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Derby Hero Desert Crown Returns To Cantering

Saeed Suhail's G1 Derby victor Desert Crown (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), missing since a minor ankle injury derailed his season after Epsom, is pleasing connections after being returned to light training a few days ago.

“Desert Crown is in good shape,” said owner Saeeed Suhail's racing manager Bruce Raymond. “He was turned out for a bit at Darley. He was there for about eight weeks and it did him really good.

“He came back in around mid-November and I saw him last week. He looks a million dollars–you'd think it was June. He has a beautiful coat, he looks great and started cantering five days before Michael got back from Barbados. He has been cantering away, although not strong cantering. Everything has been OK.”

A winner of a maiden on debut at Nottingham as a juvenile, the bay returned to take the G2 Dante S. at York last May by 3 1/4 lengths prior to his Classic heroics. The G3 Brigadier Gerard S. near the end of May, as well as the G1 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth S. are likely targets for the 4-year-old.

He added, “I would have thought he would go to the Brigadier Gerard and then the King George. It is the usual route.

“Michael won't say anything, of course. If I ask him, he will say, 'That's for you to guess and me to know!'. So I'm guessing he's going in that direction, but he does look well and we'll just have to see what happens.”

Trainer Sir Michael Stoute would indeed not be drawn on future plans, and said, “It's February. I haven't made any plans and we don't want to get carried away with anything.”

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Dubawi’s Double Success in the TBA Flat Stallion Awards

Dubawi (Ire) (Dubai Millennium {GB}) led all sires in the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association's (TBA) annual Flat statistical based awards. The awards, calculated from racecourse results throughout the calendar year, include both British and Irish statistics for British-based stallions and breeders. All five awards will be presented at the annual TBA Flat Breeders' Awards Evening which will take place at Chippenham Park on Wednesday, 12 July.

The BBA Silver Cigar Box, which is awarded to Britain's leading sire by earnings over the calendar year, was reclaimed from Frankel (GB). The 21-year-old has won nine out of the past 10 years. The Dalham Hall Stud resident ended the campaign with 99 winners of 152 races in Britain and Ireland for a total prize money haul of £6,387,336. Chief among them is G1 St. Leger winner Eldar Eldarov (GB), also victorious in the G2 Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot. Also leading the way in terms of individual Flat winners, Dubawi is also the recipient the Barleythorpe Stud Silver Cup, a trophy he has now won for the past six seasons.

The Tattersalls Silver Salver, awarded to the leading British-based first season sire by Flat earnings is given to Havana Grey (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire}). This is the third time in the past nine years that the Harper family have received this award. Havana Gold was the recipient of the award in 2017.

Sire of five Stakes winners from his initial crop–three in Britain and two in France–his progeny in Britain and Ireland accrued £1,070,064. Among the 36 individual winners was the G3 Molecomb S. Rumstar (GB).

The Queen's Silver Cup for leading British-based Flat breeder was awarded to Godolphin. H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's breeding operation retained the award for the 11th consecutive year, topping the lists in earnings. Its flagbearer was the aforementioned Naval Crown, whilst there were group wins for Yibir, Flying Beauty (Zetland S.) and Wild Beauty (Fred Darling S.).

Voted on by an industry panel, Nathaniel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) earned the British European Breeders' Fund's Stallion Special Merit Award for results from the 2022 Flat racing season. The award, with a shortlist drawn from the British EBF supported Stallion Focus in the European Bloodstock News, recognises British based stallions that reward breeders through value for money, accessibility and performance. The sire of Oaks winner Enable (GB) from his first crop, Nathaniel's sixth crop contained last season's Derby victor Desert Crown (GB).

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Brother Of Mutakayyef On Deck For Nottingham Bow

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 Observations features a full-brother to Mutakayyef (GB).

13.16 Nottingham, Mdn, £8,000, 2yo, 8f 75y (AWT)
Cheveley Park Stud's STAR AHOY (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) is a William Haggas-trained son of G1 Coronation S. and G1 Falmouth S. second Infallible (GB) (Pivotal {GB}). He is thus a full-brother to MG1SP dual G2 Summer Mile victor Mutakayyef (GB) and kin to G1 Falmouth S. heroine Veracious (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and G3 Prix de Flore victrix Intimation (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). The March-foaled homebred is opposed by 10 in a heat which last year witnessed the 'TDN Rising Star' performance of unbeaten G1 Derby hero Desert Crown (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}). Desert Crown's Sir Michael Stoute stable is represented by King Power Racing's once-raced homebred Hosanna Power (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), whose half-brother Mildenberger (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) placed five times at Group 2 level.

13.46 Nottingham, Mdn, £8,000, 2yo, 8f 75y (AWT)
GARDEN ROUTE (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}), a once-raced son of G1 SA Nursery victrix Cloth Of Cloud (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}), is another sent westward from the William Haggas's Newmarket base and comes back off a debut third at Newmarket in September. He is confronted by 10, including Rabbah Racing's hitherto unraced Chesspiece (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), who is a €100,000 Arqana October graduate and son of G2 Badener Meile winner and G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis second Royal Solitaire (Ire) (Shamardal).

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Group 2 Winner Quickthorn Ready For Cadran Challenge

Group winner Quickthorn (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) will start next in the G1 Prix du Cadran at ParisLongchamp on Oct. 1, trainer Hughie Morrison confirmed on Saturday. Since beginning his 2022 campaign in April, Lady Blyth's 5-year-old gelding was second in the Listed Further Flight S. at Nottingham and filled that position again in the G3 Sagaro S. behind Princess Zoe (Ger) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}) at Ascot at the end of April. The G3 Henry II S. went his way at Sandown one month later and he triumphed in the G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil at ParisLongchamp on July 14. In his most recent appearance, he ran out a 14-length winner of the G2 Lonsdale Cup at York on Aug. 19, and turned in a solid work for Morrison on Saturday.

Morrison said, “He worked well this morning and will go for the Cadran. He's in great form.”

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