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Decision on UK Owners Attendance on Monday

British racing is continuing despite the upcoming second lockdown this Thursday, and a decision will be made on Monday to determine whether owners can watch their horses race, British Horseracing Authority Nick Rust said on Racing TV’s Luck on Sunday. The lockdown begins Nov. 5 and will last for four weeks. Betting shops will be closed during the lockdown as well.

“The Government has shown plenty of faith in us, and we can show what an important role racing plays in national life over the next month,” said Rust on Luck on Sunday. “There will be meetings tomorrow to work everything through, because there are arrangements which are different in Scotland and Wales–but fundamentally, on first assessment last night, the only query is going to be participation of owners.

“Obviously we’d love to keep them coming–but there have been some tough restrictions re-imposed on hospitality, so there are no guarantees on that. We will fight hard on it, but the main thing is that we comply and we keep racing going for the next month.”

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English Racing to Continue As Betting Shops to Close Due to New COVID Lockdown

British Prime Minister Borris Johnson announced during a press conference Saturday evening a four-week national shutdown, set to begin Thursday, Nov. 5, as a result of the rising COVID-19 cases in England. While horseracing, and other elite sports will be able to continue behind closed doors, betting shops, which re-opened following the initial lockdown June 15, are scheduled to be among businesses closed later this week.

A release issued by the British Horseracing Authority stated: “The horseracing industry has worked hard to maintain the safety of our participants and the communities in which we live and work. We have done all we can to play our part and will continue to do so under the new restrictions. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Oliver Dowden has said that elite sport played behind closed doors will be able to continue in this period. Horseracing is included in that category, which is crucial for our industry.”

“The government’s decision, we believe, recognizes the professionalism shown by our people and the vital need to protect their jobs. This is welcome news for the tens of thousands whose livelihoods depend upon our industry. Now, more than ever, we recognize the need to act responsibly and keep racing safely. In the difficult weeks ahead, our sport will do its best to lift the nation’s spirits.”

“We have set out to government in recent weeks the perilous future we face with no spectators permitted at present and betting shops closing. [The] decision does not alter the fact that racing needs urgent financial aid and funding reform to protect jobs and the future of our world-class industry.”

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Belardo’s Lullaby Moon Powers To Miesque Triumph

Ralph Beckett trainee Lullaby Moon (GB) (Belardo {Ire) bagged two of her first three outings before hitting the board in Ayr’s Sept. 19 G3 Firth of Clyde Fillies’ S. and broke through for a first black-type success in Redcar’s Oct. 3 Listed Two-Year-Old Trophy last time. Sent postward as the 11-10 odds for Saturday’s G3 Prix Miesque at Chantilly, she overcame a troubled passage to justify favouritism and earn a career high in the seven-furlong contest. The eventual winner was swiftly into stride and on the lead early, but was shuffled back to race fifth along the rail as keener rivals set each other alight up front after the initial exchanges. Slipping down to seventh and boxed up along the far-side fence in the straight, she made smooth headway to seize the moment when an opening appeared inside the final quarter mile and quickened clear once seizing control with 150 metres remaining to register an ultimately emphatic two-length success from Asterella (Fr) (Olympic Glory {Ire).

Lullaby Moon, who becomes the third pattern-race winner for her freshman sire (by Lope de Vega {Ire}), is one of five scorers from as many runners and the lone stakes representative for Bold Bidder (GB) (Indesatchel {Ire}), herself kin to two black-type performers headed by Listed St Hugh’s S. third Right Answer (GB) (Lujain), who in turn produced the dual stakes-placed Galtymore Lad (GB) (Indesatchel {Ire}). Descendants of her third dam Aryaf (Vice Regent) include MGSW sire Mind Games (GB) (Puissance {GB}) and Listed Taby Open Sprint Championship third Better Built (GB) (Xaar {GB}). Bold Bidder, whose fourth dam is Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Front Row (Ire) (Epaulette {Ire}), has a yearling colt by Ribchester (Ire) and a colt foal by Washington DC (Ire) to come.

Saturday, Chantilly, France
PRIX MIESQUE-G3, €56,000, Chantilly, 10-31, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:35.82, hy.
1–LULLABY MOON (GB), 123, f, 2, by Belardo (Ire)
1st Dam: Bold Bidder (GB), by Indesatchel (Ire)
2nd Dam: Quiz Show (GB), by Primo Dominie (GB)
3rd Dam: Aryaf, by Vice Regent
1ST GROUP WIN. (16,000gns Ylg ’19 TAOCT). O-Amo Racing Ltd & C Obank; B-Bearstone Stud (GB); T-Ralph Beckett; J-Richard Kingscote. €28,000. Lifetime Record: SW & GSP-Eng, 6-4-0-1, €107,877. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Asterella (Fr), 123, f, 2, Olympic Glory (Ire)–Asteria (Fr), by Orpen. O/B-John Goelet (FR); T-Mikel Delzangles. €11,200.
3–Kennella (Fr), 123, f, 2, Kendargent (Fr)–Ella Diva (Fr), by Heliostatic (Ire). O-Derek Ronald Lodge; B-Gaec Campos (FR); T-Nicolas Caullery. €8,400.
Margins: 2, NK, NK. Odds: 1.10, 23.00, 20.00.
Also Ran: Coeursamba (Fr), Miss Louna (Fr), Tahlie (Fr), Demonstration (Fr), Kolka (GB), Make Gold (Fr), Bonita Queen (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Sea the Stars’ Sea Empress a Rising Star At Newcastle

Friday evening’s Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Maiden Fillies’ S. at Newcastle looked on paper a potential Classic pointer and the mile contest may have produced at least one exciting prospect for 2021 as Sea Empress (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) earned TDN Rising Star status in the famed Sunderland Holding silks. Slowly away and keen initially before settling under cover towards the rear, the William Haggas-trained chestnut from the immediate family of Buratino (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) made a smooth forward move under Cieren Fallon to take command with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining. Chased by the highly-regarded 2-1 favourite Teona (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) from there, the 13-2 shot was coaxed to the line for a comfortable length success, with 5 1/2 lengths back to Nushafreen (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) in third. “She did that very well and picked up really nicely–as soon as she hit the front, she pricked her ears a little bit but hit the line very strong and I couldn’t pull her up. She gave me a really nice feel and is probably one of the nicest fillies I’ve sat on.”

Sea Empress’ dam Tayma (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) is a Godolphin cast-off who was bought by the Tsuis for 170,000gns at the 2015 Tattersalls December Mares Sale. By that time, her high-class 2-year-old full-brother Buratino had won the G2 Coventry S. and placed in the G1 Middle Park S. and G1 Phoenix S. The listed-placed second dam Bergamask (Kingmambo) is a daughter of Adonesque (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), who captured the Blue Wind S. when it carried listed status and was third in the G3 Meld S. She is a half-sister to the G1 Phoenix S. and G1 National S. winner and leading sire Danehill Dancer (Ire). Tayma’s yearling is a full-sister to Sea Empress.

6th-Newcastle, £5,300, Mdn, 10-30, 2yo, f, 8f 5y (AWT), 1:38.91, st.
SEA EMPRESS (IRE), f, 2, by Sea the Stars (Ire)
1st Dam: Tayma (Ire), by Exceed and Excel (Aus)
2nd Dam: Bergamask, by Kingmambo
3rd Dam: Adonesque (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,433. O/B-Sunderland Holdings Inc (IRE); T-William Haggas. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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