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Enbihaar Retired After Sustaining a Minor Injury

MGSW & G1SP Enbihaar (Ire) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}– Chanterelle {Fr}, by Trempolino) has been retired due to injury, Shadwell’s Racing Manager Angus Gold announced on Tuesday. The John Gosden trainee and 2019 English Highweighted Older Mare at 14 furlongs and above was pointing for this weekend’s G1 Qatar Prix de Royallieu.

“Enbihaar will miss the Royallieu as she is currently at Shadwell Stud,” said Gold of the €500,000 Arqana August yearling. “She had a minor injury, and as a result has been retired–very sadly. She’s been an absolute star, and I wish we had a few more like her–with her enthusiasm and ability.

“It was sad not to win a Group One. But she did very well to win what she did, and she was a real torch-bearer for us for the last few years. She was beautifully trained–I must say that. It’s very sad, but it was fantastic to keep her in training this year to win a couple more group races. She’s given us a lot of fun, and obviously we’ll give her a proper chance at stud.”

A winner of the G2 Lancashire Oaks, G2 Lillie Langtry S. and Doncaster’s G2 Park Hill S. as a sophomore, the Haras du Mezeray-bred ran third in the 2019 Prix de Royallieu. A rare returning 4-year-old in these colours, she duplicated a victory in the Lillie Langtry S. and, in her final start, won York’s G2 Lonsdale Cup on Aug. 21. She retires with a mark of 12-7-1-2 and $636,973 in earnings.

Her dam is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Amonita (GB) (Anabaa), and a full to MGSW Cox Orange (Trempolino), herself the dam of G1 1000 Guineas third Vista Bella (GB) (Diktat {GB}). Besides Enbhihaar, Chanterelle has also thrown GSP Silent Attack (GB) (Dream Ahead) and SP King Bolete (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}).

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Telecaster Withdrawn From Arc After Setback, 15 Horses Remain

Castle Down Stud’s MGSW Telecaster (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) has been withdrawn from Sunday’s G1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after a setback. The Hughie Morrison trainee was set to receive his favoured soft going, as more rain fell in Paris overnight and the forecast calls for more wet weather later this week in the Paris area. The 2019 G2 Dante S. winner relished the heavy going in the G2 Grand Prix de Deauville when last seen on Aug. 30.

“It’s a real shame, but this is what can happen with horses–he’s just wasn’t 100% sound this morning,” said Castle Down Stud’s Mark Weinfeld. “We’re absolutely gutted. It’s nothing too serious, but it’s just sod’s law.

“He’s in the G1 Champion S. at Ascot [on Oct. 17]–and as I haven’t heard what the vet has said, I’m not sure if he’ll make that or not. We just need to know what the problem is. It would be nice if he made Ascot, because that is likely to be soft ground too. It’s rather deflated the week, though.”

Weinfeld added, “I think he’ll probably stay in training next year. “I was hoping we’d have had a good offer from a stud by now–but nothing has come yet, so we could continue next year and hope for a wet year. We’re all very disappointed. But the horse is in one piece, and we live to fight another day.”

Other defectors at this entry stage are: G1 St Leger winner Logician (GB) (Frankel {GB}) for Juddmonte and John Gosden, and Joseph O’Brien’s quintet of Buckhurst (Ire) (Australia {GB}), Crossfirehurricane (Kitten’s Joy), Thames River (GB) (Free Eagle {Ire}), Degraves (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and New York Girl (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), leaving a field of 15.

Dual Arc heroine Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) is now favoured over brilliant Classic heroine Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), as ground conditions continue to worsen.

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Quarantine Exemption Possible for Jockeys Competing on Arc Weekend

British jockeys may yet be exempt from two weeks of self-isolation after competing at ParisLongchamp on Arc Weekend Oct. 3-4. The British Horseracing Authority is making a submission to Public Health England on Tuesday. Currently due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, anyone traveling back from France is required to self-isolate for seven days under the elite sportsperson’s exemption rather than the normal fortnight. If the exemption is allowed, stable staff and trainers would also be included along with jockeys. If the exemption is not granted, many high profile riders would not be eligible to compete on Future Champions Day on Oct. 10.

“Our COVID-19 protocols are kept under constant review,” said a BHA spokesman. “The existing protocols around elite sportspeople and essential support staff–which includes jockeys, trainers and stable staff–travelling to countries with self-isolation restrictions allow for the period of self-isolation to be reduced to a minimum of seven days upon completion of the necessary testing.

“We are currently looking at these protocols with a view to making a submission to Public Health England that they might be adjusted, which may include a full exemption from self-isolation for the purposes of training and competition if a strict testing regime and rigorous travel and separation protocols are adhered to.

“We will look to provide further updates in the next 24 hours.”

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Tattersalls Cheltenham Autumn Fixtures Changed

Tattersalls Cheltenham will not be hosting the rest of its 2020 sales fixtures at Cheltenham Racecourse due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the Cheltenham November Sale will take place at Fairyhouse in Ireland on Nov. 12. Park Paddocks will host the Cheltenham December Sale on Dec. 3 and there will be an alternative Cheltenham December Sale back at Fairyhouse on Dec. 17. The Oct. 23 Tattersalls Cheltenham October Sale has been cancelled.

“Whilst we naturally look forward to returning to Cheltenham Racecourse as soon as restrictions allow, this solution offers vendors and purchasers the best available opportunities to trade in Ireland and the UK in what are difficult circumstances,” said Tattersalls Cheltenham Head Matthew Prior.

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