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Kodiac Leads Tally-Ho Roster

Kodiac (GB) (Danehill) leads the seven-strong roster at Tally-Ho Stud at an unchanged fee of €65,000 in 2022. Responsible for 13 black-type winners in 2021, the 20-year-old's progeny enjoyed Group 1 success with G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud hero El Bodegon (Ire) and G1 Commonwealth Cup heroine Campanelle (Ire). Also among his group winners this term are Cloudy Dawn (Ire), American Bridge (GB), Bear Story (Ire), Glounthaune (Ire) and Fast Attack (Ire).

Priced at €50,000, Mehmas (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), who was the Champion First-Season Sire in Europe in 2022, celebrated 11 black-type winners and is firmly on top of the European Second-Season Sire list. The sire of his second overall Group 1 winner in 2021 GI Del Mar Oaks heroine Going Global (Ire), he stood for €25,000 this year. Four of his seven 2021 group winners were from his second crop of juveniles headed by dual Group 2 winner Lusail (Ire), G2 Flying Childers S. victor Caturra (Ire), and G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte heroine Malavath (Ire), who also ran second in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Acklam Express (Ire) and Minzaal (Ire), from his first crop, were also Group 1 placed in Dubai and in the G1 British Champions Sprint S., respectively.

Previously announced as a new addition to the roster, Group 1 winner Starman (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) will command €17,500. The G1 July Cup hero also placed in the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest and G1 Sprint Cup.

A pair of Tally-Ho stallions will have their first crop of 3-year-olds in 2022 in Cotai Glory (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) at €8,500 and Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}) at €7,000. The former's best runner to date has been G2 Prix Robert Papin and G3 Prix du Bois scorer Atomic Force (Ire), while Purciaretta (Ire) landed a listed race. Eldrickjones (Ire) ran second in the G2 Coventry S. and Pearl Glory (Ire) was runner-up in the G3 Dick Poole S. G1 Phoenix S. hero Ebro River (Ire) is one of three black-type winners for Galileo Gold, who is also the sire of Group 3 winner Oscula (Ire), third in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac, and Listed Empress S. heroine System (Ire).

Completing the roster are the duo of Inns of Court (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and Kessaar (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), who will both stand for €5,000. Successful four times at group level and dual Group 1 placed, Inns of Court's first foals are selling at the breeding stock sales beginning this month. Kessaar, the winner of the G2 Mill Reef S. and G3 Sirenia S., will have his first runners in 2022.

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Autumn Group 1 Targets For Ebro River

Al Shaqab Racing's Ebro River (Ire) (Galileo Gold {GB}), who won the G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. at The Curragh in August, is likely to step out in the G1 Middle Park S. over six furlongs at Newmarket on Sept. 25. Third in Sunday's G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S. behind Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and Point Lonsdale (Ire) (Australia {GB}) on Sunday, the colt is also possible for the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at ParisLongchamp on Oct. 3 or the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar in November.

“I think it's fair to say Ebro River is not as good over seven furlongs as he is over six, and we're certainly not looking to step him up to a mile next year–we don't see him as a Guineas horse,” said trainer Hugo Palmer. “There is a well-documented and straightforward path to the Commonwealth Cup, which has been designed for horses like him.

“He doesn't need soft ground by any means, but what he doesn't want is firm ground. The Middle Park is the most obvious option for him. The alternative is the Jean-Luc Lagardere [at ParisLongchamp], and we're very keen on taking him to the Breeders' Cup to run in the Juvenile Turf over a mile.

“I think a very sharp mile round Del Mar, round two turns, will suit a horse who is already Group 1-placed over the stiffest seven furlongs in Europe.”

Kept plenty busy since a sixth-place debut at Newmarket in April, the colt was making his eighth start of the year in the National S. He'd also claimed a Sandown listed at the end of May.

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Ebro River Likely For Middle Park Instead of Morny

Group 1 winner Ebro River (Ire) (Galileo Gold {GB}) is likely for the G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket on Sept. 25 provided that fellow Al Shaqab Racing runner and G3 Molecomb S. winner Armor (GB) (No Nay Never) runs in the Aug. 22 G1 Prix Morny according to trainer Hugo Palmer.

“He's come back [from Ireland] great, you wouldn't know he'd had a run to be honest,” said the Newmarket handler of Sunday's G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. hero. “I think Al Shaqab are very keen to run Armor in the Prix Morny. I think that's been his plan since Goodwood.

“I've said that we'll leave Ebro River in the Morny, in case for whatever reason Armor didn't or couldn't run. On the assumption Armor does go there, I would have thought the Middle Park will be Ebro River's next target.

“He's had seven races by Aug. 8, so he's allowed a little bit of time.”

A winner of a Sandown listed in May on his third start, the chestnut ran just out of the frame in a trio of group races earlier this summer. Fifth in the G2 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot in June, he went one better in the G2 Tattersalls July S. at Newmarket last month. Prior to his first Group 1 victory, the colt ran fourth again, this time in Goodwood's G2 Richmond S. on July 29.

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Galileo Gold’s Oscula Makes All in the Six Perfections

Fresh off a fourth in Newmarket's G2 Duchess of Cambridge S. last month, Nick Bradley Racing's 2-year-old filly Oscula (Ire) (Galileo Gold {GB}) stepped forward to register a pillar-to-post victory in Tuesday's G3 Prix Six Perfections Sky Sports Racing at Deauville. The April-foaled bay had previously snagged two of her first three starts, including Epsom's June 4 Woodcote S., and hit the board in the June 18 G3 Albany S. at Royal Ascot. Sharply into stride and seizing immediate control of this seven-furlong test, the 43-5 chance was largely untroubled throughout and maintained a relentless tempo under continued rousting in the straight to comfortably hold the hitherto undefeated Listed Prix Roland de Chambure victrix Zellie (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and fellow British raider Daneh (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) by 1 1/2 lengths and a neck.

“She is blessed with plenty of talent and is an easy filly to ride,” said jockey Ryan Moore after securing a first win in the contest. “She had won well [in the Woodcote] at Epsom and ran with credit after that in two Group races. She deserved to win a race like this.”

Winning trainer George Boughey, after notching a first pattern-race win of his own, added, “I think she appreciated running on soft ground again, she was very good and toughed it out. It was very quick [going] when she ran at Newmarket the other day and Ryan [Moore] gave her a peach of a ride here. She's quite a progressive filly and it was nice to see her stay the seven furlongs. She's always shown that she could do it and it's nice to see her putting it into action and winning a Group race. She should be a lot of fun for the owners going forward and I imagine she could get a mile. It wouldn't be a surprise to see her go back to France for the [G1] Prix Marcel Boussac at the end of the year on Arc day. It's a lot of hard work that goes into it at home and huge credit to everyone.”

Oscula, half-sister to a yearling colt by Kessaar (Ire), is the second of three foals and lone performer produced by a half-sister to Listed Silken Glider S. and Listed Rothesay S. placegetter Coeur d'Amour (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}). She becomes the third black-type scorer for her freshman sire (by Paco Boy {Ire}). Descendants of her dual-winning third dam Refined (Ire) (Statoblest {Ire})) include G2 Mill Reef S. scorer and G1 Golden Jubilee S. runner-up Galeota (Ire) (Mujadil), G3 Molecomb S. and G3 Sirenia S. winner Brown Sugar (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}), fellow G3 Sirenia S. victor Burnt Sugar (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) and stakes-winning G3 Prix de Cabourg runner-up Darkanna (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}).

Tuesday, Deauville, France
PRIX SIX PERFECTIONS SKY SPORTS RACING-G3, €80,000, Deauville, 8-3, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:26.47, sf.
1–OSCULA (IRE), 123, f, 2, by Galileo Gold (GB)
1st Dam: Bisous Y Besos (Ire), by Big Bad Bob (Ire)
2nd Dam: Adoring (Ire), by One Cool Cat
3rd Dam: Refined (Ire), by Statoblest (Ire)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (4,000gns Ylg '20 TAOCT). O-Nick Bradley Racing 20 & George Boughey; B-Padraig Williams (IRE); T-George Boughey; J-Ryan Moore. €40,000. Lifetime Record: GSP-Eng, 6-3-0-2, €83,258. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Zellie (Fr), 123, f, 2, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Sarai (GB), by Nathaniel (Ire). (€140,000 Wlg '19 ARQDEC; €140,000 RNA Ylg '20 ARQSEP). O-Ali Hamad Al Attiya; B-Charles Barel (FR); T-Andre Fabre. €16,000.
3–Daneh (GB), 123, f, 3, Dubawi (Ire)–Rizeena (Ire), by Iffraaj (GB). O-Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd (GB); T-Simon & Ed Crisford. €12,000.
Margins: 1HF, NK, 3/4. Odds: 8.60, 0.80, 3.70.
Also Ran: Lovamour (Fr), Hellomydarlin (Ire), Miss Cleopatra (Fr), Soumera (Fr), Black Voice (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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