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Mehmas Ties Iffraaj at 38 First-Crop 2yo Winners

Tally-Ho Stud resident Mehmas (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}-Lucina {GB}, by Machiavellian) equaled Iffraaj (GB) (Zafonic)’s number of first-crop 2-year-old winners on Sunday, with Power Under Me (Ire) bringing up his 38th individual winner. The gelding, bred by Barbel Reiss and a €28,000 Goffs November weanling, won on debut over six furlongs at Naas. Always prominently placed, the Vincent Gaul colourbearer asserted late to win by 2 1/4 lengths over Coulthard (Ire) (Coulsty {Ire}).

Of Mehmas’s 146 2-year-olds, 94 (64%) have started, and his winners to runners percentage stands at 26%. Clustered among his winning progeny are four black-type winners-G1 Middle Park S. and G2 Richmond S. hero Supremacy (Ire), G2 Gimcrack S. winner and Middle Park third Minzaal (Ire), Listed Julia Graves Roses S. victor Acklam Express (Ire) and Listed Rose Bowl S. and G3 Cornwallis S. third Method (Ire). Mehmas stood for €7,500 at Tally-Ho this season.

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What’s in a Name: Khartoum

There is a lot of African geography in the background of 2-year-old Khartoum (Pioneerof the Nile-Up (Ire), by Galileo {Ire}). Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, is where the Blue Nile (from Lake Tana in Ethiopia) and the White Nile (from Lake Victoria) meet and unite, forming a greater river.

“From there [Khartoum], the Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea,” states Wikipedia. The Nile is maybe the longest river in the world (the Amazon has a similar claim) and has always been very important to the agricultures of Sudan and Egypt.

So the name of this brilliant young winner is ingeniously linked to the one of his sire (also noteworthy for his creative spacing, or lack of it). The Egyptian theme was already very much present in the family with another son of mother Up, older brother and group competitor Monarch of Egypt (), who is by-yes, you guessed right-American Pharoah.

1st-Curragh, €12,000, Mdn, 10-11, 2yo, 7fT, 1:31.20, sf. KHARTOUM (c, 2, Pioneerof the Nile–Up {Ire} {MGSW-Ire & G1SP-Fr, $379,468}, by Galileo {Ire}) Sales history: $1,000,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $10,165.
O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Peter M Brant; B-Ran Jan Racing Inc (KY); T-Aidan O’Brien.

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The Revenant Enters Winter Quarters

Saturday’s G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. hero The Revenant (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) has emerged from his QIPCO British Champions Day test in good order and will not start again this year. Besides the QEII, the 5-year-old gelding also landed the G2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein on Arc Weekend this term, his second edition of the race.

“He’s back in his box and very happy–he came out of the race well,” said trainer Francis-Henri Graffard. “The QEII was the plan since the race last year. Obviously we had to miss a big part of the season, and our patience was rewarded. He had a very good comeback in the Wildenstein and came on a lot for the race. He produced a very good performance.

“We will wait until next year now–we won’t travel abroad and will stick to Europe. Hopefully we will be able to run him in the spring and the autumn. He has won on good ground, but obviously he can perform at a very high level on soft and heavy.”

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Brother to Serpentine Unveiled at Gowran

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. Monday’s Insights features a full-brother to this year’s Derby winner.

3.05 Gowran Park, Mdn, €15,500, 2yo, 8fT
KING OF THE CASTLE (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is a full-brother to this year’s G1 Epsom Derby hero Serpentine (Ire) who was the latest in a line of smart performers out of the G1 Epsom Oaks-placed Remember When (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). Aidan O’Brien saddles the May-foaled chestnut, who is joined by the stable’s Roman Empire (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a half-brother to the G1 Phoenix S. winner Sudirman (Henrythenavigator) who was fourth on debut here in July.

3.35 Gowran Park, Mdn, €25,000, 2yo, f, 8fT
MARTINIQUE (GB) (Le Havre {Ire}) is another notable Ballydoyle newcomer on the card, being a 825,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 graduate whose dam is the G2 Park Hill S. runner-up Phiz (Ger) (Galileo {Ire}). Related to the dual group winner Peace Royale (Ger) (Sholokhov {Ire}), the March-foaled bay tackles 13 rivals in this introduction.

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