Nicholas T Victorious In Betway Conditions Stakes At Newcastle

Nicholas T enjoyed a third career success at Newcastle this afternoon in the feature Betway Conditions Stakes, a Fast-Track Qualifier for the £150,000 Betway All-Weather Marathon Championships back at Newcastle Racecourse in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, on Good Friday.

This year's Northumberland Plate hero was the 14/1 outsider in a field of six that included unexposed stayer Coltrane, prolific All-Weather winner Rainbow Dreamer, and last year's scorer Island Brave.

Trained by Jim Goldie, Nicholas T was held up for his customary late challenge by Paul Mulrennan as the free-going Mr Curiosity injected pace into the race approaching halfway.

The runners came up the middle of the track in the straight and Nicholas T made good progress on the outside to challenge at the two-furlong pole while Rainbow Dreamer and Alignak also held every chance.

The trio were virtually in a line approaching the final furlong and it was Nicholas T who finished strongest to win by three parts of a length. Rainbow Dreamer ran a good race on his return to take second, with Alignak a further half-length back in third.

Goldie said: “We were just debating whether it was clever to beat a horse rated 108! I guess it's all systems go for Finals Day now.

“Nicholas T has a very good record here having also won a handicap and the Northumberland Plate, and it was probably a career-best today. I don't know what the handicapper will make of it but that is academic as far as the final is concerned.

“Newcastle suits horses like him who enjoy coming from off the pace and it helped today that they went a good gallop – I think the winning time [3:31.13] was quicker than his Plate win. He relaxed well and has a potent turn of foot for a stayer.

“We have been itching to give him a break. We had notions of winning the Plate again but we have probably buggered that now!

“He should have a live chance in the final based on that performance – the second is a very talented horse – and we will get him ready for that now.”

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Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale Catalog Now Online

The 4-year-old Listed winning colt Alignak looks set to be amongst the highlights of the four day Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale which takes place Monday, Oct. 26 to Thursday, Oct. 29. The world's largest horses in training sale numbers 1,617 lots and can be viewed online at www.tattersalls.com.

An effortless winner of the listed Stand Cup Stakes at Chester for Sir Michael Stoute on his latest start, Alignak currently boasts an official rating of 110 and a Timeform rating of 118.

The fourth stakes winner out of the champion racemare Albanova, Alignak is the latest smart performer from Kirsten Rausing's exceptional Alruccaba family. Alignak is one of a 21 lot consignment from Sir Michael Stoute's Freemason Lodge Stables which also features the highly rated trio of Galata Bridge, Sextant, and Solid Stone.

The world's largest sale of horses in training, from which 2020 Group 1 winners Fierce Impact and River Boyne were purchased, features more than 90 group and listed performers including 2020 scorers Cormorant, Dubai Station, Maystar, Royal Dornoch, and Withhold. Following in the footsteps of 2019 sale-topper Summer Sands there are also several top-class 2-year-olds cataloged including Group 2 Coventry Stakes winner and Group 1 Phoenix Stakes runner-up The Lir Jet, alongside dual Group 2 runner-up Devious Company and the listed winner Acklam Express.

This year's Australian Group 2 winner Imaging, purchased at last year's Autumn Horses in Training Sale, provided yet another reminder of why the Juddmonte consignment is an annual highlight of the Autumn Horses in Training Sale and the 25 strong Juddmonte team, which sells on Wednesday, Oct. 28, looks as enticing as ever.

The exciting 3-year-old colt Emissary and high-class older horses Blue Mist, Derevo, and Society Lion, all with a Timeform rating of over 105, look set to attract plenty of attention. The consignment from Ballydoyle Stables also retains its traditional strength and depth with 48 representatives including the group winning quartet of 3-year-olds Cormorant, Nobel Prize, Royal Nornoch, and Royal Lytham amongst 12 group and listed performers.

The largest consignment in the sale is Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's ever popular Shadwell draft with 87 lots cataloged including 18 horses rated over 95 by Timeform. The Castlebridge Consignment as ever offers a sizeable contingent of 81 with the recent Listed winner Aztec Parade and the highly rated Lord Rapscallion, both trained in Ireland by Johnny Murtagh, set to star. Roger Charlton's promising 3-year-old colt Bullfinch, sold as part of the Waddesdon Stud dispersal with an official rating of 103 and a Timeform rating of 111p, also looks likely to be one of the most eagerly sought after lots.

The largest trainer's consignment is the 69 strong team from Richard Hannon's powerful East Everleigh Stables which includes the 118 Timeform-rated Listed winner Urban Icon who ran a fine race to be beaten only two and a half lengths in the Group 2 Park Stakes at Doncaster on his last start. Mark Johnston's Kingsley Park has 64 catalogued, Richard Fahey's Musley Bank has a team of 46 and Roger Varian's Carlburg Stables and Andrew Balding's Park House Stables each offer 35 lots. Irish trainers including Jim Bolger, Jessie Harrington, John Murphy, Donnacha O'Brien, Joseph O'Brien, Michael O'Callaghan, John Oxx, Fozzy Stack and Dermot Weld are also well-represented.

Commenting on the 2020 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training catalog, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said;

“The unique diversity of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale is the key to its enduring appeal to both domestic and international buyers. Every year the sale produces top-class Flat and National Hunt performers and this year's catalog has all the ingredients to appeal to the customary global audience. We have already seen our live internet and telephone bidding facilities widely embraced, particularly at the recent July and August Sales, and we will continue to explore every possible avenue for buyers to participate at all of our sales despite the prevailing challenges.”

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