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Gleneagles Colt Strikes at Group Level in Japan

Second choice on the board at 3-1, Shock Action earned his first black-type badge in the G3 Niigata Nisai S. at Niigata on Sunday. Positioned in the center of the track in fifth for the backstretch run, he began to inch into contention on the bend despite still racing wide. In a contested third 600 metres out, he motored up toward the leaders inside the final quarter mile, seized command a furlong from home and won going away by 1 3/4 lengths. Blue Symphony closed to take second, a half-length better than Phrase d’Armes in third.

Third in a Hanshin newcomer affair on July 18, Shock Action handled good ground to take his second start over course-and-distance on Aug. 8.

Pedigree Notes

He is the seventh black-type winner and third group winner for his sire, who won four times at the highest level including both the G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas and the Irish equivalent. The first foal from his dual Italian listed-winning dam who would run third in the G3 Premio Elena E Sergio Cumani, Schock Action has a yearling half-brother by Australia and a half-sister by Intello (Ger) born on Mar. 24. Reset in Blue is a half-sister to Italian GSW & G1SP Romantic Wave (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}), as well as SW Dematil (Ire) (Orpen).

Sunday, Niigata, Japan
NIIGATA NISAI S.-G3, ¥59,150,000 (US$561,442/£420,500/€471,573), Niigata, 8-30, 2yo, 1600mT, 1:34.60, fm.
1–SHOCK ACTION (IRE), 119, c, 2, Gleneagles (Ire)
                1st Dam: Reset In Blue (Ire) (MSW & GSP-Ity, $162,553),
                                by Fastnet Rock (Aus)
                2nd Dam: Eurirs (Fr), by Indian Ridge (Ire)
                3rd Dam: Anna Grassi (Ity), by Bound for Honour
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. (65,000gns Wlg ’18
TATNOV). O-Godolphin; B-Scuderia Effevi Srl & Dioscuri Srl
(Jpn); T-Ryuji Okubo; J-Keita Tosaki. ¥31,385,000. Lifetime
Record: 3-2-0-1. *7th SW for his sire (by Galileo {Ire}). Click for
   the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating:
   A+++. *Triple Plus*.
2–Blue Symphony (Jpn), 119, c, 2, Screen Hero (Jpn)–
Bluestone (Jpn), by Commands (Aus). O-Godolphin; B-Darley
Japan Farm (Jpn); ¥12,110,000.
3–Phrase d’Armes (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Kizuna (Jpn)–Coup de Grace
(Jpn), by White Muzzle (GB). O-Katsumi Yoshida; B-Northern
Farm (Jpn); ¥7,855,000.
Margins: 1 3/4, HF, 4. Odds: 3.30, 2.90, 3.50.
Also Ran: Fervore (Jpn), Chevalier Rose (Jpn), Seiun Deimos (Jpn), Lord Max (Jpn), Blue Bird (Jpn), Havasu (Jpn), Giuramento (Jpn), Tiger Lily (Jpn).
Click for the JRA chart or video or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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New Approach’s Telecaster Dominates the Grand Prix de Deauville

Patience has long been a particular virtue of Hughie Morrison and Sunday’s G2 Lucien Barriere Grand Prix de Deauville was testament to his ability to play the waiting game as Castle Down Racing’s Telecaster (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) fully came of age. Sent straight to the front by Christophe Soumillon, the 13-10 favourite whose previous foray to France had resulted in a four-length success in ParisLongchamp’s G3 La Coupe June 25 was always content untroubled at the head of affairs on this deep surface. Setting down for his plunge up the straight, the bay was on his own at the end of this 12 1/2-furlong feature as he powered to a 6 1/2-length verdict over last year’s runner-up Soft Light (Fr) (Authorized {Ire}), who edged out last year’s winner Ziyad (GB) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) by 3/4 of a length.

“There were doubts beforehand as to whether he would stay this distance or not, as he had run a moderate race over it in the Derby, and also about the ground but going down to the start he gave me a lot of confidence,” Soumillon commented. “He was very relaxed, so I decided to go on and he handled that very well–it was no effort for him. Turning for home, I had them covered and he quickened very nicely. Hughie Morrison is very good at handling older horses, which boosted my confidence.”

First coming to prominence when beating Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) on good-to-firm in York’s G2 Dante S. last May, Telecaster was last of the 13 to run in the Derby and beat only one rival on his only subsequent 3-year-old outing in Sandown’s G1 Eclipse S. Returning with an encouraging third behind the subsequent G1 Prince of Wales’s S. hero Lord North (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the June 7 G3 Brigadier Gerard S. at Haydock, he stayed at that 10-furlong trip to gain a perfect confidence-booster in the La Coupe before finishing fourth in the July 25 G2 York S.

Morrison was not ruling out a tilt at the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and said, “He was very raw mentally and physically last year and anything after the Dante was always going to a big step. He needed putting away for next year and thanks to the patience of Mark Weinfeld and his sister Helena we were able to do that. He’s always been a very exciting horse, but we were concerned that the ground might be too deep for him. Christophe says he can go on any ground, but he’s more comfortable with a bit of cut. The Arc has exceptionals horses in it this year and he would have to improve to feature–I’m not saying he can’t or won’t, but it’s exciting to think he can be considered in the same bracket as them.”

Telecaster is out of the stable’s talented but free-going Shirocco Star (GB) (Shirocco {Ger}), who was runner-up in both the G1 Epsom Oaks and G1 Irish Oaks, as well as the QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S. when it held group 2 status and was also third in the G1 Pretty Polly S. Her 2017 foal is Godolphin’s classy 3-year-old Al Suhail (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who recently took the Listed Sir Henry Cecil S. having finished runner-up in the G3 Autumn S. and third in the G3 Solario S. last term. The fourth dam Hyabella (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}), one of four black-type winners out of the G2 Prix de l’Opera heroine Bella Colora (GB) (Bellypha {Ire}), produced the G3 Rose of Lancaster S. winner Poet (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) who relished testing ground. Bella Colora is kin to the G1 Irish Oaks heroine and excellent producer Colorspin (GB) (High Top {Ire}) and the G1 Champion S. hero Cezanne (GB) (Ajdal) from the immediate dam line of the great matriarch Reprocolor (GB) (Jimmy Reppin {GB}). Also connected to the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas runner-up and G3 Tetrarch S.-winning sire France (GB) (Desert Prince {Ire}), the dam has a filly foal by Frankel (GB) to come.

Sunday, Deauville, France
LUCIEN BARRIERE GRAND PRIX DE DEAUVILLE-G2, €140,000, Deauville, 8-30, 3yo/up, 12 1/2fT, 2:48.29, hy.
1–TELECASTER (GB), 130, c, 4, by New Approach (Ire)
1st Dam: Shirocco Star (GB) (MG1SP-Ire, G1SP-Eng & GSP-Fr, $485,970), by Shirocco (Ger)
2nd Dam: Spectral Star (GB), by Unfuwain
3rd Dam: Hyperspectra (GB), by Rainbow Quest
(180,000gns RNA Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-Castle Down Racing; B-Meon Valley Stud (GB); T-Hugh Morrison; J-Christophe Soumillon. €79,800. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 9-4-1-1, €225,996. *1/2 Al Suhail (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), SW & MGSP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Soft Light (Fr), 130, c, 4, Authorized (Ire)–Light Saber (Fr), by Kendor (Fr). (€40,000 Ylg ’17 AROCT). O-Claudio Marzocco; B-SARL Jedburgh Stud & Mme Isabelle Corbani (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. €30,800.
3–Ziyad (GB), 130, g, 5, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)–Arme Ancienne (GB) (SP-Fr), by Sillery. O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (GB); T-Carlos Laffon-Parias. €14,700.
Margins: 6HF, 3/4, 2. Odds: 1.30, 7.80, 2.20.
Also Ran: Red Verdon, Deacon (GB), Subway Dancer (Ire), Styledargent (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Dubawi’s Sister To Journey a New Rising Star

Granted a much easier task after the 15-8 market-leader Lucid Dreamer (GB) (Dansili {GB}) refused to enter the stalls, George Strawbridge’s Indigo Girl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) nevertheless cut a real dash on debut as she earned TDN Rising Star status at Yarmouth on Sunday. Due to start the 10-3 second favourite for the Norfolk venue’s British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies’ Novice S. over a mile with Khalid Abdullah’s Lucid Dreamer having registered a promising debut win at Kempton, the full-sister to former celebrity Journey (GB) was slowly away and last of the five remaining runners throughout the early stages. Rab Havlin was cajoling at halfway, but the John Gosden trainee picked up impressively to surge to the lead with 1 1/2 furlongs to race before staying on strongly under hand riding to record a three-length verdict over Final Thought (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), with Mystery Show (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}) half a length away in third. “She wears a hood, as she can be a bit lively at home but actually she was really well-behaved today,” her rider commented. “We thought she might do things back-to-front, as her sister used to and it took her a long time to settle, but she was nice and relaxed and there was a lot left in the tank at the end. She was racing behind the bridle, but when I showed her daylight she picked up through the gears and off she went. The ground is a bit dead, but she handled it well and switched off. Her sister was at her best over a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half, so hopefully she’ll get that sort of trip–it’s definitely within her compass if she switches off like she did here.”

Journey, who also sported a hood throughout most of her career, enjoyed her finest hour when beating the high-class Speedy Boarding (GB) (Shamardal) by four lengths in the 2016 G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S. She first burst on to the scene when making all in dynamic fashion to take Newmarket’s Listed Princess Royal S. by eight lengths in September 2015 prior to finishing runner-up on her first tilt at Ascot’s Champions Fillies & Mares. She also won the Princess Royal the following season and Haydock’s G3 Pinnacle S. and was second in the 2017 G1 Prix Vermeille, Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 11-14f, G1SW-Eng, G1SP-Fr, $912,717. The dam Montare (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) captured the 2006 G1 Prix Royal Oak and the G2 Prix de Royallieu and G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris as well as placing in the G1 Prix Vermeille. Her dual listed-winning dam Contare (GB) (Shirley Heights (GB) is also the second dam of Worth Waiting (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), winner of the G2 Dahlia S. and G3 Prix Minerve.

Indigo Girl is Montare’s ninth foal, with the other black-type performer being Travelling Man (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) who was placed in three pattern races including when third in the G2 Grand Prix de Deauville, MGSP-Fr, $127,771. This stable’s 3-year-old filly Mostly (GB) (Makfi {GB}) was recently off the mark at Kempton and has potential, with the family generally needing time to settle down and mature fully. Given how well Montare works with Dubawi, it is no surprise to see her with another yearling filly in the wings.

1st-Great Yarmouth, £6,400, Novice, 8-30, 2yo, f, 8f 3yT, 1:37.27, sf.
INDIGO GIRL (GB), f, 2, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Montare (Ire) (G1SW-Fr, $852,544), by Montjeu (Ire)
2nd Dam: Contare (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB)
3rd Dam: Balenare (GB), by Pharly (Fr)
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,528. O/B-George Strawbridge (GB); T-John Gosden. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Hollie Doyle In Windsor Five-Timer

Hollie Doyle recorded a 899-1 five-timer at Windsor on Saturday, in the process becoming the first female rider to win five races on a card in the UK.

Doyle has enjoyed a landmark campaign, earning a first win at Royal Ascot in June before taking her first group race with Dame Malliot (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) in the G2 Princess of Wales’s S. in July and gaining a riding contract with Imad Al Sagar. It was for that boss that she won the card’s featured G3 Winter Hill S. aboard Extra Elusive (GB) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}). She also took the other stake on the card, the Listed August S., aboard Aziz Kheir’s Le Don De Vie (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}).

“When I woke up this morning I thought it could go one way or the other. I could have a good day or a really bad day,” Doyle told Sky Sports Racing. “The last few years have been awesome, but you’ve got to keep on improving and pushing more and more. I like riding under pressure, I feel with the better rides I get I like it more. I love riding horses, you’ve got to to do this job.”

Extra Elusive’s trainer Roger Charlton said, “I’m really pleased for him and for Hollie, it was a great ride. It wouldn’t be his choice of ground or his choice of track, but he did it well and I would say it’s the best performance he’s put up. Hollie is remarkable–he’s not an easy horse, he’s quite keen but she had him very settled there. The biggest work is carrying the saddle out for her, I think there must have been three stones of lead in there.”

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