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Kingman’s Palace Pier Dominant In the Sandown Mile

Sandown played host to the TDN Rising Star Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}) on Friday and Clarehaven's heir apparent did not disappoint on his return in the G2 bet365 Mile. Still an unknown quantity despite wins in the G1 St James's Palace S. and G1 Prix Jacques le Marois last term, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum's 4-11 favourite who signed off 2020 with a third in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot shadowed Shadwell's well-regarded Khuzaam (Kitten's Joy) throughout the early stages. Left in front passing three out as that All-Weather Mile Championships Conditions S. winner started to fade, the bay was pushed out to assert for a comfortable eight-length defeat of the outsider Bless Him (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), with the G2 Challenge S. winner Happy Power (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) 4 1/2 lengths further behind.

John Gosden had stated beforehand that Palace Pier had yet to get on the Newmarket grass gallops this Spring, so this comeback effort can be upgraded. “It was a good performance–I was very clear he was at about 80%, but luckily nobody put it up to him today,” he said. “He enjoys this track–he won as a two-year-old here and Frankie was very happy with him. He was having a very good blow afterwards, but this has saved me going up and down the all-weather gallops at home hundreds of times so in terms of going to the [G1] Lockinge [at Newbury May 15] next this is the right place. He's a lovely horse and hopefully we can go to the Lockinge and then Royal Ascot.”

Gosden is looking at stepping Palace Pier up in trip after his immediate mile targets, with this track's G1 Eclipse S. mooted July 3. “We'll take it as we go, but it was nice to come here and the race has worked out well for him,” he added. “He'll go further in time when we want to, but for the time being we'll concentrate on this. He was a top miler last year and I'll concentrate on those right now. At some stage, we'll go a mile and a quarter with him as he's always shown me that in his work. The Eclipse is a possibility, but it's very close to Royal Ascot. It's always tight for a horse if they've had a hard-ish race, but we'll put him in and take a look.”

Palace Pier, whose sole defeat came in the QEII after he had lost a shoe, is out of the unraced Beach Frolic (GB) (Nayef) who is a half to the G2 Dante S. winner Bonfire (GB) (Manduro {Ger}) and this stable's G2 Windsor Forest S. and G3 Musidora S. scorer Joviality (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) who was also third in the GI Beverly D S. She is a granddaughter of Miss d'Ouilly (Fr) (Bikala {Ire}), a half-sister to the Jacques le Marois heroine Miss Satamixa (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}) who produced the GIII Cardinal H. winner Miss Caerleona (Fr) (Caerleon). She is in turn the dam of another former Gosden luminary in Karen's Caper (War Chant), who was successful in the G3 Nell Gwyn S., GIII Noble Damsel Breeders' Cup H. and GIII Eatontown S. and also runner-up in the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup and G1 Coronation S. before producing the G3 UAE Two Thousand Guineas winner Kinglet (Kingmambo) and G2 Derby Italiano runner-up King's Caper (GB) (New Approach {Ire}).

Miss Caerleona's other class act was the GII Davona Dale H. winner Miss Coronado (Coronado's Quest), later the dam of the stakes-winning Arethusa (A.P. Indy) who was also third in the GI Las Virgenes S. This is also the family of the triple group 1-winning 1,000 Guineas and Irish Oaks heroine Blue Bunting (Dynaformer) and the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois winner Miss Satamixa (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}). Beach Frolic's 2-year-old colt by Highland Reel (Ire) was sold for 320,000gns to McCalmont Bloodstock at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1, while she also has a yearling son of Almanzor (Fr).

Friday, Sandown, Britain
BET365 MILE-G2, £67,500, Sandown, 4-23, 4yo/up, 8fT, 1:44.43, gd.
1–PALACE PIER (GB), 127, c, 4, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Beach Frolic (GB), by Nayef
2nd Dam: Night Frolic (GB), by Night Shift
3rd Dam: Miss d'Ouilly (Fr), by Bikala (Ire)
(600,000gns Ylg '18 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Highclere Stud & Floors Farming (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £38,279. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 3yo-Eur at 7-9.5f, G1SW-Eng & Fr, 7-6-0-1, $809,979. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Bless Him (Ire), 127, g, 7, Sea the Stars (Ire)–Happy Land (Ire), by Refuse To Bend (Ire). (65,000gns Wlg '14 TATFOA; 100,000gns Ylg '15 TATOCT; €600,000 2yo '16 ARQMAY; 31,000gns 4yo '18 TATAHI). O-Tony Perkins & Partners; B-Knocklong House Stud (IRE); T-David Simcock. £14,513.
3–Happy Power (Ire), 130, h, 5, Dark Angel (Ire)–Tamarisk (Ger), by Selkirk. (625,000gns Ylg '17 TATOCT). O-King Power Racing Co Ltd; B-Yeomanstown Stud (IRE); T-Andrew Balding. £7,263.
Margins: 8, 4HF, 12. Odds: 0.36, 28.00, 8.00.
Also Ran: Khuzaam. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Kingman’s Waldkonig In Charge In the Gordon Richards

It has taken longer than initially expected, but Waldkonig (GB) (Kingman {GB}) finally got his Pattern-race win at the right end of his 4-year-old campaign in Friday's G3 Gordon Richards S. at Sandown. Labelled a TDN Rising Star at two, Gestut Ammerland and Newsells Park Stud's half-brother to Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) was winning for the first time subsequently in a handicap over this 10-furlong trip at Pontefract Apr. 6 and it was significant that he attracted support into 6-4 favouritism despite this looking competitive. Ridden up with the pace from the outset before getting a lead from Extra Elusive (GB) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), the bay was sent past that rival by Frankie Dettori with two furlongs remaining and was always doing enough to hold the veteran Desert Encounter (Ire) (Halling) by 1 1/4 lengths, with Extra Elusive 2 1/2 lengths away in third. “We thought he was going to be our Derby horse last year, but he grew and got weak and John was brilliant to give him time to develop,” Dettori explained. “It was the first time I have ridden him since last year and he has come on a lot physically. He gave me a real good feel there and is a good horse in the making. His pedigree suggests a mile and a half is not beyond his reach and he is very easy to handle, so I don't see why he couldn't go up in trip. He has fresh legs and I'm sure he will improve again.”

Off the mark on debut by nine lengths over an extended mile at Wolverhampton in December 2019, Waldkonig carried a tall reputation into the following June's Listed Newmarket S. and started as the 8-11 market-leader but was readily left behind when third to his stable's burgeoning star Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}). Second-best but with a valid excuse when 2 1/2 lengths in arrears of fellow TDN Rising Star Highest Ground (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) in an extended 10-furlong novice at Haydock later that month, he was sidelined thereafter and with 2020 a write-off reappeared a fresh horse with an all-too-tempting handicap mark to exploit at Pontefract. This was another step forward from a colt who can only progress with age, as did his renowned sibling whose career sign-off was that remarkable Arc triumph two years ago.

John Gosden was delighted that Waldkonig had made his mark in this company and said, “He won well at Wolverhampton as a young horse, then in a delayed start to last season people were disappointed when he ran third behind Mishriff but I don't think that was a bad run. He then went to Haydock and he was beaten there, but he came back and had a discharge and it turned out he had a horribly infected tooth and a blocked sinus and needed two operations. He was very ill and luckily he came back and we got him to where we wanted him, but the autumn had gone so he has had a long period off. He has benefitted from that. He has strengthened up and done well. I couldn't be more pleased with him. He went to Pontefract and won well on fast ground and he has won here on well watered ground. He is a versatile horse over a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half. We could look at the [G2] Hardwicke at Royal Ascot [June 19] with something else in between, maybe back here with a three-pound penalty for the [Apr. 27 G3] Brigadier Gerard.”

Waldlerche (GB) (Monsun {Ger}) earned TDN Rising Star status herself before taking the G3 Prix Penelope and has excelled in her second career, producing the aforementioned G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, G1 Prix Ganay and G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud hero Waldgeist and the G2 Prix de Malleret winner Waldlied (GB) (New Approach {Ire}). Her 3-year-old filly Wildfeder (GB) also by Galileo is in training with Andre Fabre and broke her maiden at Saint-Cloud earlier this month, while she also has a yearling filly by Dubawi (Ire). Waldlerche is a daughter of the G2 Falmouth S. runner-up Waldmark (Ger) (Mark of Esteem {Ire}), which makes her a half to this stable's G1 St Leger hero Masked Marvel (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) and to the dam of the Listed Pat Eddery S. winner and multiple group-placed Al Dabaran (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).

The third dam is the four-times group-winning German champion and runaway G2 Deutsches St Leger heroine Wurftaube (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}), who was also responsible for the G1 Deutsches Derby hero Waldpark (Ger) (Dubawi {Ire}) and the G2 Diana Trial runner-up Waldjagd (GB) (Observatory). Waldmark's full-sister Waldbeere (GB) is the dam of the six-times group-winning sire Wiesenpfad (Fr) (Waky Nao {GB}), the G3 Hackwood S. winner Waldpfad (Ger) (Shamardal) and the listed scorer and G1 Preis der Diana third Waldtraut (Ger) (Oasis Dream {GB}).

Friday, Sandown, Britain
BET365 GORDON RICHARDS S.-G3, £45,000, Sandown, 4-23, 4yo/up, 9f 209yT, 2:13.56, gd.
1–WALDKONIG (GB), 126, c, 4, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Waldlerche (GB) (GSW-Fr & SP-Ger), by Monsun (Ger)
2nd Dam: Waldmark (Ger), by Mark of Esteem (Ire)
3rd Dam: Wurftaube (Ger), by Acatenango (Ger)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (600,000gns Ylg '18 TATOCT). O-Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park Stud; B-Newsells Park & Ammerland GmbH & Co KG (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £25,520. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-1, $58,220. *1/2 to Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), Hwt. Older Horse-Eur at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Horse-Fr at 9.5-11f, MG1SW-Fr & MG1SP-Eng, $5,401,859; and Waldlied (GB) (New Approach {Ire}), GSW-Fr, $123,344. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Desert Encounter (Ire), 126, g, 9, Halling–La Chicana (Ire), by Invincible Spirit (Ire). (32,000gns Ylg '13 TAOCT). O-Abdulla Al Mansoori; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-David Simcock. £9,675.
3–Extra Elusive (GB), 126, g, 6, Mastercraftsman (Ire)–Nessina, by Hennessy. (300,000gns 3yo '18 TATAHI). O-Imad Al Sagar; B-Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar (GB); T-Roger Charlton. £4,842.
Margins: 1 1/4, 2HF, 2HF. Odds: 1.50, 40.00, 16.00.
Also Ran: Hukum (Ire), Winter Reprise (Fr), Highest Ground (Ire), Thunderous (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Feeling the Love

Newmarket's Craven meeting cranks up on Wednesday, with the G1 1000 Guineas aspirants tackling the G3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn S. up the Rowley Mile that plays host to the May 2 Classic. As usual, the seven-furlong prep has some genuine prospects for the big occasion including Normandie Stud's TDN Rising Star Love Is You (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), who oozed class when beating the smart Gift List (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}) by 3 1/2 lengths in the Listed Radley S. on testing ground over this trip at Newbury in October. Roger Charlton has yet to win the 1000, but the homebred daughter of the G1 Coronation S. heroine Fallen For You (GB) (Dansili {GB}) has the right credentials on pedigree and a convincing performance here will see her offer stern opposition to the ultra-exciting but totally-unproven Santa Barbara (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) in over three weeks' time.

Jockey Jason Watson is hoping she can continue her trajectory towards the main event. “Love Is You is exciting. She has wintered well and looks great,” he said. “Steve Raymont, who rides her out every day, has been very happy with her. I've not sat on her, but I've confidence in the team and what they think and I think she should run well. Though she has won at Ascot and Newbury, which are pretty level tracks I don't think the track will be an issue as she is quite well-balanced. She won on heavy ground at the end of the season, but I don't think she necessarily needs that ground and I think good ground is what she wants. Stamina will be no issue, while she looks stronger this year and that seems to have increased her speed a bit.”

Also unbeaten is the Sangsters and James Wigan's Saffron Beach (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) with vital course-and-distance experience from both her debut and the G3 Oh So Sharp S. in the autumn. Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam commented, “I feel that Saffron Beach has wintered well and she is training well. She looks fantastic in her coat. She has had no hiccups with her build-up and we have taken her over to the watered gallop two weeks ago to test her. She has developed into a 3-year-old and what she did at two was a bonus.”

Charlie Appleby puts forward Divine Light (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), who also scored over this track and trip on her sole start in October, while John and Thady Gosden supply another unexposed Kingman in Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum's Chelmsford novice scorer Tawahub (GB). Appleby said, “Divine Light is a sharp filly, with a course-and-distance win under her belt. It looks a competitive renewal of the race and this should tell us where we are with her.”

The card gets underway with the Bet365 British EBF Maiden Fillies' S. for the 2-year-olds, where high-profile freshmen Ribchester (Ire) and Highland Reel (Ire) have representatives, while the Bet365 European Free H. hosts Godolphin's Feb. 25 G3 Meydan Classic winner Naval Crown (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) who beat the fellow Charlie Appleby-trained Master of the Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) there. He will have to be smart to give eight pounds to Eve Johnson Houghton's G3 Horris Hill S. runner-up Percy's Lad (GB) (Sir Percy {GB}), but the latter's trainer issued a note of caution when she said, “A few of mine appear to be needing the run and we have had some disappointing results, but he deserves to be there and he did nothing wrong last season. It was too soft for him at Newbury and we know he stays a mile and that is probably what he wants. I know we are dropping back to seven, but he is working well and I'm happy as I can be.”

In the G3 Bet365 Earl of Sefton S., Frankie Dettori announces his return to home soil as he partners Isa Salman Al Khalifa's impressive Mar. 27 Listed Magnolia S. winner Global Giant (GB) (Shamardal). Now turned 50, Dettori is relishing being back on his territory. “I'm looking forward to riding back in Britain and getting back on Global Giant, who is owned by a good friend of mine Sheikh Isa,” he said. “This looks a good spot for him and nine furlongs should be ideal. It is a good ride to have as my first ride back in Britain this year. I've really been enjoying things and I'm really looking forward to seeing people back at the races here. Fifty is a big number and it does scare me a bit sometimes, but the body feels good at the moment thank God and I'm enjoying my racing.”

The closing 10-furlong handicap has been won by Papal Bull (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}), Main Sequence (Aldebaran) and Old Persian (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and so can carry weight as an early guide to potential. Carrying topweight is Godolphin's Act of Wisdom (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a son of the disqualified 1000 Guineas winner Jacqueline Quest (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) who is on a four-timer for Old Persian's trainer Charlie Appleby.

At Leopardstown, the one-mile Listed Heritage S. sees the return of TDN Rising Star and proven Group 1 performer Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who was last seen finishing third in theGI Breeders' Cup Mile in November.

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Racing League Jockeys Revealed

Several big names have been added to the upcoming Racing League competition this summer. Frankie Dettori, Oisin Murphy, Jim Crowley and Hollie Doyle are all set to take part.

Dettori is part of the Newmarket team, along with fellow riders Jamie Spencer and Luke Morris, who are paired with trainers John Gosden, Sir Mark Prescott, Robert Cowell and David Simcock. Murphy, Hayley Turner and Sean Levey are riding for Andrew Balding and Richard Hannon.

Murphy said, “This is an exciting innovation and considering the prize money there should be fierce competition between the teams. I look forward to being involved.”

Turner added, “It's great that the racing industry has decided to try something a bit different. I know the jockeys and the trainers are all really excited. I think it will help to capture a non-racing audience and be a fun event all round.”

The trio of Jim Crowley, Hector Crouch and Pat Cosgrave will ride for trainers George Baker, David Menuisier, Gary Moore and Amanda Perrett. Meanwhile, Doyle, Jack Mitchell and Cieren Fallon team up with another Newmarket training team consisting of Michael Bell, Ed Dunlop, James Fanshawe and Roger Varian.

Ireland is represented by David Egan, Gavin Ryan and Dylan Browne McMonagle for O'Brien brothers Donnacha and Joseph. However, Team France is in a holding pattern, as confirmation of regulations surrounding Brexit and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is still needed before announcing their nominated jockeys.

The Racing League competition limits each jockey to 18 of the 36 races in the competition. There is also £50,000 on offer to the three jockeys that score the most points in the competition. The 12 teams will compete at six meetings of six races apiece over six consecutive Thursdays in the summer beginning at Newcastle on July 29. Points are available from first to 10th in each race, and the highest scoring team throughout the competition wins the league.

Oli Harris, the Racing League's Chief Marketing Officer, said “We're delighted that the teams have now confirmed their jockeys. The likes of Hollie, Oisin and Frankie will no doubt grab the headlines, but we are also excited to have some of the most talented up and coming jockeys in UK and Ireland on board, as well as experienced campaigners such as Paul Hanagan, Martin Dwyer and Jamie Spencer. This is an important step in painting a complete picture of the Racing League.

“We will follow this by announcing the principal naming partner of each team, before the 30 horses in each team's squad are selected in July.”

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