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Champs Elysees’ Dame Malliot Wins the Princess of Wales’s

Few senior jockeys in the weighing room would have dared to make the move that Hollie Doyle did on Dame Malliot (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) after just five furlongs in Thursday’s G2 Princess of Wales’s Tattersalls S., but the burgeoning talent knew best and her enterprise paid off handsomely. Taken out of Saturday’s G2 Lancashire Oaks due to soft ground, last year’s G2 Prix de Pomone winner was faced with that scenario here as Newmarket’s July Festival opener fell under grey skies and rain. Too free for the first half a mile anchored behind the leading trio, the 8-1 shot was allowed to tank to the front facing the long seven-furlong straight run to the finish. As last year’s winner Communique (Ire) (Casamento {Ire}) loomed inside the final three furlongs, Anthony Oppenheimer’s homebred would have been forgiven for laying down on her seasonal bow but instead began to assert from the furlong pole and had 2 1/4 lengths to spare over that rival at the line. There was another 1 1/2 lengths back to the veteran Desert Encounter (GB) (Halling) in third, with the 9-4 favourite Enbihaar (Ire) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}) only fourth.

Doyle had partnered the winner to her emphatic five-length success in the Listed Aphrodite Fillies’ S. over this course and distance in July, a performance characterised by her ability to switch off in rear. “When I won on her here last year, I managed to settle her and she came home nicely but today she was very fresh as they didn’t go overly-quick early and she wouldn’t settle,” her rider commented. “I had a big decision to make then, do I hold her up and run the risk that she would pull too hard and not get home or do I leave her alone and make use of her stride? I pulled her away from the others and she pricked her ears and settled beautifully, so thankfully it worked out. I just had to use my initiative and she didn’t end up racing too soon like the others, so I had a bit more left in the tank. The ground was a bit of a worry, she had got away with it when she was the best horse at Deauville last year, but this was a tough contest. It’s an amazing feeling to get that group winner under my belt. I’ve had my Royal Ascot winner, so that box was ticked and this is another one. I’d like to think she could pick up a group one somewhere and she’ll definitely stay further.”

Ed Vaughan had opted to treat Dame Malliot with kid gloves as a 3-year-old, but there had been enough in her Aphrodite display to suggest that connections would have a serious prospect on their hands in 2002. Packed away following her sixth behind Enbihaar in Doncaster’s G2 Park Hill S. in September, the bay demonstrated here that she is ready to repay the faith shown to her. “I thought she might have gone too soon, but they weren’t going fast enough for her. Five out, I thought she might get caught out on the ground but she kept picking up,” her trainer commented. “She’s a good filly who holds the track record here on very fast ground. Frankie [Dettori] won on her in France on heavy ground, but got off and said never to run her on that sort of ground again. We’ll probably have to take on Mr Oppenheimer’s other filly Star Catcher, but I have got her in a group one in Germany so I’ll leave it up to Mr Oppenheimer.”

Dame Malliot’s winning dam Stars In Your Eyes (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) was sold for 32,000gns to Tally-Ho Stud at the 2018 Tattersalls December Mares Sale after producing the smart handicapper Banksea (GB) (Lawman {Fr}). Her dam Apache Star (GB) (Arazi), who was third in the Listed Cheshire Oaks, produced three black-type performers including the G2 Dante S. third Coordinated Cut (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) who was later re-named Victor Delight in Hong Kong. This is also the family of the recent G2 Ribblesdale S. winner and G1 Epsom Oaks third Frankly Darling (GB) (Frankel {GB}), the G3 Lingfield Derby Trial winner Mystic Knight (GB) (Caerleon) and the G1 Coronation S. heroine Rebecca Sharp (GB) (Machiavellian). The dam also has a 2-year-old full-brother to Banksea to come.

Thursday, Newmarket, Britain
PRINCESS OF WALES’S TATTERSALLS S.-G2, £57,200, Newmarket, 7-9, 3yo/up, 12fT, 2:34.40, sf.
1–DAME MALLIOT (GB), 129, f, 4, by Champs Elysees (GB)
1st Dam: Stars In Your Eyes (GB), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Apache Star (GB), by Arazi
3rd Dam: Wild Pavane (GB), by Dancing Brave
O-A E Oppenheimer; B-Hascombe & Valiant Studs (GB); T-Ed Vaughan; J-Hollie Doyle. £32,438. Lifetime Record: GSW-Fr, 6-4-1-0, $162,802. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Communique (Ire), 132, h, 5, Casamento (Ire)–Midnight Line, by Kris S.. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Mark Johnston. £12,298.
3–Desert Encounter (Ire), 132, g, 8, Halling–La Chicana (Ire), by Invincible Spirit (Ire). (32,000gns Ylg ’13 TAOCT). O-Abdulla Al Mansoori; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-David Simcock. £6,155.
Margins: 2 1/4, 1HF, HD. Odds: 8.00, 5.50, 20.00.
Also Ran: Enbihaar (Ire), Alounak (Fr), Old Persian (GB), Forest Ranger (Ire). Scratched: Antonia de Vega (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Nassau “Strong Possibility” For Fancy Blue

G1 Prix de Diane winner Fancy Blue (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) could surface next in the G1 Nassau S. at Glorious Goodwood on July 30, said trainer Donnacha O’Brien.

“Fancy Blue has come out of her race well,” said O’Brien of his first Classic winner. “We’re still not a hundred per cent sure where she will go next, but the Nassau at Goodwood is a strong possibility at the minute.”

The Coolmore partners’ Fancy Blue was winning for the third time from four starts in the Prix de Diane, her lone defeat having come when second to the Diane third Peaceful (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas on June 13.

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Dante Glory For Night of Thunder’s Thunderous

Completing a notable double on the York card for Mark Johnston and Franny Norton, Highclere Thoroughbred Racing’s Thunderous (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) outstayed the Niarchos Family’s TDN Rising Star Highest Ground (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) to land Thursday’s G2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante S. Unbeaten at two and possibly in need of his comeback when runner-up in Newmarket’s Listed Fairway S., the 13-2 shot tracked Ballydoyle’s Cormorant (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) throughout the early stages but looked booked for second as Oisin Murphy sent Highest Ground to the front with two furlongs remaining. Sticking to his guns, the bay whose previous best had come in last year’s Listed Washington Singer S. wore down the 8-11 favourite in the dying strides to prevail by a neck, with Juan Elcano (GB) (Frankel {GB}) two lengths further behind in third. “He was off the bridle, but he was behind the bridle a little bit at Newmarket as well. He had to dig in deep today, but he did,” Norton said. “I was quite confident and comfortable where I was. He loved that ground and I think there’s more to come–I don’t think he’s quite there just yet.”

Following a brace of seven-furlong novice wins at Doncaster in June and Redcar the following month with success in Newbury’s Listed Denford S., or Washington Singer, also over that trip in August, Thunderous then found his momentum stopped jarringly through injury. Nursed back for the Spring, he met with another derailing which meant that his return in the Fairway June 27 was a much-needed one. Second to the more streetwise Volkan Star (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) in that 10-furlong contest staged on good-to-firm ground, he had conditions more in his favour here but had the requisite class to prove. In getting to the hot favourite and much-vaunted Highest Ground, he was putting himself back in the picture as the major middle-distance all-aged contests loom.

“He’s had his ups and downs and just as we were starting to dream of races like the Royal Lodge and the Vertem Futurity Trophy he had an injury after winning at Newbury,” Charlie Johnston explained. “He had another setback in March, although the consequences of that weren’t quite as dramatic as there was no racing in the early part of the year. When we left Newbury last year, we felt he was a Derby horse and the way things have panned out, we’ve never had a clean run at that but he’s a horse we’ve always thought a huge amount of and he’s got a big future. He’s very laid-back and we were quite rushed getting him to Newmarket. We knew running him there would give us the best chance of winning here today and that’s how it’s proved.”

“His attitude and racing style would suggest he could be a St Leger horse, but his pedigree wouldn’t give you a lot of confidence for that sort of distance,” the trainer’s son and assistant added. “It’s hard to make plans this year. There is the [G1] Grand Prix de Paris [at ParisLongchamp Sept. 13]. These races still matter a huge amount and to win them both today still means a huge amount to the team.”

Oisin Murphy was at his usual self-critical best after getting run down late on the favourite. “I was a bit frustrated with myself as no-one wants to finish second, but Highest Ground is gorgeous, if still a bit immature physically and mentally,” he said. “He’d had only two starts before today, but I think he’ll go to a high level. It’s a shame he didn’t get his head in front this afternoon. We went an even enough gallop and I just thought, on that ground, he got a bit tired late on. He hasn’t had a hard race, I hope, and the Niarchos family have a lovely horse.”

Thunderous’s prospects of staying more than a mile and a half are reasonable, being out of the useful Italian listed scorer Souviens Toi (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}) who was also fourth in the G3 Pinnacle S. and G3 Lille Langtry S. A half-sister to the G2 Oaks d’Italia third Whippy Cream (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), she hails from the family of the German group 3 winner and G2 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 runner-up Empire Storm (Ger) (Storming Home {GB}). Her 2-year-old colt by Exceed and Excel (Aus) was bought by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock for 150,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 Sale, while she also has a filly foal by Frankel (GB).

Thursday, York, Britain
AL BASTI EQUIWORLD DUBAI DANTE S.-G2, £55,000, York, 7-9, 3yo, 10f 56yT, 2:08.62, g/s.
1–THUNDEROUS (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Night of Thunder (Ire)
1st Dam: Souviens Toi (GB) (SW-Ity & MSP-Eng), by Dalakhani (Ire)
2nd Dam: Diavla, by Bahri
3rd Dam: Change My Heart, by El Gran Senor
1ST GROUP WIN. (70,000gns Ylg ’18 TAOCT). O-Highclere Thoroughbred Racing (George Stubbs); B-Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Mark Johnston; J-Francis Norton. £31,191. Lifetime Record: 5-4-1-0, $84,571. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Highest Ground (Ire), 126, c, 3, Frankel (GB)–Celestial Lagoon (Jpn), by Sunday Silence. O/B-Niarchos Family (IRE); T-Sir Michael Stoute. £11,825.
3–Juan Elcano (GB), 126, c, 3, Frankel (GB)–Whatami (GB), by Daylami (Ire). (360,000gns Ylg ’18 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-Mr & Mrs David Brown (GB); T-Kevin Ryan. £5,918.
Margins: NK, 2, NK. Odds: 6.50, 0.73, 7.00.
Also Ran: Cormorant (Ire), Encipher (GB), Al Madhar (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Toronado’s Tactical Dominant In the July

Thursday’s G2 Tattersalls July S. took place against a backdrop of unseasonably wet weather on Newmarket’s July Course, but The Queen’s Tactical (GB) (Toronado {Ire}) shone through with a touch of class to add to his Listed Windsor Castle S. success. Having beaten Yazaman (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) by 1 1/4 lengths in that five-furlong Ascot speed test June 17, the 5-2 second favourite was able to confirm that form by the exact same margin as the duo pulled 2 3/4 lengths clear of Escape Route (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}). Held up early by William Buick as the G2 Coventry S. runner-up and 15-8 favourite Qaader (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) cut out the running, the Royal homebred was delivered to swamp him before brushing aside Yazaman a furlong from home. Staying on powerfully to the line, the powerhouse was able to prove his versatility and book a tilt at the top flight now.

The Queen’s bloodstock advisor John Warren said, “I think form-wise that was probably the same as the Windsor Castle, but the way he did it looked even better again. I think we might just have a very nice horse on our hands. It’s very exciting. We might look at the [G1] Prix Morny [at Deauville Aug. 23] as a potential objective for him. He is so laid-back and uncomplicated he will handle the travelling. Although it looks like he will stay seven furlongs, at the moment we will keep to what he has been good at. He ran through the line well. When William walked back in he said this was a proper horse.”

Andrew Balding added, “He has shown he is versatile on any ground, which is always nice to know before you go travelling. It is really fantastic for us to have a horse as good as this for Her Majesty. It is really exciting and rewarding. I’m sure there will be some very good horses that haven’t even raced yet and we still have a way to go, but he is near the top of the tree at the moment. We will stay at six for the time being, then when we get to the autumn, you have a choice of six or seven. The dam stayed seven in soft ground and the sire was a top miler, so there is no reason really why he shouldn’t stay seven himself.”

Tactical is the first foal out of the Royal runner Make Fast (GB) (Makfi {GB}), who as Andrew Balding stated was second in the Listed Radley S. and Listed Surrey S. over seven furlongs. She is a half to Raymi Coya (Van Nistelrooy), who captured the G3 Oh So Sharp S. also over seven and is connected to Raise You (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who took the Listed Fairway S. and was third in the G3 Rose of Lancaster S. when with this stable. Make Fast also has a yearling colt by Iffraaj (GB) and a filly foal by The Queen’s Recorder (GB).

Thursday, Newmarket, Britain
TATTERSALLS JULY S.-G2, £40,700, Newmarket, 7-9, 2yo, c/g, 6fT, 1:12.42, sf.
1–TACTICAL (GB), 126, c, 2, by Toronado (Ire)
1st Dam: Make Fast (GB) (MSP-Eng), by Makfi (GB)
2nd Dam: Raymi Coya, by Van Nistelrooy
3rd Dam: Something Mon, by Maria’s Mon
1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-The Queen (GB); T-Andrew Balding; J-William Buick. £23,081. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $59,655. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Yazaman (Ire), 126, c, 2, Kodiac (GB)–Online Alexander (Ire), by Acclamation (GB). (185,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum; B-Mountarmstrong Stud. (IRE); T-William Haggas. £8,751.
3–Escape Route (Ire), 126, c, 2, Dandy Man (Ire)–Elaysa (GB), by Shamardal. (€44,000 Wlg ’18 TATFBR; 50,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Clipper Logistics; B-Peter & Hugh McCutcheon (IRE); T-Richard Fahey. £4,379.
Margins: 1 1/4, 2 3/4, HF. Odds: 2.50, 6.00, 33.00.
Also Ran: Qaader (Ire), Swiss Ace (GB), Jimmy Sparks (Ire), Choritzo (GB), Victory Heights (Ire), Rebel At Dawn (Ire). Scratched: Lauded (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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