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Mishriff To Target Champion S.

G1 Prix du Jockey Club and recent G2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano winner Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) will bypass the Oct. 4 G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in favour of the G1 Champion S. at Ascot two weeks later, Racing Post reports.

“After discussions with owner Prince Faisal and his team, Mishriff is to have his next outing in the G1 Qipco Champion S. at Ascot in October,” trainer John Gosden told Racing Post. “We discussed the possibility of running him in the Arc, for which he would have had to be supplemented, but he’s shown this year that he is very much suited to a mile and a quarter. This looks the best plan going forward and he won’t mind whatever the ground turns out to be come October as he’s shown he’s quite versatile in that regard.”

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New Approach’s New Treasure Takes the Round Tower

In the immediate aftermath of Friday’s G3 Heider Family Stables Round Tower S. at The Curragh, there was almost an audible groan from those who failed to take note that Jim Bolger’s representative New Treasure (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) was allowed to start at 66-1 in a race that his dam had won on her debut in 2008. In the pattern races for juveniles that have taken place in Britain and Ireland since mid-June, there have been winners at 150-1, 66-1, 66-1, 33-1, 14-1 and 28-1 with the latter being the return of this stable’s Mac Swiney (Ire) by the same sire in last week’s G2 Futurity S. Coolcullen’s engine is starting to crank now and it was a case of strange science that saw a totally unexposed son of Maoineach (Congaree) so readily ignored by the punters. Fading late when seventh on debut behind TDN Rising Star Thunder Moon (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) over seven furlongs here Aug. 9, the homebred was one of very few in the line-up equipped on pedigree to handle this heavy surface and see out the trip if it turned into a stiff test at the six-furlong trip. Those factors told at the end as he saw off the well-backed 13-8 favourite Teresa Mendoza (Ire) (Territories {Ire}) to score by a half length, with the 28-1 shot Coulthard (Ire) (Coulsty {Ire}) 1 1/4 lengths away in third.

New Treasure had been ridden forward on his introduction and paid the penalty, but the anchor was down from the break this time with Kevin Manning restraining in rear intent on saving for the finish. Travelling with ease alongside Teresa Mendoza as they sauntered through the ground at halfway, the chestnut was in front of that rival at the furlong pole, narrowly behind shortly after but back in charge as staying power came into play in the last half a furlong. Bolger’s daughter Una Manning was on hand and said, “The dam won this race first time out and Jim is delighted with him. Things just didn’t work out for him the last day when he was a bit keen first time out. We were confident that he would run a good race today. I’m not sure what the plans are, but I’m sure he’s well entered up.”

The aforementioned Maoineach was not just a one-hit wonder, following her notable debut success in this with another in the following year’s G3 Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial S. After Bolger had mated her with Sea the Stars (Ire), Teofilo (Ire), Dream Ahead and Dawn Approach (Ire), this was the first time that New Approach had entered the equation and it may be that a perfect alchemy has been discovered with her eighth foal. Armed with a yearling full-brother to the winner, the half-sister to the stakes winner and GII Jim Dandy S. third Tiz Now Tiz Then (Tiznow) descended from the prolific grade I-winning Kentucky Oaks heroine Dispute (Danzig) could yet prove herself a notable producer for her renowned breeder.

Friday, The Curragh, Ireland
HEIDER FAMILY STABLES ROUND TOWER S.-G3, €50,000, Curragh, 8-28, 2yo, 6fT, 1:16.93, hy.
1–NEW TREASURE (IRE), 131, c, 2, by New Approach (Ire)
1st Dam: Maoineach (Hwt. 3yo Filly-Ire at 5-6 1/2f, MGSW-Ire, $140,963), by Congaree
2nd Dam: Trepidation, by Seeking the Gold
3rd Dam: Troubling, by Storm Cat
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Mrs J S Bolger; B/T-Jim Bolger (IRE); J-Kevin Manning. €30,000. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $35,467. Werk Nick Rating: D+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Teresa Mendoza (Ire), 128, f, 2, Territories (Ire)–Ceoldrama, by Mr. Greeley. O-Ecurie Ama.Zing Team; B-Ennistown Stud (IRE); T-Ken Condon. €10,000.
3–Coulthard (Ire), 131, c, 2, Coulsty (Ire)–Iamnoangel (Ire), by Dark Angel (Ire). (€2,000 RNA Ylg ’19 TIRSEP; 27,000gns 2yo ’20 TTIGOR). O-Michael O’Callaghan; B-J Waldron & J Barton (IRE); T-Michael O’Callaghan. €5,000.
Margins: HF, 1 1/4, 4 1/4. Odds: 66.00, 1.63, 28.00.
Also Ran: Sweet Gardenia (GB), Coill Avon (Ire), Sloane Peterson (Ire), Chief Little Hawk, Giorgio Vasari (Ire). Scratched: All Things Bright (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Sister To Wuheida a New Rising Star At Newmarket

Friday’s MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Fillies’ Novice S. at Newmarket played host to a new TDN Rising Star as Godolphin’s A’Shaari (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) made a serious impact on debut for the Charlie Appleby stable. Sent off the 3-1 second favourite for the seven-furlong contest, the full-sister to the operation’s GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf and G1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Wuheida (GB) travelled smoothly on the testing ground held up by William Buick throughout the early stages. Moving smoothly down the outer to gain command approaching the furlong pole, the chestnut burst clear and was being eased late en route to a 3 1/2-length success from Ready To Venture (GB) (Kingman {GB}), with 2 3/4 lengths back to Bellazada (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) in third.

While wide-margin wins on this type of ground can flatter to deceive, the portents are strong that A’Shaari has real potential with her talented full-sibling also scoring on debut over the same course and distance in the same month four years ago. She went straight from her maiden to Chantilly on Arc day where she prevailed in the Marcel Boussac before adding the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf and G2 Dahlia S. to her tally and placing in the G1 Falmouth S. and G1 Preis der Diana (German Oaks), Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 7-9 1/2f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eur at 7-9 1/2f, G1SW-Fr, GISW-US, GSW & G1SP-Eng, G1SP-Ger, $1,537,519. Appleby said, “A’Shaari has only come to hand in the last few weeks, but handled the ground well as her sister Wuheida did.”

The dam Hibaayeb (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}) was also introduced over this track and trip in August 2009 by Clive Brittain and although she took four runs to break her maiden she did so in style in the G1 Fillies’ Mile. Transferred to Godolphin soon after, she was third in the G1 Prix Saint-Alary and won the G2 Ribblesdale S. before recording a career-best success in the GI Yellow Ribbon S. at three before annexing the GII Sheepshead Bay S. as a 4-year-old. A’Shaari is her fourth winner from as many runners and she also has a filly foal by Deep Impact (Jpn) to come.

1st-Newmarket, £5,400, Novice, 8-28, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:27.81, sf.
A’SHAARI (GB), f, 2, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Hibaayeb (GB) (G1SW-Eng, GISW-US, G1SP-Fr, $630,316), by Singspiel (Ire)
2nd Dam: Lady Zonda (GB), by Lion Cavern
3rd Dam: Zonda (GB), by Fabulous Dancer
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,610. O/B-Godolphin (GB); T-Charlie Appleby. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Found’s Sister Wins the Flame of Tara

As a daughter of Red Evie (Ire) (Intikhab), it was surely only a matter of time before Divinely (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) made her presence felt in Irish racing’s theatre royal and the moment came on Friday as she swooped in the G3 Kilcarn Stud Flame of Tara Irish EBF S. at The Curragh. A maiden after three starts entering this test, with her latest effort resulting in a fourth placing when ridden forward in a Cork maiden over this mile trip Aug. 8, Ballydoyle’s full-sister to the Arc and Breeders’ Cup Turf heroine Found (Ire) was anchored in rear this time by Wayne Lordan. Delivered with that familial surging run down the outer to gain the lead with 75 yards remaining, the 5-1 shot asserted for a half-length defeat of Ahandfulofsummers (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), with Ubuntu (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) a short head away in third.

Divinely was fifth on debut in the star-studded seven-furlong Leopardstown maiden June 21 which featured the subsequent group scorers Minaun (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) and Shale (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), as well as the impressive subsequent winners Meala (Ire) (Epaulette {Aus}) and Angel Palm (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}). Second next time and no match for No Speak Alexander (Ire) (Shalaa {Ire}) in a Roscommon maiden over an extended seven July 7, the bay was behind two of today’s rivals in Emaniya (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) and Ahandfulofsummers at Cork last time so was as unconvincing on the formbook as she was undeniable on pedigree lining up here. If it needed any further proof, this year has shown more than any other that this talismanic stable’s runners always require respect despite what their race records show. Her cause may have been helped by the fact that the aforementioned likely favourite Meala was withdrawn and Emaniya stumbled badly leaving the stalls.

Leading home a one-two-three for Susan Magnier, who was owner or part-owner of all the main protagonists from three different stables, Divinely was steered by Lordan as Seamie Heffernan is on a three-day suspension. He commented, “That’s a nice way for her to break her maiden. She had a good run in very deep ground in Roscommon. I thought making the running in Cork wasn’t the ideal thing, but getting a lead today she travelled well and toughed it out well. You would imagine the way she went to the line that she is a filly that is going to stay really well.”

As already mentioned, Divinely is from a family of high-achieving distaffers, with the dam Red Evie being the G1 Lockinge S. and G1 Matron S. heroine. The second of her nine Galileos and first to race was an instant hit, as Magical Dream (Ire) captured the G3 C. L. Weld Park S. at two but it was the 2012 foal who proved such a landmark performer for this stable as Found, who earned TDN Rising Star status on debut at this track, went on to glory in the French showcase and Breeders’ Cup Turf as well as the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac. Her first foal Battleground (War Front) currently holds the distinction of being the stable’s leading juvenile after his wins in the G2 Vintage S. and Listed Chesham S.

Following Found was the smart Best In the World (Ire), whose big day came when successful in the G3 Give Thanks S., and her first foal is another 2-year-old in this yard in the filly Snowfall (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) who was fourth in the recent G3 Silver Flash S. Red Evie’s latest Galileo is a yearling filly.

Friday, The Curragh, Ireland
KILCARN STUD FLAME OF TARA IRISH EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND S.-G3, €65,000, Curragh, 8-28, 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:48.77, hy.
1–DIVINELY (IRE), 128, f, 2, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Red Evie (Ire) (Hwt. 3yo Filly-Ire at 7-9f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 7-9 1/2f, G1SW-Eng, G1SW-Ire, Broodmare of the Year-Ire, $763,111), by Intikhab
2nd Dam: Malafemmena (Ire), by Nordico
3rd Dam: Martinova, by Martinmas (GB)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Wayne Lordan. €39,000. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-0, $50,215. *Full to Found (Ire), Hwt. Older Horse-Eur at 11-14f., Hwt. 2yo Filly-Ire, Hwt. Older Horse-Fr at 9 1/2-11f, Hwt. Older Mare-Ire at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eur at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Mare-Fr at 11-14f, Hwt. 2yo Filly-Eur, Hwt. 2yo Filly-Fr, Hwt. Older Mare-Ire at 9 1/2-11f, MG1SW-Fr, GISW-US, MGSW & MG1SP-Ire, MG1SP-Eng, $7,610,405; Full to Magical Dream (Ire), GSW-Ire, $118,485; Full to Best In the World (Ire), GSW-Ire, $141,246. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Ahandfulofsummers (Ire), 128, f, 2, Galileo (Ire)–Scream Blue Murder (Ire), by Oratorio (Ire). O-Cayton Park Stud & Susan Magnier; B-Coolmore & Drakenstein Stud Pty Ltd (IRE); T-Fozzy Stack. €13,000.
3–Ubuntu (Ire), 128, f, 2, Fastnet Rock (Aus)–On a Pedestal (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire). O-Susan Magnier; B-Ann Marie O’Brien (IRE); T-Joseph O’Brien. €6,500.
Margins: HF, NO, 1 3/4. Odds: 5.00, 7.00, 7.50.
Also Ran: Allagar (Ire), Nicest (Ire), Rosscarbery (Ger), Dolce Notte (Ire), Emaniya (Ire). Scratched: Meala (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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