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Chapple-Hyam Outlines Targets For Royal Ascot Stars

Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam revealed plans for a pair of her Royal Ascot stars, with G3 Hampton Court S. hero Claymore (Fr) (New Bay {GB}) set for the G2 York S. on July 23. A winner at first asking as a juvenile, he was second to subsequent G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas winner Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) in the Apr. 13 G3 Craven S. at Newmarket. Unplaced in the G1 French 2000 Guineas in mid-May, he bounced back in fine style at the Royal meeting.

“I'm glad I know my horse,” said Chapple-Hyam. “We knew what he was capable of. We knew that he could do it and it wasn't a surprise. Claymore is going for the York S. on July 23. With him, we will take each step as it comes.”

The Australian ex-pat also had an update on her Group 1-winning mare Saffron Beach (Ire), also by New Bay. Successful in the G3 Atalanta S. and G1 Sun Chariot S. last term, the chestnut turned in a solid effort to take fourth in the G1 Dubai Turf at Meydan in the spring before running out a 3 1/2-length winner of the G2 Duke Of Cambridge S. at Royal Ascot. She will lock horns with Southern Hemisphere shipper Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed {NZ} in the G1 Prix Rothschild on Aug. 2.

She added, “The plan is the same. Saffron Beach is heading for the Prix Rothschild on Aug. 2. She has taken her race well. There are no problems, no issues, all is good with her.”

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Future Targets Outlined For Mishriff and Lord North

After his victory in the G1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic on Saturday, Prince Faisal's Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) exited the race well. A potential long-term goal for the bay is the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp in October. Successful in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club and G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano at three for trainer John Gosden, who now trains with his son Thady, the 4-year-old colt saluted in the $20-million Saudi Cup on dirt in Riyadh on Feb. 20 before switching back to grass for his Meydan appearance. It was his first try at the Arc's 1 1/2-mile trip and he will now receive a freshening.

“I will discuss it with Prince Faisal, but it was always the plan to see if he could be an Arc horse and I think he proved he gets the mile and a half,” Gosden said of Mishriff on Racing TV's Luck On Sunday programme. “They went quick to the bend, then they slowed it up and he finished well, so I think he'll freshen for the summer.

“My feeling would be races like the Eclipse, the Juddmonte International, the Arc and the King George. Those are the races to be looking at and seeing where we are at the time. That's a long way off. He deserves a pretty good holiday.”

One race that is most likely off the table is the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar in the fall.

“Having had a lot of success at Del Mar over the years I do know that straight very well and I always feel they should pick up the finishing wire and move it another 100 yards down,” he said. “It's a very short straight and a different style of racing. You've got to have real tactical speed and you ping off the bend. This is a horse who enjoys the length of the straight. I don't think it's going to suit him.”

His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed Racing's Lord North (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who won the G1 Dubai Turf earlier on the Dubai World Cup card, as well as the G1 Prince Of Wales's S. last June, will target the latter race after a break as well.

Gosden added of Lord North, “I think he'll go back for the Prince of Wales's S. again [at Royal Ascot]. We'll freshen him up now for the summer.”

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Master of the Seas to Step Up to Group 1 Company

Unbeaten juvenile Master Of The Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), a winner of the July 11 G2 Superlative S. last out for Godolphin, will target Group 1 races for the foreseeable future, trainer Charlie Appleby revealed. The bay got the job done on debut at Newmarket on June 18 and is now a potential candidate for the G1 National S. in Ireland, the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere in France and the G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy in the UK according to Appleby.

“Master Of The Seas is having a break,” said Appleby. “We have one eye on the [Sept. 13] National S.–which he would need supplementing for, if we decide to go for that. He also has a pedigree which suggests stepping up in trip will suit him as well, and there are races like the [Oct. 4] Lagardere and Vertem Futurity Trophy [on Oct. 24] we can look at later on.

“He’s very much an autumn-campaign horse, and that is what we have always had on our minds. He has surpassed what we expected him to do pre-autumn. He was a good winner of the Superlative, and the form has been boosted with Richard Hannon’s horse [Ventura Tormenta (Ire) (Acclamation {GB})] winning the [G2 Prix] Robert Papin. The second half of the season is where you will see him towards his best.”

Appleby also had an update on 2019 champion juvenile Pinatubo (Ire) (Shamardal), who returned to the winner’s circle in the July 12 G1 Prix Jean Prat.

“It’s either going to be the [Sept. 6 G1 Prix du] Moulin or the [Oct. 4 G1 Prix de la] Foret–they are the autumn goals we are looking at for him,” said Appleby. “We have one eye on working back from the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile. If he is going to get it [a mile], the chances are it will be there. We might be tempted to try him back over it in the Moulin, though. He is having a break now–which he deserves, having had three quickish runs.”

Another Appleby/Godolphin runner is the gelding Volkan Star (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who won the G3 Prix du Lys when last seen on July 14.

“He has come out of the race well, and we might take a look at the [Aug. 19] G2 Great Voltigeur for him-or possibly go back to France,” added the trainer. “We gelded him from two to three for a reason, and you could see from his last run he is developing mentally and going the right way.”

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