THURSDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 FILLIES TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT DONCASTER FIVE GALILEOS IN ARQANA After an opening fixture with intrigue in patches but light on significant action, Doncaster's St Leger meeting steps up a gear OCTOBER CATALOGUE on Thursday as the G2 Park Hill S. and G2 May Hill S. feature for the fillies and mares. The former, long known as the "Fillies' St Leger", offers a fascinating clash between the generations with Shadwell's formidable 4-year-old Enbihaar (Ire) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) at the mercy of weight-for-age having to give 10 pounds to the fast-improving year-younger Dame Malliot (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}). Enbihaar comes here on the back of wins in the 12-furlong G2 Lancashire Oaks at Haydock July 6 and the G2 Lillie Langtry S. over just short of this trip at Goodwood Aug. 3. The manner of her five-length success in the latter contest marked her as a potential top-level performer, but the form has subsequently failed to prove more than moderate and she will have to be at her best here. "We did consider the Irish St Leger, but Sheikh Hamdan decided he'd rather keep her at home for the time being," the owner's racing manager Angus Gold explained. "I saw her work Eclipse Award winner and Arqana October Yearling alumni last Saturday and she certainly looked in top form, so I would Sistercharlie winning the Diana | Sarah K. Andrew hope she'll run very well. If all goes well, she can go to France on Arc weekend [for the G1 Prix de Royallieu on Oct. 5]." Anthony Oppenheimer's Dame Malliot burst onto the scene A total of 609 yearlingsBfive by Coolmore champion sire when taking Newmarket's Listed Aphrodite S. by five lengths Galileo (Ire)--comprise the four-day Arqana October Yearling July 20. Cont. p3 Sale from Oct. 22-25. Graduates of the Deauville sale include Eclipse Award victress Sistercharlie (Ire) (Myboycharlie {Ire}), who has already saluted the judge in the GI Beverly D. S. and GI Diana H. this term; G1 Queen Anne S. hero Lord Glitters (Fr) (Whipper) and G1 Prix de Diane Longines third Grand Glory (GB) (Olympic Glory {Ire}). The sale kicks off with 162 lots at 3 p.m. local time on Oct. 22 followed by 181 lots at the same time on Oct. 23. The third session begins at 2 p.m., while the fourth and final session features 90 yearlings starting at 11 a.m. Notable yearlings on offer in 2019 are Galileo (Ire)=s colt (lot 12) out of Australian MG1SW Sea Siren (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) consigned by Haras de l=Hotellerie and another colt by that luminary is the Haras des Capucines-consigned son of G1 Thousand Guineas heroine Amicus (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) as Enbihaar (right) | Racing Post (lot 48). Galileo=s half-brother Sea The Stars has a colt (lot 36) IN TDN AMERICA TODAY offered by Haras de l=Hotellerie who is a half-brother to G1 AMERICAN PHAROAH FILLY BRINGS $8.2 MILLION Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner Wonderment (Ire) (Camelot A filly by American Pharaoh, who is a half-sister to Beholder, Into {GB}) and an Ecurie des Monceaux filly (lot 98) who shares the Mischief and Mendelssohn, brought $8.2 million from Mandy Pope’s same second dam as G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe victress Whisper Hill Farm at Keeneland. Click or tap here to go straight to Danedream (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}). Cont. p2 TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 10 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 Arqana October Yearling Sale Preview Cont. from p1 Medaglia d=Oro daughter of MGSP Glory (Tapit) (lot 92) from the Frankel (GB)=s filly out of MGSW and G1 Diamond Jubilee S. draft of Coulonces Sales from the family of GI Matriarch S. third Restiadargent (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) (lot 159) sells from victress Dress To Thrill (Ire) (Danehill). Haras de Colleville; while a son of In 2018, 451 yearlings found new Invincible Spirit (Ire) (lot 136) out homes at a 79% clearance rate. of a Mr. Greeley half-sister to The gross was €18,212,700, with MG1SW Shalaa (Ire) (Invincible an average of €40,383 and a Spirit {Ire}) represents Ecurie des median of €26,000. A son of Monceaux. Standout French sires Siyouni (Fr) brought a sale-topping Siyouni (Fr) (16) and Le Havre (Ire) bid of €360,000 from Kerri (18) field hearty numbers. The Radcliffe. former sees a filly (lot 80) whose The Haras de Bouquetot-October dam is a half-sister to MG1SW Sale Criterium, reserved for Moonlight Cloud (GB) (Invincible juveniles sold at the 2018 sale, will Spirit {Ire}) slated to go through be held on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the ring from the draft of Haras de ParisLongchamp and is worth la Perelle. The latter has an Ecurie Lord Glitters | Racing Post €275,000, with purse money des Monceaux colt (lot 152) who is distributed down to eighth place. a half-brother to the dam of champion and Classic winner The winner receives €137,500, while the breeders of the first Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) and Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). three home will be rewarded with a free covering to Shalaa (Ire) Among the yearlings representing international sires is lot 85, (first), Olympic Glory (Ire) (second) and Zelzal (Fr) for third. Five- a Haras d=Etreham-consigned War Front filly out of a Montjeu hundred eighty-three of the 609 yearlings to be offered (Ire) half-sister to the dams of G1 Phoenix S. victor Siskin (First qualified for the 2020 edition. Defence) and MGISW Close Hatches (First Defence); as well as a TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 10 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 Thursday Group Previews Cont. from p1 She followed up in Deauville's 12 1/2-furlong G2 Prix de Pomone on unsuitably testing ground Aug. 18. "She's obviously got a Group 2 penalty to carry, but I think she'll be better suited by this ground," trainer Ed Vaughan commented. "The ground was just too soft for her in France last time, but she got away with it on the day. She should get the longer trip--being by Vice President, International Operations Gary King Champs Elysees out of a Galileo mare. She's only done routine Twitter: @garykingTDN work since her last run, but she seems in good form so we'll see [email protected] how we go." + 1.732.320.0975 In the May Hill, it is the juvenile fillies who star in a Guineas and Oaks pointer with Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's International Editor Cloak of Spirits (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) understandably Kelsey Riley attracting much attention after her impressive Ascot debut July Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN 26. Successful by 3 1/2 lengths in a smart time, the Richard [email protected] Hannon trainee looks to be more about miling speed than European Editor middle-distance performer on pedigree and this mile trip is Emma Berry possibly as far as she wants to go. "We fancied her to run well at Twitter: @collingsberry Ascot on debut, but didn't quite expect her to do it the way she [email protected] did so we very quickly knew we had a good filly on our hands," Hannon said. "This race has been the plan ever since and Associate International Editor hopefully we can go on to the [Oct. 11 G1] Fillies' Mile [at Heather Anderson Newmarket] after this. Obviously it's a good race, but she's a Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN good filly and I'm really excited about seeing how far she can go." Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] Contributing Editor Alan Carasso Twitter: @EquinealTDN Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Tom Frary [email protected] Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey West End Girl | Racing Post Aidan O'Brien collected this 12 months ago with Fleeting (Ire) Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | Andrew Caulfield (Zoffany {Ire}) and puts forward Passion (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who John Berry | Kevin Blake opened her account over this trip on yielding ground at Cork 10 days previously. As a ful-sister to the Leger hero Capri (Ire) she falls much more into the Oaks category and she is most likely to be sent forward as she was last time. That may mean an early IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY engagement with Alan and Mike Spence's West End Girl (GB) BOUNDING STANDS ABOVE FOR WILLOW PARK (Golden Horn {GB}), who made virtually all when capturing the Bounding (Aus)’s Curlin colt brought $4.1 million at Keeneland. seven-furlong G3 Sweet Solera S. at Newmarket last time Bren O’Brien speaks with Willow Park Stud’s Glenn Burrows. Aug. 10. Cont. p4 Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Aus/NZ. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 10 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 Thursday Group Previews Cont. Charlie Johnston, assistant to his father trainer Mark Johnston. AShe=s in great order and it=s been >all systems go= with her since "She was impressive last time out, when she went a bit quick France. She did everything bar win a very good renewal of the really but still won and was even going away at the finish," Mike Morny. That performance proved that she was the leading filly Spence said. "She doesn't look like a middle-distance filly to me. in Europe and we=ve not seen anything since, in the Lowther S. Her dam was quick and won over six furlongs, but she is by or anywhere else, that might scare us.