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Castle Star To Skip Royal Ascot

Dual stakes-winning juvenile Castle Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) will bypass Royal Ascot and instead target the G2 Railway S. at The Curragh on June 26.

“We'll stay closer to home at the moment and we'll travel later on in the year,” said trainer Fozzy Stack. “He's shown already he's as effective over five and six. He'll go for the Railway, then maybe the [G1] Phoenix and the [G1 Prix] Morny or the [G1] Middle Park, something like that.”

Castle Star broke his maiden at third asking in The Curragh's Listed First Flier S. on May 3, and followed up in the G3 Marble Hill S. three weeks later.

“There's a chance he could be a Guineas type next year, but let's just get over this year first and then take it from there,” said Stack. “He's always worked well at home from the first day. He went nicely yesterday but we just decided we'd stay at home and go to The Curragh, which is just an hour up the road. It's a hassle travelling at the moment with Covid and there's also the Brexit situation so with another option upcoming, we felt it just made sense.”

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Albany Under Consideration For Hermana Estrella

Sunday's G3 Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Fillies Sprint S. victress Hermana Estrella (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) is being aimed at a start in the G3 Albany S. at Royal Ascot on June 18. The filly, a 50-1 longshot at Naas, was making her first start and has come out of the race well.

“She'd been working well at home,” said trainer Fozzy Stack. “She hasn't been away to work or anything and hasn't even worked on grass, so it was actually a very good performance.

“She'd shown plenty of talent at home. If it hadn't worked out we'd have been left with egg on our face if she'd run very green, but it worked out well. She's a smart filly.”

“Royal Ascot would be a possibility, or maybe the race on Derby weekend here,” Stack added. “It will be the Albany or that race, I'd imagine. We'll take our time and talk to connections and see what everybody wants to do.

“She gets six furlongs well, so the soft ground in Naas might have helped on that front, but I don't think she needs it soft. I'd like to think she could step up in trip for something like the [G1] Moyglare [Stud S.] later in the season.”

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Starspangledbanner Filly In Naas Upset

There was an unexpected turn-up in the G3 Coolmore Stud EBF Fillies Sprint S. at Naas on Sunday, with the apparent “good thing” Contarelli Chapel (Ire) (Caravaggio) managing only fourth behind the Fozzy Stack-trained newcomer Hermana Estrella (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). Slowly away and racing in rear early off the strong tempo, the 50-1 shot was behind Ballydoyle's 2-7 favourite at halfway but had to come around as that rival began to struggle. Responding to Chris Hayes's urgings, the debutante worked her way past the speedy but errant Quick Suzy (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}) inside the final 75 yards to secure a length success. “She's a very smart filly and Fozzy doesn't make entries like that unless they are good,” Hayes commented. “She's one of our nicer two-year-olds. She was green and raw, as you would expect going against experienced company but to me I was coasting and everything was going in slow motion. She was green and ran around, but won with her ears pricked. She is one to look forward to.”

Hermana Estrella is the second and final foal out of the unraced The Last Sister (Ire) (Lord Shanakill) who died after producing this talented performer. She was a half-sister to the G3 C L Weld Park S. and G3 Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial S. winner Lady Springbank (Ire) by Starspangledbanner's sire Choisir (Aus), who in turn produced the listed-placed Expressionism (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The third dam is the listed-winning and group-placed Santina (Ger) (Gimont {Ger}), whose descendants include the G3 Prix d'Arenberg scorer This Time (Fr) (Zafeen {Fr}) and the G3 Grosser Preis von Berlin winner Shinko's Best (Ire) (Shinko Forest {Ire}).

Sunday, Naas, Ireland
COOLMORE STUD IRISH EBF FILLIES SPRINT S.-G3, €68,000, Naas, 5-16, 2yo, f, 5f 205yT, 1:13.73, sf.
1–HERMANA ESTRELLA (IRE), 128, f, 2, by Starspangledbanner (Aus)
1st Dam: The Last Sister (Ire), by Lord Shanakill
2nd Dam: Severa (Ger), by Kendor (Fr)
3rd Dam: Santina (Ger), by Gimont (Ger)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. (2,500gns Wlg '19 TATFOA; 40,000gns Ylg '20 TATIRY). O-D Keoghan & Partners; B-Castle Farm Stud (IRE); T-Fozzy Stack; J-Chris Hayes. €40,800. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,547. Werk Nick Rating: D+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Quick Suzy (Ire), 128, f, 2, Profitable (Ire)–Snooze (Ire), by Marju (Ire). (€20,000 Ylg '20 GOFOCT). O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners LLC; B-Oghill House Stud & Jasleen (IRE); T-Gavin Cromwell. €13,600.
3–Missing Matron (Ire), 128, f, 2, Vocalised–Bring Back Matron (Ire), by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). O-Mrs J S Bolger; B/T-Jim Bolger (IRE). €6,800.
Margins: 1, 5HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 50.00, 6.00, 14.00.
Also Ran: Contarelli Chapel (Ire), Freedom of Speech (Ire), Mambo Beauty (Ire), Heytesbury Lane (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Son of Rest, Flash Gordon to Meelin Stud

A pair of new Flat stallions–Son Of Rest (GB) (Pivotal {GB}-Hightime Heroine {Ire}, by Danetime {Ire}) and Flash Gordon (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}-Oasis Sunset {Ire}), by Oasis Dream {GB})–will stand at Paddy McCathy’s Meelin Stud in West Cork. Son of Rest will stand for €3,000 and Flash Gordon will be offered at €1,500 for the 2021 season.

“They are two great stamps of horses and I am delighted to have them for my first enterprise into Flat stallions,” said McCathy. “I have been working to offer speed horses that could produce precocious types for some time and am excited for the future.”

Son of Rest, fourth for Fozzy Stack in the G1 National S. at two, won a pair of races the following season before finishing third in the G2 Flying Five S. At four, he returned in the Flying Five to finish a close-up second and later landed the Ary Gold Cup. Bred by Cheveley Park Stud, he is from the family of Champion 2-year-old Forest Flower.

“Son Of Rest is absolutely gorgeous, a magnificent horse,” added McCathy. “He stands about 16.2h and is a great stamp of a horse..He retired sound.”

Also standing at Meelin Stud this season, Flash Gordon, who was trained by Jessica Harrington, placed in the G3 Lacken S. and Listed Tetrarch S. at three and also placed in the 2020 Sprint S. at Naas. A 220,000gns yearling, he is out of juvenile winner Oasis Sunset, who is a half-sister to Champion juvenile and G1 Cheveley Park S. scorer Seazun (Zietan). The 5-year-old is from the family of G2 Molecomb S. winners Brown Sugar and Classic Ruler as well as Champion 2-year-old Toormore.

“Flash Gordon is a gorgeous, very athletic horse,” he continued. “He is a Group 2-placed son of Kodiac that won first time out. He cost 220,000gns as a yearling and is obviously a good-looking horse. He is a great walking horse and stands about 16h.”

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