Belardo’s Isabella Giles Bounds To Rockfel Triumph

Paul and Clare Rooney’s Isabella Giles (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) registered a pair of six-furlong wins–at Leicester in June and at Newbury in July–but lost her unbeaten tag when fourth in Ascot’s July 26 G3 Princess Margaret S. before bouncing back to claim a first black-type score for her freshman sire (by Lope de Vega {Ire}) in Goodwood’s Aug. 29 G3 Prestige S. when upped to seven furlongs last time. Aided by a strong tailwind over the same distance in Friday’s G2 Shadwell Rockfel S. at Newmarket, the 11-5 chance continued on an upward trajectory with a decisive two-length defeat of Nazuna (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). Racing second after breaking on the lead, she regained control before halfway and kept on relentlessly under a drive once shaken up at the quarter-mile marker to double her stakes tally in game fashion. Nazuna threatened throughout the final quarter mile, but was unable to strike a late blow. She finished 3 1/4 lengths ahead of Alba Rose (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), while even-money favourite Monday (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) came under pressure far too early for comfort and was 5 1/2 lengths further back in a well-beaten fourth.

“She put up a very classy performance, she’s got a wonderful temperament, she settles into a lovely rhythm and can find her own way in a race,” said winning trainer Clive Cox. “She doesn’t have to lead, but is so relaxed that finding a rhythm and setting your own fractions worked perfectly. Adam [Kirby] got his fractions right and she made a good job of it. I think she is definitely a filly to get a mile next year, which is really exciting, and I’m delighted for Clare and Paul Rooney to have such an exciting possibility as a Classic contender. I’m over the moon.” Looking ahead to possible targets, Cox added, “She is very well balanced, she has won at the track and is a filly that has a little bit of scope. She’s got a wonderful mind and clearly a big level of ability. She is in the [G1] Fillies’ Mile [back at this venue], but she has done pretty good this year. She wouldn’t have blown a candle out there, but we will see how she comes back. It was a ‘Win and You’re In’ race for the Breeders’ Cup, but I’m not sure. Next year beckons over a mile, and I think we will be looking that way.”

Roger Varian, trainer of runner-up Nazuna, expressed delight with his charge and also revealed short-term options. He said, “She is a lovely filly and we were not here just to make up the numbers. I really like her and I’m delighted she has run up to our expectations. Andrea [Atzeni] thinks she will stay a mile and there are lots of nice options. There’s the [G3] Oh So Sharp back here in a couple of weeks or there is the [GI] Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’ Turf, which is a race we were second in with Daahyeh last year after winning this.”

Isabella Giles, one of three scorers out of G3 Firth of Clyde S. victress Majestic Dubawi (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), is a half-sister to MSW G3 Goldene Peitsche and G3 Silberne Peitsche placegetter Majestic Colt (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), a yearling colt by Nathaniel (Ire) and a weanling filly by Fascinating Rock (Ire). Descendants of her third dam South Shore (GB) (Caerleon), herself a winning half-sister to MG1SW sire Soviet Line (Ire) (Soviet Star), include MG1SP G3 Round Tower S. winner Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) and G2 Vintage S. and G2 Oettingen-Rennen victor Dark Vision (Ire) (Dream Ahead).

Friday, Newmarket, Britain
SHADWELL ROCKFEL S.-G2, £80,000, Newmarket, 9-25, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:22.55, gd.
1–ISABELLA GILES (IRE), 126, f, 2, by Belardo (Ire)
1st Dam: Majestic Dubawi (GB) (GSW-Eng), by Dubawi (Ire)
2nd Dam: Tidal Chorus (GB), by Singspiel (Ire)
3rd Dam: South Shore, by Caerleon
(€45,000 Ylg ’19 GOFSPT). O-Paul & Clare Rooney; B-Ballylinch Stud (IRE); T-Clive Cox; J-Adam Kirby. £45,368. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-0, $96,759. *1/2 to Majestic Colt (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), MSW & MGSP-Ger. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Nazuna (Ire), 126, f, 2, Kodiac (GB)–Night Fever (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). (60,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Mrs H Varian; B-Barouche Stud Ireland Ltd (IRE); T-Roger Varian. £17,200.
3–Alba Rose (GB), 126, f, 2, Muhaarar (GB)–Reckoning (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). (100,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Dr J Walker; B-Mascalls Stud (GB); T-Mark Johnston. £8,608.
Margins: 2, 3 1/4, 5HF. Odds: 2.20, 10.00, 10.00.
Also Ran: Monday, Santosha (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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First Black-Type Winner For Belardo As Isabella Giles Impresses

Kildangan Stud’s first-season sire Belardo (Ire) was off the mark in black-type company on Saturday as his daughter Isabella Giles (Ire) ran away with Goodwood’s seven-furlong G3 Ladbrokes Prestige S. Sent off the 11-4 second favourite following her latest fourth in the G3 Princess Margaret S. over a furlong shorter at Ascot July 26, Paul and Clare Rooney’s bay tracked the free-running Pomelo (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in second from the break. Staying in the centre of the straight as that 5-4 market-leader went stand’s side, she was in front approaching the two-furlong pole and stayed on strongly to register a commanding seven-length success from Prado (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}), with the solid yardstick Seattle Rock (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) a head away in third. “Clearly the progeny of Belardo have no difficulty with the soft ground,” trainer Clive Cox said. “She has got a lovely nature, we really like her and that was great.”

Successful in a Leicester maiden June 13 and a novice at Newbury July 8 over six furlongs, Isabella Giles looked in need of further when 1 1/2-lengths behind Santosha (Ire) (Coulsty {Ire}) in the Princess Margaret. Cox added, “She has been pleasing all the way and we were looking forward stepping up a furlong as well. She has coped with the ground today and I think another furlong would be well within her compass next year. She is an exciting filly. She is a really nice filly and I’m thrilled she has shown it on the track as she is very laid-back at home, but clearly she knows what it’s about when she goes racing. I would say the [G2] Rockfel [at Newmarket] will be likely, as long as she comes back from here well. She is thriving with racing and physically she is getting stronger every week. I would be inclined to hope that next year is even better.”

Isabella Giles is out of the G3 Firth of Clyde S. winner Majestic Dubawi (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who is also responsible for the German listed scorer and G3 Silberne Peitsche third Majestic Colt (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}). Her family includes the G2 Vintage S. winner Dark Vision (Ire) (Dream Ahead) and the G3 Round Tower S. winner Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) who was also placed in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas, G1 Prix Jean Prat and G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest. The dam’s yearling colt by Nathaniel (Ire) sells at the upcoming Goffs Orby Yearling Sale @ Doncaster, while she also has a filly foal by Fascinating Rock (Ire).

Saturday, Goodwood, Britain
LADBROKES PRESTIGE S.-G3, £35,000, Goodwood, 8-29, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:29.58, sf.
1–ISABELLA GILES (IRE), 126, f, 2, by Belardo (Ire)
     1st Dam: Majestic Dubawi (GB) (GSW-Eng), by Dubawi (Ire)
     2nd Dam: Tidal Chorus (GB), by Singspiel (Ire)
     3rd Dam: South Shore, by Caerleon
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. (€45,000 Ylg ’19 GOFSPT). O-Paul & Clare Rooney; B-Ballylinch Stud (IRE); T-Clive Cox; J-Adam Kirby. £19,849. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0, $38,944. *1/2 to Majestic Colt (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), MSW & GSP-Ger. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Prado (GB), 126, f, 2, Iffraaj (GB)–Royal Empress (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire). (67,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Fitri Hay; B-Newsells Park Stud (GB); T-Charlie Hills. £7,525.
3–Seattle Rock (GB), 126, f, 2, Fastnet Rock (Aus)–Snoqualmie Girl (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire). O-Mr J C Smith; B-Littleton Stud (GB); T-Sylvester Kirk. £3,766.
Margins: 7, HD, HF. Odds: 2.75, 6.50, 12.00.
Also Ran: Thank You Next (Ire), Pomelo (GB). Scratched: Happy Romance (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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