Frankel One Two In The Queen Anne As Triple Time Wins

Royal Ascot began with a one-two for Frankel (GB), but it was the 33-1 shot Triple Time (Ire) and not the higher-profile Inspiral (GB) who came out on top after a thrilling finale to Tuesday's opening G1 Queen Anne S. Remarkably, both were having their seasonal debuts but were able to shake off any rustiness to ensure that Juddmonte's giant dominated proceedings in this qualifier for the $2-million GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita in November. Denied a run in the G1 Lockinge S. due to a bout of colic, Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's homebred son of his sensational broodmare Reem Three (GB) (Mark Of Esteem {Ire}) was understandably fresh and keen on the front end alongside Light Infantry (Fr) (Fast Company {Ire}) initially.

Committed by Neil Callan approaching the two-furlong marker, Triple Time looked a sitting duck as Frankie loomed on the Cheveley Park filly but kept finding late to deny the Italian his ideal start by a neck. Habitual Group 1 place-getter Light Infantry stuck to his guns to be 2 1/2 lengths away in third, with the 7-4 favourite Modern Games (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) another 3/4 of a length away in fourth.

“Kevin [Ryan] gave me so much confidence, as he said he was the best horse he's ever trained,” Callan said. “That's quite a big call to make, because he's had a lot of good horses and Umar, who rides him every day, said to me going out of the chute, just ride him like his dad.”

Successful in Haydock's Listed Ascendant S. in September 2021 and G3 Superior Mile 12 months on, Triple Time owed his odds to his latest public viewing when seventh sinking into ParisLongchamp's sapping ground in the G2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein. On this showing, he would have been a major player in the Lockinge given how the winner of that Newbury feature fared here, but connections had no complaints as the fates played the cards at the right time.

“He wasn't really keen today, he's just a bit sensitive in his mouth and was throwing his head up a bit,” added his rider, who was enjoying a landmark moment on his own personal journey. “The more rein I was giving him, the more he was racing on his own and I just let him relax. When I came back from riding in Hong Kong, I didn't really know what to expect. You are not guaranteed anything in this game and you have to work for what you get. I was lucky that when I came back Kevin Ryan gave me some support.”

Ryan was keen to stress that the odds failed to reflect their view of the winner. “It's not a surprise to us, as we've always had a lot of faith in him,” he said. “Sheikh Mohammed Obaid has been very patient and he's only had one ordinary run in France in October on deep ground. Now hopefully we will have a full season with him. He's got a massive stride and he's not the type that you can break the stride of. He's very tough. We had a plan in our head and Neil carried it out to a tee.”

John Gosden said of Inspiral, “She switched off and did everything right. She just hit the front and the other one came back, but they are two very nice ones and there are a lot of nice horses behind them. She will come on for the race, it's not often you come to a Group 1 and say they'll come on for the race. We would look at races like the Sussex or the Jacques le Marois that she won in Deauville last year, but she's back on song–that's the main thing.”

 

Pedigree Notes

Remarkably, this was a third Royal Ascot winner for Triple Time's aforementioned listed-placed dam Reem Three, following the 2018 Britannia H. success of winner Ostilio (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) and 2019 Wokingham H. win of Cape Byron (GB) (Shamardal). Ostilio went on to annexe the Prix Daniel Wildenstein that this winner floundered in last year, while Cape Byron was back here later for his career-best success in the G3 Bengough S. and they are just two of a total of six who scored at black-type level for her. Other than this colt, the others are the G1 Prix Jean Romanet heroine Ajman Princess (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), the Listed Lingfield Derby Trial scorer Third Realm (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and recent Listed Heron S. winner Captain Winters (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). Another of her progeny is Imperial Charm (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who didn't score in black-type company but was third in the G1 Prix Saint Alary.

Reem Three is a half to the owner-breeder's smart Afsare (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who took the G2 Celebration Mile and G3 Sovereign S. and was runner-up in the GI Arlington Million and G1 Premio Presidente della Repubblica. She has the 2-year-old filly Bolsena (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) and yearling filly by Night Of Thunder (Ire).

Tuesday, Royal Ascot, Britain
QUEEN ANNE S.-G1, £750,000, Ascot, 6-20, 4yo/up, 8fT, 1:40.70, gd.
1–TRIPLE TIME (IRE), 128, c, 4, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Reem Three (GB) (SP-Eng), by Mark of Esteem (Ire)
2nd Dam: Jumaireyah (GB), by Fairy King
3rd Dam: Donya (Ire), by Mill Reef
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O/B-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (IRE); T-Kevin Ryan; J-Neil Callan. £425,325. Lifetime Record: 7-4-1-1, $640,637. *1/2 Ajman Princess (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), G1SW-Fr, SW & MGSP-Eng, $306,567; Ostilio (GB) (New Approach {Ire}), GSW-Fr, SW & GSP-Eng, $365,103; Cape Byron (GB) (Shamardal), GSW-Eng & SP-Fr, $401,954; Third Realm (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), SW & GSP-Eng, $193,727; Captain Winters (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), SW-Eng; and Imperial Charm (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), G1SP-Fr, $136,125. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Inspiral (GB), 125, f, 4, Frankel (GB)–Starscope (GB), by Selkirk. O/B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden. £161,250.
3–Light Infantry (Fr), 128, c, 4, Fast Company (Ire)–Lights On Me (GB), by Kyllachy (GB). (€25,000 Ylg '20 ARQDOY; £82,000 2yo '21 GOFTY). O-NeverSayDie & Light Infantry Partnership; B-Barbara Moser (FR); T-David Simcock. £80,700.
Margins: NK, 2HF, 3/4. Odds: 33.00, 2.75, 14.00.
Also Ran: Modern Games (Ire), Berkshire Shadow (GB), Chindit (Ire), Angel Bleu (Fr), Native Trail (GB), Cash (Ire), Pogo (Ire), Mutasaabeq (GB), Lusail (Ire).

 

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Bahrain Turf Series Double For Callan, Al Haddad and Al Mohemediya

The Covex Kid (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) and Mobaadel (Speightstown) gave jockey Neil Callan, trainer Hesham Al Haddad and Al Mohemediya Racing a double as the Bahrain Turf Series continued on Friday.

The Al Adiyat Cup, an 1800-metre conditions race and local Bahraini Group 2, went to The Covex Kid, who was winning his second race of the Bahrain Turf Series after taking the Al Dana Cup last out. It was also a trifecta for Al Haddad, who also trains the runner-up Tawaareq (Ire) (Shamardal) and the third home, Zagato (GB) (Frankel {GB}).

“I've ridden a lot of nice horses in England but with regards to horses to ride he's unreal,” said Callan of The Covex Kid, who will now be aimed at the King's Cup in March. “He's super chilled and you can put him where you want and you can do whatever you want with him. The pace was slow which surprised me so I just took the box seat. I probably sent him on a bit earlier than I wanted to. I knew the horse in front of me wasn't going to go any further and I didn't want to break his stride. It just meant I had to commit a little bit earlier but I knew he was going to gallop through the line. He's been winning over 2000m and over 2400m. He's just a nice horse and a very easy horse to ride.”

Held over 1000 metres, the Al Wasmiya Cup is a local Bahrain Group 3, and Mobaadel ran out a three-length winner over George Baker's Get It (GB) (Twilight Son {GB}).

Added Callan, “He came back from Dubai, had sore shins and just wasn't right in his coat. His runs had been okay but not to his level so it kind of gave me optimism that he was still running well but not 100%. Coming back off set weights against horses that he should be giving plenty of weight to and having experienced his last piece of work, changed my mind. I got off him and said 'I'm riding him' and he duly obliged. I'm glad he's back and we're hoping he can improve to the level he was at last season and he should be able to hold his own.”

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Bahrain-Based Horses Back on Top in Turf Series

A pair of Bahrain-based horses won the third and fourth Bahrain Turf Series races–the Al Riffa Cup and Al Dana Cup–in Riyadh on Friday. Dark Shadow (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), in the hands of Hector Crouch, produced a sharp turn of foot over 1200 metres to fend off a challenger in the closing stages of the Al Riffa Cup and returned to the winner's enclosure in the familiar colours of Al Mohamediya Racing.

“It all went pretty smoothly for me,” said Crouch. “We were drawn high and he's a horse who needs a fast pace to aim at so today with 16 runners and quick ground that's what he got; so I'm delighted for His Highness Shaikh Sultan and Osama [Hashim].”

The Covex Kid (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), trained by Hesham Al Haddad, made it five wins in a row and a third straight win in Bahrain in the Al Dana Cup over 2000 metres. It was another big-race success for the same ownership, Al Mohamediya Racing and regular series winning jockey Neil Callan.

“It was a very strong race, we were a bit worried when the horse got boxed in at the last furlong,” said Al Haddad. “Neil [Callan] managed to steer him very well and find the sunshine and he came out at the right time. We're very happy and connections are too.”

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Farhh’s Fonteyn In Sun Chariot Upset

Newmarket's G1 Royal Bahrain Sun Chariot S. can throw up a surprise from time to time and Saturday's renewal was responsible for one of the biggest of that kind as Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's 16-1 shot Fonteyn (GB) (Farhh {GB}) denied TDN Rising Star Laurel (GB) (Kingman {GB}) in a 3-year-old domination. Reserved early off the strong pace by Neil Callan, the Kevin Ryan-trained homebred whose previous best success had come in the Listed Michael Seely Memorial Fillies' S. at York May 13 enjoyed a run up the stand's rail to overhaul Juddmonte's supplementary in the final yards for a 3/4-of-a-length success, with Grande Dame (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) 1 3/4 lengths away in third as Saffron Beach (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) and Homeless Songs (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) were well-beaten disappointments.

Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
ROYAL BAHRAIN SUN CHARIOT S.-G1, £266,875, Newmarket, 10-1, 3yo/up, f/m, 8fT, 1:35.53, g/s.
1–FONTEYN (GB), 128, f, 3, by Farhh (GB)
                1st Dam: Luzia (GB), by Cape Cross (Ire)
                2nd Dam: Bint Almukhtar (Ire), by Halling
                3rd Dam: Dabawiyah (Ire), by Intikhab
   1ST GROUP WIN, 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O/B-Sheikh Mohammed
Obaid Al Maktoum (GB); T-Kevin Ryan; J-Neil Callan. £151,345.
Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-1, $265,113. Werk Nick Rating: A+++.
   *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree,
   or click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Laurel (GB), 128, f, 3, Kingman (GB)–Promising Lead (GB), by
Danehill. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1
   BLACK TYPE. 'TDN Rising Star'. O-Juddmonte; B-Juddmonte
Farms Ltd (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden. £57,378.
3–Grande Dame (GB), 128, f, 3, Lope de Vega (Ire)–Minwah
(Ire), by Oasis Dream (GB). 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. (105,000gns
Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Mrs Tabor, Mrs MV Magnier, Mrs
Shanahan; B-Whatton Manor Stud (GB); T-John & Thady
Gosden. £28,716.
Margins: 3/4, 1 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 16.00, 9.00, 14.00.
Also Ran: Prosperous Voyage (Ire), By All Means (Ire), Lights On (GB), Homeless Songs (Ire), Saffron Beach (Ire), Mrs Fitzherbert (Ire). VIDEO.

 

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