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Inquisitively Makes All For Cornwallis Success, First Group Winner For Ten Sovereigns

Wee Sean Gan's Inquisitively (GB) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}–Ballyalla {GB}, by Mind Games {GB}), fresh off a breakthrough score in York's Listed Roses S., continued on the upgrade with a pillar-to-post victory in Friday's Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis S. at Newmarket, becoming the first pattern-race winner for his freshman sire (by No Nay Never).

The 10-3 second choice had hit the board for Ollie Sangster in Royal Ascot's Listed Windsor Castle S., in his penultimate start, and broke sharply from the far-side stall to seize an immediate lead in this five-furlong dash. Unflustered on the front end until shaken up soon after passing the quarter-mile marker, he held a decisive advantage entering the final furlong and was ridden out up the hill to comfortably hold Rosario (GB) (Harry Angel {Ire}) by 1 1/2 lengths for a career high.

“I wasn't that confident beforehand, but he is a very tough horse,” commented trainer Kevin Philippart de Foy after securing a career high of his own. “He took the lead and grabbed the race from the get go. When I saw three horses in line halfway through the race I was a bit worried, but he breathes very well and relaxes. When William [Buick] asked him to quicken up he put it to bed very nicely. I think he is a five-furlong horse, but we will probably have to try the six [furlongs] later down the line. I feel he has got bags of speed, and he jumped so well today he took a length out of them from the stalls. He was sold to go to Hong Kong, but for the time being he is staying here. I would love to keep him, but we will have to speak to the owner. We've had a couple of Listed winners, but I wanted a Group winner this year and I was very keen to get a 2-year-old Group winner, so it is job done. The next step is a Group 2 or Group 1. The [Nov. 3 GI] Breeders' Cup [Juvenile Turf Sprint] is a possibility and we will have to discuss it, but it is not out of the question.”

Pedigree Notes

Inquisitively, the seventh of eight foals, is one of three scorers produced by a winning half-sister to G2 Temple S. victrix Priceless (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) and G2 Mill Reef S. runner-up Doctor Brown (GB) (Dr Fong). He shares his second dam Molly Brown (GB) (Rudimentary) with G3 Chipchase S. victor Aeolus (GB) (Araafa (Ire) and Listed Golden Rose S. third Hezmah (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). Molly Brown, in turn, is a half-sister to Listed Premio Nearco victor Stato King (GB) (Statoblest {Ire}) with this being the family of G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup heroine Rebelline (Ire) (Robellino). The March-foaled bay is a half-brother to Listed Cathedral S. and Listed Boadicea S. third Pixieleen (GB) (Pastoral Pursuits {GB}) and a weanling colt by Havana Grey (GB). He is also kin to the dam of last month's Listed Beverley Bullet Sprint winner Kerdos (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}) and the stakes-placed Dark Vintage (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}).

 

 

Friday, Newmarket, Britain
NEWMARKET ACADEMY GODOLPHIN BEACON PROJECT CORNWALLIS S.-G3, £60,000, Newmarket, 10-13, 2yo, 5fT, :59.65, sf.
1–INQUISITIVELY (GB), 129, c, 2, by Ten Sovereigns (Ire)
1st Dam: Ballyalla (GB), by Mind Games (GB)
2nd Dam: Molly Brown (GB), by Rudimentary
3rd Dam: Sinking (GB), by Midyan
1ST GROUP WIN. (45,000gns Wlg '21 TADEWE; 40,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT). O-Wee Sean Gan; B-Glebe Farm Stud (GB); T-Kevin Philippart De Foy; J-William Buick. £34,026. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, $128,628. *1/2 to Pixeleen (GB) (Pastoral Pursuits {GB}), MSP-Eng, $114,191. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree

2–Rosario (Ire), 129, g, 2, Harry Angel (Ire)–City Glam (Arg), by Grand Reward. (€36,000 Ylg '22 GOFFEB; 20,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT). O-Mrs Sue Teal; B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Roger Teal. £12,900.
3–Unbreak My Heart (GB), 126, f, 2, Showcasing (GB)–Place In My Heart (GB), by Compton Place (GB). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-C J Harper; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB); T-Clive Cox. £6,456.
Margins: 1HF, HF, 1. Odds: 3.33, 10.00, 25.00.
Also Ran: Flora Of Bermuda (Ire), Miaharris (GB), Majestic Beauty (GB), Alaskan Gold (Ire), Alabama (Ire), Son Of Corballis (Ire), Asean (Ire), Tears Of A Clown (GB), Midnight Affair (Ire), Sweetest (Ire). Scratched: Toca Madera (Ire), Zoulu Chief (GB).

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Coen’s Book 3 Dream: 100k Profit For Young Pinhooker And Tatts Employee

Emotions ran high deep into the opening session of Book 3 at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when young pinhooker Luke Coen produced an incredible result with his Invincible Spirit (Ire) filly selling for 115,000gns. 

Coen may be in his early 20s but he knows the time of day and came to Park Paddocks full of confidence with his €23,000 foal purchase from Goffs last November. 

After an entertaining bidding war, it was Olivia Perkins-Mackey, who works closely with bloodstock agent Justin Casse and trainer Joseph O'Brien–and who was involved in the selection of a 310,000gns Siyouni (Fr) colt during the Book 2 session–who landed the winning blow. 

But that didn't come without breeze-up handler Danny O'Donovan doing his best to secure the filly from Q-Cross Stables by throwing his iPad in the direction of auctioneer Matt Hall whilst standing in the gangway. 

It proved to be in vain as the American-based agent wasn't to be beaten on the Invincible Spirit filly with the winning bidder and consignor visibly emotional after the tussle. 

Coen said, “It was unreal, now. I couldn't stand still inside there. To be fair, the day I bought her at Goffs, I just couldn't believe that I got her. I was delighted. And to be fair, when we came here, I was quite boastful as I knew she was a bit of a queen. I'm delighted she proved me right.”

The youngster, who works full-time with the sales company, is a nephew of prominent Irish trainer Andrew Slattery. He is also a brother to top Flat jockey Ben Coen and, after the conversion rate, netted well over €100,000 in profit from the sale. 

He added, “I told Gavin [Davies] at Tatts when I first started working for him that I was bringing a top filly to Book 3 and that I was going to come close to topping it. I'm fairly happy I put my neck out.

“I think I owe Danny O'Donovan a pint. Fair play to him, he loved her and went all the way, and fair play to Olivia. I hope the filly is very, very lucky for her and that she can be the queen that I always thought she could be for her new connections.”

Perkins-Mackey was just as emotional as Coen after the sale, where she revealed that the filly would go into training with Joseph O'Brien. 

She said, “I saw her this morning and loved her. I sent her details on to Joseph and he loved her, too. She has a beautiful walk. There is nothing to knock about her. She is a May foal so there is plenty of room for improvement. The consignor has done a great job.”

The Invincible Spirit filly is out of Galileo (Ire) Mardie Gras (GB). She has produced two winners and is from the family of classy German performer Moonlady (Ger).

Too Darn Hot Colt Leads The Way At 130k

Coen couldn't cling on to top-lot status. That belonged to a 130,000gns Too Darn Hot (GB) colt who was knocked down to Ted Durcan on behalf of trainer Richard Hughes who was buying on spec. 

The Book 3 day one sale-topper was consigned by Adrian O'Brien of Hazelwood Bloodstock and is from a family that Durcan knows well. 

He said, “Richard and his team had seen the horse this afternoon and we all loved him. He is a smashing big horse and the sire is red hot. I know the family extremely well from my time in the Middle East, which helped-Mike De Kock and Sheikh Khalifa had the whole family.”

Durcan added, “Richard was adamant that we were not to leave the sale without him. We spent plenty on him but he was a horse that Richard really wanted. I respect Adrian O'Brien, he is a great producer and has a marvellous nursery. He was adamant that this is a horse we should have. We are over the moon to have this horse and there is no owner for the horse as of yet.”

Of the 303 horses offered on day one, 265 were sold at a clearance rate of 87%. The aggregate was down 14% to 6,541,500gns while the average dropped 20% to 24,685gns and the median 19% to 21,000gns.

Tally-Ho Stud Adds Earthlight Colt To Breeze-Up Squad

You can't beat the old dog for the hard road and, while others had cried enough after almost two weeks of helter-skelter action at Newmarket, Tally-Ho Stud's Tony O'Callagahan was still at Park Paddocks sniffing out value and signed for an Earthlight (Ire) colt for 95,000gns.

The Earthlight was bred by Con Harrington and consigned by James Hughes of Ballyshannon Stud. The sale represents yet another vote of confidence for Darley's young sire with O'Callaghan revealing that Plan A would offer the colt at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale in the spring. 

He said, “We'll get him home and see how he performs before we make a plan, but he'll probably come back here in April. We liked him from the word go; sharp, a good walker, nicely balanced. We've sold one by Earthlight that went quite well and he's getting nice stock. They look racy and behave well. This colt is from a good family, too, and Con Harrington is a good breeder.”

The Earthlight colt is out of the Group 3-placed Crafty Madam (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), herself a half-sister to Profitable (Ire). Tally-Ho Stud ended Book 2 as the leading consignor by selling 28 yearlings for over 2.6 millions gns in a week where all of the key figures were down on last year. However, O'Callaghan remained positive about the trade carried out at Newmarket. 

He said, “If you got it right it's been very good. If you have a nice horse then you'll get well paid. You have to know your horse, value it correctly and not live in dreamland.”

Half-Sister To Nunthorpe Winner Sparks Another Dream

An Elzaam (Aus) half-sister to the brilliant Nunthorpe winner Live In The Dream (Ire) (Prince Of Lir {Ire}) boasted one of the strongest pedigrees in Book 3 and sold accordingly when Chasemore Farm stud manager Jack Conroy snapped the filly up for 80,000gns. 

The filly was purchased on behalf of an existing Chasemore client and will go into training. As well as producing the brilliant Live In The Dream, Approaching Autumn (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) has proved her worth as a broodmare with the listed-placed Live In The Moment (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}).

“She has been bought for a client who boards a few broodmares with us,” Conroy said. “We liked this filly, she has a lot of residual value, and we think Live In The Dream has every chance of going on to win at the Breeders' Cup. Hopefully, this filly will be as sharp as her half-brother.

“The mare has done it more than once and our vet Pat Sells helps with Live In The Dream so knows him well, which is helpful. This filly is a late April foal so she should grow and Pat is sure she will develop and get to be bigger than Live In The Dream. At that money she makes sense and has a chance.”

Marnane The Man For Blue Point Colt

Con Marnane, the man who produced arguably the touch of the century with Givemethebeatboys, will be hoping to turn more profit with the Blue Point (Ire) filly he bought from Kilcarn Park for 66,000gns. 

The renowned breeze-up handler described himself as “a big fan” of the stallion and explained that his latest acquisition by the dual Royal Ascot-winning sprinter was bought for resale. 

“She looks a fast filly,” Marnane said. “We have just been very lucky with Blue Points and we have four yearlings to breeze, a mare in foal to him and a two-year-old in training. You can say we are big fans! He is a phenomenal stallion, he did it himself and he is doing it himself now.”

Con was standing alongside his daughter Amy to the left of the rostrum when the hammer fell. Amy revealed how the pair plan on staying at Tattersalls for the long haul in a bid to bolster their squad for the upcoming breeze-up season. 

She said, “We have bought three this week-two by Blue Point and a Starspangledbanner (Aus). I will be here for Book 4. I have bought four from Book 4 and they have all become stakes horses-everyone else has gone home by then. I have the stamina to stay through to the end, I hope the horses don't have as much stamina as I do!”

Buy of the day

There was plenty of value on offer at Book 3 but perhaps the 40,000gns that Peter and Ross Doyle spent on a Nathaniel (Ire) colt out of Jamie Railton's consignment on behalf of Thurloe Thoroughbreds could prove best.

More of a three-year-old type, the Nathaniel colt could even develop into a dual-purpose performer in time. Whether he's the next Buzz (Fr) (Motivator) or not, only time will tell, but he fits the profile for that job alright. 

Given what three-year-olds with a rating of, say, 80 and above are making to go hurdling, he could prove a bit of a no-brainer. 

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Newmarket: Shuwari Faces Ylang Ylang Again in Fillies’ Mile Decider

Unable to live with Carla's Way (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus) when outmanoeuvred and outspeeded in the G2 Rockfel S. at Newmarket last month, Shuwari (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) and Ylang Ylang (GB) (Frankel {GB}) face an entirely different test on Friday as they compete in the track's feature G1 Fillies' Mile. In all likelihood, fast ground over seven furlongs suited neither filly and now that the rain has come the kind of bias that proved ideal for Carla's Way's style will have disappeared. We know that Shuwari is made of the right material based on her prior defeat of Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) in the Listed Star S. at Sandown in July, hours before Ylang Ylang proved worthy of her TDN Rising Star status when capturing Leopardstown's G3 Silver Flash S. The question now is how they match up on a level playing field.

Shuwari's trainer Ollie Sangster commented, “She's a straightforward horse who relaxes and settles well and I can't see the step up in trip being a problem. It's nice to have a chance in a race like this and hopefully she will run well for us.” Ryan Moore said of Ylang Ylang, “She was taken off her feet a bit on quick ground over seven furlongs here last time, so the step up to a mile will suit and she has form on soft if we get a lot of rain. I'd like to think she is the filly to beat if returning to the form of her Leopardstown win.”

This is probably no match, with Doreen Tabor's Sandown maiden winner Classical Song (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) one of the lesser-exposed types held in high regard. Jeff Smith's G2 May Hill S. runner-up See The Fire (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and Anthony O'Callaghan and Sabina Kelly's G3 Weld Park S. scorer Caught U Looking (Ire) (Harzand {Ire}) look capable of better and have little to find to get to the level of the main protagonists.

Smith's racing manager David Bowe said, “She still ran a bit green in the May Hill and has come on since then mentally. We're hoping that she will do us proud and she is obviously a really smart filly and we'll see how she fares. She has a really stout pedigree and she has the looks to go with it. She's a beautifully-proportioned filly and just neat and tidy for a two-year-old. We're very lucky that both her and Ghostwriter seem to be in good shape for the obvious next year. We don't want to tempt fate and get too excited, but it's nice to have a couple of nice horses on the books and we're in good shape.”

 

Skellet To The Test In The Oh So Sharp…
Also on the card is the seven-furlong G3 Godolphin Lifetime Care Oh So Sharp S., which features Juddmonte's recent acquisition Skellet (Ire) (Kingman {GB}). Earning TDN Rising Star status over this trip at Salisbury last month, the Ralph Beckett-trained half-sister to Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy) is met by Highclere Thoroughbred Racing's comparatively vastly-experienced four-times winner Chic Colombine  (Fr) (Seahenge) and Godolphin's course-and-distance scorer Dance Sequence (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).

Juddmonte's racing manager Barry Mahon said of Skellet, “We're looking forward to seeing her out and we'll find out a bit more about her. It looks a good race–Charlie Appleby's filly looked very good the day she won. Ours is a big filly and it's all about next year with her, but it will be good to give her a bit more experience. She has a beautiful pedigree [and] the fact she's by Kingman made her extra appealing.”

 

City Of Troy Faces Seven In The Dewhurst…
Saturday's G1 Native Trail's Dewhurst S. at Newmarket will see Coolmore's TDN Rising Star City Of Troy (Justify) make his eagerly-awaited third start as he looks to seal juvenile champion honours. Kept away from slow ground after his win in the July Festival's G2 Superlative S., he may have to deal with those conditions with rain expected ahead of the seven-furlong highlight. He will be joined by stablemate Henry Adams (Ire) (No Nay Never), who is to be partnered by Frankie Dettori, with Aidan O'Brien withdrawing Henry Longfellow (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Johannes Brahms (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), River Tiber (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Unquestionable (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). Three of the main rivals to the favourite will be Teme Valley and Ballylinch Stud's G2 Champagne S. winner Iberian (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Shadwell's G3 Tattersalls S. scorer Alyanaabi (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) and Juddmonte's supplemented G2 Mill Reef S. winner Array (Ire) (No Nay Never).

 

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Au-Dela Des Pistes Draws €45K for Equine Aftercare During Arc Weekened

For the fourth consecutive year, Au-Dela Des Pistes hosted its fundraiser 'Arc Promise' during the weekend of the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Supported by France Galop, the fundraising effort drew almost €45,000 in donations for Au-Delà Des Pistes, which finances the convalescence and retraining of retired racehorses, while seeking to promote the versatility of the Thoroughbred.

The funds were generated by donations from the connections over Arc weekend, including Aga Khan Studs, Al Shaqab Racing, Godolphin, Wertheimer et Frère, Juddmonte, Arqana, Coolmore, l'Association des Entraineurs de Galop, Haras d'Etreham, Pascal Bary, Carina Fey, Stéphane Wattel, Gérard Augustin-Normand, Francis-Henri Graffard, Craig Bernick, Serge Stempniak, Haras de la Gousserie, Jean-Claude Rouget, Ecurie Des Monceaux, Baron Edouard De Rothschild, Christophe Soumillon, Mickael Barzalona, Christophe Patrice Lemaire, Eddy Hardouin, Gérald Mossé, Steve Obry, Stéphane Pasquier, Mikel Delzangles, Tim Donworth, Jour De Galop, Equidia, Paris-Turf, Equality.

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