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Nathaniel Filly Yorkshire Oaks Bound After Hoppings Win

Friday's G3 Jenningsbet Hoppings Fillies S. at Newcastle represented one of the early skirmishes between the Classic generation and the older fillies and mares and it boiled down to a battle between two members of the former category with Poptronic (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) emerging on top of Rogue Millennium (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Pitched into this by Karl Burke on the back of a five-length novice success over nearly 11 furlongs at Ripon at the start of the month, David and Yvonne Blunt's homebred looked to be doing too much early with Sam James keen to restrain her behind the pace. Keeping enough in reserve for the pursuit of fellow 3-year-old Rogue Millennium in the straight, the 8-1 shot gained the advantage at the furlong pole and stayed on to score by a length.

Poptronic, who was also successful on Wolverhampton's Tapeta over an extended mile in late December, has a big date on her dance card now. “We talked about the Yorkshire Oaks at the Ebor meeting, so I would imagine that will be her target if she was good enough,” Burke said. “She obviously proved herself good enough today to have a go at it. They went pretty steady early, but we didn't really want to make it with her. She is a bit keen, but Sam said she looks a bit keener than she actually is. He said she wasn't too bad, but swings her head around a little bit. It was a great performance and she is obviously a filly on the up.”

The dam Alpine Dream (Ire) (Dream Ahead), a daughter of the G2 Lowther S. winner Infamous Angel (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) connected to the G3 Hotham S. runner-up Mankayan (Ire) (Intello {Ger}). Her unraced 2-year-old filly is by Brazen Beau (Aus).

Friday, Newcastle, Britain
JENNINGSBET HOPPINGS FILLIES S.-G3, £60,000, Newcastle, 6-24, 3yo/up, f/m, 10f 42y (AWT), 2:13.12, st/sl.
1–POPTRONIC (GB), 121, f, 3, by Nathaniel (Ire)
1st Dam: Alpine Dream (Ire), by Dream Ahead
2nd Dam: Infamous Angel (GB), by Exceed and Excel (Aus)
3rd Dam: Evangeline (GB), by Sadler's Wells
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-David & Yvonne Blunt (GB); T-Karl Burke; J-Sam James. £34,026. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $57,057. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Rogue Millennium (Ire), 121, f, 3, Dubawi (Ire)–Hawaafez (GB), by Nayef.
1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (35,000gns 2yo '21 TATMA). O-The Rogues Gallery; B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited (IRE); T-Tom Clover. £12,900.
3–Pearl Beach (GB), 133, m, 5, Footstepsinthesand (GB)–Western Pearl (GB), by High Chaparral (Ire).
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O/B-Mr & Mrs N Welby (GB); T-William Knight. £6,456.
Margins: 1, 1HF, 2. Odds: 8.00, 2.75, 7.50.
Also Ran: Moon de Vega (GB), Ad Infinitum (GB), Angel Power (GB), Potapova (GB), Auria (GB), Lower Street (GB). Scratched: My Astra (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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ARC Confirms Prizemoney Plans Through April

The prizemoney investment plans for the Arena Racing Company's Programme Book One 2022, which runs from January through April, were confirmed on Thursday. These initiatives are part of ARC's £21.7 million 2022 prizemoney investment plan. The All-Weather Championships will be held at Newcastle for the first time, as previously announced, and Flat racing will return to Southwell with a new Tapeta surface. The £40,000 Coral Winter Oaks Trial will be held at that course on Dec. 7. There will also be Flat Class 5 and 6 bonuses to the winning connections of £2,500 and the yard will earn £150 through January, February and March at all all-weather meetings. The Jumps programme will be boosted with a minimum of £75,000 in total prizemoney per card on all ARC fixtures run in January, February and March. The full programme for the Winter Million fixture is available here.

Managing Director of ARC's Racing Division, Mark Spincer, said, “We are pleased to confirm our specific prize money investment plans for programme book one 2022 as part of the overall announcements that we made in October.

“Our flat programme throughout this time will continue to run above minimum values, and we very much look forward to introducing the new bonus for Class 5 and 6 divided races from January, alongside free entry for flat owners during February and March. Equally, we hope that the reshaping of Good Friday, with the All-Weather Vase fixture at Lingfield Park, will give more horses an end of season target, and an excellent day out for connections.”

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Half to Thunder Snow Set For Newcastle Debut

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. Friday's Observations features a half-brother to dual G1 Dubai World Cup-winning Thunder Snow (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}).

13.25 Newcastle, Nov, £11,100, 2yo, 10f 42y (AWT)
Godolphin's hitherto unraced homebred ORIENTAL WORLD (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is a Charlie Appleby-trained half-brother to five black-type performers headed by dual G1 Dubai World Cup-winning sire Thunder Snow (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}). Once-raced rivals include Hugo Palmer trainee Nova Legend (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who is a 550,000gns Tattersalls Book 1 half to MG1SW sire Shalaa (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}); Merry Fox Stud's Voodoo Queen (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who is a homebred daughter of G1 Moyglare Stud S. victrix Cursory Glance (Distorted Humor), from the Roger Varian stable; Lady Bamford's March Moon (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), who is a grandson of G1 Epsom Oaks and G1 Irish Oaks heroine Sariska (GB) (Pivotal {GB}); and the latter's John and Thady Gosden stablemate Medyaf (GB) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), who is a full-brother to MGSW & MG1SP G1 Deutsches Derby fourth Quest The Moon (Ger).

14.24 Fontainebleau, Mdn, €27,000, unraced 2yo, c/g, 9fT
WALDSTAR (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), owned in partnership by Gestuts Fahrhof and Ammerland, is a son of G2 Falmouth S. runner-up Waldmark (Ger) (Mark of Esteem {Ire}) and thus a half-brother to G1 St Leger hero Masked Marvel (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) and to the dam of MG1SW G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}). The Andre Fabre trainee faces 13 fellow newcomers in this low-key unveiling.

15.10 Newcastle, Nov, £7,200, 2yo, 7f 14y (AWT)
William Haggas representative FRANTANCK (GB) (Frankel {GB}) is an unraced half-brother to MSW GI Beverly D. S. runner-up Awesometank (GB) (Intense Focus). His 13 opponents include Scuderia Archi Romani's homebred fellow debutant Master of Colours (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), who is a Marco Botti-trained half-brother to this term's G1 Nassau S. heroine Lady Bowthorpe (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}).

17.30 Kempton, Nov, £7,000, 2yo, 8f (AWT)
Godolphin's €1.2-million Goffs November Foal sale graduate AL NAFIR (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}), who is out of G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Nightime (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), returns off a debut second behind the 'TDN Rising Star' display of Cash (Ire) (Shamardal) at Newmarket last month. He encounters Juddmonte debutant Chimed (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who is a Sir Michael Stoute-trained son of G1 Falmouth S. victrix Timepiece (GB) (Zamindar).

18.00 Kempton, Nov, £7,000, 2yo, 8f (AWT)
Godolphin's IMPERIAL CROWN (GB) (Frankel {GB}) is a 1.1-million guineas Tattersalls October Book 1 son of MG1SW European champion Attraction (GB) (Efisio {GB}). The Charlie Appleby incumbent is a full-brother to MGSW G1 Juddmonte International third Elarqam (GB) and is opposed by a baker's dozen in this debut.

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Newcastle New Host of All-Weather Championships in 2022

The All-Weather Championships Finals Day will be held at Newcastle for the first time on Good Friday, Apr. 15, 2022. Started by the Arena Racing Company in 2013, the All-Weather Championships are now in its ninth season which begins on Tuesday, Oct. 19. There are six All-Weather Championships races, and the Listed Coral Burradon S. carded for Good Friday with total prizemoney on offer over £1 million.

Lingfield, which previously hosted the meeting, will instead hold the new £395,000 All-Weather Vase that same day. The All-Weather Vase card, featuring six races, is for those horses who regularly compete on the all-weather circuit, but who are not rated high enough to get into the All-Weather Championships proper. The current requirement for horses to undertake three runs in order to qualify to run on Finals Day also applies to the Vase card.

Coral and MansionBet are also new partners alongside Betway for the fixtures. For more information, please visit the All-Weather Championships website.

Mark Spincer, Managing Director of ARC's Racing Division, said, “All-Weather Championships Finals Day has, over the years, become a mainstay of the Easter programme in Britain. As we saw prior to the disruption of the last two years, people want to come racing on Good Friday and we feel that Newcastle offers a real opportunity to develop the day even further. Equal to this is the popularity of the track and racing surface, as has been proved since the installation of the Tapeta in 2016. The six All-Weather Championships Finals alongside the Listed Coral Burradon S. will be a premier fixture befitting of the fantastic racing facilities that have been developed at Gosforth Park.

“We are confident that the new All-Weather Championships Vase fixture at Lingfield Park will be equally popular with racegoers and horsemen alike. There are plenty of owners and trainers who support the Championships throughout the winter, but who often don't compete on Finals Day. We wanted to make sure that we could introduce a new flagship event to cater for this cohort of horses, as a real end of season target for their winter campaigns.

“We hope that these changes, along with the other smaller amendments to the Fast-Track Qualifier programme, will mean that Season 9 continues to provide everyone concerned with a fantastic competition to follow over the course of the winter months.”

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