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Siyouni’s St Mark’s Basilica Prevails In the Dewhurst

Saturday’s G1 Darley Dewhurst S. proved the latest in a line of O’Brien family benefits, with Aidan stamping his authority with a one-two courtesy of St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) and Wembley (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Joseph’s Thunder Moon (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) rounding out the placings. Behind that pair when third in The Curragh’s G1 Goffs Vincent O’Brien National S. over this seven-furlong trip Sept. 13, St Mark’s Basilica was under cover early with Frankie Dettori playing a waiting game with the pace strong up ahead. Threaded through a gap to take the advantage approaching the final furlong, the 10-1 shot who is a half-brother to Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) ultimately had more stamina on the ground than the National hero Thunder Moon and held his stablemate Wembley by 3/4 of a length, with the 11-4 favourite fading to be 1 3/4 lengths away. “You know with Aidan O’Brien, even the number two horse is a strong one,” Dettori said after steering a seventh Dewhurst winner for the master of Ballydoyle. “In fairness, he didn’t put a foot wrong and did everything I asked him to. He’s neat, nimble, handled the dip and a mile will be no problem in the Guineas.”

St Mark’s Basilica’s first three starts took place over six furlongs at The Curragh, with a debut second in a maiden July 26 followed by a fifth placing when the subject of a gamble as the 7-2 favourite for the Aug. 9 G1 Phoenix S. Off the mark next time at the expense of the impressive subsequent scorers Loch Lein (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and Duke of Mantua (Ire) (No Nay Never) and the G3 Round Tower S. third Coulthard (Ire) (Coulsty {Ire}) on soft ground Aug. 22, he was run out of third late by Wembley after Thunder Moon had flown in the National but despite two defeats at the highest level as a member of Team Ballydoyle was impossible to rule out here. Like Friday’s G1 Fillies’ Mile winner Pretty Gorgeous (Fr) (Lawman {Fr}) withdrawn from Sunday’s action at ParisLongchamp due to the feed contamination, the bay was able to find abundant cover in this field packed with talent and reserve his kick for the business end.

While the Richard Hannon pair Chindit (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Etonian (Ire) (Olympic Glory {Ire}) were never a factor and the supplemented Alkumait (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) ran too free along with his G2 Mill Reef S. combatant Fivethousandtoone (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), the race was an Irish affair from before the furlong pole. Even the G2 Champions Juvenile winner Cadillac (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) was in the pursuit, while the Jim Bolger runner Poetic Flare (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}) was close enough to the premises to confirm the already-existing impression that the Irish hold sway with the juveniles in 2020. It was left to the 100-1 shot Devilwala (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) to deny a one-two-three-four for the visitors, but the Ralph Beckett trainee had the stand’s rail and there is a strong theory that a bias exists there on this track.

“We’re delighted with both of them,” the Ballydoyle handler said. “The plan was that St Mark’s Basilica would run in France and then Wembley would run in the Dewhurst, that’s the way we were going. We’ve always liked St Mark’s Basilica a lot and we’ve always thought they were very smart colts. The first three were were the same three as in the National Stakes. Every year it’s a great race and the form always stands up. The Breeders’ Cup is possible for the winner, but we’re thinking Battleground will go to the Breeders’ Cup, so he doesn’t have to go.”

As mentioned, St Mark’s Basilica is the second winner of a prestige Newmarket contest for the G3 Silver Flash S.-winning dam Cabaret (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) alongside last year’s G1 2000 Guineas hero Magna Grecia, who also captured the G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy at two and was runner-up in this card’s G3 Autumn S. She is a half to the G3 Solario S. scorer Drumfire (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and the stakes winner Ho Choi (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), who was also runner-up in the G2 Gimcrack S. The listed-placed third dam Fife (Ire) (Lomond) is also the second dam of the G3 Park S. winner and G1 Moyglare S. runner-up Ugo Fire (Ire) (Bluebird), while this is also the family of the GI Hollywood Turf Cup hero Frenchpark (GB) and the G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Pearly Shells (GB) (Efisio {GB}). The latter is the second dam of the recent G3 Fairy Bridge S. runner-up Pearls Galore (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Cabaret’s full-brother to St Mark’s Basilica was led out unsold at 650,000gns during Tuesday’s session of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1.

Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
DARLEY DEWHURST S.-G1, £427,000, Newmarket, 10-10, 2yo, 7fT, 1:25.24, sf.
1–ST MARK’S BASILICA (FR), 127, c, 2, by Siyouni (Fr)
1st Dam: Cabaret (Ire) (GSW-Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Witch of Fife, by Lear Fan
3rd Dam: Fife (Ire), by Lomond
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN; 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (1,300,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Robert Scarborough (FR); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £242,152. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Ire, 5-2-1-1, $362,416. *1/2 to Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 7-9.5f & MG1SW-Eng, $597,769. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Wembley (Ire), 127, c, 2, Galileo (Ire)–Inca Princess (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. £91,805.
3–Thunder Moon (Ire), 127, c, 2, Zoffany (Ire)–Small Sacrifice (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells. O-Mrs C C Regalado-Gonzalez; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd (IRE); T-Joseph O’Brien. £45,945.
Margins: 3/4, 1 3/4, NK. Odds: 10.00, 7.50, 2.75.
Also Ran: Devilwala (Ire), Cadillac (Ire), Albasheer (Ire), Fivethousandtoone (Ire), Devious Company (Ire), Chindit (Ire), Poetic Flare (Ire), Tactical (GB), Etonian (Ire), Decisive Edge (Ire), Alkumait (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Dubawi’s One Ruler Dominates the Autumn

Third in a strong renewal of the seven-furlong Listed Flying Scotsman S. at Doncaster Sept. 11, Godolphin’s One Ruler (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) showed improvement for the step up to a mile to stamp his class on Saturday’s G3 Emirates Autumn S. at Newmarket. Settled in mid-division early racing wide, the 5-1 shot loomed on the outer under William Buick and after taking the lead at the two-furlong pole readily asserted to score by 1 3/4 lengths from Van Gogh (American Pharoah), with another Appleby representative Dhahabi (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) 1 1/2 lengths behind in third. “I think it was a very nice performance on very soft ground and stepping him up in trip has helped,” Buick said. “He probably handled the ground, but will be better on a better surface for sure. The Flying Scotsman at Doncaster was a funny race–I ended up too far back and set him a bit of a task, but today was far more straightforward for him. He showed today that he has improved.”

Brushed aside on debut by the subsequent G3 Solario S. winner Etonian (Ire) (Olympic Glory {Ire}) over seven at Sandown July 23, One Ruler returned to the same course and distance a month later to beat Maximal (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and Latest Generation (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in a maiden that has proven a rich source of subsequent winners. Taking part in another competitive event in the Flying Scotsman, the bay was hampered late on there when third behind the eventual G2 Royal Lodge S. winner New Mandate (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) but gave the impression he needed another furlong and easier surface. Appleby said, “William feels that the horse has enough pace to be a Guineas contender. His dam Fintry was a group 2 winner over a mile and he is a son of Dubawi who will get stronger over the winter, which could build on his speed. I think he is a horse who we would have to consider strongly for the 2000 Guineas.”

Of the third, who is a half-brother to Golden Horn (GB), he added, “Dhahabi is going to be a mile-and-a-half horse and shaped well over today’s trip. It was his third run and he is still learning on the job–he was slow from the gates before travelling into the race well and galloping out strongly. Stepping up in trip is only going to suit and hopefully we will see more improvement as we go further with him.”

As Appleby stated, One Ruler is out of the classy Andre Fabre trainee Fintry (Ire) (Shamardal), who captured the G2 Prix de Sandringham, G3 Atalanta S. and G3 Prix Bertrand du Breuil in which she defeated Avenir Certain (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}). Also third in the G1 Sun Chariot S., she was the best of a trio of stakes performers out of the G3 Prix Vanteaux winner and GI Garden City Breeders’ Cup-placed Campsie Fells (UAE) (Indian Ridge {Ire}). Fintry, whose colt foal is by Fastnet Rock (Aus), shares her G3 Rockfel S.-placed second dam Queen’s View (Fr) (Lomond) with the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere third Indian Jade (GB) (Sleeping Indian {GB}).

Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
EMIRATES AUTUMN S.-G3, £47,000, Newmarket, 10-10, 2yo, 8fT, 1:39.71, sf.
1–ONE RULER (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Fintry (Ire) (MGSW-Fr, GSW & G1SP-Eng, $327,127), by Shamardal
2nd Dam: Campsie Fells (UAE), by Indian Ridge (Ire)
3rd Dam: Queen’s View (Fr), by Lomond
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £26,654. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, $44,360. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Van Gogh, 127, c, 2, American Pharoah–Imagine (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Diane Nagle; B-Barronstown Stud (KY); T-Aidan O’Brien. £10,105.
3–Dhahabi (Ire), 127, c, 2, Frankel (GB)–Fleche d’Or (GB), by Dubai Destination. (3,100,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Fleche d’Or Partnership (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby. £5,057.
Margins: 1 3/4, 1HF, HD. Odds: 5.00, 4.50, 9.00.
Also Ran: Megallan (GB), Akmaam (Fr), William Bligh (GB), Latest Generation (GB), Maximal (GB), Albadri (Ire), Qaader (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Galileo’s Lone Eagle Best In the Zetland

Stepping out of nursery company having won a competitive affair at Doncaster Sept. 12, Ballylinch Stud and Aquis Farm’s Lone Eagle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) made most of the running to land Saturday’s 10-furlong G3 Godolphin Flying Start Zetland S. at Newmarket. Ridden from the break by Silvestre de Sousa to race on the front end, the 16-5 shot was joined by Fabilis (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and shared the lead with that rival throughout the early stages. Seeing him off before coping with Recovery Run (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) on the run to the line, the bay registered a 1 3/4-length success as the runner-up pulled seven lengths clear of Mystery Angel (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}). “It was a nice performance, as it is not easy for a two-year-old on that kind of ground,” de Sousa said. “He is really tough, he’s not very big but he gallops his heart out.”

Runner-up to Recovery Run on debut over a mile at Sandown Aug. 7, Lone Eagle was off the mark over that trip at Goodwood next time Aug. 28 prior to his Doncaster success and despite being steadily progressive had not made any dramatic improvement in that period. Blessed with the rail here over a trip extreme for juveniles which obviously holds no fears, the Ballylinch homebred kept finding as his old rival pressed in the closing stages in a performance that said more St Leger than Epsom Derby where 2021 is concerned. Freddie Meade said, “He’s got a progressive profile and we thought he’d be crying out this trip and would relish it. We were happy about the ground, as he went on it at Goodwood and is a horse that doesn’t over-race and needs stoking up. He’s a horse that would suit Epsom and the Derby is a great thing to think about. He showed he can handle a quirky track like Goodwood and ran on quick ground first time and on good at Doncaster, so is versatile.”

Lone Eagle is the first foal out of the staying dam Modernstone (GB) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}), who was successful in the Fasig-Tipton Ladies Marathon S. and was third in the GIII Dowager S. for the Christophe Clement stable before being purchased for 1million gns by Ballylinch Stud at the 2017 Tattersalls December Mares Sale. She is a granddaughter of the unraced Modena (Roberto), an influential producer for Juddmonte responsible for the high-class pair of Elmaamul (Diesis {GB}) and Reams of Verse (Nureyev), with the latter the winner of the G1 Epsom Oaks, as well as the G2 Yorkshire Cup winner Manifest (GB) (Rainbow Quest). Another of Modena’s progeny Midsummer (GB) (Kingmambo) in turn produced the multiple group and grade I heroine Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), whose son Midterm (GB) by Galileo captured the G3 Sandown Classic Trial and whose half-sister Sun Maiden (GB) by Galileo’s son Frankel (GB) took the G3 Hoppings S. and was placed in the G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S. Modernstone’s second foal is a yearling colt by Lope de Vega (Ire).

Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
GODOLPHIN FLYING START ZETLAND S.-G3, £47,000, Newmarket, 10-10, 2yo, 10fT, 2:05.45, sf.
1–LONE EAGLE (IRE), 128, c, 2, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Modernstone (GB) (SW & GSP-US, MSP-Eng, $183,400), by Duke of Marmalade (Ire)
2nd Dam: Post Modern, by Nureyev
3rd Dam: Modena, by Roberto
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (500,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Ballylinch Stud & Aquis Farm; B-Ballylinch Stud (IRE); T-Martyn Meade; J-Silvestre de Sousa. £26,654. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $59,152. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Recovery Run (GB), 128, c, 2, Nathaniel (Ire)–Regal Splendour (GB), by Pivotal (GB). (20,000gns Wlg ’18 TATFOA; €38,000 Ylg ’19 GOFOR). O-Another Bottle Racing 2; B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-Andrew Balding. £10,105.
3–Mystery Angel (Ire), 125, f, 2, Kodi Bear (Ire)–Angel Grace (Ire), by Dark Angel (Ire). (£13,000 Ylg ’19 GOFFPR; 22,000gns 2yo ’20 TATBRE). O-Nick Bradley Racing 27 & Partner; B-Mrs Noelle Walsh (IRE); T-George Boughey. £5,057.
Margins: 1 3/4, 7, 2 3/4. Odds: 3.20, 3.50, 10.00.
Also Ran: Fabilis (GB), Roseabad (Ire), Kyprios (Ire), Mere Green (Ire), Babindi (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Gregorian’s Plainchant Makes All in the Criterium

Plainchant (Fr) (Gregorian {Ire}), who registered a May 17 debut third tackling five furlongs at La Teste de Buch, broke through over six furlongs back there in June and followed up with a first black-type score there once more in the July 26 Listed Criterium du Bequet. Narrowly defeated over six in Deauville’s Aug. 22 G3 Prix du Calvados, she returned with a five-length triumph in Chantilly’s Sept. 18 G3 Prix Eclipse and returned to that Paris venue to make all for a career high in Saturday’s G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte. The even-money favourite was sharply into stride and seized immediate control of the straight dash. Sent clear either side of the quarter-mile marker, she was not for catching thereafter and kept on well under mild coaxing in the closing stages to comfortably hold the late rally of Go Athletico (Fr) (Goken {Fr}) by 3/4-of-a-length. The pair were seven lengths clear of the remainder, headed by Kalahara (GB) (Frankel {GB}).

Plainchant, half-sister to a yearling filly by Reliable Man (GB), is the sixth of seven foals and one of three scorers out of a winning half-sister to three black-type performers, namely G3 Prix de Sandringham winner Laugh Out Loud (GB) (Clodovil {Ire}), Listed Pinnacle S. and Listed Chalice S. victress Suzi’s Decision (GB) (Act One {GB}) and G3 Glorious S. third Baghdad (Fr) (Frankel {GB}). Laugh Out Loud is herself the dam of GII San Marcos S. and G3 Gallinule S. winner Platinum Warrior (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), from a family featuring G1 Derby Italiano-winning sire White Muzzle (GB) (Dancing Brave).

Saturday, Chantilly, France
CRITERIUM DE MAISONS-LAFFITTE-G2, €130,000, Chantilly, 10-10, 2yo, 6fT, 1:16.15, hy.
1–PLAINCHANT (FR), 125, f, 2, by Gregorian (Ire)
1st Dam: Nadinska (GB), by Doyen (Ire)
2nd Dam: Funny Girl (Ire), by Darshaan (GB)
3rd Dam: Just For Fun (Fr), by Lead On Time
(€3,000 RNA Wlg ’18 ARQDEC; €4,000 Ylg ’19 AROCT). O-Alain Jathiere, Sauro-Andrea Fiordelli & Maurizio Guarnieri; B-EARL Elevage des Loges (FR); T-Maurizio Guarnieri; J-Valentin Seguy. €74,100. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-1, €152,000. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Go Athletico (Fr), 128, g, 2, Goken (Fr)–Byburg (Fr), by Sageburg (Ire). O-Tanguy Moreux, SAS Racing D, Mme Camille Vitse, Robin Mouterde & Thibault de Seyssel; B-Mme Camille Vitse & Mme Valerie Decouz (FR); T-Philippe Decouz. €28,600.
3–Kalahara (GB), 125, f, 2, Frankel (GB)–Desertiste (GB), by Green Desert. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (GB); T-Christophe Ferland. €13,650.
Margins: 3/4, 7, 8. Odds: 1.00, 3.50, 3.40.
Also Ran: San Isidro (Ire), Axdavali (Fr), Unveil (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton

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