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Charlie Hills Named William Hill Flat Racing Ambassador

Trainer Charlie Hills has been named the Flat Racing Ambassador for William Hill. Hills, who is the trainer of MG1SW sprinter Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), will provide regular blogs on his runners, views, and opinions, kicking off with an exclusive update on Battaash ahead of his seasonal bow in the G1 King's Stand S. at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. Hills's appointment will last through 2022.

“William Hill Racing Ambassador, Charlie Hills, said, “The Flat season is really hotting up with the start of Royal Ascot and I'm looking forward to sharing my views on it all with William Hill and their clients.

“As for Battaash, I've been really pleased with him. He came in a few weeks later than he has done in the past, but he hasn't missed a beat since and has been thriving at home for the last month or so.

“He's always been a horse that's very good first time out, in fact he's unbeaten first time out, and he's a horse that's fairly easy to get fit. I think the slightly longer break this year has helped him, he came back from Shadwell in really good condition, and everything seems in order.

“He's become a lot more sensible and settled in his routine work as a 7-year-old but there are absolutely no signs that he's lost any of his ability.”

Liam Mckee, Head of Planning, Media, Sponsorship & PR at William Hill, said, “We're delighted to have Charlie on board, particularly ahead of Battaash's eagerly anticipated return. The yard has had a very bright start to the season and we're looking forward to working with Charlie to provide our customers with exclusive content and insights.”

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Soulcombe on The Market

Soulcombe, a 388-acre farm where Chris Budgett's Kirtlington Stud is based, has arrived on the market and will be offered through Windsor Clive International. Budgett has built up Kirtlington since the mid 1980s and has decided to offer Soulcombe for sale. On the acreage are Soulcombe House-which features seven bedrooms and two wings, as well as three different stable yard complexes and five cottages. The gently rolling limestone land has produced quality bloodstock including Harbinger (GB) (Dansili {GB}), champion and G1 Derby hero Sir Percy (GB) (Mark of Esteem {Ire}) and G1 Sydney Cup winner Selino (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}). The stud is situated just over an hour from London and less than two hours from Newmarket. In addition, it is only four miles from the A34/M40. A total of 13 Classic winners have been bred or raised within a few miles of the property.

“The flexibility of Soulcombe is remarkable-breeding, competing or polo-it covers the whole spectrum” said Windsor Clive International's George Windsor Clive.

Added Kirtlington Stud's Chris Budgett, “The time has come to move on-we will continue trading as Kirtlington Stud with our own horses. It would be nice to find a buyer to continue with the success that we have had, but I accept that the property has much to offer for so many different uses.”

For more information, please visit www.windsorclive.co.uk.

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Subjectivist in Good Order Despite Training Mishap

Group 1 winner Subjectivist (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) emerged from a Friday training incident in good order and is second choice in the G1 Gold Cup to dethrone Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) on June 17. The 4-year-old entire, who won the G1 Prix Royal-Oak at ParisLongchamp last October and the G2 Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan in March, fell en route to the gallops on Friday.

“We had a scare on Friday, he fell over and skinned both knees and his hocks but just superficial grazes,” Mark Johnston told Sky Sports Racing. “It happened on the way to the gallops. Obviously it was a big scare because it was him. There was no swelling and he cantered both yesterday and today, so all should be well.”

Fortunately in good order after the fall, Subjectivist's bigger issue might be his extended time on the bench.

“That is more of a concern because of the time he's had in between, but he'd had a fair bit of time of before he went to Dubai and clearly thrived on it,” he added. “If he can repeat that performance, then Stradivarius is going to have to pull it all out to beat him.”

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Daughter of Was Debuts at Gowran

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 a daughter of a Classic heroine.

1.45 Gowran Park, Mdn, €12,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
CONCERT HALL (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the fourth foal out of the G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Was (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who starts out for the Derrick Smith-Susan Magnier-Michael Tabor-Westerberg combination. Aidan O'Brien saddles the February-foaled relative of New Approach (Ire), who meets Simon Munir and Isaac Souede's experienced Seisai (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), a Joseph O'Brien-trained half-brother to the recent Listed Glencairn S. winner Magnanimous (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}).

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