MONDAY, OCTOBER 28 2019 TATTERSALLS HIT SALE STARTS TODAY ALSON DOMINATES More than 1,500 lots have been catalogued to sell over the next four days at the Tattersalls Horses-in-Training Sale. The CRITERIUM MATCH largest of its kind in Europe, it is an auction which draws buyers from across the globe, with competition routinely fierce for horses with the potential to make it to the major carnivals in Dubai, Hong Kong and Australia. Last year took a round bid of 1 million gns to secure the 5-year-old Aljazzi (GB) (Shamardal) from the reduction of the Blue Diamond Stud racing and breeding stock, and she joined the broodmare band at Newsells Park Stud. The entire sale last year grossed just shy of 27 million gns. One of the potential headline acts of this year, the Irish Derby-placed Norway (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), has been withdrawn from the Ballydoyle consignment, but since the catalogue was published there have been six wild-card entries, which include listed-winning juvenile Summer Sands (GB) (Coach House (Ire}) Alson | Scoop Dyga who was recently third in the G1 Juddmonte Middle Park S. at Already shorn of G1 Dewhurst S. third Wichita (Ire) (No Nay Newmarket. Cont. p5 Never), Sunday=s G1 Criterium International at ParisLongchamp was reduced to a match race when Phoenix Thoroughbred Ltd=s IN TDN AMERICA TODAY recent acquisition Lady Penelope (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) reared in the stalls, leaving Gestut Schlenderhan=s Alson (Ger) LANE’S END RELEASES 2020 FEES (Areion {Ger}) and Susan Magnier=s dual Group 1 placegetter Lane’s End Farm released its 2020 roster and fees on Sunday. Armory (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) to duel for Europe=s penultimate Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. juvenile top-level event of the season. The pair were separated by a short neck when contesting the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere over one mile at the Bois de Boulogne venue on Arc day earlier this month, but it was the Aug. 31 G3 Zukunftsrennen victor who extended his margin of superiority with a daylight score in this seven-furlong test. Armory broke well and enjoyed a slender advantage during the opening exchanges before Alson seized control and led thereafter. Untroubled throughout, the 1-2 pick was shaken up soon after passing the quarter-mile marker and lengthened ever clear before gearing down to defeat his sole rival by a facile 20 lengths. It was a pyrrhic victory for conditioner Jean-Pierre Carvalho, who explained, AI was informed that Gestut Schlenderhan is closing its training establishment in Germany and I won=t be training for the operation any more. There had been rumours for a while and it became official last week. The horses will be spread across trainers in France and Germany and I=ve been told Alson will be transferred to Andre Fabre, but I don=t know if that=s true or not. I shall continue training for my other clients, but I need to find a new base.@ Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 10 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 28 OCTOBER 2019 G1 Criterium International Cont. from p1 2--Armory (Ire), 126, c, 2, Galileo (Ire)--After (Ire), by Danehill Reflecting on the winner=s performance, Carvalho continued, Dancer (Ire). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; AIt=s a great moment to win a Group 1 race and the best way for B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O=Brien. i57,150. me to go out on a high note. Alson was the legitimate favourite Margins: 20. Odds: 0.50, 0.90. and he obliged in style. I would have preferred more runners in Scratched: Wichita (Ire), Lady Penelope (Ire). Click for the the race, but I shall nonetheless savour the moment.@ Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style Winning rider Frankie Dettori, who claimed a 19th Group 1 pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. victory of the year with the win, added, ABoth horses had form from the Jean-Luc Lagardere, but I thought Armory would make TECHNICIAN SOLID IN OAK TEST it more of a contest. We had his measure by halfway and it was Team Valor=s Technician (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) posted like a piece of exercise for my fellow in the straight. He stays victories at each of the lower stakes levels this term, in tandem well, he enjoyed the [very heavy] ground and I imagine he=ll be a with tackling increasing trips in his five latest starts, and went horse for the [G1 Poule d=Essai des] Poulains next year.@ postward for Sunday=s G1 Prix Royal-Oak at ParisLongchamp returning off a win over the Bois de Boulogne venue=s same Pedigree Notes 15 1/2-furlong trip in the Oct. 5 G2 Prix Chaudenay on Arc Alson, one of two scorers for dual winner Assisi (Ger) (Galileo weekend. Encountering much softer conditions than ever before {Ire}), becomes the first Group 1 winner for his sire (by Big here, he maintained his perfect record at the track and the in- Shuffle) and is kin to last term=s G2 German 2000 Guineas and form streak of Pierre-Charles Boudot with a hard-fought 1 1/4- G2 Oettingen-Rennen hero Ancient Spirit (Ger) (Invincible Spirit length tally from last year=s G1 Prix du Cadran hero Call the {Ire}), a yearling colt by Guiliani (Ire) and a 2019 colt by Holy Wind (GB) (Frankel {GB}) with defending champion Roman Emperor (Ire). The homebred bay=s unbeaten G1 Preis Holdthasigreen (Fr) (Hold That Tiger), who annexed last month=s der Diana-winning second dam Amarette (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) G1 Prix du Cadran, 3 1/2 lengths back in third. The 5-2 second produced two stakes performers and is herself a full-sister to G1 choice had previously annexed this term=s June 13 Listed Prix Prix du Jockey Club third Arras (Ger) and a half to the stakes- Ridgway here, and the Aug. 17 G3 Geoffrey Freer S. at Newbury, winning dam of G1 Melbourne Cup and G1 H E Tancred S. hero and ran sixth in Doncaster=s Sept. 14 G1 St Leger in his only prior Almandin (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) and G2 Gerling-Preis victor start at the highest level. Tracking the leaders in fourth until Atempo (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}). making ominous headway once into the home straight, he seized control with 300 metres remaining and was ridden out thereafter to secure a personal best in game fashion. AHe=s developed into a really nice stayer and has been better Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France and better with each race this term,@ beamed assistant trainer CRITERIUM INTERNATIONAL-G1, i250,000, ParisLongchamp, Freddie Meade. AHe=s been a fantastic servant to the yard this 10-27, 2yo, c/f, 7fT, 1:28.61, vhy. year and has gone right through the ranks from a listed win to, 1--ALSON (GER), 126, c, 2, by Areion (Ger) now, a Group 1 win. I imagine he will stay in training, I certainly 1st Dam: Assisi (Ger), by Galileo (Ire) hope so, and his target will be the top staying races next year if 2nd Dam: Amarette (Ger), by Monsun (Ger) he does. That is the plan at this stage and he=ll have a good 3rd Dam: Avocette (Ger), by Kings Lake break now.@ 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O/B-Gestut Schlenderhan (GER); T-Jean-Pierre Carvalho; J-Filip Minarik. i142,850. Lifetime Pedigree Notes Record: 6-4-1-0, i289,010. *1/2 to Ancient Spirit (Ger) Technician is one of four winners, and the leading performer, (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Hwt. 3yo-Ger at 7-9f, MGSW-Ger, produced by a stakes-winning full-sister to G3 Give Thanks S. GSP-Ire & Ity, $221,685. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the victress Tamarind (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells) and MGSW sire Crimson eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Tide (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells). Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 10 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 28 OCTOBER 2019 Vice President, International Operations Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 International Editor Kelsey Riley Pierre-Charles Boudot is understandably jubilant after Technician won Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN the Prix Royal-Oak | Scoop Dyga [email protected] European Editor G1 Prix Royal-Oak Cont. Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry The grey is full-brother to the hitherto unraced 2-year-old filly [email protected] Crafty Rosa (Ire) and a yearling filly, and a half to G3 Atalanta S. third Water Hole (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}). His dam Arosa (Ire) Associate International Editor (Sadler=s Wells), one of five stakes winners out of Sharata (Ire) Heather Anderson (Darshaan {GB}), is also kin to GII Garden City Breeders= Cup H. Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN winner Pharatta (Ire) (Fairy King), herself the second dam of G1 Marketing Manager Prix du Moulin G1 and Prix d=Ispahan hero Recoletos (Fr) Alayna Cullen (Whipper). Technician=s third dam Shademah (Ire) (Thatch), who Twitter: @AlaynaCullen produced G1 Epsom Derby and G1 Irish Derby-winning sire [email protected] Shahrastani (Nijinsky II), is kin to GI Bowling Green H. victor Sharannpour (Ire) (Busted {GB}) and Contributing Editor G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud victor and G1 Prix du Jockey Club Alan Carasso runner-up Shakapour (Ire) (Kalamoun {GB}). Twitter: @EquinealTDN Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Tom Frary Sunday, ParisLongchamp, France [email protected] PRIX ROYAL-OAK-G1, i350,000, ParisLongchamp, 10-27, 3yo/up, 15 1/2fT, 3:40.13, vhy. Irish Correspondent 1--TECHNICIAN (IRE), 122, c, 3, by Mastercraftsman (Ire) Daithi Harvey 1st Dam: Arosa (Ire) (SW-US), by Sadler=s Wells 2nd Dam: Sharata (Ire), by Darshaan (GB) Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | Andrew Caulfield 3rd Dam: Shademah (Ire), by Thatch John Berry | Kevin Blake (i40,000 Ylg >17 GOFORB).