in the 2018 G1 Irish 2000 off second-best in a tussle with the Ger Lyons-trained Even So Guineas, he proved himself a genuine top-class performer on his (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) in the Listed Naas Oaks Trial over a mile and latest two outings when winning the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois a quarter last time on July 4. and finishing runner-up in the G1 Prix du Moulin. AWe were delighted with Laburnum the last day, she was very Aidan O=Brien=s record in the G2 GAIN Railway S. is inexperienced going into it--a baby, really,@ O=Brien said of the remarkable, with his tally of 13 successes just one short of the full-sister to Roderic O=Connor (Ire). AWhen she won her maiden late great Vincent O=Brien. Wayne Lordan is on the June 26 she didn=t know much, so we felt that she had to run again to course-and-distance maiden winner Merchants Quay (Fr) (No learn. She seems to be in good form and is stepping up to a mile Nay Never), leaving Michael Hussey to partner the July 3 Navan and a half. It will be very interesting to see what happens with maiden scorer Forest of Dreams (Ire) (No Nay Never). Jessie her, but there is every chance she is going to move up plenty. Harrington saddles Zhang Yuesheng=s June 8 Naas maiden She is a very straightforward filly.@ winner Lucky Vega (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), while Ger Lyons relies on To Glory (GB) (Toronado {Ire}) who was off the mark over another 150 yards on debut at Limerick on June 29. The fixture=s other pattern race is the G2 Comer Group International Curragh Cup, in which Lordan is on Ballydoyle=s unexposed June 18 Fairyhouse maiden-winning 3-year-old Memorabilis (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) as he takes on Lloyd Williams=s veteran Twilight Payment (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) who scored over course and distance last time in the June 27 G3 Vintage Crop S. Cayenne Pepper is a worthy challenger to the Ballydoyle brigade in the Irish Oaks | Racing Post Romanised Returns Earlier on the Curragh card, the O=Brien-Lordan combination is in evidence in the G2 Paddy Power Minstrel S. on the exciting Lancaster House (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who beat the high-class Speak In Colours (GB) (Excelebration {Ire}) with authority in the G3 Gladness S. over this seven-furlong trip on June 13. He has to Dual Group 1 winner Romanised returns in contend with last year=s winner Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman the Minstrel S. | Scoop Dyga TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 18 JULY 2020 Sprinters Shine In Hackwood Earlier in the afternoon, Newbury host the G3 bet365 Hackwood S. for the sprinters, with Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum=s >TDN Rising Star= Repartee (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) looking to step up on his winning return in Windsor=s Listed Carnarvon S. over this six-furlong trip on June 28. Among Senior Vice President the unexposed 3-year-old=s opponents is last year=s G2 City of Gary King York S. winner Shine So Bright (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who Twitter: @garykingTDN was third when attempting to force the issue in the seven- [email protected] furlong Listed Surrey S. at Epsom on July 4. AAs long as the + 1.732.320.0975 ground is on the quick side, I would hope he=ll run very well. I think they=re calling the ground good at the moment and as long International Editor as it stays that way, I=m sure he=ll be fine,@ trainer Andrew Kelsey Riley Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN Balding said. AHe=s a very useful horse on his day and I was [email protected] happy with his last run at Epsom.@ Also on the card is the Listed bet365 Rose Bowl S. over six European Editor furlongs, where Manton Park Racing=s Method (Ire) (Mehmas Emma Berry {Ire}) bids to uphold the form of his Doncaster debut on June 26. Twitter: @collingsberry Having beaten the subsequent G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. [email protected] runner-up Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}) there by 4 1/4 lengths, there is an understandable air of excitement surrounding the Associate International Editor A Heather Anderson latest Martyn Meade project. He was quite impressive at Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Doncaster, but this is a totally different ball game,@ he said with a dash of humility. AHe=s come out the race really well and I=m Marketing Manager expecting him to progress and make a good showing of himself. Alayna Cullen It=s a natural stepping-stone. It=s just the right sort of race for Twitter: @AlaynaCullen him. I think he learnt a lot the other day.@ [email protected] Contributing Editor Alan Carasso WHERE DID THEY COME FROM? Twitter: @EquinealTDN G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks Cafe Racing Sean Cronin CAYENNE PEPPER (IRE) (Australia {GB}BMuwakaba, by Elusive Tom Frary Quality) [email protected] Bred by G H S Bloodstock & J C Bloodstock, Cayenne Pepper was offered by Bumble Mitchell as a foal at Tattersalls Irish Correspondent December, where she was selected by Harriet Jellet for Jon Kelly Daithi Harvey for 195,000gns. Last year=s G3 Flame Of Tara S. winner now Regular Columnists races in the colours of Kelly=s wife Sarah. Cayenne Pepper is Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake inbred 4x3 to Allegretta, her third dam Saleela (Nureyev) being a Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele half-sister to Urban Sea and King=s Best. DID YOU KNOW? Calyx (GB) IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY (Kingman {GB}) was tabbed as a ON THE FARM WITH ANTHONY MITHEN “TDN Rising Star” Taking a closer look at Rosemont Stud’s Anthony Mithen. Click Visit the TDN Rising Stars section or tap here to go straight to TDN Aus/NZ. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 18 JULY 2020 Cont. ENNISTYMON (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}BLahinch {Ire}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}) Evie Stockwell purchased Ennistymon=s dam Lahinch as a yearling and, under the care of Aidan O=Brien, she was a listed winner at two and three and Group 2-placed.