Muhaarar’s Razzle Dazzle Another Rising Star at Newmarket

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's homebred 2-year-old colt Razzle Dazzle (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) finished clear of the remainder when a promising debut second over Newmarket July's seven-furlong strip in his Aug. 6 debut last time and stepped forward to claim 'TDN Rising Stardom' with a most taking display in Friday's MansionBet Watch And Bet British EBF Novice S. back over the same course and distance. The Richard Hannon trainee and 10-11 favourite was swiftly into stride, despite jinking right at the break, and gained an immediate lead. In command throughout, he had all rivals on the stretch when bounding clear approaching the final furlong and extended his buffer under mild coaxing up the hill to outclass Unilateralism (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) by an impressive 5 1/2 lengths.

“He is a lovely, big colt and I thought he would run well first time–and he duly did–and he would have improved for that,” commented trainer Richard Hannon. “He shaped with lots of promise first time and was still making up ground going to the line. I was even more pleased today, as he jumped out and was not keen, and he looked a very good horse out there in front. Let's see how he comes out of the race, he is in all the big races and has entries in the [G2] Champagne, [G2] Royal Lodge and [G1] Dewhurst. We will talk to Sheikh Obaid and decide what to do. It is all about next year with him, not about getting it while you can, as he is a long-term project.”

Razzle Dazzle, whose advance entries include an engagement in the Oct. 9 G1 Dewhurst S., is the sixth of seven foals and fourth scorer produced by an unraced granddaughter of G3 Prix du Bois victrix The Perfect Life (Ire) (Try My Best), herself a full-sister to MG1SW sire Last Tycoon (Ire) and the dam of G3 Gordon S.-winning sire Rabah (GB) (Nashwan) and G1 Cheveley Park S. third Najiya (GB) (Nashwan). The Perfect Life is also kin to MGSW sire Astronef (Ire) (Be My Guest) and to the dams of G1SW distaffers Immortal Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), Tie Black (Ire) (Machiavellian), Valentine Waltz (Ire) (Be Mu Guest) and Sense of Style (Thunder Gulch). The March-foaled homebred bay is full to a yearling colt.

3rd-Newmarket, £10,000, Nov, 8-27, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:25.91, g/f.
RAZZLE DAZZLE (GB), c, 2, by Muhaarar (GB)
1st Dam: Bint Almukhtar (Ire), by Halling
2nd Dam: Dabawiyah (Ire), by Intikhab
3rd Dam: The Perfect Life (Ire), by Try My Best
Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $10,964. O/B-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (GB); T-Richard Hannon. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

The post Muhaarar’s Razzle Dazzle Another Rising Star at Newmarket appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

Shamardal’s Silk Romance Earns TDN Rising Star Honours at Newmarket

Godolphin's homebred 2-year-old filly Silk Romance (Ire) (Shamardal) encountered the racewise Tinderbox (GB) (Farhh {GB}), another Godolphin representative, when an Aug. 11 debut second tackling seven furlongs at Kempton in her only prior start and went postward with the weight of odds-on favouritism for Friday's MansionBet Proud To Support British Racing Fillies' Novice S. returning over the same trip at on turf bow at Newmarket. Positioned on the front end after an alert getaway, the 4-6 pick was shaken up to claim a decisive advantage approaching the final furlong and powered clear of toiling rivals on the climb to the line, earning 'TDN Rising Star' status with an impressive 5 1/2-length defeat of Stellar Queen (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}).

“She has naturally come forward for that first run at Kempton and I was pleased with the performance there today,” said trainer Charlie Appleby. “William [Buick] was very pleased with the performance too, he felt she is now ready to step up to black-type company and I think something like the [Sept. 24 G2] Rockfel [at Newmarket's Rowley Mile course] will be a potential target for her. It will be interesting to see how the Kempton winner [Tinderbox] gets on in the [G3] Prestige at Goodwood tomorrow.”

Silk Romance is the fifth of six foals and fourth scorer produced by G1 Fillies' Mile heroine Lyric of Light (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}), herself the leading performer out of Listed Dick Poole Fillies' S. victrix and G1 Cheveley Park S. runner-up Suez (GB) (Green Desert). The March-foaled homebred bay is a half-sister to G3 Sandown Classic Trial third Bright Melody (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and a weanling colt by Gleneagles (Ire). Her fourth dam is MGSW matriarch Reprocolor (GB) (Jimmy Reppin {GB}).

1st-Newmarket, £9,000, Nov, 8-27, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:26.49, g/f.
SILK ROMANCE (IRE), f, 2, by Shamardal
1st Dam: Lyric of Light (GB) (G1SW-Eng, $212,991), by Street Cry (Ire)
2nd Dam: Suez (GB), by Green Desert
3rd Dam: Repeat Warning (GB), by Warning (GB)
Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $9,114. O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

The post Shamardal’s Silk Romance Earns TDN Rising Star Honours at Newmarket appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

TDN Rising Star Shaikha in Action at Deauville

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. Thursday's Observations features a 'TDN Rising Star'.

4:50 Tipperary, Mdn, €14,000, 2yo f, 7 1/2fT
HISTORY (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) was a highly promising second on debut at The Curragh earlier this month and has considerable scope for progression off that effort, being a daughter of the multiple graded-stakes winner Prize Exhibit (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) who is a full-sister to the high-class G1 Sussex S. hero Mohaather (GB). The second highest-priced lot at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 at 2.8million gns, the Aidan O'Brien-trained bay is joined by stablemate West Coast (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), a half-sister to the G2 Rockfel S. winner Just Wonderful (Dansili {GB}) out of another winner of that race in Wading (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) who is in turn a full-sister to Bracelet (Ire) and a half to Athena (Ire) by Montjeu's son Camelot (GB).

 

6.25 Deauville, Cond, €34,000, 2yo, 6 1/2fT
SHAIKHA (FR) (Ribchester {Ire}) earned TDN Rising Star status on debut here earlier this month and will be tested in this smart-looking test which includes four other winners. One of those to face Al Shaqab Racing's Andre Fabre-trained half-sister to the Listed Criterium de Lyon victor and G3 Prix la Force-placed Darkness (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) is Gerard Augustin-Normand's Bremontier (Fr) (Ultra {Ire}), a Stephane Wattel-trained son of the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud runner-up Brocottes (Fr) (Lando {Ger}) who opened his account at the first time of asking at Dieppe last month.

The post TDN Rising Star Shaikha in Action at Deauville appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

Albasheer Comes Back at Salisbury

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. Tuesday's Observations features 'TDN Rising Star' Albasheer (Ire) (Shamardal).

 

6.05 Salisbury, Cond, £15,500, 3yo/up, 6fT
ALBASHEER (IRE) (Shamardal) makes his seasonal return for Shadwell and Owen Burrows, having earned TDN Rising Star status on his introduction at Doncaster last July. Subsequently runner-up in the G2 Champagne S. and sixth in the G1 Dewhurst S., the descendant of the great Height of Fashion (Fr) (Bustino {GB}) starts again with a promising career still ahead of him taking on two group-race sprinters in Saint Lawrence (Ire) (Al Kazeem {GB}) and Mighty Gurkha (Ire) (Sepoy {Aus}) and one who looks ready for that bracket in Jumby (Ire) (New Bay {GB}).

The post Albasheer Comes Back at Salisbury appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

Verified by MonsterInsights