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Classic Winner Cachet Eyeing Sceptre Return At Doncaster

Classic winner Cachet (Ire) (Aclaim {Ire}) is approaching her long-awaited return and is targeting the G3 Sceptre S. at Doncaster during the St Leger meeting next week, trainer George Boughey revealed.

Boughey told SBK, “I'm very happy with her. She's in as good a form as I could have her considering the lay-off she's had. She's been away to Chelmsford, and we worked her at Kempton on Thursday morning. She's worked in between on fast ground at home in Newmarket. Fast ground is really key to her. The surfaces on the all-weather are very deep at the moment due to the heat. Her work is good away from home but it's even better on the grass.”

Placed in the G2 Rockfel S. and G1 Fillies' Mile and fourth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf as a juvenile, the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing runner won the G3 Nell Gwyn S. upon resuming as a 3-year-old. The 'TDN Rising Star' then ran out a narrow winner of the G1 1000 Guineas and as second in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches in May of 2022. Last seen running fifth in Royal Ascot's G1 Coronation S. that June, she has been on the sidelines since. Boughey is considering either the G1 Sun Chariot S. at Newmarket on Oct. 7, or the G1 Prix de la Foret at ParisLongchamp on Oct. 1 after her Sceptre start, with a return to the Breeders' Cup also a possibility.

“If we get a warm autumn and the Sun Chariot S. comes up good or better, then that would be my preference over the Forêt,” he added. “She's proven how good she is at Newmarket's Rowley Mile. The Breeders' Cup has always been in the back of our minds at the end of the year too, but there are a few bridges to cross before we get there.”

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Horseracing Bettors Forum Meets With Minister On Gambling Act Review

Horseracing Bettors Forum (HBF) Chair Sean Trivass led a delegation from the HBF and met with Stuart Andrew MP, the minister with responsibility for the Gambling Act Review, on Wednesday.

Discussions included topics such as account closures and restrictions, the protection of funds, and terms and conditions, but focused primarily on affordability checks and their potential consequences for bettors and the horse racing industry in the UK. The HBF urged the minister to ensure affordability checks had no negative consequences on an individual's crediworthiness. Andrews was receptive to the suggestion that ordinary gamblers, who gain enjoyment from what is a hobby for them, should be included in future industry consumer groups, such as through the HBF itself.

Sean Trivass said, “We felt it was a positive meeting, with the minister seeming receptive to many of the points we made, not least about affordability checks, which are already taking place with undesirable consequences.

“HBF is very aware of the need to act to protect the small minority of punters who suffer harm through their betting, and is supportive of initiatives to improve their situation but this must not come at a significant cost to the many who enjoy a bet responsibly and for whom tackling the puzzle of horseracing is a hobby and a passion.

“We look forward to discussing matters further with the minister, and to continuing to put forward the views and concerns of the British horseracing betting public to him and others.”

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Olivier Delloye Returns To Arqana as Chairman of the Management Board

Olivier Delloye is set to leave his role as Managing Director of France Galop and return to Arqana as Chairman of the Management Board, where he will succeed Éric Hoyeau, Arqana announced on Friday.

He will be supported by Freddy Powell, currently employed as the Executive Director but who will become the Managing Director, and by the members of the Executive Committee, including Ludovic Cornuel (Bloodstock Director), Arthur Serres (Technical Director), Sylvain Gosselin (Financial Director), Agathe Capdepon (Communication & Marketing Director) and the rest of the teams. Éric Hoyeau will become the Senior Advisor to the Management Committee of Arqana Holding.

Delloye said of his appointment, “I am thrilled and honoured to be joining Arqana once again, a company in which I spent 10 outstanding years before taking up as Managing Director of France Galop.

“I am very excited at the opportunity to work with such a talented and committed team. It is a privilege to rely on individuals of such high standard to develop Arqana further. The company's success reflects that of the breeders, vendors and buyers who have been working year in, year out to produce and select horses to perform at the highest level in France and overseas, on the Flat, over jumps as well as in standardbred racing.

“Arqana has contributed significantly to the international outreach of French racing and breeding and my personal commitment is to build on this momentum in the coming years to make the French racing and breeding industry ever stronger and attractive.”

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New Record Top Price Set For No Risk At All Gelding At Goffs UK Yorton Sale

The fifth edition of the Goffs UK Yorton Sale featured a new record top price, with 2-year-old Brisky Dancer (Fr) selling to Ian Ferguson and Dai Walters for £165,000 on Thursday. The sale celebrated it's first Grade 1 alumi this year with Inthepocket (GB) (Blue Bresil {Fr}), who scored at Aintree's Grand National Festival.

Consigned as lot 5, the gelded son of No Risk At All (Fr) is a half-brother to Grade 3 winners Al Dancer (Fr) (Al Namix {Fr}) and Tzar's Dancer (Fr) (Tzar Rodney {Fr}). The previous record price was also set by a No Risk At All 2-year-old at £105,000, also purchased by Walters, in the sale's inaugural edition five years ago.

No Risk At All also sired the second highest price on the day, a 2-year-old filly (lot 18), who is a half-sister to listed winner Night Endeavour (Fr) (Shalaa {Ire}), with the pair being out of the listed winner Night Serenade (Ire) (Golan {Ire}).

A total of 36 horses sold, the same number as last year, for a clearance rate of 80% and a gross of £1,136,000. The average dropped a tick to £31,556, and the median decreased 7% to £28,000.

Yorton owner David Futter said, “This year marks the fifth year of this sale and it's great to see so many returning clients, along with a number of new faces. We take great pleasure in hosting this sale and we can't do it without the support of those who have attended and taken part in the auction–so to them we say a sincere thank you. We would also like to thank the Goffs team who have partnered with us since the launch of this sale in 2019.”

Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent added, “We are delighted to break another record here at Yorton Farm and we are very proud to partner with David Futter and his team for this wonderfully unique event, where there were some lovely horses on offer today. We look forward to seeing them appear on the racecourse or in the sales ring for new connections and we hope to see another Grade 1 winner from this sale in the coming season.”

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