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Night of Thunder’s Suesa Storms to King George Glory

Unbeaten bar a latest blip in testing ground in the G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot June 18, George Strawbridge's Suesa (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) bounced back to her brilliant best in Friday's G2 King George Qatar S. at Goodwood. Sent off at 7-1, the Apr. 20 G3 Prix Sigy and May 17 G3 Prix Texanita winner chased the frantic early pace which saw the four-times winner Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) sitting off it throughout the early stages. Coming alive for William Buick at halfway, the Francois Rohaut-trained bay powered by Dragon Symbol (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}) approaching the furlong pole en route to a three-length dismissal of that fellow 3-year-old, with Glass Slippers (GB) (Dream Ahead) the best of the older sprinters 1 1/2 lengths away in third. Battaash, the 2-1 favourite, found little when the crunch came and trailed in seventh. “It was an amazing performance,” the in-form Buick said after steering his sixth winner of the meeting after his success in the other “King George” at Ascot on Saturday. “She travelled through the race very strongly and had that kick at the finish off a fast pace. It was bad ground in the Commonwealth Cup and she couldn't get any cover early over six furlongs, so she ended up running her race the wrong way round there. Everyone had put a line through that and I wanted to let her travel where she was comfortable here, so it was just about getting a run. She has a great attitude and is very calm–she's just a very good filly.”

Racing for owner Georgina Cabrero and trainer Carlos Laffon-Parias initially, Suesa scored in a debutantes contest over six furlongs at Chantilly in October before following up over 5 1/2 furlongs back at that venue in the Listed Prix Yacowlef the next month. Doing enough to draw attention from George Strawbridge as a result, she provided an instant return on his investment when taking the Sigy over the Yacowlef course and distance before winning with just as much authority over six on her fourth start at Chantilly in the Texanita. Sent off the 9-4 favourite for the Commonwealth, she was beaten two out and faded to eighth after racing prominently and it was a case of back to the drawing board for connections.

Entering this aggressive test of pace something of a forgotten filly as a result, it turned out to be tailor-made for her racing style and the true Suesa was in evidence as she brushed aside some leading sprinters including Shadwell's lord of the manor in a watershed moment for this prize. Always travelling within herself following Dragon Symbol and Arecibo (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) as the race regular Ornate (GB) (Bahamian Bounty {GB}) blazed the trail, she was off the bridle and working as Battaash was still hard on the steel for Jim Crowley out wide with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining. While his effort petered out remarkably quickly, Suesa's surge was relentless to make the speedy Dragon Symbol and Glass Slippers appear relatively pedestrian late on.

James Wigan, racing manager for George Strawbridge, said, “We thought she was very good before Ascot and then the rain came and the ground was bottomless. She just couldn't act on it, luckily we took her home and she was okay. Her form in France before was very impressive, but we didn't know what she'd be like over here. There aren't really many deep sprint group races in France in the summer, so this was the obvious place to come. As for a run at York [in the Aug. 20 G1 Nunthorpe S.], it depends what she is like when she gets back. She'll have had quite a lot of travelling, coming here and then going back, then coming again having already done Ascot. The [Oct. 3 G1] Abbaye will be the obvious target. There is a very good chance she will stay in training next year, as the owner is very much a sportsman.”

Oisin Murphy was left feeling deflated by another runner-up finish for Dragon Symbol. “He is better than that. It's a shame the good ones weren't drawn beside him, we followed the wrong ones,” he said. Glass Slippers' trainer Kevin Ryan was pleased with the effort of the mare on her seasonal bow. “We would like to have got a racecourse gallop into her, but the ground has been so firm everywhere. We didn't want to risk doing that,” he said. “We knew coming here she was going to need the run. We can look forward to the rest of the year now. We will have a chat over the weekend, but we will generally take the same sort of route, the race in Ireland [the Sept. 12 G1 Flying Five] I would imagine will be on the agenda. It will be a nice chat to have on Sunday morning.”

Charlie Hills was inclined to blacme the ground for the uncharacteristically tame effort of the favourite. “He had a good trip and although there was a lot of pace on the other side of the track he came into it nice and strong,” he said. “l was a little bit concerned about the going here today and he didn't handle it as well as he could have done. We were happy that he was doing everything he's done in the past few years and there was no difference really. We'll see how he comes out of this and speak to the management and Sheikha Hissa and see where we go.”

Jim Crowley added, “The ground was probably slow enough for him. He travelled well early and showed plenty of enthusiasm. Even cantering down, I thought the going was slow enough.” Shadwell's Angus Gold refused to give a kneejerk reaction, but seemed to be suggesting that retirement could beckon now. “He had an injury last year and it took him a long time to come right. He's had issues all his life and I think it's remarkable that he's back with us at all,” he commented. “I'll speak to Sheikha Hissa. He is her horse and the last thing we want to do is abuse him. After all the problems he's had and him being seven, why would we go on now? Ascot I thought was a good run given how long he had been back in the yard. Today was not so good. Obviously, Charlie and the team would like to keep him in the yard, but there comes a time for all of us.”

Suesa is out of an unraced half-sister to the Listed Radley S.-placed Sheboygan (Ire) (Grand Lodge) and daughter of the Listed Tyros S. third White Satin (Ire) (Fairy King). The latter is kin to the stakes-winning and GII Honeymoon H.-placed Chenille (Ire) (Tenby {GB}) and the group 3-placed Sweet Treat (Ire) (Orpen) connected to the dual listed-winning and dual group-placed sprinter Nights Cross (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}). This is the family of the Sadler's Wells duo of luminaries Barathea (Ire) and Gossamer (GB) and the multiple group-winning sire Desert Style (Ire) (Green Desert). Sally Is the Boss, whose previous best was the Spanish champion juvenile colt Valle Inclan (Ire) (Elusive Pimpernel), also has the unraced 2-year-old filly Celebrate In Style (Ire) (Estidhkaar (Ire) and a yearling colt by The Last Lion (Ire).

Thursday, Goodwood, Britain
KING GEORGE QATAR S.-G2, £300,000, Goodwood, 7-30, 3yo/up, 5fT, :59.35, g/s.
1–SUESA (IRE), 121, f, 3, by Night of Thunder (Ire)
     1st Dam: Sally Is the Boss (Ire), by Orpen
     2nd Dam: White Satin (Ire), by Fairy King
     3rd Dam: Canton Lightning (Ire), by Rheingold (GB)
1st GROUP 1 WIN. (€17,000 Wlg '18 GOFNOV). O-George Strawbridge; B-Thomastown Farm Ltd (IRE); T-Francois Rohaut; J-William Buick. £170,130. Lifetime Record: MGSW-Fr, 6-5-0-0, $376,852. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Dragon Symbol (GB), 124, c, 3, Cable Bay (Ire)–Arcamist (GB), by Arcano (Ire). (67,000gns Ylg '19 TAOCT). O-Yoshiro Kubota; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB); T-Archie Watson. £64,500.
3–Glass Slippers (GB), 125, m, 5, Dream Ahead–Night Gypsy (GB), by Mind Games (GB). O/B-Bearstone Stud Limited (GB); T-Kevin Ryan. £32,280.
Margins: 3, 1HF, 2. Odds: 7.00, 2.50, 22.00.
Also Ran: Arecibo (Fr), Keep Busy (Ire), Stone of Destiny (GB), Battaash (Ire), Art Power (Ire), Good Effort (Ire), Liberty Beach (GB), Zargun (Ger), Ornate (GB), Ubettabelieveit (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Adayar Echoes Galileo In Epsom Derby-King George Double

Adayar made his own slice of history as he became the first Epsom Derby winner since Galileo to follow up in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QICPO Stakes.

The son of Frankel put in a superb performance under William Buick to fend off a classy field, with both Mishriff and Love chasing him home.

Hitting the front early on in the home straight the Cazoo Derby winner was immediately challenged by older rival Mishriff. There was a brief tussle for the lead before the relentless Adayar pulled clear. The Godolphin colt eventually prevailed by a length-and-three-quarters.

William Buick commented immediately after the race, “I'm speechless, to be honest. He gives you the feel of endless power and it's a privilege to ride a horse like this because they don't come around very often.

“Charlie (Appleby) wasn't worried about the ground and good horses can adapt and that's exactly what this horse did. It was a very simple race to ride once he dropped his head. When I picked him up he was instant and relentless until the line.”

The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Win and You're In event for the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf. Winners receive a free, guaranteed spot in the starting gate for the corresponding Breeders' Cup race, to be held Nov. 6 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif.

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Frankel’s Adayar Wins The King George

Saturday's G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco S. at Ascot may have been whittled down to just five following the withdrawal of Wonderful Tonight (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), but it will be remembered as one of the finest renewals since the turn of the century as the G1 Epsom Derby hero Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) became the first since Galileo (Ire) to bring up the cherished double. Placed prominently and racing freely early for William Buick as the slow-starting Broome (Ire) (Australia {GB}) was gradually cajoled to the front, the 9-4 second favourite was committed at the top of the straight before being joined by Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) soon after. Their tussle was pulsating but brief, as the Godolphin hulk asserted his dominance on the rain-starved surface for a decisive 1 3/4-length success, with the 13-8 favourite Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) the same margin away in third. “He was a great Derby winner and these horses don't come around very often–he just gives you the feeling of endless power,” Buick said. “This is what I dreamt of from when I was a young boy and it's a privilege to be able to ride these horses. Charlie and Sheikh Mohammed were adamant that the ground wasn't an issue for him and good horses can adapt. It was a very simple race to ride once he'd dropped his head and when I picked him up he was instant and then relentless to the line.”

It was not until mid-October that Adayar appeared and when he stayed on into fourth from rear over an extended mile at Nottingham it was a textbook case of a big baby needing racing experience. What came next was a surprise given his physical stature, as the imposing bay was back over the same course and distance a fortnight later to show rapid improvement and win by nine lengths. Aptly, that storming performance through soft ground came in the “Golden Horn” Maiden named after the budding Oppenheimer celebrity who had scored by a head on his debut there in 2014 but few would have dared believe the same contest would churn out another blue riband hero so soon.

On his return in the 10-furlong G3 Sandown Classic Trial Apr. 23, Adayar sported the red cap as the third colour option and caught the eye staying on from behind when second to Alenquer (Fr) (Adlerflug {Ger}) with Lone Eagle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) well back. Given extra credence given that there appeared to be a front-running bias that day, he was a 6-5 favourite sent to the May 8 Listed Lingfield Derby Trial and despite looking to give his running failed to reel in Third Realm (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}).  That dampened the enthusiasm surrounding him and as the Derby loomed, the promise of his Sandown effort had been largely forgotten in the excitement generated by his stable's Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), the red-hot Irish contingent Bolshoi Ballet (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Mac Swiney (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) and the race's big story John Leeper (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). Even Appleby himself was ready to set him aside as one for the St Leger, but with Sheikh Mohammed forcing the issue he was in the line-up to give what many considered to be a conciliatory but probably fruitless ride for Adam Kirby after he was jettisoned by connections of John Leeper.

What followed was remarkable, as Adayar overcame the one draw which had not seen a Derby winner since 1999 to explode on to the front pages with a victory margin of 4 1/2 lengths. That was the sixth-largest winning distance in the race since 1992, but there remained doubts as to its merit with the maiden Mojo Star (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) following him home and talk of him enjoying a favoured strip of ground on the rail. Interestingly, the Derby winners who had won by as far or further than him since 1979 and came here afterwards were Troy (GB), Shergar (GB), Nashwan, Generous (Ire) and Workforce (GB) and only the latter had failed to follow up.

As barely any rain made it to Ascot to counter the forecast, the lack of maintenance watering was the biggest concern for his supporters with this being by far the fastest ground he had encountered in his career. It may have been the slick surface as well as the inevitable freshness of a 49-day break that caused Adayar to show so much zest as he took on Lone Eagle on the front and in turn lit up the Meade runner. Remaining a touch headstrong even as Wayne Lordan eventually steered the lethargic Broome around runners to head them off, the winner took until Swinley Bottom after the first half a mile to lower his head and find a perfect equilibrium and from there Buick's body language told all the story. David Egan had Mishriff firmly anchored in last conserving energy throughout the early stages and so if the effort of Adayar's early exertions were to tell the pinchpoint would surely come as he launched the Gosdens' international pioneer on the turn for home.

Mishriff's wide move denied Ryan Moore a clear run on Love, but it was only for a fraction of a second and the chestnut had ample time to unwind but the two pacier rivals were already gone. Mishriff's sharpener in the Eclipse meant he had more to say on this occasion, but the Godolphin giant was not for stopping in the final furlong with the merciless Frankel stride in full effect. Only his sire's second runner in this contest and the first as one of the favourites, Adayar has inherited that ability to churn out a wattage that is unique. “Endless power”, as Buick described it, was the telling factor in a vintage renewal.

“He jumped better than I expected and the eventual leader missed the break and came around us and set my horse alight a little bit,” Buick added. “Turning into the straight he just filled himself up again and off he went. He's a very big horse. When he was younger he wasn't quite sure how to channel all his power, but he's learned how to use himself now. He's an amazing horse to ride. We'll enjoy today and Charlie will speak to His Highness and they'll come up with a plan for the horse. I would say that one eye would be on the Arc in the autumn for sure. It was a brilliant King George, it had everything. It was an excellent renewal. It was what the King George is all about. It means everything. It's a huge team behind it all. I'm grateful to everyone who puts all of the work in at home.”

For Charlie Appleby, the day was one to savour from afar as he was forced to self-isolate having received the dreaded ping on his Covid-19 app. “We are delighted for His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, everyone at Moulton Paddocks and team Godolphin,” he said in typically humble fashion. “I didn't expect to be out of the first three going into to the race, because of the 3-year-old weight allowance and I also felt that Adayar was a very good horse. Adayar has defied history by becoming the first horse since Galileo to win the Derby and this race and it's fitting that his grandson has managed the feat.”

“I would imagine that we will work backwards from the [Oct. 3] Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with him now. As things stand at this moment, I would say that Hurricane Lane would more likely go down the [Sept. 11] St Leger/Arc route and Adayar will potentially go for the [Sept. 12 G2] Prix Niel before the Arc itself,” he added. “We are all looking for that star horse, the next Enable or Frankel. Hopefully, Adayar or Hurricane Lane can pick up that mantle and carry the flag.”

John Gosden was delighted with the performance of Mishriff, who was handing the winner a mighty weight-for-age advantage, and the significance of that was not lost on him. “It was a super race. I've been lucky enough to win it with Nathaniel, Taghrooda and Enable as 3-year-olds and they get a lot of weight,” he commented. “I said it again after the Eclipse when it was 10 pounds and here it was 11–it's a lot. Ours has run an absolute blinder, but the winner is a rapidly-improving colt. I thought he looked magnificent in the pre-parade ring and I thought 'Houston, we're in trouble here'! We'll go to the [Aug. 18 G1] Juddmonte [International at York] to take on another 3-year-old and give more weight away! There's nothing wrong with that, though, I love to see the 3-year-olds against their elders.”

Representing the Frankel-Dubawi cross that looks to be emerging as rare alchemy, Adayar is out of the G3 Prix de la Grotte winner and G1 Irish 1000 Guineas runner-up Anna Salai (Dubawi {Ire}) from a family steeped in prestige. The second dam is the G3 Prix d'Aumale winner Anna Palariva (Ire) (Caerleon), who produced the four-times listed-winning and G3 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte runner-up Advice (GB) (Seeking the Gold), the Listed Surrey S. winner Iguazu Falls (Pivotal {GB}) and the dam of the G1 Grand Criterium-winning sire National Defense (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Anna Palariva is a daughter of the G3 Park Hill S. winner Anna of Saxony (GB) (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}), whose other descendants include the GI Flower Bowl Invitational heroine Ave (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}).

Anna of Saxony is kin to the G2 Prix de Royallieu winner Annaba (Ire) (In the Wings {GB}), who is in turn the third dam of this year's G2 Diana-Trial scorer Amazing Grace (Ger) (Protectionist {Ger}), is a granddaughter of the G2 Preis der Diana-winning champion and blue hen Anna Paola (Ger) (Prince Ippi {Ger}). Among her descendants are the group 1-winning sires Epaulette (Aus) and Helmet (Aus), the G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Sun Chariot S. heroine Billesdon Brook (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) and the G1 Premio Vittorio di Capua and runaway G2 German 1000 Guineas heroine Anna Monda (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}). Anna Salai's unraced 2-year-old filly by Teofilo (Ire) is named Bedouin Queen (GB), while she also has a yearling full-brother to Adayar and a filly foal by Helmet's sire Exceed and Excel (Aus).

Saturday, Ascot, Britain
KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH QIPCO S.-G1, £875,000, Ascot, 7-24, 3yo/up, 11f 211yT, 2:26.54, g/f.
1–ADAYAR (IRE), 122, c, 3, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Anna Salai (GSW-Fr, G1SP-Ire & SP-Eng, $158,818), by Dubawi (Ire)
2nd Dam: Anna Palariva (Ire), by Caerleon
3rd Dam: Anna of Saxony (GB), by Ela-Mana-Mou (Ire)
O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £496,213. Lifetime Record: 6-3-2-0, $1,627,749. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Mishriff (Ire), 133, c, 4, Make Believe (GB)–Contradict (GB), by Raven's Pass. O-Prince A A Faisal; B-Nawara Stud Ltd (IRE); T-John & Thady Gosden. £188,125.
3–Love (Ire), 130, f, 4, Galileo (Ire)–Pikaboo (GB), by Pivotal (GB). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. £94,150.
Margins: 1 3/4, 1 3/4, 6. Odds: 2.25, 6.50, 1.63.
Also Ran: Broome (Ire), Lone Eagle (Ire). Scratched: Wonderful Tonight (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Lope de Vega’s New Science Gets Up at Ascot

Godolphin's €260,000 Arqana Select yearling New Science (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) backed up a May 28 debut success going a shade over seven furlongs at Great Yarmouth with a seventh-of-10 effort when contesting a stellar renewal of Royal Ascot's June 19 Listed Chesham S. last time. He was sent postward with crowd support for Saturday's Listed Pat Eddery S. tackling the Berkshire venue's same seven-furlong strip and delivered a game display to register a career high. Steadied to settle off the pace in fifth until taking closer order approaching the quarter-mile marker, the 2-1 pick was shaken up for his bid with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and kept on strongly under continued rousting to subdue Angel Bleu (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}) by a length nearing the line.

“He pleased us the first day at [Great] Yarmouth, which turned out to be a half-decent race, and then he just didn't handle the ground at Royal Ascot,” said assistant trainer Alex Merriam of the Sept. 12 G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S. entry. “William [Buick] knew he wasn't handling it on the way to the start [last time] and we've just written that one off. He jumped nicely here, he travelled well and that was very pleasing. We'll be looking to step him up in grade now and something like the [G3] Solario [at Sandown] could be a possibility. His pedigree screams a mile and it's a staying pedigree, but we'll stick to seven [furlongs] for the time being.”

New Science is the latest of four foals and one of two scorers produced by G2 Park Hill S. and G3 Lillie Langtry S. placegetter Alta Lilea (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), herself a half-sister to the dual stakes-placed Mistress Quickly (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) and Listed Feilden S. runner-up Fighter Boy (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}). Descendants of his G2 Prix de l'Opera-winning third dam Mona Stella (Nureyev), herself kin to MG1SW G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Dancing Maid (Fr) (Lyphard), include G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud-winning sire Special Quest (Fr) (Rainbow Quest).

Saturday, Ascot, Britain
PAT EDDERY S. (WINKFIELD S.)-Listed, £40,500, Ascot, 7-24, 2yo, 7fT, 1:28.06, g/f.
1–NEW SCIENCE (GB), 129, c, 2, by Lope de Vega (Ire)
1st Dam: Alta Lilea (Ire) (MGSP-Eng & MSP-Fr, $104,528), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: In My Life (Ire), by Rainbow Quest
3rd Dam: Mona Stella, by Nureyev
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (€260,000 Ylg '20 ARDEAY). O-Godolphin; B-Jennifer Bianco & Federerico Bianco (GB); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £22,968. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $36,025.
2–Angel Bleu (Fr), 129, c, 2, Dark Angel (Ire)–Cercle de La Vie (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). (€120,000 Ylg '20 ARDEAY). O-Marc Chan; B-Pan Sutong Racing Bloodstock (FR); T-Ralph Beckett. £8,708.
3–Cachet (Ire), 124, f, 2, Aclaim (Ire)–Poyle Sophie (GB), by Teofilo (Ire). (14,000gns RNA Ylg '20 TATASY; 60,000gns 2yo '21 TATBRE). O-Highclere Thoroughbred Racing (Wild Flower); B-Hyde Park Stud (IRE); T-George Boughey. £4,358.
Margins: 1, 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 2.00, 4.00, 3.00.
Also Ran: Honey Sweet (Ire), Mr McCann (Ire), Nurseclaire (Fr). Scratched: Like A Lion (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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