Tag: Charlie and Mark Johnston

Freshman Sire Roaring Lion Off The Mark At Leicester

Roaring Lion (Kitten's Joy) became the latest European freshman sire off the mark when Lion of War (GB) notched a debut win in Saturday's British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden S. over seven furlongs at Leicester.

1st-Leicester, £7,000, Mdn, 6-11, 2yo, 7fT, 1:23.36, g/f.
LION OF WAR (GB) (c, 2, Roaring Lion–Momentus {Ire} {SP-Eng}, by Montjeu {Ire}) raced off the pace in ninth through the early fractions of this debut. Tanking forward from halfway, the 7-2 chance seized control approaching the final furlong and was ridden out in the closing stages to defeat Zara's Return (GB) (Zarak {Fr}) by a comfortable 2 1/4 lengths, becoming the first winner from the lone crop of his freshman sire (by Kitten's Joy). “He was a monster compared to the rest of the field, he was professional to post and knew his job,” said rider Cieren Fallon. “I let him get into a rhythm and when I asked him for his effort he gave it to me. He's got a nice action and it was quick ground out there, but he wouldn't want it any quicker than it was today. It's a nice start and there's a lot more improvement there.” Lion of War is the latest of three foals and first scorer produced by Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial third Momentus (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), herself a half-sister to stakes-winning G2 Joel S. runner-up Sir John Lavery (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The April-foaled bay's second dam, G3 Denny Cordell Lavarack Fillies S. victrix Race For The Stars (Fusaichi Pegasus), is kin to four black-type performers headed by MG1SW sire Hawk Wing (Woodman). Sales history: 7,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, £3,780.

1ST-TIME STARTER. O-Qatar Racing Ltd; B-Andrew Whitlock Racing Ltd (GB); T-Charlie & Mark Johnston.

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1/2 to Cappella Sansevero Debuts at Windsor

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. Monday's Observations features Madam Macho, a half-sister to Group 3 winner Cappella Sansevero (GB) (Showcasing {GB}).

5.40 Windsor, Novice, £13,500, 2yo, f, 5f 21yT
MADAM MACHO (GB) (Camacho {GB}) debuts for Chasemore Farm and Charlie and Mark Johnston and is a half-sister to the G3 Round Tower S.-winning sire Cappella Sansevero. A 220,000gns Book 1 graduate, the April-foaled chestnut gets six pounds from recent winner Katey Kontent (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), a Clive Cox-trained full-sister to the talented listed-winning sprinter El Caballo (GB).

HOW THEY FARED
15.00 Leopardstown, Mdn, €13,500, 3yo, 12fT
Coolmore and Westerberg's hitherto unraced Gulliver's Travels (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the €2-million top-priced colt at Arqana Deauville's 2020 September Yearling fixture, stayed on with relish from off the pace to finish fourth.

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Camelot’s Living Legend Usurps Yibir at Newmarket

Barbara and Alick Richmond's Living Legend (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) lined up for Friday's G2 Betfair Exchange Jockey Club S. at Newmarket with four previous outings this term under his belt and that match fitness proved decisive as the 6-year-old gelding held last term's GI Breeders' Cup Turf hero and this term's G1 Dubai Sheema Classic runner-up Yibir (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in rugged fashion. Two of those aforementioned four outings yielded wins with a first stakes tally in Kempton's Mar. 22 Listed Magnolia S. backed up by a victory in Newcastle's Apr. 15 Easter Classic on All-Weather Championships day last time. He was positioned just behind the pacesetting Outbox (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in second through halfway in the 12-furlong feature. Looming large with three furlongs remaining, the 11-1 chance edged ahead at the quarter-mile marker and was driven out in the closing stages as the piping hot 1-4 favourite struggled to land a telling blow.

“We deliberated for about two weeks as to whether to run here or in the [G3] Huxley S. at Chester and we had a long conversation on Thursday morning between Mark [Johnston], Charlie [Johnston], Joe [fanning] and ourselves and ultimately it was [husband] Alick who said we should go for it,” explained winning owner Barbara Richmond. “We had a good horse to beat in Yibir, but we thought ours was a good horse as well so we're absolutely over the moon. This is our first ever Group win and we're just delighted. We bought him off Mark for about 20,000 guineas, or whatever it was, as we were very keen to have a Camelot as we thought he was a great sire. He had tendonitis as a youngster and was superb as a 3-year-old until he had his injury after the May Meeting at Chester. We gave him a year off and he came back into the yard the following April, but couldn't take the training so he had a further year off and then he came back. Mark and Charlie got him training again and he has just gone from strength to strength. We always thought he was a good horse from the start, but after the injury you're never sure. It's as though he was never injured and I think we'll be looking at the [G1] Coronation Cup. We'd need to talk to Mark and Charlie, but it looks the obvious race. We'd have to supplement him, but we've just won a nice pot.”

Reflecting on the performance of Yibir, Charlie Appleby said, “He is one of those characters where the race was never quite run to suit him really. He is one of those horses where they go a gallop and everything comes back at him. He thinks he is King Kong and is electric then. When he is getting into battle half a mile out, it's not for him. It is a classic excuse, but you see him switch his lead at the dip and he is a big old brute to be coming out of it. He is not smooth. Even when he was winning in America he was climbing all the way round and is unconventional when he is doing it. The plan is to head to the {GI] Man O' War in two weeks' time. We were coming up here to get a run in before America and we knew coming into it was one of those races that might not go his way. When he normally comes off a turn it gives him the signal and he is gone, but that turn down is a mile-and-a-quarter out [here] and that is a long way for him.”

Living Legend is the first of two foals and lone performer produced by a multiple-winning daughter of the stakes-placed Madame Boulangere (GB) (Royal Applause {GB}), herself out of a half-sister to GII Oak Tree Derby hero Sign of Hope (GB) (Selkirk). His third dam Jazz (GB) (Sharrood) is a half-sister to four black-type performers including GII Oak Tree Derby victor Sign of Hope (GB) (Selkirk), G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte second Carmot (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) and G2 Premio Chiusura runner-up Finian's Rainbow (GB) (Relkino {GB}).

Friday, Newmarket, Britain
BETFAIR EXCHANGE JOCKEY CLUB S.-G2, £115,000, Newmarket, 4-29, 4yo/up, 12fT, 2:38.15, gd.
1–LIVING LEGEND (IRE), 127, g, 6, by Camelot (GB)
1st Dam: Jazz Girl (Ire), by Johar
2nd Dam: Madame Boulangere (GB), by Royal Applause (GB)
3rd Dam: Jazz (GB), by Sharrood
1ST GROUP WIN. (€25,000 RNA Ylg '17 GOFFEB; 22,000gns Ylg '17 TAOCT). O-Barbara & Alick Richmond; B-A Oliver (IRE); T-Charlie & Mark Johnston; J-Joe Fanning. £65,217. Lifetime Record: 15-7-1-3, $349,634. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Yibir (GB), 130, g, 4, Dubawi (Ire)–Rumh (Ger), by Monsun (Ger). O/B-Godolphin (GB); T-Charlie Appleby. £24,725.
3–Outbox (GB), 127, g, 7, Frankel (GB)–Emirates Queen (GB), by Street Cry (Ire). (16,000gns 5yo '20 TATAHI). O-Hambleton Racing Ltd XXXIII; B-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (GB); T-Archie Watson. £12,374.
Margins: 1 3/4, 3/4, 8HF. Odds: 11.00, 0.25, 12.00.
Also Ran: Red Verdon, Raymond Tusk (Ire). Scratched: West End Charmer (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Subjectivist to Remain on Sidelines Until 2023

Group 1 winner Subjectivist (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}), who had been aiming to defend his title in the G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in June, will remain benched for 2022, but could still make a comeback in 2023, according to co-trainer Charlie Johnston. The news was first reported by Racing Post.

“We felt that to be ready in time for Ascot he'd have to go back into work now and as it's really only eight months since the injury was sustained-we don't feel it's quite long enough,” said Johnston. “We've taken the difficult decision to write this year off. He's very well in himself, but we want to give the injury the best chance of withstanding training when he comes back into full work. The longer he has off the better chance we stand, so we've had to weigh that up.

“It's very tough to leave your best horse on the sidelines for the season and we just hope we can make up for lost time in 2023.”

A winner of the G1 Prix Royal-Oak when signing off in 2020, the bay took the G2 Dubai Gold Cup on Dubai World Cup night last year by 5 3/4 lengths prior to a five-length domination in the Gold Cup on June 17. The Dr. Jim Walker runner sustained an injury to his right foreleg in July of 2021, and has not been in action since.

“We'll probably aim towards Saudi Arabia this time next year and lead into Dubai and Ascot again,” added Johnston. “He's been swimming and on the water walker for six months now and he'll continue his current regime for the next couple of months before being turned out for the summer.”

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