Tattersalls Releases Craven Breeze Up Catalogue

Tattersalls has released a catalogue of 163 juveniles for its Craven Breeze Up Sale, which takes place on Apr. 12 and 13 with the breeze happening on the Rowley Mile on Apr. 11. This year's graduates will have big shoes to fill, as last year's sale produced not only the champion 2-year-old and unbeaten G1 Dewhurst S. and G1 National S. winner Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), but also Group 2 winners Asymmetric (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}) and Go Bears Go (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}).

Among the Group 1 siblings catalogued is a filly from last year's sale-topping consignment, Tally-Ho Stud, by its resident sire Mehmas (Ire) who is a half-sister to last year's G1 Phoenix S. winner Ebro River (Ire) (Galileo Gold {GB}) (lot 65). Among the Mocklershill draft is a daughter of No Nay Never who is a half-sister to G1 Australian Cup winner Harlem (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) (lot 111); a first-crop son of Sioux Nation who is a half-brother last year's GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint victress Twilight Gleaming (Ire) (National Defense {GB}) (lot 84); and a Zoffany (Ire) half-brother to the multiple group winning Lemista (Ire) (Raven's Pass) (lot 59). Brown Island Stables offers a Lope De Vega (Ire) half-sister to Classic winner Just The Judge (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) (lot 144), and Longways Stables brings an Adaay (Ire) half-brother to Dragon Symbol (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}) (lot 103), who after being disqualified from the win in last year's G1 Commonwealth Cup due to interference was runner-up in the G1 July Cup.

Daughters of Group 1-winning mares catalogued include a Showcasing filly out of the G1 Preis der Diana winner and black-type producer Penelopa (GB) (Giant's Causeway) (lot 35) and a War Front filly out of GI Alcibiades S. winner Dancing Rags (Union Rags) (lot 125). Lot 160 is a Lope De Vega colt out of Hibiscus (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a stakes-placed full-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Line Of Duty (Ire).

Kingman is well represented in the catalogue by three colts and a filly: lot 32, a son of Australian Group 3 winner One Last Dance (Aus) (Encosta De Lago {Aus}); lot 124, a daughter of G3 Nell Gwyn S. winner and G1 1000 Guineas third Daban (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}); lot 138, a colt out of Earring (Dansili {GB}), a group-placed daughter of GI Queen Elizabeth Challenge Cup winner and multiple Classic-placed Together (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}); and lot 145, a colt out of G3 Prix de Flore winner Fate (Fr) (Teofilo {Ire}), a half-sister to the champion mare Pride (Fr) (Peintre Celebre). There are also colts and fillies catalogued by leading sires like Australia (GB), Camelot (GB), Dark Angel (Ire), Exceed and Excel (Aus), Invincible Spirit (Ire), Kodiac (GB), Night Of Thunder (Ire), Sea The Stars (Ire), Shamardal, Siyouni (Fr) and Starspangledbanner (Aus). American-based sires represented, in addition to the aforementioned War Front, include American Pharoah, Distorted Humor, Honor Code, Kitten's Joy, Medaglia d'Oro, Nyquist and Speightstown. First-season sires represented include Cracksman (GB), Expert Eye (GB), Harry Angel (Ire), Havana Grey (GB), James Garfield (GB), Kessaar (Ire), Saxon Warrior (Jpn), Sioux Nation, Smooth Daddy and Tasleet (GB).

All lots are eligible for the £250,000 Royal Ascot/Group 1 Bonus and the £15,000 Craven Breeze-Up Bonus.

Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said, “2021 was a benchmark year for the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale with the unbeaten European champion 2-year-old Native Trail landing a huge Craven Group 1 Bonus when winning the National S. and two additional Group 2-winning juveniles further enhancing the global reputation of the sale. The sale has been strongly supported by Europe's leading breeze-up consignors and the combination of an outstanding catalogue and unrivalled bonuses makes the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up a compelling prospect for both domestic and overseas buyers.”

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Full Examination For Mishriff After Saudi Cup No Show

Prince Faisal's globetrotting multiple Group 1 winner Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) will undergo a thorough examination once he returns to the UK, according to co-trainer Thady Gosden, who trains with his father John. The 2021 G1 Juddmonte International and G1 Dubai Sheema Classic hero was attempting to become the world's richest racehorse with a title defence of the $20-million Saudi Cup, which was elevated to Group 1 status this term. However, the 2020 G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero failed to fire in Riyadh on Sunday and trailed home last of 14. After his International win last summer, he was fourth in the G1 QIPCO Champion S. at Ascot on Oct. 16.

Gosden said on Monday, “He was hard up on the pace early and he just stopped coming round the bend. He's flying back to the UK today so he'll have full check-up with the vet when he gets home.”

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Sheema Classic Is Next For Alenquer

Saturday's G3 Winter Derby hero Alenquer (Fr) (Adlerflug {Ger}) exited the race in good order and will target the $6-million G1 Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan on Mar. 26. Trainer William Haggas was pleased by the 4-year-old colt's performance, which broke the Lingfield course record for 1 1/4 miles. A winner of the G3 Classic Trial S. at Sandown in April and the G2 King Edward VII S. at Royal Ascot, Alenquer then completed the trifecta in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris in July and went one better in the G1 Juddmonte International S. on Aug. 18. Unplaced in the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, the Winter Derby was his first start back.

“I was very pleased with him,” said Haggas of the M M Stables-owned winner. “He had been training nicely and he won very nicely. He is obviously a talented horse who has run in a couple of Group 1s but he hasn't won one yet. We are hoping this will be his year.

“I was very much worried by the drop back in trip in Saturday and the nature of the track, but it fell right for him–he got a nice lead and he didn't make his own running, which we would have done if we'd had to.

“He picked up really well at the right time and possibly caught a really good horse [Lord North (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire})] on a rusty day. Maybe. He has run now three of his better races over this trip, but he is very capable over a mile and a half.

“The plan has always been to go to Dubai for the mile-and-a-half Sheema Classic, so I don't see why that would have changed.”

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Ralph Beckett Elected NTF President

Trainer Ralph Beckett has been elected the President of the National Trainers Federation (NTF) for 2022 and 2023 at the NTF General Meeting on Feb. 24. He replaces Emma Lavelle, who served two terms from 2020 to 2022. In addition, Hugo Palmer was appointed the third member of the NTF Presidential Triumvirate alongside Nick Alexander.

The British Horseracing Authority's Chief Regulator Officer Brant Dunshea and Director of Integrity and Regulation Tim Naylor addressed the assembly after the meeting proper. They discussed the BHA's strategy for regulation and also took part in a question-and-answer session.

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