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Fastnet Rock’s Monday Makes All in the Ingabelle

Coolmore’s once-raced Monday (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), who posted a Sept. 3 debut fourth over this seven-furlong trip at Punchestown in her only prior start, stepped forward to shed maiden status in Saturday’s Listed Ballylinch Stud Irish EBF Ingabelle S. at Leopardstown. She was smartly away from an inside gate and dictated at a modest tempo along the fence after the initial strides of this black-type bow. Unflustered until scrubbed along off the home turn, the 12-1 chance refused to buckle and kept on strongly under a final-furlong drive to hold No Speak Alexander (Ire) (Shalaa {Ire}) by 3/4-of-a-length with A Taad Moody (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}) 1 1/2 lengths back in third.

“She’s the first foal out of Ballydoyle and we thought she was very nice the first day, but she just found Punchestown a bit unusual around those bends,” explained winning trainer Aidan O’Brien. “She probably learned a lot the first day, the ground is lovely and she learned a good bit more today. I’d say she won’t have any problem stepping up quick to a Group race. The [G1 Prix Marcel] Boussac at ParisLongchamp], the [G1] Fillies’ Mile [at Newmarket] and all those races will be open to her.”

Monday, half-sister to a yearling colt by War Front and a weanling filly by Justify, is the first of three foals out of G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Ballydoyle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), herself a full-sister to MG1SW distaffer Misty For Me (Ire) and MGSP Listed Hurry Harriet S. victress Twirl (Ire). Misty For Me produced three pattern-race winners, most notably MG1SW sire U S Navy Flag (War Front) and three-time Group 1 winner Roly Poly (War Front), and her unraced dam Butterfly Cove (Storm Cat) is a full-sister to G3 Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial S. winner Kamarinskaya and a half to MG1SW sire Fasliyev (Nureyev).

Saturday, Leopardstown, Ireland
BALLYLINCH STUD IRISH EBF INGABELLE S.-Listed, €100,000, Leopardstown, 9-12, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:28.27, gd.
1–MONDAY, 128, f, 2, by Fastnet Rock (Aus)
1st Dam: Ballydoyle (Ire) (Hwt. 2yo Filly-Fr, G1SW-Fr, GSW & G1SP-Ire, G1SP-Eng, $538,223), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Butterfly Cove, by Storm Cat
3rd Dam: Mr. P’s Princess, by Mr. Prospector
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Chelston, Orpendale & Wynatt (KY); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Seamus Heffernan. €60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $71,992.
2–No Speak Alexander (Ire), 128, f, 2, Shalaa (Ire)–Rapacity Alexander (Ire), by Dandy Man (Ire). (€190,000 RNA Ylg ’19 GOFOR). O-Charles O’Callaghan, Noel O’Callaghan & Paul O’Callaghan; B-Mount Armstrong Stud. (IRE); T-Jessica Harrington. €20,000.
3–A Taad Moody (Ire), 128, f, 2, Awtaad (Ire)–Princess Mood (Ger), by Muhtarram. (58,000gns RNA Wlg ’18 TATFOA). O-Mrs Lynne Lyons & Louise Lyons; B-Joann Lyons (IRE); T-Ger Lyons. €10,000.
Margins: 3/4, 1HF, HF. Odds: 12.00, 5.50, 8.50.
Also Ran: Vario (GB), More Beautiful, Sister Rosetta (Ire), Earth Strike (Ire), Allagar (Ire), New Emerald Bay (Ire), Sweet Gardenia (GB), Keeper of Time (Ire). Scratched: Miramis (Ire), Star Image (GB). Click for the Racing Post result.

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Serpentine On Song For French Return

G1 Investec Derby winner Serpentine (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is on course for his first outing since that Classic upset in the Sept. 13 G1 Grand Prix de Paris, with the option of joining stablemate and likely favourite Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe thereafter.

“He had two quick runs leading up to the Derby–he’d only run the week before–and after the Derby he was a little bit quiet and a little bit tired and needed a little bit of time, but we always thought he was a very smart middle-distance horse,” said trainer Aidan O’Brien. “He has a busy next 10 days, so it will be interesting how it goes, but if we run him it will be a run to get him started and back, and then see where we go after that. But obviously a race like the Arc or something like that would be possible. Either way, we are hoping we will have him for next year.”

O’Brien revealed “everything is well” with the aforementioned Love in the wake of her most recent win in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks.

“We had it spaced out that there was a six-week gap from York to France, and that’s what we were very happy with,” the trainer said. “We got a chance to give her a couple of easy weeks, and then her programme would start building up again, and she’s back into her programme already–she’s very fresh. She’s doing nice canters at the moment, which she has to do to keep her right, because she gets very well and fresh in herself. Wayne [Lordan] rides her in all her work and he’s very happy with her.”

With Serpentine headed to Paris next week and a strong squad anticipated on the home front for Irish Champions Weekend, O’Brien’s riding squad will be well spread. The trainer noted he will be utilising some local riders for Doncaster’s St Leger meeting on the same weekend, including possibly Frankie Dettori for G1 Irish Derby victor Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}) in the Leger itself.

“We have spoken to Frankie, and he’s going to be there for the Leger, which is great for us, so hopefully he will ride some of ours,” O’Brien said. “We haven’t really discussed it, but I’d imagine that [using British-based riders] is what will happen because we’ll probably have a lot of runners here and we’ll need the lads here. The problem is if the lads go there they can’t do anything for the next two weeks after it.

“I’d imagine we’ll probably need them at home for that weekend, and we have Frankie and William [Buick], James [Doyle], Adam [Kirby] and Oisin [Murphy]–they’ve all ridden for us, and we’re delighted they’ve agreed to do that whenever we have needed them. I think we’ll be OK that way.”

Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), meanwhile, is set to be among the headliners of the home team as she attempts to defend her title in the G1 Irish Champion S. She comes off a second to Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the G1 Juddmonte International and could be joined by the likes of Japan (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) at Leopardstown.

“We’d be delighted if [Ghaiyyath] did come over,” O’Brien said. “It was Magical’s first run back for an autumn campaign. We’d be looking forward to the race and it would be great for everyone if he did come. She ran in York and Ryan [Moore] was very happy with her and thought she might progress for it. She’s a hardy lady and gives her all. There is every chance she’d run a very big race.”

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Easy For Love In the Yorkshire Oaks

Thursday’s G1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks looked there for the taking for the G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and it was easier than expected as Ryan Moore proved just a passenger on Ballydoyle’s leading Arc prospect. Travelling smoothly in second tracking Manuela de Vega (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), the 4-9 favourite only needed to be shaken up to take control approaching two out and she was totally dominant from there en route to a five-length success from Alpinista (GB) (Frankel {GB}), with One Voice (Ire) (Poet’s Voice {GB}) two lengths behind in third as they finished strung out.

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Son Of Discreet Marq Debuts For Ballydoyle

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Today’s Observations features a newcomer for the Coolmore/Moyglare Stud partnership.

2.00 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, 7fT
TIGNANELLO (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) represents a partnership between his breeder Moyglare Stud Farm–whose silks he sports–and Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor and debuts for the Ballydoyle stable. Out of the 2013 GI Del Mar Oaks winner Discreet Marq (Discreet Cat), who was bought by Moyglare for $2.4-million at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2014 November Sale, the April-foaled bay is one of a clutch of newcomers to take the eye here including Jim Bolger’s homebred New Treasure (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), a son of the dual group winner Maoineach (Congaree) who took the G3 Round Tower S. on her debut.

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