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Affinisea Gelding Leads May Store Sale

Lot 179, a gelded 3-year-old son of Affinisea (Ire) topped the Tattersalls Ireland May Store Sale at €50,000. The Knockalane House offering went to Ballyboy Stables.

Right behind him was a gelding by Workforce (GB) (lot 103) from Rathywork Stud, agent to Milestone Bloodstock. The son of Blazing Dawn (Ire) (Presenting {GB}) was knocked down for €48,000. His second dam is listed hurdle winner Blazing Sky (Ire) (Beneficial {GB}).

Third on the buyers' sheets was lot 68, J'Suis Kashe Bam's (Fr) (Buck's Boum {Fr}), a member of Liss House's draft. Joey Logan Bloodstock shelled out €47,000 for the bay gelding. His dam, Urkashe (Fr) (Clety {Fr}) was placed in the Listed Prix Rigoletto Chase at Auteuil.

Overall, 165 horses sold from 207 offered for an improved clearance rate of 80%. The gross was €2,704,400. The average decreased 8% to €16,390 and the median dropped to €13,000 (-15%).

Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins said, “Today saw the first store sale take place on its original dates for the first time in two years and the trade has been very strong. Most noteworthy was the record clearance rate which increased to 80% and turnover that surpassed the 2018 and 2019 May Store Sale sessions. We extend our thanks to our vendors for providing us with quality horses as well as every purchaser who engaged as they sought to find their next star.”

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Daughter of Acapulco in Racecourse Bow

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Observations features a daughter of Royal Ascot winner Acapulco (Scat Daddy).

2.40 Gowran, Mdn, €15,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 8fT
SO BEAUTIFUL (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}), representing the Westerberg/Magnier/Tabor/Smith coalition, is big news as the second foal out of the G2 Queen Mary S. winner and G1 Nunthorpe S. runner-up Acapulco (Scat Daddy). Aidan O'Brien has rarely had his stable in better form turning out bluebloods left, right and centre at the moment and although the April-foaled bay holds no big entries there is no telling what's coming next.

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Knavesmire Action!

She may be named after a key character in a Marx Brothers film, but Emily Upjohn's “day at the races” is no laughing matter on Wednesday as the daughter of Sea the Stars (Ire) is concerned as she goes through the gears again in York's G3 Musidora S. at York. The Gosdens' latest 'TDN Rising Star' has already shown form good enough to make her presence felt in most renewals of the Epsom Classic and barring surprises here will be on the Downs with bells on on the first Friday in June. This extended 10-furlong test on the flat Knavesmire was actually threatening to become irrelevant as an Oaks trial prior to the romp of Snowfall (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) 12 months ago and it is a boon that it has attracted the current ante-post favourite. John Gosden sees her as more than just a now horse and said, “She's one of those fillies who will get better with age, because she certainly has the scope and frame to do it.”

Family Ties

In 2014, Madame Chiang (GB) (Archipenko) emerged on top in the Musidora for Kirsten Rausing and David Simcock and so the circle is complete as her daughter Ching Shih (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) takes part in her race for the same connections. She is every bit as unexposed as anything entered in the Oaks at present based on her four-length success in a mile Newbury novice in October. “She doesn't look anything like her mother, but she will probably be campaigned down a similar line,” Simcock commented. “Is Ching Shih similar? Probably the biggest similarity is she's going to be better when she gets softer ground. She is a relentless galloper.”

Setting the Tone

It's another big week for Shadwell and the G1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint S. third Minzaal (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) could set things rolling in the G2 1895 Duke of York Clipper Logistics S. on the card. Owen Burrows has been patient with the 2020 G2 Gimcrack S. winner and this year could be when he sees the reward for it. “Physically, he has really strengthened up this year and I've had a good preparation with him,” he said. “Obviously he was impressive in the Gimcrack at York and I think that proved he was certainly a quality horse.” After all the twists and turns of fate against Yoshiro Kubota's 'TDN Rising Star' Dragon Symbol (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}) last term, a win on this debut for the Roger Varian stable could springboard him to new heights where he can leave all the bad fortune long in the past.

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Guiche Poser Heads Tuesday Action

Tuesday's G3 Prix de Guiche sees a rematch between the Etienne and Gregoire Leenders-trained Mister Saint Paul (Fr) (Dariyan {Fr}) and the Andre Fabre project Dreamflight (GB) (Frankel {GB}) after the pair finished in that order in ParisLongchamp's G3 Prix la Force over this nine-furlong trip Apr. 10. Mister Saint Paul was causing an upset that day, but he was over-priced considering he was just behind Dreamflight and the re-opposing Valmer Magic (Fr) (Gris de Gris {Ire}) in the Listed Prix Omnium II over a mile at Saint-Cloud Mar. 19. Jean-Claude Rouget has a pacemaker engaged for The Aga Khan's Vadeni (Fr) (Churchill {Ire}), who is better than his return fifth in the G3 Prix de Fontainebleau at ParisLongchamp Apr. 17, but it is time for him to start living up to his promise if he is to make the G1 Prix du Jockey Club.

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