Electrifying Enable makes it Classic double for Gosden and Dettori
Enable had hinted at Epsom last month that she is perhaps more able than any middle-distance three-year-old of either sex, and in becoming a dual Oaks winner at the Curragh on Saturday the hint became a stonking great announcement.
She completed the Epsom-Curragh Classic double with another high-class performance, winning the Darley-sponsored Irish Oaks by five and a half lengths and putting Frankie Dettori back in the Group 1 spotlight just two days after his return from injury.
Dettori, winning the race for the fourth time and landing his ninth Irish Classic, revealed afterwards that Enable was the prime reason he had returned to action this week at all.
After a trademark flying dismount, he said: “I probably came back a week too soon but the carrot I had in front of me was too good to resist. She was the carrot and I had to come back to ride her.”
Dettori continued: “She’s very good. I think she’s improved since Epsom and the turn of foot she showed to take control of the race was very impressive.
“I was in second gear and when I asked her to go she flew. It was hands and heels from there. She’s got a great cruising speed for a stayer. She’s got everything.”
Dettori had won the contest previously on Lailani in 2001, Vintage Tipple in 2003 and Blue Bunting in 2011, while Enable is the 14th filly to achieve the Oaks double and the first since Snow Fairy in 2010.
For trainer John Gosden she was a second winner of the race, after Great Heavens in 2012, and for owner Khalid Abdullah a third after Wemyss Bight in 1993 and Bolas in 1994.
Gosden said: “Enable is an exceptional filly and Frankie gave her a beautiful ride. We might take on the colts at some stage but she has come back with a nick on the outside of her off-fore and we’ll have to check that out.
“She’s in the King George and Yorkshire Oaks, but we’re not making any plans today.”
Further down the road is the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, and bookmakers now rate her the most likely three-year-old winner of Europe’s most valuable contest, quoting her as second favourite behind Almanzor at no bigger than 7-1.
Seamie Heffernan, rider of runner-up Rain Goddess, said: “The winner is a queen but in fairness to Rain Goddess all she wanted to do was try to catch her.
“She’s very honest, tough and genuine. She was a little bit keen so I presume that’s why Aidan [O'Brien] didn’t stretch her out in trip until she was doing things right.”
Eziyra finished two lengths back in third, delighting trainer Dermot Weld, who said: “She’s run a cracking race and I’m thrilled with her. I thought it was a very good renewal of the race.”
The winner sat off leader Bengala in second place before quickening to the front early in the straight and powering away to score eased down.
The margin of victory was half a length more than her winning distance at Epsom, where she had fought off Rain Goddess’ stablemate Rhododendron in a torrential thunderstorm.
Coronet, stablemate of the winner and star of the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot last month, stayed on from behind to finish fourth.
Irish Oaks result and analysis
fonte : RacingPost
Harry Angel storms to victory in Darley July Cup
Harry Angel gained a breakthrough first G1 success with an impressive display in the Darley July Cup over six furlongs at Newmarket, UK, on Saturday, July 15.
The three-year-old colt, who had been narrowly denied by Caravaggio after racing freely in the G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, was smartly into his stride and soon tracked Intelligence Cross in second of the 10 runners.
Harry Angel was asked to win his race by Adam Kirby passing the two-furlong pole and the Clive Cox-trained son of Dark Angel powered clear inside the final furlong, running on strongly to beat Limato by a length and a quarter in 1m 11.25s on good to firm ground.
Brando took third, half a length in arrears, with a short-head back to Caravaggio in fourth.
Clive Cox commented: “Harry Angel has always been special and it has just taken kid gloves to get him going. We always hoped that he would be G1 material and he has shown it today.
“I am so thrilled for the whole team and very pleased to get Sheikh Mohammed a winner on his birthday.
“Although he was beaten at Ascot, the look in Harry Angel’s eye after he came off the track that day was almost like – ‘OK, I am getting the hang of this’ – and I was very confident in his whole demeanour coming here today.
“He has won his G1 and further progress in the department now looks on the cards, probably starting at Haydock with the Sprint Cup (G1, 6f, September 9). He is very versatile ground wise so we are lucky in that respect.
“I have not needed an alarm clock since I have had Harry Angel and it is a joy to be involved with top-flight horses. It is great for Adam, who has been with us for a long time, and I am over the moon.”
Adam Kirby said: “I have always had it in my mind that Harry Angel is the best. He would have won in the Commonwealth Cup but was a little bit unfortunate with the way the race turned out.
“To be fair to the horse, that race has brought Harry Angel forward and he has gone from being a boy to a man. Today couldn’t have gone any better and, when he quickened, he showed how good he was.
“Thank you to everyone for letting me keep the ride on Harry Angel, it means a lot to me.”
fonte : Godolphin
Nathaniel’s Enable Powers to the Oaks Double
Saturday, July 15, 2017
| 6th at CUR, €400,000 | G1 Darley Irish Oaks | (12f) | Winner: Enable (GB), f, 3 by Nathaniel (Ire) |
Enable | Racing Post
By Tom Frary
With the middle-distance 3-year-old colts failing to provide a generation leader, Juddmonte’s G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) laid claim to being the best of both sexes in her age group on Saturday with a powerful display in the G1 Darley Irish Oaks at The Curragh. Never out of her comfort zone, the homebred surged away from overmatched rivals to make her odds of 2-5 look generous as she slammed the G1 Pretty Polly S. runner-up Rain Goddess (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) by 5 1/2 lengths. In this imperious mood, there would have to be some serious improvers among either the King George or Arc protagonists to stop her from dominating at Ascot in a fortnight or at Chantilly in October if connections go that way. Frankie Dettori, who only returned this week after suffering a shoulder injury last month, was taken aback by the performance. “I think she has improved since Epsom–she was always in second gear and when I gave her a backhander she flew,” he commented after steering his fourth Irish Oaks winner. “I was able to ease my way to the line and save my shoulder. She is amazing. She has a good cruising speed for a stayer and can quicken and gets the distance really well. She doesn’t do much at home and is hard to gauge, but as long as she gives performances like that we don’t have to worry too much. I probably came back a week or two early, but this was the dangling carrot that made me.”
Saturday, Curragh, Ireland
DARLEY IRISH OAKS-G1, €400,000, CUR, 7-15, 3yo, f, 12fT, 2:32.13, g/f.
1–ENABLE (GB), 126, f, 3, by Nathaniel (Ire)
1st Dam: Concentric (GB) (SW & GSP-Fr, $117,776), by Sadler’s Wells
2nd Dam: Apogee (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB)
3rd Dam: Bourbon Girl, by Ile de Bourbon
O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. €228,000. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Eng, 5-4-0-1, $676,312. *1/2 to Contribution (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}), MGSP-Fr. Werk Nick Rating: D. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Rain Goddess (Ire), 126, f, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Where (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Where Syndicate (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. €80,000.
3–Eziyra (Ire), 126, f, 3, Teofilo (Ire)–Eytarna (Ire), by Dubai Destination. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan’s Studs SC (IRE); T-Dermot Weld. €40,000.
Margins: 5HF, 2, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.40, 7.00, 20.00.
Also Ran: Coronet (GB), Aurora Butterfly (Ire), Alluringly, Intricately (Ire), Bean Feasa (GB), Bengala (Fr), Naughty Or Nice (Ire).
Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
Thoughts that Enable would be this good at the start of the year were fanciful, even allowing for the promise of her debut win over a mile on Newcastle’s Tapeta at the end of November. All focus was on her stablemate Shutter Speed (GB) (Dansili {GB}) as they lined up for the same 10-furlong conditions race at Newbury Apr. 2 which had been taken by a previous Oaks heroine in Light Shift (Kingmambo) and that proved correct as Enable finished third behind her and the eventual G3 Bahrain Trophy scorer Raheen House (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}). It was only when she upset Alluringly (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) on her first attempt at this kind of trip in the May 10 Listed Cheshire Oaks that she drew attention from the pundits but in the lead-up to the June 2 Epsom Classic it was all about Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). In a dramatic storm, Khalid Abdullah’s homebred displayed what she was truly capable of by cracking that Ballydoyle favourite and going away to score by five lengths in race-record time. There was certainly more to take from that race than the blue riband 24 hours later and she proved here that she would be more than a match for any colt around.
Travelling with elan as she tracked the leader Bengala (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) in a clear second throughout the early stages, there was a danger that she was overdoing it but as soon as Frankie asked the question in the straight she settled any worries in an instant. As Rain Goddess emerged to chase, she could have tired but instead she continued to grow stronger as the line approached and she duly hit that in a rapid time. “She did it very well and got a nice lead into the straight,” trainer John Gosden commented. “I couldn’t be more pleased and she has probably come on since Epsom. She has tactical speed and a great temperament and has always been a lovely filly to be around. The [G1] King George and Queen Elizabeth S. is an option, but I see she has a near-hind cut so we’ll have to see. There is also the [Aug. 24 G1] Yorkshire Oaks and the [Oct. 1] Arc, so we have plenty of options.”
Teddy Grimthorpe was also impressed. “That was very exciting–it’s a long time back to [the operation’s two previous Irish Oaks winners] Wemyss Bight and Bolas and she has done it in the style of a top-class filly,” he commented. “The way the race was run at Epsom, they really put it to her and she outstayed them and although today the pace was not quite so energetic and it was run at a sensible gallop it was something to get a good stride into. She was very much physically tall and leggy at two, but has got some substance and strength to her now and also has a very nice temperament. I’d have to talk to John and Prince Khalid about the King George, as it could come too soon and we could instead go to the Yorkshire Oaks and other races in the autumn. She’d have to be supplemented for the Arc, but they are nice thoughts to have.”
Dermot Weld was delighted with the performance of last year’s G3 C.L. & M.F. Weld Park S. scorer Eziyra (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) and said, “That was an excellent renewal of the race and I am thrilled with her. She was a good group winner over seven at two and the way she got that trip, we might look at further with her. There is the [G2] Park Hill [S. at Doncaster Sept. 14] and possibly the [G2] Prix de Royallieu [at Chantilly Sept. 30]. She is a filly that is just developing and coming at the right time.” John Gosden also said of TDN Rising Star and the G2 Ribblesdale S. winner Coronet (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who plugged on into fourth, “She was not happy and was changing her legs on the track, with Olivier Peslier niggling her along early. She is a better filly than that and we live to fight another day.”
Enable is out of the Listed Prix Charles Laffitte winner and G3 Prix de Flore runner-up Concentric, who also produced the G2 Prix de Pomone and G3 Prix Allez France third Contribution. She is one of five black-type performers to have emerged from the G3 Prix de Royaumont winner Apogee alongside sire Apsis (GB) and the G1 Prix de Diane runner-up Dance Routine (GB) (Sadler’s Wells). The latter is in turn responsible for the multiple top-flight winner and champion Flintshire (GB) (Dansili {GB}) who was twice second in the Arc, and also the G2 Prix Kergolay third Dance Moves (GB) (Dansili {GB}). Apogee’s Listed Prix Joubert winner Space Quest (GB) (Rainbow Quest) is the dam of the G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris runner-up Kocab (GB) (Unfuwain), while the third dam is Bourbon Girl who was runner-up in both the G1 English and Irish Oaks. Her best progeny was the G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly winner and G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud runner-up Daring Miss (GB) (Sadler’s Wells). The family also features the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud-winning sire Spanish Moon and G2 Ribblesdale S. scorer Spanish Sun (El Prado {Ire}). Concentric also has a 2-year-old colt by Dansili (GB) named Centroid (GB), a yearling filly also by that sire and a filly foal by Frankel (GB).
Actress a Stakes First for Declaration of War in the Anglesey
Saturday, July 15, 2017
| 4th at CUR, Gr. Stk, €65,000 | G3 Jebel Ali Silver Jubilee Anglesey S. | (6f 63y) | Winner: Actress (Ire), f, 2 by Declaration of War |
Actress | Racing Post
By Sean Cronin
Actress (Ire) (Declaration of War), who ran second to the TDN Rising Starperformance of Alpha Centauri (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) in her May 1 Naas unveiling, broke through at this track May 14 before running second to Alpha Centauri once more in the Listed Naas Sprint S. May 21. Sixth next time as that old foe ran second in the June 23 G3 Albany S. at Royal Ascot, she was runner-up in the July 6 Listed Tipperary S. last time and stepped forward here to claim a first black-type rosette, becoming the first stakes winner for her freshman sire (by War Front). Racing in a close-up third until forming a leading wave of three at halfway, the bay was pushed into a narrow lead at the two pole and kept on strongly under mainly whipless rousting from there to comfortably assert superiority for a career high. “I rode her over five [furlongs at Tipperary] last week and thought they didn’t go quick enough for me as she was an out-and-out sprinter,” explained Seamus Heffernan. “I didn’t think she’d see out this trip as well, but I kept her at it. If they have a bit of pace and want to go forward it’s better to leave them at it. I knew when I saw Kevin [Manning on Theobald] give his horse a slap I had him beaten and then I could see Colm [O’Donoghue on Brother Bear] getting further away from me. I was fairly confident after giving her one tap it was mine. I’d say, being by Declaration of War, the fast ground is a fair help. It has taken her a while to come, but when Aidan’s 2-year-olds do they can take their racing. I was drawn in the middle of the track and I came up the middle of the track. It was uncomplicated and she won very easily.”
Actress, half-sister to a yearling colt by Mastercraftsman (Ire), becomes the first black-type winner, not only for her sire, but also for MGSW GI Spinaway S. runner-up Nasty Storm (Gulch), who is also the granddam of three stakes performers headed by Listed Premio Buontalenta and Listed Premio Tadolina victress Aury Touch (Ity) (Pounced). Nasty Storm is a half-sister to the Listed Texas Heritage S. victor Born Winner (Rubiano) and a granddaughter of MSW D.J.’s Imp (Stonewalk), a full-sister to Listed High Hat H. scorer Flag Stone and whose own progeny is headed by the stakes winners Imp’s Gift (Monetary Gift) and Majesty’s Imp (His Majesty).
Saturday, Curragh, Ireland
JEBEL ALI SILVER JUBILEE ANGLESEY S.-G3, €65,000, CUR, 7-15, 2yo, 6f 63yT, 1:14.26, g/f.
1–#@ACTRESS (IRE), 126, f, 2, by Declaration of War
1st Dam: Nasty Storm (MGSW & MGISP-US, $754,157), by Gulch
2nd Dam: A Stark Is Born, by Graustark
3rd Dam: D. J.’s Imp, by Stonewalk
($250,000 Ylg ’16 FTSAUG). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Lynch Bages Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Seamus Heffernan. €38,350. Lifetime Record: 6-2-3-0, $84,869. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Theobald (Ire), 129, c, 2, Teofilo (Ire)–Sanaara, by Anabaa. O-Mrs J S Bolger; B/T-Jim Bolger (IRE). €13,000.
3–Brother Bear (Ire), 129, c, 2, Kodiac (GB)–Hurricane Emma, by Mr. Greeley. (125,000gns Ylg ’16 TAOCT). O-Mill House LLC; B-Martin White (IRE); T-Jessica Harrington. €6,500.
Margins: 1 3/4, HF, 4 3/4. Odds: 7.00, 3.30, 0.90.
Also Ran: Commander Grigio (Ire), Guessthebill (Ire). Scratched: Treasuring (GB).
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Dark Angel’s Harry Angel Gets His Revenge In the July Cup
Saturday, July 15, 2017
| 6th at NEW, Gr. Stk, £500,000 | G1 Darley July Cup S. | (6f) | Winner: Harry Angel (Ire), c, 3 by Dark Angel (Ire) |
Harry Angel | Racing Post
By Tom Frary
Ground down by Caravaggio (Scat Daddy) in Royal Ascot’s G1 Commonwealth Cup June 23, Godolphin’s acquisition Harry Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) came back from the canvass with steel in his veins to comprehensively reverse that form in Saturday’s G1 Darley July Cup at Newmarket. Joined by Ballydoyle’s Intelligence Cross (War Front) on the front end as he had been at Ascot, the 9-2 shot had his blood up once more but this time had plenty left to shake off that rival inside the final quarter mile. Powering through the closing stages as the slow-starting 10-11 favourite Caravaggio failed to make serious inroads, Harry Angel hit the line strong with 1 1/4 lengths to spare over last year’s winner Limato (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}), with the outsider Brando (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) a half length away denying Caravaggio a place in the frame by a short head. “He’d have won last time without a shadow of a doubt and I knew he was the best, but it was a little bit unfortunate the way the race turned out,” jockey Adam Kirby commented. “He had no right to finish second in that race and to be fair to him it flung him forward. He’s gone from boy to man with every race and I can’t express how good he is.”
Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
DARLEY JULY CUP S.-G1, £500,000, NEW, 7-15, 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:11.25, g/f.
1–&HARRY ANGEL (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Dark Angel (Ire)
1st Dam: Beatrix Potter (Ire), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB)
2nd Dam: Great Joy (Ire), by Grand Lodge
3rd Dam: Cheese Soup, by Spectacular Bid
(£44,000 Ylg ’15 DNPRM). O-Godolphin; B-CBS Bloodstock (IRE); T-Clive Cox; J-Adam Kirby. £283,550. Lifetime Record: 6-3-3-0, $626,806. Werk Nick Rating: A++.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Limato (Ire), 132, g, 5, Tagula (Ire)–Come April (GB), by Singspiel (Ire). (£41,000 Ylg ’13 DNPRM). O-Paul G Jacobs; B-Seamus Phelan (IRE); T-Henry Candy. £107,500.
3–Brando (GB), 132, g, 5, Pivotal (GB)–Argent Du Bois, by Silver Hawk. (52,000gns Ylg ’13 TAOCT; 115,000gns 2yo ’14 TATBRE). O-Mrs Angie Bailey; B-Car Colston Hall Stud (GB); T-Kevin Ryan. £53,800.
Margins: 1 1/4, HF, NO. Odds: 4.50, 4.00, 28.00.
Also Ran: Caravaggio, Intelligence Cross, Growl (GB), Intisaab (GB), The Tin Man (GB), Mr Lupton (Ire), Tasleet (GB).
Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
Harry Angel had his issues with the starting stalls during his 2-year-old days, but they did not stop him winning the G2 Mill Reef S. as a maiden at Newbury in September and his comeback effort when 1 1/2-lengths second to Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal) giving him four pounds in the May 3 G3 Pavilion S. at Ascot marked him as a serious prospect for the major sprints. Taking a leap forward by breaking the course record in the six-furlong G2 Sandy Lane S. at Haydock May 27, he allowed himself to be drawn into a slogging match with Intelligence Cross in the Commonwealth Cup and with his guard dropped opened himself up to a late assault from Caravaggio. Clive Cox had talked about the way he had emerged from that encounter and the money spoke for him despite the significant sums lumped on Ballydoyle’s great hope.
Whereas Intelligence Cross had spoilt his party at Ascot, Harry Angel refused to allow him to get to him this time even though he tended to over-race again. Ryan Moore tracked Limato after missing the kick, but they were always playing catch-up and Caravaggio was relying on the leader caving in and his turn of acceleration proving as effective as it had at the Royal meeting. By the furlong pole, it was clear that neither situation was unfolding and the grey merely plugged on towards the stand’s side as Harry Angel roared on in isolation.
Clive Cox has his eye on the Sept. 9 G1 Haydock Sprint Cup now. “He’s always been special, but he’s taken kid gloves to get going,” he said. “We always hoped he was group 1 material and he is. I’m so pleased to get this for Sheikh Mohammed on his birthday and am so pleased for my team. It was really funny, but when he was beaten at Ascot Adam was disappointed and the look in the horse’s eye coming off the track there seemed to say, ‘okay guys I’m getting this now’. I’ve not needed an alarm clock in the morning since I got this horse and I was very confident coming here.”
Limato’s trainer Henry Candy was offering no excuses afterwards. “I think Harry Angel is a very good horse, but Harry Bentley was very positive and said he felt as good as he ever,” he said. “He moved well on the ground and did everything right, it’s just that Harry Angel went quicker. There will be no more five furlongs for him. It will be the Sprint Cup if it’s dry and the [Oct. 1 G1 Prix de la] Foret if it’s dry.” Brando’s handler Kevin Ryan was relieved to see his stable star come back to his best after a tame display in the G2 Duke of York S. and said, “He could have done with a bit more cut in the ground. The obvious race for him would be the [G1 Prix] Maurice de Gheest [at Deauville Aug. 6]. He would have got another furlong today. I would like to come back for Champions Day at Ascot.” Aidan O’Brien took Caravaggio’s first defeat on the chin. “He ran very well. Ryan said he was a little bit slow out the gates and that probably left him a bit on the back foot,” he commented. “I’m not making any excuses.”
Harry Angel’s dam Beatrix Potter is a half-sister to Xtension (Ire) (Xaar {GB}), a former Clive Cox star who captured the seven-furlong G2 Vintage S. before winning the G1 Champions Mile twice and finishing runner-up in the Hong Kong Derby and Hong Kong Gold Cup for John Moore. His family also features the G1 National S. runner-up Wathab (Ire), the GII Seminole H.-winning Minneapple and GII Ohio Derby scorer Private Man and Lord Avie, Steven Got Even and Artemis Agrotera. The dam also has a 2-year-old filly by Kodiac (GB) named Cileopatra (Ire).
Galileo’s Gustav Klimt Gets Up For Superlative Win
Saturday, July 15, 2017
| 5th at NEW, Gr. Stk, £80,000 | G2 bet365 Superlative S. | (7f) | Winner: Gustav Klimt (Ire), c, 2 by Galileo (Ire) |
Gustav Klimt (right) | Racing Post
By Tom Frary
Early clues that Gustav Klimt occupied a high placing in the pecking order among the Ballydoyle juveniles came when he was introduced in the same six-furlong Curragh maiden May 28 used to launch Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) 12 months earlier and like that dual Classic hero he was not sharp enough to come out on top. Showing some promise in fifth there, he was sent to the track’s seven-furlong maiden July 2 which the stable had won with Duke of Marmalade (Ire), Rip Van Winkle (Ire), Roderic O’Connor (Ire), The United States (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and was able to demonstrate his obvious class and earn TDN Rising Starstatus with an authoritative success. The portents were strong as he proved hot property in the market for this and all seemed to be going to plan as he enjoyed a perfect rhythm near the steady early pace.
Held on to by Ryan Moore as the sprint began passing halfway, Gustav Kilmt met significant trouble 1 1/2 out as he was snatched up and his chance looked temporarily lost there. If his rider was perturbed, visually it was impossible to tell as he drew on all the calm his experience and skill has endowed him with and switched his mount towards the far rail. Picking up impressively in the style of a potential Guineas colt from there, he caught the strong-finishing Nebo 50 yards from the line before his Galileo staying power kicked in. “He’s a very good horse and I really liked him on both starts,” his rider said. “He ran real green, as he had never been in tight before but that was a very good performance to get back from there. He has a lot of potential and settles very well and has a very good turn of foot.”
Typically, the bookmakers ran scared afterwards and cut the winner to prohibitive odds of around 6-1, but Aidan O’Brien is planning on putting Gustav Klimt along the lines of his past potential top-notchers. “Ryan felt the last day when he let him go at the Curragh he surprised him how he quickened and he was always going to take his time on him,” he explained. “He was just coming and it got a little bit tight, but he switched him very quick and he took off. We always thought he would be a National Stakes and Dewhurst-type horse. Obviously we have the Futurity [at The Curragh Aug. 20] and that is a Group Two. They are the races we would be thinking of.”
Charlie Hills was delighted with the runner-up Nebo, who was bouncing back from a latest flop when only ninth in the G2 Coventry S. “He has run a great race,” he said. “I think he is quick enough for six. He is just a proper two-year-old. He probably just got a little bit lost in the dip. When he hit the rising ground he came on again. He has got a few entries abroad.”
Gustav Klimt is the eighth winner produced by the speedy Listed Empress S. winner and G2 Prix Robert Papin runner-up Massarra and is potentially the best on this display. His full-siblings include the stable’s G3 Silver Flash S. winner Wonderfully (Ire), the Listed Naas Sprint S. scorer Cuff (Ire) and the G1 St James’s Palace S. third Mars (Ire), the last of which enjoyed a tall reputation at Ballydoyle in his formative period. He is also a half to the G1 Gran Criterium-winning Italian highweight Nayarra and to the dams of this year’s Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial winner and G2 Ribblesdale S. third Hertford Dancer (GB) (Foxwedge {Aus}) and the Listed Lingfield Derby Trial scorer Kilimanjaro (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}). The second dam is the G1 Prix de Diane heroine Rafha, whose seven black-type performers are headed by the G1 Haydock Sprint Cup winner and imperious sire presence Invincible Spirit (Ire) and also Kodiac (GB) who is making his own name. This dynasty is a perfect blend of speed and stamina, with the middle-distance performers Sadian (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}), Acts of Grace (Bahri) and Chinese White (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) complementing the sprinters and also extends internationally, most notably via the G1 Inglis Sires and G1 Blue Diamond S. hero Pride of Dubai (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}). The dam also has a yearling full-sister to the winner.
Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
BET365 SUPERLATIVE S.-G2, £80,000, NEW, 7-15, 2yo, 7fT, 1:25.39, g/f.
1–#@GUSTAV KLIMT (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Massarra (GB) (SW & GSP-Eng, GSP-Fr), by Danehill
2nd Dam: Rafha (GB), by Kris (GB)
3rd Dam: Eljazzi, by Artaius
O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. £45,368. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $73,877. *Full to Wonderfully (Ire), GSW-Ire, £121,955; Cuff (Ire), SW-Ire; and Mars (Ire), G1SP-Eng & GSP-Ire, $153,762; and 1/2 to Nayarra (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), Hwt. 2yo Filly & G1SW-Ity, MGSP-Eng & MSP-US, $268,629. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Nebo (Ire), 127, c, 2, Kodiac (GB)–Kindling (GB), by Dr Fong. (75,000gns Ylg ’16 TAOCT). O-Mrs Julie Martin & David R Martin; B-Select Bloodstock & Melchior Bloodstock (IRE); T-Charles Hills. £17,200.
3–Great Prospector (Ire), 127, c, 2, Elzaam (Aus)–Guana (Ire), by Dark Angel (Ire). (€48,000 Wlg ’15 GOFNOV; £95,000 Ylg ’16 GOUKPR). O-Mr & Mrs J D Cotton; B-Patrick Gleeson (IRE); T-Richard Fahey. £8,608.
Margins: HD, HF, 3/4. Odds: 0.80, 10.00, 12.00.
Also Ran: Zaman (GB), Zaaki (GB), Finniston Farm (GB), Bullington Bandit (Ire), Etefaaq (Ire), Aqabah, Maksab (Ire).
Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
Galileo’s The Pentagon Secures TDN Rising Stardom at The Curragh
Saturday, July 15, 2017
| 1st at CUR, Mdn, €20,000 | Club Godolphin Irish EBF Maiden | (7f) | Winner: The Pentagon (Ire), c, 2 by Galileo (Ire) |
The Pentagon | Racingfotos.com
By Sean Cronin
1st-CUR, €20,000, Mdn, 7-15, 2yo, 7fT, 1:22.89, g/f.
THE PENTAGON (IRE), c, 2, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Vadawina (Ire) (G1SW-Fr, $267,195), by Unfuwain
2nd Dam: Vadaza (Fr), by Zafonic
3rd Dam: Vadlamixa (Fr), by Linamix (Fr)
The Pentagon, who was a June 10 debut sixth behind the TDN Rising Star performance of Verbal Dexterity (Ire) (Vocalised) over this course and distance last time, earned similar status with a dominant display in this return. Breaking well from an outer gate to lead after the initial strides, the 9-2 chance maintained control thereafter and powered ever clear under mild urging inside the final quarter mile to easily account for Medal of Honour (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) by an impressive 8 1/2 lengths. “He did it nicely and he’s a nice colt,” said winning rider Ana O’Brien. “He travelled easy and went forward when I asked him. He made his own way home and did it the hard way. It was soft ground the first day he ran and he liked that better ground today. It is beautiful good-to-firm ground.” His stablemate Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy), a $3million KEESEP half-brother to the incredible MGISW Beholder (Henny Hughes) and GISW sire Into Mischief (Harlan’s Holiday), was a shade green through the early strides and made little impact with an eighth-place finish. The Pentagon becomes the sixth scorer, from as many foals to race, produced by G1 Prix Saint-Alary heroine Vadawina (Ire) (Unfuwain) and he is kin to a yearling filly by Galileo and to three black-type performers headed by G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris victor Vadamar (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}) and MGSP Listed Prix Isonomy victress Vedouma (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}). Vadawina, herself kin to four black-type performers headed by G1 Prix Saint-Alary winner Vazira (Fr) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), is from a family which includes Group 1 winners Valixir (Ire) (Trempolino), Vadamos (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}) and Val Royal (Fr) (Royal Academy). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, €12,320.
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O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Barronstown Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien.
Dubawi Half To Teofilo Strikes On Debut
Saturday, July 15, 2017
| 1st at NMT, Mdn, 10000 | Rossdales EBF Stallions Maiden Fillies’ S. | (7f) | Winner: Poetic Charm (GB), f, 2 by Dubawi (Ire) |
Poetic Charm | Racing Post
By Tom Frary
1st-NEW, £10,000, Mdn, 7-15, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:26.00, g/f.
+POETIC CHARM (GB) (f, 2, Dubawi {Ire}—Speirbhean {Ire} {SW-Ire}, by Danehill), a half-sister to the 2006 G1 National S. and G1 Dewhurst S.-winning champion and sire Teofilo (Ire), Ch. 2yo Colt-Eur, Hwt. 2yo Colt-Eng & Ire, G1SW-Eng & Ire, $645,596, was sent off the 3-1 second favourite breaking from the one stall and tracked the pace against the fence early. Freed from a pocket to gain the lead with a furlong remaining, the imposing homebred who is also a full-sister to this year’s G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial winner Bean Feasa (GB) drifted left but was in control and hit the line with a length to spare over Sizzling (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). “She did a nice bit of work the other day and the fillies are just coming to hand now,” trainer Charlie Appleby said. “I’ve not really run many fillies, as they have taken time to come to hand. She has got a great pedigree and trip-wise she will get further. She would be fine over seven furlongs or a mile. I know this was only a maiden, but she has got plenty of boot. She travelled very well and picked up well. She is a filly with a bright future. The [G1] Moyglare [Stud S. at The Curragh Sept. 10], on the back of that, is quite a realistic target. To be fair it is a little bit tricky placing fillies like this when they win a class two maiden, as it rules them out of novice events. She might be one that has to be thrown in the deep end and go straight there.” Speirbhean, who broke her maiden in the same 1000 Guineas Trial as her daughter Bean Feasa when it was run as a listed race in 2001, also produced the dam of the G3 Blue Wind S. runner-up We’ll Go Walking (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}). She descends from the Canadian champion Victorian Queen, whose progeny includes the sires Judge Angelucci and War and the GI John Henry H. winner Peace (Naskra). Her yearling colt is again by Dubawi, while she was barren to Shamardal in 2017. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $8,476.
O/B-Godolphin (GB); T-Charlie Appleby.
fonte : TDN
KOREA: Seoul Sunday – Minister’s Cup Day: Race-By-Race Preview (July 16)by gyongmaman |
The final leg of the 2017 Korean Triple Crown takes place on Sunday at Seoul Racecourse with the winners of the Cup Mile, Derby and Oaks all taking their chance in the Minister’s Cup. Sunday sees 11 races at Seoul from 11:45 to 19:00 and 6 at Busan from 13:25 to 17:40.
Derby winner Final Boss is the favourite. He was Champion Juvenile last year but arrived at the first leg of the Triple Crown, the KRA Cup Mile (Korean Guineas) in Busan in April looking anything but himself. He still ran 5th as Indian King took the honours ahead of Royal Ruby and American Power.
Back home in Seoul in the Derby in May, Final Boss once more didn’t make things easy for himself. He dawdled at the back of the field in the early stages of the race and once he launched his late challenge, veered violently across to the stands-side rail. Regardless, he hit the front in the final furlong and raced on to win by an easy three lengths. Royal Ruby and American Power once more came home in 2nd and 3rd.
So to Sunday and stretching out to 2000M in the Minister’s Cup, a distance none of the 12 runners have tackled before. That surely won’t be a problem for Final Boss who looked ready to go round again after the Derby. Nor should it be for Royal Ruby and American Power who could well end up filling out the places in all three legs of the Triple Crown.
Across the first two legs of the Crown, only one filly took her chance. This time there are four and they’re the top four place-getters from last month’s Oaks. That race produced a record breaking trifecta dividend as longshot Jejui Haneul enabled Kim Hye Sun to make history as the first Korean female jockey to win a Classic. She goes again, however, it is the runner-up that day, Bright Star who could turn out to be the best of them.
All in all though, the race looks set up for Final Boss to confirm his position as the standout of his crop. Notes on all Seoul races are below:
SABATO 15 LUGLIO 2017. Irlanda: #Enable spaziale nelle Darley Irish Oaks, doppio Classico per la femmina di Juddmonte con Dettori..
Devastante! Al Curragh conferma per Enable (Nathaniel) la quale, dopo la vittoria nelle Oaks inglesi per 5 lunghezze, ha replicato anche in Irlanda nelle Darley Irish Oaks G1 dimostrando di essere fortissima. La portacolori Juddmonte, allenata da John Gosden, aveva in sella Frankie Dettori al ritorno in palla dopo l’infortunio patito a Yarmouth a metà Giugno.
Enable, chiamando a palo lontano e proponendosi in una progressione devastante, ha vinto fermando ed ha battuto Rain Goddess (Galileo) ed Eziyra (Teofilo), giunta terza. Enable è forse migliorata rispetto allo show proposto ad Epsom, ora vedremo quale sarà il programma di una cavalla veramente fortissima, fuori dall’ordinario. Quest’anno, se i maschi sono un pò deboli, con le femmine forse siamo messi meglio. Dopo Winter, ecco Enable al doppio.
Enable è una figlia di Nathaniel (Galileo) con mamma Concentric (Sadler’s Wells), attualmente vanta 4 vittorie in 5 uscite. Suggestione King George Vi & Queen Elizabeth Stakes G1 di fine Luglio, il 29 ad Ascot, sulla scia di quanto fece Taghrooda (Sea The Stars)? Possibilissimo ma vedremo quale sarà la decisione del team.
Seguiranno approfondimenti. IL VIDEO DELLE IRISH OAKS QUI. IL RISULTATO COMPLETO QUI. Qui sotto il tweet ed il video della corsa.
Ascot: Buon secondo per #Kaspersky nel Summer Mile G2. Vince #Mutakayyef da favorito..
Ad Ascot una discreta soddisfazione per l’allevamento italiano nel Summer Mile G2, dove Kaspersky (Footstepsinthesand) si è lanciato in un bel secondo posto ottenuto dopo aver graduato dall’inizio con Martin Harley in sella e soccombendo solo alla fine a Mutakayyef (Sea The Stars) con Dane O’Neill per Willy Haggas, passato di slancio approfittando dell’andatura dell’ex italiano. Linea confermatissima è quella delle Queen Anne Stakes G1 dove il cavallo di Hamdan Al Maktoum giunse al secondo posto alle spalle di Ribchester, con 3 lunghezze e mezzo di vantaggio rispetto a Kaspersky quinto quel giorno, con riferimento tutto sommato confermato. Al terzo è arrivato Hatal (Speightstown). La corsa si disputava sul round course, con la curva, e non in pista dritta come nelle Queen Anne, questo ha consentito di gestire meglio le energie all’italian bred.
Kaspersky è un 6 anni allevato dalla Nuova Sbarra per la quale si è distinto come Champion Miler in Italia agli ordini di Endo Botti e Cristiana Brivio, ora allenato da Jane Chapple Hyam, di proprietà di Mr e Mrs Clarke che ha già effettuato 4 corse in Inghilterra dall’acquisto in primavera, ottenendo 2 secondi posti ma non correndo mai troppo male, a parte la prima uscita in stagione ad Ascot. Obiettivi per lui sono attualmente quelli in Australia, dove è destinato per i vari “spring carnival” locali.
IL VIDEO DEL SUMMER MILE QUI. IL RISULTATO COMPLETO QUI.
Vendetta, tremenda vendetta. Newmarket molto spesso non lascia scampo e così nella Darley July Cup G1, mentre aspettavamo “il” tre anni contro gli anziani quale Caravaggio (Scat Daddy), ci siamo ritrovati al primo “l’altro” tre anni quali Harry Angel (Dark Angel), finito battuto nella Commonwealth Cup G1 dopo la rincorsa proprio del Coolmore, e solo quarto Caravaggio sul quale Ryan Moore non è stato certamente impeccabile. Cosa è cambiato? Che ad Ascot Harry non si è risparmiato davanti ed è arrivato a rotoloni subendo il finale del Coolmoriano, mentre a Newmarket Adamo Kirby è stato bravo a non farsi prendere la mano, anzi adeguandosi al ritmo di Intelligence Cross (War Front) e mettendosi li tranquillo a far passare metri. Ad un certo punto, quando ha deciso che doveva andare, ha dato uno strappo che ha preso in controtempo Caravaggio che aveva preso una schiena giusta il quale, una volta chiamato, ci ha messo 200 metri per mettersi sulle gambe dormendo un pò (colpa ovviamente di Ryan Moore) sulle prime pur finendo forte all’interno, ma non riuscendo comunque ad agganciare i primi 3 lasciando scappare via Harry e la sua giubba blu, con al secondo lo specialista di Newmarket Limato (Tagula) con al terzo un ritrovato Brando (Pivotal), in totale recupero rispetto a York quando aveva incontrato problemi fisici. Insomma, Adamo gliel’ha impacchettata per bene. IL VIDEO DELLA DARLEY JULY CUP QUI. IL RISULTATO COMPLETO QUI.
Les italiens: Domani ci riprovano Amore Hass e Back On Board nell’Eugene Adam. Il 23 Ipompieridiviggiu nel Papin
Ok, non è andata granchè bene. A parte la vittoria di Two Shades Of Grey a Pompadour con in sella Debora Fioretti e per il training di Maurizio Guarnieri, ieri non è stata una giornata molto prolifica per gli italiani all’estero. Da segnalare anche gli np di Morigane Forlonge e Bharuch in giornata. Ma non bisogna abbattersi. Domenica 16 a Maisons-Laffitte ci riprovano 2 italiani che saranno protagonisti nel Prix Eugene Adam (Grand Prix De Maisons-Laffitte) G2 sui 2000 metri. Al via infatti Back On Board (Nathaniel), con in sella Fabio Branca, ed Amore Hass(Azamour) che avrà in sella Cristian Demuro. Certo, l’umore non sarà al massimo ma va comunque trovata una dimensione, speriamo si possa concretizzare qualcosa di positivo in questo modo. Gli avversari per i nostri si chiamano Phelps Win (Muhtathir), vincitore del Prix de Guiche G3 a Chantilly, e Avilius (Pivotal) per Andre Fabre, senza dimenticare Dettori su Afandem (Zoffany). IL CAMPO PARTENTI COMPLETO QUI.
Maisons-Laffitte sarà anche la destinazione estiva per Ipompieridiviggiu (Pastoral Pursuits), il 2 anni vincitore di Premio Primi Passi G3 che affronterà il Prix Robert Papin G2 di domenica 23 Luglio sui 1100 metri. Bruno Grizzetti, che ha vinto il Papin con la femmina Rolly Polly(Mukaddamah) nel 2000, ha come obiettivo finale il Morny G1 anche si tratta di una corsa dura. E per arrivarci bisogna provare il Papin, altrettanto tosta. Al momento i rimasti sono in 16 e sono consultabili cliccando su questo LINK.
Il Città di Napoli Lr è l’unica Listed estiva rimasta ancora in piedi. Siamo già al 15 Luglio, è il momento dunque di sparare la cartuccia in una di quelle corse più tradizionali che il nostro calendario possa offrire. Da qui sono passati tanti cavalli buoni e sarà una nuova occasione per vedere all’opera la rediviva Kathy Dream (Arcano) che affronterà 7 avversari. La 5 anni ha passato un brutto periodo a cavallo di fine 2016, quando si era elevata a campionessa tra gli sprinter in Italia dopo la vittoria nell’Aloisi G3 in Novembre, ed una faticosa ricerca della condizione nel 2017 dove, comunque, ha vinto in chiusura di stagione di Roma il Premio Aldo and Renato Ricchi, un mega handicappone a Capannelle nel quale gli handicapper l’hanno colpevolmente sottovalutata. Insomma, alla fine ha dimostrato di essere ancora forte. Kathy Dream cercherà di emulare Black Mambazo che ha vinto 2 volte questa corsa nel 2008 e 2008, Dream Impact che l’ha vinta nel 2005 e 2006, senza dimenticare l’immenso Late Parade che vinse per 3 volte tra il 1998 e 2000.
Kathy Dream, vincitrice di questa corsa nel 2016 quando era in ascesa completa di condizione, affronterà un paio di velocisti di spessore quali Intense Life (Intense Focus), vincitore di Omenoni G3 e millemetrista perfetto, e Lohit (Dutch Art) che l’Omenoni lo vinse nel 2015. I 3 anni sono rappresentati dal futuro del segmento, cioè Penalty (Mujahid), terzo nel Tudini G3, che cercherà di fare bene a 1000 anche se si tratta di un cavallo più da 1200 metri. Al via anche My Lea (Dandy Man), piazzata di Listed, ma che ha realizzato una misura di 56.4s in una condizionata di Agnano, su tracciato e distanza, proprio 3 settimane fa.
L’estate di Napoli, quando le cose andavano decentemente, ospitava anche il Criterium Partenopeo come Listed della stagione. Al momento è solo una condizionata e si disputa sui 1000 metri chiamandosi Criterium d’Estate. Al via 7 cavalli tra cui il chiacchierato Gold Tail (Dream Ahead).
In generale si tratta di una bella giornata di corse. IL CONVEGNO COMPLETO CLICCANDO SU QUESTO LINK.
PUBBLICATO DA GABRIELE CANDI A SABATO, LUGLIO 15, 2017
#Tattersalls July Sale: Fatturato record a £14,6 milioni (+19%). Top price a £330,000. Gli italiani ancora attivi..
Tre giorni di vivissime contrattazioni a Newmarket per le Tattersalls July Sale che hanno anche in questo caso migliorato il record delle annate precedenti. Nell’ultima sessione di venerdì sono stati venduti 178 lotti per un aggregato di 4,161,300gns (+56%), con una media a 23,380gns (+54%) ed il mediano a 13,000gns. Guardando ai dati dell’intera asta arriviamo ad un fatturato totale di 14,691,700gns (+19%), un nuovo record appunto, con la media a 25,595gns (+19%) ed il mediano a 12,000gns (+20%).
La percentuale dei cavalli passati di mano è stata dell’89%, mentre lo scorso anno era dell’88%. Il top price di tutte le sessioni è stato per la femmina Asanta Sana (Galileo), offerta da John Gosden e proveniente dalle Clarehaven Stables, acquistata alla fine con un bid risolutivo da Saeed Manana per 330,000gns. La 3 anni, reduce da 2 quarti posti, sarà allenata ora da James Tate, l’allenatore del proprietario dubaiano. Si tratta di una sorella di Pretty Perfect, della famiglia di Milanova vincitrice di G3 in Australia, di una famiglia comunque molto buona e qualitativa. Male che vada, entrerà in razza sempre per Saed Manana.
Jassim Al Ghazali, molto presente negli ultimi anni nel ring di Tattersalls, ha acquistato Allography (Iffraaj) per 185,000gns. Si tratta di un cavallo mai uscito dai primi 3 per Michael Halford questa stagione, che adesso andrà a coltivare ricchi sogni in Qatar. L’allenatore, per la stessa latitudine, ha anche acquistato per £100,000 Don Valentino (Dandy Man), migliorato in stagione. Da Singapore hanno acquistato Qatar Man(Archarcharch), allenato da Marco Botti e recente quarto nelle UAE 2,000 Guineas, per 150,000gns. Marco Botti era presente con qualche cavallo italiano, ma ne parleremo dopo.
Tra gli altri acquisti interessanti va valutato quello che riguarda Arab Spring (Monsun), come parte del dispersal Ballymacoll, che continuerà la sua carriera a Dubai per Rashid Bouresly che l’ha pagato 100,000gns.
Gli italiani:
