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Master Of The Seas To Miss Queen Anne S.

Godolphin's Classic runner-up Master Of The Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who won the G3 Earl Of Sefton S. at Newmarket in April, will miss an intended start in Royal Ascot's G1 Queen Anne S., trainer Charlie Appleby revealed. A winner of the G2 Superlative S. at two, the gelding added the G3 Craven S. last term prior to running a narrow second in the G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas last May. He was third in September's G2 Joel S. and was gelded after finishing unplaced in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot on Oct. 16. The Earl Of Sefton was his first start since.

“Master Of The Seas will now bypass the G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot after disappointing in his last piece of work,” Appleby tweeted.

The royal blue colourbearer had been set to face the undefeated Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) among other rivals in that test on June 14.

Also missing a Royal Ascot Tuesday engagement is Group 1 winner A Case Of You (Ire) (Hot Streak {Ire}). Originally set for the G1 King's Stand S. over five furlongs, the Gary Devlin-owned 4-year-old colt will instead resurface in the 1200-metre G1 Platinum Jubilee on June 18, the final day of Royal Ascot. At his best to land the G1 Prix de l'Abbaye in the autumn, the Ado McGuinness trainee bolted up to win the G1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan on Mar. 26. He most recently reported home third in the G2 Greenlands S. at the Curragh on May 21.

McGuinness said, “With the ground looking decent and the way they'll come back to him over six I just think that race will suit him more. The weather doesn't look as if it is going to turn the ground soft so the five-furlong race will be very quick.

“I just feel the six will be a better race for him, he's a horse that likes to warm into a race and it will be a nicer race for him, I hope.”

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Tattersalls To Sponsor Pair Of Chantilly Listed Races

The €55,000 Listed Prix de Bagatelle for sophomore fillies and the €55,000 Listed Prix Saint-Patrick for 3-year-old colts and geldings slated for Chantilly on July 2, will both be sponsored by Tattersalls. This partnership marks the first time the sales company has sponsored races at the home of French racing, with the two 1600-metre races highlighting an evening meeting specifically geared toward promoting the attractions of Chantilly as both France's premier training centre, and the venue for the two premier French Classics.

Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said, “Tattersalls has a rich and enduring relationship with French racing and breeding and the sponsorship of two prestigious listed races at the glorious home of French racing demonstrates the Tattersalls commitment to our friends in Chantilly and the wider French industry.”

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Arqana Reveals Five-Race Series Worth €1.2 Million

The Arqana Series, a five-race series worth €1.2 million and reserved for colts and fillies offered by the sales company, was launched on Wednesday. The races will be held during the August Meeting at Deauville and the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend at ParisLongchamp, beginning in 2023. Criteria for the races are as follows:

Three 2-year-old races will take place during an evening meeting on the Thursday before the August Yearling Sale at Deauville-La Touques Racecourse including two for unraced juveniles;
A 2-year-old race on the Saturday of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend;
And from 2024, the programme will be further added to with a race for 3-year-olds, that will also be held on the Thursday at Deauville.

Yearlings offered during Arqana's 2022 August, September, October and November sales will be the first crop eligible to participate in the new series.

Eric Hoyeau, President of Arqana, said, “Very much appreciated since its first edition in 2017, the objectives of the Arqana Criterium were to enhance the “owner experience” and to support French breeding. As an auction house, these two subjects are particularly important to us and it is essential for us to continue in this direction, by extending this event with a real programme of richly-endowed races. We are therefore delighted to have succeeded in creating the Arqana Series, after a long period of reflection and discussion with France Galop.

“The four races organised on the Thursday before the August Yearling Sale will create even more synergy between the sales and the meeting and will contribute to the new event dimension of the sale. As both events attract an international audience, this evening meeting on Deauville's floodlit track will also be a unique opportunity to promote our French racing system to many owners. We have also chosen to keep the 2-year-old race on the Saturday of the Arc, meaning that connections could have a runner on one of the most beautiful international race weekends.”

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Altior’s Camelot Half-Brother Leads The Way At Land Rover Sale

A gelding by Camelot (GB) brought a session-topping €300,000 during the first day of the Goffs Land Rover Sale on Tuesday. Offered by Peter Nolan Bloodstock, lot 93, the half-brother to the outstanding Grade 1-winning hurdler Altior (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), was purchased by Mags O'Toole. The 3-year-old bay is a son of the G3 Brandon Hotel H. Hurdle heroine Monte Solaro (Ire) (Key of Luck).

One of 25 lots to make six figures or better, the gelding was followed by lot 229, a son of No Risk At All (Fr) that was snapped up by Henrietta Knight for €195,000 from the draft of Moanmore Stables. Out of dual listed-winning jumper Tangaspeed (Fr) (Vertical Speed {Fr}), the bay is a half-brother to a pair of stakes horses.

The other lot to sell for €150,000 or higher was a gelded son of Blue Bresil (Fr), who caught the eye of Highflyer. Lot 211 was part of the Clonmult Farm consignment and made €150,000. Under the second dam, who won a Grade 2 over fences and was third in the G1 Irish Grand National H. Chase, is listed winner and G1 Champion Bumper NH Flat Race second American Mike (Ire) (Mahler {GB}).

Tuesday's session featured a high clearance rate of 92% for 205 sold from 224 offered. The gross was €11,054,000, while the average was up 17% to €53,922. The median was €46,000.

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