Defining Moment

How High Definition (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) would have fared at Epsom will forever be the stuff of conjecture, but Saturday sees Ballydoyle's TDN Rising Star return to his safe hunting ground of The Curragh to prove his worth in the G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Renowned for his trademark late flourish at two, he swooped from rear to collar Wordsworth (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) on debut over a mile here in August before repeating the trick in the G2 Beresford S. the following month. If his comeback effort when third in the G2 Dante S. over an extended 10 furlongs at York May 13 is taken at face value, he will need to find extra to ward off the kind of strong challenge that has been lacking in this Classic in recent times. “I think he's versatile ground-wise, but we think the better the ground, the better it will suit him,” commented Aidan O'Brien, who has won this a staggering 14 times since 1997.

Since 2006, Ballydoyle have been denied on only four occasions, with the biggest gap between victories coming from 2014 to 2017 while the operation have also enjoyed an amazing seven clean sweeps of the first three places including in the last two renewals. It falls on Van Gogh (American Pharoah) and the aforementioned Wordsworth to attempt a repeat this time, with the two outsiders Arturo Toscanini (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Matchless (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) thrown in for good measure. Van Gogh was third behind Mac Swiney (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas here May 22 before finishing 10th under Colin Keane in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly June 6, while Wordsworth is backed up 10 days after his second in the G2 Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot.

“It's Van Gogh's first time over a mile and a half. We were happy with his run in France–he didn't have a good draw, but we thought he ran very well,” O'Brien added. “Wordsworth is in good form. He only ran in Ascot last week, but he seems to have come out of the race well. We always thought he would stay well. It was the first time he ran over that distance in Ascot and obviously his brother [Kew Gardens] stayed very well.”

Unusually, none of the Ballydoyle representatives were in action at Epsom, with Bolshoi Ballet (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) tasked to go it alone. In the June 5 Derby, Amo Racing's Mojo Star (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) was clear of Godolphin's Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and Mac Swiney, but Hurricane Lane holds High Definition on the form of his Dante success and he lost both front shoes at Epsom. Since 2000, there have been 15 winners of this that came from the Derby and Charlie Appleby is hoping that Hurricane Lane can continue to build on his early promise. “We were pleased with Hurricane Lane's effort at Epsom Downs and he has more experience under his belt going into this,” he said. “He was an inexperienced horse going into the Derby and it may have found him out slightly, but he has definitely sharpened up for the run. The style of the track at the Curragh should suit him better and, if he can repeat his Derby effort, it will certainly make him very competitive.”

Jim Bolger feels that Mac Swiney has more to offer than he did in the Derby and said, “I don't believe we saw the best of him at Epsom.  It was just one of those runs, that I don't think on the day he was on top of his game so I'm hopeful he can reverse the placings with the ones that finished in front of him. It won't be easily-won, but we feel we have a fighter on our hands and hopefully he'll be 100 per-cent on Saturday. If he is, I don't expect him to be too far away.”

Since 1994, there has been only one British-trained winner in Jack Hobbs (GB) (Halling) which does not bode well for Ballylinch Stud and Aquis Farm's Lone Eagle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), but the Martyn Meade representative is more than worthy of his place in this line-up. Fourth when considered under-par in the notorious Apr. 23 G3 Sandown Classic Trial, he went on to give that race's runner-up Yibir (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) five pounds and a four-length beating in Goodwood's Listed Cocked Hat S. over an extended 11 furlongs May 21. Denied his opportunity at Epsom due to a dirty scope, he is a fascinating contender here. “We couldn't be happier with him,” Meade said. “It's not easy with all the travelling and everything, but he's going in as a fresh horse, having missed Epsom and we've got a good man on his back to run against the Irish. What will be will be, but it would be nice to think if he runs up to his best he should have a really good chance.”

Elsewhere on the card, the G2 GAIN Railway S. sees Craig Bernick and Antony Beck's Castle Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) bid to confirm the form of his ready defeat of Masseto (GB) (Territories {Ire}) in the course-and-distance G3 Marble Hill S. May 22. The runner-up has since franked the form by finishing 1 3/4-lengths fourth in the G2 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot last Tuesday, where the re-opposing The Acropolis (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) was ninth. Castle Star's trainer Fozzy Stack said, “It looks a strong renewal, but he's got a nice draw and he seems in good order, so we're hopeful of a good run. The ground won't be as soft as it was in the Marble Hill, but I don't see that being a problem for him.”

Aidan O'Brien, who has saddled 13 winners of this, needs one more to equal the record of Dr Vincent O'Brien and along with The Acropolis also has a key contender in Cadamosto (Ire) (No Nay Never). He was fourth in last Thursday's G2 Norfolk S. at Royal Ascot and is the pick of Ryan Moore. “The Ascot run was Cadamosto's first for a good while and he seems to have taken it well,” the trainer said. “The Acropolis ran well at Ascot. He just got a little bit hampered about a furlong and a half down, but he ran well.” Moore added, “He has plenty of pace, but the step up to six furlongs should be fine here given the way he finished off his race at Ascot. The Acropolis's run in the Coventry can also be marked up given he was not ideally drawn there and it wouldn't surprise me at all if he were to run very well.”

David Loughnane pitches the Norfolk runner-up Go Bears Go (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}) back into action and he said, “He came out of Ascot really well, so we said we'd take a crack at it. If he turns up in the same form as he went to Ascot, I think he'll put up a big show. I still very much believe he's the best we've trained and I think we've plenty to look forward to with him.” Given the strength in depth of this edition, Peter Brant's TDN Rising Star Dr Zempf (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) will have to be every bit as good as looked on his winning debut over this track and trip June 2. The form of that contest has subsequently been boosted and jockey Colin Keane is expecting a bold show. “He looked nice on his first start–he was a good winner I thought on the day,” he said. “He seems to be training well for the race. It looks a very good renewal, but hopefully he can give a good account of himself. Siskin had won his maiden and the Marble Hill en route to the Railway, whereas this horse has only had the one run. We'll know where we stand after Saturday, I think.”

In the G3 ARM Holding International S., Jessie Harrington relaunches Cadillac (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) after his lengthy absence. Fourth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland in November, Alpha Racing's G2 Champions Juvenile S. winner is upped in trip to 10 furlongs to meets two smart older fillies and mares in Newtown Anner Stud Farm's June 9 G3 Munster Oaks winner Thunder Kiss (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) and the May 23 G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup third True Self (Ire) (Oscar {Ire}).

There is also group action on Newcastle's Northumberland Plate card, with Friday's G1 Commonwealth Cup withdrawal Diligent Harry (GB) (Due Diligence) taking on his elders in the six-furlong G3 William Hill Chipchase S. on the Tapeta. Runner-up to the subsequent G3 Pavilion S., G2 Sandy Lane S. and Wokingham H. winner Rohaan (Ire) (Mayson {GB}) at Lingfield Mar. 10, the 3-year-old went on to capture the Apr. 2 3-Year-Old All-Weather Championships Conditions S. there and trainer Clive Cox believes he has what it takes to take a hand in competitive sprints like this. “Conditions didn't allow us to run at Ascot and that was it,” he said. “He's in good form. He's proven on the all-weather and it's a good step to take at this point.”

Diligent Harry meets two smart Shadwell performers in last year's G3 Hackwood S. winner Tabdeed (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire}) and Khuzaam (Kitten's Joy), who impressed when winning the Apr. 2 All-Weather Mile Championships Conditions S. at Lingfield before finishing last of four in the Apr. 23 G3 Sandown Mile. The latter's trainer Roger Varian is dropping him back in trip and said, “He has loads of pace. He won over seven furlongs at Chelmsford before stepping up to the mile at Lingfield. His work is as good as ever and a stiff six furlongs at Newcastle on the Tapeta should suit him. It's an experiment, but it's an interesting one.”

Newmarket's July Course is in full swing again and Saturday's action sees the 2019 G1 St Leger hero Logician (GB) (Frankel {GB}) bid to get back to winning ways in the Listed Fred Archer S. Frankie is in action at The Curragh, so Rab Havlin takes the mount on the 5-year-old and he said, “It is great to get back on him and he is a nice horse to pick up. I rode him on Wednesday and he felt in great shape and has come on since the last day. He is a big horse that is hard to get fit and the whole way through it has always taken a run to get him right. He seems to have come out of his race the right way. It is well-documented that he nearly died. The fact they managed to get him back and keep him alive is a massive achievement, let alone to get him back racing. If there was any time that he didn't want to race again, we wouldn't have risked it but he is showing great enthusiasm for the game again and let's hope it continues. There are a few horses in there that are decent on their day but he is clear on ratings and we are hoping for a big run.”

In the seven-furlong G3 Criterion S., TDN Rising Star Kinross (GB) (Kingman {GB}) looks to defy a three-pound penalty for his success in the G3 John of Gaunt S. at Haydock May 29 and trainer Ralph Beckett is hoping he has finally got the talented 4-year-old on track. “Kinross is in great shape. It is a race that he has got a penalty in, but it is a race that really suits him,” he commented. “I've been very happy with him since Haydock, where he looked back to his old self. He did it really well the last day and we will be sticking to seven furlongs with him. I think gelding him has been a significant help. Hopefully this is a stepping stone to bigger and better things.” Charlie Appleby saddles the similarly smart Royal Crusade (GB) (Shamardal), who beat Glen Shiel (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) in the six-furlong G3 Prix de Ris-Orangis at Deauville last July and was last seen finishing seventh in the Mar. 27 G1 Al Quoz Sprint. “Royal Crusade was a little disappointing in Dubai, but has definitely been training better since coming back to Newmarket,” he said. “It's his first time over this distance since his two-year-old days but, if you look at the pick of his form, he should be bang there. We hoped that he would be a real out-and-out sprinter, but he doesn't seem to have that natural dash about him and looks like a seven-furlong horse these days.”

In the Listed Maureen Brittain Memorial Empress Fillies' S., Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah's impressive June 15 Thirsk novice scorer Najat (GB) (Ardad {Ire}) takes on the likes of Highclere Thoroughbred Racing's TDN Rising Star Cachet (Ire) (Aclaim {Ire}).  Fifth and not disgraced in Friday's G3 Albany S. at Royal Ascot, the latter is back over the six-furlong trip of her impressive winning debut on the Rowley Mile course May 15 and trainer George Boughey said, “It is a quick turnaround from Royal Ascot, but she has come out of that race in great shape. I walked the track on Thursday and it is far quicker than at Ascot where it was an extreme of ground. It probably found her out and it was only her ability that got her home. She has got a great attitude and she showed that on debut when quickening away well on better ground on the Rowley Mile and the ground is closer to that here. She will improve when she goes up to seven, but hopefully she can get some black-type here.”

Ed Crisford said of Najat, “She won very well first time up at Thirsk and she is deserving of her place in a stakes race and this looked a suitable option. She was breezing nicely before her debut, but I like the way she put the race to bed quickly at Thirsk. The way she won, there could be a lot of upsides to her.”

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Derby Hero Adayar Eyes King George

Godolphin homebred Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {Ire}), who won the G1 Cazoo Derby on Saturday, excited the race in good order and will target the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. at Ascot on July 24. If he completes the double, he would be the first horse to do so since his grandsire Galileo (Ire) in 2001.

Trainer Charlie Appleby said, “He has come out of the race great. As you saw he went on the seawalker yesterday morning and he has been out for a jog this morning and has been turned out in the paddock and he has shown his wellness. All signs are good so far.

“Without rubber stamping anything the discussions that are taking place at the moment are that we will give this horse a bit more time and look towards going to a King George with him. I think timing-wise it suits him and also we will have tested our mettle a bit against the older horses.

“After that we can see what he is like against the older horses there and if he happens to win a King George we can work back from an Arc. If he gets beat in a King George then we revert back to our original plan which was going down the St Leger route.

“I think, personally, looking from the outside having won neither race, I would rather pinpoint one as we all know in the autumn it is a big ask to do a St Leger then an Arc.”

One of Godolphin and Appleby's other Derby runners, third-place finisher and G2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante S. victor Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {Ire}), will return sooner than his stablemate. The June 26 G1 Irish Derby has been pencilled in for the chestnut.

Appleby added, “I was delighted with Hurricane Lane. He was the horse I thought in the paddock looked magnificent and I thought he took the preliminaries very well.

“What did surprise me, but we took it as a positive, is that he is very much learning on the job there. He showed his inexperience. Going into the Derby I thought he was one run short of what I would have liked to seen.

“He came off the bridle a bit earlier than I expected but his class got himself back into a position that he would be in the mix at the right end.  I'm delighted with how he has come out of it and the plan with Hurricane Lane is to head straight to Ireland.”

Rounding out the trio of Godolphin Derby starters was G3 Autumn S. winner One Ruler (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). The colt ran sixth on Saturday, and is a possible starter for the 1 1/4-mile G3 Hampton Court S. at Royal Ascot on June 17.

He said, “We will drop him back to 10 furlongs. James [Doyle] said he didn't handle the track particularly well but he didn't see it out either. We might look at something like the Hampton Court, we will see what his wellbeing is like.

“He would carry a penalty in that from his G3 Autumn S. success but we could look at something like that or wait for an [G1 Coral-] Eclipse [at Sandown on July 3].”

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Mohaafeth (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), who was scratched on the morning of the Blue Riband due to the ground, is also resurfacing in the Hampton Court. He also has an entry in the June 18 G2 King Edward VII S. at Royal Ascot, but Shadwell Racing Manager Angus Gold indicated that the Hampton Court was more likely.

Gold said, “It's most likely he'll run in the mile-and-a-quarter race, I would think. There is quite a body of opinion around the horse that thinks he might end up a mile-and-a-quarter horse.

“We weren't sure about the mile and a half going into the Derby. I've noticed his breeder has been quoted twice now, saying she doesn't think he'd stay–and he has got a lot of speed, this horse. Maybe it will turn out a mile and a quarter is his best trip–time will tell.”

Derby runner-up Mojo Star (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) will most likely start next in the Irish Derby. The Amo Racing Limited runner has three runner-up performances to show from three starts, and he was only 4 1/2 lengths off of Adayar at Epsom on Saturday.

“He's absolutely fine–and we're looking for the next Derby, I suppose,” trainer Richard Hannon told the Nick Luck Daily Podcast on Monday morning. “It's not an easy feat, but I'm not sure we've anything to gain by winning a novice or a maiden–and quite often these sort of horses get turned over at long odds-on in those sort of races.

“I think we'll be looking at something like an Irish Derby or a King George, maybe. If you finish in the first three in the English Derby, you get a free go at the Irish Derby, so that's got to be worth looking at.

“We've never had a horse finish that close in a Derby before. They're extremely hard to find, these sort of horses, and you've got to keep hold of them and keep them racing as long as you can. I said to Kia Joorabchian–who owns the horse–before the Derby that next year's his year. He's always looked like a horse that, when he's four, he could be something a little bit different.”

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19 Stand Their Ground in G1 Cazoo Derby

There are 19 colts remaining in the 1 1/2-mile G1 Cazoo Derby at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 5.

Leading the way is current favourite and G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S. hero Bolshoi Ballet (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), one of six for Aidan O'Brien and the various Coolmore partners. Joining the G3 Ballysax S. victor from Ballydoyle are: former race favourite High Definition (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who won the G2 Beresford S. at two and was third in the G2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante S. to Godolphin's Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) on May 13; G1 Criterium International winner and G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas runner-up Van Gogh (American Pharoah); and the winners Sir Lamorak (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), The Mediterranean (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Kyprios (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

Besides Hurricane Lane, Charlie Appleby and Godolphin have also kept in the group-placed Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and the G3 Autumn S. winner and G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy S. second One Ruler (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Adayar will be ridden by Oisin Murphy.

“Godolphin and Charlie Appleby have given me the ride,” Murphy told Sky Sports Racing. “I had a sit on him last week. He felt really nice-it was a sensible canter, but he's a gorgeous horse, improving type, bred for the job. I'm super excited to be involved in the race. I'd like to win a Derby-hopefully it's this year.”

Fresh off a win in the G1 Tattersalls Ireland 2000 Guineas, Mac Swiney (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), who won the Vertem Futurity Trophy S. at two, will contest the Blue Riband for Jim Bolger. Mark Johnston's G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud scorer Gear Up (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) is another to take his place in the Epsom showpiece for owner Teme Valley. Ahmad Al Shaikh's Youth Spirit (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), who won the G3 Chester Vase S. on May 5 for Andrew Balding, is also slated to start.

Anamoine Limited's John Leeper (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), a son of 2010 G1 Oaks heroine Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab) and named for trainer Ed Dunlop's father John, also stands his ground. He won the Listed Betway Fairway S. on May 15. Other listed winners set to take part are: Group 3 winner and May 21 Listed Cocked Hat S. victor Lone Eagle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) for Martyn Meade, Aquis Farm and Ballylinch Stud; Listed Betfair Newmarket S. victor Mohaafeth (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) for the William Haggas/Shadwell axis and Roger Varian and Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's Third Realm (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who saluted in the Listed Novibet Derby Trial S. on May 8.

Rounding out the field is the winner Southern Lights (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) for Aquis Racing, Al Mamoura Partnership and Joseph O'Brien;  Mojo Star (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) for Richard Hannon and Amo Racing Limited; and Luke Comer's Seattle Sound (Ire) (Australia {GB}).

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Frankel’s Hurricane Lane Takes the Dante

Maintaining his unbeaten record in an attritional renewal of York's G2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante S. on Thursday, Godolphin's Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) duly put himself in the picture for a fascinating G1 Epsom Derby. Coming through the Charlie Appleby ranks with a win in the 10-furlong Newbury conditions race that has acted as an important stepping stone to Epsom in recent times, the chestnut with abundant stamina was put in second early with William Buick keeping tabs on Ballydoyle's Roman Empire (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). As that second string cut loose in the straight under Hollie Doyle, the chasers were hard at it in behind and for more than a furlong it looked as if the pacemaker was gone but Hurricane Lane continued to pound away at the gaping margin. By the time the furlong marker loomed, the 5-1 second favourite was on the case along with Megallan (GB) (Kingman {GB}) with the 13-8 favourite High Definition (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) running a rusty but encouraging comeback race in their wake. At the line, there was 3/4 of a length between the Appleby and Gosden runners with Ballydoyle's much-discussed G2 Beresford S. winner getting to within a further 1 1/4 lengths in what can only be seen as an ideal blue riband prep given his upset preparation. William Buick was on the winner and believes he has a genuine chance in the June 5 Classic. “This was a good Dante on paper and a true-run race, so what you saw is what you get,” he said. “He'll go there with good credentials–he's done nothing wrong and this is an important test which he's come out of with flying colours.”

Making his debut at Newmarket when beating the useful handicapper Parachute (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) over a mile on heavy ground in the “Future Stayers” Novice S. in October, Hurricane Lane had returned in the same fashion in the Apr. 16 Newbury heat which has played host to the subsequent Classic winners Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), Star of Seville (GB) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}) and Light Shift (Kingmambo). Buick is happy that he has the experience to make an impact in the big one. “He did the same at Newbury–once he gets company he battles back and goes through the gears gradually and in his own time but always in time,” he added. “He answers every call and everyone was racing from two out to the line here–at the line I thought he was well on top. I was drawn 11 and so only had the option to go forward, but he relaxed nicely and was always in a nice rhythm. I wanted to give him time to build up his momentum, as he was certain to stay and is certain to improve for the step up to a mile and a half. He's a big horse who has never been on fast ground, but the Derby is usually run on good and he's done everything a little bit smoother and a little bit quicker each time he's run. The way he's going, he's going to improve and go to Epsom a better horse.”

Appleby revealed that the winner would be joined by the G1 2000 Guineas sixth One Ruler (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). “We felt this horse had the best form, so we were confident that Hurricane Lane was the right one to go to the Dante,” he said. “He's got a great temperament for a big horse and is a good mover. It was lovely ground and he's jumped and travelled well and stayed well, so he ticks a lot of the boxes. I was a bit worried Hollie's horse had got away from them, but once I saw he was stopping I was confident our horse would keep galloping and that's what he's done. He's proven he's got stamina in abundance and the step up in trip at Epsom should suit him. I've been on the phone to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed and he was pleased, so as long as the horse comes out of it fit and well, that is the obvious place to go.”

John Gosden said of the runner-up, “He came here on trial for the [G1] Prix du Jockey Club [at Chantilly June 6] and if he's in good order that's where he'll go, as that is his trip. Megallan has a better turn of foot on quicker ground, so we'll have to see what it's like. I think the two best trials are the Derrinstown and the Dante, I think the winners are the two smart ones and Aidan also has two smart fillies.”

Hurricane Lane is the second foal out of the heavy-ground listed scorer Gale Force (GB) (Shirocco {Ger}), a homebred of Lord Vestey who was a friend of the Queen and former Master of the Horse and who died in February. Gale Force, who was most at home over two miles, boasted as her first foal the winner's full-sister Frankel's Storm (GB) who was runner-up in the Listed Junioren-Preis as a juvenile and won over a mile and a half the following season. The second dam Hannda (Ire) (Dr. Devious {Ire}), who produced the G1 Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares S. heroine Seal of Approval (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}), is also kin to the G3 Concorde S. winner Hamairi (Ire) (Spectrum {Ire}), the Listed Testimonial S. scorer and G3 Ridgewood Pearl S. runner-up Hanabad (Ire) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) and to the dam of the G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial winner Hamariyna (Ire) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) and G3 Prix Bertrand du Breuil winner Hunaina (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}).

The third dam is Handaza (Ire) (Be My Guest), in turn a half-sister to the G3 Blue Wind S. scorer Hazarista (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) and the G3 Athasi S. winner Hazariya (Ire) (Xaar {GB}) with the latter being the dam of the G1 Epsom and Irish Derby hero Harzand (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}). Gale Force's as-yet unraced 2-year-old colt by Harzand's sire is named Sweet William (Ire), while she also has a yearling filly by Australia (GB).

Thursday, York, Britain
AL BASTI EQUIWORLD DUBAI DANTE S.-G2, £165,000, York, 5-13, 3yo, 10f 56yT, 2:10.06, gd.
1–HURRICANE LANE (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Gale Force (GB) (SW-Fr & SP-Eng), by Shirocco (Ger)
2nd Dam: Hannda (Ire), by Dr Devious (Ire)
3rd Dam: Handaza (Ire), by Be My Guest
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (200,000gns Ylg '19 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Normandie Stud Ltd (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £93,572. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $156,446. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Megallan (GB), 126, c, 3, Kingman (GB)–Eastern Belle (GB), by Champs Elysees (GB). O-A E Oppenheimer; B-Hascombe & Valiant Stud Ltd (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden. £35,475.
3–High Definition (Ire), 126, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Palace (Ire), by Fastnet Rock (Aus). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Westerberg; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. £17,754.
Margins: 3/4, 1 1/4, 2 1/4. Odds: 5.00, 14.00, 1.63.
Also Ran: Roman Empire (Ire), Gear Up (Ire), Pythagoras (Ire), Flying Visit (Ire), Belloccio (Fr), Royal Champion (Ire), Uncle Bryn (GB). Scratched: Alenquer (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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