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Siskin’s Sister Is First Winner For Flintshire

Talacre, a half-sister to this year’s G1 Irish 2000 Guineas winner Siskin (First Defence), is the first winner for five-time Grade/Group 1 winner Flintshire (GB), who stands at Hill ‘n’ Dale in Kentucky.

1st-Gowran, €15,500, Mdn, 9-19, 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:42.50, gd.

TALACRE (f, 2, Flintshire {GB}–Bird Flown {GB}, by Oasis Dream {GB}), third last time over seven furlongs in The Curragh’s Loder Irish EBF Fillies Race on Aug. 14, raced behind the leaders on the rail throughout the early stages. Angled wide for her challenge at the top of the straight, the 11-4 second favourite hit the front passing the furlong pole and stayed on to score by 1 1/2 lengths from Eylara (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), the debutante half-sister to the five-times group winner and G1 Irish and Yorkshire Oaks and G1 Hong Kong Vase-placed Eziyra (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}). Talacre, a full-sister to the stable’s G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and G1 Phoenix S. hero Siskin (First Defence), MG1SW-Ire, G1SP-Eng, $546,021, becomes the first European winner for her Hill ‘N Dale Farms-based sire (by Dansili {GB}). Ger Lyons’ brother and assistant Shane said, “She’s after running into some good fillies before and she made the running the last day which wasn’t ideal. She’s like her brother Siskin, in that she likes to get a lead. It worked out brilliant today, but she still pricked her ears and wandered in front so there is a lot left in the tank for next year. It was a mile today and she wants a mile and a quarter next year. I’m not sure if there is anything left for her for black-type this year. If not it won’t be the end of the world to wait for next year. She’s always showed us a lot and she’s going the right way. Colin [Keane] said that ground is a bit dead which wouldn’t be ideal either.” The dam is a half-sister to the Listed Buckhounds S. winner and G2 Hardwicke S. runner-up Barsanti (Ire) (Champs Elysees {GB}) and to Rising Tornado (Storm Cat), who is responsible for the five-time Grade I-winning champion Close Hatches (First Defence) whose son is the GII Wood Memorial S. winner Tacitus (Tapit). The listed-placed second dam Silver Star (GB) (Zafonic) is a full-sister to the G1 Dewhurst S. and G1 Prix de la Salamandre-winning champion juvenile Xaar (GB) from the family of the GI United Nations H. hero Senure (Nureyev). Bird Flown’s yearling filly by Noble Mission (GB) is named Coccinella, while she also has a foal full-brother to the winner. Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-1, $23,192.

O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-Ger Lyons.

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Champers Elysees Takes the Fairy Bridge

Two progressive 3-year-old fillies fought out the finish of Wednesday’s rescheduled G3 Coolmore No Nay Never Fairy Bridge S., with Fitzwilliam Racing’s Champers Elysees (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}) emerging on top of Haras de Saint Pair’s Pearls Galore (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in what could turn out to be a signpost to bigger things for both. Last seen winning by seven lengths in the Listed Corrib Fillies S. over seven furlongs at Galway July 28, Champers Elysees who traded as the 5-6 favourite going an extra half furlong here tracked the early leaders under Niall McCullagh trapped wide without cover. Sticking with Pearls Galore as that talented and unexposed rival headed stand’s side, she headed her approaching the furlong pole and asserted to score by half a length as they pulled five lengths clear of Parent’s Prayer (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) in third.

Champers Elysees had got off the mark at the fourth attempt over six furlongs on heavy ground at The Curragh in September prior to finishing runner-up in Naas’s “Birdcatcher” nursery over that trip the following month. Showing how much improvement she had made over the winter on her return when successful in a seven-furlong handicap back at The Curragh June 12, the bay not only proved up to listed class at the Galway festival but progressed markedly for that impressive first black-type success and underlined her quality with this performance in the race that was lost to the rain at its traditional home last week. “I was so sick last week when Tipperary was called off, but thankfully the race was rescheduled to here and I thought the track would suit her well,” trainer Johnny Murtagh said. “She really improved from Galway and had a better prep coming into this race. If everything is alright she’ll go for the [G1] Matron [at Leopardstown Sept. 12]. It’s a bit tight and if this race was on last week it would have given us two weeks, but she’s tough and hardy. I’m delighted for Niall that he was able to ride a group winner for us. He’s a big part of my life and of our team since we started. He’s been out injured a long time and has worked hard to get back. I’m delighted to be able to pay him back as he put in a lot of work early in the year and then missed out on a lot of winners.”

One of two leading ladies from the Murtagh stable alsongside the G3 Derrinstown Stud Fillies S. winner and G1 Prix Rothschild third Know It All (GB) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), Champers Elysees hails from a family mainly made up of sprinters. Her second dam is the G3 Goldene Peitsche-winning German champion Premiere Cuvee (GB) (Formidable), who was also second in the G3 Prix du Gros Chene. That makes the dam La Cuvee (GB) (Mark of Esteem {Ire}) a half-sister to the G3 Premio Sergio Cumani winner She Bat (GB) (Batshoof {GB}), who is in turn responsible for four black-type performers including the G2 Premio Regina Elena (Italian 1000 Guineas) third She Basic (Ire) (Desert Prince {Ire}). The dam also has the unraced 2-year-old colt Performance Plus (Ire) (Alhebayeb {Ire}) and a yearling colt by Mehmas (Ire).

Wednesday, Gowran Park, Ireland
COOLMORE STUD NO NAY NEVER FAIRY BRIDGE S.-G3, €55,000, Gowran, 9-2, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f 110yT, 1:36.40, sf.
1–CHAMPERS ELYSEES (IRE), 128, f, 3, by Elzaam (Aus)
1st Dam: La Cuvee (GB), by Mark of Esteem (Ire)
2nd Dam: Premiere Cuvee (GB), by Formidable
3rd Dam: Clicquot (Ire), by Bold Lad (Ire)
1ST GROUP WIN. (€12,500 Wlg ’17 TATFBR; €28,000 Ylg ’18 TIRSEP; €95,000 RNA 2yo ’19 GOFHIT). O-Fitzwilliam Racing; B-Karl Bowen (IRE); T-Johnny Murtagh; J-Niall McCullagh. €33,000. Lifetime Record: 8-4-2-1, $128,072. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Pearls Galore (Fr), 128, f, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)–Pearl Banks (GB), by Pivotal (GB). O/B-SCEA Haras de Saint Pair (FR); T-Paddy Twomey. €11,000.
3–Parent’s Prayer (Ire), 128, f, 3, Kingman (GB)–Pure Excellence (GB), by Exceed and Excel (Aus). (€165,000 2yo ’19 TATGOR). O-Ecurie Ama.Zing Team; B-Sun Kingdom Pty Ltd (IRE); T-Archie Watson. €5,500.
Margins: HF, 5, 1 3/4. Odds: 0.83, 3.00, 22.00.
Also Ran: Rocket Science (Ire), Soul Search (Ire), Miss Myers (Ire), Auxilia (Ire), Faire Croire (Ire), Precious Moments (Ire), Eden Quay (Ire), Tango (Ire). Scratched: Lady Scathach (Ire), Romantic Proposal (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Son of Irresistible Jewel on Deck for Gowran Debut

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday’s Insights features a son of Group 1 producer Irresistible Jewel (Ire) (Danehill).

2.10 Gowran Park, Mdn, €14,000, 3yo, f, 9f 100yT
Coolmore’s LABURNUM (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}), an Aidan O’Brien trainee, is a full-sister to G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and G1 Criterium International hero Roderic O’Connor (Ire). She is opposed by seven in this debut, including Juddmonte’s Cannoli (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who is a homebred daughter of MGSP dual stakes winner Caponata (Selkirk), representing Dermot Weld.

2.40 Gowran Park, Mdn, €14,000, 3yo, c/g, 9f 100yT
DESERT HIGHWAY (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is a Dermot Weld-trained homebred son of Moyglare Stud lynchpin Irresistible Jewel (Ire) (Danehill) and thus a half-brother to G1 Irish St Leger hero Royal Diamond (Ire) (King’s Best), MGSW G1 Irish Oaks third Princess Highway (Street Cry {Ire}) and MG1SP G1 Irish 1000 Guineas runner-up Mad About You (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}). His six rivals include Zhang Yuesheng’s Castel Gandolfo (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), a 425,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling and full-brother to G2 Rockfel S. victress Juliet Capulet (Ire), from the Jessica Harrington stable.

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