Guiche Romp For Muhtathir’s Phelps Win
| 6th at CHY, Gr. Stk, €80,000 | G3 Prix de Guiche | (9f) | Winner: Phelps Win (Fr), c, 3 by Muhtathir (GB) |
Phelps Win | Scoop Dyga
By Tom Frary
All the attention was on TDN Rising Star Plumatic here, but it was the G3 Prix la Force runner-up Phelps Win who stepped up to stamp his class on proceedings and temporarily halt the Fabre stable’s momentum. Breaking his maiden on his 3-year-old bow over a mile at Saint-Cloud Mar. 19, the bay had split two other Fabre colts in Graphite (Fr) (Shamardal) and Franz Schubert (GB) (Dansili {GB}) when second in the Force over this course and distance Apr. 9. With the Chantilly faithful absorbed in the aura of the Wertheimer homebred and content to lay their money down as a result, they were arguably blinded to Phelps Win’s form which should have entitled him to pole position. Settled in second early by Pierre-Charles Boudot, the bay strolled to the front with two furlongs remaining where he began to turn the screw. By the time the furlong pole was passed, Plumatic was soundly beaten and he was eased late by an accepting Maxime Guyon. “He had run a good race last time, but it was good-to-firm then and he was a little bit stiff for a few days after,” trainer Henri-Alex Pantall explained. “I had to slow down his training, so I was worried today but the ground had softened and so it boosted my confidence. He ran up to his best and he has quality, as he had shown in the past. He is not in the [G1] Prix du Jockey Club [at Chantilly June 4], so we will have to see if we supplement him. If not, there are plenty of other opportunities for him.”
With this authoritative success, Phelps Win becomes the third winner and first in black-type company for his dam Take Grace, who was herself the winner of seven races including the Listed Prix Miss Satamixa. Her second dam Guardian Spirit is a half to the G1 Prix de la Salamandre-winning and stakes-producing Oczy Czarnie (Lomond) and the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud-winning sire Glaieul. She descends from Gracious (Ire) (Habitat), who is a half to the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Gold River (Fr) (Riverman).
Sunday, Chantilly, France
PRIX DE GUICHE-G3, €80,000, CHY, 5-7, 3yo, c/g, 9fT, 1:55.53, sf.
1–#@PHELPS WIN (FR), 128, c, 3, by Muhtathir (GB)
1st Dam: Take Grace (Fr) (SW-Fr, $167,189), by Take Risks (Fr)
2nd Dam: Grace Royale (Ire), by Marignan
3rd Dam: Guardian Spirit, by Lyphard
O/B-Mme Nadine Chiari (FR); T-Henri-Alex Pantall; J-Pierre-Charles Boudot. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-2-1, €79,150. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Plumatic (GB), 128, c, 3, Dubawi (Ire)–Plumania (GB), by Anabaa. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (GB); T-Andre Fabre. €16,000.
3–Stunning Spirit (GB), 128, c, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)–Stunning View, by Dynaformer. O/B-George Strawbridge (GB); T-Freddy Head. €12,000.
Margins: 3HF, 1, 2. Odds: 3.60, 0.70, 2.40.
Also Ran: Phoceen (Fr), Saglawy (Fr).
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Another TDN Rising Star Win As Musawaah Takes the Seine For Union Rags
| 5th at CHY, Lst Stk, €55,000 | Listed Prix de la Seine | (11f) | Winner: Musawaah, f, 3 by Union Rags |
Musawaah | Scoop Dyga
By Sean Cronin
MUSAWAAH, f, 3, Union Rags–Mudreqah, by Seeking the Gold.
O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Shadwell Farm LLC (KY); T-Freddy Head; J-Aurelien Lemaitre. €27,500. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, €44,900.
Having beaten Treve’s sister Terre (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) decisively in a debutantes event at Saint-Cloud in October, Musawaah built on a return third in a 10-furlong conditions race at Compiegne Apr. 24 to open her black-type account here. Soon in front, the 12-5 favourite put her rivals on the stretch from the top of the straight and only needed to be kept up to her work to score by two lengths from Kitesurf (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), with Lady Paname (Fr) (Soldier of Fortune {Ire}) 1 1/2 lengths back in third. “She is a lovely-looking filly with a great stride who knows how to use it,” trainer Freddy Head said of the flashy bay. “I don’t know how far she will stay, but she is in the [G1 Prix de] Diane [at Chantilly June 18]. She could possibly go there, but we’ll take time to decide and see what’s going on.”
Galileo’s Winter Downs Stablemate Rhododendron In the Guineas
| 4th at NEW, Gr. Stk, £500,000 | G1 Qipco 1000 Guineas | (8f) | Winner: Winter (Ire), f, 3 by Galileo (Ire) |
Winter | Racingfotos.com
By Tom Frary
THE BIG FREEZE
The subject of a gamble midweek, Susan Magnier’s Winter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who started at 9-1 enjoyed a straightforward trip under Wayne Lordan to upstage her more troubled stablemate Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and capture Sunday’s G1 Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket with authority. Catching the eye when second in the seven-furlong G3 1000 Guineas Trial S. at Leopardstown Apr. 8, the former David Wachman-trained grey tracked the pace closely and after striking the front before the quarter pole quickly built up a sizeable advantage as the 5-4 favourite had to be checked in behind. When Rhododendron was freed by Ryan Moore, Winter was away and gone and at the line there was a two-length margin between the Magnier-owned duo who delivered another one-two for their famed sire, with Daban (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) best of the Brits a neck behind in third. “She is a pretty straightforward filly and has a high cruising speed, so I just followed the pace,” Lordan said of Winter, whose time was a second quicker than Churchill’s 24 hours earlier. “She stays very well and nothing really bothers her–she’s a big filly who is progressive and I think she’ll get a mile and a quarter. I knew whoever came at me would deserve it if they came by me.”
Sunday, Newmarket, Britain
QIPCO 1000 GUINEAS S.-G1, £500,000, NEW, 5-7, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:35.66, g/f.
1–#@&WINTER (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Laddies Poker Two (Ire), by Choisir (Aus)
2nd Dam: Break of Day, by Favorite Trick
3rd Dam: Quelle Affaire, by Riverman
O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Laddies Poker Two Syndicate (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Wayne Lordan. £283,550. Lifetime Record: GSP-Ire, 5-2-1-2, $393,886. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Rhododendron (Ire), 126, f, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Halfway To Heaven (Ire), by Pivotal (GB). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. £107,500.
3–Daban (Ire), 126, f, 3, Acclamation (GB)–Malaspina (Ire), by Whipper. (70,000gns RNA Ylg ’15 TAOCT; 260,000gns 2yo ’16 TATHIT). O-Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah; B-Kildaragh Stud (IRE); T-John Gosden. £53,800.
Margins: 2, NK, 1 1/4. Odds: 9.00, 1.25, 5.00.
Also Ran: Talaayeb (GB), Fair Eva (GB), Unforgetable Filly (GB), Poet’s Vanity (GB), Urban Fox (GB), Queen Kindly (GB), Hydrangea (Ire), Kilmah (GB), Intricately (Ire), Ce La Vie (GB), Dream Start (GB).
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Like the recent G3 Ballysax S. winner Rekindling (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}), Winter was a David Wachman project prior to his retirement at the end of last year whose light stayed under a bushel as she endured a stop-start campaign under an admiring Wayne Lordan. Precocious enough to be third behind Ballydoyle’s Cuff (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) on debut over six furlongs at Naas in May, she was absent for two months until returning to fill that spot again as the even-money favourite for a mile maiden at Gowran Park won by another from Rosegreen in Butterflies (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Off the mark over seven on Dundalk’s Polytrack in August, she was not seen again until her debut for her new stable in the 1000 Guineas Trial. Just denied by Hydrangea (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) there, with the subsequent G3 Athasi S. winner Rehana (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and Sunday’s G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial scorer Bean Feasa (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in third and fifth, she had forced her way into this line-up despite the commanding presence of Rhododendron who had so long dominated the ante-post market.
Understandably, there was much excitement about the fortunes of Frankel (GB) heading into the Guineas meeting but ultimately it was his sire Galileo who yet again proved that he is the daddy in the championship events. With the pace-carving Hydrangea fading out of contention late, there was to be no repeat of the Coolmore giant’s one-two-three of 12 months ago and he had merely a forecast this time to satisfy his insatiable lust for domination of the biggest prizes. All the betting suggested beforehand it would be Ballydoyle again here and so it proved, but there were shades of Homecoming Queen (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) and Maybe (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the 2012 edition when they were 25-1 and 13-8 respectively and the former stormed away from the first string.
Winter’s preparatory work had ensured she would start much shorter than Homecoming Queen and with that precedent to call upon it was no surprise to see her odds shrink from 33-1 approaching the race but the vibes for Rhododendron were strong enough to suggest an upset was not on the cards. As the early stages unfolded, with Hydrangea and compatriot Intricately (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) disputing the lead and forcing a generous pace in the process, Winter was perfectly placed to exploit her natural pace by Lordan just behind them. Winter was sent up to take over from that pair with over two furlongs left, while Ryan Moore was about to become a rare victim of traffic problems with Hydrangea coming back on to his mount and forcing her to change direction and lose momentum. When she eventually found space between the Nell Gwyn-placed Unforgetable Filly (GB) (Sepoy {Aus}) and Poet’s Vanity (GB) (Poet’s Voice {GB}) heading down into the “dip”, her stable companion was too far gone but the favourite ate up the ground to inhale TDN Rising Star Talaayeb (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and Daban and narrow the winning margin.
Aidan O’Brien, who was enjoying a fourth renewal, said, “David [Wachman] always thought the world of her and told us she was going to be a Classic filly. She’s a fine, big powerful filly and has been doing better every week. The second filly ran a great race and came home very well and we always thought that she was a filly who was going to stay very well. I would say Ryan will look forward to her the next day. Ryan thought going out that she would stay very well in the future and we thought she could be an Oaks filly. Wayne said a mile and a quarter should be no problem for Winter. After that you’re never sure, but that’s a good sign.”
Michael Tabor was on hand to reflect on yet another stellar weekend for Team Ballydoyle. “It can’t get any better than that, I suppose,” he said. “Aidan is a man full of confidence that does the right thing most of the time and his horses seem to improve from two to three and their three-year-old career seems to get better and better. That’s the mark of the man. You got the impression Rhododendron was unlucky, but when you looked at the winner she was always travelling within herself and she might have pulled out more. Whether Rhododendron with a clear run would have beaten her, I wouldn’t be too sure.”
Daban will be dropping back in distance now according to trainer John Gosden. “She has won a Nell Gwyn and finished third in a Guineas and she will go back for the [G3] Jersey [S. at Royal Ascot June 21],” he said. “That’s the way to go with her and I couldn’t be happier with her. She ran great and put it all in. It is a strongly-run mile and, as I said before, my concern was stamina as she is not bred to get a mile.”
Winter is the second foal and first winner out of Laddies Poker Two, who was also a major gamble when taking Royal Ascot’s Wokingham H. in 2010. That proved to be her last outing, which perhaps denied the public something special as she covered that six-furlong trip in a quicker time than the preceding G1 Golden Jubilee S. won by another of Choisir’s progeny in Starspangledbanner (Aus). The third dam Quelle Affaire, a daughter of the French juvenile champion and G1 Prix Morny heroine Ancient Regime (Olden Times), is a full-sister to the G3 Concorde S.-winning sire Rami and a half to the G3 Prix Eclipse-winning sire Crack Regiment as well as the G1 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp runner-up La Grande Epoque (Lyphard). Laddies Poker Two has two more daughters of Galileo to come, a 2-year-old named Chariot (Ire) and a yearling.
Galileo One Two Three and Derby Trial Win For TDN Rising Star Douglas Macarthur
| 5th at LEP, Gr. Stk, €100,000 | G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S. | (10f) | Winner: Douglas Macarthur (Ire), c, 3 by Galileo (Ire) |
Douglas Macarthur | Racing Post
By Tom Frary
Second and ahead of his fellow Galileo-sired stablemates Yucatan and Capri in the G3 Ballysax S. over this course and distance last time Apr. 8, TDN Rising Star Douglas Macarthur produced a stirring front-running effort to confirm that form and provide Emmet McNamara with a career highlight and Aidan O’Brien with an 11th renewal. Impressive from the front on his second start in the mile maiden won in 2011 by Camelot (GB) here in July, the bay was the yard’s pick for the G3 Golden Fleece S., or Champions Juvenile S. won by Australia (GB) (Galileo {Ire}). Coming off a break in that contest which was run over the same course and distance as his maiden on Irish Champions Day, he was 8-13 but could only manage only third under the same forcing tactics before finishing fifth when held up in Newmarket’s G2 Royal Lodge S. a fortnight later. Ridden forward again when fourth in the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud trying this trip for the first time in October, he was undone by another of that race’s also-rans Rekindling (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}) in the Ballysax and in his absence was able to become the fourth Derby trial winner to have followed home Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) at Saint-Cloud.
Shadowed by Capri as he set a stern pace throughout the early stages with Yucatan sat out the back, he refused to relinquish the lead as Capri threatened from the top of the straight and the only non-Ballydoyle protagonist Insayshable (Ire) (Rajj {Ire}) also loomed ominously. With that pair fought off, Douglas Macarthur showed an admirably determined attitude against the rail to pull out extra as Yucatan joined in on the outer to make a Ballydoyle and Galileo blanket. McNamara said of the winner, “They were three very nice horses and it was just nice to be on one of them. He stays all day and he shouldn’t have any problems getting a mile and a half. Turning in, I thought I might be in a bit of trouble but staying won the day for him. I rode him plenty at home over the winter and know him well. He’s a very uncomplicated horse and I don’t see any reason why he wouldn’t act around Epsom. He’s a well-balanced horse and he can jump smart from the gates and get a position and travel. He’s a typical Galileo–he gets his head down and really tries.”
Given that he is a full-brother to the stable’s 2012 G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Was, Douglas Macarthur was always going to stretch some resources in the auction ring much as his other full-sister, the 5million gns purchase Al Naamah (Ire), had before him. His dam is a half to the formidable champion New Approach (Ire), winner of the Epsom Derby he also likely heads to now, and the G3 Matron S.-winning highweight Dazzling Park (Ire) (Warning {GB}) who was also second in the G1 Irish Champion S. and third in the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas. She in turn is the second dam of the G1 Phoenix S.-winning sire Alfred Nobel (Ire), another high-profile descendant of the legendary dual champion Park Express. Alluring Park also has a 2-year-old full-sister to the winner to come named Park Bloom (Ire).
Sunday, Leopardstown, Ireland
DERRINSTOWN STUD DERBY TRIAL S.-G3, €100,000, LEO, 5-7, 3yo, 10fT, 2:09.50, g/f.
1–#@DOUGLAS MACARTHUR (IRE), 129, c, 3, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Alluring Park (Ire) (MSP-Ire), by Green Desert
2nd Dam: Park Express (Ire), by Ahonoora (GB)
3rd Dam: Matcher, by Match II
(1,250,000gns Ylg ’15 TATOCT). O-Markus Jooste, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Lodge Park Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Emmet McNamara. €59,000. Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-1, $117,430. *Full to Was (Ire), G1SW-Eng & G1SP-Ire, $496,294; and Al Naamah (Ire), MGSP-Fr; and 1/2 to Janood (Ire) (Medicean {GB}), SW-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Yucatan (Ire), 129, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Six Perfections (Fr), by Celtic Swing (GB). O-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Niarchos Family (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. €20,000.
3–Capri (Ire), 129, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Dialafara (Fr), by Anabaa. O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Lynch Bages Ltd & Camas Park Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. €10,000.
Margins: HD, NO, 1 3/4. Odds: 7.00, 1.60, 2.25.
Also Ran: Insayshable (Ire), Dubai Sand (Ire). DNF: Naturalist (Ire).
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Pont Neuf Success For Siyouni’s TDN Rising Star Pamplemousse
| 4th at CHY, Lst Stk, €55,000 | Listed Prix du Pont-Neuf | (7f) | Winner: Pamplemousse (Ire), f, 3 by Siyouni (Fr) |
Pamplemousse | Scoop Dyga
By Sean Cronin
PAMPLEMOUSSE (IRE), f, 3, Siyouni (Fr)–Acatama, by Efisio (GB). (€250,000 Ylg ’15 ARAUG; €400,000 2yo ’16 ARQMAY).
O-Lady Bamford; B-Aleyrion Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Andre Fabre; J-Pierre-Charles Boudot. €27,500. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, €43,756.
Fourth behind Daban (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) when one of the main protagonists in the G3 Nell Gwyn S. over this trip at Newmarket last time Apr. 19, TDN Rising Star Pamplemousse who had earned that status with an impressive debut win over 6 1/2 furlongs on Chantilly’s Polytrack Apr. 4 returned home to enjoy an easier task and justify 11-10 favouritism for the domestically dominant Andre Fabre stable. Tanking her way to the front from the outset, the bay settled there and cruised around in the hands of Pierre-Charles Boudot. Apparently running out of stamina late on, she held on to secure a 3/4-of-a-length verdict over Speed As (Fr) (Evasive {GB}), with Incampo (Fr) (Campanologist) a length behind in third. “I have been trying to figure out what her best trip is and after today I am not certain she will stay much further, so I have no precise plans for her future,” Fabre said.
Dubawi Filly Prevails In Guineas Trial
| 4th at LEP, Gr. Stk, €60,000 | G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial | (8f) | Winner: Bean Feasa (GB), f, 3 by Dubawi (Ire) |
Winning connections with Bean Feasa | Racing Post
By Tom Frary
Sixteen years on from her dam Speirbhean, who is a half-sister to Teofilo (Ire), breaking her maiden in this Classic prep Bean Feasa rolled back the years for Jim Bolger with this career-best. Still a maiden entering the seven-furlong Apr. 8 G3 1000 Guineas Trial S. here Apr. 8, the homebred had nevertheless encountered tough opposition at two and ended up a respectable fifth in that prep which was soon to be brought firmly into the spotlight by Winter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) at Newmarket. Appearing to take a backward step when subsequently turned over by the newcomer Naughty Or Nice (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) last Sunday in an extended nine-furlong maiden at a rain-afflicted Gowran Park, Bean Feasa was back on a lively surface and kept her date with destiny.
Tracking the clear leader Asking in second throughout the early stages, the bay knuckled down for Kevin Manning to stay on past her with a furlong left and on to a resounding success. Bolger is contemplating a tilt at a Classic now. “She relished the faster ground and obviously that opens up new opportunities for her,” he said. “Hopefully she will progress now from here. She can step up in trip later on and is going to be versatile. She doesn’t want soft ground, but I’d say she will be alright after that. We were happy enough going to Gowran last week, but there was a downpour at 12 o’clock on Sunday and that scuppered her chance. She still ran well and recovered well afterwards. She’s hardy. We’ll have to see about the [G1 Irish 1000] Guineas [at The Curragh May 28], but I wouldn’t rule it out.”
As mentioned above, Bean Feasa is a half to the G1 Dewhurst S. and G1 National S.-winning juvenile champion and prolific sire Teofilo, as well as the dam of the G3 Blue Wind S. runner-up We’ll Go Walking (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}). Speirbhean is a full-sibling of the listed-placed Cornwall (Ire) and a half to the listed winner Graduated (Ire) (Royal Academy) from the family of last year’s Listed Eyrefield S.-winning stablemate Dubai Sand (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) who tackled the Derby Trial on the same card. Also connected to the Listed Zetland S. scorer Glamorous Approach (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), the dam descends from the Canadian champion Victorian Queen whose progeny are headed by the sires Judge Angelucci and War and the GI John Henry H. winner Peace (Naskra). She also has a 2-year-old full-sister to the winner named Poetic Charm (GB) and a yearling colt again by Dubawi.
Sunday, Leopardstown, Ireland
DERRINSTOWN STUD 1000 GUINEAS TRIAL-G3, €60,000, LEO, 5-7, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:42.06, g/f.
1–#@BEAN FEASA (GB), 126, f, 3, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Speirbhean (Ire) (SW-Ire), by Danehill
2nd Dam: Saviour, by Majestic Light
3rd Dam: Victorian Queen, by Victoria Park
O-Godolphin; B-Darley (GB); T-Jim Bolger; J-Kevin Manning. €35,400. Lifetime Record: 6-1-2-0, $46,752. *1/2 to Teofilo (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Ch. 2yo Colt-Eur, G1SW-Eng & Ire, $645,596. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Asking (Ire), 126, f, 3, Zoffany (Ire)–Roselita (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells. O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs A M O’Brien; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. €12,000.
3–Shes Ranger (Ire), 126, f, 3, Bushranger (Ire)–Baraloti (Ire), by Barathea (Ire). (€3,000 RNA 2yo ’16 GBMBR). O/T-Adrian Murray; B-Tally Ho Stud (IRE). €6,000.
Margins: 2 3/4, 1HF, 2 1/4. Odds: 3.30, 4.50, 7.00.
Also Ran: Perle de la Mer (Ire), Holy Cat (Ire), Elizabeth Browning (Ire).
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Fastnet Rock’s Somehow Outclasses Dahlia Opposition
| 2nd at NEW, Gr. Stk, £90,000 | G2 Charm Spirit Dahlia S. | (9f) | Winner: Somehow (Ire), f, 4 by Fastnet Rock (Aus) |
Somehow | Racing Post
By Tom Frary
Starting 2016 as an Oaks prospect, Somehow captured the Listed Cheshire Oaks over 12 furlongs before finishing 24 lengths behind Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) when fourth after setting the pace in the Epsom Classic itself. Fifth in the Irish equivalent at The Curragh in July, the bay was tried in a visor for the first time when second to stablemate Best In the World (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in Cork’s G3 Give Thanks S. staying at a mile and a half in early August before reverting to this trip to slam her rivals by seven lengths and upwards in the G3 Dance Design S. at The Curragh later that month. Runner-up in the Mar. 26 G3 Park Express S. over a mile at Naas on her return, she stepped forward to garner last Sunday’s Listed Victor McCalmont Memorial S. over 100 yards further than this distance at Gowran Park.
This already weak-looking renewal was lessened further as Nezwaah (GB) (Dubawi {GB}) broke through the stalls and was withdrawn, but in Somehow it still fostered a filly who belongs firmly in this grade or better and she duly hammered home her superiority to continue Ballydoyle’s momentum at the Guineas meeting. Held up towards the back early by Ryan Moore, she was sent between rivals in pursuit of Elbereth approaching the final quarter mile and needed only to be cajoled past that long-time leader before the furlong pole with the race already decided. Ridden clear with hands and heels from there, she was strong up the climb to outclass her rivals and join the forming queue in her stable for group one opportunity. “She’s shown herself to be a high-class filly and dealt with them very easily,” Ryan Moore commented. Aidan O’Brien is pondering a tilt at the May 20 G1 Lockinge S. at Newbury. “We thought she was a very nice filly last year. She loves following pace and she quickens very well. She also likes fast ground, which is also a big help to her. We might have a look at the Lockinge or something like that.”
Elbereth’s trainer Andrew Balding said, “It was worth having a go because she was 100 per-cent ready to run and she ran to the best of her ability. She is actually in the [G1] Coronation Cup [at Epsom June 2] and if it looks like it is going to cut up with only four or five runners, we might have a go at that as she handles the track well.” Aim To Please was well-beaten, but trainer Francois Doumen was surprised afterwards. “I didn’t expect these undulations to be a problem for her, but they were,” he admitted. “It is the best field she has competed against, but she was running on well. It seems like there is still a bit of improvement in her. There is the [G2] Duke of Cambridge [S. at Royal Ascot June 21] for her and there are also options in France–we could wait for the [G1 Prix Rothschild [at Deauville July 30].”
From the family of Saturday’s G2 Jockey Club S. third Pinzolo (GB) (Monsun {Ger}), Somehow was extending its ongoing influence with this career-best. The dam Alexandrova needs little introduction as the stable’s G1 English, Irish and Yorkshire Oaks heroine who is also responsible for the G2 Prix Kergorlay and G3 Prix de Barbeville winner Alex My Boy. Her full-brother Masterofthehorse (Ire) was third in the 2009 G1 Epsom Derby, while her half-sister Magical Romance (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) captured the G1 Cheveley Park S. From the Fittocks Stud family of the G2 Lancashire Oaks winner and G1 Yorkshire Oaks runner-up Pongee (GB) (Barathea {Ire}), the G1 Irish Oaks heroine and G1 Prix de Diane runner-up Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) and G1 Irish Derby runner-up Golden Sword (GB), she has a yearling half-sister by War Front to come.
Sunday, Newmarket, Britain
CHARM SPIRIT DAHLIA S.-G2, £90,000, NEW, 5-7, 4yo/up, f, 9fT, 1:49.19, g/f.
1–SOMEHOW (IRE), 126, f, 4, by Fastnet Rock (Aus)
1st Dam: Alexandrova (Ire) (Hwt. 3yo Filly-Ire at 9.5-10.5f & 11-13f, MG1SW-Eng, G1SW-Ire & G1SP-Fr, $1,210,034), by Sadler’s Wells
2nd Dam: Shouk (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB)
3rd Dam: Souk (Ire), by Ahonoora (GB)
O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. £51,039. Lifetime Record: GSW-Ire, 10-5-2-1, $283,151. *1/2 to Alex My Boy (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}), Hwt. Older Horse-Ger at 14+f, MGSW-Fr, GSP-Ger & SP-Eng, $239,416. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*.
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2–Elbereth (GB), 126, m, 6, Mount Nelson (GB)–Masandra (Ire), by Desert Prince (Ire). (3,000gns RNA Ylg ’12 TAOCT). O/B-David Taylor (GB); T-Andrew Balding. £19,350.
3–Aim to Please (Fr), 126, f, 4, Excellent Art (GB)–Midnight Flash (Ire), by Anabaa Blue (GB). O-Mrs Diana Vasicek; B-Haras d’Ecouves (FR); T-Francois Doumen. £9,684.
Margins: 3 1/4, 4HF, NK. Odds: 1.60, 25.00, 14.00.
Also Ran: Muffri’Ha (Ire), Aljazzi (GB), Silver Step (Fr), Skiffle (GB). Scratched: Nezwaah (GB), Rosental (GB).
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fonte : TDN
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First victory for Bean Feasa in trial
Well-bred Bean Feasa won for the first time in the G3 1,000 Guineas Trial over a mile at Leopardstown, Ireland, on May 7.
The victory by the three-year-old Dubawi half-sister to Teofilo was achieved in good style by two and three quarter lengths in 1m 42.06s on good to firm ground.
Bean Feasa was slightly slow into stride but soon recovered under Kevin Manning to race in second of the six runners.
She was asked to progress turning in and came to challenge the leader in the straight before going to the front at the distance.
Trainer Jim Bolger said: “I hoped she would step up today. The soft ground did not suit her last week and the only worry about coming here was that the race might come too soon.
“She coped well and did the job well which we are very happy about.
“Bean Feasa ran a very good race first time out but met a smart two-year-old colt. The next time she got a bit upset in the stalls and banged her head. In the run after, I think she was remembering that.
“She got over all that during the winter, is now battle hardened and ready to progress. The Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1, 1m, the Curragh, May 28) will definitely be on her agenda and so might be stepping her up in trip. There are options for her.”
fonte : Godolphin
Winter upsets Rhododendron as O’Brien domination continues
Aidan O’Brien’s astonishing dominance of the top-tier of Flat racing continued at Newmarket on Sunday as his second-string Winter stormed to 1,000 Guineas victory to give rider Wayne Lordan a first Classic victory, coming home ahead of favourite and stablemate Rhododendron.
O’Brien, who captured the colt’s Classic with Churchill on Saturday, has established what in racing terms is akin to a virtual stranglehold over the British Classics in recent years. With this victory he took his record in the last five runnings of the 1,000 Guineas, 2,000 Guineas, Oaks and Derby to 10 wins from 20 races.
This is not the first time in that period that a second- or even third-string has done the business for O’Brien – think of 50-1 Oaks winner Qualify in 2015 – but there was ample support for Winter, who had been backed from 33-1 on Monday to a starting price of 9-1. The rumour mill, on this occasion, was spot on.
One person who was certain not to underestimate Winter was her former trainer, David Wachman, who won this race with Legatissimo in 2015 but quit training at the end of last season. Just 45 when he retired, having enjoyed worldwide success, he left fully aware of the burgeoning talent then nestled in his County Tipperary yard.
“David knew what he had in this filly and he was happy with his decision,” said Lordan. “I was talking to him over the week and he was asking me how she was going but he wouldn’t have any grudges, he’d probably be delighted that I rode the filly and she went on to win because he told Aidan when he got her that she was a filly that will probably come this route.”
Winter surged to the front more than two furlongs from home, a vigorous, powerful move that swiftly left her rivals chasing her heels. Meanwhile, Ryan Moore, bidding for a Guineas double on Rhododendron, found his path momentarily impeded by a back-peddling Hydrangea and was forced to switch inside.
Daban and Talaayeb made progress to challenge inside the final furlong and Rhododendron, having found her feet and open space again, hoisted every scrap of canvas to fly home, but in truth there was little unfair about the final placings – even without the horticultural tangle two furlongs from home she was always struggling to match Winter.
“Wayne gave her a great ride,” said O’Brien. “She’s a big powerful mare isn’t she? She gets a mile very well and you’d say she’d get a mile and a quarter all right, she could get further as well. Ryan’s filly ran a very good race too so we’d be delighted with her as well.”
With a question mark over Winter’s participation, Rhododendron remains the Investec Oaks favourite and was cut to a general 5-2 (from 4), while the 1,000 Guineas winner is widely available at 8-1
While O’Brien lands Classics like most people take buses, Lordan was celebrating his first and a dream start to his new job, having only joined Ballydoyle in January. “Any time you win an English Classic or an Irish Classic it’s very special – and it’s my first,” said Lordan. “It’s even better as I’ve started the new job with Aidan, so it’s starting off very smoothly.”
Lordan, a prominent and highly regarded rider, has enjoyed great success in his career, notably with the likes of Slade Power and Legatissimo (whom he partnered before and after her 1,000 Guineas win), so the fact this was nevertheless his first Classic hammered home just how remarkable it is that O’Brien almost farms these races.
Much of that is owed to supersire Galileo, who completed a clean sweep of the Guineas with this win. “He’s an incredible stallion,” said O’Brien. “It’s what he puts into them mentally. They’re genuine, they’ve got a will to win. It’s a total extreme in animals.”
Likewise, what O’Brien is achieving now is a total extreme in racing. This present period of domination, with a 50 per cent win rate in the four major Classics over their past five runnings, is surely unprecedented in racing history.
Asked by a journalist to speculate on what he might feel if positions were changed, and he was looking on as another trainer was exerting unparalleled domination over the sport, he struggled to answer. ”I’m very happy for everyone . . . life is. . . you’re asking me a very difficult question!”
That was more than forgivable. This is, after all, a domination which confounds the imagination and defies description.
fonte : RacingPost
UK: #Winter spiazza #Rhododendron nelle 1000 Ghinee, terza #Daban. Oggi Way To Paris nel Prix d’Hedouville…
La prima Classica al femminile della stagione, le 1000 Ghinee da Newmarket, ha visto ancora una volta una vittoria Classica per il team Coolmore ed Aidan O’Brien, che continua a macinare record su record forte di una potenza di fuoco senza uguali nel mondo. A vincere è stata la seconda scelta di scuderia, la grigia Winter (Galileo), appoggiata a 9/1, che ha avuto la meglio di una sfortunata Rhododendron (Galileo), favorita e priva di spazio nel momento del primo allungo, e Daban (Acclamation) sulla quale c’era Frankie Dettori. Per il Master di Ballydoyle questa è la quarta vittoria in questa corsa, e per la terza volta è riuscito nel doppio 1000-2000 Ghinee dopo quelle del 2005 e 2012. In sella alla cavalla formalmente di proprietà di Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith, sebbene con giubba rosa, c’era Wayne Lordan che ha dato alla sua un percorso assolutamente pulito, dal centro della pista, cosa non riuscita per esempio alla compagna poi finita seconda che ha tamponato, tra le altre, anche la compagna Hydrangea (Galileo) che si è fermata a metà retta senza più benzina nel serbatoio. Winter è una figlia di Galileo e prodotto della fattrice Laddies Poker Two (Choisir) che vinse il Wokingham Handicap al Royal Ascot del 2010, se non ricordiamo male. A 2 anni era allenata da David Wachman per il quale aveva vinto una maiden a Dundalk alla terza uscita in carriera ad Agosto, dopo 2 piazzamenti. Dopo il ritiro del trainer irlandese, è passata sotto le mani di Aidan O’Brien per il quale era rientrato con un secondo posto nel trial G3 per le 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes a Leopardstown ad inizio Aprile, ed ora ha vinto le 1000 Ghinee. Il tempo finale della corsa dice 1m 35.66s (slow by 0.66s), più basso come riferimento rispetto ai maschi delle 2000 Ghinee del sabato. IL VIDEO DELLE 1000 GHINEE QUI. IL RISULTATO COMPLETO QUI.
Non c’era solo l’Inghilterra in questo fine settimana, ma anche un pò di Irlanda. Nel trial per le 1000 Ghinee irlandesi ch andranno in scena fra qualche settimana, a conquistare la sua prima vittoria in carriera è stata Bean Feasa (Dubawi), ancora maiden nelle precedenti 5 uscite ma battuta sempre da cavalle buone, ha fornito una buonissima prestazione alla terza corsa in stagione per Jim Bolger ed i colori Godolphin. Montata da Kevin Manning, ha vestito il reggilingua per la prima volta, ed i risultati sono stati subito importanti. Del resto la classe non le manca, essendo una figlia di Dubawi ma soprattutto una sorellastra del campione e sire Teofilo (Galileo). Questa se migliora ancora farà divertire i suoi, perchè oggi ha fatto qualcosa di interessantissimo.
C’era anche il trial per il Derby G3 sui 2000 metri, vinto ancora da Douglas Macarthur (Galileo) che ha battuto in lotta Yucatan e Capri, tutti Galileo ai primi 3 posti, con in sella Emmet McNamara.
In Francia una corsa di Gruppo e 3 Listed. Nel Prix de Guiche, corsa vinta lo scorso anno da Almanzor, è emerso l’Henry-Alex Pantall Phelphs Win (Muhtathir). Da segnalare che nel Prix du Pont-Neuf è tornata alla vittoria Pamplemousse (Siyouni), impressionante al debutto a Chantilly, poi quarta nelle Nell Gwynn Stakes G3 a Newmarket come test per le 1000 Ghinee alle spalle di Daban, poi terza ieri a Newmarket. La sorellastra di Odeliz ha dato una conferma delle sue qualità, ma non ancora pronta per il massimo livello. Probabilmente è più una velocista, che una miler.
Oggi in Francia c’è il Greffuhle G2 come test per il Derby francese, e poi il Prix d’Hedouville G3 sul miglio e mezzo con in pista Way To Paris (Champs Elysees), contro Talismanic per Godolphin. Tutto in diretta sul 220.
