11 Wildcards Join Tattersalls Autumn HIT Sale

A total of 11 wildcards, among them four from Coolmore, are late additions to the Tattersalls Autumn HIT Sale on Oct. 24-27. Coolmore will offer G2 Beresford S. winner High Definition (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (lot 754A), who was also placed twice at Group 1 level; multiple Group 1-placed Wordsworth (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (lot 754C); lot 754B, G3 International S. winner Aikhal (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}); and Invincible Spirit (Ire)'s son New York City (Ire) (lot 754D), a winner of the Listed Committed S. and second in the G3 Lacken S.

Other wildcards include Wednesday's French listed winner Surrey Mist (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) (lot 754F) from Jamie Railton; Ed Walker consigns Tattersalls October Auction S. and Tattersalls Somerville Auction S. hero Amichi (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}) (lot 1139A); Godolphin's multiple Group 1-placed Finest Sound (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) (lot 1011A) has been entered; the winner Flag Flying (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) (lot 1102A) is part of the Juddmonte draft; lot 754E, G3 Mercury S. winner The Highway Rat (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) is consigned by Stragrane House Stables; dual scorer Chairman (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}) (lot 304A) is part of The Castlebridge Consignment; and Richard Hughes's Weathercock House Stables will send lot 304B, Space Tracker (Ire) (Havana Gold {Ire}), a three-time winner, through the ring.

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Twilight Jet Too Fast In The Lacken

There was no catching Michael and Julia Iavarone and Michael O'Callaghan's Twilight Jet (Ire) (Twilight Son {GB}) in Sunday's G3 Goffs Lacken S. at Naas as he led from pillar to post in a dynamic display of speed. Sent off at 9-2, last year's G3 Cornwallis S. winner was quicker than Ballydoyle's 6-5 favourite New York City (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) at every step and gave generously for Leigh Roche to beat that Listed Committed S. scorer by three lengths. The returning G3 Anglesey S. winner Beauty Inspire (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) was withdrawn after going down in the stalls. “He missed six weeks in the spring, we just swam him for six weeks, and if this was three weeks ago he wouldn't have been ready,” O'Callaghan explained. “He's just come right and that makes it all the more impressive to me, knowing how his prep went during the spring.”

Highly-tried at two, Twilight Jet went unplaced in his first four tries at group company before finally getting in the frame in one when third in the G2 Gimcrack S. at York in August. Upped to seven furlongs for the first time when third in the G2 Champagne S. at Doncaster the following month, the bay was 1 1/2-lengths fifth in Newmarket's G1 Middle Park S. a fortnight later before coming back to that track to take the five-furlong Cornwallis by storm. Only 10th in the GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Del Mar, he put that rare disappointing performance in the past here to crack Straight Answer (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) before denying New York City any prospect of a fistfight.

“He always looked like one that could improve with time, he's a fine big horse,” his trainer added. “He has a bit of class and has a lot of natural speed. He's going to improve for the run today, I've no doubt Leigh is going to tell me that he had a blow. He took plenty of pulling up and galloped down to the third fence down the back before he got him pulled up. In the Middle Park last year, he showed his class but just didn't see out the six furlongs. I think this year he looks strong enough to go to Royal Ascot for the [G1] Commonwealth Cup with a big chance.”

“Michael and Julia Iavarone, whose colours he runs in, used to own Big Brown who won the Kentucky Derby and they bought into 50% of him to go to the Breeders Cup. I'm just delighted that he's come out this year as a three-year-old and he's furnished and he's gone and done it. We always thought he was probably a group 1 horse. He's trained on now over the winter and proved that he justifies being classed as something that's maybe a group 1 horse this year.”

Twilight Jet, who was a €28,000 discovery by Tally Ho Stud at the 2020 Goffs February Mixed Sale before returning a smart profit of £210,000 when purchased at last year's Goffs UK 2yo Breeze Up Sale, is the last foal out of My Lucky Liz (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}). She is a half to the stakes scorer Bredenbury (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) and the Listed Stonehenge S. winner Go Angellica (Ire) Kheleyf). This is the family of the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden and G1 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen hero Germany and the leading sire Hail Bold King.

Sunday, Naas, Ireland
GOFFS LACKEN S.-G3, €55,000, Naas, 5-15, 3yo, 5f 205yT, 1:10.87, gd.
1–TWILIGHT JET (IRE), 131, c, 3, by Twilight Son (GB)
     1st Dam: My Lucky Liz (Ire), by Exceed and Excel (Aus)
     2nd Dam: Areyaam, by Elusive Quality
     3rd Dam: Yanaseeni, by Trempolino
(€28,000 Ylg '20 GOFFEB; £210,000 2yo '21 GOFTY). O-Michael & Julia Iavarone & Michael O'Callaghan; B-Tom Radley (IRE); T-Michael O'Callaghan; J-Leigh Roche. €33,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 12-3-0-3, $170,995. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–New York City (Ire), 131, c, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)–Rajeem (GB), by Diktat (GB).
1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (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. €11,000.
3–Saliteh (GB), 128, f, 3, Ardad (Ire)–Poesy (GB), by Poet's Voice (GB).
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (43,000gns Ylg '20 TATASY; 14,000gns RNA HRA '22 TATFEB). O-Amo Racing Limited & Giselle De Aguiar; B-Corps Commerce Ltd (GB); T-Adrian Murray. €5,500.
Margins: 3, 2 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 4.50, 1.20, 125.00.
Also Ran: Andreas Vesalius (Ire), Elliptic (Ire), Straight Answer (GB). Scratched: Beauty Inspire (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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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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