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Baaeed in Good Order For Royal Ascot

Following his imperious display in the G1 Lockinge S. on Saturday, Shadwell's Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) has emerged fresh and well from that effort, trainer William Haggas announced. Now seven-for-seven, the three-time Group 1 winner is now set for the G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot in June.

“He seems fine, he's very fresh,” said Haggas. “He was certainly a bit fresh this morning so everything is great.

“You always have a race, there's no such thing as an easy Group 1, but he looked to win quite nicely, so it's onwards and upwards. I just hope we can keep him fit and well, that's the most important thing now.

“I hadn't actually thought about the Queen Anne being the first race of the meeting, but it might help with getting it out of the way early [to calm the nerves]–mind, it will be a long week if that doesn't go right.”

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Baaeed Is Unmatched in Newbury’s G1 Lockinge

Unbeaten through six starts after annexing last October's G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot, Shadwell Estate Company's 4-year-old homebred and G1 Prix du Moulin hero Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}–Aghareed, by Kingmambo) launched his quest for superstardom by putting a stellar field to the sword in Saturday's G1 Al Shaqab Lockinge S. at Newbury. Europe's top miler of 2021, and the world's joint-highest alongside Hong Kong's immovable force Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro), made relentless progression throughout his perfect sophomore campaign and continued in similar vein to plunder Britain's first elite-level contest of the season for older horses by daylight in scarcely believable fashion. The April-foaled bay was considered by the betting market to be almost unbeatable and hit the lids as the 4-9 favourite. Comfortable and in a smooth rhythm behind the leaders racing fourth until beyond halfway, he was angled into an open lane with 2 1/2 furlongs remaining and left toiling rivals in his wake once shaken up for control approaching the final eighth, powering clear in highly impressive style to win as champions do by 3 1/4 lengths from Real World (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). Chindit (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) was best of the remainder, 1 3/4 lengths adrift, and earned his first Group 1 black type at the fifth attempt.

Success brought a second renewal for both Shadwell and Jim Crowley, who teamed up with Mustashry (GB) (Tamayuz {GB}) in 2019, but it was a first for William Haggas hot on the hooves of a banner week at York's May festival. Baaeed is now set to head to the Knavesmire himself, via Royal Ascot's G1 Queen Anne S., for a first go at 10 furlongs in August's G1 Juddmonte International. The great Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) inhaled both contests in 2012, taking in a G1 Sussex S. along the way.

“He is an absolute pleasure to ride and very straightforward,” beamed Crowley. “Everything went smoothly and it was like clockwork. There was not a lot of pace in the race, but he has such a turn of foot and, if they had gone quicker, it probably would have helped him. He is the most beautifully-bred horse and is everything you want in a racehorse. Nothing seems to faze him and he doesn't appear to have any weaknesses. I can't think of one. He is really bright, he has gears, he relaxes and he stays the mile extremely well. He has got a turn of foot and you couldn't ask for more. You would imagine the Juddmonte International would be tailor-made for him.”

Haggas added, “I have to say I have never been more nervous before a race than I was today. There was a bit of pressure, because all you fellows keep writing nice things about him, but he did it nicely today. I would not go as far as to say he is the best horse in the world–that is the sort of thing others might say–but he has done very well. It was a strongish field, there was a Classic winner in there and two fillies who were very useful last year, so he has done really well. If we step up to a mile-and-a-quarter, and if he stays fit and healthy, we will go for the Juddmonte.”

For long-time Sheikh Hamdan confidant Angus Gold, it was a win of high significance for Shadwell. “You can't underestimate how important he is, he's a massive asset for the operation,” he said. “Since Sheikh Hamdan died we're a smaller operation, as everyone knows, so to get a horse of this class is absolutely fantastic for the family and everyone in Dubai. He worked brilliantly, with two good horses, at Chelmsford the other day and you want to see them do it on their first run back. You are hopeful, obviously, but you never quite know until you see them on the track. For me, and in my experience, it is rare to get a horse of his ability and his temperament. He's just the most charming horse with great character, so he makes everybody's job easy. He's very straightforward.” Allowing himself a moment of reflection, Gold continued, “Sheikh Hamdan adored his breeding and his pedigrees. He loved looking into them and he'd have been thrilled to come up with a horse from that [Height of Fashion] family, most of whom stay well.” Looking ahead, he added, “I'm sure Baaeed will go further if we want to, but I don't think we need to straight away. He's still got the speed for a mile, so we'll stick at that for the time being. The obvious race is the Queen Anne, but I'd love to see him go up to the Juddmonte [International at York] and the [G1] Champion [S. at Ascot]. That would be the perfect way to showcase his versatility.”

Baaeed, the fifth of eight foals, is one of three scorers out of Listed Prix de Liancourt victrix Aghareed (Kingmambo), herself a daughter of MGISW US champion Lahudood (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}). Lahudood, in turn, is a granddaughter of Listed Cheshire Oaks runner-up Bashayer (Mr. Prospector), herself one of seven black-type performers out of MGSW blue hen Height of Fashion (Fr) (Bustino {GB}). Bashayer, runner-up in the Listed Cheshire Oaks, is a full-sister to dual stakes victrix Sarayir, herself the dam of three stakes winners headed by the G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Coronation S. heroine Ghanaati (Giant's Causeway). Wijdan, another full-sister to Bashayer, ran second in the Listed Pretty Polly S. and is the dam of GII New York S. winner Makderah (Ire) (Danehill) and G2 Premio Ribot victrix Oriental Fashion (Ire) (Marju {Ire}). Bashayer is also kin to five black-type winners headed by MG1SW sires Nashwan (Blushing Groom {Fr}) and Nayef (Gulch). Baaeed is a full-brother to MGSW G2 Dubai City of Gold winner Hukum (Ire) and a half to the hitherto unraced 2-year-old colt Naqeeb (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}) and a yearling colt by Night of Thunder (Ire).

Saturday, Newbury, Britain
AL SHAQAB LOCKINGE S.-G1, £350,000, Newbury, 5-14, 4yo/up, 8fT, 1:35.71, gd.
1–BAAEED (GB), 126, c, 4, by Sea The Stars (Ire)
1st Dam: Aghareed (SW-Fr), by Kingmambo
2nd Dam: Lahudood (GB), by Singspiel (Ire)
3rd Dam: Rahayeb (GB), by Arazi
O/B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (GB); T-William Haggas; J-Jim Crowley. £198,485. Lifetime Record: 7-7-0-0, $1,539,980. *Full to Hukum (IRE), MGSW-Eng & GSW-UAE, $575,286. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Real World (Ire), 126, h, 5, Dark Angel (Ire)–Nafura (GB), by Dubawi (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Saeed bin Suroor. £75,250.
3–Chindit (Ire), 126, c, 4, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Always A Dream (GB), by Oasis Dream (GB). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (65,000gns Ylg '19 TATOCT). O-Michael Pescod; B-JC Bloodstock & R Mahon (IRE); T-Richard Hannon. £37,660.
Margins: 3 1/4, 1 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 0.44, 5.00, 20.00.
Also Ran: Alcohol Free (Ire), Sir Busker (Ire), Sunray Major (GB), Mother Earth (Ire), New Mandate (Ire), Etonian (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

 

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Big Baaeed Looms In Lockinge

Saturday sees the resumption of the attempt by opponents of Baaeed (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) to find a weak spot in Shadwell's rampant miling champion as he is relaunched in Newbury's G1 Al Shaqab Lockinge S. The last unbeaten colt to come to this older brigade's traditional season's starting point was the great Frankel (GB) in 2012 and, while comparisons with him are fanciful at the moment, the G1 Prix du Moulin and G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. winner is as good as it gets in his category at present. Still unraced as his owner-breeder passed last March, probably the best horse that has passed through William Haggas's hands undoubtedly has more to give and it is encouraging how his full-brother Hukum (Ire) has held his form from three to four and now to five.

“Obviously I didn't think he'd go from being a maiden winner to champion miler within four months, but it was a strange one because everyone knows we are not in a rush most of the time,” Haggas said. “The burning question is what is left to come this season as he's quite deceptive. He's laid-back, not lazy, he's just nice. I don't know how much more there is to come.”

 

A Free Hit

It seems like a long while since we saw the best of Jeff Smith's G1 Coronation S. and G1 Sussex S. heroine Alcohol Free (Ire) (No Nay Never) and all the pressure is off here with limited expectations on the talented but tricky 4-year-old. Only eighth behind Baaeed in the QEII, her previous best is not far off the Haggas star's standard if only she can retrieve it at this track at which she is unbeaten–albeit at much lower levels. With Oisin Murphy sidelined, it is a case of getting to know you for Rob Hornby and that may have been in play as she managed just a third placing in the Apr. 22 G2 Sandown Mile. Drawn towards the outside again, as she seems to have been throughout her career, her rider faces a tactical quandary but at least she is berthed next to the favourite.

“Obviously Baaeed is the standout in the race and I've got quite a nice draw next to him,” Hornby said. “We'll keep it uncomplicated, just get her relaxed in the first couple of furlongs and then ride our race from there. We thought that for her first run of the year we'd make sure we did it the right way round, she might have looked a little bit keen on television but she doesn't ride as bad as she looks.”

 

Back In The Real World

If there is an enigma in the line-up, it is Godolphin's Real World (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) who flew the flag for Saeed bin Suroor in 2021 before being asked what were probably two unfair questions back on dirt this year. His form is obviously short of Baaeed's peak, but he has yet to suffer a reversal on turf, beat the high-class The Revenant (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) on that rival's preferred testing ground in the G2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein at ParisLongchamp in October and may have a fitness edge after hard runs on Meydan's dirt. Danny Tudhope rode him when taking the Jan. 28 G2 Zabeel Mile and said, “As soon as I got on him in Dubai, he just had a lovely presence about him. He's an absolute monster of a horse and a proper sort. He's a different horse on grass and the Meydan win was his fifth in a row.”

 

Double Trouble

Shadwell's British Champions Day double with Baaeed and Eshaada (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) could be repeated at Newbury, with the Roger Varian-trained G1 Fillies & Mares S. winner returning in the G3 Al Rayyan S., registered as the Aston Park S. She meets Julian Richmond-Watson's G1 Prix Royal-Oak hero Scope (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) there, while on the same card Imad Alsagar's 'TDN Rising Star' Nashwa (GB) (Frankel {GB}) bids to jump into the Oaks picture in the Listed Haras De Bouquetot Fillies' Trial S. which saw the launch of Eshaada 12 months ago. Royal Ascot also sharpens in focus in the fixture's Listed BetVictor Carnarvon S. for Commonwealth Cup hopefuls, and at Navan with potential G2 Queen's Vase protagonists taking part in the 13-furlong Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats S. Ballydoyle's course-and-distance maiden winner Arbutus (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) will be a warm order and he looks one for the St Leger trail.

 

The ParisLongchamp Draw Story

Friday saw the final fields drawn for Sunday's €600,000 G1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains and €500,000 G1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches at ParisLongchamp, with Highclere Thoroughbred Racing's G1 1000 Guineas heroine Cachet (Ire) (Aclaim {Ire}) in stall 10 as she face 14 rivals in her bid to become the first filly since Special Duty (GB) (Hennessy) to complete the rare double in 2010. George Boughey's 'TDN Rising Star' would be the fifth overall to add the Pouliches to her Newmarket laurels with the others being Imprudence (1947), Miesque (1987) and Ravinella (1988). The draw has been kinder to England's leading Poulains hope, with Godolphin's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf hero Modern Games (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in four as he bids to provide Charlie Appleby with another breakthrough Guineas victory. In contrast, compatriot Claymore (Fr) (New Bay {GB}) will have to work a minor miracle from the widest stall in 16, with Mary Slack's G3 Craven S. runner-up done no favours along with Teme Valley and Ballylinch Stud's G2 Champagne S. scorer Bayside Boy (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) in 14.

 

Cachet Primed

Harry Herbert explained that the decision to send Cachet straight back into action was left to her trainer. “Cachet is very tough, but that isn't really a surprise as we saw last season when she ran a lot. George [Boughey] made the decision to send her to the Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and we didn't interfere when it came to this decision. She has maintained her appetite and her attitude has been excellent ever since. All the signals regarding her well-being are positive ones, she looks in great shape, the weather in Paris is good and the conditions on Sunday should be to her advantage, as should the course.”

 

Ros-y In The Garden

Stéphane Wattel had spoken of his the desire for a low draw in the Pouliches for Haras de la Perelle's G3 Prix des Reservoirs and G3 Prix de la Grotte winner Rosacea (Ire) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) and he got what he hoped for with the inside berth. “There have been no hitches with her preparation since she won the Prix de la Grotte–has she improved since then? I can't say, because in the mornings we do our best not to blunt her speed,” commented the Deauville-based trainer who also has Frankie Dettori booked for Teruya Yoshida's G3 Prix Francois Boutin winner Who Knows (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) out wide in stall 12. “Who Knows is in tip-top shape for Sunday. Good ground is de rigeur for her, which should be the case at ParisLongchamp on Sunday. She has a lot of speed, although there is a slight doubt concerning her ability to see out the 1600 metres.”

 

Ready To Rock

Wedged among the bluebloods in the Poulains is Team Calas' €16,000 Arqana October bargain Rock Boy (Fr) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) who will have no excuses where post position is concerned, with the unbeaten G3 Prix Djebel winner in five under Stephane Pasquier. Richard Chotard, who trains at Calas-Cabriès in the Bouches du Rhone region, is keen to see if the fairytale can play out. “He has a devastating turn of foot which is his great strength,” he said. “He has always run on very soft or heavy ground, but there's no reason why he can't be just as effective on a faster surface. The colt is in perfect shape.”

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Haggas Confirms Baaeed to Return at Four

The brilliant, undefeated miler Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) will return for a 4-year-old campaign, trainer William Haggas has confirmed.

“Of course I'm looking forward to next year–as long as he stays right both physically and mentally–and he's been a delight to train so far,” said Haggas of the Shadwell homebred. “He'll be a fun horse to have next year.

“It's terrific to have one of the best 3-year-olds in Europe, probably.”

A winner at Leicester on June 7, Baaeed added a Newmarket novice on June 19 before cruising to a four-length listed win there on July 8. Tried in group company for the first time, he won the G3 Bonhams Thoroughbred S. by 6 1/2 lengths at Goodwood on July 30. Sent to France for the Sept. 5 G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, the colt earned his first Group 1 win, defeating fellow top-level winners Order Of Australia (Ire) (Australia {GB}) and Victor Ludorum (GB) (Shamardal). The G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot on QIPCO British Champions Day went the bay's way by a neck over classy miler Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}).

He added of the full-brother to proven stayer Hukum (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), “A lot of mine that don't run at two I'm pretty sure are ok. I can't remember why he didn't run, he may have been immature, may have had a few niggles and then it went very soft, so I didn't want to run him.

“I'm also not a huge lover of the all-weather. Obviously we have quite a lot of runners on it, but I don't like running 2-year-olds on it. Sometimes you have to but if I know they are quite good, they don't run.

“I never saw him as a Guineas horse because I saw him as a stayer given how well his brother stays.”

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