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McGrath to Head Up Shen You Holdings

Former Managing Director of Tony Fung Horse Investments and Aquis Farm CEO, Shane McGrath, has taken up the position of Executive Director for Shen You Holdings Limited. McGrath has been a well-established figure in the Australasian bloodstock industry for over 20 years having held senior bloodstock positions at Eliza Park, Coolmore Australia and within the Aquis Farm Group.

“I will forever be grateful for the opportunity afforded to me by the Fung Family and the Aquis Group, they always showed great faith in our selection process, and we have cherished every success along the way,” McGrath said. “Shen You Holdings have exciting plans over the coming years, and I am honoured that they have entrusted me to head the company and drive our significant investment into a truly buoyant domestic market.”

McGrath will assume his new role in the first week of January at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

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Zechariah Targeting Classic Campaign

Last week's Haynes, Hanson and Clark Conditions S. winner Zechariah (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}) is likely to be put away for the winter with an eye towards starting in a Derby trial next spring, said trainer Martyn Meade. Campaigned by Aquis Farm and Manton Park, Zechariah broke his maiden at third asking at Sandown on July 22 before making fairly light work of Juddmonte's Westover (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Godolphin's King Of Conquest (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) at Newbury on Friday.

“I was a little concerned about the ground, but it worked out pretty well,” Meade said. “It looked a fairly impressive win. On paper they looked a nice bunch. It was probably closer to a listed race in terms of quality, but the question is what happens next.”

“I think I'm leaning towards putting him away and bringing him back as a 3-year-old, because he's still a bit on the raw side,” Meade added. “Wherever we'd have to go now, it would mean putting him under great pressure, and I just think I'd like him to mature over the winter and then come back in top company at three.

“He's had four runs already, so he has got experience and he's shown me all I need to know. I just think he'd benefit more from maturing before going up in class. That is my thinking at the moment, but of course it can change. He's a nice prospect for next year. I think I'll be looking towards a Derby trial–he's by Nathaniel, so will certainly get 10 furlongs.”

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Classic-Placed Lone Eagle Out For Season With Injury

Ballylinch Stud and Aquis Farm's Lone Eagle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who placed second in the G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, will miss the rest of the season after sustaining an injury in the July 24 G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. according to trainer Martyn Meade.

“I'm afraid he suffered an injury after his run in the King George,” said trainer Martyn Meade. “It's an injury that will take careful management–he's certainly out for the rest of this season, and the rest of his career is under doubt.

“He's obviously going to have the best recuperation. Unfortunately that's why he was a bit disappointing in the King George. He was found afterwards to have sustained an injury. Hence, the reason he's not run since.

“Hopefully, he might come back next season–but he's got to make a full recovery.”

Successful in the G3 Zetland S. at Newmarket to end his 2-year-old season on Oct. 10, the colt resurfaced with a fourth in the G3 bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown on Apr. 23. A classy winner of the Listed Cocked Hat S. at Goodwood on May 21, Lone Eagle was only a neck behind Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) in the Irish Derby after leading for the majority of the 1 1/2-mile trip in June. He was last of five in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. and was under consideration for September's G1 Cazoo St Leger.

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Galileo’s Lone Eagle Wins The Cocked Hat

Still entered in the June 5 G1 Epsom Derby, Ballylinch Stud and Aquis Farm's Lone Eagle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) made every yard in Friday's Listed British Stallion Studs EBF Cocked Hat S. at a rain-hit Goodwood to stay in blue riband contention. Always happy on the front under Silvestre de Sousa, the 3-1 second favourite who took last year's G3 Zetland S. had Godolphin's Yibir (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) to deal with in the final two furlongs but pulled away to score by four lengths. Seemingly out of the Derby reckoning when only fourth on his return in the G3 Sandown Classic Trial over 10 furlongs Apr. 23, the homebred is still not certain to take part at Epsom according to trainer Martyn Meade. “Obviously we were a little bit disappointed at Sandown and after that we came here with a little bit of trepidation, especially with the strong wind up the straight,” he said. “He's a horse that only just does enough at home and you can't put him under pressure, so today we decided to try to make it a gallop because he is relentless and he has a big heart, so that when they come to him he finds more. He's in the Derby and the Irish Derby and the end game could be something like the St Leger, but we need to revisit. I would love to go for the big prizes, but I'm inclined to take small steps as it is a long season.”

The winner is the first foal out of the dam, who was listed-placed on two occasions in Britain before winning the Ladies Marathon and finishing third in the GIII Rood and Riddle Dowager S. in the States. A half to the listed scorer Chasing Stars (GB) (Observatory) and the G3 Chester Vase third Risk Taker (GB) (Rainbow Quest), she hails from the excellent Juddmonte family of Elmaamul (Diesis {GB}) and the G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Reams of Verse (Nureyev). Sent to Lope de Vega (Ire), she has produced two colts by that sire in 2019 and this year.

BRITISH STALLION STUDS EBF COCKED HAT S.-Listed, £47,000, Goodwood, 5-21, 3yo, c/g, 11f 44yT, 2:35.34, sf.
1–LONE EAGLE (IRE), 131, c, 3, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Modernstone (GB) (SW & GSP-US, MSP-Eng, $183,400), by Duke of Marmalade (Ire)
2nd Dam: Post Modern, by Nureyev
3rd Dam: Modena, by Roberto
(500,000gns Ylg '19 TATOCT). O-Ballylinch Stud & Aquis Farm; B-Ballylinch Stud (IRE); T-Martyn Meade; J-Silvestre de Sousa. £26,654. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 6-4-1-0, $100,313.
2–Yibir (GB), 126, c, 3, Dubawi (Ire)–Rumh (Ger), by Monsun (Ger). O/B-Godolphin (GB); T-Charlie Appleby. £10,105.
3–Gentleman Joe (GB), 126, c, 3, Authorized (Ire)–Bella Lulu (GB), by Iffraaj (GB). (43,000gns Wlg '18 TATFOA). O-Mr Paul Hancock; B-Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar (GB); T-Joseph Tuite. £5,057.
Margins: 4, 6HF, 6. Odds: 3.00, 3.30, 11.00.
Also Ran: Aleas (GB), Stay Well (GB), Man of Riddles. Click for the Racing Post result.

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