SUNDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2019 AUGHAMORE ON THE RISE PINATUBO PASSES By Amy Lynam DEWHURST TEST This has been a standout year for Aughamore Stud, both in the sales ring and on the race track. Run by brothers Laurence and Michael Gleeson, the breeding and consigning operation based outside Mullingar in County Westmeath has quietly been making a name for itself by preparing yearlings to the highest level. The Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale marked a sort of coming of age for the brothers, with many taking notice of the calibre of individuals they had brought to the sale in their third year there. Their draft consisted of three pinhooks. The first-crop Territories colt was bought as a foal by Hamish Macauley and Howson & Houldsworth Bloodstock for 20,000gns, while Macauley signed for a first-crop daughter of Kodi Bear in February for i25,000 and a colt by proven sire Dandy Man cost i35,000 at the same sale. Pinatubo turns back Arizona in the Dewhurst | racingfotos.com From humble beginnings, their pinhooks produced a median of ,80,000 and average of ,66,333--just ,600 off the average By Tom Frary returned by the established and ultra-successful Yeomanstown With the ground riding softer than it had for him throughout Stud. It is not an achievement they have taken lightly, Laurence his momentous campaign, Godolphin=s juvenile champion elect insists. "Yes it was an amazing sale, it was only our third year Pinatubo (Ire) (Shamardal) had to sit a different examination in selling at Goffs UK and we felt we were sending a very strong Saturday=s G1 Darley Dewhurst S. at Newmarket and despite draft there, so to achieve those results was very satisfying," he brief moments of anxiety it was ultimately a familiar outcome. says. Racing with more in front than behind early, the 1-3 favourite Tuesday sees the Gleeson brothers take their next step at never drew William Buick into any kind of panic and the Tattersalls Book 2, where their sole offering is their most operation=s ace rider simply cajoled the G1 Goffs Vincent expensive pinhook to date at 80,000gns (lot 999). O=Brien National S. hero past the long-time leader Arizona (Ire) Another first-crop yearling, the son of the G1 Prix du Jockey (No Nay Never) with a furlong remaining. From there, the Club hero New Bay (GB), was bought by Aughamore Stud and writing was on the wall despite the tenacious effort of the Hamish Macauley at the venue's December Foal Sale and has runner-up and at the line there was a comfortable two-length since enjoyed notable updates from the mare's first foal Huboor margin separating them and another 2 3/4 lengths back to (Ire) (More Than Ready). Trained by Mark Johnston for Sheikh Wichita (Ire) (No Nay Never) in third. Hamdan Al Maktoum, she has finished in the first three on all AIt is a relief,@ Charlie Appleby said in the immediate her four starts, winning a six-furlong maiden in July and most aftermath. AWe all saw last weekend with Enable what it means recently the competitive Jersey Lily Fillies' Nursery at to the public and they are all behind this horse, so we can keep Newmarket, which was worth more than ,31,000 to the winner. the dream alive for the winter.@ Cont. p2 Michael says, "When we first saw this colt as a foal we were blown away by his quality and athleticism, and when you add being from the family of Enable and Flintshire, you can see why IN TDN AMERICA TODAY it's the most we've ever spent on a foal." He also found his sire New Bay a draw. "Being a CAMBIER PARC TAKES CROWN IN QEII Classic-winning son of Dubawi, from the family of Oasis Dream Cambier Parc (Medaglia d’oro) reigned supreme in Saturday’s GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. at Keeneland. Click or tap and Kingman, we were keen to view New Bay's stock," he adds. here to go straight to TDN America. Cont. p10 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 19 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 13 OCTOBER 2019 Pinatubo Passes Dewhurst Test cont. from p1 and third in the National, was in front from the outset under Always a step ahead of the fellow Godolphin 2-year-old Seamie Heffernan who is always dangerous on the lead. luminary Earthlight (Ire) (Shamardal) during his impressive Ballydoyle=s number one representative, the impressive season, Pinatubo may have to tackle Andre Fabre=s top dog over G3 Tattersalls S. scorer Wichita, was waiting just in behind along an extra furlong back here in with >TDN Rising Star= Monarch May in a 2000 Guineas to savour of Egypt (American Pharoah) as if the powers that be allow it to the stable created a fortress for happen. Proven on all surfaces, Pinatubo to raid. There were having ploughed through this brief spells when the Godolphin trying turf with the same power kingpin looked in trouble, but that he lowered Ascot=s seven- much has been made of his lazy furlong juvenile track record in racing style and on this ground it the June 22 Listed Chesham S., it was even more exaggerated. As is difficult to expose any holes in Buick inched closer to Arizona the epitome of a 2-year-old out wide, it was a case of champion. This was always awaiting the inevitable and with going to be a sterner test than competition to engage him up the National that he proved so the rising ground he rose to the dominant in four weeks ago, Sheikh Mohammed greets Pinatubo after challenge with typical relish. with Aidan O=Brien set on the Dewhurst | racingfotos.com Buick, who has only been back delivering some of his choice colts at a peak and so it proved. in action for just under 2 1/2 months after his injury and who Arizona, who had acted temporarily as the division leader after had partnered the winner for the first time only at The Curragh, his G2 Coventry S. success and who had been gradually building is instantly in sync with the stable=s new star. towards this performance with a fourth in the G1 Prix Morny Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 19 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 13 OCTOBER 2019 Cont. AHe was spectacular last time, but on this ground you were never going to get a performance like that,@ he explained. AHe really did show his brilliance today, as the ground is tough. There were some proper horses in there who brought good form to the table and it was a different test for him--a stamina test. He made up the ground on Arizona very easily and is a jockey=s dream. He=s a fast horse with a quick action, but he also has a great mind and only the brilliant ones can overcome ground like today.@ Appleby added, AHe=s all heart and I was confident even though he didn=t travel into it as well as he can. It is testament to the horse, as the ground is soft and it=s fantastic to get the result. Horses like him that lower themselves into the ground can get caught out in the dip here, so I told William to hold on to him as long as he could. It was nice that he was galloping out late on and being authoritative and it=s great for all the team and Sheikh Mohammed who is here. Thankfully, he=s not let anybody down and at the end of the day I think these were the best around that he beat here. He=s danced every dance and we are learning as much about his characteristics as the viewing public as he shows nothing at home and just sleeps and eats. We haven=t decided where he will winter yet, but it=s a nice discussion to have and I=d be happy to start in the Guineas without a prep race.@ Pedigree Notes Whether Pinatubo stays further than a mile remains to be seen, but the distance of 2020's first Classic seems well within his reach and there will be several surprised people if he fails to see it out. His dam Lava Flow (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}), a half-sister to the G1 Gran Criterium runner-up Strobilus (GB) (Mark of Esteem {Ire}), was able to win the 11-furlong Listed Prix de la Seine while the second dam Mount Elbrus (GB) (Barathea {Ire}) also scored at listed level at 10 1/2 furlongs and is out of a half- sister to the G1 Prix de Diane heroine and outstanding producer Rafha (GB) (Kris {GB}). Pinatubo=s connection with the influential sire Invincible Spirit (Ire) and another important sire in Kodiac (GB) makes him an even greater prospect in that sphere than he already is by racecourse achievement alone. His dynasty also features the G1 Pretty Polly S. heroine Chinese White (Ire) by Lava Flow=s sire Dalakhani, the G1 Inglis Sires and G1 Blue Diamond S. hero Pride of Dubai (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) and the likes of Gustav Klimt (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and James Garfield (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}). Lava Flow=s yearling filly is by Sea the Stars (Ire), while she also has a filly foal by Teofilo (Ire). THE AGA KHAN STUDS Success Breeds Success HARZAND More first yearlings at Tattersalls this week The only dual Gr.1 stallion son of SEA THE STARS. A brother to 3 Stakes winners, his dam was a Group winner over 7f.