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Shadwell Runners Set for Summer Races

Shadwell's G2 Darley S. winner Alflaila (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) will make his long-awaited return from injury in the G2 Sky Bet York S. at York on July 24, trainer Owen Burrows revealed. The 4-year-old was sidelined late last year while training for a start in Bahrain in November.

“He has had his rehab back at Shadwell and touch wood it has all gone well,” Burrows said. “We have had plenty of time to prepare him and there was the listed race at Newbury on Saturday or this race, and we'd have had a penalty in the listed race, so we thought we'd have a punt and see how he fared in the Group 2.

“He won the [G3] Strensall at York, so he is a track winner and it would be nice to get him back on the track.”
Alflaila has been entered in the G1 Juddmonte International on Aug. 23.

Burrows has Group 1 winner Hukum (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) running in the G1 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth S. on the same day, while G1 Prix d'Ispahan winner Anmaat (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}) will head to the sidelines with a foot abscess, which also ruled him out of the G1 Coral-Eclipse S. earlier this month.

“Losing good horses [through injury] is what I think they call 'character-building',” Burrows quipped. “With Anmaat now likely sidelined for the rest of the season, I think I've done enough character-building for now.

“Hukum is in good form, though. It will be a big weekend for us, that's for sure.”

Shadwell decided not to supplement Al Asifah (GB) (Frankel {GB}) into Saturday's G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks at the Curragh. The 3-year-old John and Thady Gosden trainee was a runaway winner of a Goodwood listed event in June, before finishing a sixth behind Warm Heart (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G2 Ribblesdale S. at Royal Ascot on June 22.

“We have left her alone since Ascot,” Angus Gold, racing manager to Shadwell, said. “We will just give her a little bit of time and will bring her back gently later in the season.

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Plans Outlined for Shadwell Runners

After missing the G2 Hardwicke S. at Royal Ascot due to fast ground, Shadwell's Hukum (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) is expected to make his next start in the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. July 29. Victorious at the Royal meeting last season in the G1 Coronation Cup, the 6-year-old returned after almost a year on the sidelines following a hind leg fracture to defeat Derby hero Desert Crown (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) in May 25 G3 Brigadier Gerard S.

“Hukum will run if and when we get some rain,” confirmed Shadwell's racing manager Angus Gold. “It was a touch and go situation Saturday. We were longing to run him, but [trainer] Owen [Burrows] just felt in the end that, while we could run him and he could win it, he might come back a bit sore after it and we'd all look silly.”

He continued, “We kept him in training and spent a lot of time getting him right again after his injury last year and he just felt it was too big a risk. It is frustrating but sensible.

“Very much the idea is the King George. If the ground was good or even if it was good to firm, we might have to take a chance. That's the big day. We will see how we are going nearer the time.”

Gold also confirmed that G1 Prince of Wales's victor Mostahdaf (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) will miss next week's G1 Coral-Eclipse S., a race that has been earmarked for G1 Prix d'Ispahan winner Anmaat (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}).

“Mostahdaf has come out of it very good, said Gold. “I spoke to [trainer] John Gosden [Saturday] and he says he is bouncing.”

“The Eclipse is off the cards for Mostahdaf. We still have Anmaat in, ground permitting. If he's in good form and conditions look suitable, hopefully, we will go there with him.”

“I think we will be sitting still with Mostahdaf and, hopefully, get him to York in the same form in August.”

Listed winner Al Asifah (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who finished sixth after being supplemented to Thursday's G2 Ribblesdale S., will also be given some time off, according to Gold.

“We'll give her a break now and get her back in the autumn,” he said. “I still think she will be a very nice filly. We haven't even discussed targets. We will give her some gentle downtime, three weeks or so, then bring her back and take it from there.”

Dual Group 2 winner Mutasaabeq (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) will also be given a freshener following an eleventh in the GI Queen Anne S. Tuesday. Victorious in the G2 bet365 Mile at Newmarket May 5, the 5-year-old came home fifth in Newbury's G1 Lockinge S. May 20.

“We'll see what there is for him, but we will just give him a bit of time now,” he explained. “He's had three runs relatively quickly, but he's the sort of horse who could easily come out and win another Group 2 later in the year.”

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Frankel Filly Lights Up Goodwood, Irish Oaks Next?

Impressive when off the mark by 4 3/4 lengths on debut at Haydock last month, Shadwell's Al Asifah (GB) (Frankel {GB}–Aneen {Ire}, by Lawman {Fr}) was prompting Classic talk after making light work of her first black-type test in Sunday's Listed Weatherbys Digital Solutions British EBF Agnes Keyser Fillies' S. at Goodwood. Not missed in the market as the 4-7 favourite for the 10-furlong contest, the John and Thady Gosden-trained relative of the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas-winning sire Awtaad (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) was settled a few lengths off the pace by Jim Crowley. Making facile progress to take control two out, the homebred needed no urging to put her stamp on affairs and stormed clear of Empress Wu (GB) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) to score by 6 1/2 lengths with her rider stood in the irons.

Al Asifah, the second of four foals out of the listed-placed Aneen who is a half to four black-type performers headed by the aforementioned Awtaad, could be Curragh-bound with connections eyeing the upcoming Classic. “It was fabulous–she could be very good,” Shadwell's racing manager Angus Gold said. “We haven't had time to discuss it yet, and we will talk to Sheikha Hissa, but a very obvious thing if we want to be bold would be to talk about supplementing her for the Irish Oaks. Timing-wise, it was just a pity she had immaturity issues, her muscle enzymes were a bit high for a while so they have just gone steady with her and typically taken their time.”

“Everything about her, to me, looks a mile-and-a-half filly from her action,” Gold added. “Jim very much got that feeling today and the very encouraging thing was he was able to go past them so quickly off a relatively slow pace. She is a big, tall filly and in Jim's words, she could be even better over a mile and a half. If we had 10 more days, obviously we could consider Royal Ascot. If we were able to keep her in training next year and keep her in good form, she could be a filly for all the top mile-and-a-half races next year, so we won't want to rush her straight back in.”

Al Asifah, whose immediate relatives also include Frankel's Listed Cairn Rouge S. winner Mehnah (GB), is also connected to the G2 Champion Juvenile S. winner and G1 Derby runner-up Madhmoon (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}). The family includes the great Seattle Slew, the 2000 Guineas hero Lomond and Seattle Dancer. Aneen's 2-year-old filly by Dubawi (Ire) is named Al Thariyaat (GB), while she also has a yearling full-brother to Al Asifah to come.

WEATHERBYS / BRITISH EBF AGNES KEYSER FILLIES S.-Listed, £70,000, Goodwood, 6-11, 3yo, f, 9f 197yT, 2:08.76, g/f.
1–AL ASIFAH (GB), 128, f, 3, by Frankel (GB)
     1st Dam: Aneen (Ire) (SP-Ire), by Lawman (Fr)
     2nd Dam: Asheerah (GB), by Shamardal
     3rd Dam: Adaala, by Sahm
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden; J-Jim Crowley. £39,697. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $56,591.
2–Empress Wu (GB), 128, f, 3, Sea The Moon (Ger)–Chinoiseries (GB), by Archipenko.
1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Miss K Rausing (GB); T-David Simcock. £15,050.
3–Sumo Sam (GB), 128, f, 3, Nathaniel (Ire)–Seaduced (GB), by Lope De Vega (Ire). O-Ben & Sir Martyn Arbib; B-Arbib Bloodstock Partnership (GB); T-Paul & Oliver Cole. £7,532.
Margins: 6HF, 2 1/4, 1. Odds: 0.57, 9.00, 7.00.
Also Ran: Elegancia (GB), Crystallium (GB), Ermesinde (Ire), High Spirited (Ire). Scratched: Conservationist (GB).

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