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Frankel Colt Gets Rising Star Tag In Chantilly Debut

Hot on the heels of Gran Sabana (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) earning a 'TDN Rising Star' rosette in Friday's opening contest at Chantilly, the Fabrice Chappet-trained $535,000 Ocala April breeze-up graduate Onesto (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) earned one of his own with a dominant performance in the one-mile Prix de Villebon for unraced 2-year-old colts and geldings. The 15-2 chance was keen under attempted restraint during the opening exchanges and raced in rear for the most part. Making smooth headway once angled to the outside in the straight, he quickened in impressive fashion to launch his challenge with 300 metres remaining and kept on powerfully under minimal urging inside the final furlong to easily outpoint Badge (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), himself a half-brother to G1 Coronation S. third Jubiloso (GB) (Shamardal), by 2 1/2 lengths.

“The horse came from the [Ocala] breeze-up sales in America and he only came over here in June so has not been with us for that long,” explained Chappet. “At this stage in his behaviour, he still acts more like an American-trained colt than a European-trained colt. He broke slowly, he was keen early on and he was green also, but the way in which he swallowed all the other runners in the straight was really quite impressive. It is not certain he'll run again this season. I don't want to run him on ground that is too soft so the circumstances will decide what we do from here.”

Onesto is the second of four foals and first scorer produced by an unraced sibling of G3 Easter Cup victor Jet Away (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}). The February-foaled chestnut is half to a yearling filly by Australia (GB) and a weanling filly by Gleneagles (Ire). His dam Onshore (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), who was acquired by Diamond Creek Farm for 320,000gns as Tattersalls' 2016 December Mares sale, was bred to American Pharoah this year. She is a daughter of Kalima (GB) (Kahyasi {Ire}), herself an unraced full-sister to Juddmonte's Listed Prix des Sablonnets-winning blue hen Hasili (Ire).

3rd-Chantilly, €27,000, Mdn, 9-24, unraced 2yo, c/g, 8fT, 1:41.04, g/s.
ONESTO (IRE), c, 2, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Onshore (GB), by Sea the Stars (Ire)
2nd Dam: Kalima (GB), by Kahyasi (Ire)
3rd Dam: Kerali (GB), by High Line (GB)
1ST-TIME STARTER. (185,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT; $535,000 2yo '21 OBSAPR). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €13,500. O-Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois, Jean-Etienne Dubois, Ecurie Hunter Valley, Haras d'Etreham, Ecurie Billon, Ecurie Elag, Fabrice Chappet & Hubert Guy; B-Diamond Creek Farm LLC (IRE); T-Fabrice Chappet. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Kingman Filly A New Rising Star At Chantilly

Ecurie des Charmes and Ballylinch Stud's hitherto unraced Gran Sabana (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) went largely unconsidered as a 20-1 chance for Friday's Prix de Toutevoie, a one-mile newcomers' test for juvenile fillies, at Chantilly and made a mockery of her long odds with a devastating burst to attain 'TDN Rising Stardom' on debut. The eventual winner was patiently ridden through halfway and raced off the tempo in rear until turning for home. Rowed along to close approaching the quarter-mile marker, she displayed an impressive turn of foot to move into contention out wide passing the eighth pole and kept on powerfully in the closing stages to deny Andromede (Fr) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) by a length in the dying strides. Dark Luck (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), the first foal out of a GSW half-sister to Goldikova (Ire) (Anabaa), was never a factor and finished 10th.

“Everything she was doing at exercise in the morning, she was doing very easily,” revealed trainer Pia Brandt. “We never really ask them to show us the truth at home, but we really hoped she would show us some good things today and she did so very nicely. We'll see how she comes out of the race and hope she takes it well. She's a Kingman so I don't imagine she'll stay much further than a mile. We will take our time with her, but we really hope she will be a nice prospect.”

Gran Sabana is the third of five foals and second scorer out of Listed Chalice S. third Cascading (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}), herself half to G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-winning sire National Defense (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and the dual stakes-placed Nordic Defense (Fr) (Makfi {GB}). Cascading was herself purchased by Meridian International's Ghislain Bozo on behalf of Ecurie des Charmes and Ballylinch Stud for 525,000gns at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale in 2016. Gran Sabana is kin to a yearling colt by Roaring Lion, who is slated to sell as Lot 396 at next week's Goffs Orby sale, and a weanling colt by Advertise (GB). Her G3 Prix d'Aumale-winning third dam Anna Palariva (Ire) (Caerleon), herself a daughter of G3 Park Hill S. victrix Anna of Saxony (GB) (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}), produced three black-type winners of her own headed by G1 Irish 1000 Guineas third Anna Salai (Dubawi {Ire}), the dam of this term's G1 Epsom Derby and G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S. hero Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}).

1st-Chantilly, €27,000, Mdn, 9-24, unraced 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:42.31, g/s.
GRAN SABANA (IRE), f, 2, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Cascading (GB) (SP-Eng), by Teofilo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Angel Falls (GB), by Kingmambo
3rd Dam: Anna Palariva (Ire), by Caerleon
1ST-TIME STARTER. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €13,500. O/B-Ecuries des Charmes & Ballylinch Stud (IRE); T-Pia & Joakim Brandt. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Buick Chooses Adayar For Arc

Jockey William Buick will ride this year's G1 Cazoo Derby and G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. winner Adayar (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the Oct. 3 G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, should both he and Charlie Appleby stablemate Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) line up at ParisLongchamp. Hurricane Lane finished third in the Derby and has since gone on to win the G1 Irish Derby, G1 Grand Prix de Paris and G1 St Leger.

Both colts will work on Saturday, with Hurricane Lane's Arc status to be decided next week.

“A week is a long time in racing, particularly when you are coming into a race such as the Arc,” said Appleby. “We obviously have to take on board the well-being of both horses, but also the way the race is taking shape, and, very importantly, the ground at Longchamp. The one thing Hurricane Lane does not want is a quick surface. Adayar comes into the versatile category, but we have always felt ease in the ground enhances Hurricane Lane's prospects. Unfortunately, the weather in Paris is out of our hands.

“Hurricane Lane gallops [on Saturday]. Adayar will also gallop. Then there will be discussions with the team, and we will see where we stand during the week, whether we will have one or two Arc runners.”

Of Buick's decision, Appleby said, “It's a hard choice, but William is confident he's picking the right horse. I'm always happy for jockeys to be able to choose the horse they would like to ride. That means they have confidence in the horse and they take that into the race. James [Doyle] will partner Hurricane Lane in a simple piece of work tomorrow. Then discussions will take place next week on his participation.

“The exciting part is that it could be history in the making. Adayar has already made his mark becoming the first in 20 years to complete the Derby/King George double, while Hurricane Lane would be attempting something that's never been done, winning the St Leger and the Arc in the same year.”

Nominating the horse he sees as the greatest threat, Appleby said, “Fillies at this time of the year, if they are going in the right direction, can be very hard to beat. Tarnawa is a Group 1 winner over course and distance [in the Prix Vermeille], she's a Breeders' Cup winner and finished a very good second in the Irish Champion S. Her credentials are first class.”

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Frankel’s Relative Unveiled At Chantilly

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. Today's Observations features a close relative of the great Frankel.

1.45 Chantilly, Debutantes, €27,000, 2yo, f, 8fT
DARK LUCK (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is the first foal out of the G3 Prix Vanteaux winner Gold Luck (Fr) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}), a half-sister to the world-renowned Goldikova (Ire) (Anabaa), her talented sibling Anodin (Ire) and the Group 1-winning Galikova (Fr) (Galileo {Ire}). Also third in the G1 Prix Jean Prat, the Wertheimer homebred is in Freddy Head's hands in this intriguing affair which also plays host to SARL Darpat France's Lerma (Fr) (Reliable Man {GB}), a Carlos Laffon-Parias-trained half-sister to the G1 Prix de l'Opera heroine Villa Marina (GB) (Le Havre {Ire}).

2.49 Chantilly, Debutantes, €27,000, 2yo, c/g, 8fT
BADGE (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) is a significant runner for the longstanding Juddmonte-Andre Fabre axis as a son of the dual listed scorer and multiple group-placed Joyeuse (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). A close relation of Frankel (GB), the March-foaled bay is a full-brother to this year's G1 St James's Palace S. fourth Maximal (GB) and a half to the G1 Coronation S. third Jubiloso (GB) (Shamardal). The opposition includes a pair of Freddy Head-trained bluebloods in George Strawbridge's Mirsky (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), a son of the G1 Prix de Diane heroine Latice (Ire) (Inchinor {GB}), and the Wertheimers' Ilic (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), a son of the G2 Prix de Sandringham winner and dual Group 1-placed Impressionnante (GB) (Danehill) which makes him a half to Intello (Ger).

6.15 Dundalk, Mdn, €14,000, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT)
LUSTRE (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) debuts in the Westerberg silks in partnership with Magnier, Tabor and Smith is a Donnacha O'Brien-trained full-sister to the G1 Epsom Derby runner-up Cliffs of Moher (Ire) from the family of Henrythenavigator. She meets another owned by that combination but sporting the Susan Magnier silks in Ballydoyle's West Coast (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), a half-sister to the G2 Rockfel S. scorer and dual top-level placed Just Wonderful (Dansili {GB}) whose dam Wading (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) also won that race and is a full-sibling of the G1 Irish Oaks heroine Bracelet (Ire).

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