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Galileo’s Star of India A New Rising Star at Leopardstown

He may have been niggled along earlier than ideal, but Coolmore and Westerberg's hitherto unraced Star of India (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) produced a finishing burst stamped with class and outpointed his rivals in style to earn 'TDN Rising Star' status in Saturday's Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden over seven furlongs at Leopardstown. The 5-1 chance broke well to track the leaders in fourth and required mild urging to remain in contact rounding the home turn. Making eyecatching headway out wide in the straight, he quickened in some style to seize control approaching the furlong marker and powered away from toiling rivals in the closing stages to easily acoount for Sir Antonino (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) by an impressive 2 1/4 lengths.

“[Clerk of the Course] Paddy Graffin said to me 'he's nice' leaving the parade ring and anytime Paddy says that to me they win, so he might be a good omen,” revealed winning rider Seamus Heffernan. “He's a grand staying type of horse and they went a good gallop there. He stayed on going well and I liked him.”

Star of India is the eighth of nine foals and sixth scorer produced by stakes-winning G3 Cornwallis S. and GIII Senorita S. third Shermeen (Ire) (Desert Style {Ire}), herself a full-sister to the dual stakes-winning G2 Flying Childers and G3 Molecomb S. placegetter Mister Manannan (Ire). The April-foaled bay is a full-brother to this term's G3 Hampton Court S. runner-up Roman Empire (Ire) and a half-brother to G1 Phoenix S.-winning sire Sudirman (Henrythenavigator) and a weanling colt by No Nay Never.

2nd-Leopardstown, €16,500, Mdn, 10-23, 2yo, c/f, 7fT, 1:30.07, gd.
STAR OF INDIA (IRE), c, 2, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Shermeen (Ire) (SW & GSP-US, GSP-Eng, $191,892), by Desert Style (Ire)
2nd Dam: Cover Girl (Ire), by Common Grounds (GB)
3rd Dam: Peace Carrier (Ire), by Doulab
1ST-TIME STARTER. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €9,735. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Westerberg; B-Barronstown Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Half to Preakness Hero War of Will Debuts at Leopardstown

13.40 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, f, 7fT
Flaxman Holdings Ireland's SIERRA NEVADA (American Pharoah) is a Jessica Harrington-conditioned daughter of Listed Prix de Bagatelle victrix Visions of Clarity (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and thus a half-sister to MGISW GI Preakness S.-winning sire War of Will (War Front) and G1 Vincent O'Brien National S.-winning sire Pathfork (Distorted Humor). The homebred bay encounters a baker's dozen in this unveiling.
14.15 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
Coolmore and Westerberg's STAR OF INDIA (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}), one of two contenders representing Ballydoyle, is a full-brother to this term's G3 Hampton Court S. runner-up Roman Empire (Ire) and a half-brother to G1 Phoenix S.-winning sire Sudirman (Henrythenavigator). Set to be partnered by Seamus Heffernan, the Aidan O'Brien incumbent faces one dozen rivals in this debut.

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Kodiac’s Glounthaune Takes The Killavullan

While Aidan O'Brien was drawing a blank at Ascot, the stable was celebrating a 13th winner of Leopardstown's G3 Richmond Homes Killavullan S. on Saturday as Glounthaune (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) came forward from his sixth placing in Saturday's G1 Dewhurst S. Having only his second start in that Newmarket feature and his first since his winning debut at The Curragh Apr. 17, the 5-1 shot who sports the Evie Stockwell silks was settled behind the leading trio early by Seamie Heffernan and worked his way to the front with 100 yards remaining. Battling from there, he recorded a half-length verdict over Pennine Hills (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), with the same margin back to I Am Magic (Ire) (Magician {Ire}) in third. The race's hard-luck story was the Bolger representative Boundless Ocean (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), who finished a head further back in fourth but would almost certainly have been involved in the finish having been stopped in his run a furlong out.

“He's a very big colt by Kodiac who was an impressive winner, but then went a bit weak and missed a lot of time,” Heffernan said. “His work was nice going to the Dewhurst and he ran well without being placed. He came out of it fresh and Aidan was happy enough to let him take his chance today. He said that he'd improved and I was delighted to put on these colours which have been very lucky for me. I've been a little bit disappointed with some of ours lately, so I'd say this fella has loads to come and probably did well to win today. He showed a strong will and won well at the line. He has a bit of class and I think a mile is his trip.”

On a day when his relative Eshaada (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) captured the G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S., Glounthaune is out of the unraced Khaimah (GB) (Nayef) who is linked to that Ascot heroine through her dam Thamarat (GB) (Anabaa). Third in the Listed Prix Yacowlef, she was responsible for the Listed Grand Prix de Compiegne winner and G1 Prix du Jockey Club third Motamarris (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}) and is also the second dam of the G3 Prix de Cabourg winner Tantheem (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) and last year's G1 Irish Derby hero Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}) as well as the G1 Yorkshire Oaks and G1 Prix Vermeille third La Joconde (Ire) (Frankel {GB}).

Thamarat is a half-sister to the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois and G1 Prix Jean Prat-winning sire Tamayuz (GB) and to Eshaada's dam Muhawalah (Ire) by Tamayuz's sire Nayef. The fourth dam Allez les Trois (Riverman), who is the G3 Prix de Flore winner who produced the G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero Anabaa Blue (GB) by Thamarat's sire, is kin to the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine and stellar producer Urban Sea (Miswaki) and to the G1 2000 Guineas hero and successful sire King's Best. Less than two weeks after the victory of the family's Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) in the Arc, Glounthaune was doing his bit to extend the mighty influence of this clan. Khaimah also has a filly foal by Inns of Court (Ire).

Saturday, Leopardstown, Ireland
RICHMOND HOMES KILLAVULLAN S.-G3, €50,000, Leopardstown, 10-16, 2yo, 7fT, 1:29.35, gd.
1–GLOUNTHAUNE (IRE), 131, c, 2, by Kodiac (GB)
1st Dam: Khaimah (GB), by Nayef
2nd Dam: Thamarat (GB), by Anabaa
3rd Dam: Al Ishq (Fr), by Nureyev
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. (350,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Mrs E M Stockwell/Coolmore/Westerberg; B-Tally Ho Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Seamie Heffernan. €30,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $56,142. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Pennine Hills (Ire), 128, f, 2, Kodiac (GB)–Milana (Fr), by Mark of Esteem (Ire). (€60,000 Wlg '19 GOFNOV). O-Sun Bloodstock; B-Martin Butler (IRE); T-Joseph O'Brien. €10,000.
3–I Am Magic (Ire), 131, c, 2, Magician (Ire)–Miss Frangipane (Ire), by Acclamation (GB). (14,000gns Ylg '20 TATASY; 95,000gns 2yo '21 TATBRG). O/T-Michael O'Callaghan; B-GHS Bloodstock Ltd & Mrs Ann Foley (IRE). €5,000.
Margins: HF, HF, HD. Odds: 5.00, 28.00, 66.00.
Also Ran: Boundless Ocean (Ire), The Acropolis (Ire), Homeless Songs (Ire), Confident Star (Ire), New Energy (Ire), Howth (Ire). Scratched: Jack Rose (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Daughters of Chicquita, Discreet Marq Set for Leopardstown Debut

13.30 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, f, 8fT
Coolmore and Westerberg's hitherto unraced EMILY DICKINSON (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}), one of two contenders representing Aidan O'Brien, is a half-sister to this term's G1 Irish Oaks third Nicest (Ire) (American Pharoah) out of G1 Irish Oaks heroine Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}). She is accompanied by stablemate Thoughts of June (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who is a daughter of GI Del Mar Oaks victrix and $2.4 million Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November sale graduate Discreet Marq (Discreet Cat).

14.05 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, c/g, 8fT
Aidan O'Brien trainee DOWNING STREET (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is a son of G1 Epsom Oaks second Remember When (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and thus a full-brother to G1 Epsom Derby hero Serpentine (Ire) and G1 Nassau S. runner-up Wedding Vow (Ire). He is joined by stablemates Ninja (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who is a once-raced half-brother to G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Tiggy Wiggy (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}); and the untried Realism (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who is a full-brother to G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Pretty Polly S. runner-up Rain Goddess (Ire).

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