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First Winner For Lightning Spear At Chepstow

Tweenhills Farm and Stud's Lightning Spear (GB) (by Pivotal {GB}) became the latest first-season sire to get off the mark in 2022 when the Eve Johnson Houghton-trained Greased Lightning (GB) scored on debut at Chepstow. Sent to post as a 6-1 shot, Anthony Pye-Jeary and David Ian's chestnut quickly recovered from a tardy start to occupy the perfect stalking position on the rail in the card's seven-furlong maiden. Having to go around the front trio inside the last two furlongs, he gained the advantage 50 yards from the line en route to a neck verdict over Evolicatt (GB) (Massaat {Ire}). The unraced dam is a half to three black-type winners including the G3 Prix de Conde and G3 Prix La Force winner High Rock (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) and the G3 Prix Andre Baboin scorer Homeland (Fr) (Highest Honor {Fr}). Also connected to the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains-winning sire Silver Frost (Ire) and the G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly winner Spiritjim (Fr) (Galileo {Ire}), her yearling colt is by City Light (Fr).

2nd-Chepstow, £7,300, Mdn, 6-28, 2yo, 7f 16yT, 1:24.01, gd.
GREASED LIGHTNING (GB) (c, 2, Lightning Spear {GB}–How High The Sky {Ire}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}) Sales history: 26,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,835.
O-Anthony Pye-Jeary and David Ian; B-Whatton Manor Stud & Robert Cornelius (GB); T-Eve Johnson Houghton.

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Vadeni Camp Full Of Confidence Ahead Of Eclipse Bid

One of the most exciting horses in France, Vadeni (Fr) (Churchill {Ire}) is set to take his chance in the G1 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on Saturday, and connections are expecting a massive performance.

Vadeni, trained by Jean-Claude Rouget, was supplemented at a cost of £50,000 for the race on Monday. A hugely impressive winner of the G1 Qatar Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly when last seen, the French raider is a general 2-1 favourite to follow up on that success at Sandown.

Georges Rimaud, the Aga Khan's racing manager, said, “We liked Vadeni's performance in the French Derby, when he showed a very decisive turn of foot. Personally, that did not surprise me because I knew he had that gear change based on his prior race in the G3 Prix Fontainebleau over a mile where his acceleration drew the best sectional times.”

Vadeni will be bidding to bridge a gap that extends back to 1959 to the last French-trained winner of the Eclipse, Alec Head's Prince Aly Khan-owned Saint Crespin III (GB), however, not many have tried since.

Rimaud thinks that Vadeni could be up to the task and added, “Obviously, when you have a horse winning the Prix du Jockey Club by a record five lengths it's very satisfying. Going in against the older horses is a task, but it's an interesting one –it's time for him to show us what he can do.

“We'll know more on Saturday evening about his autumn campaign, but it's the only race at the distance at this time which is a Group 1. It will be a challenge, but it's one we are ready to take on.”

Vadeni was put through his paces at Deauville on Monday morning and is reported to be in rude health ahead of his trip to Britain.

Rimaud said, “I sent a message after seeing the horse work on Monday that all the lights were green. He wasn't asked to do very much, but he did work well and showed a nice action on ground that we would call good, so we decided to go ahead and supplement him as planned.”

He added, “There seemed to be an assumption after Chantilly that we were perhaps going to go for the G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano as a route to the Arc, but we don't know if he's made for 1m4f. He has a lot of speed, so we're sticking to just short of that.”

“Sandown is a different profile of track and we don't know if he will manage it, but we certainly expect him to handle it as he's a very well-balanced horse. He has always had a lovely action and doesn't get concerned by the ground being soft or fast. There is a 10-metre rise from the home turn to the winning post at Chantilly, so hopefully that will help.”

Group 1 winners Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) and Alenquer (Fr) (Adlerflug {Ger}), along with this year's G1 Irish 2000 Guineas scorer Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), are also on course for what promises to be a mouth-watering renewal.

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Group 3 Winner See The Rose Leads Wildcard Additions To Tattersalls July

Group 3 winner See The Rose (Ire) (Kendargent {Fr}) (lot 271A) leads a septet of wildcards for the Tattersalls July Sale. Scheduled for July 6-8, the sale features a wide array of horses-in-training and fillies and mares from international families. One of three wildcards from The Castlebridge Consignment, the G3 Prix Six Perfections victress is joined by lot 271B, Nomadland (GB) (Frankel {GB}) out of a full-sister to G1 Japanese Derby hero Deep Brillante (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}); and the stakes-placed Anatiya (Fr) (Dariyan {Fr}) (Lot 271C).

Jamie Railton consigns the winning Twisted Reality (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) (lot 216A); while Coolmore will offer the winning 3-year-old colt Sun King (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) as lot 278A. Lot 798A, the gelding Chesterton (Ire) (Slade Power {Ire}), hails from the draft of M. Lopes Bloodstock and sports one win from three starts to date. Rounding out the seven late additions is Crystal Estrella (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) (lot 798B) from Sir Michael Stoute's Freemason Lodge. She is a half-sister to the stakes-winning Crystal Pegasus (GB) (Australia {GB}).

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Classy Bedouin’s Story Leads The Tattersalls Ascot July Catalogue

The catalogue for the Tattersalls Ascot July Sale features 93 lots led by classy handicap horse Bedouin's Story (GB) (Farhh {GB}) (lot 71) from the Godolphin draft. Scheduled for July 12, the sale is divided between 35 fillies and mares in and out of training, 54 colts and geldings in and out of training, four point-to-pointers and a dozen store horses. A 6-year-old gelding, the bay captured the Cambridgeshire Heritage H. in 2021 and is rated 109.

Also from the Godolphin draft, Epic Hero (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) (lot 70) is another horse that catches the eye. Placed at Group 3 level, he was fourth in the G1 Dubai Turf in his latest start.

Many prominent owners/trainers are represented, and the sale includes consignments from Beckhampton House Stables, Cullentra House Stables, East Everleigh Stables, Faringdon Place Stables, Gainsborough Throughbreds, Godolphin, Hambleton Lodge Stables, Lodge Hill Stables, Park House Stables, Pond House Stables, Saxon Gate, Seven Barrows, Shade Oak Stud and West Ilsley Stables.

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