Tag: Sacred Angel (Ire)

Caravaggio’s Porta Fortuna Takes The Cheveley Park

While Newmarket's G1 Juddmonte Cheveley Park S. was stripped of an important runner in the certain favourite Relief Rally (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), whose dirty scope ruled her out of action on the eve of the race, there can be few complaints that Porta Fortuna (Ire) (Caravaggio–Too Precious {Ire}, by Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) was not ultimately a worthy winner as she again delivered her potent blend of professionalism and class on Saturday. Surprisingly as big as 9-2 as the joint-second favourite given her exemplary record so far, the Donnacha O'Brien trainee who races for Steven Weston, Barry Fowler, Medallion Racing 2020 LLC and Reeves Racing was straight on to the case of Ballydoyle's leader Cherry Blossom (Ire) (No Nay Never) and as early as halfway it was clear she was the one to beat.

Edging ahead a furlong out, the G3 Albany S. and G3 Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Fillies Sprint S. winner, G1 Phoenix S. runner-up and G1 Moyglare Stud S. third gave generously to Oisin Murphy to put some space between her an the blanket in behind with 1 1/2 lengths the winning margin to another Aidan O'Brien trainee in Pearls And Rubies (No Nay Never). There was a head back to the G3 Princess Margaret S. scorer and G1 Prix Morny fourth Sacred Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) in third, giving the form the desired solidity.

“That is the first time she has had proper quick ground since Ascot and she seems to be a lot better on it back to six,” Donnacha said. “She is a very good filly. I think she is fine at seven, but I think ground is important to her as she seems to be a lot better on better ground as she travels and quickens. She hit the line strong and the plan is to go to the Breeders' Cup and the mile. We think there is every chance she will get that as well.”

“Her performance in the Albany was probably one of the best performances of any filly and then she has probably run a little bit below par on slow ground on her last two runs and that is why she was a bit bigger in the betting, but thankfully she came back to her form today. She is very uncomplicated and very easy to train and usually the good ones are. She is owned by an American syndicate and the plan was to go to the Breeders' Cup at the end of the year if that was how it turned out so that is what we will do.”

“There is a lot of water to go under the bridge between now and the 1000 Guineas, but I suppose we would start her off in a trial over seven and make a decision then whether we go sprinting or go for the Guineas.”

Charlie Johnston said of Sacred Angel, “It was a very good run. I thought coming into it if she finished in the first three we would be very happy. The only two that achieved more than us on the form book were Relief Rally and Porta Fortuna and one of those wasn't here. To finish a very close third behind the Albany winner stacks up as very good two-year-old form.”

“She breaks phenomenally fast and just as Ryan wanted to go forward on his filly that lit her up for half a furlong and she was maybe just over-racing and that is probably what has cost her second in the last couple of strides. After Deauville I was certain she will be trained for a Guineas next spring. The speed she showed today might make you think twice about that, but the Guineas is the be-all-and-end-all for three-year-old fillies at that time of year and if you need to re-route later on then so be it.”

Pedigree Notes

The second Cheveley Park winner for Caravaggio, Porta Fortuna is the first foal out of Too Precious who is a full-sister to the G2 P.J. O'Shea S. winner and G1 Australian Cup and G1 Doomben Cup runner-up Numerian (Ire) and the G3 Prix Francois Boutin-placed Montesilvano (Ire). The third dam Kantikoy (GB) (Alzao) is kin to the G3 St Simon S. scorer Kithanga (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}), in turn the dam of the G1 St Leger-winning sire Milan (GB) (Sadler's Wells) who was second in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf. His half-sister Koora (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) emulated her dam's success in the St Simon before producing the G2 Queen's Vase S. winner Kemari (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Also related to the Derby and Irish Derby hero and prolific sire Kahyasi (Ire) and the G1 Yorkshire Oaks heroine Key Change (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}), Too Precious's yearling filly by Ten Sovereigns (Ire) sells on Tuesday at the Tatts Book 1 Sale. She also has a filly foal by Sottsass (Fr).

Saturday, Newmaket, Britain
JUDDMONTE CHEVELEY PARK S.-G1, £275,000, Newmarket, 9-30, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:10.66, g/f.
1–PORTA FORTUNA (IRE), 128, f, 2, by Caravaggio
      1st Dam: Too Precious (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)
      2nd Dam: Delicate Charm (Ire), by High Chaparral (Ire)
      3rd Dam: Kantikoy (GB), by Alzao
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Medallion, S Weston, B Fowler & Reeves Thoroughbreds; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd (IRE); T-Donnacha O'Brien; J-Oisin Murphy. £155,953. Lifetime Record: GSW & MG1SP-Ire, 6-4-1-1, $408,564. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Pearls And Rubies, 128, f, 2, No Nay Never–Diamondsandrubies (Ire), by Fastnet Rock (Aus). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-Mrs Richard Henry & Mrs John Magnier; B-Premier Bloodstock (KY); T-Aidan O'Brien. £59,125.
3–Sacred Angel (Ire), 128, f, 2, Dark Angel (Ire)–Sacred Aspect (Ire) (SW-Ire), by Haatef. 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (£52,000 Ylg '22 GOFFUK). O-Nurlan Bizakov; B-Yeomanstown Stud (IRE); T-Charlie Johnston. £29,590.
Margins: 1HF, HD, 3/4. Odds: 4.50, 33.00, 6.50.
Also Ran: Cherry Blossom (Ire), Persian Dreamer, Jabaara (Ire), Soprano (Ire), Symbology (GB), Jasna's Secret (Fr), She's Quality (Ire), Shuangxi (Ire). Scratched: Juniper Berries (GB), Relief Rally (Ire).

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Dark Angel’s Sacred Angel Dominates The Princess Margaret

Purchased privately by Nurlan Bizakov following her success in the Newmarket July Festival's six-furlong fillies' maiden, the Charlie Johnston-trained Sacred Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) provided instant justification for the acquisition by making all in Ascot's G3 Bateaux London Princess Margaret S. on Saturday.

Electric from her outside stall under Jason Hart, the 16-1 shot who was a £52,000 purchase for original owners the Titanium Racing Club at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale, had pressure throughout but shook it off to go clear inside the final furlong. Veering left in the run to the line, the grey daughter of the Listed Tipperary S. winner Sacred Aspect (Ire) (Haatef) had three lengths to spare over Pretty Crystal (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) at the line.

This was a first group win for Charlie Johnston since taking up the licence in his own name at the famed Middleham stable and he said, “She is improving dramatically–very much so. On her first run at Pontefract I thought she was the best horse on the day, but she was quite green and got beat by two horses who'd had experience. If you had told me then that within two starts we'd be at this level, I'd have thought 'I'm not so sure about that' but she took a nice step forward at Newmarket and a step forward again.

“The owners obviously sponsor quite a high-profile race in France [the G1 Prix Morny] and on the back of that I would suspect they will want her to go there next. Possibly the [G1] Cheveley Park at the end of the year will be the obvious real highlight target.”

Richard Fahey said of the runner-up, “I thought it was a good run, but it just didn't work out again for her. She's been a bit unlucky. But she is quite a nice filly and she'll definitely go for the [G2] Lowther at York.”

Pedigree Notes

The aforementioned dam, whose yearling full-sister to the winner is catalogued in this year's Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale in a month's time, hails from the family of last year's G1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp heroine The Platinum Queen (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}), the G3 Greenlands S. winner Tiger Royal (Ire) (Royal Academy) and the listed winner and G2 Mill Reef S. runner-up Sir Xaar (Ire) (Xaar {GB}).

 

Saturday, Ascot, Britain
BATEAUX LONDON PRINCESS MARGARET S.-G3, £60,000, Ascot, 7-29, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:16.53, gd.
1–SACRED ANGEL (IRE), 128, f, 2, by Dark Angel (Ire)
                1st Dam: Sacred Aspect (Ire) (SW-Ire), by Haatef
                2nd Dam: Again Royale (Ire), by Royal Academy
                3rd Dam: Lady Redford (Ire), by Bold Lad (Ire)
   1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. (£52,000 Ylg '22
GOFFUK). O-Titanium Racing Club; B-Yeomanstown Stud (IRE);
T-Charlie Johnston; J-Jason Hart. £34,026. Lifetime Record:
3-2-0-1, $66,226. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks
   report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com
   catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Pretty Crystal (Ire), 128, f, 2, Dubawi (Ire)–Pretty Baby (Ire),
by Orpen. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Sheikh
Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited
(IRE); T-Richard Fahey. £12,900.
3–Symbology (GB), 128, f, 2, Havana Grey (GB)–Showstoppa
(GB), by Showcasing (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK
   TYPE. (£230,000 Ylg '22 GOFFUK). O-Isa Salman Al Khalifa;
B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB); T-Clive Cox. £6,456.
Margins: 3, 1 1/4, 1. Odds: 16.00, 4.50, 3.50.
Also Ran: Dazzling Star (GB), Komat (GB), Cry Fiction (Ire), Gladly Ever After (Ire), Lunar Shine (Ire), La Guarida (Ire), Elinor Dashwood (Ire). Scratched: Soprano (Ire). VIDEO.

 

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