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‘He’s Part Of My Life Now’: Sheikha Hissa Pays Tribute To Baaeed

GOODWOOD, UK–Wearing a brooch bearing the image of her late father pinned to her robe, Sheikha Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum greeted the horse who has become, for her, so much more than just the best racehorse in the world. 

As the unbeaten Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) returned triumphant for the ninth time, she said, “[He's in] every conversation, every conversation. He's part of my life now. My father bred him. It's a 40-year, even longer, process so it just feels very homey and it's nice to have a horse like him. I'm very lucky.”

The sheikha, in company with friends and family and the longstanding Shadwell racing team of Angus Gold and Richard Hills, watched the 4-year-old colt claim his fifth consecutive Group 1 victory on the big screen in Goodwood's parade ring, with a cheer going up from her entourage as Baaeed eased down crossing the line. As a long odds-on favourite, the William Haggas-trained colt, poised and at ease in the preliminaries, made it seem so straightforward: the best horse in the race had the perfect run through before being pulled wide in the straight by Jim Crowley and cruising home to win. 

It is a scene that must have been played out myriad times in the minds of those closest to him but nothing in racing can be taken for granted, and as Baaeed surged clear to win, the tension among the Shadwell camp seemed almost visibly to dissipate as hugs and handshakes were exchanged.

“I was absolutely nervous but it is always good to see him,” admitted Sheikha Hissa. “We thought he was going to miss this race and go straight to York but we kept him here and it turned out well, but I will always be nervous.”

Though the crowd has seemed a little thinner for the first two days at Goodwood, the tiered banks around the parade ring were packed both before and after the G1 Qatar Sussex S., those present rightly craning for a glimpse of the top-rated horse in the world. 

“It's very heartwarming to see that people love this horse. I feel like it's a win for everyone really,” said his owner after Baaeed had duly obliged those who turned out to see him by conjuring up yet another victory. It was his second at Glorious Goodwood following last year's win in the G3 Thoroughbred S., the last time he was seen in anything other than top-level company. His next appearance will be a foray into uncharted territory as he steps up to ten furlongs for the G1 Juddmonte International S. at York.

“A mile and a quarter definitely,” said Sheikh Hissa, confirming that Baaed will be asked to race beyond the mile that has conquered so easily time and again. “He's ready and I can't wait to see it.”

She added, “It's lovely to see a horse who tries and has his ears pricked the whole time. We were discussing whether to run him in the Sussex last year or not but I stated 'no', we didn't want to rush him. So he's back now and he's won the Sussex and I'm very happy.”

Sheikha Hissa is all too aware of the legacy of her father's bloodstock empire, which over four decades was responsible for 19 European Classic winners from an initial winner in Britain in July 1980. One of the cornerstones of the operation's broodmare band from its earliest days was Height Of Fashion (Fr) (Bustino {GB}), whose high-achieving offspring include the Derby, 2,000 Guineas, and King George winner Nashwan (Blushing Groom), and whose influence is felt still through her fifth-generation descendant Baaeed. That continuity of bloodline could well provide a foundation of a different form for Sheikha Hissa's tenure at the helm of Shadwell with the eventual stallion career of Baaeed. 

It is an eventuality which has already been alluded to by William Haggas, and Angus Gold, Sheikh Hamdan's racing manager for 25 years who now performs that same role for his daughter, spoke of the importance of Baaeed to a new-look, slimmed-down Shadwell.

“From a breeding point of view he's such a valuable proposition now. We have a new, fledgling operation and for Sheikha Hissa and her family he is so important to that,” Gold said. “If we are lucky we will have him for 16, 17, or more years, however long it is if everything goes well. And if he happened to be a successful stallion he is so important to our operation that we need him to be breeding rather than to keep racing, I would imagine, but that is not my decision obviously. We will see what the family decide.”

He, too, is looking forward to Baaeed being tried over a new distance. 

Gold said, “He's so relaxed in his style of racing that he will give himself every chance of getting it. Jim [Crowley] said just now that when he got towards the line and he heard the crowd cheering he just pricked his ears and almost pulled himself up. I don't see any reason why he can't go further, and I would be amazed if it's lack of stamina that beats him.”

As Sheikha Hissa applauded her champion's departure from the winner's enclosure and the presentations were completed, Gold admitted to a sense of relief after Baaeed had again maintained his spotless record.

“For me, almost the most special thing is that it's a culmination of all Sheikh Hamdan's work in trying to breed an absolute champion,” he added. “We were lucky in the early days with Nashwan and Dayjur and some really good horses, but this horse is a fifth-generation homebred from Height Of Fashion, whom he adored and got him going early on in the breeding world, so to have this horse 40 years on is really special. I'm so thrilled for Sheikha Hissa, and for her family. They had a hard time last year without him, and for this horse to suddenly appear, it's almost like he was sent.”

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Mehmas’s Minzaal Strikes In The Hackwood

Winless since the 2020 G2 Gimcrack S., Shadwell's Minzaal (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) put it all together to return to the first spot in a competitive renewal of Newbury's G3 bet365 Hackwood S. on Saturday. Keen early for Jim Crowley tracking the leaders, the 4-1 co-favourite who was only 13th in Royal Ascot's G1 Platinum Jubilee S. last time June 18 stayed on strongly to gain the advantage inside the last 100 yards. Despite the attention of the 3-year-olds Go Bears Go (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}) and Dubawi Legend (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), the Owen Burrows-trained 4-year-old was too strong to beat them by 1 1/4 lengths and a head respectively. “I really thought he was going to win at Royal Ascot, so I was disappointed–he travelled a bit too well that day,” Crowley explained. “He coped with the ground here, but his action and his best form would suggest he is better with a bit of cut.”

 

Absent for a year after his juvenile-campaign closer when third in Newmarket's G1 Middle Park S., Minzaal had been straight back on track when second in Ascot's Listed Rous S. before running third in that track's G1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint S. Third on his seasonal bow in the May 11 G2 1895 Duke Of York S., the bay had gone off piste for the first time in the Platinum Jubilee but was still only just over four lengths in arrears. For Burrows, that performance may have been down to the application of headgear. “We tried something at Ascot, putting the cheekpieces on him, as he is so laid-back and it didn't work,” he explained. “Jim just felt he travelled a bit too well off a strong pace and he was bang there a furlong and a half down, but within that last furlong he was a spent force. We went back to what we know and we are thrilled to get him back. Quite often there is a little bit of juice in the ground at Haydock, so the Sprint Cup is on the cards.”

Minzaal's unraced dam Pardoven (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), whose 2-year-old Maxi King (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) was a 280,000gns purchase by A C Elliott at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale and whose yearling daughter of Footstepsinthesand (GB) was bought by Grande Ville Breeding for 80,000gns at the latest edition of that auction, is kin to four black-type performers headed by the G3 Gordon S. runner-up Firebet (Ire) (Dubai Destination). Their dam, the Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial-placed Dancing Prize (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), is a full-sister to the G1 Fillies' Mile runner-up Dance To The Top (GB) whose progeny list is headed by the G2 Al Fahidi Fort winner and G1 Dubai Duty Free runner-up Bankable (Ire) (Medicean {GB}) and the G3 Grand Prix de Vichy scorer Cheshire (GB) (Warning {GB}).

Saturday, Newbury, Britain
BET365 HACKWOOD S.-G3, £60,000, Newbury, 7-16, 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:10.37, g/f.
1–MINZAAL (IRE), 135, c, 4, 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)
(85,000gns Wlg '18 TATFOA; 140,000gns Ylg '19 TATOCT). O-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd; B-Ringfort Stud (IRE); T-Owen Burrows; J-Jim Crowley. £34,026. Lifetime Record: MG1SP-Eng, 9-3-1-3, $263,824. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Go Bears Go (Ire), 133, c, 3, Kodi Bear (Ire)–In Dubai, by Giant's Causeway. (£50,000 Ylg '20 TATIRY; 150,000gns 2yo '21 TATBRE). O-Amo Racing and Omnihorse Racing; B-Micheal D Ryan (IRE); T-David Loughnane. £12,900.
3–Dubawi Legend (Ire), 130, c, 3, Dubawi (Ire)–Lovely Pass (Ire), by Raven's Pass. O-Dr Ali Ridha; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited (IRE); T-Hugo Palmer. £6,456.
Margins: 1 1/4, HD, NK. Odds: 4.00, 14.00, 25.00.
Also Ran: Rohaan (Ire), Happy Romance (Ire), Man of Promise, Great Ambassador (GB), Chil Chil (GB), Royal Commando (Ire), Diligent Harry (GB), Sam Maximus (GB), Saint Lawrence (Ire), Method (Ire). Scratched: Run To Freedom (GB). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Shadwell Shine Again as Albasheer Shares Top Lot at 130,000gns

Shadwell were responsible for the record-breaking sales-topper on Wednesday when Rihaam (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), in foal to Dark Angel (Ire), sold for 540,000gns, and Albasheer (Ire) (Shamardal), another from the draft, was the co-top lot on Thursday at 130,000gns. 

Boasting a rating of 107 and some top-notch form to go with it, having finished second in the G2 Champagne S. in 2020, Albasheer (lot 453) was knocked down to Tom Biggs of Blandford Bloodstock. He has yet to race this season and was last seen finishing mid-division in the Listed Dubai Duty Free Cup over seven furlongs at Newbury in December.  

He was bought on behalf of Andy Taylor to join Archie Watson who, according to Biggs, will bid to ignite the classy form the Shamardal 4-year-old showed as a juvenile. 

“He has been bought for Andy Taylor, who races his horses under Taylor Bloodstock, and he goes to Archie Watson,” Biggs said. 

“We have been looking for a horse with his profile for a time-a horse with form over six to seven furlongs. 

“He has had a few niggling training problems, but has vetted fine. He had high-class form as a young horse and hopefully we can get back to that. We are delighted to have bought one from the Shadwell draft as we have tried on a few.”

On a day with the staggeringly high clearance rate of 99%, when all bar two of the 156 horses offered found new homes, overall the figures were up marginally on the equivalent session 12 months ago. 

At 24,864gns, the average was up by 4% while the median rose by 7% to 15,000gns. Another 3,829,000gns was added to the record takings of the opening session.

Australians Make Presence Felt

William Johnson may have been cooped up in his hotel room after becoming ill but it didn't stop the Australian making his presence felt at the sale as he bagged the William Haggas-trained Grenoble (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) (lot 540) for 130,000gns. 

Signed for by Johnson Bloodstock and Mark Pilkington Management, the 94-rated and Newsells Park Stud-bred Grenoble will continue his career for Darren Thomas of Seymour Bloodstock in Australia. 

Speaking later via telephone, Johnson commented, “He is a lightly-raced horse and comes into Australia with a rating that enables him to work through the grades.

“He falls straight into Saturday class in Australia and with prize money continuing to improve there are plenty of options from him over a mile to a mile-and-a-half.”

Seymour Bloodstock is best known for owning Merchant Navy (Aus), who landed the G1 Diamond Jubilee S. at Royal Ascot in 2018, and Johnson, along with his bloodstock agent Pilkington, identified his latest recruit. 

Johnson explained, “He is for Darren Thomas of Seymour Bloodstock who, along with his racing manager Mark Pilkington, identified the horse. 

“I have helped them on the ground with inspections and organising the vetting and the finer details. We will have a bit more of a plan as regards the trainer when they wake up with the news they have bought the horse!”

He added, “Siyouni is an extremely good stallion and he goes well in Australia, his horses bred on southern hemisphere time, their stakes winners to runners is extremely strong, and he has got Amelia's Jewel (Aus) in western Australia. Sottsass (Fr) and St Mark's Basilica (Fr) are standing at Coolmore Australia this year, which ensures everyone knows the stallion. It always helps whatever horse you buy if they have a bit of a pedigree and are by the right stallion.”

Bahrain Buyers Prominent

Oliver St Lawrence punched in the hours and signed for notable lots either side of the afternoon break. Rollajam (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) was the most interesting of the pair and is off to Bahrain after St Lawrence went to 120,000gns to purchase the gelding on behalf of Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

“He's a lovely big, strong horse,” St Lawrence said of lot 564 in the baking evening sun. “I spoke to Jedd O'Keeffe beforehand-had done some business with Jedd in the past-and he highly recommended the horse.”

He added, “I have actually known the horse since he was a foal as he was bred by Tim and Gill Bostwick of Biddestone Stud, so I've known him a long time. Hopefully he'll do well in that part of the world.”

Asked if horses like Rollajam have become harder to buy, St Lawrence responded, “I don't know if they have been harder to buy but the English trainers have better class horses and they know what is needed. Sadly, the English [trainers] have worked out what they need to be doing and we have found it a bit harder this year.”

Nietzsche's Star (GB) (lot 397), a rock-solid three-time-winning son of Exceed And Excel (Aus), is also Bahrain-bound. He was the first horse to break into the 100,000gns mark in the morning session and was bought by St Lawrence to join Fawzi Nass.

The bloodstock agent said, “He is a scopey sort, goes on the firm and he seems to be progressing. Andrew tells us there is more in him.

“He seems to fit the profile for Bahrain, he has got to go up a few pounds to get into the Bahrain series, but that looks perfectly possible. He won't run here and will tick over until he can travel.”

Trained by Andrew Balding, Nietzsche's Star is out of Whim (GB) (Nayef), who was Listed-placed in France, and is a grandson of the Group 3 scorer Whazzis (GB) (Desert Prince {GB}). 

Rollajam is out of the Teofilo (Ire) mare Papaya (Ire), who is a half-sister to Lend A Hand (GB), a champion juvenile in Italy and winner of the G1 Gran Criterium (G1).

Foy To The Fore

Kevin Philippart de Foy, on course to record his best tally of winners this season, was bolstered by the addition of another smart recruit from Ireland to his Newmarket stable. 

Sheikh Abdullah Almalek Alsabah went to £500,000 to secure Cadillac (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) to join the trainer at the Goffs London Sale in June and he bolstered his string with the addition of National Gallery (Ire) (Caravaggio) for 110,000gns on Thursday. 

A winner on the turf and on the all-weather for Joseph O'Brien, including at Limerick last month, National Gallery (lot 548) is rated 85. 

Cadillac, a Group 2 winner for Jessica Harrington, provided his new connections with an immediate payday when finishing second in the Wolferton S. at Royal Ascot and, while there are no plans in place for their latest recruit, hopes are high National Gallery can enjoy a fruitful time in Britain. 

The hammer fell to Adel Mohommed, who said, “He will go to Kevin Philippart de Foy and we'll see.” 

Hurdles Beckon For New Year Honours

Gordon Elliott and Sheikh Fahad Al Thani enjoyed notable success when Pallasator (GB) (Motivator {GB}) landed the Queen Alexandra S. at Royal Ascot and it was on the recommendation of the man behind Qatar Racing that the leading jumps trainer secured New Year Honours (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) for 80,000gns. 

Signed for by Mouse O'Ryan, who took instruction on the phone just below the rostrum and had to wrestle off interest from a number of notable potential buyers, New Year Honours (lot 362) will now embark on a hurdling career with Elliott. 

Of course, Elliott enjoyed huge success with the Nathaniel gelding Zanahiyr (Ire), who finished third in this year's G1 Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, and hopes are high in the Cullentra House camp that New Year Honours can make a big impact in that sphere. 

O'Ryan said, “She is a lovely filly and  is progressive. Her sire speaks for himself and we were delighted to get her. She goes to Gordon Elliott and came very well-recommended by Sheikh Fahad Al Thani.”

He added, “There is a fantastic programme for juveniles, especially for fillies, and you'd have to be thinking that the Listed juvenile hurdle at Aintree in December would be one of a number of races that Gordon could target her at. She is for sale and she should do well.”

New Year Honours was trained by Ralph Beckett and is out of Coquette Noire (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), a half-sister to Jacqueline Quest (Ire) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}), the dam of Line Of Duty (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), winner of the G1 Breeders' Cup Turf.

Buy of the Day

By Emma Berry

Pivotal (GB) fillies will be in increasingly short supply, so buying one of his daughters from the farm which bred him and nurtured his sensational stallion career is a good place to start when seeking a young broodmare prospect.

Lot 380, Isakova (GB), has so far raced just once earlier this year for Clive Cox and Cheveley Park Stud and, as a 3-year-old, could still have plenty to come on the track. Down the line in a broodmare career she has much to recommend her as a grand-daughter of the great Russian Rhythm (Kingmambo), and being out of her dual-winning daughter Russian Heroine (GB) (Incvincible Spirit {Ire}).

The family has been boosted of late by two more of Russian Rhythm's grand-daughters, Bashkirova (GB) and Potapova (GB) – by Isakova's sire and maternal grandsire, Pivotal and Invincible Spirit, respectively – who finished first and second in the G3 Princess Elizabeth S. at Epsom on Derby day. The 4-year-old fillies both hold entries for the G2 Kilboy Estate S. at the Curragh a week on Sunday. 

With plenty of female members of the family remaining within the Cheveley Park Stud broodmare band, further updates are likely and, at 27,000gns, signed for by Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland for the Grunt Syndicate, Isakova could well be viewed as a bargain buy in years to come.

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Hotter Than July At Tattersalls

NEWMARKET, UK–The legacy of Sheikh Hamdan still casts a long shadow over the bloodstock world, and the influence of his bloodlines was once more evident at Tattersalls on Wednesday when Rihaam (Ire), a 9-year-old daughter of Dansili (GB) in foal to Dark Angel (Ire), led the first day of the July Sale at a new record price of 540,000gns.

With a buying bunch greatly enhanced by the returned freedom of international travel, several records were set at Park Paddocks, which saw the two top prices ever at a July Sale along with the highest turnover for a single session.

For that new record-breaker Rihaam, it was Tom Goff, standing with Paul Shanahan, MV Magnier and Timmy Hyde, who secured the unraced mare (lot 179). Her current 3-year-old Ribhi (Ire), a full-brother to the foal she is carrying, won twice last year and was third in the Listed European Free H.

“Of her age group she was the outstanding broodmare here,” Goff said. “It's an absolutely fantastic Sheikh Hamdan pedigree that goes back to Bahri. There's numerous stars all over the pedigree, and she's by Dansili.

“[Ribhi] is a good colt and she's carrying a full-brother to him. The Invincible Spirit (Ire) [2-year-old] is with Marcus Tregoning and is apparently showing some speed. The Blue Point (Ire), who is now a yearling, is a nice filly. It was a very good package and one that doesn't come along too often, and it's one of the reasons that the Shadwell dispersal continues to be of such interest.”

Indeed it does, and Shadwell was one of the leading consignors of the day with four sold for 696,000gns, but it was the Godolphin draft which really turned heads, with three of the day's top 10 lots emanating from the royal blue team, which, with 42 horses sold for 2,624,500gns, accounted for 30% of the day's total aggregate of 8,740,785gns–an upturn of 47% on last year's opening session.

That was achieved through the sale of 226 of the 262 lots offered and, though the clearance rate dropped to 86% from last year's opening-day high of 93%, the figures for average and median both soared. The former was up by 54% at 38,676gns, while the median rose to 14,000gns (+27%).

 

 

Wild Rose Another To Pass Record

Wild-card entry See The Rose (Fr), a Group 3-winning daughter of Kendargent (Fr) and sister to listed winner Xaarino (Fr), was another to pass the previous high at the July Sale when bringing the hammer down at 500,000gns. Signing the ticket in the name of his London Thoroughbred Services for lot 271A was James Wigan, an accomplished breeder in his own right but this time acting on behalf of an undisclosed client.

Bred by John O'Connor of Ballylinch Stud, the daughter of the Xaar (GB) mare Xaarienne (GB) originally sold for €180,000 as a yearling at Arqana, and won three times in France for Andre Fabre as well as finishing fifth, beaten less than two lengths, in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. She was unsold at 450,000gns at the most recent Tattersalls December Sale.

“She's very elegant filly,” said Wigan. “I saw her last December and she is a breeding prospect now rather than a racing prospect.”

 

Yulong Support Continues

The determined spending of Yuesheng Zhang of Yulong Investments continued apace at Tattersalls as the July Sale got underway, with the owner/breeder bidding more than 1.8 million gns for 10 broodmares or broodmare prospects through Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland.

This group included the day's third-top lot at 450,000gns, Shining Bright (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), an unraced sister to this season's G2 King Edward VII S. and G3 Chester Vase winner Changingoftheguard (Ire). The 4-year-old was sold in foal for the first time to Starspangledbanner (Aus) and was bought by Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland for the Lucky Vega syndicate.

“Mr. Zhang was in Ireland last week and saw Lucky Vega and is keen to support him next season and is determined to give him every chance,” said agent Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland of the owner's G1 Keeneland Phoenix S winner and G1 S James's Palace S runner-up who is now resident at the Irish National Stud.

“[Yulong CEO] Sam Fairgray will decide but this mare will probably go back to Ireland and be covered by Lucky Vega next spring. There was obviously a nice update to the pedigree at Royal Ascot and we have his 2-year-old full-brother, too.”

Lucky Vega will also have the Galileo (Ire) mare Footprints (Ire) pencilled in for next year's book after Donohoe went to 340,000gns to secure the 3-year-old on Zhang's behalf. The unraced sister to the four-time group winner Armory (Ire) was covered in May by Wootton Bassett (GB) and was sold by The Castlebridge Consignment as lot 271.

Matt Houldsworth made a determined effort within the ring to buy lot 33, the 3-year-old filly Le Designe (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), but in the end it was the online bid, again made on behalf of Yulong Investments that brought the hammer down at 180,000gns. In training with Ralph Beckett for Marc Chan, the daughter of G3 Park S. winner Oh Goodness Me (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) never made it to the racecourse but she has plenty on her page to recommend her as a broodmare. Her first three dams are all black-type winners and her half-sister by More Than Ready is already a black-type producer in Australia, and that is where Le Designe will be heading eventually.

 

“Siyouni has done very well in Australia,” said Donohoe. “She will be covered here on Southern Hemisphere time and she will then ship. The Siyouni and Galileo cross has done very well in Australia, she is a very good-looking filly and there are not too many Siyounis on the market.”

By the day's end, 10 horses had been bought under a number of banners through BBA Ireland for just over 1.8 million gns.

“It's been a busy day but I'm really pleased with the mares we've got,” said Yulong's chief operating officer Sam Fairgray. “Some will head to Australia, some will be bred up here to Southern Hemisphere time and then head down and others will stay here and visit Lucky Vega.

“I'd imagine they'll all make their way down to Australia in time but we want to support Lucky Vega. He had a fantastic first season here and we want to continue that support. I'd imagine a couple will be covered by Frankel (GB) before heading down but we haven't decided which ones yet. We'll sit down and work out where we go from here.”

The Yulong team visited Frankel (GB) earlier in the week at Banstead Manor Stud and Zhang has special reason to continue his support of the Juddmonte star, having bred and raced his Australian Group 1-winning Hungry Heart (Aus). The filly's dam Harlech (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) was the first purchase made by the breeder at the Tattersalls July Sale, for 60,000gns in 2016. She remained temporarily in Newmarket to be covered by Frankel to Southern Hemisphere time.

 

Chachamaidee to Chasemore

Andrew Black's Chasemore Farm is enjoying a fruitful season on the track and its paddocks will welcome a new recruit from the July Sale in the form of G1 Matron S. winner Chachamaidee (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}), who was bought on Black's behalf by agent Tom Goff at 200,000gns.

A star performer on the track for Sir Henry Cecil and Tony Evans, for whom she won four group races and was also runner-up in the G1 Sun Chariot S., the 15-year-old mare has produced two stakes winners, the G3 Pinnacle S winner Klassique (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and recent listed winner Valiant Prince (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who struck in York's Ganton S. for Charlie Appleby after publication of the catalogue. Sold as lot 97 through DVA Equine Services, Chachamaidee has unraced youngsters by Sea The Stars (Ire), now two and three, and was sold with a Mar. 10 cover to young Shadwell sire Mohaather (GB).

“We've followed this mare for a while; I know this family very well,” said Goff. “She's a lovely old mare and I thought she looked amazing for her age. I liked the cover to Mohaather–I think he's an exciting young sire.

“I remember her Sea The Stars [2-year-old] as a yearling; he was a nice horse and is now with Hugo Palmer and he likes him. He has a Derby entry. So it's a great package and we're delighted to get her. We'll try to breed some fillies out of her.”

Chachamaidee was succeeded in the ring by her daughter For Henry (GB) (lot 98), an 8-year-old sister to Klassique who was offered in foal to Advertise (GB) and knocked down at 100,000gns to BBA Ireland.

 

Family Ties Tempt Buyers To Godolphin

The sizeable draft from Godolphin had been well perused since the horses arrived at the sales ground and the ring quickly filled as the first batch came through around lunchtime. Tally-Ho Stud, which has no shortage of stallions available for their broodmare purchases, came out on top at 180,000gns from a prolonged bidding exchange for the juvenile winner First Smile (Ire) (lot 127), a daughter of the G2 Queen Mary S winner Jealous Again (Trippi) and Dark Angel (Ire).

After signing for the 4-year-old mare, who is in foal for the first time to Profitable (Ire), Tally-Ho's Tony O'Callaghan said, “We already have her half-sister and it's the type of family that just works for us, with her dam being a Queen Mary winner. She'll go to a Tally-Ho stallion.”

The sibling already in the paddocks in Co Westmeath is Covetous, an 8-year-old daughter of Medaglia d'Oro bought from Godolphin at Goffs five years ago. Her daughter by Kodiac (GB) was sold at last year's October Yearling Sale for 300,000gns.

Two men who are more than familiar with the Godolphin/Darley families are John Ferguson and Mark McStay, now independent agents in their own right who made significant purchases from the draft.

Ferguson's investment scheme Natalma Bloodstock opted for lot 130, Rainband (Medaglia d'Oro), a winner and listed-placed in France and out of the German Group 3 winner Fitful Skies (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). With Nelson Bunker-Hunt's outstanding racemare Dahlia (Vaguely Noble) as her third dam and the Group 2-winning Wajd (Northern Dancer) as granddam, plus a foal by Invincible Spirit (Ire) in utero, the 4-year-old looks to have been well bought at 135,000gns.

Similar comments apply to lot 122, the treble juvenile winner Autumn Lily (Street Cry {Ire}), who went the way of McStay's Avenue Bloodstock at 125,000gns. Now 11 and the dam of Group 1-placed Botanik (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}), Autumn Lily is a half-sister to dual Group 3 winner Alexandros (GB) (Kingmambo) and a granddaughter of the Group 1 winner and Classic-placed High Hawk (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}), whose offspring include treble Group 1 winner and sire In The Wings (GB).

“She comes from one of the great families: High Hawk, In The Wings, and Alexandros up there very close,” McStay commented. “It's a family I knew very well during my time with Darley and these families don't come up very often so you have to bid bravely when they do. She's a nice mare and she has bred a Group 1 performer already.”

The mare was sold with an early cover to Derby winner Masar (Ire), who has already found favour with McStay.

“His foals were nice and we pinhooked two of them last year for our foal syndicate,” he added.

 

BUY OF THE DAY

by Brian Sheerin

Dermot Dwan of Kellsgrange Stud did not have to spend much to take home the prize for buy of the day.

Dwan went to 13,000gns to secure lot 67, the twice-placed Brush Creek (GB) (Twilight Son {GB}), whose page was boosted by Royal Ascot winner Holloway Boy (GB) (Ulysses {Ire}) a few weeks before the sale.

Holloway Boy's Listed Chesham S. success did not feature on the catalogue page but Dwan couldn't be accused of being asleep at the wheel.

Brush Creek's dam Resort (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) is a half-sister to Sultry (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), the dam of Holloway Boy, who achieved the rare feat of winning at Royal Ascot on debut last month.

Given that Holloway Boy is open to any amount of improvement, and his place in the pedigree may have gone unnoticed by many, time might prove the 13,000gns Dwan parted with to be money well spent.

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