ai Issue 124 –13th September 2019 Hello, and welcome to the latest Anglo German Racing Newsletter of 2019! In this edition, we preview the last Classic of the German season, the St. Leger at Dortmund on Sunday. Further afield, we review big steeplechases in Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, the latter of which saw victory for an English-born trainer. We also review the Czech St. Leger, a Group 1 race in Hungary, and a possible star of the future in Poland. Looking ahead, we preview the Austrian Derby. For all the very latest information, please follow our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/anglogermanracing or check out our website at www.anglogermanracing.com . Don’t forget that we are now also on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AngloGerRacing Darren Thrussell, Editor Horses race through the water splash during the 2016 Wielka Wroclawska, widely regarded as the biggest jumps race in Poland, This year’s renewal of the steeplechase took place at Wroclaw, and there is a review on page 5 of this newsletter (Photo copyright Stefanie Ihlenburg / Anglo German Racing). Postal address Content Hattendorffstr. 83 News/Reviews Germany – Page 2 29225 Celle News/Reviews Europe – Page 3-6 GERMANY Imprint Email address [email protected] Anglo German Racing [email protected] Chief Editor: Darren Thrussell Published weekly News Round-Up - Germany GODOLPHIN STAR TIPPED FOR GERMAN ST. LEGER VICTORY Just two weeks after Ghaiyyath romped to an incredible 14 length victory in the Grosser Preis von Baden, the Godolphin operation headed by Sheikh Mohammed look to land another German prize when ISPOLINI, trained like Ghaiyyath by Charlie Appleby, contests the Group 3 German St. Leger at Dortmund on Sunday. Runner up in the Group 2 Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan back in March to Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter, Ispolini has raced only once in England this year, finishing fourth in the Group 2 Yorkshire Cup back in May. However, the fact that Ispolini was only around six lengths behind Stradivarius, widely regarded as the world’s best flat stayer having won his last ten races, coupled with his fine Dubai form points to Ispolini, who will be ridden on Sunday by James Doyle, as clearly the one to beat here. The only other overseas runner in the race also runs in the famous Godolphin blue. However, MAGICAL TOUCH makes the journey over from the stables of French trainer Henri-Alex Pantall, and arrives here on the back of an impressive victory in the Listed race at Berlin last month, beating 2018 German St. Leger runner up ERNESTO (third), NACIDA (fourth), and SWEET MAN (eighth), and all three of those rival re- oppose on Sunday. MOONSHINER was third behind Ernesto in this race last year, and was also second in the 2017 renewal behind ORIENTAL EAGLE, who runs again here. Having had a rather torrid 2018 having finished last in four of his five races, Oriental Eagle has been far better this year, finishing a fine third in a Group 3 race at Düsseldorf last time out over 2400 metres. Back up in distance here, Oriental Eagle, who will be ridden on Sunday as he was to his 2017 victory by English jockey Jack Mitchell, could go well here at a big price. POWER EURO and DJUKON have each won their last three races however make the jump up from handicap class here, whilst NIKKEI looked to be a horse to follow jockeywhen winningSONJA DAROSZEWSKI,three times last whoyear, landed but has another yet tovictory get hisaboard head the in Christian front in four vonattempts der Recke this term.-trained However, STORM theOF SWORDSbest chan ceto winfor athe home big race victory on thecould first be day with of the theMa rkusBad HarzburgKlug-trained Racing ACCON, Festival, who the showed Preis thatder Hotelhis German Achtermann Derby Goslar third was (Photo no fluke when finishing a fine fifth in the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Baden at Baden-Baden copyright Stefanie Ihlenburg / Anglo German Racing). last time out. Despite being unproven over Sunday 2800 metre race distance. Accon often stays on well at the end of his races, and could well give Ispolini most to think about here PREDICTION: ISPOLINI - ACCON - MAGICAL TOUCH - ORIENTAL EAGLE News Round-Up - Europe TALENT’S GOT TALENT IN PARDUBICKA QUALIFIER The Hana Kabelkova-trained TALENT lived up to his name when winning the last of four qualifying races for this year’s renewal of the world famous Velka Pardubicka at Pardubice on Saturday. Despite having been off the racecourse for 16 months, Talent showed no ill effects of his lengthy absence, running on in fine style under jockey Marcel Novak to take the 5800 metre event by 6 lengths, with the Josef Vana-trained pair of Theophilos and Mazhilis in second and third place respectively. The odds on favourite Tzigane du Berlais, winner of last year’s Velka Pardubicka, was off the bridle from an early stage, with jockey Jan Faltejsek having to niggle the eight year old along on several occasions. The pair eventually finished fifth, some 16 lengths behind the winner. You can see the race here: https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=yHhdh5xDhs8 Photo left: Jockey MARCEL NOVAK, who rode the Hana Kabelkova-trained TALENT to victory in the last of four qualifying races for this year’s renewal of the world famous Velka Pardubicka at Pardubice on Saturday (Archive photo copyright Stefanie Ihlenburg / Anglo German Racing). News Round-Up - Europe SWITZERLAND: ENGLISH-BORN TRAINER LANDS TOP JUMPS RACE LOUISA CARBERRY became the first English-born trainer to win Switzerland’s biggest jumps race, the Grosser Preis der Schweiz, when DOURDOUR won the 72nd running of the steeplechase at Aarau on Sunday. The wife of former Irish jockey Philip Carberry, Louisa Carberry is based in Sennones in France, where she has trained since 2014. Dourdour, an eight year old gelding owned by his breeder Luc Monnet, was registering his first victory in six attempts last year, having last been in the winners enclosure after winning a steeplechase at Durtal in November. Having taking up the running with a circuit to go under jockey Romain Juillot in Sunday’s race, Dourdour survived a blunder at the third last fence to land the 50,000 CHF (approx 45.920 EUR) contest comfortably from the grey Baraka de Thaix, with Elixir de Chaluzy back in third. You can see the race here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_CXRBZFLek ROYAL ROUTS RIVALS HUNGARY: GROUP 1 GLORY IN WARSAW PROCESSION FOR IN-FORM NANCHO Have Poland found themselves another racing The Gabor Maronka-trained superstar? After middle distance superstar Va NANCHO made it eight wins Bank, it could be that Poland have once again got from his last nine starts when a horse to follow. landing the feature race at Like Va Bank, INTER ROYAL LADY is Irish-bred, Budapest on Sunday, the Group 1 Kincsem Dij. however the two year old filly is now unbeaten in all four of her races after an impressive victory in Sent into an early lead by Czech the Listed Nagroda Dakoty at Warsaw on jockey Tomas Lukasek, the Sunday. German-bred Nancho held a Ridden as she has been in her last two starts by clear lead entering the home Italian jockey Stefano Mura, the Adam Wyrzyk- straight in the 12,000,000 HUF trained Inter Royal Lady, by Holy Roman (approx. 36,190 EUR) contest, Emperor out of Irish Listed winner Fearn Royal, and despite tiring slight in the closing stages, ran out a displayed al blistering turn of acceleration to land the 1300 metre contest by 4½ lengths from fellow comfortable 3½ length winner from Czech raider Arcturus, with Irish -bred filly Fiburn F, who has now finished runner up to Inter Royal Lady in her last three Gaston, trained in Slovakia by races. Marian Stangel, back in third. Does Inter Royal Lady have what it takes to go to You can see the race here: the very top? You can see Sunday’s race here: https://www.youtube.com/watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBrJIPP8jkU ?v=0F0Y-DDdCPY . News Round-Up - Europe CZECH RAIDER LANDS POLISH CHASE The Czech-trained REKI prevailed in an exciting finish to this year’s Wielka Wroclawska Nagroda Portu Lotniczego Wrocław, widely regarded as the biggest jumps race in Poland, which took place at the Partynice course at Wroclaw on Sunday. Formerly a very useful chaser having won the Crystal Cup race at Wroclaw in 2017, Reki returned to winning ways in the 175,000 PLN (approx 40,330 EUR) contest when, under a determined ride from jockey Pavel Slozil jr, the seven year old just got up in a photo to deny fellow Czech raider Larizano, with Nick the best of the home-trained runners in third. The victory completed a European big race double for trainer Hana Kabelkova, who landed the last of four qualifying races for this year’s renewal of the world famous Velka Pardubicka at Pardubice on Saturday with the eight year old gelding Talent. You can see Sunday’s Wielka Wroclawska here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC0It-tervM Photo left: Czech jockey PAVEL SLOZIL jr, who partnered the Hana Kabelkova-trained REKI to victory in an exciting finish to this year’s Wielka Wroclawska Nagroda Portu Lotniczego Wrocław, widely regarded as the biggest jumps race in Poland, which took place at the Partynice course at Wroclaw on Sunday (Photo copyright Stefanie Ihlenburg / Anglo German Racing). CZECH REPUBLIC: RAMSSIO IN RUNAWAY ST. LEGER VICTORY The Vaclav Luka-trained RAMSSIO ran out an emphatic ten length winner of the J&T Banka Czech St.