Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris HEADLINE Field p.5 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2007 BULL RUSH WORST KEPT SECRET Susan Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor=s Despite his lack of experience at the top level, Bridget hand in the upper echelon of the middle-distance divi- Swire=s exciting new kid on the block Sakhee=s Secret sion was strengthened further yesterday when Papal (GB) (Sakhee) was all the talk surrounding today=s G1 Bull (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) Darley July Cup at Newmarket. He made an instant bounced back to win the impression when destroying G2 Princess of Wales=s a seemingly competitive line- S. at Newmarket. Below- up in the Voute Sales H. at par since his success in the Craven meeting here the G2 King Edward VII Apr. 18, then opened his S. at Royal Ascot last stakes tally with ease in the June, the four-year-old Listed Carnarvon S. at put the disappointment Newbury a month later. It of his unplaced effort in was his dramatic accelera- Sandown=s May 31 G3 tion in accounting for Prime Brigadier Gerard S. firmly Newmarket Racecourse Defender (GB) (Bertolini) by newmarketracecourses.co.uk behind him to reward four lengths in Salisbury=s Papal Bull Getty Images those who kept the faith Listed Cathedral S. on his latest start June 17 that at 11-1. Threading his really set the tongues wagging. Jockey Steve Drowne way through rivals to lead at the furlong marker, the is hoping he can translate that prowess to this stage. dark bay established a 2 1/2-length advantage at the AHe=s got a great chance, but you=ve got to remember line despite his errant tendencies. AHe wasn=t traveling he=s an inexperienced three-year-old who has never had that well, but started enjoying himself picking off a tough race like this,@ Drowne commented. AHe=s cer- horses,@ jockey Ryan Moore commented. AHe needs tainly a Group 1 horse in my mind, but doesn=t have the things to drop perfectly for him and is a very high-class battle experience.@ Trainer Hughie Morrison, who sad- horse when they do.@ Click for the Racing Post chart o r dled Pastoral Pursuits (GB) to win this in 2005, is even the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. more guarded. AI think it=s rather strange that he=s fa- cont. p5 vorite taking on proven Group 1 performers,@ Morrison said. AHe=s obviously gone forward since his maiden WATSON, I PRESUME success, but what our horse has done so far hasn=t Leaving it late, The Comic Strip Heroes=s Winker warranted the attention he=s got. He hasn=t beaten Watson (GB) (Piccolo {GB}) got to the front in the nick anything of great note, but I=ll be very surprised if he of time to deny River Proud (Proud Citizen) and defy a doesn=t improve with age.@ cont. p2 penalty in yesterday=s G2 July S. at Newmarket. Work- manlike when taking the June 21 G2 Norfolk S. at SUPERLATIVE FLIGHT? Royal Ascot, the 11-4 pick was forced to pull out all Feared in Flight (Ire) (Hawk Wing) was unlucky not to the stops this time, storming from the rear to gain a double his tally when a troubled third in Royal Ascot=s short-head verdict. AI wouldn=t say I gave him a very Listed Chesham S. June 23. A maiden winner at York good ride,@ jockey Jimmy Fortune said. AI was further on debut May 17, he will try to overcome all obstacles back than I wanted to be and the horse got me out of and collect the prize in today=s Weatherby=s G2 Superla- trouble today.@ Click for the Racing Post chart or the tive S. at Newmarket. AHe came out of the Chesham free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. extremely well and [jockey] Mick [Kinane] said he felt cont. p6 sure he was going to win until he got squeezed up,@ trainer Barry Hills explained. cont. p3 (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/13/07 • PAGE 2 of 8 Previews cont. Friday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 3:10 p.m. DARLEY JULY CUP-G1, ,375,000, 3yo/up, 6fT SCPP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 120 Amadeus Wolf (GB) Mozart (Ire) K Ryan 131 2 5 Asset (Ire) Marju (Ire) Hannon 131 32 Balthazaar’s Gift (Ire) Xaar (GB) Cumani 131 48 Bentley Biscuit (Aus) Peintre Celebre Waterhouse 131 518 Borderlescott (GB) Compton Place (GB) Bastiman 131 615 Bygone Days (GB) Desert King (Ire) bin Suroor 131 79 Dandy Man (Ire) Mozart (Ire) T Collins 131 814 Electric Beat (GB) Shinko Forest (Ire) Lowe 131 91 Marchand d’Or (Fr) Marchand de Sable F Head 131 10 3 Mutawaajid (Aus) Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Channon 131 11 6 Quito (Ire) Machiavellian Chapman 131 12 7 Red Clubs (Ire) Red Ransom B Hills 131 13 10 Rising Shadow (Ire) Efisio (GB) Barron 131 14 12 Soldier=s Tale Stravinsky Noseda 131 15 13 Drayton (Ire) Danetime (Ire) de Kock 125 16 11 Dutch Art (GB) Medicean (GB) Chapple-Hyam 125 17 4 Hellvelyn (GB) Ishiguru Smart 125 18 19 Prime Defender (GB) Bertolini B Hills 125 19 16 Sakhee's Secret (GB) Sakhee Morrison 125 20 17 Sander Camillo Dixie Union Noseda 122 Reserves: 21 Baltic King (GB) Danetime (Ire) Morrison 131 22 Silver Touch (Ire) Dansili (GB) Channon 128 A Prime Asset... Highclere Thoroughbred Racing=s colors were carried to success by Lake Coniston (Ire) in the 1995 G1 July Weather Watch... Jeremy Noseda is keeping a keen eye on the clouds Cup and Asset (Ire) (Marju {Ire}) looks to double that above Suffolk as he ponders whether to pitch G1 tally for the syndicate here. Unplaced behind George Golden Jubilee S. winner Soldier s Tale back into this Washington (Ire) in the = league. Soldier s Tale, who is in great order and ready G1 2000 Guineas last A = to run, will only take his place May, he was put on the in the eventuality of the ground shelf after a subsequent being on the soft side,@ Noseda second in Royal Ascot=s explained. We ll have to see G3 Jersey S. the follow- A = what the weather does. If it ing month, but returned does rain then he ll be there with a bang when win- = and I m sure he ll acquit himself ning the Listed Abernant = = well. Noseda will be alone in S. on the Rowley Mile @ Asset (Ire) www.sportinglife.com his raindance. Connections of here Apr. 19. The heavy Soldier’s Tale news.bbc.co.uk Ronnie Arculli s Red Clubs (Ire) rain that plagued the Royal meeting undermined his = (Red Ransom) are hoping for faster ground than the cause when third behind Budget Stable=s Soldier=s Tale four-year-old encountered when a length behind Sol- (Stravinsky) in the June 23 G1 Golden Jubilee S. and dier s Tale in fourth in the Golden Jubilee. Last year s trainer Richard Hannon Jr. is expecting better things = = G2 Diadem S. scorer has been knocking on the door at back on a faster surface. AHe=s a horse that will be this level and trainer Barry Hills son and assistant Char- better on firmer ground, but he proved at Ascot that he = lie is hoping that drier conditions can help him obtain actually can operate on softer ground as well,@ Hannon the elusive Group 1. AHe looked the winner a half-fur- said. AI don=t think he quite stayed the mile in the Guin- long down at Ascot, but didn=t quite get home, as I eas last year, but he=s improved since and he=s a much think the downpour we had before the race took the better horse now than he was last year and he=s going finish out of him,@ he explained. AHe seems to have to be a good sprinter. He=s in great form at the come out of the race extremely well and has been fairly moment--he looks absolutely super.@ consistent over the years.@ P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/13/07 • PAGE 3 of 8 Art Form... Friday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 2:00 p.m. Sophomores have beaten their elders seven times in WEATHERBYS SUPERLATIVE S.-G2, ,70,000, 2yo, 7fT this race since 1990 and Susan Roy and Cheveley Park SCPP HORSE SIRE TRAINER Stud=s Dutch Art (GB) (Medicean {GB}) has the classic 13 Bigfanofthat (Ire) Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Burke profile of past three-year- 24 Declaration of War (Ire) Okawango P Chapple-Hyam old winners Chief Singer 3 7 Dry Speedfit (Ire) Desert Style (Ire) Margarson (Ire), Green Desert, Ajdal, 4 2 Ellmau (GB) Dr Fong O=Neill Royal Academy and Mozart 56 Feared in Flight (Ire) Hawk Wing B Hills (Ire) in dropping back in trip 6 9 Hatta Fort (GB) Cape Cross (Ire) Channon after trying their hand in 7 11 Jebel Tara (GB) Diktat (GB) C Brittain the mile Classics. Last 810La Voile Rouge (GB) Daggers Drawn Meehan year=s G1 Prix Morny and 9 5 Let Us Prey (GB) Hawk Wing Callaghan G1 Middle Park S. winner 10 1 Montaquila (GB) Hawk Wing Johnson Dutch Art sportinglife.com was third in the May 5 G1 11 8 Mutabayen Doneraile Court Smart 2000 Guineas before finish- All carry 126 pounds.