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Desert Crown To Miss King George Due To Leg Infection

Desert Crown (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) will miss Saturday's King George VI And Queen Elizabeth II Qipco S. at Ascot due to a leg infection.

The 2022 Derby winner, who was off with an ankle injury for a year following his Epsom triumph, was beaten on his return by Hukum in the Brigadier Gerard at Sandown in May.

Sir Michael Stoute's charge had been reported to be working well in the build-up to a clash with that rival at Ascot and was also set to take on this year's Derby one-two Auguste Rodin and King Of Steel, along with the high-class filly Emily Upjohn in a mouthwatering renewal of the mile-and-a-half contest.

However, the four-year-old will now be rerouted to next month's Juddmonte International S. at York.

Bruce Raymond, racing manager to the colt's owner Saeed Suhail, said, “Desert Crown doesn't run, he has got a leg infection. The plan is to go to York, but that is as much as I know.”

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McConnell Dreaming Of American Grand National With Seddon

John McConnell is gearing Seddon (Ire) (Stowaway {GB}) up for a tilt at the American Grand National, a race that was plundered by another Irish challenger 12 months back when Hewick (Ire) (Virtual {GB}) stormed to a memorable victory.

Seddon has been nothing short of a revelation for McConnell. Successful in the Plate at the Cheltenham festival, Seddon made it a spring to remember when following up over hurdles at the Punchestown Festival.

Owned by the Galaxy Horse Racing Syndicate, which has been a long-term supporter of the McConnell stable in North County Dublin, the 10-year-old will now take on his biggest test to date at Far Hills in October.

McConnell told TDN Europe, “I've always thought it was a race that would suit him. The trip, ground, obstacles, should all be perfect for him. Obviously, he's a high-rated horse now, so he should be competitive. The prize-money is very good. It should be the trip of a lifetime for a lot of the people [owners], as well. That's why we're a fan of having a crack at it.

“He's done so much for everybody already. He owes us nothing. It'd be hard to top what he's done, but [a victory] would certainly go close.”

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Format Change Announced for Tattersalls Ireland November NH Foal Sale

This year's Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt Foal Sale will be catalogued by day in alphabetical order, the auction house announced on Tuesday. The new format now aligns with all Tattersalls sales in Ireland and is a well-established format across the industry. There will be no change to the foal-selling days as each day will be treated as a separate entity and catalogued alphabetically by dam with the same starting letter applying to each day throughout the four-day foal section.

The benefits of the A-Z lotting system will offer advantages to both purchasers and vendors. Barns will now be a safer area for buyers to view foals with less congestion, allowing more time and space to view individual lots. Also, vendors and consignors with larger consignments will be able to work from one base for the duration of the sale and not have to move to a different location each day.

The November National Hunt Sale will take place from Nov. 10-16.

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Goffs UK August Sale Catalogues 148

A total of 148 lots consisting of horses-in-training, stores, NH mares and young stock have been catalogued for the Goffs UK August Sale, set to be held on Aug. 9 at Doncaster beginning at 10 a.m.

This year's sale will host two partial dispersals from owners Mike and Eileen Newbould and Gigginstown House Stud. The Newboulds are selling 13 head, including dual Grade 2 winner Third Time Lucki (Ire) (Arcadia {Ger}) (lot 85) and three-time winner West Cork (GB) (Midnight Legend {GB}) (lot 84), who finished second in the G2 Scottish Champion Hurdle. Gigginstown House will offer seven horses-in-training, including Grade 3 winner Highland Change (Ire) (Fame and Glory {GB}), who won a Class 2 Hurdle in his most recent start and will sell as lot 79, and Grade 2-placed Decimation (Ire) (Milan {GB}) (lot 51).

“The August Sale follows on from our largest UK NH sale of the year, the Spring Sale, and hosts our second of four UK store sessions in 2023, the final two being the 2-year-old store sessions in the September and Yorton Sales,” Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent said. “We would like to extend our thanks to Mike and Eileen Newbould who will host a partial dispersal of their racing interests which is headed by the dual Grade 2 winner Third Time Lucki. Along with the Gigginstown House Stud partial dispersal, an annual draft at Doncaster HIT Sales which has produced many highlights over the years, there are plenty of lots to capture the attention of buyers.”

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