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York: “Hopefully We’ll See the Nostrum We Saw At Newmarket Again.” Saturday Bonanza Begins with Juddmonte’s Rising Star

Saturday's European black-type count stands at a baker's dozen, with eight group races in Britain and Ireland alone featuring several movers and shakers towards the elite level kicking off with Juddmonte's TDN Rising Star Nostrum (GB) (Kingman {GB}) in York's G3 Strensall S. and culminating five hours later with the fellow Sir Michael Stoute-trained Passenger (Ulysses {Ire}) in the G3 Weatherbys Global Stallions Winter Hill S. at Windsor.

Nostrum was surprisingly beaten by fellow TDN Rising Star Epictetus (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) in Goodwood's G3 Thoroughbred S. last time, but is back on quick ground in this contest over what could prove an ideal trip of nearly nine furlongs so it is a case of game on again. His previous performance when upstaging some smart peers including the subsequent G3 Sovereign S. dead-heater Embesto (GB) (Roaring Lion) and G2 Hungerford S. runner-up New Endeavour (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) in Newmarket's Listed Sir Henry Cecil S. stands up as one of the key pieces of mile form this year and connections retain full faith.

“We all called it wrong, we thought he'd have liked the ground the last day as he's a big horse and he bends his knee a bit,” Juddmonte's European racing manager Barry Mahon said. “We were all wrong and Ryan just felt that he couldn't pull himself out of it, it was gluey. There was the factor too that he'd been off the track for so long, there may have been a bounce on his second start–we don't know but he's training well and we're looking forward to seeing him. We think he'll have come forward for the run and we're looking forward to getting him back on a better surface and a more conventional track. Hopefully we'll see the Nostrum we saw at Newmarket again.”

Epictetus Poised For Celebration…
Less than an hour after Nostrum graces York's Knavesmire, the Gosdens send Epictetus back to Goodwood for the G2 Celebration Mile as he builds towards the major autumn tests. With the G1 St James's Palace S. and G1 Sussex S. third Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) in attendance, this will provide a gauge as to where George Strawbridge's son of Thistle Bird (GB) (Selkirk) is among the leading milers. “He's stepping up in grade again on Saturday, but the drop down to a mile has suited him well and he's been in good order since his last run,” Thady Gosden said. “I don't think he necessarily needs soft ground–he's relatively versatile as regards to it.”

Prestige Contests Continue Thick And Fast…
In between these two contests, there is the G3 Prestige Fillies' S. for 2-year-old fillies at Goodwood where Shaikh Duaij Al Khalifa's Carla's Way (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) gets the chance to atone for a disappointing effort in Royal Ascot's G3 Albany S. with Newtown Anner Stud Farm's 10-length Thirsk novice winner Darnation (Ire) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) in opposition. Back at York minutes later, the £500,000 G2 City of York S. features Marc Chan's G1 Prix de la Foret and G1 British Champions Sprint S.-winning TDN Rising Star Kinross (GB) (Kingman {GB}) who is just about the best there is at this seven-furlong trip.

“It's amazing that York can put up that much prize-money for a group two race,” Chan's racing manager Jamie McCalmont said. “They deserve the race to get upgraded to a group one when they can come up with that sort of money. He certainly doesn't owe us anything right now, but as Frankie says, he's like an ATM machine so let's hope that will continue.”

On a big day for Chan, last year's G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Lezoo (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}) enjoys a class drop in Newmarket's Listed Hopeful S. after her break since flopping in the G1 Commonwealth Cup. This is also the farewell ride for Andrea Atzeni, who departs for Hong Kong after the meeting. “Andrea is a great guy and the way he's ridden over the last couple of months is as well as he's ever ridden,” McCalmont added. “This is a good stepping stone back, she loves the course, we get her ground and she's fine over the distance, so fingers crossed.”

Best Of The Rest…
As the afternoon action winds down in Britain, The Curragh gets going with the G3 Newtownanner Stud Irish EBF S. over a mile hosting some big middle-distance Classic prospects for 2023. When it comes to these kind of juvenile tests, there is always added intrigue where The Aga Khan's representatives are concerned and so the Dermot Weld-trained Tipperary maiden scorer Shelaka (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) will have plenty of eyes on her. The card also features another significant prize for the juveniles in the six-furlong G3 Heider Family Stables Round Tower S., while the fillies and mares get their shot in the nine-furlong G3 Snow Fairy Fillies S.

Elsewhere, York's Listed Julia Graves Roses S. features Opulence Thoroughbreds and Teme Valley's TDN Rising Star and G3 Molecomb S. runner-up Purosangue (GB) (Aclaim {Ire}), while another TDN Rising Star lines up in Windsor's Listed Weatherbys Digital Solutions August S. over an extended 11 furlongs. That is Anthony Oppenheimer's Kempton novice winner Lion's Pride (GB) (Roaring Lion), who holds an entry in the G1 St Leger and while this is an unorthodox prep for that Classic, the half-brother to Courage Mon Ami (GB) (Frankel {GB}) could yet become a leading light for Doncaster.

 

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Observations: Frankel Half to Nostrum Debuts at Newmarket

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 Insights features a half-sister to the well-regarded Nostrum.

14.05 Newmarket, Novice, £8,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
IMITATE (GB) (Frankel {GB}) is the eighth foal out of the listed-winning Mirror Lake (GB) (Dubai Destination), whose colt Nostrum (GB) (Kingman {GB}) is one of the better 3-year-olds in training. Also a half to the dual group winner and Group 1-placed Imaging (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), the March-foaled Juddmonte homebred is like Nostrum under the care of Sir Michael Stoute. Her peers include fellow newcomer Meribella (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), David Aykroyd's 350,000gns Tatts December Foal Sale graduate and Ralph Beckett trainee whose dam is a half to the former Stoute-trained star Poet's Word (Ire) (Poet's Voice {GB}).

 

HOW THEY FARED
18.55 Leopardstown, Listed, €40,000, 3yo, 14fT
Alexandroupolis (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), the TDN Rising Star who was returning in this Listed Vinnie Roe S. from a lay-off third having been third in the G3 Ballysax S. in April, was disappointing again and beat only one home in sixth.

16.35 Leopardstown, Mdn, €16,000, 2yo, f, 7fT
Ezeliya (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), the daughter of the G1 Irish Oaks, G1 Yorkshire Oaks and G1 Hong Kong Vase-placed Eziyra (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), looked in need of the experience as she stayed on into a non-threatening fourth behind the impressive winner.

 

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Kingman’s Epictetus Upsets Fellow TDN Rising Star Nostrum At Goodwood

George Strawbridge's homebred 'TDN Rising Star' Epictetus (Ire) (Kingman {GB}–Thistle Bird {GB}, by Selkirk) had finished of the board in his three latest starts and returned to form with a bang to deny fellow Rising Star Nostrum (GB) (Kingman {GB}) in Friday's G3 Bonhams Thoroughbred S. at Goodwood.

Last term's G1 Futurity Trophy second, who annexed Epsom's Listed Blue Riband Trial on sophomore return, was swiftly into stride from the inside gate and raced under a firm hold in third through the early fractions as Nostrum set the tone up front. Nudged along soon after passing halfway, the 6-1 chance was ridden to go second approaching the final furlong and swept by that rival inside the final 100 yards to prevail by a length from the odds-on favourite in ultimately snug fashion. Charles Hills trainee and G1 2000 Guineas fourth and G1 Irish 2000 Guineas fifth Galeron (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) was best of the remainder and finished 1 1/2 lengths further adrift in third.

“Epictetus showed plenty of speed over a mile at two and we thought he was a horse who would progress to 10 furlongs this year, but that did not pan out,” explained Thady Gosden. “He has run good races, but not what we thought that he was capable of. It was a perfect ride from Frankie. He broke well, sat him on the fence and followed Ryan [Moore]. Nostrum is a very smart horse, but Frankie gave our horse a brilliant ride. Epictetus ran a very good race last year [in the Futurity Trophy] at Doncaster when second to a future Derby winner on soft ground. He rolls his knee a little bit and is bred to like a little bit of give in the ground. It is slightly less tacky today and a bit more good to soft.” Looking ahead, Gosden continued, “There is a mile race back here, the [G2] Celebration Mile, which fits in well.”

Dettori, who extended his winningmost record in the race to seven, added, “We tried Epictetus three times over 10 furlongs and we always had an excuse. John and Thady found this race over a mile and the favourite looked very hard to beat. I had a good passage and, once I got the gap [inside the final quarter-mile], it was up to me to do the rest. Ryan wasn't stopping and my horse showed a turn of foot. Now we've got the distance right, we can concentrate on mile races. He is ready to go up in grade and the Celebration Mile in three weeks springs to mind. There are lots of races in the autumn at Newmarket, and maybe over Arc weekend. He has beat a decent field today in style and we can make big plans.”

Reflecting on the performance of Nostrum, Sir Michael Stoute's assistant James Savage commented, “Ryan thought that he had the race in the perfect place four out, picked up the pace to the two and he thought the race was for us. He said that the last 100 yards felt like he had a puncture and the horse didn't get home. We have always thought that he would handle ease in the ground, but I think maybe that dead ground has just probably caught him out in the last stages. It is very different ground to the [Newmarket] July meeting. We just felt he didn't hit the line today, so we will give him a good check over and re-group. He is a very, very good horse and we are not going to lose any faith in him. He will have all the best entries and we will just have to get it right next time. He will be an even better horse next year.”

Pedigree Notes
Epictetus, the fifth foal of seven foals, is one of five winners produced by G1 Pretty Polly S. heroine Thistle Bird (GB) (Selkirk), herself a half-sister to dual Group 3-winning G1 Cantala S. second McCreery (GB) (Big Bad Bob {Ire}) out of the dual stakes-winning G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest third Dolma (Fr) (Marchand De Sable). Thistle Bird was a 750,000gns purchase, carrying Epictetus, at Tattersalls' 2019 December Mares fixture and has also produced last term's G3 Valiant S. victrix Jumbly (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), the hitherto unraced 2-year-old colt Burrito (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and a weanling colt by Frankel (GB). The May-foaled bay's stakes-placed third dam Young Manila (Manila) is kin to a trio of stakes performers headed by MGSW G2 Prix de Royallieu victrix Fabulous Hostess (Fabulous Dancer).

 

Friday, Goodwood, Britain
BONHAMS THOROUGHBRED S.-G3, £100,000, Goodwood, 8-4, 3yo, 8fT, 1:41.04, sf.
1–EPICTETUS (IRE), 129, c, 3, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Thistle Bird (GB) (G1SW-Ire, MGSW & G1SP-Eng, G1SP-Fr, $577,634), by Selkirk
2nd Dam: Dolma (Fr), by Marchand De Sable
3rd Dam: Young Manila, by Manila
1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-George Strawbridge (IRE); T-John & Thady Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £56,710. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Eng, 8-3-2-0, $234,588. *1/2 to Jumbly (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), GSW-Eng & GSP-Ire, $164,451; and Bullfinch (GB) (Kodiac {GB}), SP-Aus, $214,235. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Nostrum (GB), 129, c, 3, Kingman (GB)–Mirror Lake (GB), by Dubai Destination. O-Juddmonte; B-Juddmonte Farms (East) Ltd (GB); T-Sir Michael Stoute. £21,500.
3–Galeron (Ire), 129, c, 3, Camacho (GB)–Society Gal (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€45,000 Ylg '21 GOFOR). O-Teme Valley & Aura Racing; B-Gigginstown House Stud (IRE); T-Charles Hills. £10,760.
Margins: 1, 1HF, NK. Odds: 6.00, 0.67, 14.00.
Also Ran: Knight (Ire), Bold Discovery, Docklands (GB), Montesilvano (Ire).

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Kingman’s TDN Rising Star Nostrum Back With A Bang In The Henry Cecil

Thursday's Listed Sir Henry Cecil S. at Newmarket looked every bit as strong as the card's group races and so it proved as Juddmonte's G3 Tattersalls S.-winning TDN Rising Star Nostrum (GB) (Kingman {GB}–Mirror Lake {GB}, by Dubai Destination) put his season on track with a performance that confirmed him as another elite runner for the Sir Michael Stoute stable. Last seen finishing third in the G1 Dewhurst S. on the Rowley Mile, the 11-10 favourite took Ryan Moore straight to the lead and one by one broke the hearts of his highly-regarded rivals en route to a three-length success in a fast time. Second was Embesto (GB) (Roaring Lion), who had 2 1/4 lengths to spare over the fellow Roger Varian-trained New Endeavour (Ire) (New Bay {GB}).

“We've never made any bones about the fact that we think this is a very good horse and it was a frustrating start to the season, but this will hopefully be the springboard for the rest of the season,” Juddmonte's European racing manager Barry Mahon said. “We probably could have been back for [Royal] Ascot, but it made more sense to wait and come here. This has been won by some good horses and it looked a deep renewal and a pretty tight race, so the way he went away from them he has to be a top-class horse. He's in everything, so we'll see how he comes out of it but hopefully it'll be sooner rather than later that he'll be back in group one company. This is a very special race for the Abdullah family to win and it makes it a poignant moment today.”

 

With fellow TDN Rising Stars Mostabshir (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and Imperial Emperor (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) disappointing but well-beaten here, Nostrum's performance suggests a tilt at Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) et al in the Sussex is a live topic for conversation. Sir Michael Stoute was not dismissing the prospect immediately post-race. “He will tell us if he is ready to go back into group one company, but on today's evidence you would think he is,” he said, before adding, “We might get windy closer to the time!”

“He knocked a hind leg and needed a little time to get the infection out and to get moving again, but had been working very well,” Stoute explained. “He had been off for nine months and it looked a competitive field, so we weren't confident of winning but he was most impressive and I'm thrilled with him. We could go a mile and a quarter when we want, so we have just got to think about it. His two-year-old career was brimmed full of promise. Things didn't go right in the Dewhurst and he has come here today and won impressively. We can only be very happy, as he is a nice progressive horse.”

Roger Varian trained the second and third Embesto and New Endeavour and said, “Credit to the winner, he must be a very good horse because I think Embesto is very good. We had a lovely toe into the race and we couldn't run him down, but I'm very pleased with both horses and I think both have nice futures. Embesto is a pretty smart horse and he might be ready to step up to ten furlongs now. Let's see how they come out of it–they haven't won but they haven't lost much in defeat and I think the winner must be very good.”

Nostrum, whose success means that Kingman now has a dozen 3-year-old Northern Hemisphere stakes winners in 2023 and more than any other sire, is a half-brother to the G2 Ajax S. and G3 Gladness S. winner Imaging (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) who was also runner-up in the G1 C F Orr S. The dual listed scorer and G3 Select S. runner-up Mirror Lake, who also produced another Australian stakes winner in Titus (GB) (Dansili {GB}), hails from the family of the G3 Criterion S. scorer Vortex (GB) (Danehill) and his G3 Prix Minerve-winning full-sister Danefair (GB) who was in turn responsible for the sire Trade Fair (GB) (Zafonic) who also took the Criterion here. Also connected to the four-times grade I-winning Ventura (Chester House), her unraced 2-year-old filly by Frankel (GB) is named Imitate (GB).

EDMONDSON HALL SOLICITORS SIR HENRY CECIL S.-Listed, £50,000, Newmarket, 7-13, 3yo, 8fT, 1:36.61, g/f.
1–NOSTRUM (GB), 131, c, 3, by Kingman (GB)
     1st Dam: Mirror Lake (GB) (MSW & GSP-Eng, $113,061), by Dubai Destination
     2nd Dam: Reflections (GB), by Sadler's Wells
     3rd Dam: Roupala, by Vaguely Noble
O-Juddmonte; B-Juddmonte Farms (East) Ltd (GB); T-Sir Michael Stoute; J-Ryan Moore. £28,355. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Eng, 4-3-0-1, $144,714. *1/2 to Titus (GB) (Dansili {GB}), SW-Aus, $224,937; 1/2 to Imaging (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), GSW & MG1SP-Aus, GSW-Ire, GSP-Ger, $516,263.
2–Embesto (GB), 131, c, 3, Roaring Lion–Dibajj (Fr), by Iffraaj (GB).
1ST BLACK TYPE. (130,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum; B-Deerfield Farm (GB); T-Roger Varian. £10,750.
3–New Endeavour (Ire), 131, g, 3, New Bay (GB)–Moody Blue (Ire), by Invincible Spirit (Ire).
1ST BLACK TYPE. (€68,000 Wlg '20 GOFNOV; €200,000 Ylg '21 GOFOR; £260,000 HRA '23 GOFLO). O-Gai Waterhouse, Adrian Bott & Partners; B-Oghill House, Sledmere Stud & D Hyland (IRE); T-Roger Varian. £5,380.
Margins: 3, 2 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 1.10, 6.00, 11.00.
Also Ran: Mostabshir (GB), Imperial Emperor (Ire), Wildfell (Ire).

 

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