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Dubawi’s Concert Hall Wins Informative Salsabil

Fourth behind Discoveries (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) in The Curragh's G1 Moyglare Stud S. and sixth to Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the G1 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket either side of a win in the former venue's G3 Weld Park S. at two, Concert Hall (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) returned to add her name to the list of Oaks aspirants with a hard-fought success in Saturday's Listed Salsabil S. at Navan. Settled behind the leading duo early, the daughter of the G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Was muscled her way through a gap to pursue Magical Lagoon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and after gaining a slight advantage 150 yards from the line was tough to see it out by a nose.

Concert Hall is the fourth foal and first black-type winner for Was, a granddaughter of the esteemed Park Express who was responsible for the five-times group 1-winning champion and prolific sire New Approach (Ire). Was's full-siblings include the G2 Curragh Cup winner and G1 Epsom Derby third Amhran Na Bhfiann (Ire), the G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S. scorer Douglas MacArthur (Ire) and the G3 Prix Cleopatre runner-up Al Naamah (Ire). Her 2-year-old is a full-brother to Concert Hall.

SALSABIL E.B.F. S.-Listed, €47,400, Navan, 4-23, 3yo, f, 10fT, 2:07.24, gd.
1–CONCERT HALL (IRE), 131, f, 3, by Dubawi (Ire)
     1st Dam: Was (Ire) (G1SW-Eng, G1SP-Ire, $496,294), by Galileo (Ire)
     2nd Dam: Alluring Park (Ire), by Green Desert
     3rd Dam: Park Express (Ire), by Ahonoora (GB)
O-D Smith,Mrs J Magnier,M Tabor,Westerberg; B-Was Syndicate (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €28,500. Lifetime Record: GSW-Ire, 7-3-1-0, $103,345.
2–Magical Lagoon (Ire), 131, f, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Night Lagoon (Ger), by Lagunas (GB). (305,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Zhang Yuesheng; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-J Harrington. €9,500.
3–Cairde Go Deo (Fr), 128, f, 3, Camelot (GB)–Elusive Galaxy (Ire), by Elusive City. (€105,000 Ylg '20 ARDEAY).
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Mark Dobbin; B-1 S.A.R.L. Haras du Logis Saint Germain (FR); T-Ger Lyons. €4,750.
Margins: NO, 3 3/4, HF. Odds: 2.00, 10.00, 3.00.
Also Ran: Tranquil Lady (Ire), Show of Stars (GB), Sister Bridget (Ire), Twinkle (Ire), Madonnadelrosario (Ire), Jezebel Queen (Ire).

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New York City Commonwealth Cup Bound

Saturday's Listed Committed S. at Navan was as intriguing a Commonwealth Cup pointer as can be found at this stage of the season and full credit has to be handed to the race-hardened New York City (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) for making his presence felt despite being passed over by Ryan Moore. Unable to win in five starts at two but tried in the G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket and beaten under five lengths when ninth in that September feature, the full-brother to the G2 Duke of York S.-winning sire Invincible Army was off the mark by seven lengths over five furlongs here Mar. 29. Building on that confidence boost, the bay raced alongside TDN Rising Star Straight Answer (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) on the front end throughout and proved the stronger of the pair to earn a black-type success as the stable's G2 Norfolk S. fourth Cadamosto (Ire) (No Nay Never) did best of the chasers.

“He must have been a little bit babyish or something, but he is a big powerful horse now,” Aidan O'Brien said in reference to the winner's blank season as a juvenile. “We thought he would do plenty last year, but he took until this year to win. He was very impressive again today. The plan will be to go to the [June 17 G1] Commonwealth with him. Looking at him, you would hope he would get six.”

New York City is the last known foal out of the G1 Falmouth S.-winning dam, whose aforementioned Invincible Army was also successful in the G3 Pavilion S., G3 Chipchase S. and G3 Sirenia S. and was placed in the G1 Flying Five. His family includes the G1 Prix Morny heroine Hoh Magic (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) and the G3 Fred Darking S. winner Dandhu (GB) (Dandy Man {Ire}).

COMMITTED S.-Listed, €40,000, Navan, 4-23, 3yo, 5f 182yT, 1:12.00, gd.
1–NEW YORK CITY (IRE), 131, c, 3, by Invincible Spirit (Ire)
     1st Dam: Rajeem (GB) (G1SW-Eng, $257,333), by Diktat (GB)
     2nd Dam: Magic Sister (GB), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB)
     3rd Dam: Gunner's Belle (GB), by Gunner B (GB)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. (375,000gns Wlg '19 TATFOA; 600,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Westerberg,Mrs J Magnier,M Tabor,D Smith; B-Tinnakill Bloodstock & Jack Cantillon (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Wayne Lordan. €24,000. Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-2, $45,760. *Full to Invincible Army (Ire), MGSW-Eng, G1SP-Ire, $481,260.
2–Straight Answer (GB), 131, c, 3, Kodiac (GB)–Straight Thinking, by Mizzen Mast. O-Juddmonte; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Ger Lyons. €8,000.
3–Cadamosto (Ire), 131, c, 3, No Nay Never–Saucy Spirit (GB), by Invincible Spirit (Ire).
1ST BLACK TYPE. (£130,000 Ylg '20 GOFOR). O-D Smith,Mrs J Magnier,M Tabor,Westerberg; B-Peter Henley & Eric McDonnell (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €4,000.
Margins: 1, 2, 1 1/4. Odds: 5.00, 1.38, 4.00.
Also Ran: King of Bavaria (Ire), Thunder Eclipse (Ire), Red Lacewing (Ire), Furnace Creek (Ire). Scratched: Drombeg Banner (Ire).

 

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Observations: Half to Washington DC Debuts

2.00 Navan, Mdn, €16,000, 2yo, 5f 164yT
AESOP'S FABLES (IRE) (No Nay Never) is the latest potential Royal Ascot star to appear for Ballydoyle in 2022 and a notable one as a half-brother to that meeting's Listed Windsor Castle S. winner Washington DC (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}). Along with that sire, whose career win total included the G3 Phoenix Sprint S., this February-foaled bay is also a half to the stable's G3 Chester Vase runner-up Sandhurst (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and he meets Peter Brant's Curragh third Midnight Toker (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), the Ger Lyons-trained half-brother to the G3 Grosser Preis von Hamburg winner K Club (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) who cost €330,000 at Goffs Orby.

3.51 Leicester, Novice, £8,000, 3yo, 10fT
MAGISTERIAL (IRE) (Frankel {GB}) has sufficient draw to bring Frankie Dettori to the track, as a Bjorn Nielsen-owned Derby entry beginning his 3-year-old campaign under a penalty having won at Haydock in October. A half-sister to Coolmore's queen Lillie Langtry (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), the John and Thady Gosden trainee has a Godolphin newcomer to give seven pounds to in the Charlie Appleby-trained Ruling Dynasty (GB) (Night of Thunder {Ire}), a half-brother to the stable's Old Persian (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).

Observations: How They Fared

4.10 Sandown, Nov, £11,000, 3yo, f, 9f 209yT
Darmoiselle (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), the full-sister to Too Darn Hot (GB), Lah Ti Dar (GB) and So Mi Dar (GB) out of Dar Re Mi (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}), was not expected to do anything major on debut at 16-1 and never threatened to do so in 10th.

 

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Classic Winner Set for Navan Return

Moyglare Stud Farm's 2020 G1 Irish St Leger heroine Search For A Song (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who won last term's G3 Loughbrown S. in one of six starts since that Classic highlight, makes an early seasonal debut in Saturday's 14-furlong Listed Vintage Crop S. at Navan. Not seen before May in three prior campaign openings, she faces nine rivals for her debut at the Co. Meath venue, headed by 2020 G1 Prix du Cadran heroine Princess Zoe (Ger) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}). Earlier on the seven-race card, nine 3-year-old fillies will head postward for the 10-furlong Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Salsabil S., a Classic trial won in 2019 by subsequent G1 Epsom Oaks runner-up Pink Dogwood (Ire) (Camelot {GB}). Contenders include Aidan O'Brien nominee G3 Weld Park S. victrix Concert Hall (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), one of three representing Ballydoyle, who ran fourth in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. and sixth in the G1 Fillies' Mile last term. Stakes action commences with the Listed Committed S. for the 3-year-old speedsters. Top of the pile in this straight dash is Juddmonte's Listed Blenheim S. winner Straight Answer (GB) (Kodiac {GB}), who makes his seasonal return coming off a last-of-eight finish in October's G1 Dewhurst S. at Newmarket.

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