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St Leger Gains Pyledriver, Hukum Also Possible

MGSW Pyledriver (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}), who won the G2 Great Voltigeur S. on Aug. 19, has been confirmed for the G1 St Leger at Doncaster on Sept. 12, Racing Post reported on Sunday. Trainer William Muir confirmed the news, with the G1 Grand Prix de Paris at ParisLongchamp, also on Sept. 12, off the table.

The La Pyle Partnership, consisting of owner/breeders Roger Devlin and brothers Guy and Hugh Leach, raced Pyledriver to a listed success at two. The colt ran second in the G3 Unibet Classic Trial S. over the Kempton all-weather on June 3, before burnishing his G1 Investec Derby claims with a two-length victory in the G2 King Edward VII S. at Royal Ascot later that month. After a difficult run in the July 4 Derby, Pyledriver sped to a 3 1/2-length score in the Great Voltigeur.

“The plan at the moment is to look at the Leger as long as I’m happy with him-and he looks to be in superb form,” Muir told Racing Post. “He’s in the Grand Prix de Paris, but the Leger is for 3-year-olds only, it’s a Classic and at this stage, that’s where we’re going. The owners said you only get one crack at a Classic and the worst that can happen is that he doesn’t stay, he gets beaten and we put him away for the year.”

Shadwell’s Hukum (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who won the G3 Geoffrey Freer S. at Newbury on Aug. 15, is another under consideration for the final Classic of the British season. A winner at second asking at Kempton last November, Hukum took the King George V S. at Royal Ascot on June 17 before his Geoffrey Freer success.

Trainer Owen Burrows said, “Touch wood, he’s come out of the race very well, but nothing has been finalised as to where he’ll go next. He certainly wasn’t stopping at either Ascot or Newbury, so I can’t see the trip being an issue, but I have to keep stressing he shows plenty of pace at home and is not simply a stayer.

“I thought William Muir’s horse was very impressive in the Great Voltigeur, especially with a penalty, but you’d have to say Aidan [O’Brien] appears to hold all the cards with Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}) and a few others. But, this year more than any, if you think you might have a horse for it you’ll be tempted to go. We’ll speak to Sheikh Hamdan, but the Leger does look the logical next step.”

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More Success For Mehmas As Minzaal Dazzles In the Gimcrack

On a day when York belonged to the royal blue of Shadwell, the G2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Gimcrack S. played host to one of the operation’s youngbloods as the new juvenile sprinting sensation Minzaal (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) cut a dash in the gloom. Sent off the 5-2 favourite coming off an impressive Salisbury novice success over this six-furlong trip Aug. 9, the bay missed the kick and was adrift early but Jim Crowley was oozing confidence and in no mood to hurry. Tanking his way to the lead passing the two-furlong pole, he drifted right but was far too good en route to clocking a quick time given the rain-softened conditions. Devilwala (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) was two lengths back in second, with Mystery Smiles (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) 3/4 of a length further away in third. Tally Ho Stud’s first-season sire now has a trio of stars in his first crop after Supremacy (Ire) and Method (Ire) and it is impossible at present to state unequivocally which holds the bragging rights. “He is ultra professional and was backing up quite quick, but didn’t take much out of himself that day at Salisbury,” Crowley said after completing the third leg of his four-timer. “I couldn’t believe the ease of the way he moved into the race and he’s got a great mind which will stand him in good stead. It’s nice to have found one and I think that’s going to be his best trip. He’s the sort of horse for the Commonwealth Cup next year.”

Fourth on debut behind Mohawk King (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) in Ascot’s “Crocker Bulteel” maiden July 25, the bay had already taken a sizeable leap forward last time and this display suggests he will take high rank in the end-of-season standings. Trainer Owen Burrows said, “That was very straightforward. He didn’t jump out very quick, but I don’t think Jim wanted to set him alight in any case as he has so much speed. He just lets him find his rhythm and Jim said he couldn’t believe how well he was going–if anything he got there too soon, but there was nothing else he could do. I think he’s all speed, I don’t think he needs to be going further than six furlongs, so we’ll be looking [G1] Middle Park rather than Dewhurst and it will be straight there. I don’t see him as a Guineas horse, more Commonwealth Cup and Jim thinks that, too.”

Minzaal’s unraced dam Pardoven (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) is a half to four black-type performers headed by the G3 Gordon S. runner-up Firebet (Ire) (Dubai Destination). She is out of the Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial third Dancing Prize (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), who is a full-sister to the G1 Fillies’ Mile runner-up Dance To the Top (GB). She is in turn responsible for the G2 Al Fahidi Fort winner and G1 Dubai Duty Free runner-up Bankable (Ire) (Medicean {GB}), while the third dam Aim For the Top (Irish River {Fr}) was successful in the G3 Premio Chiusura before also producing the dual listed winner and G1 Underwood S. runner-up Polar Bear (GB) (Polar Falcon). Pardoven’s yearling filly is by Tamayuz (GB), while she also has a colt foal by Belardo (Ire).

Friday, York, Britain
AL BASTI EQUIWORLD DUBAI GIMCRACK S.-G2, £100,000, York, 8-21, 2yo, c/g, 6fT, 1:11.21, gd.
1–MINZAAL (IRE), 126, c, 2, by Mehmas (Ire)
1st Dam: Pardoven (Ire), by Clodovil (Ire)
2nd Dam: Dancing Prize (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells
3rd Dam: Aim for the Top, by Irish River (Fr)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (85,000gns Wlg ’18 TATFOA; 140,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Ringfort Stud (IRE); T-Owen Burrows; J-Jim Crowley. £56,710. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $80,982. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Devilwala (Ire), 126, c, 2, Kodiac (GB)–Najraan (GB), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB). (220,000gns 2yo ’20 TATBRE). O-Amo Racing Ltd & Arjun Waney; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-Archie Watson. £21,500.
3–Mystery Smiles (Ire), 126, c, 2, Mehmas (Ire)–Alexander Alliance (Ire), by Danetime (Ire). (€12,000 Wlg ’18 GOFNOV; €19,000 RNA Ylg ’19 GOFSPT; £165,000 2yo ’20 GOFARQ). O-King Power Racing Co Ltd; B-Ballycrighaun Stud (IRE); T-Andrew Balding. £10,760.
Margins: 2, 3/4, HF. Odds: 2.50, 11.00, 4.50.
Also Ran: Escape Route (Ire), Mohawk King (Ire), Yazaman (Ire), Roman Dynasty (Ire), Seven Brothers (Ire), Ubettabelieveit (Ire). Scratched: Lauded (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Tabdeed Eyes Betfair Sprint Cup

Tabdeed (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire})’s connections are mulling a start for the group winner in the G1 Betfair Sprint Cup S. at Haydock on Sept. 5. The six-furlong event would be the gelding’s first crack at the top level. Representing the blue-and-white silks of Sheikh Hamdan, the sparingly raced 5-year-old ran second in a Newcastle all-weather handicap on June 27, and earned his first group win in the G3 Hackwood S. at Newbury back on grass on July 18.

Trainer Owen Burrows said, “We will give him an entry in the race and see what it looks like. If we are happy with him then we may as well roll the dice while he is well within himself.

“We always thought he was decent. He hasn’t really done a lot wrong and though he was beaten on his comeback at Newcastle the winner of that race, Glen Shiel (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), won a Group 3 at The Curragh on Sunday so his form has a pretty solid look.”

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Shamardal’s Albasheer a New TDN Rising Star

Owen Burrows had enjoyed the limelight last Saturday when Tabdeed (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire}) took the G3 Hackwood S. and he had something else to ponder a week on after Albasheer (Ire) (Shamardal) earned TDN Rising Star status at Doncaster. Starting the seven-furlong British Stallion Studs EBF Novice S. as a 17-2 shot, the chestnut was under restraint from David Probert from the break and suffered some barges as he tracked the group racing towards the rear. Shaken up to chase the fellow Shadwell representative Alablaq (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) approaching two out, the imposing homebred descendant of Height of Fashion (Fr) brushed that rival aside with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and surged clear under hand riding to record a highly impressive 6 1/2-length debut success.

2nd-Doncaster, £6,400, Novice, 7-25, 2yo, 7f 6yT, 1:25.63, g/f.
ALBASHEER (IRE), c, 2, by Shamardal
1st Dam: Mutebah (Ire) (SP-Fr), by Marju (Ire)
2nd Dam: Mohafazaat (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells
3rd Dam: Wijdan, by Mr. Prospector
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,297. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited (IRE); T-Owen Burrows. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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