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Hunting forFestival GoldRobert Waley-Cohen bids for Cheltenham glory with son Sam and Long Run

Plus� Paul Townend’s meteoric rise to top jockey status � British National Hunt sires: launching a fightback� Peter Jones runs the rule over the Tote contenders

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...Dylan Thomas excelled over middle distances butthere’s every reason to believe he could have a fast startwith his first crop: he is by proven sire of sires Danehill, isa half-brother to unbeaten juvenile filly Queen’s Logic[dam of top 2YO and sprinter Lady of the Desert] and hebroke his maiden in the June of his two-year-old season…

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WELCOME FROM THE EDITOR

It may seem morbid to start this column with areference to dead horses, especially with the carnivalthat is the Cheltenham Festival fast approaching. Yet

the incident that cost two young hurdlers their lives inNewbury’s paddock on Totesport Trophy day, and itsreporting in the wider press, deserves some comment.After much delay, it was confirmed that Marching

Song and Fenix Two had died of electrocution, theresult of leakage from an electricity cable under theparade ring. No-one had ever seen an incident like itbefore and it must be hoped that such scenes will neverbe repeated on a British racecourse.When a racing item makes the television news

programmes, you know thateither something very good orvery bad has happened. This,regrettably, fell firmly into thelatter camp.It is unfortunate that at a time

when our sport had appeared tobe making some headway withthe wider public – aided by APMcCoy’s Sports Personality ofthe Year triumph, itself helpedby the much and often unfairlyderided Racing For Change – asetback such as this occurred.The Sunday papers, in recent

times so quick to dismiss racingwith a token gesture – Harbinger’s King George VI &Queen Elizabeth Stakes performance, for example, wasdeemed worthy of a whole quarter page in The SundayTimes – couldn’t get enough of the Newbury tragedy.Admittedly, such a freak occurrence was always

destined to be big news, but one can’t help thinking thatracing will struggle to achieve its goal of resonating witha bigger audience if the real stories aren’t being told.Thankfully, the Cheltenham Festival is one of the

occasions when our sport really does connect with thewider public. This year’s extravaganza promises to bea blinder – the Champion Hurdle appeals as apotential classic – while the Gold Cup, as ever,contains enough possible stories to make News at Tenfor all the right reasons.

Undoubtedly the biggest fairytale would be if RobertWaley-Cohen’s distinctive chocolate and orange silksare carried to victory in the blue riband aboard LongRun, ridden by his son Sam, who is attempting tobecome the first amateur to land the prize in threedecades.Waley-Cohen, a jump racing enthusiast all his life,

was also set to provide his offspring with a chance towin the Foxhunter Chase aboard his homebred RoulezCool, however an injury to the eight-year-old meansthey will be chasing just the one trophy together.In a fascinating interview with Alan Lee (pages 44-48),

Waley-Cohen reveals how his interest in racing startedand explains why capturing theFoxhunter would have meant asmuch to him as winning theGold Cup.A precocious talent of the

two-legged variety is PaulTownend, this month’s TalkingTo (pages 39-41). At just 20, hehas been handed the job ofstable jockey to Willie Mullinswhile Ruby Walsh if forced to siton the sidelines through injury.Standing in for one of the

greatest jump jockeys of all timecould have proved a dauntingtask, but the young man has

grasped his opportunity with both hands. He’s alreadywell into double figures for Grade 1 wins, including sixvictories aboard Champion Hurdle contenderHurricane Fly, and is relishing the prospect of somedecent rides at the Festival.Also in this issue, former Chairman Peter Jones

analyses the bids battling for possession of the Tote,Britain’s National Hunt sires come under scrutiny and welook at how the recession has affected the racing industry.

• As this magazine was going to press news camethrough that the yield for the 2011/12 levy schemeshould be between £73.7 million and £80.8 million, inline with the advice from the government appointedmembers of the Levy Board. This subject will be coveredin detail next month.

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Hunting forFestival GoldRobert Waley-Cohen bids for Cheltenham glory with son Sam and Long Run

Plus� Paul Townend’s meteoric rise to top jockey status � British National Hunt sires: launching a fightback� Peter Jones runs the rule over the Tote contenders

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NEWS & VIEWS

7 News FocusBodugi launches

10 ChangesYour monthly news round-up

12 Tote SaleRundown on the contenders

15 ROA LeaderHorsemen’s Tariff momentum

17 TBA LeaderRace quality must be maintained

18 Tony MorrisThe Tetrarch phenomenon

21 Julian MuscatOn four days in the Cotswolds

INTERNATIONAL SCENE

25 View From IrelandPrunella Dobbs’s Festival target

28 Continental TalesAnother Jewel proves a bargain

31 Going GlobalAll American flies Aussie flag

FEATURES

22 The GreatOwner/BreedersSir Humphrey de Trafford

34 The Big PreviewBankers and longshots atthe Cheltenham Festival

39 Talking To...Rising star Paul Townend

44 COVER STORYRobert Waley-CohenThe story behind the owner ofGold Cup fancy Long Run

51 Racing in theRecession Is the worst over?

57 British Jump StallionsNew names add to strength of the domestic ranks

63 Sales CircuitFrom Europe and South Africa

104 FlashbackLittle Owl’s 1981 Gold Cup

CONTENTSMARCH 2011

Robert Waley-Cohen is hopinghis colours will be victorious at

Cheltenham (pages 44-48)

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86 Vet ForumEquine genetics and musculoskeletal injuries

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A new online betting game has been launchedwhich enables players to bet against friends andthe public on a variety of sports, includinghorseracing, for cash prizes.

Bodugi, the creation of professional punterDave Nevison and Racing UK presenterMichael Wilson, is described as “social betting”and allows players to post comments andexchange views as they play.

Players can select a public or private gameand a stake – which could be racing atCheltenham for £5 – making their selection ineach race. Points are accumulated throughoutthe card and the player(s) with the most pointsat the end of the game wins. Scores are updatedonline after every race to reflect results.

“We spotted a gap in the bettingmarket – I think we were luckyin that the timing is right forBodugi,” said Nevison, who hasspent the last 18 monthsworking on the project.

“Every company and businessis moving towards socialmarketing. Our product is socialbetting, aimed at the online-savvy,Facebook generation – notnecessarily younger people,although they might be quicker topick it up.

“We are starting with racingand football but will begin to rollout other sports such as motorracing and golf, and we will have

a game ready for the Rugby World Cup whichstarts in September.”

Nevison, who said that Bodugi’s takeoutfrom each game is “very competitive”, believesthe venture will be a hit with people wanting ahigher level of enjoyment from their bettingexperience.

He said: “Peer-to-peer betting is far moreengaging than traditional betting, especiallywhen you can exchange opinions with yourfriends. Bodugi provides guaranteedentertainment throughout the whole day,unlike a placepot bet, for example, which canbe over after the first race. You get more bangfor your buck with us!

“This year we will be targeting ladies’ days aswe believe many women are

intimidated by betting withbookmakers – with Bodugi theycan play with their friends andenjoy a day at the races withouthaving to bet over the counter.”

As a UK-based venture, Bodugiwill pay levy on racing bets. It willalso provide an opportunity fororganisations and companies thatset up games to receive 5% cashback on those games.

Nevison added: “We want to support the racing industryand paying levy is a way of doingthat.”

See www.bodugi.com for moredetails.

NEWSS t o r i e s f r o m t h e r a c i n g w o r l d

New date forbreeze-up sale The European breeze-up sales season getsunder way in March at a slightly later datethan usual, with the Goffs Ready-to-RunSale at Kempton having been put back toTuesday, March 29.

Now in its fifth year, the sale was the firstof its kind in Europe to have two-year-oldsbreeze on Polytrack. Initially staged on theFriday before the Cheltenham Festival, it ishoped that the near three-week rollbackwill be beneficial for consignors.

“The surface and location so close toLondon and Heathrow are ideal for a sale ofthis kind,” said Goffs’ Chief ExecutiveHenry Beeby. “The new date has allowed usto work with our vendors to produce atruly world-class catalogue.”

The catalogue features the first two-year-olds by Amadeus Wolf, a graduate ofTattersalls’ Craven breeze-up sale at whichhe was bought back by his vendor, ConMarnane of Bansha House Stables.Marnane consigns eight juveniles at theGoffs sale, including a colt and a filly byAmadeus Wolf.

He said: “I couldn’t be happier with theAmadeus Wolf two-year-olds. I have five orsix to sell this year and they’ve been veryeasy to work with. Their temperamentsmakes them very easy to train.”

Marnane also approves of the sale’s laterdate. He added: “It’s after Cheltenham andthe Dubai World Cup, and that’s fantastic.I love the idea of breezing in the morningand selling in the afternoon.”

Tattersalls stages just one breeze-upauction in Newmarket this season havingdropped its sale in Guineas week. The Craven Sale runs from April 12 to 14,ahead of the DBS breeze-up sale on April19 and 20. The first breeze-up sales forTattersalls Ireland and Brightwells at Ascotare on April 28 and May 7 respectively.

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NEWS

Racing Welfare has launched The RacingLottery, offering weekly cash prizes and a monthly draw for a “unique racingexperience”.Unveiled at Warwick racecourse on

February 12, the lottery gained 200 playerswithin a week and organisers have beendelighted with the response.“Feedback is the most important thing to us

and, across the board, we’ve had a reallypositive response to The Racing Lottery,” said

Racing Welfare’s Fundraising andCom munications Executive Richard Negus. “I think the fact that we are not just saying

we need money, but actually getting out thereand trying to do something fun and practical,has helped and we’re really pleased by theresults.”The Racing Lottery costs £1 per week,

with players issued a unique five-digitnumber for each line played. The weeklydraw is held each Friday, with a first prize of

£1,000 and other prizes of £500 and £250.Players who pay by direct debit are entered

into a monthly draw called Red Letter Daysfor VIP race badges and visits to trainers’yards and studs. The first of these is for a trip for two to the

John Smith’s Grand National on April 9. Theprize includes a course walk with GrandNational-winning trainer David Pipe, lunchin the Chairman’s box and a chance to joinRichard Hoiles in the commentary box.

Positive response to Racing Welfare lottery

National weightsDon’t Push It will have to defy 11st 10lb if heis to become the first horse since Red Rum towin back-to-back Grand Nationals after beingallotted joint top weight for this year’srenewal.He shares that burden with Neptune

Collonges, recently successful in the Grade 2Argento Chase at Cheltenham, who could bidto give champion trainer Paul Nicholls hisfirst triumph in the Aintree marathon.Nicholls has ten entries in total, with NicheMarket (10st 13lb), pulled up in the 2010race, the most fancied.Of the 101 entries, 34 are trained in Ireland

and one trained in France. The maximumfields size is 40, which means that any horsehanded less than 10st will struggle to get intothe final field.The Trevor Hemmings-owned Ballabriggs

(11st), trained by Donald McCain, heads thebetting for the John Smith’s Grand Nationalon April 9, worth a record £950,000.

The committee of the Newmarket Stud Farmers’Association has a new look since its recentAGM, with Julian Wilson having beenappointed Chairman.Wilson, who has run Grove Farm Stud at

Wickhambrook since 1986, has Newsells ParkStud’s Julian Dollar as his Vice-Chairman. Bothare TBA Board members.“There’s a nice bit of continuity between the

two organisations,” said Wilson. “Thefundamental aim of the NSFA is to promoteNewmarket studs, so it’s encouraging to see

that people are still willing to invest in thisarea. There have been some wonderful horsesbred here over the years and long may thatcontinue.”Vet Andrew McGladdery of Rossdale &

Partners and Simon Mockridge of JuddmonteFarms are the two new faces on the committee. Wilson added: “It’s very useful to have a vet

on the committee. There have already beenquite a few challenges for me and I’ve had tolearn things like the disease protocols and codesof practice off by heart.”

Gask’s freetraining offerWiltshire-based trainer Jeremy Gask hasproduced a DVD to launch a new threemonths free training offer to owners andbreeders. The DVD, a copy of which is included

in this magazine, includes a review ofthe facilities at Horses First Racing inSutton Veny, Warminster, including theSeawalker, high-speed treadmill,extensive private gallops and Vitafloor. Full details of the unique free training

offer for the coming Flat turf season are explained in interviews with Gask,who sent out 22 winners last year, and Eamonn Wilmott, co-owner ofHorses First Racing.

JP McManus: one National in the bag

New look line-up at the NSFA

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Tweenhills Farm & Stud

Tweenhills Racing

David Redvers Bloodstock

FOALING FRENZY February at Tweenhills has seen a host of foals being born, including five arrivalsin the space of 24 hours.

The night of 9th/10th February kicked off at 10.30pm with the birth of a SleepingIndian colt out of Startori, then within the hour a colt by Dubawi out of Group 3winner Marine Bleue was born. Foaling manager, Julie May, was on-hand as shelives just above the stables, although both mares proved to be the perfect motherswith their foals soon up on their feet drinking.

Julie’s 15 years foaling experience was further tested in the early hours of themorning as the mare Rapid Ransom became unsettled before foaling her InvincibleSpirit half-brother to Stakes fillies Rare Ransom and Ransomed Bride. A wake-upcall to David Redvers ensured some extra help but all was well.

Finally Julie managed to catch-up on an hour’s sleep whilst Australian veterinarystudent, Marcel Walsh, carried on the night-watch duties. Just before dawn amare from France, Divergence, produced a filly by Dalakhani. In the morning allthe foals showed healthy weights on the new scales at Tweenhills.

This Dubawi colt ex Marine Bleue was one of fivefoals born within 24 hours

PEARLS SENT TO TRAINERS Various trainers across Europe andUSA have been sent horses for PearlBloodstock this season.

The highly rated filly, Miss Zooter, has gone into training with Ben Cecil in California. In addition, horses haverecently been sent to French trainersJohn Hammond and Mikel Delzangles,who will also train the Gr.1 winner Total Gallery for Qatar Bloodstock.

However, as before the majority of Pearl Bloodstock’s horses will be trained in the UK and Ireland.

Makfi is proving popular with French breeders

profileMike Davies,Resident Vet

How long haveyou been atTweenhills?I’m over fromAustralia for theseason, as I wasin 2007. Backhome I run myown equine veterinary practice, but I also have a farm near Tweenhills as my parents still live in the UK.

What changes have you seen at Tweenhills?It is a much bigger and betterorganisation, with a marked increasein the value and quality of thebloodstock. There is also a greatervariety of studs now sending mares,so I need to brush-up on my French.

What is your role?I am in every day examining themares, foals etc, not to mentionensuring the hunters are okay andtreating the dog!

What do you enjoy most?David’s wit and compassion.

Other interests?Apart from being a sheep farmer, I play polo and recently played for the Mandalay Polo Team in Thailand.

THE FRENCHINVASION Makfi is proving very popular inFrance, with leading French studssuch as Haras du Mezeray, Harasdu Cadran, Haras du Meautry,Haras du Monceaux and HH AgaKhan’s Studs sending mares.

Tweenhills’ French representative,Henri Bozo, said: “It is no surpriseMakfi has gone down so well withFrench breeders, after all he wasthe only horse in the world goodenough to beat Goldikova in 2010.”

Makfi’s first two test mares havenow successfully been scanned in-foal.

BIG BROTHER Big Brother has arrived at Tweenhillswith a dramatic increase in surveillancecameras. Stallions are now on 24 hourwatch, plus the new covering barn andall the yards have cameras overlookingthem to ensure safety and security.

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PEOPLE AND BUSINESSNewbury Section of electricity cable removed from the paddock area after two horses are killed on Totesport Trophy dayAndrew Thompson Leaves as controller of Channel 4 Racing after five years, with Jamie Aitchison taking over Towcester Northamptonshire racecourse hopes to construct a greyhound track and become a dual-purpose venueMattie Batchelor Popular jump jockey breaks bone in his neck following fall at SouthwellNicky Henderson Saddles his 2,000th winner over jumps in Britain; only three others have achieved that feat – Martin Pipe, Arthur Stephenson and Arthur YatesRobert Winston Relocating to France to become stable jockey to Eoghan O’Neill, although still hopes to ride in the UKPeter Cundell Handler of talented jumpers Bachelor’s Hall and Celtic Ryde calls time on training career; his remaining horses will move to Jonny PortmanRichard Gibson Trainer, 41, will leave Chantilly to set up in Hong Kong for 2011/12 season; his yard will be taken on by Makfi’s trainer Mikel Delzangles Johnny Weatherby Will succeed the Duke of Devonshire as Her Majesty’s Representative and senior trustee at Ascot after this year’s royal meetingNoel Quinlan Takes over training duties from brother Mick at Athnid Stables in Newmarket Salisbury Named best Flat racecourse in the Neil Wyatt Racecourse Groundstaff AwardsDavid Williams Quits as clerk of the course and estates manager at DoncasterHugh Collingridge Decides not to renew trainer’s licence after becoming “totally disenchanted with the way the industry is being run”Paul Fitzsimons 31-year-old quits the saddle to take over training duties at the stable of his late partner, Julia Tooth, whom he had previously assistedDavid Pipe Records a winner at every British jumps track following Hunterview’s victory at Musselburgh on February 6John Smith’s Extends sponsorship of the John Smith’s Cup at York for a further three years until 2014 Dean McKeown Jockey who is serving a four-year ban from racing brings a libel action against At The Races regarding a live interview with the channel

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RACEHORSE AND STALLION – MOVEMENTS AND RETIREMENTSVoy Por Ustedes Sir Robert Ogden’s ten-year-old chaser joins Nicky Henderson having previously been trained by Alan King, for whom he won five Grade 1sWiener Walzer Winner of the 2009 German Derby moves to Andre Fabre’s stable from Jens HirschbergerTartan Bearer Runner-up in the 2008 Derby will begin stallion career in Libya after being sold by Ballymacoll StudKaldounevees Sire of Group 1 winners Ange Gabriel and Terre A Terre relocates from Haras Nationaux to new stud Haras de Saint-Sauveur, where his fee is €1,200She’s Our Mark Tough and talented daughter of Ishiguru, a Group 3 winner at a mile, ten and 12 furlongs, sold to Moyglare Stud for racing and breeding purposes Zoowraa Unbeaten daughter of Azamour, as low as 14-1 for the 1,000 Guineas, leaves Michael Jarvis to join Mahmood Al Zarooni in DubaiCalming Influence Group 2-winning son of King’s Best sold to stand at Kobylany Stud in Slovakia Needle Gun Sire of prolific chase winner Yes Sir and promising hurdler Kerb Appeal moves to Lodge Farm, Warmington from Dunraven Stud in WalesOr Noir De Somoza Leading chaser in France rejoins the David Pipe stable ahead of a crack at the Grand NationalWell Armed Eight-year-old, whose 14-length victory in the 2009 Dubai World Cup is a race record, is retiredEastern Aria Leaves Mark Johnston stable, along with Corsica, for Saudi Arabia after being sold to King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and sons

PEOPLE OBITUARIES AGE

Lord Wolverton 72 Former owner with Martin Pipe who enjoyed success on the point-to-point circuit in the 1950s and 1960sPeter Trivass 83 Owner of Northmore Stud with his wife Sue who bred Kite Wood, runner-up in the 2009 St Leger, and Group 3 winner AzmeelJack Tyner 19 Son of trainer Robert Tyner dies following a fall at Dungarvan point-to-point Prince Saud bin Khaled 75 Saudi Arabian breeder of Group/Grade 1 winners Biondetti and Lear’s Princess under the Palides Investments banner Lady Clague 89 Owner/breeder whose best performers included Prix de l’Abbaye winner Namid and Irish Oaks heroine WinonaElliott Burch 86 US Hall of Fame trainer who handled champions such as Sword Dancer, Arts And Letters and Fort MarcyCyril Stein 83 Bookmaking giant who worked for Ladbrokes, helping to diversify the company; he also saved the Grand National in the 1970sJohn Breslin 68 Owner of 1999 Cheveley Park Stakes winner Seazun who had most of his horses in training with Mick ChannonCary Jackson 88 Maryland owner/breeder who owned Fox Harbor Farm with wife Ann and bred stakes-winning half-siblings Euonymus and Jamming

HORSE OBITUARIES AGE

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BATTLE FOR THE TOTE

Racing is backing the TOTE FOUNDATION, a charitable trustthat would run independently from racing under the currentmanagement team, which includes Chairman Mike Smith and

Chief Executive Trevor Beaumont (pictured). The foundation, functioning with a

board sitting under a board oftrustees, would put up a cash sumto government and continue tomake an ongoing contributionto racing, while retaining theTote’s head office in Wigan.Yet, while racing can only

be delighted to getconfirmation from the DCMSminster Jeremy Hunt that it

will receive 50% of the saleproceeds, it leaves a lingering

concern over prospects for racing’s real ambition – success for the ToteFoundation. The minister clearly believes that government andracing’s interests are now aligned in getting the highest price for theTote, so placing the Tote Foundation at a disadvantage, whilstrecognising the wider issues involved.However, this view does not take into account the fact that racing

receives more than £19 million a year from the Tote, including thelevy, and that estimates of racing’s share of the sale is £50m, dribbledout over a period of time to satisfy European state aid regulations. Racecourses are expecting better given their on-course relations with

the Tote and the growing business coming from Tote betting on TVpictures distributed internationally.One question still clouding the Tote sale issue is over what happens

to the pool monopoly after disposal. Can a new purchaser be givenexclusivity over what racecourses believe to be their property?

CORAL and Betfred are best positioned as they will merge the Toteinto their existing businesses and gain significant synergies inconsequence. Those overhead savings when multiplied through intooverall valuations will give existing bookmakers a likely £50m startover their rivals.Coral, which is significantly bigger than Betfred, would be clear

favourite were it not for doubts about funding. The company has beenin the hands of a succession of venture capitalists, first on buyout fromBass and then in partnership with Gala Bingo. The currentshareholders are a consortium of VCs including Apollo, Cerebus, ParkSquare and York Capital Management.With so many capital reorganisations in recent years and with a new

management team in place, it remains to be seen whether Gala Coralwill go the extra mile to win the race for the Tote despite theoverwhelming business logic supporting them.Coral has long been a friend of racing and the Tote. When Tote

Direct was formed in 1992 to provide terminals in betting shops totake Tote pool bets, Coral was alone amongst big bookmakers intaking the service. Trevor Beaumont, now Chief Executive at the Tote,was then with Coral and became the first bookmaker on a racingcommittee when joining race planning in the mid 1990s.Then in 2008, Coral broke ranks with the bookies to take TurfTV in

its shops, much to the anger of their colleagues,especially Betfred.Coral is a major sponsor of racing,

having supported the Eclipse formore than 20 years, and in 2010sponsored 36 races worth£829,000 in winning prize-money. In addition, Coral paysfull levy as the company hasremained entirely onshore.

There is little doubt as to whowants the Tote most and that isFred Done (pictured), the hard-working proprietor of BETFRED. Hebuilt his company from scratch 40 years agointo an 840-shop chain with turnover in excess of £4 billion.Betfred is based in Warrington, just down the road from the Tote’s

home in Wigan, and Fred has always cast covetous eyes in the

The finalCOUNTDOWN

As the Tote sale saga heads towards its conclusion, formerChairman Peter Jones looks at the leading contenders and

analyses which bids would most benefit British racing

“Fred Done has always castcovetous eyes in the direction of

his bigger rival in Wigan”

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1928 Year founded

1961 Betting shops legalised; prospect of Tote monopoly ended

2001 Year Labour pledged to sell the Tote to racing

400 Millions-of-pounds bid for the Tote rejected by that government

50 Percentage net proceeds of sale pledged to racing

148.8 Gross profit in millions from latest financial accounts

11.3 Millions contributed to racing industry in the last financial year

514 Tote betting shops in UK

The Tote in numbersdirection of his bigger rival. Although Betfred has a telephone businessand an online operation in Gibraltar, they are relatively weak incomparison with his shop business, which would rank alongside Coralin betting office numbers if the Betfred bid succeeds.The putative chain would be relatively weak in turnover per shop,

as Betfred has a large number of its outlets in secondary and tertiarypositions off high street and in this respect is similar to the Tote.Betfred has relatively little on-course experience, with a presence

only at Haydock. The same applies to the pool side of the business,although the company was an early adopter of Tote Direct.Fred Done is a racehorse owner in a small way and in 2010

sponsored 28 races worth £529,000, including Haydock’s BetfredSprint Cup and the Temple Stakes, also at Haydock. He took overfrom Whitbread when the former brewer dropped the famous end-of-season Sandown handicap, but then fell out with RHT in a spat overTurfTV. On past form, Betfred would be a less obvious supporter ofracing than some of the other contenders.

THE REUBEN BROTHERS have been quoted as favourites in theTote race in some places, yet the brothers’ intentions are probably theleast known and understood. David (pictured) and Simon arebillionaires, own Northern Racing and have a 29% stake inArena Leisure, which involves them in 16racecourses. They consequently have aconsiderable vested interest in the success ofthe Tote on-course. The current Tote management has often

claimed that its on-course operations areunprofitable and that belief would applyin spades to the majority of Northern’stracks. However, a restructuring of theTote’s operations could improve on-courseprofitability significantly and such a plan islikely to figure in the Reubens’ thinking.

They are also believed to favour the development of big pool betsto take on the National Lottery and will be well aware of the growingincome from the transmission of racing pictures abroad. With no other betting operations in their portfolio, the brothers

would either have to sell the Tote’s shops and remote bettingoperations or continue to struggle with a fourth or fifth-placed brand.The great strength of the Reuben Brothers bid is their deep pockets,

backed by their underlying asset base. With the lack of synergies thatunderpin the Coral and Betfred bids, the financial logic is lesscompelling but the brothers are great competitors and should not beunderestimated.It is not apparent that the Reuben Brothers feel any allegiance to

racing, however, and as such will continue to be regarded withsuspicion by racing aficionados.

In comparison to the Reuben Brothers, SIR MARTIN BROUGHTONhas been a long-time supporter of racing. A former Chairman of theBritish Horseracing Board, Broughton has maintained his interest inracing ownership despite the bruising time he had in racing politics.

Broughton recently set up Sports Investment Partners, aninvestment fund to take stakes in sports-based businesses, andis using this vehicle to front his bid. However, SIP’s blurbstates that individual investments will be limited to £100million, well short of the figure needed to secure the Tote.

This has fuelled speculation that SIP will join withothers, possibly Chris Bell and friends, to make its finalbid. That would bring canny management to the party asBell and his colleagues are believed to have someprogressive ideas on the pools side of the Tote’s business.The downside of the Broughton bid is that it has no

immediate synergies and will be highly leveraged. Thepressure will be on to deliver super profits in the short term and

there may not be room for generosity to racing.

Others that might become involved as bid partners are SPORTECH,STAN JAMES and ANDY STEWART. Sportech is probably thebiggest pool operator in the world following the acquisition ofAutotote. The company is part-owned by Trevor Hemmings, also41% owner of Arena Leisure, whose love of racing is unsurpassed andhe would surely love to participate in Tote ownership.Andy Stewart (pictured) is similarly besotted with racing and has

long been talked about as a backer of Totebids. Whilst his own consortium fellat an earlier hurdle, Stewart mightwell emerge in some other guise.Stan James is another dark

horse contender. The companyis a major sponsor, althoughthose efforts have beenfinanced from the levypayments the company hasavoided through being offshore.Overall, racing would be best

served by the Tote Foundation, butthe alternatives of Gala Coral andBetfred carry the most business logic.The Reuben Brothers could be the surprise package as their

interests are closely aligned with other racecourses and they could beunexpectedly good partners for racing as a whole.

“The Reuben Brothers’ intentionsfor the Tote are probably the least

known and understood”

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ROA LEADER


As the Horsemen’s Tariff begins to get established,we must look at what it has so far achieved andknock down some of the misconceptions being

portrayed by those who clearly want the tariff to fail.The tariff became effective from February 7 for all jump

races. An increasing number of owners and trainers arebeing supportive by choosing not to run their horses inraces below tariff and this support is sending a strongmessage to racecourses. Gradually, the tariff is allowingus to refute the claim that, whatever the prize-money,‘they’ll come’. It is important to re-emphasise the tariff isa guide that provides owners and trainers with minimumlevels of prize-money for which we recommend theyshould be running. The tariff wasnever intended to coerce ownersand trainers to boycott meetings.

We want the tariff to increasecompetition between courses,ensuring that those which meetthe tariff have the expectationthey will attract more runnersand better quality fields. Alreadythere are glowing examples ofjump courses that are meetingthe tariff for most of their races.

Top of the tree is Tauntonwhich, up to March 3, will haveput on 21 races, all them abovetariff. Ffos Las, Fakenham, Ludlow and Musselburghhave also proved to be tariff-friendly racecourses in theseearly weeks and I therefore urge you to support races atthese courses that are above the specified level.

There will always be occasions when even the mostavid supporters of our concept feel it necessary to runtheir horses in races that do not comply with the tariff.When an owner and his trainer have been looking for asuitable race for a horse throughout the winter months,it is entirely understandable that they would not want togive up a running opportunity even if the prize-money isnot compliant.

However, on those occasions where owners andtrainers do have choices, I ask them to choose the racethat complies with the tariff. This will help create thecompetitive tension that is so important to the process.

Competition for runners between tracks is not only goodfor the horsemen; it is good for the whole industry andshould be a cornerstone of racing’s restructuring plans.

The recent agreement with Jockey Club Racecourses,in which they have pledged to put an additional £2.2million into prize-money in 2011, has done much toenhance their relationship with the Horsemen’s Group. Itmeans more of the races run on their 14 courses willcomply with the tariff as their own contribution to prize-money increases to £15.4m. Put into perspective, thisincrease means JCR now accounts for almost 50% ofprize-money contributions made by all racecourses, yetare responsible for just 25% of the whole fixture list.

It is the ethos of JCR tosupport quality racing, yet it hasbeen a convenient accusationmade by some other racecoursesthat, through the tariff, thehorsemen are encouragingracecourses to ‘dumb down’ theirrace programmes. This is not thecase. The Horsemen’s Grouprecognises that quality racingprovides the foundation of anyracing industry. We would neverset out to impair ourinternational competitiveness.

Members should note that theROA has played a very significant role in the whole tariffprocess in logging prize-money and tariff comparisonsfor each jumping fixture since the beginning of February.

We have also written to all ROA members asking themto support the tariff charter and, to date, have hadapproaching 2,000 indications of support from owners,trainers and jockeys against just a handful of ‘no votes’.

Our new ROA website has been invaluable in enablingus to set up an automatic voting system while listingevery name of support on the website.

Yes, racing’s own example of ‘people power’ isgradually taking hold.

• Those of our members who have yet to register theirsupport by adding their name to the Horsemen’s Tariffcharter should do so as soon as possible by logging on towww.racehorseowners.net

PAUL DIXON PresidentRacehorse Owners Association

Momentum for tariffsends strong messageTracks that support horsemen will benefit through competitive racing

“The tariff was

never intended to

coerce owners and

trainers to

boycott meetings”

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TBA LEADER


In my last leader I encouraged breeders to support theHorsemen’s Tariff, but also noted the need to ensurethat the overall quality of the race programme,

particularly opportunities for mares and fillies, should notbe diminished.

Despite assurances, I remain concerned, perhaps not bythe tariff itself, but by the excuse it provides to neglect oneof the most important responsibilities of British racing: tosupport and foster the breeding of quality racehorses. Thisis the cornerstone of our industry – it is what brings RoyalAscot. the Derby and now British Champions’ Day into thelives of the British public and fuels a valuable Britishindustry.

Through representation on theBHA Racing Committee, the TBAwill be lobbying to secure supportfor additional funding for thoseraces that are important to thebreed via an enhanced QualitySupport Fund. Traditionally, thishas provided a substantial LevyBoard fund to aid quality racingand encouraged racecourses tomatch funds.

The attraction of British racingis its quality, not quantity, and weat the TBA will continue to lobbyfor this approach. I make nobones about the need for breeders to retain as many formalchannels through which to lobby the racing industry.

A recent example of the need for this was the BHARacing Committee’s response to our concerns about theimpact of the decline in the production of horses in theUK and Ireland. These were considered an “over-reaction”.

To identify and address members’ concerns and toexpress them at the highest levels is a key function of theindustry’s trade associations. The value they add to theindustry is infinite and should be welcomed as supportingthe industry’s power base, and not an unnecessary level ofbureaucracy adding duplication and inefficiency.

Of course, we must embrace change and the proposalsfor the future structure of British racing will need carefuldebate, compromise and support to work. The racingindustry has a complex structure. It is not surprising that

it attracts a number of intelligent, high-calibre individualsto its leadership, but they face a steep learning curve beforethey can be fully effective, and increasingly they havewalked away from the challenge.

The TBA’s position as a stakeholder in British racing alsostrengthens our ability to meet our objectives, to supportand maintain the thoroughbred breed beyond the confinesof the racing industry, a feature which is unique to the TBA.I cannot stress too highly the importance of maintainingrelationships internationally and with our owngovernment, veterinary researchers and valuable equinefunding bodies. Change which compromises the TBA’sposition could threaten this vital status.

I fear members will surmisethat the TBA is in danger of lettingracing politics rule our everywaking minute. At a time whenthe structure of racing is goingthrough change, I make no excuses for the fact that we will need to devote executive andboard level resources in this direction.

Despite these challenges, theTBA has not neglected its coreresponsibilities. I am thrilled thatthe recent stallion parade was agreat success and, of course,

uppermost in most members’ minds at this time of the yearis the start of the covering season.

While many breeders have been hit hard by therecession in recent years and have adjusted numbersaccordingly, it is hoped that the number of mares beingbred will not fall farther if we are to meet the demands ofa busy racing programme. I wish you all every success withfinalising your mating plans for the year and with thecurrent crop of foals being born.

The TBA’s Next Generation Committee holds its firstevent of the year on March 26 at Newbury, which alsostages the EBF/TBA Mares’ Novices’ Steeplechase Finale,and our regional representatives have put together anexcellent programme of meetings for 2011. Please continueto support this work.

• For more details see TBA Forum, pages 78-81

KIRSTEN RAUSING Chairman Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association

Aiming to ensure ourmessage is still heardBut amid the round of politics we continue with core responsibilities

“The overall quality

of the race programme,

particularly for mares

and fillies, must not

be diminished”

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This year marks the centenary of thebirth of one of the most extraordinaryhorses in the history of thoroughbred

racing and breeding. Unfashionably – eveneccentrically – bred, and strangely marked,he was a two-year-old of exceptional merit,a champion sire and, despite being sub-fertileand retired early from stud duties, hewielded tremendous influence on the breed.That phenomenon was The Tetrarch,

whose rise to celebrity status in various areaswas impossible to envisage when EdwardKennedy effected the hastily arranged liaisonof Roi Herode and Vahren in the late springof 1910. Kennedy, who owned the StraffanStud in County Kildare, had been obsessedwith the idea of reviving the apparentlymoribund male line of Herod and to that endhad purchased a horse called The Victoryfrom Australia, but in April 1909 he had diedyoung and unsuccessful, so a replacementhad to be found. Could there be a more aptlynamed substitute than Roi Herode?A grey son of Le Samaritain from an

excellent family, Roi Herode had been bredin France. Unraced at two, he ran nine timesat three for a single victory, but managed fourseconds, including in the Prix du Presidentde la Republique and the Prix Royal Oak. Atfour he won the Grand Prix de la Ville deVichy and was second in his only other startin France. He made one trip to England foran unsuccessful shot at the Derby Gold Cup.As a five-year-old Roi Herode ran in both

England and France again, notching his onlywin in the Prix de la Table over 15 furlongsat Chantilly before a second in the DoncasterCup and failure as favourite for the NewburyAutumn Cup. Kennedy paid £2,000 for him,but was bound to acknowledge that his newacquisition needed a higher profile if he wereto earn a proper chance as a stallion, so hedetermined to keep him in training at six.The Chester Cup was the first aim, but not

long before it Roi Herode broke downirreparably. It was already nearly threemonths into the breeding season and

Kennedy had no chance of attracting manyoutside mares, but he did have a couple dueto foal late himself, one being Vahren. A 13-year-old daughter of Bona Vista bought for£200, she had won three minor races andthough she failed to produce a live foal until1908, that was Nicola, a filly by Symingtonwho had recently won the valuable SandownPark Stud Produce Stakes on her debut.Vahren might as well take her chance.At birth the product of that union

appeared to be chesnut, marked with blacksplotches, but it soon became clear he was agrey and the splotches turned white. Thecolour scheme was odd, but a practisedhorseman could see beyond that and whenKennedy sent the colt to the 1912 Doncaster

yearling sales he knew that for make andshape there would be few to match him. Healso had a good idea who would buy him.

Persse loosens purse stringsStockbridge trainer Atty Persse had trainedNicola. He had also taken charge of RoiHerode after his purchase by Kennedy and,although he had never got him on aracecourse, had formed a high opinion of hismerits. On a visit to view the Straffanyearlings, Persse was impressed by the RoiHerode-Vahren colt and determined to bidfor him at Doncaster. One wag at the sale

dubbed the colt “the rocking horse” becauseof his odd markings, but Persse was not theonly judge to admire him and he had to go to1,300gns – a respectable sum for the son ofan untried sire – to fight off the competition.The trainer soon found a client in his

cousin and patron Dermot McCalmont,passing the colt on at cost price, and the1913 season had barely begun when he wasable to assure the owner he had a bargain. On April 3 Persse staged a gallop for four

two-year-olds who were nearly ready for arace and at the last minute decided that TheTetrarch, with whom he had done very little,might as well go along. The lad riding himwas instructed not to move on him and to lethim drop out when the others left him.Persse was astonished to see The Tetrarch

way out in front after two furlongs, justcantering and trying to pull the boy out ofthe saddle. Could he believe what he hadseen? He had to know, so summoned SteveDonoghue for a leg up on the colt two dayslater in a formal trial over five furlongs. Theuseful seven-year-old handicapper CaptainSymons was the trial horse, at level weightswith The Tetrarch, who should have beenentitled to a concession of 3st 5lb weight-for-age. The young one won, pulling up, in acanter. A week later Persse set The Tetrarch togive Captain Symons 14lb over the samefive-furlong trip. The outcome was the same.There was no longer room for doubt that

The Tetrarch was exceptional and whatfollowed on the racecourse proved it. Hewon a 21-runner Newmarket maiden by fourlengths on his debut, took the WoodcoteStakes at Epsom by three, then trotted up byten in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot.He had a close call in the National Breeders’Produce Stakes at Sandown Park, havingbeen backing away from the tapes when theyrose and losing a lot of ground, but he camehome like a rocket to win by a neck, giving17lb to the runner-up.It went on. At Goodwood he won the Rous

Memorial Stakes by six lengths, giving the


The story of The Tetrarch – the best juvenile of the 20th century – is particularly worthtelling in his anniversary year; everything about this influential horse was phenomenal

THE MAN YOU CAN’T IGNORECOMMENT

Tony Morris

“There was no longerroom for doubt thathe was exceptional

and what followed onthe course proved it”

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next year’s dual Classic winner Princess Dorrie 13lb, the ChampionBreeders Foal Stakes by four lengths, and the Champagne Stakes atDoncaster by three lengths. His season was not meant to end there,but on the day before his intended start in the Imperial ProduceStakes at Kempton he rapped his off-fore fetlock joint. That was that.

No doubt who should be topHow good a two-year-old was The Tetrarch? The handicapper of1913 ranked him 10lb higher than second-best Corcyra, the MiddlePark winner; that margin was unprecedented. When John Randalland I came to rate the best juveniles of every year in the 20th century,we had no doubt he should be top. Nearest to him, 1lb behind, wereTudor Minstrel and The Tetrarch’s own son Tetratema.

What manner of racehorse The Tetrarch would have been afterthe age of two we can only guess. On public form we know that hewas an exceptional two-year-old at sprint distances, but would therehave been more to him than that? Persse felt he was not quite readyfor the Guineas, butafterwards regretted he hadnot let him run, believing “hewould have won in a trot.”

The colt was said to havegone well in a mile and a halfgallop in May, prompting histrainer to suggest he wasunbeatable at any distance,but soon after a recurrence ofthe old injury ensured thathe never raced again.

The Tetrarch’s stud careerproved as extraordinary ashis innings on the track –and for more than onereason. He appeared to have little interest in sex, never had a croplarger than 23, and in four years the tally was in single figures. Hesired only 130 foals in total and for the last ten years of his life wassterile. Yet he was champion sire when his first runners were onlythree and twice reached third place. Persse’s insistence that he wasmore than a sprinter was lent some credibility through three StLeger-winning sons in Caligula, Polemarch and Salmon-Trout.

But the real celebrities among his progeny were his speedierrepresentatives: Tetratema, a champion in each of his three seasons,and Mumtaz Mahal, the flying filly who proved best of her sex attwo and three. Both played significant parts in ensuring that, despitehis want of normal procreative powers, their sire became a stapleingredient of the breed, a factor – generally many times over – inthe pedigree of every thoroughbred in this centenary of his birth.


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JULIAN MUSCATCOMMENT

Three days will do me just fine

Our columnist suggests a different tack to Festival-going – he’s planningon staying put on the weakest day, Thursday, to recharge the batteries

For the first time since the Festivalembraced a fourth day in 2005,Cheltenham now has what it feels is the

optimum racing programme. Two more newraces introduced this year means that each daywill unfold around a seven-race card, if youinclude the charity race on the Thursday.The last three-day jamboree embraced 20

races and so, with eight races subsequentlyadded, nearly 30% of the programme didn’texist seven years ago. A personal opinion isthat quality has been impaired, although thisis outweighed by the benefits of an extra dayfor the public and crowd restrictions thatmake the experience far less of a squeeze.What isn’t quite so fathomable is why the

two new races have been incorporated onThursday, which is demonstrably weakest ofthe four. Those obliged to attend on all fourdays – and let’s face it, it’s a rank dirty job –find Thursday’s adrenaline rush is insufficientto withstand the first wave of tiredness. Andwhile the Gold Cup is always a marvelloustonic, Friday dawns with the feeling that itwill be good to get back home.The time has therefore come to take a

different tack, one commensurate withCheltenham’s supposition that few racegoersnow attend every day. After two days of hardsport, the plan is to stay in our rented housefor roast lunch on Thursday and watch theaction on television – work permitting, ofcourse. Come Friday and we should be raringto go once more.

Champion Hurdle wide openIt is ten years since the foot and mouthoutbreak scuppered the greatest racing showon earth, but nothing can surely derail fourdays of Bacchanalian excess in the Cotswolds.We approach it with the equine hierarchy

in a state of flux. For the second year runningBinocular displeased even his most ardentsupporters in his Sandown trial. The reigningchampion looked anything but, and while heis entitled to start favourite on last year’sshowing, the Champion Hurdle looks wideopen. Hurricane Fly, Menorah, Oscar Whiskyand Peddlers Cross, all newcomers to thetimber blue riband, comprise as talented acrew as we have seen for years.It is Imperial Commander’s misfortune to

follow Kauto Star’s reign as the standoutchaser. His Gold Cup triumph 12 months ago

was under-appreciated as the media spunitself silly over the Denman/Kauto Star match-up. It is highly irregular that a Gold Cupfavourite approaches the race without anouting in four months, but even a repeattriumph for Imperial Commander will notdischarge headline writers from contemplatingKauto Star’s retirement.

These endless equine permutations are instark contrast to the dominance of twotrainers. At the time of writing, Paul Nichollsand Nicky Henderson have seven favouritesfor the 13 championship races. Interestingly,however, Nicholls’s horses cling to their statusfrom Henderson’s thrusting brigade. If BigBuck’s, Master Minded and Poquelin are thehere-and-now, Bobs Worth, Finian’s Rainbow,Long Run and Grandouet represent a futuremore golden than Henderson, now into his33rd season, has ever known.Despite lacking the drama of Henry Cecil’s

Flat revival, Henderson’s second coming hasbeen no less arresting. Yet while the raw talentat his disposal is formidable, his record in the novice hurdles at Cheltenham is poor.Flown and River Ceiriog were rank outsiderswhen winning the Supreme Novices’ Hurdleand many will be startled to read that he hasnever won the Neptune Investment or theAlbert Bartlett.Curiously, however, Henderson’s record in

the Triumph Hurdle is without peer. He hasposted five triumphs to date, althoughsomehow his subsequent triple ChampionHurdle winner See You Then was beaten in1984. The anomaly is almost certainlyexplained by the fact that all but one of his Triumph Hurdle winners werecampaigned on the Flat – as indeed wereFlown and River Ceiriog. Henderson’s store-breds, by contrast, are works in progress atthe novice hurdle stage.Henderson and Nicholls have dominated

the jumps season as Godolphin and Mike deKock dominate the Dubai Carnival. ButCheltenham, like Dubai World Cup day, willnot prove as subservient to their ambition. Willie Mullins will have something to say

about that and if the Nigel Twiston-Daviesstring recaptures its verve, who is to say hewon’t embark on a spree to match his winningthree of the last four races 12 months ago?There is, as they say, everything to play for.

“Friday dawns with thefeeling that it will be

good to get back home,despite the Gold Cup”

Crowd restrictions make the Cheltenham Festival more bearable than it used to be

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The success Newsells Park Stud hasenjoyed over the last few years acts as atimely reminder that the stud has a fine

history of producing star performers. In 2010,Gitano Hernando, Rite Of Passage andStrawberrydaiquiri all shone in the bestcompany. The late Klaus Jacobs, who boughtthe 1,200-acre stud in Hertfordshire from FaresFarms in 2000, started an operation that looksset for a bright future.Yet Newsells Park, with its classy collection

of around 90 mares, still has some way to go tomatch the achievements of the founder of thestud, Sir Humphrey de Trafford, who had abroodmare band that rarely reached doublefigures but managed to breed two of the bestcolts trained in Britain in the late 1950s, Alcideand Parthia.Sir Humphrey set up the stud in 1926 as a

relatively small part of his 2,340-acre estate. Hewas aged 35 and had already won the MilitaryCross as a captain in the Coldstream Guards inWorld War I. An accomplished horseman, hehad also ridden a couple of winners atSandown’s Grand Military meeting. Sir Humphrey’s father, the 3rd baronet whom

he succeeded in 1929, was former owner ofTrafford Park in Manchester and had been abreeder on a modest scale. Sir Humphrey hardly set the world alight

initially with his stud and his first top performerwas Portmarnock, foaled in 1935. The colt,whose owner/breeder was a steward of theJockey Club at the time and served twice morein that capacity, topped the Free Handicap in1937 after landing the National Breeders’ Stakesand Champagne Stakes. Unfortunately he failedto train on. The 1940s brought little joy on the racetrack

to Sir Humphrey, but in 1948 he made the mostsignificant purchase of his career when spending3,000gns on the unraced eight-year-old mareChenille, who was in foal to Borealis. Chenille came from a good family since her

dam was a half-sister to Feola, who hadproduced Hypericum, successful in the 1,000Guineas in 1946 and who is now ancestress ofHighclere, Nashwan, Nayef and company.Chenille proved a goldmine for her new

owner. The foal she was carrying when sold,

Papillio, won the Goodwood Stakes trained bya master of the art, Sir Cecil Boyd-Rochfort, andover the next ten years or so the mare gave herowner another four winners, starting with thefilly Lightning (by Hyperion) in 1950.

Hyperion was also responsible for anothersuccessful filly, Thunder, but it was Alycidonwho enabled Chenille to hit the jackpot. Her1955 foal by him, Alcide, developed into an outstanding middle-distance stayer at threeafter landing the Horris Hill Stakes in his first season. Alcide won the Chester Vase, the Lingfield

Derby Trial and Great Voltigeur Stakes each by12 lengths, and the St Leger in a canter by

eight lengths. He was unable to contest the Derby after apparently being ‘got at’ whensomeone hit him so hard in his box that a rib was cracked. He would have started a hot favourite.At four Alcide won three times, highlighted

by a smooth defeat of the great mare Gladnessin the King George VI & Queen ElizabethStakes. But for being injured and missingsome work in the run-up to the Gold Cup hewould probably have won that as well insteadof losing out narrowly to Wallaby.Astonishingly, three weeks before Alcide’s

triumph at Ascot, Sir Humphrey landed thevery race that ill-luck (or rather ill-intention)had probably deprived him of in 1958.Parthia, by Persian Gulf out of Chenille’s

daughter Lightning, was not so talented asAlcide but he was at least an average Derby winner. He preceded his Epsom successwith workmanlike victories in the Dee Stakesand Lingfield Derby Trial, and in the Classiche beat Fidalgo pretty readily. ArguablyParthia was fortunate that the strong-finishingthird, Shantung, had such a bad run. Parthiadid not reproduce that level of form, thoughhe did win the Jockey Club Cup at four.Both colts were trained by Boyd-Rochfort

but it was hardly surprising that after thissuperb period Sir Humphrey’s bloodstocksuffered an anti-climax. There was another ace in the hole, though, since in 1967, to amating with Alcide, the mare Success – froma none-too-successful branch of a fine family– foaled Approval. Approval, trained by Henry Cecil, was a

cracking juvenile, officially rated below onlyNijinsky after winning the Timeform GoldCup (Racing Post Trophy), and he went on tonotch the Dante Stakes.To breed three Group 1 winners (or

equivalent) and a champion two-year-oldfrom such a small operation was a remarkableachievement, even if it did take over 40 years.Sir Humphrey died in 1971. The stud

owners before Klaus Jacobs came on the sceneincluded Douglas McIntyre, who bought whatwas then a 200-acre spread in 1977 and bredRoaring Riva (Phoenix Stakes). Issam Faresbecame owner in 1987.

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SIR HUMPHREY DE TRAFFORD

Remarkable results from a select broodmare band

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“Alcide was unable tocontest the Derby afterapparently being ‘gotat’; he’d have started

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The influence of the family founded by Chenille has remainedstrong, principally thanks to Pat O’Kelly and her Kilcarn Stud,owners of Welsh Flame, foaled in 1973 and out of Lightning’sdaughter Electric Flash. Welsh Flame won four races andproduced three daughters who all did tremendously well for the stud.

Stakes-placed Fruition foaled Northern Spur (Breeders’ CupTurf) and Jockey Club and Doncaster Cup winners GreatMarquess and Kneller. One of Fruition’s daughters, Oenothera,produced 1,000 Guineas runner-up Sundrop.

Welsh Love, also stakes placed, was dam of Second Empire(Grand Criterium) but the third filly out of Welsh Flame, FlameOf Tara, did even better. A top performer on the track, winning theCoronation Stakes and finishing second in the Champion Stakes,she foaled five stakes winners.

The best were brilliant filly Salsabil (1,000 Guineas, Oaks, IrishDerby and dam of three pattern winners) and Marju (St James’sPalace Stakes). Three of her other daughters have producedpattern winners, notably Spirit Of Tara, dam of Echo Of Light.

Another Group 1 scorer descended from Chenille, via Thunder,is My Best Valentine, successful in the 1998 Prix de l’Abbaye.

Lighting the Flame

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Alcide, whose unraced dam Chenille was a shrewd purchase

Flame Of Tara: top class on the racecourse and at stud

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Proven sire of the winners of 350 flat races and 27 Stakes performers, including Gr.1 The Pooka and Gr.2 winners Penny’s Gift and Barside. Best NH progeny include Gr.2 Hurdle winner and multiple Graded placed Bouggler, Gr.3 Chase winner Save My Blushes and Gr.2 Hurdle placed Shalone.

Sire of multiple NH winners including Russian Trigger (5 wins, L Midlands Grand National Ch), Faltering Fullback (5 wins), Double Dizzy (3 wins, 2nd Gr.1 Novice Ch), Solway Sam (5 wins), Trigger the Light (4 wins), Swincombe Rock (3 wins), Triggerman (4 wins), Gold Reef (3 wins), etc.

Gr.1 Champion 2yo and Gr.1 3yo. By a dual Gr.1 winner out of a dual Gr.1 winner.

“We have always been a big fan of Tobougg’s progeny from early on and we were lucky enough to buy Penny’s Gift, his Classic winning daughter. They are good looking, tough horses that we would always consider buying at the sales.” Peter Doyle

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Our Girl Salley is the name of one ofIreland’s leading contenders forCheltenham honours. The

six-year-old daughter of CarrollHouse is trained in the hills of thepicturesque county of Wicklow,south of Dublin, by PrunellaDobbs.

That name will not have the sameresonance as those of Mullins,O’Grady, Meade and company forBritish racegoers, but do not befooled. Dobbs has an enviable recordwith her small string. If she travels for theDavid Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle at the Festival,be forewarned.

The mare, owned by Jim and Ann O’Neill,has struck up a lucrative partnership withBarry Geraghty, who has managed to tame thefree-spirited mare and taught her to settle. Itis little wonder she is the apple of all herconnections’ eyes.

It is only a decade ago since Dobbs tookout her training licence, but she can claim thelike of JP McManus and Peter Savill amongher list of owners. The youthful-looking 64-year-old is from a family of achievers, herforbearers – the Philips family – havinginvented the Ziplock bag and run the highlysuccessful Ballyfree Farms.

Dobbs has led an action packed life, fittingsuccess showjumping, showing, eventing andhunting into her early life. Following hermarriage to George Dobbs the coupleproduced some champions in the show ring.These activities require lots of interaction with

the horses and even today she is a hands-onpractitioner.

She also worked as a young woman in thebloodstock business. After college she joinedBBA Ireland, where the main man was theunforgettable Tom Cooper, one of the greatestbloodstock agents ever. During this time,Dobbs’s love affair with racing began inearnest and she had a particular attraction toAmerican racing.

As the new year began her string was still insingle figures. She is open to training more,

but is keen to ensure she has only usefulprospects or proven performers in her care.Her attention to detail and small numbersmean all her string get individual attention.

Bred by John Salley, the improving OurGirl Salley has now won six of her ten starts,while she has finished second twice. Three ofher victories were in bumpers, with KatieWalsh in the saddle twice, while her unbeatenrun of three victories over hurdles have allbeen in the hands of Barry Geraghty. Two ofthe wins have been in Listed hurdle races.

Super Salley has Dobbs riding high

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Irish racing is in mourningfollowing the deaths of leadingowner/breeder Lady Clagueand amateur rider Jack Tyner.

Lady Clague died in earlyFebruary at the age of 89. Shebred and raced the leadingsprinter and successful sireNamid, the Yorkshire Oakswinner Key Change and theIrish Oaks winner Winona.

Her horses, bred at Newberry Stud, weretrained by John Oxx and Michael Halford,with her most recent big-race win comingin last season’s Phoenix Stakes with Snaefell.

Tragedy struck when 19-year-old Jack Tyner lost his lifefollowing a fall less than a weekearlier in a point-to-point atDungarvan, County Waterford.

The only son of Robert andMary Tyner, his father is a verysuccessful National Hunt andpoint-to-point trainer. On the dayof his fall Jack had partnered oneof his father’s three winners,

bringing his career total to four pointingwins and two successes on the racecourse.

Jack is survived by his parents and fiveyounger sisters.

Racing mourns Clague and Tyner

Lady Clague

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Election shouldnot scupper billA general election will have been held bythe time this column is published. It isexpected that there will be a change ofgovernment, though the likely make-up ofit was unknown.

The outgoing government did manage tohave the Finance Bill passed, thus allowingfor the taxation of online betting. However,the mechanism to have this happen meansthat we have to see another bill enacted.

It is not anticipated that there will be aproblem with this, as the move wouldappear to have cross-party support. But it’sa case of watch this space.

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There must have been something in the air inIreland 50 years or so ago. The Aga Khan,now one of the greatest breeders in thehistory of the thoroughbred, was forced intomaking a decision to continue with thebloodstock empire he inherited following thedeaths of his grandfatherand father. Thankfullyhe decided to continueand the huge roll ofhonour of top-class racehorsesproduced since istestament to his skill.

About the same time,the death of the Hon.Dorothy Paget led to thesale of BallymacollStud to the

Weinstock and Sobell families, and itcontinues today in the same familyownership. In addition to the manyinternational stars born and raised there, it isthe birthplace of Arkle. This year the stud’smanager Peter Reynolds will mark 40 yearswith Ballymacoll and he and Pat Downeswere on hand recently to accept awards forBallymacoll and the Aga Khan Studs for theircontribution to Ireland’s breeding industry.

Next year is the 50th anniversaryof Moyglare Stud Farm, established

after the purchase of land by WalterHaefner. The farm has been managed byStan Cosgrove for what seems an eternity.Haefner has passed the running of the studon to his daughter Eva Maria Bucher-Haefner, and Turf Club Senior Steward John

McStay made a special presentationto the stud owner to honour its

contribution to racing andbreeding.

Reflecting her love forracing, Moyglare is againdipping its toe into jumpingwaters, with the excitinghurdler Unaccompanied setfor the Triumph Hurdle.


Fond farewell for stalwart PurcellBallsbridge International Bloodstock Sales,the forerunner of Tattersalls Ireland, heldits first auction, the Derby Sale, in June1975. The original line-up of auctioneers

was David Pim, Denis Mahony (father ofTattersalls chairman Edmond) and PhilipPurcell.

Sadly, the first-named pair are deceased,while Philip was on the rostrum inFairyhouse for the last time at the FebruarySale. He retired after an honourable 36years wielding the gavel. At a dinner held inhis honour on the eve of the sale, many ofthe people associated with the companyfrom those opening days gathered.

They included the original ManagingDirector Michael Opperman, former IrishNational Stud Chief Executive John Clarkeand Tattersalls Ireland Director MichaelHillman. Your author joined the company ayear after its formation and met formercolleagues for the dinner. Also present wereJean Pim and Fanny O’Rourke. Fanny ismother to Liam, Brian and Garrett, whileher daughter Fiona is married to ChristyGrassick. Their father Willie succeededMichael Opperman as Chief Executive.

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Philip Purcell: used gavel for 36 years

Peter Reynolds: 40years with Ballymacoll

When it comes to awards, racing rarelyfeatures against more mainstream sports.It was wonderful that AP McCoy buckedthat trend when he landed the BBCSports Personality of the Year title.

In Ireland, Jessica Harrington, whohouses two live Classic hopes for 2011in her mixed yard, was honoured whenshe received The Irish Times/Irish SportsCouncil Lifetime Achievement Award.

A true equestrienne and one of thegreatest event riders to represent Ireland,she has also been hugely successful as atrainer, her best runner over jumps beingthe brilliant Moscow Flyer. For a numberof years now she has headed up the IrishHorse Welfare Trust.

No doubt Lord Harrington, who diedin April 2009, would have been chuffedthat a race has been inaugurated in hisname. For this avid lover of hunting, itwould have given him great pleasure toknow the race is a hunters’ chase, andheld at his local Limerick racecourse.

Harrington award

Ballymacoll and Aga Khan honoured

Moscow Flyer’s successful trainer

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Harsh weather saw racing in Ireland suffermore than usual hardship. The Leopardstownand Limerick festivals were truncated and runlater than planned, as were other decentmeetings. This happened to the HennessyGold Cup card at Leopardstown and theThyestes Chase at Gowran Park. As many ofthese meetings were among the best of theyear at these courses, the management of thetracks will be left counting the cost.

Punchestown experimented with putting aplastic covering on the whole track and thisenabled them to go ahead with a key day ofracing. The severe weather conditions heldup many trainers, with Grand National-winning trainer Gordon Elliott resorting tosending some of his string to the all-weatherfacility at Dundalk to keep them in work.

Tracks left countingcost of bad weather

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100 years in front100 years in front Contact: JOHN OSBORNE tel: +353 (0)45 521251 email: [email protected], www.irish-national-stud.ie

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Classic Family of Al BahathriRaced 3 seasons

15 Black Type startsWon / Placed at Stakes level 10 times including;

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Same cross as IffraajSame sire line as Elusive Quality, Mr Greeley, Zafonic.

Gr.1 winner

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CONTINENTAL TALESBy JAMES CRISPE, INTERNATIONAL RACING BUREAU

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Owners and trainers contemplatingswitching their steeplechasers to thecross-country code ought to be

aware of the Crystal Cup, a ten-raceEuropean Cross Country Challenge whichwas established a year ago.

This year’s renewal got under way onFebruary 6, with an all-domestic affair for thePrix Gaston de Bataille at Pau. Francedominates the itinerary, hosting four morelegs, at Fontainebleau on April 8, Liond’Angers on June 2, Craon on September 4and Compiegne on November 18.

But the Cup also visits Ireland (for the LaTouche Cup on May 5), Belgium (for theGrand Steeple Chase of Flanders on August30), Italy (for the Grand Cross on September18) and the Czech Republic (for the daddyof them all, the Velka Pardubicka on October9), before drawing to a close at Cheltenhamon December 9.

Somewhat embarrassingly, theCheltenham event has the lowest prize-money, with less than £22,000 on offer.Conversely, all of the continental legs have aprize pool of at least €40,000 (£34,482).

International competition is encouragedby the provision of £21,552 and £8,621 cash

incentives for the leading trainer and owner.These prizes are calculated via a pointssystem which awards six points for a win anddescends in single point intervals down toone for sixth, with points enhanced by 50%for any horses coming from outside the hostnation.

With the exception of the Pardubicka, theSuzy Smith-trained Pass Me By was the onlyBritish competitor to cross the Channel totake part in the inaugural Crystal Cup, andhis French adventure came to grief beforehalfway in the Lion d’Angers leg.

But Denis Murphy, who trains in CountyWexford, Ireland, showed what can be donewith his cheaply-bought JP McManus cast-off Another Jewel.

Murphy forked out only 3,800gns toextricate the Saddler’s Hall gelding fromJonjo O’Neill’s yard in August 2008 and fora while that looked a reasonable price as he was nothing more than a fair point-to-pointer.

But cross-country racing was the makingof him or, in the words of Murphy’s sister,Bernadette, “lit him up totally”, and AnotherJewel’s annus mirabilis of 2010 began withhim lowering the colours of the 2007 Grand

National winner Silver Birch overPunchestown’s banks course.

Superb efforts when fourth at theCheltenham Festival and third in the LaTouche Cup followed, before his crowningachievement, success in the world’s longestrace (and leg four of the Crystal Cup), theextended four-and-a-half-mile Prix Anjou-Loire, with its first prize of £44,601.

Bernadette oversaw that venture and wasin charge again as the Murphy horsebox leftBallyboy Stables on August 30 for the secondleg of his European odyssey.

An excellent (albeit distant) second placein the Prix Louis de Guebriant at Craon later,and Another Jewel arrived at Merano for theGrand Cross. Unfortunately, he got cast in hisbox and failed to recover in time to run.

Stablemate The Speedy Man did contest asupporting race, suffering a nasty cut in acrashing fall at the oxer, thus delaying thebox’s return to Ireland until September 30 –exactly a month after its departure.

Bernadette Murphy reports thatCheltenham is again on the agenda thisseason, with defending the Anjou-Loirecrown another priority before the finalobjective of the Pardubicka.

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San Rossore racecourse in Pisa hosts thefourth running of the Ribot Cup, a three-raceyoung jockeys’ championship, on February27. Last year’s winner, Newmarket-basedAndrea Atzeni, will represent Britainalongside Adam Beschizza and Louis-Philippe Beuzelin, who is now fullyrecovered from dreadful injuries he sustainedin a car crash in his native Barbados 14months ago.

Flying the flag for Ireland will be BenCurtis, fresh from dead-heating for theEmerald Isle’s apprentice title, while Francewill rely upon Pierre-Charles Boudot –another graduate from the Andre Fabrejockey nursery that has recently producedMaxime Guyon and Mickael Barzalona.

The home team may be lacking in quality,but for good reason. Italy’s two great ridingwonderkids, Umberto Rispoli and Cristian

Demuro, are plying their trade in Japan.Indeed, the Far East has become a fine

finishing school for a highly talented band ofItalian riders. Mirco Demuro, 32, has beenwintering in Japan since 1999 and boastsmore than 260 winners there. He enjoyed apurple patch a couple of months ago whenlanding two Grade 1s, the Asahi Hai Futurity

(a race won in 2003 by another Italian DarioVargiu) and Arima Kinen, within a week.

Some of Demuro’s achievements are beingeclipsed by Rispoli who, although just 22, canalready boast 940 victories in his homeland.An amazing 2009 saw him smash the 27-year-old record of 229 wins in a season set byGianfranco Dettori, Frankie’s father.

Rispoli again broke the 200-barrier to landa second title in 2010 and began his firstJapanese sojourn in fine style, winning theGrade 2 Nikkei Shinsyun Hai on Rulershipat Kyoto within ten days of his arrival.

Cristian Demuro, 14 years younger thanbrother Mirco, has enjoyed a rise almost asmeteoric as Rispoli’s. His first ride was inMay 2009, yet his tally of 153 wins left himsecond to Rispoli in the 2010 title race andhe started his Japanese visit with a double atFunabashi.

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British invasion of Cagnes has happened beforeCagnes-sur-Mer’s winter Flat

meeting is coming to an endand, given that French prize-

money has bucked the economic trend andgone up by 3% on 2010, it is not surprisingit has attracted a decent contingent of Britishvisitors. Cagnes-sur-Mer, though, has only afinite number of boxes to assign – around450 – and demand from Britain comfortablyoutstripped supply.

Some races attracted as many as 90entries and the majority boasted full fields,with the odd notable exception – theThierry Doumen-trained Timos, who endedlast season contesting the Arc and JapanCup, scared off all but five of his opponentsin the Prix Robert Villeneuve-Bargemon, yethe could still finish no better than third.

The whole meeting was oversubscribedand it must have been galling for the long-distance visitors to have been balloted outso often. Eight British horses were declaredfor three different races on January 31, yetonly half entered the starting stalls.

The number of British-based trainersprepared to send their horseboxes over theChannel and then have them driven fromone corner of France to the other isindicative of the pitiful plight of racing at

home, but this mass midwinter exodus hasbeen seen before. In the 1980s Cagnes oftenreverberated to stable yard banter in Englishas horses were shipped over en masse for a‘working holiday’, to enjoy some sea air andhopefully earn a few francs.

Over a five-year period starting in 1984,there were almost 400 British runners at themeeting, the zenith coming in 1987 whenBritain contributed 103 starters to the six-week meeting.

The Union Jack flew proudly over thewinners’ enclosure after 13 races, while theBrits finished in the money on 29 otheroccasions. The big difference between thenand now was that there was no all-weather(Lingfield and Southwell came on stream inlate 1989), so Flat trainers who wanted tokeep horses on the go had no option but totravel.

However, some things have not changed.The Prix de Bastia at Cagnes on February12, 1984 was won by Tulsa Flyer, trained by31-year-old James Bethell, beating 60-year-old Reg Hollinshead’s Jackdaw into secondplace.

Fast forward to January 31, 2011 and

Bethell and Hollinshead took each other onagain in the Prix de Toulouse. AgainHollinshead was second, this time withTominator, but Bethell’s Arlequin couldmanage no better than 11th.

History suggests Cagnes’ magnetic pullmay not last. It was as recently as 2006 thatthe course was actively recruiting overseasrunners – and then even the offer of travelallowances met with limited success.

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BEECHWOOD GRANGESTALLIONS FOR 2011

Paris HouseGrey 1989, 16.1 h.h. by PETONG – FOUDROYER (Artaius)

DesideratumBay 2002, 16.11⁄2 h.h. by DARSHAAN – DESIRED (Rainbow Quest)

FEE 2011: £1,750 October 1st (Non vat)

Concessions for winning mares

Group winner of 6 races at 2 years:Won Gr.2 Flying Childers StakesWon Newbury Sales Super Sprint Trophy

Arlington Stakes, Newmarket, 5f.Strawberry Hill Stakes, PontefractFountains Stakes, Ripon, 5fEBF Grey Friars Stakes, Doncaster

Stakes winner at 3 years:Won LR Field Marshal Stakes, Haydock, 5f. Dual Group winner from 5 starts at 4 years:Won Gr.2 Temple Stakes, SandownWon Gr.3 Palace House Stakes, Newmarket

Already sire of the winners of over 375 races, totalover £3.7m.

Winner of 4 races and £152,677 incl:

Won Gr.3 Prix du Lys, 12f, Longchamp

Won Prix de Gravelle, 12f, Longchamp by 4l

Won Prix des Marronniers, 12f, Longchamp

Won Prix de L’Avre, 12f, Longchamp

2nd Gr.1 Grand Prix de Paris, 12f,Longchamp to Classic winner SCORPION

Dam DESIRED, is half-sister to Gr.1 winning juvenile MEDAALY andhigh-class CHARNWOOD FOREST– a top class stallion producing family 21 Group winners under the first 3 dams.

FIRST 3YO RUNNERS THIS YEAR

21 GROUP WINNERS UNDER FIRST THREE DAMS

And in 2009 sire of one of the fastest sprinters in training:

AMOUR PROPRE (left)– brilliant winner of the Gr.3 Cornwallis Stakes at Ascotand the Gr.3 Palace House Stakes, Newmarket at 3, 2009by 21⁄2 lengths. Rated 122 by Timeform (Sept 2009). Also set new juvenile records at Bath and Warwick!"He’s a tremendous character. Tough as old boots. He loves his work and he’s a real enthusiast".

TRAINER HENRY CANDY

STEVE KNOWLES,

BEECHWOOD GRANGE STUD, Malton Road, York YO32 9TH.Tel: 01904 424573 Fax: 01904 427079Website: www.beechwoodgrangestud.comE-mail: [email protected]

FEE 2011: £2,000 October 1st (Non vat)

Concessions for winning mares

NUNSTAINTON STUDFerryhill, Co. Durham

STALLIONS for 2011

Contact Chris Dawson on 01388 720275 / 07796 530084and now online at www.nunstaintonstud.co.uk

GREAT PALM (USA)Grey 16.3 by Manila ex. Hat Tab Girl (Al Hattab)

Gr.1 placed at 2yrs, Gr.2 winner at 3yrs,Gr.1 winner at 4yrs.

Sire of WINNERS under BOTH codes inc:• DONNA’S PALM• GREAT ENDEAVOR (2010 Cheltenham winner)• HENRY KING (bumper winner)• LASKARI• PORTUGESE CADDY (twice 2yo winner)

DAPPER (GB)Bay 16.2 by Hernando ex. Alouette (Darshaan)

Unraced Half brother to champion filliesALBORADA and ALBANOVA.

• Top Class Pedigree• Superb Temperament• Only rules runner to date has been

placed in bumper• Young Stock can be seen



GOING GLOBALBy MICHELE MACDONALD

All American aim of reviving Roberto line Entrepreneurial owner of Darby Dan recruits Australian horse to achieve a personal goal

Unaccounted For, a son of Private Accountout of a daughter of English and Irishchampion Mrs Penny, recently repeated his2009 title as Turkey’s leading sire with aconvincing lead in the 2010 standings.His offspring were led by Mystical Storm,

a filly who earned Turkish Horse of the Yearhonours for her wins in the Turkish 1,000Guineas, Turkish Oaks and the Gazi Derbyover colts. She has earned the equivalent ofapproximately £542,360 and has won onturf and all-weather tracks.Both Mystical Storm and Dervis Aga,

Unaccounted For’s six-year-old son whowas a multiple domestic Group 1 winnerlast year on Polytrack, are aiming for

international rewards in Dubai this winter.Dervis Aga ranked as Turkey’s championolder horse after winning the Group 2International Anatolia Trophy at Veliefendiin Istanbul over Godolphin’s Prix Ganaywinner Cutlass Bay in September and hehas earned £514,985.Overall, Unaccounted For’s progeny won

110 races in Turkey last year and amassed£2,624,774.A Grade 1 winner at four, Unaccounted

For began his stud career in Kentuckybefore being sold to Turkey for the 2002season. He has clicked with Europeanbloodlines; Mystical Storm and Dervis Agaare out of mares by English stakes winner

Lockton and leading German sire Surumu.The now 20-year-old Unaccounted For

has been allotted 50 mare nominations in2011 by the Jockey Club of Turkey, whichstands him for 7,000 Turkish lira (about£2,740). The stallion with the highest fee in

Turkey for 2011 will be Lion Heart, a sonof Tale Of The Cat purchased fromCoolmore’s Ashford Stud last year beforeranking as North America’s leading third-crop sire – over Speightstown, Tapit,Medaglia D’Oro and Candy Ride – after hisson Dangerous Midge won the Breeders’Cup Turf. Lion Heart will stand for 8,500Turkish lira.

Clicking with European bloodlines helps Unaccounted For to title

Few commercial breeders are willing to buckconvention, especially in the United States, butDarby Dan Farm owner John Phillips is notafraid to follow his convictions and try whathas never been done before.Phillips is forging into new territory with an

unprecedented arrangement to stand anAustralian-bred and -raced stallion at DarbyDan, once the home of international stars suchas Ribot and Roberto, on reverseshuttle duty.Despite the novelty, the horse,

coincidentally named All American,represents a return to the past as he isa son of Red Ransom and thus agrandson of Roberto. It has beenPhillips’s personal goal to revive theRoberto line, known for versatility ondirt and turf, in Kentucky and hedecided that All American, aprecocious Group 1 winner, was the best horsefor the task.“We’re thrilled to have All American here,

particularly to have the opportunity to bringthe Roberto line back,” said Phillips as thebreeding season was beginning.“His name was perfect; I hate to sound silly,

but it’s true,” he added with a chuckle whileexplaining how he began to follow the nowsix-year-old’s racing exploits in Australia,which included a Group 3 victory at two anda win over champion So You Think in theGroup 1 Emirates Stakes in 1:33.98 for a mile. All American, who is out of a half-sister to

young sire Rock Hard Ten from the family of

Kentucky Derby winner Gato Del Sol, earnedA$1,269,415 (about £796,816).Since Phillips knew selling an Australian

horse, even one with such an Americanpedigree, would not be easy, he devised aunique marketing campaign. Rather than payfor an expensive advertising campaign, he sentinvitations to 100 breeders, pledging to givethem $100 each if they came to see his newstallion, confident that All American wouldimpress them.“The strongest selling point about this horse

is how attractive he is,” Phillips said. “He has

tremendous presence; he’sbig, about 16.2hh, but nottoo big. He has greatquarters and massiveshoulders and good bone –he makes a tremendousphysical impact. He is a‘wow’ horse.”Although Phillips said

breeders initially were “veryguarded”, as more havecome to inspect AllAmerican and collect their$100 (or taken the optionto donate it to charity),momentum has builtaround the stallion. Phillips predicted All

American could cover 100mares this year, includingeight of Darby Dan’s best,led by Ameriflora, dam of

Japanese champion Grass Wonder and Grade1 winner Wonder Again, both by Roberto’s sonSilver Hawk.While he knows many Kentucky breeders

question the timing of his initiative, since themarket has been so difficult over the last threeyears, Phillips said his primary focus is onbreeding better runners.“I would rather look ahead than worry

about what’s happened,” Phillips said. “And Ihope with some of the mares I’m puttingforward that I can produce a horse that willmake a difference.”

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He’s only eight yet he might already be theclosest approximation US racing and breedinghas to offer to a perfect horse. Darley’sBernardini, a champion with an outstandingpedigree and magnificent conformation, is justbeginning his stud career. But his potential isboundless after his initial crop made him thefirst freshman sire to get Grade/Group 1juvenile winners on dirt and turf, a fact thatwill continue to draw some of the best maresever assembled for a young horse to his court.

The addition of phenomenal AmericanHorse of the Year Zenyatta to his book thisseason is just another sign of his rapid rise inthe American market left devoid of superstarstallions due to deaths, retirements or ageing.

“We’re hugely excited about him, he’sobviously one of the most exciting stallions inthe world,” said Darley’s Oliver Tait.

As soon as Bernardini steps out of his stall atJonabell Farm in Lexington, he radiates classicquality and a kind temperament. Although hehad just recently returned from Australia,where he covered about 120 mares, his coatbloomed with dapples in mid-January as heposed 16.1 ½ physique with little guidance.

“He just does everything so well,” one of theDarley stallion handlers observed. Bernardinihas been a total professional before and afterhis racing career, which ended following athree-year-old season that landed him aranking as the co-best horse ofhis generation with fellowDarley stallion Discreet Cat.

By current pre-eminent USsire AP Indy out of juvenileGrade 1 winner Cara Rafaela,by Quiet American,Bernardini has also beenfertile, getting anaverage 90.3% of themares bred to himin foal in his firstfour seasons in

North America. His annual Kentucky bookshave averaged 139 mares, with the 133 whovisited him in his first season including 64Grade/Group 1 winners or producers.

No wonder his first crop propelled him tothird on the North American leading freshmansire list, even though he could be expected tosire progeny that get better as they mature.

Despite having about 30% fewer startersthan either leader Congrats or second-rankedBluegrass Cat, he topped the list with fourGraded/Group stakes winners. His progenysucceeded on both sides of the Atlantic, withhis European runners including Group 1-winning colt Biondetti and Group 3-winning,Group 1-placed filly Theyskens’ Theory.

Expectations for Bernardini were alwayshigh, but when his first crops arrived they roseeven more. “Prior to his progeny racing, weknew his offspring were very balanced andcorrect, and had good temperaments,” saidTait. “As they entered training, people wouldalways tell us they had very good minds.”

Such attributes have served the Bernardiniswell in the sales ring. Bernardini led NorthAmerican freshman sires by yearling averagein 2010 and he was sixth overall at $202,400for 35 sold, ranking behind only AP Indy,Distorted Humor, Dynaformer, Street Cry andSmart Strike. Now he has had a fast start withhis runners, he will gain more outstandingmares while standing for $75,000 this season.

Forty of Sheikh Mohammed’s best mares arepledged to him, including Grade 1 winnersComposure, Dubai Escapade, Magnificent

Song, Seventh Street, Stellar Jayne andShadow Cast.

Bernardini’s blistering start

Just prior to Bloodstock South Africa’sinaugural Cape Premier Yearling sale inJanuary two initiatives were unveiledthat could lead to a radicalenhancement of South Africa’s positioninternationally. Success in the near termcould hinge on whether Dubai agrees toserve as a direct exporting base forSouth African horses.

If the answer is yes, the South Africanequine industry could soon enjoy atripling of exports, with a 50%reduction in costs, according toBloodstock South Africa. Other benefitscould include the opening of SouthAfrica as a shuttle stallion destination.

The first initiative involves thetransformation of the Group 1 Queen’sPlate at Kenilworth into an internationalevent worth at least $1 million in 2012,the richest race in South African history.

Breeder and golfing champion GaryPlayer revealed that plan in January. Asa report written by ThoroughbredBreeders Association council memberRobin Bruss and distributed byBloodstock South Africa stated: “Theimplication of the announcement ismuch greater and deeper than mostpeople realise as it is likely to usher in aprofound new era for racing andbreeding in South Africa.”

International competition has beenimpossible due to limited prize-moneyand quarantine restrictions, but testingadvancements have raised hopes thatnew quarantine procedures couldfacilitate the inflow of internationalcompetitors and stallions as well as theexporting of locally-bred horses.

Since it could take European Unionauthorities as long as two years toapprove the new procedures, SouthAfrica has asked Dubai to serve as theimporting host in the interim period.

Bold Silvano: a recent South Africanwinner in Dubai for Mike De Kock

Profound new era forSouth African racing


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FINDING ONLY BIG BUCK’S TOO GOODin the World Hurdle last year, Time ForRupert has blossomed over fences this seasonand must hold a favourite’s chance in the RSAChase. The son of Flemensfirth lovesCheltenham, jumps very well and stays everyyard of the trip. Wayward Prince and JessiesDream are improving types but both willstruggle to overhaul Time For Rupert.

Despite coming into this season winless and being beatenin his first outing of the current campaign, Oscars Well has madehuge progress in the last few months, winning three times, includingtwo Grade 1s. Jessica Harrington’s inmate followed an easy maidenwin at Punchestown with an eight-length success at Navan, before acomprehensive rout of a high-class field at Leopardstown in theDeloitte Novice Hurdle, hammering Zaidpour. For a staying hurdlerOscars Well also has a fine change of gear – he must have excellentprospects in the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle.

Ifs and buts aplenty in the Sportingbet.com Queen MotherChampion Chase, with doubts as to whether Master Minded is asgood as he was, despite still being only eight, while Big Zeb goteverything right in this race last year but still has a tendency to cloutthe odd fence. Sizing Europe has not wonsince defeating Somersby in last year’s Arklebut that can be explained by connectionsrunning him over unsuitable trips ontesting going. Expect much betterreturned to two miles on betterground.

Banker: Time For Rupert (RSA Chase, 5-2)Good chance:Oscars Well (NeptuneNovices’ Hurdle, 6-1)Longshot: SizingEurope (ChampionChase, 14-1)

Jump racing’s Olympics is upon us and there’s value to be had over Cheltenham’s four days

THE BIG PREVIEW

Get ready for the FESTIVAL!

CURRENT CHAMPION HURDLER Binocular did not convince at Sandown last time,

while Peddlers Cross is better over a longer trip andHurricane Fly will find this race a whole different ball game to the

small-field, soft-ground events he has been mopping up in Ireland.Menorah loves Cheltenham and looked awesome in his prep raceat the course in December when he slammed Cue Card by four and ahalf lengths. At 5-1 he is a standout bet and is set to give PhilipHobbs and Richard Johnson their second triumph in the race.

In the Arkle Trophy, Finian’s Rainbow has not convinced in thejumping department, Medermit is almost certainly better over twoand a half miles and Irish challenger Realt Dubh, though tough andgenuine, has done all his winning on testing ground. Ghizao didnot rank among the best novice hurdlers last year yet he has lookedtop class over fences, including when recording an easy victory overthe course and distance in November. He must have sound claims.L’Accordioniste lost her unbeaten record at Ascot in January,

never jumping with any fluency and finishing tailed off behindSparky May, however she had looked very progressive on herprevious outing at Cheltenham. Forgive her that effort and the 20-1available for the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle looks too big.

Stat’ll make you think!

Banker: Menorah (Champion Hurdle, 5-1)Good chance: Ghizao (Arkle Trophy, 9-2)Longshot: L’Accordioniste (David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle, 20-1)

WEDNESDAY16TUESDAY

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Time For Rupert: a good thing in the RSA Chase

NICKY HENDERSON’S HOODOOHe is the most successful trainer of thecurrent crop at the Festival, with 37 winners,but Henderson (left) has a diabolical recordin the Neptune: no winners from 21 tries

LAST-TIME-OUT WINNERSNine of the ten winners of the Coral Cup andFred Winter since 2006 had scored on theirprevious start

RECORD OF FAVOURITESSince 1980, 134 horses have started at lessthan 2-1, but only 40% have won, equalling alevel-stakes loss of £6.27. Three odds-onshots were beaten last year

FESTIVAL FORMNine winners at last year’s meeting hadeither won or been placed previously at theFestival

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AT LAST, A STAYING HURDLER WHOlooks capable of giving Big Buck’s a race. In fact,

Grands Crus looks far more than that; he shapes as if he canbeat Big Buck’s in the World Hurdle. Grand Crus was not on thedivision’s radar last season, but this winter has improved his rating32lb in winning all three starts. He has not come off the bridle inhis last two outings and jockey Tom Scudamore will go into themeeting considering him by far his best chance of a winner.This is the acid test for Grands Crus, whose ability remainsuntapped in the context of championship races. But that’s whyhe’s 9-4 and Big Buck’s is odds on. Jennie Candlish is not a household Festival name, but

her Barafundle may take some stopping in thePertemps Final. After chasing home Grands Crus at arespectful ten lengths at Haydock, he won for the first timethis season at Newbury and is consistent. Sticking up a 16-1chance as our ‘good chance’ might seem like folly, but that is not abig price in a race as competitive as this. Besides, there’s no pointsticking to the obvious – there will be plenty such thoughtless‘tips’ flying around.Rare Bob strikes as a lively outsider in the Ryanair Chase. He

did not exactly excel at Cheltenham in December when eighth toGold Cup-bound Midnight Chase in a handicap but he subsequentlywon for the first time since 2009 at Leopardstown, jumping well andconceding weight to 11 rivals. Trainer Dessie Hughes mentioned theRyanair straight after for a horse who has never fallen and completedin 26 of his 27 races. He rates a decent longshot at 33-1.

Banker: Grands Crus (World Hurdle, 9-4)Good chance: Barafundle (Pertemps Final, 16-1)Longshot: Rare Bob (Ryanair Chase, 33-1)

THURSDAY

17 Grands Crus can topple Big Buck’s

Midnight Chase (above) couldcause an upset in the Gold Cup

YOU DON’T WIN THIS WITH KIDSSince the mid-80s, Katchit is the only horseaged five to win the Champion Hurdle from85 to have tried – they are best opposed

MEADE MYSTERYNoel Meade has won just three races with131 runners. Last year his first was broughtdown and his last pulled up. In between hisbest was a ninth from five other runners

WEIGHT ISSUEIn the last 11 years only nine handicap chasewinners carried more than 11st, for a 17%strike-rate

NO GOLD FOR OLDIESOnly one of the last 18 winners of the GoldCup has been older than nine. Fans ofImperial Commander (10, right), Denman(11) and Kauto Star (11) should take note

THIS DAY LAST YEAR WASarguably the highlight of Nigel Twiston-Davies’s career, with ImperialCommander’s victory in the Totesport GoldCup followed by his son’s success aboard Baby Runin the Foxhunter. Baby Run was ridden by Sam last year but youngerbrother Willie is due to be in the plate this time and, judged on hisdebut win over fences on the 11-year-old at Wetherby, he can betrusted to perform a similarly able job. Baby Run unseated in the FoxHunters at Aintree last season but he is usually a reliable jumper –that was the only time in 20 starts he has not completed. He looks arock-solid favourite for the Foxhunter. The JCB Triumph Hurdle is always a fiercely competitive heat –

but if you fancy a horse strongly that can be a plusin terms of its price. That’s the case with MarshWarbler, a horse with no airs and graces abouthim and who would be a shorter price than the14-1 available at the time of writing if hewere with a bigger stable. Brian Ellison hassaddled Marsh Warbler to win his last three,the horse having been sent to him afterwinning a seller at Leicester. David Simcockwas pretty keen to hang on to him that dayfollowing an 11-length victory. But it wasalso apparent the new owners weren’t tobe denied, Marsh Warbler being knockeddown to them for 12,000gns. MarshWarbler won a decent renewal of the

Grade 1 Finale Juvenile Hurdle at Chepstowand, although he relishes soft ground, hehandles better going. In the Friday highlight, the Gold Cup, it may

be worth looking beyond the established three ofImperial Commander, Kauto Star and Denman.You get the feeling a new generation is on the verge

of breaking through, and 22-1 about MidnightChase is fair. This horse loves Cheltenham, has a

terrific attitude and has never failed to finish in 20 starts.He’ll have to improve 10lb to be in the mix but is rated 155 after

winning off 137 at the start of the season, so who is to say he can’t?

Banker: Baby Run (Foxhunter Chase, 5-1)Good chance: Marsh Warbler (Triumph Hurdle, 14-1)Longshot: Midnight Chase (Gold Cup, 22-1)

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Published here is the consolidated Final List of the stallions named in the finallists of stallions sent to the Co-Ordinating Committee by the British, Irish,

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The progeny of these stallions, CONCEIVED IN 2010 IN THENORTHERN HEMISPHERE, (the foal crop of 2011), will be eligibleto enter the EBF races to be held during the year 2013 andthereafter. They will also be eligible for other relevant benefits underthe EBF terms and conditions in force in Great Britain, Ireland,France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland.

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MAHLER (GB)MAILLE PISTOL (FR)MAJESTIC MISSILE (IRE)MAJOR CADEAUX (GB)MAJORIEN (GB)MALINAS (GER)MAMOOL (IRE)MAN O WEST (FR)MANDURO (GER)MARCH GROOM (USA)MARESCA SORRENTO (FR)MARIENBARD (IRE)MARJU (IRE)MARLIN (USA)MARTALINE (GB)MARTILLO (GER)MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE)MEDECIS (GB)MEDICEAN (GB)MESHAHEER (USA)MIDNIGHT LEGEND (GB)MIESQUE'S SON (USA)

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The stallions listed above stood OUTSIDE THE BCL AND EBF AREAS IN 2010 andare qualified as Common Fund Stallions for that year by reason of stallionnomination payments.The letter (N) or (S) after each stallion’s name indicates the Hemisphere in whichthe stallion stood and for which the appropriate contribution has been paid.The progeny of these stallions will have to be nominated to Breeders’ Cup Ltd as

foals and/or to EBF as foals, yearlings or two year olds if they are to be eligible tobenefit fully from the Breeders’ Cup and/or EBF programmes.Further details from the Chief Executive, European Breeders’ Fund.

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OrientorBay 1998, INCHINOR – ORIENT (BAY EXPRESS)

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PASTURES BARN STUDSheepscombe, Snowshill, Broadway, Worcestershire WR12 7JU.

Enquiries to: SARAH WARING • Tel/Fax: 01451 851054 • Mobile: 077 86 511051 • Email: [email protected]

Sire: INCHINORWon Gr.3 Greenham Stakes, Gr.3 Hungerford Stakes, Gr.3 Criterion Stakes, 2nd Gr.1 DewhurstStakes: sire of 26 Stakes winners, incl. ORIENTOR, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (Gr.1), NOTNOWCATO (Gr.1; sire), SUMMONER (Gr.1), LATICE (Gr.1), SILCA’S SISTER(Gr.1), ON THE ACORN (Gr.2), GOLDEN SILCA (Gr.2), BANNISTER (Gr.2), SATCHEM (Gr.3), UMISTIM (Gr.3, sire), YASOODD (Gr.3), IN CLOVER (Gr.3), ROYAL COPENHAGEN (Gr.3), FELICITY (Gr.3).

Dam: ORIENTTrack record holder at Ascot: won 3 races, 2nd Gr.3 Greenlands Stakes, 3rd Gr.1 King’s Stand Stakes, LR Scarbrough Stakes: dam of 6 winners, incl. ORIENTOR – multiple Group winner.YEAST – £139,000, incl. LR Joel Stakes, 2nd LR Doncaster Mile.ARCADE dam of: –MONTECASTILLO – £120,000, incl Gr.3 Concorde Stakes.KALAMUNDA – 2nd LR Garnet Stakes, 3rd LR Knockaire Stakes. FAIRY SONG – 2nd LR Blenheim Stakes.

The immediate family of: SON PARDO (Gr.2 Richmond Stakes, sire), ATRAF (Gr.3 Cork and Orrery Stakes,Gr.3 Jaipur Stakes, successful sire), COLONIAL GIRL (Gr.1), LORD SHIRLDOR (Gr.1), DOG ROSE (Gr.2), KESTREL (Gr.2), etc.Orientor

2yo's this year in training with: Dandy Nicholls, Richard Fahey, Jim Goldie

FIRST TWO YEAR OLD’S IN 2011

Fee for 2011: £2,000 1st October + vat

NO FOAL FREE RETURN

A Rare Son of the Influential INCHINORWON 5 RACES AND OVER £318,000WON Gr.3 Champagne Sprint Stakes, 5f, Sandown Park,

beating THE TATLING, RINGMORE DOWN, THE KIDDYKID, etc.WON Gr.3 Chipchase Stakes, 6f, Newcastle, beating COUNTRY REEL, NAYYIR, etc.WON Shergar Sprint, 6f, Ascot, beating Hong KongGr.1 winner FIREBOLT, etc.2nd Gr.2 Temple Stakes, 5f, Sandown Park, beaten a short head.2nd Gr.2 Diadem Stakes, 6f, Ascot, beaten a neck.

ORIENTOR contested no less than 47 Stakes races and retired sound after 79 career starts.TIMEFORM RATED: 117“useful, very tough multiple sprint winner at 3-6, by Inchinor from fast family.”

RACINGPOST.COM.

Sulamani6 times Group 1 winning European Champion

Indian DanehillSire of Top Novice Hurdler, LUSH LIFE, who defeated SupremeNovice Hurdler winner MENORAH.Sought after by leading agents Highflyer, David Redvers, Aiden Murphy etc.Horses in training with Nicky Henderson, Oliver Sherwood, Paul Nicholls etc.

And also standing REVOQUE at Yorton Farm.

Proven National Hunt sire of Grade 1 horses

Timeform Rating: 128Sire of MASTEREY, multiple Group 1 and Dual Classic winner from his first crop.Half brother to Irish, French Derby winner DREAM WELL.Latest bumper winner CASH AND GO – Racing Post 11/2/11.“Star performance Cash and Go was most impressive in the bumper and is an exciting prospect”

Standing at YORTON FARM, Yorton, Nr Shrewsbury SY4 3EP. Contact David or Teresa Futter. Tel: 01939 220411 or 078 60 670184. E: [email protected] W: www.yortonfarm.co.uk


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In less than four years, you havegone from riding your first winnerto being stable jockey to Willie

Mullins, while Ruby Walsh has beensidelined. Can you believe the rapidprogress you’ve made?No, I can’t. It is really unbelievable; I neverthought I would be given so manyopportunities so soon by Willie. I could neverhave dreamt the way it has all turned out; every-thing has gone right and Willie has put me upon some good horses, which have clicked forme. It has all happened much quicker than Icould have imagined. I am just very lucky tohave gone to Willie’s four years ago and for himto have taken a chance with me.

As a boy did you dream of becoming the next Tony McCoy orKieren Fallon?Everyone at home had more interest injumping than Flat racing and I suppose I wasalways going to end up jumping. But I got somegood experience on the Flat first, though I wasalways a little bit heavy. Willie neverencouraged me to lose weight because he didnot want me getting weak. If there was onejockey I followed it was Paul Carberry; he wasthe man riding the winners when I wasgrowing up. He had a different way of doingthings, a great style and, for me, was always theone to watch. He is one of the best in the game.

You were a champion on the ponyracing circuit – how has yourbackground in this field helped you asa jockey?It is a great foundation, a great trainingground, introducing you to race-riding,weighing out, weighing in and generallygetting a feel for the business. It was verycompetitive when I was riding and seems tohave become even more so.

What is your family connection toracing?My whole family has been involved in thesport. My father, Tim, was a jockey and

TALKING TO...PAUL TOWNEND

PROFILEDate of birth: September 15, 1990Based: County CarlowRiding weight: 9st 5lbFirst winner: The Chip Chop Man,Limerick, June 2007Grade 1 wins to date: 15Prize-money accrued: £3.3 million(NH Ireland 2008-2011)Ambition: To become championjockey

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used to take me all over the place to ride pony racing. Davy Condon is a first cousinand he got me into Willie Mullins’s yard in thefirst place.

Has starting off on the Flat helped youbecome a better jockey over jumps?It has certainly been a help, having to thinkwhile going at speed and making split-seconddecisions. Everything happens much quickerin a five-furlong sprint than in a three-milechase and you don’t get a second chance to gofor a gap. But, for me, there isn’t the sameadrenalin buzz on the Flat as there is ridingover jumps. Everything about jumping lights me up, particularly if I am riding thebest horses.

Do you still have a longing to be partof the action on the Flat, or is itimpossible because of your weight?I enjoy riding on the Flat. I did last summer andI’ll be on the Flat again this summer. It’s greatfor keeping you on the ball, keeping you sharpand improving your style. Everything about ithelps. I’ll do about 9st 5lb this summer.

Your first big win, in the 2008 GalwayHurdle, came aged 17 as a 5lb claimer.How important was it for your career?A great kick-start. John Kiely put me up onIndian Pace after I’d won a couple of Flat raceson him the year before. John showed a lot offaith in me as I’d won only a couple of hurdlesand the Galway Hurdle was such a big event.The Galway Festival is so well known thatwinning such a race was just the result to giveyou instant recognition.

How do you handle losingwhen in your heart you feelyou should have won?There’s not much point inbeating yourself up or gettingdown in the dumps becausethere’s not a lot you can doafterwards. You just have tolearn from your mistakes andthat’s what I try to do. I thinkthat’s the only way to handlethose sort of situations.

What does the camaraderie and spiritof the weighing room give you?It’s like one big family in there. It is reallybrilliant – everyone is in the same boat, tryingto get on. There’s a great craic. We all know thedangers we are facing when we go out to raceand that makes the bond even stronger. We alllook after each other as best we can and helpeach other out; if anyone gets a fall we are allwondering how he or she is.

Willie Mullins has put a lot of faith inyou – he could have picked a moreexperienced deputy. In what way hashe moulded you?He has always looked after my best interests.Whenever he watches my races he will tell medifferent ways I might improve myself; what Imight do better. He is a man to be listening toand I am very lucky to be getting advice fromhim. I am just thankful that I have been able tostand up to what he thought I could do and payhim back by riding a few winners for him. Heis always trying to improve me.

You work closely with Ruby Walsh,Mullins’s number one jockey. Whathave you learnt from him and how hashe helped you?You just need to watch Ruby on any horse onany day and you’ll learn something. He’s amaster of his class and doesn’t really need tosay anything to you. But when he does, ofcourse, you listen! He has been very helpful tome when he has been off injured and I havebeen taking over his mounts. He tells me theright way to ride them

and tells me if he thinks there is something thatmight improve a certain horse. I realise I amvery lucky because I couldn’t be getting advicefrom two better men.

What makes him so outstanding?He’s the whole package, isn’t he? He’s strong,he’s fit, he has a great racing brain. Thecomplete professional. I’d say he’s ahead of thegame because he can tell you what you’re doingbefore you know what you’re supposed to bedoing. He’ll know a race inside out and whatit’s going to involve before he sets off. He’s a bitof a racing genius.

You have been described as a“superstar” and “great talent”, andbilled as the natural successor to RubyWalsh. How do you deal with thispressure?I don’t take any notice of anything that’s beingsaid like that. I don’t feel any pressure. All thattalk goes over my head and I just go out anddo the job to the best of my ability.

Six Grade 1 wins on Hurricane Flyhave helped to hoist you into the bigtime. What sort of ride is he, differentin any way at home than he is on thetrack?He’s a chirpy little lad, but a fairlystraightforward ride. I know him very well andam lucky to get on with him as well as I do. Youhave to have your wits about you when you’reon him because he can be very playful. Heknows what’s going on around him as well asanyone else and he knows when he’s got to getdown to business. He’s a great old character ofa horse and one I’ll never forget.

Can you assess his Champion Hurdlechances? He’ll find the hurly-burly ofthe race on quicker ground a different

ball game to what he isused to in Ireland…

In his last race, the IrishChampion Hurdle atLeopardstown, theywent a right goodgallop and he cameaway from them to

win nicely. I can’t seeCheltenham being aproblem for him. He is a

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very adaptable and professional horse and Idon’t think quicker ground will bother him.

Golden Silver, Zaidpour, MikaelD’Haguenet, Mourad…most jockeyswould be lucky to sit on one of thesein their lifetime. Do you have the bestriding job in Ireland right now?I suppose I do when Ruby’s not there. After all,I am riding for the champion trainer. Who isthere better to work for?

Which race should Golden Silver gofor at the Festival – the Queen Motheror the Ryanair? It’s not up to me to pick his races. He is a bit ofa character and you have to leave him to find

his own way in a race; let him get into his ownrhythm and ease him into the race. He’s anexciting horse to be taking to Cheltenham,whichever race they choose for him.

How many times have you been to theCheltenham Festival and what does itmean to you?This will be my third year. Cheltenham isCheltenham and means pretty much the sameto everyone, whatever part of racing they comefrom. We all want to be there because it iscentre stage and the climax of the whole year. Itis brilliant to be going there even if it’s just fora couple of rides – even better if they’ve got achance. So far I haven’t had much luck, but I’vegot experience round there now and ifsomething pops up with a chance this time I’llgrab it with both hands.

Do you suffer from nerves on the bigoccasion? You must have been anxiousbefore your first National ride aboardIrish Invader... Not really. I don’t get put under pressure fromWillie and I know the horses well from ridingthem at home. Getting nervous isn’t going to make them run any faster. Obviously, there’sa lot on your mind going to the races on the big days but you can’t let it get to you. Onceyou get up on the horse all that is behind youand you’re concentrating on the race. I hadnever been to Aintree before riding Irish

Invader in the National and I wasslightly anxious and very

excited. Sometimes I’msuperstitious overstupid little things,like I wouldn’t ridein new gear on a bigday.

Many Irishjockeys moveover to Britain. Isthis something

you would hope forin the future?

No, I’m happy where I amnow. Things couldn’t be goingmuch better for me at themoment.

How much work do youput in out of the saddle to

keep in top shape? I ride out every morning and watchwhat I eat. That way I don’t have aproblem with my weight forjumping. I play a fair bit of soccerwith the lads. My position is ‘leftoutside’ because I am not verygood and am happy just runningaround after the ball!

CLOSE UP AND…PERSONALMy favourite team is Cork gaelicfootball

I like to relax by going to the cinema

The most exciting thing I’ve doneis sky-diving from a plane. I enjoyed itonce back on the ground!

I would most like to meet RonnieO’Sullivan

On the car radio I listen to The SawDoctors

CLOSE UP AND…PROFESSIONALI dream of winning the GrandNationalMy most memorable day’s racingwas riding a four-timer at Punchestownin JanuaryThe best advice I’ve been given iskeep your head on your shoulders andyour feet on the groundIrish racing needs to encourage morepeople to come racingThe most challenging part of thejob is coping with the days when youget beat

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1 MILLION POUNDS.

OR CLOSE TO 1,2 MILLION EURO.

That is the combined value of the Black Type races of 2011 in Sweden.Our strong currency “The Krona” is great for us when we go shopping abroad. But it’s even better for race horse owners who fi nd that our prize money is worth 10% more than last year.Listed races with purses from £40,000 - 60,000 GBP. And Europes richest G3 race with close to £100,000 to the winner.And on many of the meetings listed here you’ll also fi nd handicaps with total values in the £ 25,000 region. Plus generous travel allowances!

FANCY HAVING A GO FO IT IT?

You should.Quite a few clever owners and trainers from Europe and UK already have. Several of them have struck gold. And earned Black Type titles.

See you in Sweden!

For more information please contact:Richard Penney, International Racing Bureau+44 1638 668 881

Racing Secretary/Täby GaloppNicholas Cordrey, [email protected]+46 8 506 366 17

Racing Secretary/JägersroBo Gillborg, [email protected]+46 40 671 82 04

IS £1,000,0000 WORTH TRAVELLING FOR?

* As of feb 14. 1 SEK = 0,11 Euro/0,1 GBP

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Tuesday May 31th (closes April 18th)STOCKHOLMS STORA PRIS (G3)1 200 000 SEK, 4YO+, 1 950 m TurfTÄBY VÅRSPRINT (L)400 000 SEK, 4YO+, 1 150 TurfÅTTA45 TRYCKERI BLOOMERS VASE (L)500 000 SEK, 3YO+ Fillies and Mares, 1 600 Turf

Monday June 11th (Closes May 23rd) SWEDISH OPEN MILE (L)400 000 SEK, 3YO, 1 600 Turf

Sunday, September 11th (Closes July 18)STOCKHOLM CUP INTERNATIONAL (G3)1 600 000 SEK, 3YO+, 2 400 TurfTÄBY OPEN SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP (L)600 000 SEK, 3YO+, 1 150 TurfTATTERSALLS NICKES MINNESLÖPNING (L)600 000 SEK, 3YO+, 1 600 DirtCOOLMORE MATCHMAKER STAKES (L)400 000 SEK, 3YO+ Fillies and Mares, 1 950 Turf

Sunday October 9th (Closes August 22nd)LANWADES STUD STAKES (L)400 000 SEK, 3-5 YO Fillies & Mares, 1 600 TurfSONGLINE CLASSIC (L)400 000 SEK, 4 YO+, 2 000 Dirt

TÄBY GALOPP JÄGERSRO

Sponsored by Lanwades Stud and Miss Kirsten Rausing. Free breeding to one of Lanwades stallions to winner.

“We have always been very well treated at Jagersro, more to the point have gained some valuable black type and won some good prize money’’

Sir Mark Prescott

“Taby was the fi rst foreign course where Collier Hill ran and since then I have visited some of the best in the world and the service Taby offers compares very favourably with them all.”

Russell Hall

Svensk Galopp (The Swedish Jockey Club)www.svenskgalopp,se

+46 8-627 20 00

Friday May 13th (Closes March 25th)THE LANWADES STUD JAGERSRO SPRINT (L)500 000 SEK, 3YO +, 1 200 m DirtTHE PRAMMS MEMORIAL (L)1 000 000 SEK, 4YO+, 1 730 m Dirt

Saturday July 23rd (Closes July 11th)PRIX DE FRANCE300 000 SEK, 3YO +, 2 200 m Dirt

Sunday August 14th – Derby Day, (Closes June 7th)THE ZAWAWI CUP (L)500 000 SEK, 3 YO +, 1 200 m Dirt THE MARGARETA WETTERMARKMEMORIAL STAKES (L)500 000 SEK, 3-5 YO Fillies and Mares, 1 730 m Dirt

Thursday September 29th (Closes August 15th)THE SFK JUBILEE STAKES (L)500 000 SEK, 3 YO+, 2 400 m DirtTHE ROSENGÅRD400 000 SEK, 3YO, 1 200 m Dirt (closes June 20th)

Thursday November 13th (Closes September 12th)THE SWEDISH JOCKEY CLUB FILLIES AND MARES STAKES(L)500 000 SEK, 3YO+ Fillies and Mares, 2 400 m DirtTHE IRISH SMILE200 000 SEK, 3YO+ 1 600 m Dirt (Closes Nov. 2nd)

WHERE ARE WE?Jägersro is in Malmö.

In the very south of Sweden. 15 min from Copenhagen airport.

Täby is in Stockholm. The capital of Sweden.

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ROBERT WALEY-COHEN

Robert Waley-Cohen: abundle of energy for whomthe concept of retirementbarely registers

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Robert Waley-Cohen thought it an ingenious idea to havethe Foxhunter straight after the Gold Cup. An injury to

Roulez Cool rules out a bid for a historic double but he stillhas Long Run in the blue riband to keep him entertained

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It is the energy of the man that is so striking.Other qualities – presence, wealth,loquaciousness, enthusiasm – come easily

to mind as he strides around his Warwickshireestate in mid-morning, mutating seamlesslyfrom horse trainer to city gent. But it is theenergy that informs and exhausts.Robert Waley-Cohen was 62, last time he

checked, though he gives the impression ofbeing far too busy to worry about birthdays,let alone those that conventionally signifyslowing down. “I don’t think I’m ever going toretire,” he says dismissively.Plainly, he could have done so by now in

comfort, particularly since Alliance Medical,the company he founded in 1983 and broughtfrom America to Europe six years later, wassold for £600 million four years ago. Ratherthan relax with his share of the proceeds,Waley-Cohen seems more hectic than ever.“What I’ve discovered I enjoy doing is

getting companies from the early stages to acertain size; I love that blank sheet of paper,” hebeams. “I’m involved with four newishbusinesses now and lots of charitable things,like the National Trust council and mentalhealth charities. I like a vast variety of thingsto do.”Yet for one week this month – and

specifically, a certain day and time – even thedigressive exuberance of Waley-Cohen will befully focused on one target, one corner of theCotswolds, one burning ambition. It could soeasily have been two. Inside an hour on the

final day of the Cheltenham Festival, Waley-Cohen had hoped to win the Gold Cup withthe most expensive horse he has bought, LongRun, and the Foxhunter Chase with ahomebred, Roulez Cool. A tendon injury to thelatter means the double is no longer possible. That the two races follow one another is, in

part, down to Waley-Cohen himself as aDirector of Cheltenham. “We felt we wereshowing great foresight,” he says with heavyirony. “It was always thought that no-oneriding in the Gold Cup would be in the

Foxhunter, so the winning connections of thefeature race could have plenty of time forpresentations and interviews. As Sam (his son)would have ridden both horses and it wouldhave been me getting the jockey organised, itcould have got very interesting.”A similarly delicious dilemma, albeit not

quite so fraught in the jockey department,faced Nigel Twiston-Davies last year. While hispresence and inner thoughts were beingdemanded by the national media after Imperial

“It was thought thatno-one riding in the

Gold Cup would be inthe Foxhunter”

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Commander’s Gold Cup glory, he longed to beback in the parade ring legging up his son,Sam, for the Foxhunter he was to win on BabyRun. Twiston-Davies always said the latter wasmore precious and, though few believed him,Waley-Cohen appreciates the sentiment.

“I would have been at least as nervous aboutthe Foxhunter as I will be about the GoldCup,” he says. “I introduced Christie’s tosponsorship of the race. That was 33 years agoand I still haven’t managed to win it yet! I’ddearly love to win that race above all else.”

It is, too, the strands of family andamateurism that beguile him about theFoxhunter. No surprise, really, as you hear hisstory. Waley-Cohen is the son of a baronet, SirBernard, from whom he inherited manythings, but notably a love of the Turf. “As an

undergraduate at Cambridge, father used tocycle to Newmarket regularly,” he recalls. “Hewas a Flat man and he bet injudiciously.

“He tells a story of visiting his bank managerin Cambridge and telling him he could nolonger live on his allowance but that he wasgoing to make a lot of money in business andhe wanted an unsecured loan that his fathermust never know about. Surprisingly, the bankmanager backed him on the one condition thathe kept his account at whatever branch hemight move to. In due course, the managerbecame very senior and my father became a

London director of his bank.“Father was very involved in the City but he

adored Exmoor for hunting. We children wentto school in London (Robert attended Eton)but spent all our holidays on Exmoor and thatfelt like home. We were 1,300 feet up andthere was nothing to do but ride and hunt. Myfirst racing days were there, at the point-to-points at Holnicote and Bratton Down everyMay. Father would give me money and tell meit was for punting, not for sweets. We had toback Bertie Hill, Sarah Hobbs’s father, who wasa superstar in those parts, and the bookiesnever seemed worried about taking half-a-crown off an eight-year-old.”

The racing bug was already deep by the timeWaley-Cohen entered employment withChristie’s, the fine art auctioneers. “In 1970,they sent me to New York and I decided tomake a diversion to watch Nijinsky in Paris,”he says. “I thought a good bet on him to winthe Arc would pay for furnishing myapartment in Manhattan. As we all now know,he didn’t win it, so it ended up rather sparselyfurnished!

“For the next few years, I was running allover the States, talking to collectors andlooking at paintings, but I missed the riding. I had some friends in Far Hills, New Jersey,who had a horse for sale and I raced him overtimber. But I was 24 before I got back to the UK and started riding here. I wasn’t theright shape and I was never fit enough but Ihad a huge amount of fun. The only race I everwon under rules was a hunter chase atWarwick in 1981.”

Nicky Henderson trained that winner forhim, part of an association dating 33 years. “Ithappened by accident, really,” says Waley-Cohen. “George Peter-Hoblyn trained a fewhorses for me at Manton but then moved toLambourn and didn’t want to do it any more.George suggested moving my horses literally

next door to Windsor House, where Nicky wasjust setting up.”

Horses were a diversion as Waley-Cohenwent about his business life, characteristicallymaking the quantum leap from art to medicalsupplies. “My two loves were fine art andhorses, and I decided I didn’t want to make abusiness out of either,” he explains. “I wouldlove to have made money being a brilliantentertainer or a fabulous sportsman but bothwere out of the question, so I looked forsomething I could set up and people told methat healthcare was the thing to get involvedwith and America was the place to do it.”

Cutting a long story short, he went into theprovision of CT scanners, still an expensiverarity in the early 1980s, and it took offspectacularly. Waley-Cohen says: “You have toremember the internet wasn’t invented then,so I was working odd hours, being based herebut running a company in California. What itdid, though, was allow me the mornings freeto ride and train horses.”

Waley-Cohen took out a permit in 1985 andtrained from the stables next to Upton House,the National Trust mansion previously used bythe family of his wife, Felicity, as a huntinglodge. Five years later, they had their own

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“My two loves werefine art and horses; Ididn’t want to make abusiness out of either”

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house built, surveying a 2,000-acre estatewhich, as you might expect, is put to manyand varied uses.

Even as Waley-Cohen expanded Alliance,transferring the model to Europe with hugesuccess, he never released the tiller on hisequine interests. “I’m extremely conscious thatI am playing at being a trainer, because I’ve gotso many other interests and commitments,” headmits. “The professionals do it all day andthink of nothing else. If I have a really goodhorse, I will send it to Nicky, though I tend notto have more than two at any one time.”

Breeding, which now fascinates him somuch, came later, the motivation a poignantmemory. Thomas, the youngest of the Waley-Cohens’ four children, fell ill at ten with a bonetumour. His lower leg was amputated –“though it didn’t stop him playing hockey atschool” – and the years that remained wereborrowed but precious. “Thomas always hadthis outlook that if you want to do something,just get on with it,” he recalls. “At the time, if Ihad money to spare, I always thought I wouldrather buy a nice picture than an expensivehorse. But I had this thought about breedingand I reflected on Thomas’s attitude andthought, ‘What are you waiting for?’

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“I decided I would go and buy the best fillyI could find and that turned out to beMakounji, now the dam of Roulez Cool. Shewas too big, really, and she didn’t always doher best but she did win three novice chasesone year, including the Pendil. It was entirelydue to her that I ended up with Katarino.

“I like to go to Nicky’s every three weeks orso, to keep in touch and see how the horseshave altered. However much you talk on thetelephone, it’s not the same. I was down thereearly in the season to see Makounji and I reallyliked a little black horse on the gallops. Itturned out Nicky had been left with him whena syndicate fell through. Over the next three orfour visits, the noises in the yard were moreand more positive about this horse until Iasked Nicky when he was due to run. Whenhe said November 10, I knew it was meant –that was my 50th birthday. I found a friend totake half, he duly won at Newbury on mybirthday and went on to win the Triumph.”

Katarino was to race for Waley-Cohen for anentire decade, albeit being retired midwaythrough with apparently unmanageableinjuries. Yet he recovered to win the AintreeFox Hunters twice, with a near terminal attackof colic in between. Waley-Cohen says: “Itseemed to us a miracle. He won twice over theNational fences without a race in between andhe’d been at death’s door only weeks before.”

By then, the Waley-Cohens had enjoyedanother uplifting Cheltenham Festival winthrough Liberthine in 2005.

“Thomas had died the previous July, tenyears after falling ill,” his father reflects.“Liberthine winning was a terrific lift for thewhole family, especially with Sam riding. Hisinstructions were to be very patient, becausewe knew they’d go lickety-split. Turning thebend at the bottom of the hill he still had tenin front of him but he flew past them all andwon by seven lengths.”

Waley-Cohen’s pride in Sam’s jockeyship isnatural and powerful but it has been validatedby his recent displays on Long Run, especiallythe exemplary ride to win the delayed KingGeorge VI Chase at Kempton. “He’s dedicated,he works very hard at both his fitness and hisriding skills,” says Waley-Cohen. “He gets onvery well with Long Run and I get pretty

backdrop of Upton House, which is now in the care of the National Trust

Wanted: radical look at NH fillies’ calendarThe bias towards NH colt registrations formany stallions, revealed in the latest Return ofMares, is a major concern to Robert Waley-Cohen, Vice-Chairman of the TBA’s NationalHunt Committee.

He says: “I don’t think the decline in thenumber of mares being bred to is a badthing, as there were too many bad ones inthe system, but it is very worrying that thenumber of fillies being registered is onlyabout 20%.

“The vast majority of elite National Hunthorses are geldings. If you want to own aracehorse you’re obviously likely to buy acolt or gelding because the chances of gettinga top female horse are so small.

“Fillies are worth so little that it is noteconomically affordable for people to sellthem. We have to give trainers and owners areason to put fillies into training.

“We need to take a radical look at theprogramme for fillies, especially for four-,five- and six-year-olds. The current numberof races is 116 – we need a lot more thanthat, especially novice hurdles and races forsecond-season hurdlers.”

Waley-Cohen adds: “There is no jumpsequivalent of the Oaks or May Hill. TheDavid Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle is a properchampionship race. It’s been a big successand I’d like to see a two-mile mares’ onlynovice hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.”


dismissive with people who ask if I thoughtabout a different jockey.”

It was a birthday celebration for his eldestson, Marcus, now in charge of the breedingoperation in Warwickshire, that took theWaley-Cohens on their portentous trip to Parisin May of 2009. Long Run is a younger brotherof two of Waley-Cohen’s previous purchases,Liberthine and Bica.

“He was a gorgeous horse, he won that day,I knew the breeder and trainer well, soeverything seemed right,” says Waley-Cohen.“I had also recently sold most of my shares inAlliance, so for once in my life I had money inthe bank. I slightly gasped at the price but mywife said, ‘This is what you love, you’ve got themoney, go ahead and do it.’”

There has been no cause for regret orrecrimination – not that Waley-Cohen seemsto deal in such unhelpful currencies. Long Runis heading for the Gold Cup as secondfavourite after his King George triumph and,judging by the fan mail, as a horse of soaringpopularity.

For his owner, Roulez Cool’s non-appearance will at least allow him the chanceto relax after the Gold Cup. Yet Cheltenhamwill soon place further demands on his time; inMay, Waley-Cohen will succeed Lord Vestey asChairman of the racecourse that inspiresdreams in every jumping soul.

“I’d stewarded there from 1980 and beeninvolved on the board for 25 years,” he relates.“We’ve had 20 years of development andgrowth under Sam [Vestey]. The buildingsmasterplan hasn’t been completed yet and it’s

very much my intention to do it and providebetter facilities. We’re lucky, though, thateveryone aspires to Cheltenham. It is ourOlympics; everything is about the road to theFestival.”



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In bloodstock matters, Robert Waley-Cohenbelieves Britain has plenty to learn from itscross-Channel neighbour. Most of hispurchased horses are bought in France,three are currently trained there and he hasa high regard for the French system ofdeveloping young jump horses.

“One of the big problems in Britain is thisconcept of being a novice and then not anovice,” he explains. “In France, they havespecific programmes for three- and four-year-olds. You might be running against thebest of your generation but you are not upagainst the rest of the world.

“Their races are also run in a differentstyle, a much steadier pace than our races.It’s kinder on young horses than our pillar-to-post instinct. I also think that the Frenchhurdle is a much better introduction to asteeplechase fence than the English hurdle.”

Waley-Cohen has used his position asChairman of the Point-to-Point Authority toinstil such values in British amateur racing.

“I’ve tried very hard in the point-to-pointworld, introducing four-year-old onlyraces,” he says. “Going further than that isdifficult. The French have different fencesfor young horses than for all-agedchampionship races – it’s not as formidable.

“If I have horses that are precociousenough, I break them at two and get themtrotting over poles, then send them toFrance with a view to their three-year-oldprogramme.

“The prize-money is very steeplystaircased, so the top races in Paris get hugemoney. I know Long Run was at the top ofthe tree but he came back here having won€700,000 – that’s a staggering amount ofmoney after 12 races.”

French lesson can help the BritsLong Run’s education across the Channel has served him well, says his owner

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Born 2004 bay 16.1 h.h. by val royal - factice

2011 FEE: £4,500 NFFR 1ST OCTOBER

Born 2005 bay 16.1 h.h. by danetime - dulceata

2011 FEE: £5,000 LFSN

Born 2001 bay 16.0 h.h. by bahamian bounty - star

2011 FEE: £7,000 1ST OCTOBER

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Won 5 races at 2 & 4 years, 6 to 9 furlongs, €63,900 & was placed twice.WON Grand Criterium, 8f, La Zarzuela, beating STONESIDE (winner of Gr.3

at Santa Anita and 2nd Gr.1 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly), etc.WON Premio Centro Commercial Hipercor, 6f, Mijas, beating GOLDING STAR

(2nd LR Prix Madame Jean Couturie), etc.WON Premio Martorell, 6f, La Zarzuela, beating STONESIDE, etc.WON Premio Unicaja, 9f, Mijas, beating DOLOR DE ALMA, etc.

“He is one of the toughest, genuine and incredibly game horses I have trained, with a fantastic temperment. A real treat to train this top class individual and I look forward to training his offspring.” Trainer Peter Haley

What A CaperFIRST SEASON IN BRITA IN 2 0 1 1

Fee for 2011: £1,200 –no v.a.t. with concessions for winning mares.

October 1st terms. no foal, free return.

OUTPERFORMED INTERNATIONAL STAKES WINNERS

Standing at: PASTURES BARN STUDSheepscombe, Snowshill, Broadway, Worcestershire WR12 7JU. Contact: SARAH WARING

Tel/Fax: 01451 851054 • Mobile: 077 86 511051 • Email: [email protected] • Website:www.whatacaper.co.uk

Bay 2004, 16.3 h.h. (1.70m) CAPE CROSS – SHEER GOLD (Cutlass)

AN IDEAL DUAL PURPOSE SIRE standing in the COTSWOLDS

What a Caper

Sire: CAPE CROSSChampion and Multiple Champion sire of 64 Stakes winners: Won Gr.1 Lockinge Stakes, Gr.2 Queen Anne Stakes, Gr.2 Celebration Mile, etc. Sire of: Sea The Stars (Champion, sire) Ouija Board (Champion), Behkabad (Gr.1, 2010),Able One (Gr.1), Seachange (Gr.1), Kindacross (Gr.1), Gaze (Gr.1), Halicarnassus(Gr.2), Russian Cross (Gr.2), Cape North (Gr.2), Hatta Fort (Gr.2), Mokabra (Gr.2),Confuschias (Gr.3), Everbright (Gr.3), Mikki Street (Gr.3), Mac Love (Gr.3), Mazuna (Gr.3), Hazyview (Gr.3), etc.

Dam: SHEER GOLD – won $232,448, and placed 16 times, incl: 2nd LR Office Queen Breeders’ Cup Handicap, LR Calder Breeders’ Cup Handicap:dam of 4 winners, incl: San Salvador (8 races and placed 24 times, incl: 3rd Gr.3Mahab Al Simaal Stakes, LRAl Shindagha Sprint).

Grandam: FRENCH GOLD – winner of $139,132, incl: LR Desert Vixen Stakes, incl: 2nd LRMy Dear Girl Stakes, 3rd LR Hialeah Stakes:dam of 4 winners, incl: Sheer Gold, and grandam of Jennasietta (LR Calder Breeders’ CupHandicap, 2nd Gr.2 La Prevoyante Handicap)

The immediate family of Group and Stakes winners Greatsilverfleet, American Dreamer, American Century, Bright N Golden, etc.

AN OUTSTANDINGLY FAST FAMILY

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£650 + VAT NFNF Oct 1st

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£800 + VAT NFNF Oct 1st

Group winning son of Classic sire

Rainbow Quest

From a few runners

he has sired Simply Blue, 2 wins and

placed twice over hurdles. The Rainbow Hunter won

and placed over fences,

winner of 2 P-P’s and won

and placed over hurdles.

Rated 125

Real Treasure, 2 wins & 3

placings over hurdles.

Lambs Cross made

£60.000 at the breeze ups

and has won over hurdles.

From the family of Xaar, Spinning World. El Gran

Senor & Try My Best

‘Denounce was a miler

with great potential, good

looking and beautifully bred,

so he should breed

some winners’

Henry Cecil

Henry was right! Denounce has had his first

winner from only 2 runners with Destiny Of A Diva,

who won a maiden at

Wolverhampton and placed

twice from 3 starts.

Enquiries to Jonathon Dodd Tel: 07584513899/01530 813357 Email: [email protected] www.louellastud.co.uk

“There is virtually no waste, the box is tidier and quicker tomuck out, and they are safe. An excellent product, which I amvery happy to endorse.”

PETER PLAYER, WHATTON MANOR STUD

“Feeding youngstock from Hay Bar in the natural position helpsthem to develop correctly.”

JONATHAN DODD, THE LOUELLA STUD

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There may be (more)TROUBLE AHEAD

Britain’s breeders have shown resilience in the face of the economic downturnbut for many in the racing industry the future remains decidedly uncertain

RACING IN THE RECESSION

In January 2008, this magazine interviewedleading all-weather owner Nigel Shieldsfollowing the success of Lang Field in an

American Grade 1, earning him the Owner ofthe Month accolade.

Shields had enjoyed plenty of success in theprevious ten years in Britain, notching 277wins and earning over £2.2 million in totalprize-money. However during the course of theconversation, he revealed that his days as anowner on these shores were numbered.

“The situation with prize-money here hasreached a critical stage,” he explained. “I getmore enjoyment from my UK horses but I haveto look at the financial implications.

“Race values are dropping, yet training,veterinary and transport costs keep going up.

The racing industry needs to address the issueof prize-money urgently – otherwise otherswill come to share my view that ownership inBritain is economically unviable.”

He added: “Owning racehorses is a paid forpleasure, yet the price, for me, has nowbecome too high.”

Three years on, it appears that plenty ofothers have reached exactly the sameconclusion. Between 2007 and 2010 thenumber of owners with horses in training fellfrom 9,263 to 8,269 – a drop of 10.7%.

Yet new owner registrations in January thisyear showed an 18.1% increase on 2010, risingfrom 116 to 137 (though still well down onthe 207 who registered in January 2008). Thegreen shoots of recovery, perhaps?

The horses in training figures suggest itwould be unwise to get too carried away withthis figure.

In the same month that Shields explainedhis reasons for turning his back on the sportin the UK, there were 15,581 horses in trainingin Britain. The number for January 2011 was14,262, a drop of 8.5% in three years. It alsorepresented a 2.2% dip since 2010.

Fewer horses and fewer owners – it is notsurprising that so many trainers have struggledto balance the books during the recession.

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The number of horses intraining has fallen by 8.5%since the start of 2008

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He explains: “I started at the NTF in 2000 –the number of trainers increased each year,peaking at 599 in December 2008. Since then,however, the figure has steadily dropped eachseason. There were 574 trainers in July lastyear – now there are 559 (as of February 1).“I think the situation will get worse before it

gets better. Prize-money is very low and thereis a strong sense of pessimism generally amongtrainers. We have detected a dwindlingenthusiasm for racing among owners who areleaving the sport. Trainers are finding itincreasingly difficult to sell the British racing

experience to new owners.“There is a dual aspect here – while numbers

of owners are falling, there is an increase incosts for things like fuel, feed and bedding,which is making life hard for many trainers.”Peter Cundell’s decision in January to call

time on his training career followed on fromthe likes of Hugh Collingridge, Paul Howling,Chris Thornton and Rodney Farrantrelinquishing their licences in recent months.Down to a handful of mediocre horses,

Cundell, who was the NTF’s Deputy Chairmanof the Central South Region, is forthright in his

views on where racing’s problems lie and, likeArnold, is pessimistic about the sport’simmediate future. He says: “We need to take the bookmakers

on – they’re taking racing for a ride by movingtheir online and phone operations offshore.And then they’ve stitched us up with theirshops by not paying full rates [the governmenthas now reduced the threshold under whichbetting shops pay a reduced levy rate, from£88,740 to £50,000]. The bookmakers playhard ball while we play soft ball.“I think the number of trainers will halve in

three years – there’ll be about 300 trainers andthe rest will have given up. Anyone trainingunder 40 horses is either losing money orsubsidising the business by employing familymembers as staff. It is becoming too hard tomake a living from the sport.“There will be a shortage of horses because

the foal crops in Britain and Ireland have fallenso dramatically [by around a third in threeyears] – we need to cut back fixtures, despitewhat the bookmakers say. “The Flat will be hit harder – prize-money is

worse, spread out over more fixtures, andjumping owners are in the game for enjoymentwith horses that are around year after year. “In my region many trainers are around 15-

20% down on numbers this year. The numberof two-year-olds entering training in April andMay will be very interesting.”NTF President-elect William Haggas is not

in the ‘struggling trainer’ camp yet understandsthe challenges his fraternity face better thanmost. A supporter of the Horsemen’s Tariff,which recommends to racecourses the level ofprize-money they should put on for all races,

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Racecourses: attendances hold up but revenueThe past few years have required Britain’sracecourses to offer incentives to maintainattendances, through promotions like earlybooking price reductions and popconcerts, and their ability to attract healthycrowds despite economic woe has beenwidely praised by the industry.On the flip side, hospitality and

sponsorship revenue has been hit hard,while tracks report racegoers to bespending and betting less. Stephen Atkin, the Racecourse

Association’s Chief Executive, has forecastBritain’s 60 tracks will post an aggregate£10 million profit in 2011, downconsiderably on last year.Levy funding reductions have led to

racecourses, which will benefit from mediarights payments worth £54m in 2011,

giving more to prize-money throughexecutive and sponsorship contributions,as our exclusive table on page 74 shows.With the Horsemen’s Tariff being used

by owners and trainers as a raceprogramme guide for their horses, mosttracks are likely to divert more money topurses this year. The key indicator of racecourse

attendances – the average daily figure – waslast year up 3.4% on 2009 at 4,145, butadmissions revenue dropped, off the backof price freezes at the gate and discountedadvance tickets. There was a free racing week last spring,

while individual tracks experimented byscrapping admission charges occasionally.The three major racecourse-owning

groups, Jockey Club Racecourses,

Northern Racing and Arena Leisure,reported admissions revenue to havedipped over the past few years.Arena’s was down 15% on 2008 at £9.7

million, and Northern’s 9.5% at £3.8m,with JCR, which owns 14 racecourses,reporting a dip of 3.9% from 2009.JCR, though, said more racegoers were

‘trading up’ to hospitality packages, thecatalyst for an 11.1% increase in hospitalityrevenue for them.Paul Fisher, JCR Group Managing

Director, says: “It’s important to recognisethat admissions and hospitality revenue arejust two income streams. Others includeon-course spend, sponsorship, mediarights and non-raceday events, which areall critical to our business, and some cameunder pressure during the downturn.

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he is very concerned about the dip in the horsepopulation.“I believe we are right in the middle of the

bad spell, with no joy ahead for the foreseeablefuture for the training fraternity,” says Haggas.“We’re looking at a dramatic drop in horse

numbers. What looks like happening in a fewyears time is a scenario of pretty decent prize-money, but not as many horses in training.“There would not be as many fixtures either,

as owners and trainers will not be able tosupply enough horses. Things will not be nicefor a while but you could argue we needed acorrection.”

Plenty of staff to go roundThe decline in the number of horses in traininghas, inevitably, had a knock-on effect on stablestaff as trainers realise they don’t require asmany hands to muck out and ride work.Figures supplied by the British Horseracing

Authority show that the total numberemployed (full and part-time) in British yardsfell by 4.3% between 2008 and 2010, from7,160 to 6,852.“We have had to deal with more

redundancies in the last couple of years thanwhen I started four years ago,” explains JimCornelius, Chief Executive of the NationalAssociation of Stable Staff (NASS). “NASS has certainly been representing more

stable staff and helping to get them whatthey’re entitled to. One of the benefits ofjoining NASS is free legal representation forstable staff.“More trainers seem to be prepared to let

staff go for misdemeanours, rather than dealingwith them another way. The reduction is a

response to the economic situation – trainersdon’t require so many staff now, it’s as simpleas that.“Wages are higher in Newmarket so jobs

have been shed there by trainers who arefinding it hard, but I think that overall thereare more problems in the north.”Newmarket-based Haggas backs that up,

saying: “With not as many horses as there werethe training business is scaling back, so thereare lots of stable staff available.

“Five years ago they were impossible to find– now it’s the other way round. In Newmarketcertainly there are plenty of staff about.”Keith Reveley, who trains in Lingdale,

Cleveland, is Deputy Chairman of the NTF’sNorth Region. His stable earned £300,000 inprize-money during 2007/08; last seasonyielded just over half that amount. He backs Cornelius’s view that his area has

been hit hardest by the recession and alsoechoes Cundell’s sentiments regarding trainersturning to family members for help.Reveley says: “I could see this coming two

or three years ago, so even then we werecutting back on the numbers we employ.

“It’s now a family unit, with my wife Fionaand son James. We do employ six or seven full-time staff, and have part-time staff too, but theset-up is different to even five years ago.“Now we keep everything to a minimum,

although of course you cannot cut cornerswhere horses are concerned.“We have people come in for weekends only,

from local colleges or those who have beeninvolved with pony racing for instance, andthat means that full-time staff have to workonly one weekend in five, instead of everyother weekend as before. That allows us to cutdown on overtime payments.”Talk of a north/south divide in racing is not

new and Reveley believes it does exist.“Things are pretty bad in the north,” he

continues. “The poor weather hasn’t helped asa lot of fixtures have been lost and thereforeprize-money has gone up in smoke. I basicallytrain for six months of the year – I’m not intosummer jumping – so rely on prize-money inthe winter for my income.“Trainers and owners in the north have been

hit harder. The bigger owners in the south haveseemed immune to the economic climate.“Some of my small businessman owners

have had people go bankrupt on them andsome have gone bankrupt themselves. Eventhose in syndicates are struggling to afford it.People have not got a lot of spare cash toindulge what is a hobby.“Richard Fahey and Mark Johnston have

done well but it’s been a struggle for most andyou have to cut your cloth accordingly. I amcareful now when going racing in the south. Idrive the horsebox myself and I can tell you itcosts a fortune to fill the tank. >>


“Things are prettybad in the north.

Trainers and ownershave been hit hard”

“However, Jockey Club Racecourses hasworked very hard to grow our business in2010 to help fulfil our mission ofreinvesting our revenues back into Britishracing. JCR hosts 25% of fixtures butcontributes almost 50% of all racecourses’investment in prize money.”Hospitality revenue for Northern and

Arena was down 25% and 22% in 2010against 2008, though Arena reported aslight rise last year on 2009.The Cheltenham Festival has not been

immune to the recession, either. ‘Covers’ –those taking hospitality places – werein 2009 12% down on 2008 at24,000, and slightly less again in2010, though by only 300.Revenue was marginally downdue to some price reductions.

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Jockeys have also been left frustrated bypointless trips to the races. A recent PJA/ROAinitiative to pay half a riding fee when jockeyswere declared for a non-runner was designedto help compensate the game’s ‘journeymen’.

Yet the scheme never got off the ground aftermany trainers voiced their disapproval.

Bigger yards can tough it outHaggas believes that it is the size of a trainer’sstable that will dictate how they can ride outthe recession.

He says: “The bigger trainers appear well upto their normal levels. Henry Cecil seems tohave more horses; the bigger trainers do not

seem to be affected at the moment. “If you have plenty of horses you can cope

better with recession than others. It’s themiddle to lower tier that are finding it hard.

“You’re going to get more people formingsyndicates than being able to afford to go italone. Still having enjoyment but cutting costswill be the aim for many owners. You will havepeople rather taking a leg in four horses thanowning one.”

The number of trainers buying ‘on spec’ atthe sales has dropped off dramatically in recenttimes as owners have cut back.

Ed Prosser, who has covered the major UK

horse sales for the past 14 years, has witnessedat first hand the decline in this activity.

He says: “It’s been obvious in the last fewyears that fewer trainers have been prepared totake a risk by buying yearlings on spec as theyonce did. If they do, they will be pretty certainthey have an owner to sell the horse onto.

“A lot of trainers had their fingers burned bybeing landed with horses during the economicdownturn and there has been a majortightening of credit facilities.

“Banks won’t lend money for much atpresent, least of all buying horses,and the sales companies areowed fortunes for

unpaid purchases so are understandably veryreluctant to extend a great deal of credit toclients, as they did in the past.

“It’s resulted in a contraction in size of everymarket reliant on domestic buyers and, evenwhen the economy does recover, it’s hard tothink sales companies will ever again offercredit as they once did.”

The often-repeated claim that Britain has thebest racing in the world may start to ring

hollow if the declines in theindustry continue at the

current rate.

HORSES IN TRAINING (as at mid-January)

% change2008 2009 2010 2011 2008/2011

Flat only Named horses 6,636 6,537 6,617 6,677 +0.6 All horses 8,326 8,058 8,252 8,186 -1.7

Jump only Named horses 4,766 4,483 5,338 5,232 +9.7All horses 4,856 4,586 5,459 5,345 +10.0

Dual purpose* Named horses 2,344 2,427 837 697 -70.2All horses 2,399 2,473 877 731 -69.5

TOTAL Named horses 13,746 13,447 12,792 12,606 -8.3All horses 15,581 15,117 14,588 14,262 -8.5

Figures courtesy of Weatherbys

*The recorded numbers since 2010 reflect a change in the categorisation of dual purpose horses

“If you have plenty ofhorses you can cope;the middle to lower

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When studying the list of leadingNational Hunt sires there’s nodenying that stallions in Britain

have a mountain to climb to draw level withthe current top five of King’s Theatre, Oscar,Presenting, Beneficial and Flemensfirth. Allstand in Ireland and, while sheer weight ofnumbers can be a factor, there’s usually agood reason why sires are covering big booksin the first place.King’s Theatre has snatched the lead from

last year’s champion, Presenting, though, atthe time of writing, Oscar had nudgedahead on individual winners. King’sTheatre’s strength is his extremely goodwinners-to-runners strike-rate of 38%,with his progeny, including ChampionHurdle favourite Menorah, Voler LaVedette and Cue Card, having alreadyearned in excess of £1 million before thebig festival meetings are upon us. Of theactive sires on the table, only one other horsecan match this strike-rate and that is theincreasingly successful Midnight Legend.

The Pitchall Stud resident has done it thehard way: having started off covering fewerthan 20 mares in his first few seasons, his booksize has grown year-on-year, up to 130 in 2009,after which stud owners David and KathleenHolmes decided to restrict his book.“We’re being very selective with him

now,” says Kathleen Holmes.“We used to cover anythingwe could but he’s not

getting any younger andI don’t think it’s good

for stallions to becovering really

big books.He’ll cover

a maximum of 80 this year. Most jumpsstallions are dead by the time they make it;you need at least eight to ten years beforeyou start to see results.”Midnight Legend, a 20-year-old son of

Night Shift, is in his tenth season at Pitchall having been purchased fromConkwell Grange the same year that Yamrahwas carrying the foal that would becomeMidnight Chase, a lively challenger for thisyear’s Cheltenham Gold Cup. He is likely tobe joined at Prestbury Park by the tough littlemare Sparky May, whose American dam waspurchased as a show jumping prospect.Holmes says: “Having started where he did

with small books of lesser mares, it’sunbelievable how well he’s done really.He has a runner in the Gold Cup

from a mare who was rated55 on the Flat. It’s not just afeeling that he’s doingwell – we have the hardfacts to show that heimproves his mares.”

Shoring upTHE HOME GUARDIn National Hunt racing and breeding, Britain has been under sustained attack from Irelandand France but the domestic stallion ranks are slowly being bolstered by the addition of

some established names and exciting young prospects

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Based not far from Cheltenham atStratford-on-Avon, Pitchall sits at thesouthern end of the corridor of BritishNational Hunt stallions. Midnight Legend’sclose rival in the tables, Kayf Tara, is alsoclose at hand geographically, being based atOverbury Stud in Gloucestershire. To thenorth, in the Shropshire jumping heartland,

are Wood Farm Stud, Yorton Farm, MickleyStud and Shade Oak Stud, the last namedbeing home to another stallion enjoying apurple patch, Alflora, whose good chasersthis season include Wayward Prince andWishfull Thinking. “Alflora went through lean times when he

didn’t have the number of mares coming to

him but he did well and what’s happeningnow reflects that,” says Peter Hockenhull ofShade Oak Stud. “This year there’s going to be a tremendous scrap between MidnightLegend, Kayf Tara and Alflora. There’s fiercecompetition now on this side of the Irish Sea and that’s really healthy. It’s great thatthey’re all sitting close to each other on thesires’ list.”Hockenhull has added another name to

the Shade Oak roster for 2011, Recharge, ason of Cape Cross out of the Tattersalls GoldCup winner Rebelline.“It’s not perhaps the ideal time to launch a

new stallion but good horses are not easy tofind and I’m delighted to have him,” he says.“We’ll throw the weight of Shade Oak Studbehind him.“There’ll be lots of Sadler’s Wells line

mares looking for an outcross. With any newsire it makes sense to find something that willcross. In jumping it takes longer for our siresto prove themselves and that can be anadvantage and a disadvantage. I think theFlat’s a bit more volatile because of swings offashion and generally National Hunt breedersare in it for the longer haul.”Hockenhull’s neighbour, David Futter of

Yorton Farm, is another with a new stallionto offer British jumps breeders this season,Sulamani. The son of Hernando started hiscareer with Darley in Newmarket beforestanding three seasons in France. He wasbought by the Cashman family’s RathbarryStud, which also owns Yorton’s two otherstallions, Indian Danehill and Revoque.“Indian Danehill has started to attract

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“Everyone now wants National Hunt storesto be produced earlier and to run earlier andthere’s a good chance of that with a horse like Sulamani.

“I was surprised at how many NationalHunt breeders had used him in his first fewyears at stud. Mary Reveley’s booked in twogood mares and she has four- or five-year-olds out of them that she’s pleased with. I’mreally pleased with the response that we’vehad since he’s been back in England – it’sgood that people are coming back.”

One of those people is Richard Aston ofGoldford Stud, a consistently successfulbreeder and consignor of jumping stock.

He says: “I’ve always been excited bySulamani. I used him in his second season,which is not a policy we would normallyoperate for any mare. He was an exceptionalracehorse, tough and sound, and he’s by astallion that I’ve always admired.”

The dams of Riverside Theatre andVenalmar are among the mares Aston hassent to Sulamani, and, along with him, Astonwill also be patronising Black Sam Bellamy,Kayf Tara and Shirocco this season.

“We have some viable stallions in thiscountry but we possibly lack a consistentlysuccessful stallion, who would produce lotsof top-class stock in the way that a horse likeCeltic Cone did in years gone by,” he says.

“But Kayf Tara is starting to look like hewill do it and it looks as though Black SamBellamy could fall into that mould, not leastbecause of how he’s bred. The mostimportant thing with him though is that theylike him in Ireland and the commercialmarket is driven in Ireland.”

Aston feels that one of the mostconcerning aspects of the current NationalHunt market is its polarisation on anincreasingly small band of stallions.

He says: “Breeders and pinhookers findsafe havens in the likes of Presenting andFlemensfirth, and that’s understandable. In acontracting market you have to go to the bestavailable, but that creates a vicious circle forthe younger stallions who then struggle to establish themselves through lack of opportunity.

“Despite lacking that really consistent typeof stallion in Britain, we’re probably at asexciting a stage as we’ve ever been withregard to what’s available.”

Outside the acknowledged National Huntsires there’s a swathe of middle-distance Flatstallions who have inevitably proved capableof siring high-class runners under bothcodes. For many years Sadler’s Wells led thefield in this regard and his sons dominate thejumping table, with Montjeu attainingsimilarly decent results from a select bunchof jumpers. Hernando, Galileo and Selkirkall perform this dual role with credit, and ayoung sire whose first crop yielded several

black-type juveniles last year but who hasalso found favour in National Hunt circles is Shirocco.

The Grade 1-winning hurdler United hasjust produced her first foal by Shirocco, who,like recent National Hunt recruits Getawayand Schiaparelli, is by Monsun.

“The TBA mares’ voucher scheme is boundto have played quite a big part in United’s

owner Richard Holt deciding to send her toa British-based stallion. It’s an excellentinitiative and the TBA must be given creditfor it,” says Justin Wadham, husband ofUnited trainer’s Lucy.

“Obviously with commercialconsiderations in mind one has to take intoaccount a number of the successful Irishstallions but in the case of United, shedoesn’t have a pure jumping pedigree.

“She’s a dual Flat winner and herdam was fourth in the GermanGuineas so going to Shirocco, whowas an extremely good middle-distance horse, gives her a chanceof breeding something whichmight start on the Flat. It wasn’tnecessarily the best thing to gothe pure jumping route.”

United will remain in Britain thisseason to visit Black Sam Bellamy atShade Oak Stud. Wadham adds:“Black Sam Bellamy is starting toestablish himself and simply has one ofthe best pedigrees in the studbook.”

Another top-class jumping mare aboutto produce her first foal is the WelshNational winner L’Aventure, who isexpecting a Kayf Tara foal in March.

Her owner Christopher Harriman hasalso taken advantage of the mares’voucher scheme.

He says: “Our plan is to stay withKayf Tara for at least one more seasonuntil we see the type of offspring she’sproducing. She’s not fullythoroughbred so her offspringwould be eligible for AQPS racesin France. The prize-money heredoesn’t help but as we hope to endup with ‘National’ type horses thenit makes more sense to race them here.

“I bought L’Aventure just to try to win anyrace at Chepstow, which was my local coursewhen I was growing up. That’s where we’ve had the most enjoyment from racingand to win the Welsh National was a dreamcome true.”

Harriman’s fellow countryman DavidBrace has recently extended the pool ofBritish jump stallions over the Welsh borderat his Dunraven Stud, near Bridgend. Thereone can find the current leading British-based sire by earnings this season, DrMassini. He has been joined for 2011 byanother former Coolmore inmate, Bach,whose Grade 2 Adonis Juvenile Novices’Hurdle winner Hebridean, a Group 3 winneron the Flat for his trainer/breeder AidanO’Brien, is out of a Dr Massini mare.

Brace says: “It’s been wonderful. Thetiming’s been perfect with Dr Massini. Hecovered his first book of mares here last yearand we had plenty of interest, both fromBritish breeders and from people who hadused him before in Ireland.

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Where to find the jumping boysBatsford Stud, GloucestershireHome to Kadastrof, one of the few British-based NHsires with jumping form, and Little Josh’s sire Pasternak

Beech Tree Stud, SomersetThe base of Apple Tree, sire of the ultra-tough LoughDerg, and Tamure

Beechwood Grange Stud, YorkshireThe well bred Desideratum has first-crop three-year-olds

Clarendon Farm, WiltshireDouble Trigger and Tobougg joined John and SarahHaydon in the move from East Burrow Farm in Devon

Colmer Stud, DorsetDual-purpose stallions Arkadian Hero, a son of the greatveteran Trempolino, Man Among Men and Wace

Conduit Farm Stud, OxonHome to Kirkwall, sire of the versatile Orcadian

Dairy House Stud, WiltshireResident stallions are Septieme Ciel, Victory Note, thesire of good novice hurdler Pepe Simo, and Crosspeace

Dunraven Stud, Mid GlamorganBach and Dr Massini have both been bought fromCoolmore’s jumps division in Ireland

Girsonfield Stud, NorthumberlandStud owners Frank and Susan Corbett have recentlytaken delivery of Bahri from Ireland

Littleton Stud, HampshireNorse Dancer, whose first crop are now three, stands atthe stud of his owner/breeder Jeff Smith

Lodge Farm, CambridgeshireNew home of Needle Gun, sire of prolific winner Yes Sir

Louella Stud, LeicestershireCheltenham Festival winner Nomadic Way, RainbowHigh and Denounce form the stud’s thoroughbred roster

Mickley Stud, ShropshireRichard Kent’s National Hunt roster includes Beat All,Central Park and TBA award-getter for leading sire ofsteeplechase winners Overbury

The National Stud, SuffolkPhoenix Reach’s eldest runners are only three but they include several winners; he recently joined the stallion parade at Cheltenham

Nunstainton Stud, County DurhamStallions include Dapper, a Hernando half-brother toAlborada, and Great Palm, the sire of Festival winnerGreat Endeavour

Overbury Stud, GloucestershireHome to Britain’s leading National Hunt sire for 2009/10Kayf Tara, along with Sagamix and Schiaparelli

Pitchall Stud, WarwickshireResident stallion Midnight Legend is enjoying a greatseason and he stands alongside Passing Glance

Shade Oak Stud, ShropshireA mixture of established and new names with thestallions Alflora, Black Sam Bellamy, Grape Tree Road,Fair Mix and Recharge

Vauterhill Stud, DevonHome to Kauto Stone’s sire With The Flow, ReliefPitcher and Bandmaster

Wood Farm Stud, ShropshireBill Bromley’s roster currently includes the Classicwinners Bollin Eric, Erhaab and Lucarno

Yorton Farm, ShropshireStanding Indian Danehill, Revoque and new recruitSulamani, who has returned to the UK from France

This list does not include stallions which are not specificallyrepresented as National Hunt or dual-purpose sires

tried. We were lucky to be able to buy him and then Bach. In the future I hope to be able to take a chance on a completelynew stallion.”As our accompanying panel shows, there’s

a diverse range of National Hunt stallionsavailable to breeders in Britain, with theShropshire set having the upper hand forstrength in depth. For strictly commercial breeders the field

narrows considerably. Sticking withestablished names is one way to cut down onrisk in an uncertain world. But at a timewhen cost-cutting is uppermost in manyminds, perhaps this is the season when moreBritish National Hunt breeders will opt tokeep mares at home and take a chance onone of the many young stallion prospectsthese shores have to offer. Dr Massini was established in Ireland before coming to Wales and continues to do well

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Won 5 times as a juvenile includingGr.3Cornwallis Stakes and two Listedraces, also third in the Gr.3MolecombStakes toGr.1winners FleetingSpirit and Kingsgate Native.At 3, winner of the Gr.3 PalaceHouse Stakes beating Gr.1 July Cupwinner Sakhee’s Secret.From the family of Soldier Of Fortune & Double Form

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The year 2000heralded the start ofan obsession. A long-

standing fan of jump racingwho could get away withsaying that out loud whileworking for Horse & Hound,I was soon taught the error

of my ways by my new colleagues at Pacemaker.The intimidating trio of purists that was

Julian Muscat, John Boyce and Jeremy Earlymade sure that there was so much collectivebrow-furrowing at the mere mention of Istabraqthat, by the time that year’s Classics camearound, I was well and truly persuaded into anew-found love of Flat racing.

For that reason, the names King’s Best andSinndar will always hold special resonance: thebrilliant Guineas winner, whose career wascruelly ended in the Irish Derby, and the hero ofEpsom, the Curragh and Longchamp.

How pleasing then to be able to see these twocherished creatures in the flesh, more than adecade on, as part of La Route des Etalons, anopen weekend of Normandy-based studs at thebeginning of February. Both stallions startedtheir careers in Ireland and now standrespectively at Haras du Logis and the AgaKhan’s Haras de Bonneval. King’s Best’s star isin the ascendant thanks to the exploits ofWorkforce, while Rosanara’s Prix MarcelBoussac win and Youmzain’s annual Arc outingshowed those who needed reminding the typeof horse Sinndar is capable of siring.

Each has been joined at stud in France by oneof his sons over the last two years: Creachadoirstands alongside his sire King’s Best at Logiswhile his half-brother, the aforementionedYoumzain, has been added to the Haras duQuesnay roster.

The Head family’s historic stud was mobbedby visitors over the open weekend. Its mostfamous established stallions of recent years,Highest Honor, Anabaa and Bering, are muchmissed, not just at Quesnay but in Francegenerally, as is former champion sire Linamix(who stood at Haras du Val Henry).

Quesnay’s newest recruits Dunkerque, MrSidney, Fuisse and Youmzain have a long wayto go before they can match the records of theseluminaries. And therein lies France’s problem:despite a recent influx of new stallions (27 in2010 and another 25 this year) the country islacking in superstar names, though King’s Bestmade plenty of headlines last year.

FRBC in strong position The rapid decline of first-season sires in Britainand Ireland in the last few years may beconcerning, but exciting young prospects likeInvincible Spirit, Oasis Dream, Dubawi andShamardal, backing up Coolmore’s big guns ofGalileo, Danehill Dancer and Montjeu, meanFrance has much catching up to do to be on anequal footing in the European stallion market.

No-one, however, could argue that thecountry’s racing industry, with its envied Totemonopoly, isn’t streets ahead with regard toploughing money back into the sport. Thisfilters through to its marketing arm, the FrenchRacing & Breeding Committee, which has thesort of budget British Bloodstock Marketing canonly dream about, and is consistently excellentin encouraging foreign visitors to France, be itfor racing, sales or stud tours.

While France may lag behind Britain andIreland in the Flat stallion market, its jumping

sires hold their own, undoubtedly aided by thefact that the French training programme forjumpers tends to encourage precocity, meaningstallions don’t have to be in their dotage beforethey have produced a good National Hunthorse. It’s a situation which is being addressedin Britain via the introduction of such incentivesas junior bumpers. This is vital, not just to try tocompete with France but to tackle the erosion ofthe store horse market.

As we have seen, plenty of money changeshands for horses with form in the jumpingsphere, where big bucks are paid for Frenchimports such as Big Buck’s. That said, thecurrent run of success for the progeny of Alfloraand Midnight Legend, to name but two British-based sires with a rash of good winners thisseason, gives hope that the fightback fromBritain, not just against French-bred runners butalso the swathe of good Irish-sired jumpers, hasbegun (see pages 57-60).

Don’t think for a second that because arookie’s passion for jump racing has been forcedunderground it has died. The torch for thewinter game still burns bright, which is why Imade sure the much talked-about Martaline wasalso on the list of stallions to see in France, andwhy the Cheltenham Festival is still anticipatedmore keenly than any other race meeting. Justdon’t tell Muscat and co.

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Our coverage this month includes:

• S a l e s C i r c u i t : r e p o r t s a n d a n a l y s i sEdward Prosser wraps up the first round of sales of 2011 in Britain and Ireland – pages 65-67

• S o u t h A f r i c a n s a l e s o v e r v i e wGrant Pritchard-Gordon assesses the inaugural Cape Premier Yearling Sale – pages 68-69

BREEDERS’ DIGESTBy EMMA BERRY, Bloodstock Editor

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DBS JanuaryA fixture not boasting any headline pricesperhaps warranted most attention fromdomestic breeders. Doncaster’s January Saleis a showpiece for Britain’s jump breedingindustry but had shrunk from three days lastyear to just one this time around and, evenwith a reduced foal crop in 2010, many weredisappointed by the fall in numbers.

Only 44 of the 2010 foal crop were sold –the smallest number since 1998, when thesale was held in November – and at the closeof trade DBS Managing Director Henry Beebyissued a plea for British National Huntbreeders to support their domesticmarketplace.

Around 55 foals had been catalogued inthe larger November National Hunt Sale at Tattersalls Ireland from British farms,which also accounted for two of the threehighest prices.

“DBS puts a huge amount of effort intosupporting National Hunt breeding andracing through a variety of sponsorshipsevery year,” said Beeby. “We are delighted tocontinue with these various initiatives but itdoes make it hard to justify when we see somany UK National Hunt breeders electing tosell at our main competitor in Ireland, to the

detriment of the National Hunt marketplacein this country.”

Despite the fall in numbers, there were stilla handful of vendors enjoying good results,

whether in the sale-ring or the pre-sale showsponsored by BBM and WeatherbysInsurance, and offering prizes totalling£10,000.

Among those was a colt by Presenting outof the Grade 2-placed Supreme Leader mareLa Marianne, who finished second in thecolts’ show class and topped the foal tradewhen selling for £36,000.

He was offered through Trickledown Studon behalf of Dorset-based breeder PaulBrewer’s Donhead Stud near Shaftesbury.

Trickledown Stud’s Paul Thorman said:“The colt was born and raised by Paul and heis looking to build a small band of NationalHunt mares. He bought La Marianne in foalto Presenting (for €60,000 at Fairyhouse inNovember 2009). I thought the colt was avery nice foal who deserved to make themoney he did in what was a tough trade tosell in.”

David Minton signed for the colt on behalfof Northern Ireland owner Wilson Dennison,who specialises in selling on young pointers

DBS issues plea to British NHbreeders to support home frontJanuary Sale greatly reduced but elsewhere 2011 starts with three jumpers fetching sixfigures, a filly selling for 160,000gns and a nine-month-old NH filly bringing €62,000

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Colts’ classPedigree Vendor Breeder/Country

1st Mahler-Acoola Deerpark Stables Declan Dorgan IRE

2nd Presenting-La Marianne Trickledown Stud Donhead Stud GB

3rd Black Sam Bellamy-Delayed Goldford Stud Mr & Mrs N Faulks GB

4th Saint des Saints-Aulne River Haras du Pommeray Haras du Pommeray FR

Fillies’ classPedigree Vendor Breeder/Country

1st Tobougg-Forest Pride Clarendon Farm East Burrow Farm GB

2nd Kayf Tara-Rosita Bay Lapwing Hall Farm Janet Greenway GB

3rd King’s Theatre-Jolie Landaise Battlefield Stud Sean Gorman IRE

4th Midnight Legend-Dalticia Synderborough Farm Stewart Pike GB

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and bumper performers.Minton said: “There was a shortage of nice

foals but the good ones made decent money.I valued the Presenting colt at about £30,000so couldn’t have gone much higher and Ithink he made his money. Trade atFairyhouse in November hadn’t been verybright so it didn’t give vendors muchconfidence and I think a lot of people areholding onto their horses until 2013. “That is going to be a fascinating year

because numbers will have come downdramatically and I think there will be somenew money about. I’m sure there will be ashortage of horses and now is the timepeople should think about buying andrestocking, although quality still costs you.”The colts’ show class was won by a first-

crop son of Mahler sold from the Dorganfamily’s County Cork-based DeerparkStables, while a Tobougg half-sister to OurBen, offered from John and Sarah Haydon’sClarendon Farm, landed the fillies’ prize.

BrightwellsJanuary – CheltenhamThere is no issue with the market for horseswho have displayed a modicum of form, asdemonstrated at Cheltenham’s January Sale.Three lots made six figures – point-to-

pointers Dramatic Duke (£130,000), HandyAndy (£115,000) and Ayr bumper winnerClose House (£100,000). The buyers wererespectively Favourites Racing, BrocadeRacing and Roger Brookhouse.The Brightwells January clearance rate was

a solid if not outstanding 66% and many willbe interested to see how similar sales farethrough the year.Brightwells held its first Cheltenham sale

in 2004 and the company has pioneered apublic auction trade for pointers and bumper

performers who would previously largelyhave been sold privately.Predictably, rival sales companies have taken

notice, with DBS planning to hold a new saleat Newbury on March 5 and both TattersallsIreland and Goffs set to stage new eventsaround the Punchestown Festival in May toadd to a bloated calendar that now alsoincludes six Brightwells sales at Cheltenham.This is a finite market in which buyers are

almost exclusively focused on quality lots andit will be interesting to see how the variouscompanies fill their catalogues, presumablylooking to entice lots away from Brightwells’flagship Cheltenham sale in April.“The trouble is that we’re soon going to


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Top ten lotsHorse/Pedigree Vendor Price (£) Buyer

Dramatic Duke (5g Old Vic) Silver Fort Stud 130,000 Favourites Racing

Handy Andy (5g Beneficial) Silver Fort Stud 115,000 Tom Malone

Close House (4g Generous) The Byerley Stud 100,000 Roger Brookhouse

No Loose Change (6g Bob Back) Silver Fort Stud 75,000 Kevin Ross BS

Grand Vision (5f Old Vic) Hackness Villa Stables 75,000 Colin Tizzard

4g Presenting- Akayid (Old Vic) Kennycourt Stud 52,000 Jonjo O’Neill

Knockalongi (5g Fair Mix) Fforest Farm 50,000 Highflyer Bloodstock

Crystal Swing (4g Trade Fair) Susan Leahy 50,000 Richard Phillips P/S

Koultas King (4g Exit To Nowhere) Middleham Park Racing 45,000 M Masterton/Jonjo O’Neill

4g Presenting-Cara Crown (Rainbows For Life) Church Farm Stables 43,000 Ronnie O’Leary

Four-year tale (began in 2008)Year Catalogued Offered Sold Aggregate (£) Average (£) Median (£) Top Price (£)

2011 53 44 29 1,071,300 36,941 25,000 130,000

2010 74 56 21 1,044,400 33,690 14,000 240,000

2009 76 52 30 901,500 30,050 25,000 80,000

2008 100 80 55 2,076,500 37,755 26,000 180,000

Doncaster January SaleTop ten lotsSex/Age/Horse (Sire) Vendor Price (£) Buyer

g 5 A Bridge Too Far (Oscar) Cropredy Lawn Stables 65,000 Donald McCain

c y Presenting-La Marianne (Supreme Leader) Donhead Stud/Trickledown Stud 36,000 Highflyer BS

c y Saint Des Saints-Aulne River (River Mist) Haras Du Pommeray 31,000 Neil Gilchrist

c y Kayf Tara-Salamaite (Mansonnien) Conduit Stud 30,000 Guy Petit

c y Mahler-Acoola (Flemensfirth) Deerpark Stables 24,000 Summerhill

m 11 Kartuzy (Polish Precedent) Darley 21,000 John O’Byrne

m 6 Destinys Dream (Mull Of Kintyre) Awakening Stables 18,000 Guy Stephenson

g 6 Nightjar (Smoke Glacken) Hambledon Lodge Stables 18,000 Crista Peters

c y Black Sam Bellamy-Delayed (Fijar Tango) Goldford Stud 17,500 Dick Frisby

c y Presenting-Paumafi (Shardari) Trickledown Stud 17,000 John Bleahen

Five-year tale (January foal trade)Year Catalogued Offered Sold Clearance (%) Aggregate (£) Average (£) Median (£)

2011 71 66 44 66.7 336,000 7,636 3,250

2010 202 190 99 52.1 795,500 7,530 4,000

2009 93 80 62 77.5 397,000 6,403 3,800

2008 199 166 106 63.8 771,120 7,275 4,515

2007 221 194 136 70.1 752,273 5,531 3,150

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have far too many sales with all the salescompanies taking each other on like dogs,”added Minton. “The sales companies fightingamong themselves is not going to do anyoneany good, it’s just going to screw the wholemarketplace up.

“However, there was an incredible tradefor horses with form at Cheltenham inJanuary. It’s the way the market has gone;most of our clients now want ready-madeaction, so those horses are holding theirvalue.”

But Minton feels that British breeders whohave difficulty selling unraced stores may notfind campaigning them in domestic point-to-points a solution.

“Selling an English point-to-pointer isextremely difficult,” he said. “For instance, Iwent to the Whitfield young horse point-to-point in early February, when the standardwasn’t brilliant, but the same weekend onethat had won in Ireland was sold privately for£200,000. It will end up with people puttingthese horses into training in Ireland.”

Tattersalls IrelandFebruaryBuyers also got a chance to snap up some ofthe 2010 jumping foal crop at TattersallsIreland’s one-day February Sale and thestandout was a King’s Theatre half-sister toWillie Mullins’s Grade 1-winning novicechaser J’y Vole.

Bred by George Clohessy and consignedfrom Cleaboy Stud and Coppice Farm, theMay-born filly headed across the Irish Seaafter being bought for €62,000 by RichardAston of Cheshire-based Goldford Stud.

A three-year-old gelding by increasinglypopular sire Stowaway, out of the unracedKnockalane, fetched €30,000.

Tattersalls FebruaryTattersalls’ February Sale catalogue didn’tlook overly-inspiring ahead of the day but,bolstered by a big cosmopolitan crowd, therewere some punchy prices for the better lots,headed by the Juddmonte homebred OasisDream filly Full Steam.

She will head to Blue Diamond Stud atTuddenham near Newmarket after making160,000gns. Kuwaiti duo Saleh Al Homaiziand Imad Al Sagar, who have campaignedClassic winners Authorized and Araafa,bought the farm (formerly Dachel Stud) inJune and picked up Full Steam through theirmanager Tony Nerses.

Pollen, offered by owner/breeder GerryO’Brien from Tommy Stack’s stable, wasanother six-figure offering when selling for114,000gns to an anonymous client ofDublin agent John McCormack.


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Top ten lotsSex/Age/Horse (Sire) Vendor Price (gns) Buyer

f 4 Full Steam (Oasis Dream) Juddmonte Farms 160,000 Tony Nerses

m 6 Pollen (Orpen) Thomastown Castle Stables 114,000 John McCormack B/S

f 3 Dingle View (Mujadil) Ty-Derlwyn Farm 80,000 PS Bent Olsen

g 6 Swift Gift (Cadeaux Genereux) Manton House Stables 50,000 BBA Ireland

c 3 Gentleman Is Back (Johannesburg) Clarehaven Stables 40,000 Lilly Hall Farm

f 3 Wafeira (Dansili) Juddmonte Farms 37,000 Star Appeal

f 4 Faithful One (Dubawi) Revida Place Stables 37,000 McKeever Bloodstock

c 4 English Summer (Montjeu) Juddmonte Farms 34,000 Mark Johnston Racing

m 6 Euroceleb (Peintre Celebre) New England Stud 30,000 Emerald Bloodstock

f 4 Bint Susu (Singspiel) Darley 30,000 BBA Germany

Five-year taleYear Catalogued Offered Sold Aggregate (gns) Average (gns) Median (gns) Top Price (gns)

2011 272 207 164 1,672,300 10,197 4,500 160,000

2010 289 233 147 991,500 6,745 3,500 55,000

2009 222 155 108 707,100 6,547 3,500 47,000

2008 290 231 153 2,250,500 14,709 5,000 450,000

2007 329 251 191 2,268,000 11,874 5,500 190,000

Tattersalls Ireland February SaleTop ten lotsSex/Age/Horse (Sire) Vendor Price (€) Buyer

f y King’s Theatre-J’y Reste (Freedom Cry) Cleaboy Stud/Coppice Farm 62,000 Goldford Stud

g 3 Stowaway-Knockalane (Executive Perk) Knockalane House 30,000 Equine Inc

c y King’s Theatre-Starry Lady (Marju) Moorepark Stables 30,000 John O’Byrne

c y Flemensfirth-Kestral Heights (Eagle Eyed) Moyfinn Stud 17,000 Rathmore Stud

c y Flemensfirth-Chantoue Royale (Cadoudal) Moorpark Stud 16,000 Bobby O’Byrne

g 2 Milan-Solar Quest (King’s Ride) Bishopstown Stud 15,000 Lismore Bloodstock

m 8 Present Gesture (Presenting) Lauristown 14,500 Galdare Stud

g 4 Blueprint-Silk Style (Polish Precedent) Ballycurragh Stud 14,500 Edward O’Rourke

c y Flemensfirth-Often Quoted (Fasliyev) Yellowford Farm 14,000 Bobby O’Byrne

c y Layman-She Runs (Sheyrann) Moyfinn Stud (agent) 13,000 Alfie Lawless

Five-year taleYear Catalogued Offered Sold Aggregate (€) Average (€) Median (€)

2011 187 161 75 517,550 6,901 5,000

2010 329 286 104 601,900 5,788 3,000

2009 328 236 98 577,800 5,896 3,000

2008 587 470 200 1,931,750 9,659 6,200

2007 732 592 299 3,076,400 10,289 7,000

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CAPE PREMIER YEARLING SALE OVERVIEWBy GRANT PRITCHARD-GORDON

A yearling sale but not as we know itFollowing one of the worst British winters in recent memory, the warmth of South Africawas welcome, as was an innovative approach to selling thoroughbreds in a city centre

With its inaugural Cape PremierYearling Sale at the end of January,Bloodstock South Africa set an

example to the rest of the bloodstock world as to what is achievable when the combinedforces of government and high-powered privateenterprise are harnessed in one focusedobjective. In less than one year, the seed of an idea (to

hold a select sale of yearlings in central CapeTown) germinated to produce a spectacle thathas never been seen before. Three hundred yearlings were housed,

paraded and sold in a totally enclosedconvention centre just yards away from theCentral Business District of this beautiful city,minutes from the iconic V & A Waterfrontcomplex and all nestled below one of nature’smost recognisable landmarks, Table Mountain.The project was driven by some business

names of worldwide prominence, all of whomjust happen to be major breeders in the Western

Cape Province. The Bloodstock South Africateam and organisers had both access to andpositive input from the leaders of Steinhoff andInvestec. No wonder that the event was so

beautifully organised and a pleasure to attend.No detail was overlooked and apparently littleexpense spared to ensure that the yearlings hadexcellent stabling, the vendors were affordedspacious parade areas and hospitality facilities,the prospective purchasers were pampered withfaultless viewing and entertainmentarrangements, while the people of Cape Townwere onlookers to an extraordinary spectacle.

Government help crucialThe government of Western Cape Provincemust be congratulated in recognising theenormous potential of this project to advancemany facets of political relevance. They fundedmuch of the expenditure and, together with theDepartment of Trade and Industry, alsointroduced a unique scheme whereby foals werebought for workers’ co-operatives and resold atthis auction, with the direct result that the manyhard-working staff became stakeholders in thebloodstock industry.

Cape Premier Yearling SaleCatalogued 290

Sold 214

Withdrawn 20

Not sold 56

Aggregate R87,900,000 (£7,473,704)

Top price R2,500,000 (£212,490)

Average R410,748 (£34,924)

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This scheme is scheduled for expansion infuture years and will become a major source ofvaluable funding for the bloodstock industry,with a significant boost to staff morale andcare in the region. Indeed, the governmentinvolvement was noticeable from the start ofproceedings, when the Premier of WesternCape Province made the opening address.At the end of two evenings of sales, 214

yearlings had changed hands for an averageR410,748 (approximately £35,000) and grossaggregate of R87,900,000 (approximately £7.5million). Records were set for highest yearlingprices (R2,500,000/£212,490) and highestaggregate of any sale in the Western Cape, butthe real relevance of the results was thatpurchasers from both South Africa and manyother countries had been attracted to attend thesale. Hopefully the future is assured for thisevent and the organisers can build on themomentum to both improve the quality of thestock and attract more overseas investment.There were many foreign agents and trainers

in attendance to witness the proceedings andhopefully they will return with clients next year.The script will be that South Africa raisesexcellent bloodstock at very affordable prices,and a visit to Cape Town in January to purchaseyearlings can be a very enjoyable experience.South African horses have been winning on

the world stage for many years, despite therestrictions imposed on travel relating toAfrican Horse Sickness. Mike de Kock has wonover 100 races in Dubai, principally with SouthAfrican horses such as Lizard’s Desire, VictoryMoon, Ipi Tombe and Sun Classique. Herman Brown trained Jay Peg to win Group

1 races in Dubai and Singapore, and J J The JetPlane and Irridescence have won Internationalraces in Hong Kong. South African-bredsPerfect Promise and Dane Julia have won at thehighest level in Australasia, while in the USCrimson Palace was a Grade 1 winner inChicago for Godolphin and Gypsy’s Warningwon the Matriarch Stakes in 2010. There is nodoubt that South African horses can becompetitive anywhere in the world.

Boost to bloodlines The international success of South Africanhorses stems from a breeding programmewhich combines homebred and importedblood. The current leading sires Captain Aland Jet Master are both South African-bred,while the old brigade of Western Winter andFort Wood were both imports. The rising starsof Silvano and Var were top class performersin Europe with non-commercial pedigrees.Two recent imports, Trippi and Black

Minnaloushe, have sired Group 1 winnersoverseas and their stock were keenly soughtafter at the yearling sales. With such diversity,

the future is rosy on the stallion front andSouth African breeders have recently beenkeen purchasers of well-bred females fromAmerica, Europe and Australasia. The qualityof future yearling catalogues will steadilyimprove in the near future.The most interesting news for South African

racing was the recent announcement that amajor international race is being schemed for2012. It is planned that the L’OrmarinsQueen’s Plate will become a million-dollarrace open to overseas horses. Again, there has been an enormous joint

effort between the government and thebloodstock industry to facilitate such a majorstep on to the world stage. Cape Town’sKenilworth racecourse compares favourably

with any major track in Europe andAustralasia. There is a convenient gap in theracing calendar between Hong Kong andDubai for an international mile race, providingyet another mouth-watering venue for anyowner with a horse good enough to travel.However, such a race would be far moreimportant in promoting South African horsesto potential overseas purchasers. Cape Town in January is a magical place to

visit. Cloudless blue skies, exquisite food andwine, and a friendly welcome await all racingenthusiasts who fly south for winter warmth. Hopefully, the results from the inaugural

sale will encourage Bloodstock South Africa tocontinue with the experiment in 2012. If so,you should make this a diary date.


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The ROA hasembarked on areview of itsconstitution. Thiswill relate, firstly, tohow the associationoperates internally,particularly withregard to the Counciland Executive

Committee. Then to how it needs to adapt to thechanges within the industry and to theemergence of the Horsemen’s Group as one ofracing’s central bodies.

The review has been prompted by arecognition that we need to amend our Articlesof Association to ensure the ROA functions in away that allows it to serve its members whilecontinuing to play its part in the running ofBritish racing.

The owners’ financial contribution to all racing industries throughout the world iscrucial to the well-being of that industry.

With British racing this is doubly so. Our verypoor prize-money and relatively high runningcosts means the owners’ association in this country must be well-run and effective.

It is for this reason that the Council is nowasking itself some pertinent questions aboutits size, make-up and election process, the wayit conducts its meetings and how the Counciland Executive Committees relate to eachother.

Is the current ROA Council too big tofunction efficiently? Does our current electionprocess always allow us to find the best peopleto sit on the Council? Should there be formalrecognition of the Executive Committee?Should the role of the three officers – thePresident, Vice-President and Treasurer – beadapted or re-emphasised within theorganisation? Is the current four-year term forCouncil members an appropriate period andshould there be a formal stipulation set on thelength of office for the President and Vice-President? Should the criteria we set for

members to stand for a place on the Councilbe more demanding?

These questions give just a flavour of thesort of things the Council will be addressing inthe coming weeks, while the racing industrystarts to wrestle with a wide-ranging structuralreview.

It is uncertain as to what will emerge fromthis review but it will have implications for theROA and what role the association continuesto play in the industry.

The workings of British horseracingadministration are complicated to the pointwhere they are rarely understood by anyoneworking outside of the BHA and racing’s othercentral organisations.

Too many bodies, too many committees,too much bureaucracy are criticisms that aredifficult to refute. The time for radical thinkinghas arrived and the ROA, as the founder of theHorsemen’s Group, must now play its part inthe new order of things.

But first it has to put its own house in order.

Your body, but is it fit enough?Michael Harris says the ROA must evolve to meet the demands of a changing racing industry

The ROA has been delighted with the positive response from members in the earlyweeks of the implementation of theHorsemen’s Tariff, which sets outrecommendations from the Horsemen’sGroup on minimum prize-money levels.

The ROA has been inundated with repliesfrom members wishing to sign up to theHorsemen’s Charter, which supports theHorsemen’s Tariff. The tariff came into effecton February 7 for jump races and is effectivefor Flat racing from April 2.

The Horsemen’s Group believes thatrunning your horses in races that meet orexceed the tariff levels is a practical way ofhelping to arrest the decline in prize-moneywhilst rewarding those racecourses whoprioritise prize-money.

Although the ROA recognises that ownersand trainers must be left to make their owndecisions on where they run their horses, it isrecommended that they refer to the tariff

before finalising running plans.Owners can view the Horsemen’s Tariff

and sign up to the Horsemen’s Charter atwww.racehorseowners.net. It is also possibleto cast your eye over those who have alreadylent their support to the tariff, a number thatquickly exceeded four figures.

Paul Nicholls, Philip Hobbs, NickyHenderson, John Gosden, Mark Johnston,Richard Hannon, Tony McCoy andGodolphin are just some of the names tohave recorded their backing for the tariff.

Alan Morcombe, Chief Executive of theHorsemen’s Group, said: “This is a clearindication of how the tariff is working inrecommending to owners and trainers wherethey run their horses.

“The Horsemen’s Group is delighted withthe level of support it has received from theindustry regarding the tariff, which wasconstructed to reflect racing’s current incomestreams.”

A number of racecourses have reactedpositively to meet the tariff’srecommendations, and Taunton should besingled out for offering prize-money over andabove the tariff levels.

Other notable performers during Februarywere Ffos Las, Fakenham, Ludlow andSedgefield.

The Horsemen’s Tariff is broken down intothree prize-money bands, namely Monday toThursday racing (Band 1), Fridays andSundays (Band 2), with the highest criteriaeffective for Saturdays and all festival fixtures(Band 3).

Horsemen’s Tariff receiveswidespread industry support

Trainers Philip Hobbs and Paul Nichollshave voiced their support for the tariff

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Bookings for places in the ROA marquee at theCheltenham Festival will close on March 7.Located in the tented village, the marquee

offers comfortable surroundings from whichto escape the crowds at the most popularNational Hunt fixture. The marquee offers acash bar, Tote betting and television screens towatch the action, and hot and cold food.Marquee badges can be ordered online at

www.racehorseowners.net or by calling 0207152 0200. Members can book badges for up

to three guests per day. For admittance into theracecourse, Club enclosure tickets can bebooked directly via Cheltenham racecourse bycalling 0844 579 3003 or visitwww.cheltenham.co.uk. As St Patrick’s Day falls on the Thursday of

the meeting, Wednesday’s fixture is Ladies’Day. There will be 2,000 free goody bags forladies arriving early and fashion awards for thebest dressed lady, best accessories and best hat.Visit Cheltenham’s website to enter.

Badges are £27/£80 for members and£38/£125 for non-members (per day/week).

Last call for Cheltenham marquee bookings

It’s now or never for booking your place

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See it for yourself at www.racehorseowners.net

New website launched!The ROA launched its new website at thebeginning of February. User-friendly andinformative with a new, fresh design,www.racehorseowners.net has been createdby the website company pixl8, havingworked closely with ROA staff during thepast six months.“We hope and expect that all the hard work

that has gone into building this new websitewill result in more of our members accessing

information from it,” said the ROA ChiefExecutive Michael Harris. “We realise this will be a gradual process,

but now we have a site we can be proud ofwe will do everything we can to encourageour members to use it. We believe it willmuch enhance membership to the ROA andwill be an effective marketing tool for us.“Much credit for the new site goes to ROA

staff member Cat White, who has made the site

her main focus during the past six months.“We do realise, however, that good

websites have to be dynamic. It therefore putspressure on us to ensure that it is constantlyupdated with fresh material. “Similarly, we must encourage our

members to interact with the new site, so it istwo-way traffic. A good example of this is thenew Horsemen’s Tariff charter. Owners cansign up to it through the new website.”



In BriefMusselburgh deservedlyjoins Gold Standard ranksMusselburgh racecourse has become the17th current holder of the ROA GoldStandard Award, with a formalpresentation to be made to theracecourse executive during racing onFriday, May 20.

Musselburgh’s highly impressiveprize-money performance was aparticular aspect of note during the GoldStandard consideration process, as wasthe new stabling complex.

Steven Astaire, ROA Council memberand Gold Standard Committee member,said: “We are very pleased to present theGold Standard award to Musselburgh. Itis well deserved and is a fitting testamentto the high-quality raceday experienceoffered to owners, their horses and stablestaff.”

Totesport owner-sponsorshipscheme applications invitedMembers are invited to apply for the nextTotesport owner-sponsorship scheme,starting on March 1.

The scheme allows members to registerfor and reclaim VAT on their racingexpenses.

The scheme runs for 12 months and issimple to join. For further details and anapplication form please contact KeelyBrewer in the ROA office or [email protected]

Survey of training costs:please feel free to participateThe ROA is undertaking a survey of thecosts of keeping a racehorse in trainingduring 2010. We have written to a sampleof owners with more than one horse intraining, enclosing a survey form.

If you have not received a form, butwould like to participate in the process, youmay do so by downloading the surveyforms from the revamped ROA website atwww.racehorseowners.net

Amex now accepted aspayment optionROA members can now makepayments for subscriptions andevents using American Expresscards.

We hope that this extra facilitywill prove a popular move withmembers.

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At February’s Council meeting, Rachel Hoodwas unopposed in standing for the positionof ROA President. The current incumbent,Paul Dixon, will step down after a four-yearterm at the ROA AGM in June.

Rachel has been involved with the ROACouncil for ten years, having been co-optedin 2001, and elected to Council in 2005.

She has a deep seated knowledge of racingadministration and is a director of theHorsemen’s Group and Racing EnterprisesLimited (REL).

An owner for over 20 years, she is marriedto trainer John Gosden, and is joint-owner,with Robin Geffen, of Arctic Cosmos, winnerof the 2010 Ladbrokes St Leger.

Paul Dixon will remain on the ROACouncil and continue in the role ofHorsemen’s Group Chairman.

Rachel Hood unopposed

Rachel Hood succeeds Paul Dixon in June

The five-day Punchestown festival takesplace from May 3-7. It is considered thesocial and sporting highlight of the Irishcalendar due to the unique combination oftop class racing, delicious food and drink,stunning glamour and brilliant liveentertainment, as only the Irish know how!

Punchestown attracts the best of Britishand Irish racing talent. You too could bethere with this super competition exclusiveto ROA members.

The prize is a VIP trip for two to thePunchestown festival with overnightaccommodation in the four star Killashee

House Hotel on Tuesday, May 3 and a pairof reserved enclosure tickets forPunchestown Gold Cup day onWednesday, May 4. The winner will alsoreceive £250 towards the cost of flights.

Just answer this question: the PhilipHobbs-trained Planet Of Sound was thewinner of last year’s Punchestown GoldCup. Who was the winning jockey?

To enter, simply email the answer to thequestion, along with your name, address,phone number and ROA membershipnumber to [email protected] closing date for entries is March 21.

Win a trip to the Punchestown festival

DID YOU KNOW?Data on runners, races and prize-money for all races in 2010

Total number of runners 92,025

Number of individual horses which ran 19,242

Number of individual horses which won 6,293

Number of all races run 9,566

Total prize-money pool (all places) £98,962,667

Owners contributions to prize-money (via stake fees) £15,569,168

Amount of prize-money paid to owners (all places) £78,678,518

Of which owners win prize-money £47,242,648

Number of different owners in receipt of prize-money 11,972



MARCH 15-18ROA marquee at the Cheltenham Festival Last chance to book badges for the ROA’sexclusive facility. See story, page 71.

JUNE 23ROA Annual General MeetingThe ROA AGM is followed by an owners’forum. The forum allows members to directquestions about any aspect of ownership tothe Council and usually leads to a livelydiscussion. Members do not need toreserve spots for the AGM, but are invitedto book places for the members and guestslunch which follows. Contact the ROAoffice or online at ww.racehorseowners.net. Tables of ten are £750 and individual tickets are £85 each.

JULY 26-30Glorious GoodwoodMembers can purchase Richmond

Enclosure badges in advance for thisprestigious festival meeting, a highlight ofthe summer racing calendar.

NOVEMBER 12Paddy Power Gold Cup dayEnjoy a base at Cheltenham for theSaturday of The Open meeting, in theROA’s marquee for members and guests.

DECEMBER 1 ROA/sportingbet.com Horseracing Awards Celebrate racing’s stars of theyear at the ROA’s annualdinner and dance. Theblack tie evening is held atthe London Hilton, ParkLane and is always one ofthe social events of the yearnot to be missed.

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The winners of the 2010 Neil WyattRacecourse Groundstaff Awards have beenrevealed.Salisbury won the best Flat racecourse

category for the second time in three years andwas commended for the consistentpreparation of the racing surface. The dualpurpose award went to Ayr in recognition ofsignificant improvements, while Market Rasenreceived the award for best jump track.The four all-weather tracks, Kempton,

Lingfield, Southwell and Wolverhampton,were presented with special merit awards fortheir efforts to help racing continue to takeplace during periods of extreme cold andsnow at the beginning and end of 2010.

Rupert Arnold, Chief Executive of theNational Trainers Federation, said: “Readingthe nominations I was struck by the amount ofgood work going on around the racecoursesby very dedicated teams of groundstaff.”

FLATWinner SalisburyRunner-up Goodwood

JUMPSWinner Market RasenRunner-up Southwell

DUAL PURPOSEWinner AyrRunner-up Kelso

‘Dedicated’ groundstaff receive plauditsSalisbury was lauded by the Neil Wyatt Award judges for its consistently good surface

The scheme to pay jockeys half a ridingfee when they are declared on a horsethat is a non runner has been suspended.The decision was made after publicationof details of the scheme in the Februaryissue.The scheme was proposed by the

Professional Jockeys Association andaccepted, on a trial basis, by theRacehorse Owners Association. Kevin Darley, Chief Executive of the

Professional Jockeys Association, said:“The half fee initiative was agreed andput in place to help ‘journeymen’jockeys. Frequently my members goracing for just one ride only to find it isa non-runner, yet they have to pick upexpenses. We considered this to beunacceptable and the ROA sympathised. “We therefore came to an agreement

with the ROA that, for 2011, jockeyswould not receive an increase in theirbasic riding fee but instead would receivea half fee for non runners. There were, ofcourse, exceptions to the half fee beingpaid. This would have been accountedfor in the administration process. “Unfortunately, many of our members

came under pressure – predominantlyfrom trainers – to opt out of the scheme.This was, of course, permitted during thetrial period as the scheme was not underthe rules of racing and, therefore, reliedon the goodwill of those involved.” Michael Harris, Chief Executive of the

Racehorse Owners Association,said: “It would have taken sometime to have got the schemeunder the rules of racing and

significant industry resistancehas made that objective

untenable at the present time. “Although the ROA has received

only a handful of complaints, thelast thing either we or the PJAwanted was to cause any rifts,especially at this very difficulttime for the industry, so ouronly recourse was to shelvethe idea.”

The PJA and ROA arenow in discussions aboutriding fees for 2011.

Jockeys’ half fee scheme shelved

PJA boss Kevin Darley: aimto help ‘journeymen’ jockeys

Diary dates and reminders



EXPLANATIONThis table sets out the threemain contributors to prize-money with percentages ofthe total: 1 Racecourses’executive and sponsorship; 2 Levy Board; 3 Owners. A small additional contributionis also made by the DividedRace Fund and the BHADevelopment Fund. The orderis taken from the percentagein the second column offigures. This shows how mucheach course has contributedto prize-money, expressed asa percentage of their overallprize-money. The arrows atthe end of each line are basedon a comparison between thepercentages for the tworolling year periods. If a racecourse has improvedits position by this criteria itreceives a green ‘up’ arrow. If the year-on-year percentagehas decreased it receives a red‘down’ arrow.Note: All of the figures areproduced on an ‘as originallyprogrammed’ basis, i.e. whereany transferred fixtures wereoriginally programmed ratherthan where the fixtures haveactually taken place. However,any transferred BHA ‘National’fixtures and ‘Regional’ fixturesare attributed to the courseswhere the fixtures haveactually taken place.

ABANDONMENTS: Pleasenote that, occasionally,abandoned meetings distortperformances relating to atrack’s jump fixtures. The year-on-year percentagecomparison on which thistable is based can place tracksin a worse light than theydeserve. The three showing ared downward arrow, Ludlow,Newcastle and Sedgefield,each fall into this category.

RACECOURSEOWNERSHIP KEY

JCR Jockey Club Racecourses

North Northern Racing Ltd

Arena Arena Leisure Ltd

I Independently owned racecourse

Gold Standard Award

In order of racecourses’ percentage contributions to overall prize-moneyFigures relate to prize-money for the 12-month period Feb 1,2010 to Jan 31, 2011

Ptn Racecourse Racecourse Exec + % of Levy Board % of Owners % of Total Total 2009-10 % total Up/ownership Sponsors (£) Total (£) Total (£) Total (£) (£) 2009-10 down

1 Cheltenham JCR 3,085,753 55.3 1,698,142 30.4 793,186 14.2 5,581,082 5,924,499 49.8 �

2 Aintree JCR 1,641,959 52.8 993,232 31.9 476,088 15.3 3,111,279 3,298,592 50.1 �

3 Ascot I 4,145,997 47.0 2,563,335 29.1 2,042,125 23.2 8,820,957 9,564,325 42.4 �

4 York I 2,317,879 45.5 1,476,282 29.0 1,266,154 24.8 5,097,315 4,791,143 42.6 �

5 Epsom Downs JCR 1,297,708 42.1 906,450 29.4 853,490 27.7 3,080,648 2,952,770 40.4 �

6 Fakenham I 152,642 41.0 217,520 58.4 0 0 372,162 371,675 15.0 �

7 Chester I 615,752 40.2 772,860 50.4 90,186 5.9 1,532,548 1,497,417 32.1 �

8 Haydock Park JCR 1,229,855 38.2 1,490,966 46.3 427,825 13.3 3,218,246 3,653,593 34.4 �

9 Goodwood I 1,320,990 37.2 1,676,354 47.2 513,926 14.5 3,551,270 3,752,527 31.3 �

10 Musselburgh I 424,804 36.0 624,102 52.9 106,571 9.0 1,179,977 1,267,700 25.4 �

11 Hamilton Park I 253,818 34.3 410,420 55.4 56,202 7.6 740,440 830,359 27.0 �

12 Ayr I 627,284 33.7 952,104 51.1 256,697 13.8 1,862,085 2,026,894 23.7 �

13 Newmarket JCR 3,063,140 33.0 3,220,213 34.7 2,851,254 30.7 9,291,107 10,650,410 28.1 �

14 Ripon I 273,884 33.0 436,200 52.6 91,647 11.1 828,731 892,205 23.7 �

15 Sandown Park JCR 1,037,517 33.0 1,636,350 52.0 431,601 13.7 3,148,468 3,492,149 25.0 �

16 Beverley I 269,924 32.5 449,960 54.2 60,507 7.3 829,991 849,650 20.7 �

17 Doncaster Arena 1,393,357 32.4 1,775,518 41.3 1,040,993 24.2 4,296,768 4,260,976 26.5 �

18 Newbury I 1,176,660 30.2 2,034,935 52.1 561,197 14.4 3,902,292 3,840,918 21.7 �

19 Wincanton JCR 180,966 27.6 409,880 62.4 60,999 9.3 656,345 935,527 15.7 �

20 Cartmel I 65,224 27.1 151,740 63.0 24,036 10.0 241,000 219,400 14.4 �

21 Salisbury I 237,608 26.7 518,532 58.2 74,984 8.4 890,624 997,499 21.7 �

22 Wetherby I 169,591 26.5 412,466 64.5 55,537 8.7 639,094 683,366 15.2 �

23 Bath North 163,303 26.0 389,932 62.1 59,145 9.4 627,930 738,886 19.4 �

24 Windsor Arena 278,640 26.0 639,710 59.6 104,983 9.8 1,073,333 1,193,304 19.8 �

25 Chepstow North 249,982 25.9 597,730 61.9 104,940 10.9 965,152 1,251,023 16.1 �

26 Newton Abbot I 170,421 25.9 477,590 72.6 5,180 0.8 657,891 674,715 3.2 �

27 Thirsk I 187,104 25.9 397,260 55.0 76,376 10.6 722,240 734,195 19.7 �

28 Pontefract I 229,851 25.8 562,870 63.3 50,584 5.7 889,305 1,008,791 20.1 �

29 Ffos Las North 256,352 25.7 642,920 64.6 86,726 8.7 995,998 599,032 18.9 �

30 Carlisle JCR 189,593 25.6 469,428 63.3 72,400 9.8 741,921 829,165 17.9 �

31 Leicester I 256,763 25.2 599,817 58.9 101,296 9.9 1,018,776 1,241,693 18.5 �

32 Stratford-on-Avon I 203,105 25.0 528,585 65.1 66,867 8.2 811,557 951,086 21.3 �

33 Bangor-On-Dee I 165,720 23.3 502,553 70.6 34,363 4.8 712,286 722,125 13.2 �

34 Taunton I 111,065 22.9 329,155 68.0 34,090 7.0 484,310 565,702 7.3 �

35 Perth I 135,479 22.2 430,520 70.7 38,938 6.4 608,937 619,089 12.8 �

36 Yarmouth North 155,888 21.9 451,082 63.5 77,380 10.9 710,850 842,966 16.2 �

37 Exeter JCR 147,963 20.6 489,092 68.0 74,357 10.3 718,912 710,552 5.2 �

38 Lingfield Park Arena 677,632 20.4 2,222,068 66.9 261,501 7.9 3,323,901 4,232,195 13.3 �

39 Warwick JCR 181,888 20.3 591,128 65.8 104,567 11.6 898,083 941,708 7.0 �

40 Nottingham JCR 144,512 19.8 421,870 57.7 93,468 12.8 730,850 828,934 12.9 �

41 Newcastle North 209,775 18.2 758,480 65.9 152,632 13.3 1,150,637 1,641,612 23.3 �

42 Market Rasen JCR 151,739 18.0 607,600 72.2 76,283 9.1 841,622 1,011,271 11.7 �

43 Kempton Park JCR 760,589 17.8 2,937,785 68.6 393,148 9.2 4,280,372 5,079,750 10.3 �

44 Kelso I 87,007 17.5 369,518 74.4 36,866 7.4 496,691 704,212 15.3 �

45 Ludlow I 75,327 15.8 363,740 76.3 37,825 7.9 476,892 641,988 16.1 �

46 Brighton North 93,565 15.7 442,420 74.4 52,689 8.9 594,274 647,877 7.2 �

47 Catterick Bridge I 104,816 15.4 494,520 72.6 56,423 8.3 680,959 743,936 8.5 �

48 Redcar I 130,279 15.3 416,670 48.8 277,197 32.5 853,046 854,000 10.3 �

49 Folkestone Arena 81,850 14.5 428,243 75.9 52,336 9.3 564,429 680,660 8.2 �

50 Hereford North 51,603 13.4 275,751 71.4 51,921 13.5 386,075 530,062 6.3 �

51 Fontwell Park North 92,949 12.8 559,868 77.3 71,686 9.9 724,503 943,007 7.1 �

52 Huntingdon JCR 72,469 12.4 436,342 74.8 65,464 11.2 583,275 776,165 7.8 �

53 Uttoxeter North 95,984 10.9 653,010 74.0 110,849 12.6 882,843 1,064,623 10.6 �

54 Plumpton I 47,424 9.5 415,008 82.9 34,260 6.8 500,692 583,646 2.9 �

55 Towcester I 49,796 9.4 426,712 80.6 46,992 8.9 529,500 563,766 1.7 �

56 Worcester Arena 46,436 8.3 410,373 73.4 67,191 12.0 559,000 705,566 0.8 �

57 Wolverhampton Arena 207,054 7.9 2,059,315 78.3 223,131 8.5 2,631,550 3,367,972 1.2 �

58 Hexham I 37,108 7.8 390,210 81.5 44,805 9.4 478,623 487,500 -0.4 �

59 Southwell Arena 112,628 5.6 1,705,015 85.3 144,522 7.2 1,998,015 2,567,115 0.7 �

60 Sedgefield North 14,045 3.2 380,930 86.4 45,962 10.4 440,937 406,900 20.5 �

Total 31,410,014 31.7 50,102,381 50.5 15,624,548 15.7 99,218,593 109,440,385 24.9 �

Racecourse League Table

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WITH the Cheltenham Festival just around the corner, British-breds have been busy proving their worth in the run-up to jump racing’s biggest festival.

Shade Oak Stud’s stallion Alfl ora has enjoyed a good strike-rate in Britain and Ireland in the last few weeks, including eye-catching performances from two of his current leading lights.

Wayward Prince was a Grade 1 winner over hurdles last season, and he maintained his form with a battling victory in the Grade 2 Towton Novices’ Chase at Wetherby in early

February. The win was his third consecutive victory over fences this season, and he holds an entry for the Grade 1 RSA Chase.

Out of the Robellino mare Bellino Spirit, Wayward Prince was bought for £80,000 by Kevin Frost, assistant to trainer Ian Williams, at the 2009 Brightwells Cheltenham April Sale, having been purchased at DBS as a foal.

Alfl ora is also responsible for Wishfull Thinking, who landed the Grade 3 Murphy Group Chase at Cheltenham at the end of January. That victory added to the Grade 2 novice chase he won at Wincanton in November, and he is now likely to target either the Listed Jewson Novices’ Chase or the RSA Chase at the Festival.

Also on form in late January was the mare Sparky May. The daughter of Midnight Legend led home a British-bred rout in the Grade 2 Warfi eld Mares’ Hurdle at Ascot, with the fi rst fi ve fi nishers all carrying the GB suffi x.

Sparky May was winning her fi fth consecutive race of the season, and is now likely to line up in the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle at the Festival.

Carole’s Legacy, a daughter of the late Sir Harry Lewis, took second place, with daughters of Alfl ora – Alasi and Alverstone – fi nishing third and fourth, with Fit To Drive (Kayf Tara) in fi fth.

BRITISH STALLIONS IN GROUP 1 FORM OVERSEAS

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BRITISH-BREDS JUMP TO IT AHEAD OF CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL

Wayward Prince on his way to Grade 2 victory

Presvis, pictured winning in Hong Kong, landed a second Group 2 win in Dubai

NEW SALE ADDED TO BRITISH CALENDAR

A NEW addition

to the calendar

of British sales

will take place

at Newbury on

Saturday, March 5

after racing when

DBS holds the DBS

NH Festivals Sale.

Following the

success of the

National Hunt

breeze-up sale held

by DBS after the

Hennessy meeting,

DBS will offer a

boutique catalogue

of horses in training,

with a view to

vendors buying with

the forthcoming

Cheltenham,

Aintree, and

Punchestown

festivals in mind.

DBS Managing

Director Henry

Beeby commented:

“The new sale

allows us to carry

on the success

that we achieved

at Newbury in

November and we

are sure that the

timing, facilities

and location will be

a huge success for

both vendors and

purchasers.”

THE last month has been a lucrative one for British Flat stallions at a time of year when attention is diverted to the winter game.

Hong Kong provided the stage for progeny of Dubawi and Kyllachy to excel at the highest level, courtesy of Lucky Nine and Dim Sum.

A Darley homebred, Lucky Nine is a son of the Dalham Hall resident and sire sensation Dubawi. Previously trained by Andrew Oliver in Ireland, the four-year-old now has three victories to his name in Hong Kong, including his Group 1 victory in the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Classic Mile, which was his fi rst attempt over that distance. The gelding won by four lengths from last year’s 2,000 Guineas fourth Xtension.

Having spent the last two seasons running at the highest level in Hong Kong, Dim Sum looked back to his very best when capturing the Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize, a race he won two years ago. Earlier in the month he had run local superstar Sacred Kingdom to three-quarters of a length in the fi rst leg of the Sprint challenge.

Using slightly different tactics this time, the seven-year-old was able to hold on at the line to defeat his old adversary by a neck. Previously an inmate at Howard Johnson’s County Durham stable, when called Algol, Dim Sum is by Cheveley Park’s

Kyllachy, whose other Group 1 winner Sole Power emulated his sire when winning last year’s Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes.

Presvis showed his old sparkle when winning the Group 2 Gulf News Al Rashidiya at Meydan in Dubai. This was his fi rst win since taking the Group 2 Jebel Hatta at the same track last March.

By the Shadwell stallion Sakhee, Presvis won impressively by over four lengths. The gelding will next try to land back-to-back runnings of the Jebel Hatta before his main target, the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free at the end of March.

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In a world where a person without an onlineprofile is probably a person ceasing toinhabit planet earth, you could be forgiven

for thinking the Next Generation Club has beenliving in an alternate universe for the past yearand a half. Many of our members who haveattended one of the previous “introductiondays” to the worlds of racing and breeding willknow that we have been keeping peopleupdated as best as we can through ourFacebook page. But now, with the launch of thenew Next Generation Club website, we hope toopen our doors even further.

Our new website www.the-ngc.co.uk wentonline last month and will hopefully allow us tonot only nurture our existing database of youngenthusiasts but also cast the net wider to raiseawareness of forthcoming NGC events andways in which new people can get involved. Thesite caters for both social and professional

aspects, outlining details of industry trainingcourses and encouraging discussion withmembers of the committee.

Our new online interface will obviously serveas an additional marketing tool in establishingthe Next Generation Club as a point of contactfor the younger generations, but it is the targetof specific events that have so far delivered thedesired results. The 2011 events schedule isnow taking shape and this year the committeehopes to build on the valuable network ofyoung people who have become involved withthe club over the last year.

Following on from the success of thePlantation Stud raceday and the Tattersalls Salesevent, the focus falls on the National Huntseason in the first half of the year as we head toNewbury racecourse on March 26. In keepingwith the aim of showing people that bit extrathat racing has to offer, the day will begin with


Be there...MARCH 15-18Cheltenham FestivalThe four defining days of the National Huntseason set against the most electric atmosphereyou are likely to find at any sporting event.

MARCH 26 NGC Newbury RacedayThe first of the NGC events of 2011 includes atrip to Warren Greatrex’s Lambourn yardfollowed by racing at Newbury.

APRIL 9 Grand National, AintreeJaw-dropping drama on and off theracecourse. And for those not too distractedby the incredible shades of fake tan and neonoutfits, walking the Grand National course isa must.

APRIL 30Pre-Guineas picnic Kick off the Flat season with the NGC andfellow revellers at our pre-racing picnic on2,000 Guineas Day.

THE NEXT GENERATIONBy GINA BRYCE

Our new website is up and running

George PrimaroloTotesport“The problem is that most racecourses are separatecommercial entities andhence are free to negotiatedeals with whomever they want.

“Offshore firms that can take advantage ofbeneficial tax rates will have a head start overtheir UK-based rivals, as they will have more tospend on marketing, so it’s unsurprising to seeseveral of them using race sponsorship to theiradvantage. It’s a catch-22 situation as the dropin levy means that several racecourses are havingto dip into their own coffers to fund prize-money, which has to be offset with other formsof income. If the only way of doing this is to takesponsorship from offshore firms, then it wouldbe a big surprise if the racecourses were toeschew commercial common sense.

“Obviously the Tote and racing are inextricably linked, and the more people betinto the pool the better it is for racing’s finances.We’ve forged successful partnership agreementswith all UK courses over the past three years,from which the tracks receive extra paymentsfrom the Tote in exchange for marketing andpromoting pool betting on-course.

“Whilst it would be ideal for racecourses to

promote only levy-paying bookmakers, it’s verydifficult to see how they could be forced to doso at the moment.”

Sam HoskinsNGC committee “Racing’s prize-moneycrisis stems frombookmakers relocatingoffshore, meaning they arepaying no levy on bets acceptedfrom these jurisdictions. Despite this, non-levypaying bookies can advertise in the racing mediaat the same rates as levy-paying operators.

“Obviously one cannot point the finger ateither the media, racecourses or saidbookmakers and tell them they are wrong forcurrent practices, as they are all commercialenterprises. So what can racing do?

“If government legislation cannot be changedto force offshore bookmakers to pay levy ontheir horseracing bets, then I would like to seeracing press for the voluntary levy contributionthat the likes of Victor Chandler andSportingbet currently pay. Hopefully, then thelikes of Ladbrokes and William Hill would workwith racing and get behind this. However, ifthey refuse, then I believe we need to take amore forthright stance, with a premium

advertising tariff for non-levy payingbookmakers.”

Mark FloodBusiness DevelopmentManager, Racing Post“From day onebook makers have beenone step ahead of racingand have acted in a way toincrease their profits as any commercial traderwould. Racing, having been too slow toprofit, is now struggling to stay afloat.

“In an ideal world, racing’s constituentswould cede authority to one leader, who inturn could set about negotiating their share.The problem is that the window is closingand racing needs a leader to make the most ofits weakening hand.

“Racing now represents only around 25%of bookmaker transactions, so even if racingtook control of that share, it would get verylittle. If you held shares in your pension inLadbrokes or William Hill, would you behappy if the share price was decimated as aresult of a draconian tax?

“There is no golden egg and unless racinggets state aid it will have to continue to relyon the goodwill of a number of its patrons.”

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Tell us a bit about your background inthe industry?I spent my younger years hunting andeventing before studying Equine Science atHartpury, University of the West of England.

I started riding out for Jim Old, HenriettaKnight and The Countess Goess-Saurau witha view to race-riding. During this time I waslucky enough to start riding Richard Barber’sladies’ horses and eventually most of his firststring in point-to-points. I started riding forPaul Nicholls in 2001 and again rode somelovely winners under National Hunt rules.After spending more than five years travellingthe country for Spillers Feeds as a nutritionist,I decided to concentrate on training.

My partner Edward Walker and I hadbought 29 acres of pastureland in Devon andGuy Henderson suggested that I might thinkof applying for a licence if I wanted tocontinue to train his lovely big horse Fortview.So it was on to the British Racing School tocomplete the relevant courses in order to gaina National Hunt licence.

What are the plans for the operation?I am keen to establish a good band of ownersbut to remain a small yard, where we canconcentrate on a small number of horses. Iwould rather not spend my life on the roadtravelling from one course to another everyday and I would like to stay very hands-onwith the horses.

Edward will continue to train point-to-pointers, which can be a good start for someold-fashioned chasing types. If we couldproduce and sell the odd one or two in aseason, that is always very satisfying too,whether it is for us or for other people.

What have you found to be the mainchallenges in setting up a trainingoperation in the current climate?Learning to manage quite a few staff hasproved difficult. I am glad that we are not neara large training centre like Lambourn orNewmarket, because I like to have staff froman eventing background that are horsemen

rather than staff that have learnt to ride whenthey decided they wanted to work in racing.

What do you see as your uniqueselling point?First, I am a horseman and like to get the verybest from the horses. Also very high on mypriority list is listening to my owners andfinding out what they want out of racing, sothat I know what my aims are. If they arepeople that want someone to try hard forthem, I do not think anyone will try harder.But if they are not people that I think I canget on with, I would rather they did not stay,and I have told owners that in the past!

You are on the board of directors ofExeter racecourse; do you think thatracecourses do enough to capture theinterest of the race-going public?I think they/we are trying very hard indeed,but sometimes we might not yet be hitting thenail on the head.

Far more properly-trained public relationsofficers and marketeers are now involved inmaking this happen, and hopefully we willsee a marked increase in the next few years.But it’s unlikely to happen quickly.

I certainly think that racing has done all itcan to clean up its act recently and, with that,we can be bullish that what the public will seeand can do at the races will provide them withgreat entertainment.

What changes would you introduce toimprove the raceday experience?I think more family-orientated eventsoccurring at racecourses would be good,particularly in the summer.

Point-to-points seem to provide more of afamily day out than a proper racecourse.Obviously when children are at school or it iscold weather, it would not attract families, butinside activities for children and outdooractivities when it is warm would help. If youare not interested in betting or horses thenthere is not much to attract the ladies. Standsof some sort could work well for that market.


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Nicky Henderson2,000 British jump winners for the SevenBarrows maestro and, with a Festival teamincluding the likes of Binocular, Long Run andBobs Worth, the celebrations are sure tocontinue.

DubaiThe temperature is soaring, along with the standard of racing, and it certainly helps the Flat fans among us through thecold winter months.

Racing’s measly Tote shareThe government’s decision to allocate only50% of proceeds of the sale is yet moredisappointment to add to an already gloomyoutlook for 2011.

More argy-bargy from the topFresh disputes between racing’s principalstakeholders weaken our already near-crippledhand.

Continued weather disruptionsSnow, water and ice – we’ve had the lot. Rollon the spring and a return to the full racingschedule we deserve.

WHAT’S HOT

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Q&APOLLY GUNDRY, the former leading point-to-point rider turned trainer and racecoursedirector, talks about her new challenges

a trip to Warren Greatrex’s Lambourn yard,before we are joined by trainer Tim Vaughan fora pre-racing talk in our designated on-coursehospitality area. The event should prove to be agreat chance to socialise with fellow racing fans,whilst learning a bit more about what isinvolved in training a National Hunt horse towithstand the rigors of the breathtaking actionwe will no doubt witness later that day.

As the weather improves, it’s time to turn theattention back to the rolling turf of the RowleyMile. 2,000 Guineas day is always a big socialevent at Flat racing HQ and so a perfectbackdrop for the second of our 2011 events. Apre-racing picnic in the car park will not onlyset the scene for plenty of champagne-quaffingand beer-swilling but will hopefully also providea meeting point for young racegoers andnewcomers to the sport: a union the committeesees as key to the future of the industry.

Of course, all of these events would not bepossible without the help and generosity of theracecourses and various industry professionals,to whom we are extremely grateful. For detailson how to get involved in any forthcomingevents or to take advantage of NGCmembership, visit www.the-ngc.co.uk.

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Once again a large crowd gathered at Tattersalls’February Sale for the chance to see animpressive collection of stallions.

The successful TBA-backed parade wasaided by commentary from Sam Sheppard andadditional information provided in thecomplimentary booklet, kindly sponsored byBritish Bloodstock Marketing. Four first-seasonstallions were on show alongside establishedClassic heroes, from nine British studs.

Breeders took full advantage after theconclusion of the parade to inspect individuallythose stallions which took their interest, andthe TBA’s hospitality box was busy throughoutthe morning, providing a great place to have achat whilst enjoying tasty refreshments.

We would like to thank all the stallions’connections for their support, together withthat of Tattersalls and the team at BritishBloodstock Marketing.

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Kerada recorded a brace ofEBF/TBA Mares’ Novices’Steeplechase victories, thefirst being at Newbury onJanuary 19, followed up by a 21-length success at Ffos Las on January 27.

The £30,000 ListedFinale is being held atNewbury on March 26;TBA members can gainfree entry to theracecourse that day onproduction of theirmembership cards.

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Kerada a dual winner in mares’ series

THURSDAY, MARCH 24The North Regional DayNicky Richards’s Greystoke Stables,Cumbria, followed by an optional afternoon’sracing at Carlisle.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26EBF/TBA Mares’ Novices’Steeplechase FinaleTBA members can gain free admission toNewbury racecourse on production of theirTBA membership card. Also, NextGeneration Club members’ day.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21Central Regional DayThe King’s Troop for HM The Queen’sBirthday Royal Salute in London.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28South West Regional DayRichard Barber’s Manor Farm, Dorset.

TUESDAY, MAY 24West Midlands Regional DayDonald McCain’s Bankhouse Stables,Cheshire, and Richard Kent’s Mickley Stud in Shropshire.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25South East Regional DayAndrew Balding’s Kingsclere Stables,Berkshire, and Jeff Smith’s Littleton Stud.

TUESDAY, MAY 31The West Regional DayHighgrove House and Dominic Burke’sWhitley Stud, Gloucestershire.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1East Anglia Regional DaySir Mark Prescott’s Heath House Stables andKirsten Rausing’s Lanwades Stud,Newmarket.

TUESDAY, JUNE 21Wales Regional DayIncluding a visit to D J Deer’s Oakgrove Stud,Monmouthshire.

MONDAY, JUNE 27TBA Awards Dinner Kindly sponsored this year by Cheveley ParkStud; invitations to purchase tickets will be sent to members at the beginning of May. Mark your diaries for this popular event.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28TBA AGMThe results of the board elections will beannounced at the Annual General Meeting,which will precede the Annual Seminar.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28TBA Annual SeminarImmediately following the AGM.

MONDAY, JULY 4Yorkshire Regional DayMark Johnston’s Kingsley House Stables.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13Open Regional DayWeatherbys Ltd, Northamptonshire.Weatherbys will be holding a number ofopen days at their offices in Wellingboroughduring 2011 for various organisations within the industry.

They have kindly agreed to offer one ofthese dates exclusively to members of theTBA, on Wednesday, July 13. However, therewill also be open days on Tuesday, April 12and Tuesday, October 18 which membersmay put themselves forward for, if these aremore convenient dates. Please contactWeatherbys directly if you wish to attend oneither April 12 or October 18.

THURSDAY, JULY 14Scotland Regional DayThe Duke of Roxburghe’s Floors Stud, Kelso.

TBA NEW MEMBERS Mr & Mrs A Archer, Nottinghamshire. Mrs N Atkinson, Dorset. T Chadney Esq, Surrey. R Farleigh Esq, Cambridgeshire. R Gregson-Williams Esq, Hampshire. Ms I Henderson, Suffolk. D Leach Esq, Surrey. Ms C Wilkinson, Nottinghamshire.

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Breeders’ PrizesNational Hunt HBLB Breeders’ Prizes worth £1,000 or more Based on date money was paid

Breeder Prize (£) Horse Sire Dam Date Course

Ruxley Holdings Ltd 6,000 Sparky May Midnight Legend Glassy Appeal 22/01/11 Ascot

J J Elliot 1,664 Cavers Glen Overbury Thorterdykes Lass 21/11/10 Aintree

R G Percival & R Kent 1,664 Top It All Beat All Forever Shineing 21/11/11 Kelso

Mrs J L Egan 1,500 Alfie Sherrin Kayf Tara Mandys Native 24/01/11 Wetherby

Mr R D Chugg & The Late J R H Fowler *1,200 Banjaxed Girl King's Theatre Belle Magello 08/01/11 Sandown Park

Mr P E Clinton *1,000 Fistral Beach Definite Article Empress Of Light 08/01/11 Wincanton

*Indicates second tier (40% of Breeder’s Prize)

See the table of breeders' prizes effective as from January 1 on the TBA website, www.thetba.co.uk

Miss Diskin delivers again New regionalrepresentativefor the north

Philip Bamford has agreed to become aTBA regional representative for the northof England. Managing Director of thefamily manufacturing business whichspecialises in bird food and trades underthe name Top Flight, Philip, 55, is marriedto Jane and has three daughters. Hiscompany’s trade name is used as a prefixfor some of his horses in training.

From his late teens Philip has alwaysbeen interested in horses, hunting in thefirst instance and then breeding and racingfor the last 25 years under the banner ofDandy’s Farm. He currently has fourbroodmares and some young stock, and,although the policy of the farm is breedingto sell, he does have horses in training withSir Mark Prescott, David Barron, JeremyGask and David O’Meara.

Interests outside the UK includebroodmare partnerships in France, wherethe progeny are normally sold at Arqana,and a number of horses in South Africawith leading trainer Mike Bass.

The six-time jumps winner Miss Diskin was amare who gave enormous pleasure to ownerMartyn Forrester and trainer Bob Bucklerand, when they saw her for sale at TattersallsIreland in November 2005, some six yearsafter she had retired from racing, they boughther back “in a moment of weakness”.

Her first foal, Double Dizzy, was bred byMartyn Forrester and has won three races forhim from Buckler’s stable. Miss Diskin laterchanged hands and was bought by JohnWeston when carrying to Alflora. That foalwould turn out to be Mizzurka, who wonprizes even in her early days at the DBS/KenOliver Memorial Foal Show and is also nowtrained by Buckler. She has gone on to winfour races, including the Listed DBS/EBFMares’ Bumper at Sandown last season and,more recently, the EBF Mares’ National Hunt

Novices’ Hurdle at Hereford on February 13.Mizzurka now heads to the David NicholsonMares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

For breeder John Weston, however, shetranspired to be the only foal he bred fromMiss Diskin, who struggled to get in foal thefollowing season and thus headed to the sale,where she was reunited with her formerowner and trainer.

“I sent her back to Double Trigger but shestill wouldn’t get in foal,” said Buckler, whothen hit upon a slightly unorthodox idea togive Miss Diskin one last chance. “There wasa stallion near me called General Gambul,who had never been ridden or broken, andhe used to run with his mares in the field. Hehad got a few point-to-point winners locally.I thought I’d let God and nature take theirchance where vets and science had failed.”

Eventually Miss Diskin was duly scannedin foal and produced a colt, now a three-year-old gelding in the early stages of his trainingwith Buckler. She was in foal again thefollowing year but died when slipping the foaltwo months early.

“She was a star and we had so much funwith her,” recalled Buckler. “I’m delightedwith Mizzurka and the three-year-old’s a greatbig horse who should be one for the future.”

• THE seven-year-old novice chaser Tafika provid ed the latest chapter in a long-runningsuccess story for the Webber family and thegreat chasing mare Auntie Dot, with his victory at Leicester in February.

Bred, owned and trained by the late JohnWebber, Auntie Dot won ten races and wasthird in the 1991 Grand National. John’s wifeDiana bred two winners from Auntie Dot,Uncle Wallace and Chartridge Hill, bothtrained by son Paul, as is Tafika, a son of KayfTara out of Auntie Dot’s unraced daughterShiwa, and Uncle Ant, by Alderbook out ofanother daughter, Auntie Sally.

Bamford: our friend in the north

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Bill Muddyman

Few mares have impressed more this jumping season than SparkyMay, who is undefeated in four starts and was bred by her owner BillMuddyman, who breeds under the name Ruxley Holdings Ltd.Previously successful in novice hurdles at Worcester, Lingfield and

Newbury, the Midnight Legend six-year-old was upped in class anddistance at Ascot in January to win the £40,000 Grade 2 WarfieldMares’ Hurdle by four lengths from warm favourite Carole’s Legacy.The pair of them are likely to lock horns again in the David

Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, in whichCarole’s Legacy finished runner-up last year.Trained by 70-year-old Pat Rodford in Somerset, Sparky May has

been partnered to all four of her victories by Keiran Burke. Rodfordwas going to hand over training responsibilities to the jockey inJanuary, but delayed his retirement in the hope that this improvingmare would provide him with a first Festival winner.As it was, Midnight Legend so nearly provided the small Rodford

stable with a memorable Ascot-Wincanton double when HolmwoodLegend finished runner-up in a chase at the West Country meeting.“We had a good offer for Sparky afterwards,” said Rodford. “They

were happy to keep her in training with me so I contacted BillMuddyman, who was on holiday in South Africa, thinking that hewould want some time to think about it. But within ten seconds hemade his decision and said, ‘Turn the offer down, I’ve enjoyed thejourney so far and would like to continue the journey’.”Last season Sparky May competed in four bumpers, the only time

that she finished out of the first four being in a Listed event atSandown, close to the Esher home of her owner. Sparky May is out ofthe American-bred Glassy Appeal, whose family owes its origin in theUS to her fourth dam, Yasdana. She was exported in 1955, the yearafter her own-brother, Darius, triumphed in the 2,000 Guineas.“I think Mr Muddyman was in Virginia when he bought Glassy

Appeal as a show jumper rather than as a racehorse,” Rodford recalled. “He keeps a string of horses with Alan and Julie Draper in Sussex,

and they go round all the county shows. He boards a number of hismares here and Glassy Appeal is one of them. She is retired now.”Owner and trainer first met through a football connection. “At the

time, Mr Muddyman was Chairman of Fulham and my son Neil was

Chief Executive,” said Rodford, who runs amixed farm. “I started out in racing as a permitholder and it is a great thrill to have one as goodas Sparky.”So named as she was foaled under an electric

fence, Sparky May is the second of only threefoals that Ruxley Holdings has bred from herdam. The first was a colt by Fair Oak, a NewZealand-bred stallion stood by eventer MarkTodd in Devon. A four-year-old sister to SparkyMay has already been broken in.Rodford added: “Bill Muddyman agreed to let

me train Sparky provided I took a half share. Weare equal partners. I charge him half the trainingfee and we share any prize-money.”The arrangement has certainly worked well so

far and now Cheltenham beckons for the gamemare, who wins her breeder six sacks of Blue

Chip Dynamic, which was originally developed as a joint and bonesupplement but is proven to improve stallion fertility.

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Changing weekends,changing lives

THE Racing Lottery launched at Warwick racecourse on 12th February. It is set to be thesingle largest fundraising campaign in RacingWelfare’s history.

Richard Negus the Fundraising and Communicationsexecutive for Racing Welfare is aware of the importance ofthe project becoming a success “The Racing Lottery has twoaims. The first is to change the weekend for winningRacing Lottery players by offering £1,750 in prize moneyeach week, as well as some truly amazing racingexperiences in a monthly draw. The second aim is to helpmake positive changes in the lives of even more of ourbeneficiaries, who are amongst the 70,000 people whomake up the backbone of British racing”

The Racing Lottery costs £1 per week to enter, withplayers receiving a unique five-digit number that remainstheirs for as long as they continue to play. Weekly first prize

winners receive £1,000 withsecond prize £500 and third£250. The ‘Money Can’t Buy’monthly racing related prizedraw kicks off with an “Aintreespecial” where the winner willreceive a VIP package to TheGrand National that includes acourse walk with David Pipe,two members badges withhospitality in the Chairman’s boxand a trip into the commentarybox to share Richard Hoiles’bird’s eye view of the course.Future monthly prizes includeVIP packages to the Derby andmany other major racemeetings.

David Pipe who trainedComply or Die to win the 2008National and has five horsesentered for the ‘nation’sfavourite horse race’ on the 9thApril 2011, was enthusiastic

about The Racing Lottery and the cause it supports “I amdelighted to be supporting Racing Welfare and the workthey do on behalf of stable staff. The Grand National isarguably the most famous race in the world and the firstlucky winner of The Racing Lottery will have a trulymemorable day at Aintree and I am pleased to be part ofit.”

Initial take up for the Racing Lottery has been positive, atthe time of writing 200 players are already signed up, yetwith a target of 2,500 by the first draw on April 1st TheRacing Lottery team are extremely busy recruiting morepeople to change the lives of racing’s people in need.

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DESPITE Prime MinisterDavid Cameron’sstatement on AbsoluteRadio that “Too manyTwits make a Twat” it

seems that nearly everybody who isanybody in racing is embracingTwitter as a vital tool in letting theworld know their thoughts.

Racing Welfare was an early userof the Twitter medium, starting toTweet in March 2009; having nowamassed nearly 1,000 followers theCharity is hoping that its latestTweeter Lillie Lottery will spread theword about the Racing Lottery tothe IT savvy racing fraternity.

Lillie Lottery is the nom de plumefor Ginny Rose, who has beenresponsible for all Social Mediaoutput for Racing Welfare sinceMarch 2010.

“I started following RacingWelfare via Twitter after a periodworking for Clive Brittain; I evenapplied for my job with themthrough it! The ability to instantly hear what is going onwith trainers, journalists, jockeys and racing fans isenlightening. Using Twitter as a medium to inform such avast cross section of racing’s people about The RacingLottery and the Charity for which it is raising money is anopportunity not to be missed, and particularly important isit is all free!”.

Whilst Twitter restricts users towriting their thoughts in only 140characters, links placed in Tweetshave helped Twitter to become oneof the largest referring sites to bothwww.theracinglottery.co.uk and theCharity’s ownwww.racingwelfare.co.uk .

The Racing Lottery website hasbeen specifically designed to workin conjunction with both Twitterand Facebook. With the Charity nowbeing seen at racecoursesthroughout the country on theRacing Lottery sales drive, theimmediacy of uploaded images,news and views not to mentionoccasional tongue in cheek quips isall part of what 25 year old GinnyRose sees as essential.

“Whilst we never forget thatmany of our supporters andbeneficiaries may not be IT orSocial Media aficionados, we haveto recognise that if The RacingLottery solely depends on

traditional advertising methods we are missing out onmany new potential Charity supporters. Twitter andfacebook users engage with these sites daily, this means wecan communicate our message just as frequently.”

To follow Racing Welfare and Lillie Lottery on Twittervisit www.twitter.com/racingwelfare orwww.twitter.com/lillielottery

Ginny Rose and Cheltenham festival bloggerJonathan Pollinger on the Racing Lottery trail

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Cedric Burton (second left), Chief Executive of Racing Welfare, is delighted by the response of the racing world to The Racing Lottery

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PAUL Fisher, Managing Director of Jockey ClubRacecourses, approached Racing Welfare in thesummer of 2010 with the idea that a lotterycould help the Charity make up the 11% shortfallin its income. This germ of an idea has taken a

full six months to plan and activate, yet the feedback fromall levels of racing has delighted Cedric Burton, RacingWelfare’s Chief Executive.

“The Charity is at the forefront for helping those in need

who work or have worked in British racing,” said Burton.“At the moment we are seeing a 34% upturn in calls on ourservices, particularly from working staff. This is doubtlessdue to the current economic difficulties facing all of oursport; sadly it is the people we help who are hardest hitwhen the financial pinch starts.

“As a charity we could have called for direct support fromowners – such as the Equine Charities receive – however,the decision we took, with the full support of our board of


trustees, was to try for a much more pro-active option.”The Racing Lottery has ambitious targets and plans to

raise £250,000 in its first year, and Burton – a former RoyalSignals Brigadier who joined the Charity in 2004 – believesthis is realistic.

“Everyone I have spoken withregarding The Racing Lottery has notonly appreciated the cause but alsothe premise,” he says. “We aren’tunder any delusion that RacingLottery prize-winners will be receivinga life-changing amount of money, butallied with the additional monthlyracing prizes, we will definitelychange some people’s weekends. Bypaying just £1 per week we are givingeverybody that wonderful chance ofbecoming a winner, whilstguaranteeing that they are creatingwinners for those most in need inracing”.

It is not only the Charity and theJockey Club who are behind TheRacing Lottery, there are already ahost of trainers, racecourses, volunteers and owners whohave stepped in to ensure that Racing Welfare’s big ideabecomes a success. One owner who has already made hermark is Lystra Adams, the glamorous partner of leadingowner David Fox. Ms Adams has become the ‘face of The

Racing Lottery’ and has already appeared at The RacingLottery launch at Warwick and plans are afoot for her tomake an equally big impression on the Aintree crowd whenthe first Lottery winner receives their prize package onGrand National day.

Roger Hart, who amongst othersmanages David Fox’s racing interests,has enlisted the support of Tim Vaughanwith the high-flying Vale of Glamorganhandler donating a Lottery prize thatwill give the winner the opportunity ofbecoming an owner for the day at ameeting at Worcester in August. Hart,who is a well known face at most tracksacross the country, sees The RacingLottery as benefiting the whole ofracing.

“I am a keen supporter of RacingWelfare,” Hart says, “and I think TheRacing Lottery provides the Charity witha platform to really push them into theminds of more racegoers. It willobviously benefit the hard working ladsand lasses who they help, but also it

gives trainers an opportunity to promote themselves to aneven wider audience.

“Many of the yards I represent are constantly looking fornew marketing opportunities. The Racing Lottery certainlyprovides that and all for a fantastic cause, too.”

“Many of the yardsI represent areconstantly lookingfor new marketingopportunities. TheRacing Lottery provides that”Roger Hart

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Musculoskeletal injuries are one ofthe main reasons for failure ofhorses to train and race, and are a

significant cause of equine mortality. In the UKaround 50% of racehorses experiencelameness at some point during training, withup to 45% unable to race in the year they are injured (Dyson et al. 2008; Wilsher et al. 2006). Three of the most prevalent musculoskeletal

conditions that occur in racehorses arefracture, recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis(RER) and osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD).

FractureFracture is the main cause of horse mortalityon the UK racecourse (McKee 1995): anaverage of 60 horses per year suffer a fataldistal limb fracture during racing (Flat andNational Hunt) (Parkin et al. 2004), but fatalinjuries are just the tip of the iceberg, withmany more horses suffering non-fatal fracturesthat lead to premature retirement orinterrupted racing careers. Studies of thepathology of equine fracture show that there isusually evidence of stress-related damage tothe bone prior to fracture (Stover 2003).

Recurrent exertionalrhabdomyolysis (RER)RER, or ‘tying up’, is a muscular conditionwhich causes affected horses to sufferrecurring muscle cramping, stiffness, excessivesweating and a reluctance to move afterexercise. The muscle cramping is caused bythe breakdown of muscle membranes and therelease of the oxygen-binding moleculemyoglobin into the bloodstream. Recentresearch indicates RER may be caused by adefect in the intra-cellular calcium regulationneeded for muscle contraction. At the present time treatment involves the

use of anti-inflammatory drugs and modifiedmanagement regimes, including reducingfeed, introducing extra horse-walker and turn-out exercise, and making sure that horsesprone to the condition do not have days offwithout some form of exercise.

VET FORUM: THE EXPERT VIEWBy SARAH BLOTT, with introduction from JAMES TATE BVMS MRCVS

Equine genetics and musculoskeletal injuriesAnimal Health Trust research should help breeders to produce more robust racehorses

IntroductionThoroughbred breeders have an intuitive understanding of genetics from seeingthe results of generations of matings which have produced today’s elite athlete. Thefact that all living organisms inherit traits from their parents has been used sinceprehistoric times to selectively breed animals for desirable characteristics.

These inherited traits result from genes which correspond to regions within DNA(deoxyribonucleic acid), a double-stranded molecule composed of four differenttypes of nucleotides. The sequence of these nucleotides is known as the ‘geneticcode’ and this is why many refer to DNA as ‘the blueprint for life’.

There have been many significant breakthroughs in genetics research, forexample approximately 4,000 human disorders have been identified as beingcaused by a single gene defect. In fact, couples who are both carriers of a singlegene disorder can now have an in vitro fertilisation (IVF) pre-implantation test toscreen the fertilised egg for the defect. However, breakthroughs have not beenrestricted to human medicine and it is now possible to test for an extensive list ofcanine genetic disorders. So how far have we come in equine genetics?

The horse is a complex animal but following a ten-year programme to create anequine genetic map involving scientists from around the world, sequencing of theequine genome was completed and made publicly available in 2007. The ultimateaim of this work was not to manipulate the genetic composition of horses but toprovide us with the knowledge to take genetic information into account andtherefore hopefully improve health and performance.

Since the equine genome sequence became available, several genes have beenidentified, for example the genes responsible for insulin signaling, fat metabolismand muscle strength. This in turn led to the advent of a handful of equine genetictests, but none of these were directly relevant for the thoroughbred – that is, untilDr Emmeline Hill’s company ‘Equinome’ Ltd introduced the ‘speed gene’ test in2009. For a fee of €1,000, a blood sample can be tested to find out whether thehorse has the sprinter, middle-distance or stayer gene. Whatever your opinion ofthe test, this was undoubtedly a significant event in equine genetics.

Nevertheless, concerns have been voiced that information arising fromdiscoveries in equine genetics may not become widely available to the equineindustry, and it was for this reason that the Animal Health Trust joined with theBritish Horseracing Authority in a joint venture under the name of Equine GeneticsResearch (EGR) Ltd. The aim of EGR is to determine the areas of research that aremost likely to prove beneficial and to ensure that access to the new technology isavailable to all.

Through funding provided initially by the British Horseracing Authority andmore recently by the Horserace Betting Levy Board and the Thoroughbred Breeders’Association, three specific musculoskeletal conditions were identified forinvestigation in the UK: fracture, recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER) andosteochondrosis dissecans (OCD).

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Osteochondrosis dissecans(OCD) In young horses one of the most commondevelopmental orthopaedic conditions isOCD, with prevalence estimates varyingbetween 10% and 32% depending on thepopulation and the joint in which OCD isreported (Jeffcott et al. 1993; Pagan andJackson 1996). OCD results from abnormalbone formation from cartilage tissue, whichleads to the formation of loose fragments of

cartilage in the joints. Although OCD isextremely common and often does not causea problem, severely affected individuals mayundergo arthroscopic surgery to remove thefragments.

HeritabilityThe heritability of a disease is an estimate ofthe percentage of variation in susceptibilitythat is due to genes rather than theenvironment. There is increasing evidence thatmany equine musculoskeletal conditions areheritable. Fracture, RER and OCD are allexamples of conditions which result from acombination of the effects of geneticsusceptibility and environment and are,therefore, known as complex conditions. Thegenetic component is composed of a networkof interacting genes, some with small effectson risk and others with larger effects.

Several studies of equine musculoskeletaldisease have shown that heritability for theseconditions ranges between 20% and 40%.Further rapid advances in understanding theheritable nature of these diseases are expectedas new technologies that allow more detailedanalysis of equine genes are now available,following the recent sequencing of the horsegenome (Wade et al. 2009).

Recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER), or ‘tying up’, causes considerablepain due to severe muscle cramps. Affected horses often sweat profusely

Osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD) is one of the most common developmentalorthopaedic conditions of young horses; severely affected horses can struggleto make the racecourse

Catastrophic fracture is the mostcommon cause of fatality on theracecourse

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New researchOver the course of the last four years theAnimal Health Trust, with collaborators at theRoyal Veterinary College and in the USA, hasbeen carrying out research into the genetics ofmusculoskeletal disease in thoroughbreds.During the study, funded by the Levy Boardand the TBA, DNA samples from more than1,300 horses were collected.

The aim was to identify genome regionsunderlying susceptibility to the threemusculoskeletal conditions described above,fracture, RER and OCD. The technique usedis known as a ‘case-control association’ study,where the genomes of well-defined cases andcontrols are compared to each other using a setof genetic markers evenly spaced throughoutthe genome.

Genetic markers are identifiable flags in thegenome, characterized as DNA sequencevariations that differ among individuals. Bycomparing these flags and the way theirfrequency differs between the cases andcontrols, researchers can identify the regionsof the genome that are associated with thedisease they are studying.

Case definitionIn the AHT study 200-300 cases for eachcondition were compared with an equalnumber of controls and a well-defined casedefinition was used for each disease. Fracturecases were horses that sustained catastrophicdistal limb fractures on UK tracks, requiringeuthanasia, and were obtained from an archiveof samples collected during a previous studyby the University of Liverpool.

RER cases were horses in training in the UKthat had shown clinical signs of RER on morethan one occasion and had a significantlyelevated blood creatine kinase (CK) level,indicative of muscle damage, at the time of sampling.

OCD cases were horses that underwentarthroscopic OCD surgery in a US equineclinic or were horses in the UK identified ashaving OCD clinically or radiographically.The OCD was diagnosed by x-ray and in theUS horses confirmed surgically by thepresence of a flap or fragment associated witha defect in the stifle, hock or fetlock. Controlhorses were suitably matched to the casesand verified as clear of the particularcondition under study, up to the time thatgenetic analysis was carried out.

ResultsThe latest genotyping technologies were usedin the study, allowing researchers to look atmore than 43,000 genetic markers (‘flags’)per individual, and to search the entiregenome for genetic associations with each of

the conditions. Analyses revealed severalgenomic regions associated with catastrophicracecourse fracture, RER and OCD. As theconditions are complex it is likely the genesin these regions do not represent all thesusceptibility genes involved, but that theywill be genes having relatively large effects onsusceptibility. The results of the study clearlyshow there are underlying genetic reasonswhy some horses are more susceptible tomusculoskeletal injury than others.

What next?The identification of genes underlyingsusceptibility to musculoskeletal disease willhelp researchers better understand thebiology of the diseases, which in turn willlead to new therapeutic targets and bettermanagement and prevention strategies.

Identification of genetic variants associatedwith the risk of musculoskeletal disease alsomeans DNA tests for genetic risk maybecome an option for these diseases.Researchers at the AHT are working towardsdeveloping such DNA-based tests, which willallow animals to be tested and their genetic

risk of musculoskeletal injury assessed. Theinformation will have value to owners,trainers and breeders, allowing them todevelop specific management strategies for individuals at risk in order to preventinjury and to, eventually, incorporate theknowledge into breeding programmes. Theincreased understanding of musculoskeletaldisease gained by carrying out these studieswill have long-term benefit in treating theseconditions.

ConclusionsMusculoskeletal injuries are a seriousproblem in racehorses and there is strongevidence that susceptibility to injury has aninherited component. Results of research atthe AHT demonstrate the existence of genesimplicated in susceptibility of horses tofracture, RER and OCD. Identification ofthese genes and development of DNA testsfor genetic risk will lead to improvedmethods of treatment, prevention andmanagement of musculoskeletal conditions.

It will also offer new opportunities tobreed a sounder, more robust racehorse.

Complex disease is a result of the interaction of a network of genes andenvironmental factors. Some genes will have larger effects than others(represented by the thickness of the arrows) and some environmental factorswill be more significant than others. It is the combination of gene effects,together with the environmental factors, that ultimately gives rise to theexpression of disease or injury

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The quality of a mares milk is influencedby several factors including bodycondition, nutrient intake and genetics.Whilst we can not alter the genetics of ourmare, it is possible to improve qualitythrough a well balanced diet and a correctbody condition score.

Body condition scoreOverweight mares will produce a higherfat milk, at the expense of protein.Underweight mares will be low in both fatand protein. Both conditions impact on thegrowth rates of foals. A healthy wellconditioned mare will product optimumprotein, sugar and fat levels thatencourage correct growth of the foal.

In the last three months of pregnancythe foetus develops at a faster rate thanthe previous 8 months of pregnancy. Tocater for this drawing down on vitaminsand minerals the uterine blood flow willdouble from 16,000 ml/min to 32,000ml/min. In order to supply thedemand feeding rates increase, and itis easy to over condition a mare thatnaturally keeps well, or is out at goodpasture.

The recommended intake for a marein the last trimester is 0.8kg of studcubes or mix, per 100kg of the mares’bodyweight,as a minimum to cater forthe essential nutrients. So a 500kgmare would require a minimum of 4kg

per day plus forage. If this volume is toohigh for certain mares it may be moreappropriate to feed a balancer pellet. Thisensures all nutrient requirements are metin a low calorie format. Gro-Care balanceris designed to be fed at 200g per 100kgBW at this stage.

Balanced DietThe averages mares milk contains 26g ofprotein, 19g of fat and 61g of lactose perlitre. This is a high nutrient feed sourceand its production is demanding on themare. The energy required by the body toensure such production equals that of aracehorse in full training. Luckily goodpasture can meet most of these energydemands, and protein also. However grasswill be deficient in many nutrients, andquality will vary by soil type and withnatural seasonal variations.

As milk is the key source of nutrients forthe first three months of the foals life it is

important that the milk contains all theelements needed for sound growth. At thisstage of lactation stud cubes or mix shouldbe fed at a minimum of 1.1kg per 100kgBW. Alternatively Gro-Care balancer can befed at 200g per 100kg BW to supplementa pasture based diet.

For the fourth month onwards therequirements drop as the value of the milknaturally declines. Stud cubes and mix canbe fed at 0.9kg per 100kg BW or Gro-Carebalancer at 150g per 100kg BW. At thisstage there is quite a gap between the foalsneeds and the values provided by the milk.Foals should be fed a foal pellet or gro-carebalancer to ensure growth rates remainconsistent.

By weaning time the foal should beeating 1.0kg of foal pellets per 100kg BWor if the pasture is maintaining growth and

condition they should be eating 240g ofGro-Care balancer per 100kg BW.Knowing the bodyweight of your foal willensure a more accurate feeding program.Average values for thoroughbred colts at183 days of age are 255kg, fillies at250kg.

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NUTRITIONAL VALUES TB MILK(Values in brackets indicate foals daily requirement)

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Phosphorus (g/day)

0-1 13.8 30 (34) 375 (450) 17.4 (18) 5.9 (14)

1-2 14.6 30.4 (43.5) 330 (500) 14.7 (18) 4.4 (15)

2-3 16.8 33.1 (53.3) 319 (546) 13.5 (17) 4.5 (15)

3-4 15.1 28.4 (59) 292 (535) 10.0 (17) 3.5 (15)

4-5 10.9 20.5 (64) 196 (522) 6.5 (16) 2.2 (15)

5-6 7.5 15.7 (68.3) 135 (510) 4.5 (16) 1.5 (15)

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Sheikh Hamdan once struck gold withthe purchase of the Argentine-bredInvasor, who rewarded him with

victory in the 2006 Breeders’ Cup Classic and2007 Dubai World Cup. So it was withconsiderable interest that I read that SheikhMohammed has bought another SouthAmerican star, the Brazilian-bred Xin Xu Lin,to carry the Godolphin colours in Dubai.Born on September 19, 2007, the colt isalready a winner of four Group 1 races and isexpected to bid for more top-level glory onDubai World Cup day.

Although his first two Group 1 successes,in the Grande Premio Juliano Martins and theGrande Premio Ipiranga, were over a mile,Xin Xu Lin confirmed that he possessesplenty of stamina by taking the mile-and-a-half Derby Paulista by nearly seven lengths onsoft ground in November. His finest momentcame in December, when he contestedArgentina’s Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini,considered to be the most important of SouthAmerica’s middle-distance events. He madeall to win by two lengths from the year-olderSend Inthe Clowns.

The Carlos Pellegrini’s roll of honour

features the great Forli, the 1966 winner whoenjoyed plenty of success as a Claibornestallion in Kentucky. Unfortunately, some ofthe subsequent winners didn’t fare so wellwhen transferred to Europe. The 1978winner Telescopico finished a respectable fifthin Troy’s King George, but the 2009 heroInteraction, who looked very promising,failed to make it to the Arc after flopping onhis French debut last September. It is goingto be fascinating to see whether Xin Xu Lincan do any better. Remember, the 2010 DubaiWorld Cup fell to another Brazilian-bred inGloria de Campeao.

Xin Xu Lin is Brazilian-bred in that he wasconceived and foaled in Brazil, but his sireWondertross is an American import, as arePleasant Variety and Rio Bravo, the sires of hisfirst two dams. His third and fourth dams aredaughters of stallions imported from Britain.

My interest in Xin Xu Lin stems partly fromthe fact that the name of Wondertross meantlittle to me prior to his star son’s emergence.As so often in South American pedigrees,Wondertross hadn’t been a top winner.Although good enough to finish third in theGrade 2 Remsen Stakes at two and to go

within a nose of winning the Grade 1 FloridaDerby, he failed to become a stakes winnerduring a four-year racing career.

Much of his appeal must have rested in hisbloodlines, especially the fact that he’s agrandson of Danzig. His sire Chief’s Crownwas a champion at two in 1984 and laterdemonstrated his toughness by being placedin each of the American Triple Crown races.

Chief’s Crown went on to make a sizeableimpact on the Derby, being directlyresponsible for the 1994 winner Erhaab, aswell as siring Grand Lodge, sire of Sinndar.Another of Chief’s Crown’s sons, Key OfLuck, sired Alamshar, winner of the IrishDerby and King George.

Wondertross had a distinguished olderbrother in Concerto, who lined up for the1997 Kentucky Derby as a winner of seven ofhis previous starts. He could finish only ninththat day but had won nine stakes races beforeretiring to stud in Florida. Concerto is the sireof Bellamy Road, whose 2005 WoodMemorial Stakes victory was so spectacularthat he started favourite for the KentuckyDerby. Bellamy Road’s first two-year-oldsraced last year and he made a pleasing start,with three stakes winners.

Xin Xu Lin may owe his stamina largely tohis broodmare sire, Pleasant Variety. This sonof the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winnerPleasant Colony was second in the Grade 1San Juan Capistrano over a mile and three-quarters at five and won the Grade 1 San LuisRey Stakes over a mile and a half.

Xin Xu Lin’s pedigree is a blend of dirt andturf influences, so it will be interesting to seewhich direction he takes in Dubai.

Sheikhs’ pursuit of SouthAmerican blood continuesBrazilian-bred Xin Xu Lin set to run for Godolphin in Dubai

CAULFIELD FILESANDREW CAULFIELD REPORTS ON THE BLOODSTOCK WORLD

The great Danzig provided some of thestrongest arguments against the theory thatveteran stallions are subject to diminishingreturns. More than 20 of his Group or Gradedwinners were conceived after the Claibornestar had reached the age of 20 in 1997, oneof the last examples being Shadwell’s blue-blooded new stallion Mawatheeq, who wasconceived when Danzig was 27.

Danzig had been 26 when his last high-class winners, Hard Spun and AstronomerRoyal, were conceived. Astronomer Royal’sfirst foals are yearlings in 2011 but HardSpun’s first crop, which achieved a yearlingaverage of over $130,000, will run this year.Shadwell’s admiration for the 2007 KentuckyDerby runner-up translated into the purchaseof three colts for six-figure sums.

Shadwell and Darley will be hoping thatHard Spun makes as promising a start as WarFront, another of Danzig’s younger sons.When I first saw War Front at Claiborne, Iwas struck by his resemblance to his sire andhe too had shown a lot of speed during acareer spent racing on dirt.

One of five Group/Graded winnersconceived when Danzig was 22, War Frontdeveloped into a leading sprinter. Althoughhe won at Grade 2 level, the best he could doat the highest level were second places in theForego Stakes and Vosburgh Stakes.

Consequently his fee was no higher than$12,500 when he replaced his sire atClaiborne. It is encouraging that War Front’sfee has been revised to $15,000 for 2011, up$5,000 from 2010 despite the falling market,

War Front’s progeny have plenty to

Son of Danzig is at Claiborne Farm

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First the bad news. Dom Alco, the Frenchstallion who scored such an outstandingdouble with Neptune Collonges and GrandsCrus at Cheltenham at the end of January, isno longer with us. He died in November2010 at the age of 23. The good news is thatthere’s a very good chance that we will beseeing plenty more of his talented progeny

racing in Britain for quite a few years. He had 32 foals registered in 2010, the

great majority of them being out of AQPS(non-thoroughbred) mares. Under thesystem which sees the names of all suchhorses starting with a specific letter each year,the 2010 non-thoroughbreds all have namesbeginning with “A” and the names of someof them underline their links to leadingFrench jumps breeders. There’s Alter Ego Sivola, Amiral Collonges,

Anabelle Collonges, Anais Collonges, AramisCollonges, Artifice Sivola and Attente deSivola. The grey son of Dom Pasquini’slegacy also includes 36 two-year-olds of 2011and a similar number of three-year-olds, allstill untested on the racecourse. Perhapsthere will be more performers among themof the calibre of such as Silviniaco Conti,Robinson Collonges and Al Ferof.I have mentioned before in these pages

that Dom Alco owed his place at stud purelyto his performances over jumps. He failedto win in 14 starts on the Flat, includingclaiming races, but made ample amends bywinning six races over hurdles, includingtwo Listed events at Auteuil. Dom Alco tackled a distance as long as

three miles only once, when second atAuteuil, but clearly stayed well and hisrecent Cheltenham double came overdistances of three miles or more.

Alco’s legacy will run for years to come

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Another in-form stallion with good formover hurdles is Night Shift’s sonMidnight Legend. A triple Listed winneron the Flat, this tough horse won aGrade 2 hurdle race at Aintree and aGrade 1 at Punchestown. Although hehas rarely enjoyed the benefit of verylarge books of mares (he attracted three-figure books in 2009 and 2010), thathasn’t stopped him coming up withsuch as Sparky May, winner of the Grade2 Warfield Mares Only Hurdle at Ascot,and Midnight Chase, who put up career-best efforts in winning valuable chasesat Cheltenham towards the end of 2010.Saint Des Saints, the up-and-coming

son of Cadoudal, was another successfuljumper responsible for a big winnerrecently. This was Quito De La Roque, awinner of Grade 2 novice chases at Naasand Navan. The French-bred gelding isnot only by a successful jumper but heis also out of a winning jumper sired byCyborg, a very good French chaser whosired jumpers of the calibre of Cyborgo,Hors La Loi III and Fondmort. Saint Des Saints won over hurdles

and fences at three before progressinginto a very effective hurdler at four. Yetanother winning French jumper,Akhdari, is being very ably representedby Tartak, successful in thevictorchandler.com Chase atCheltenham on New Year’s Day.All of which makes me think it is a

considerable pity that the likes ofHurricane Fly and Celestial Halo havebeen gelded. Surely National Huntbreeders could have made good use ofthese sons of Montjeu and Galileo,especially as these high-class hurdlersalso had smart Flat form to their credit.

Jumping form for jumping sires

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offer in Europewith the rise reflecting the bright start he ismaking with his 76-strong first crop. He currently ranks fourth by cumulative

earnings among the American stallionsretired to stud in 2007, with three stakeswinners headed by the smart colt Soldat,whose Experimental Free Handicap ratingof 119 makes him the third-best turf colton the list. War Front has had five US three-year-old

winners, three of those on turf. Much ofDanzig’s success as a stallion came on turfand War Front’s dam Starry Dreamer wasGrade 2-placed on turf. Starry Dreamer’sfirst three foals are graded stakes winners,incuding the smart turf horse Ecclesiastic.All this suggests that War Front’s progenyhave plenty to offer in Europe.

Neptune Collonges bounced back in the Argento Chase, part of Dom Alco’s double

Great run for Midnight Legend

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National Hunt Grade Ones

DATA BOOKSTAKES RESULTS

SANDOWN. January 8. 16f 110yds. Heavy.1. MINELLA CLASS (IRE) 6 br g

Oscar - Louisas Dream (Supreme Leader)O-Deal George Kelvin-Hughes Nicolson B-Conna Stud TR-Nicky Henderson

2. Megastar (GB) 6 b g Kayf Tara - Megalex (Karinga Bay)

3. Toubab (FR) 5 gr g Martaline - Tabachines (Art Francais)

Age Starts Wins Places Earned4-6 8 3 2 £29,515

94 TOLWORTH NOVICES’ HURDLE G1

NearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialTantiemeRelance IIIRoi DagobertHeavenly BodyBustedShip YardHabitatGuiding LightLord GayleSterntauWrekin RamblerWingalong

OSCAR b 94

LOUISAS DREAM b 96

Sadler’s Wells

Snow Day

Supreme Leader

Strong Wings

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Reliance II

Vindaria

Bustino

Princess Zena

Strong Gale

Wrekalong

MINELLA CLASS br g 2005

CHEPSTOW. January 8. 16f 110yds. Soft.1. MARSH WARBLER (GB) 4 ch g

Barathea - Echo River (Irish River)O-Dan Gilbert, Kristian Strangeway B-Darley TR-Brian Ellison

2. Houblon des Obeaux (FR) 4 b g Panoramic - Harkosa (Nikos)

3. Smad Place (FR) 4 gr g Smadoun - Bienna Star (Village Star)


93 FUTURE CHAMPIONSFINALE JUVENILE HURDLE G1

NearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialSir GaylordLittle HutRunnymedeClouded LampNever BendRiver LadyKlaironBotany BayNureyevFrench CharmerMr ProspectorA Wind Is Rising

BARATHEA b 90

ECHO RIVER ch 99

Sadler’s Wells

Brocade

Irish River

Monaassabaat

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Habitat

Canton Silk

Riverman

Irish Star

Zilzal

It’s In The Air

MARSH WARBLER ch g 2007

Barathea isn’t a stallion normallyassociated with success over thejumps. However, the notableexceptions include two geldings bredby Darley. The first, Made In Japan,won the Triumph Hurdle in 2004,having won on his two-year-olddebut – he also won a novice chasethe same year he won at theCheltenham Festival – and the secondis Marsh Warbler, who also made awinning debut at two. After failing to build on that winning

debut, Marsh Warbler was sold for11,000gns at Tattersalls’ 2010 JulySale, and he had to descend to sellingcompany before he won for his newconnections. Marsh Warbler changed hands

once again, with his new ownersdetermined to get him in the auction,and he has looked a very differentproposition since being tried overhurdles. After making virtually all to win at

Bangor and Sedgefield, he came upagainst some highly regarded Frenchimports in the Coral Future ChampionsFinale Juvenile Hurdle. Again riddenforcefully, he proved too good, winningby nearly three lengths from Houblondes Obeaux.It is hardly surprising that Marsh

Warbler won at two. His dam, EchoRiver, was a talented two-year-old,winner of a seven-furlong Listed racebefore finishing second in the Gr3May Hill Stakes.The next dam, Monaassabaat, was

another Listed winner, over a mile anda quarter, and Monaassabaat had thedistinction of being a daughter of It’sIn The Air, who was the joint-championAmerican filly at two in 1978 beforetaking the title outright at three. Sold for $4,600,000 as an eight-

year-old, the daughter of MrProspector didn’t look a greatinvestment for a while, her best effortbeing the Gr2 scorer Bitooh. However,two of her daughters produced a trioof Gr1 winners in Storming Home(Champion Stakes), Musical Chimes

Considering that Supreme Leader, thechampion sire of 2004/5 and2005/6, was a member of Coolmore’sNational Hunt team, it is only to beexpected that his broodmaredaughters will shine with Coolmore’sSadler’s Wells stallions. During the current season they

have been represented by Psycho, aGr3 chase winner by Dr Massini,Massini’s Maguire, another Dr Massiniwho won a valuable handicap chase,and now Minella Class, an Oscargelding who looked a fine prospect inwinning the Gr1 Tolworth Noivces’Hurdle.Accordion, Old Vic and Court Cave,

three sons of Sadler’s Wells whoweren’t part of the Coolmore team, arealso currently doing well with SupremeLeader mares. Accordion sired the Gr3 novice

chase winner Blazing Tempo, Old Victhe Gr2 novice chase winner AiteenThirtythree and Court Cave the Gr2novices’ hurdle winner ChampionCourt.Oscar Lobby, another son of Oscar

out of a Supreme Leader mare, won aGr2 novice chase early in 2010, andMinella Class can also be expected tograduate to the larger obstacles,although he began his career withthree unsuccessful runs in point-to-points. He won a bumper in February 2010

before coming on the market atBrightwells’ Cheltenham Sale twomonths later, when he sold for£95,000. He has won both hissubsequent starts.Minella Class is the latest good

winner from a family which has longenjoyed success over jumps. Hissecond dam, the Strong Gale mare

A week after Barathea’s son MarshWarbler had taken the Gr1 FinaleJuvenile Hurdle, Barathea’s grandsonBinocular moved back to the top ofthe hurdling division with victory in thedelayed-from-Boxing Day ChristmasHurdle. Although this was only histhird victory in his last seven starts,Binocular was nearly as impressive aswhen he took the 2010 ChampionHurdle.Binocular’s sire Enrique raced

exclusively over seven furlongs and amile, winning the Greenham Stakesprior to finishing a neck second toIsland Sands in the 2,000 Guineas.However, Enrique’s best Flatperformers, the American Gr2 winnerObrigado and the French Gr3 winnerOn Est Bien, have both won overmiddle distances. He is also responsible for Slim

Pearl and Avenue Marceau, two Gr3-winning hurdlers in France, and forTroque, another stakes-winningFrench hurdler. There should be moregood winners to come by Enrique, ashe has substantial crops in thepipeline, including 87 foals born in2008 and 70 in 2009.Binocular shares the same

broodmare sire, Pistolet Bleu, as thevery smart staying hurdler Lough Dergand the smart French jumpers Futioand Santa Bamba. Pistolet Bleu, who was good

enough to win the Grand Prix deSaint-Cloud and to finish third in theArc, also sired such good jumping

The latest edition of the King GeorgeVI Chase, delayed by bad weather likethe Christmas Hurdle, will probablyalways be best remembered for thedefeat of a below-par Kauto Star, whowas bidding for a record fifth win inthe race but trailed in a leg-weary thirdas he attempted to go one better thanDesert Orchid’s four victories.However, who is to say that the

impressive winner Long Run will notone day rival Kauto Star in the public’saffections? In winning the KingGeorge in the January of his six-year-old season, Long Run has made aneven quicker start than Kauto Star andThe Fellow, two other French-bredswho won the Kempton prize in theDecember of their six-year-oldcampaign.Long Run comes from the

penultimate crop by the outstandingFrench stallion Cadoudal, whose lastcrop comprises 13 foals conceivedwhen the son of Green Dancer was26 years old. Long Run is one of 45 foals in that

penultimate crop, which also containsthe French Graded chase winnersCokydal and Mail de Bievre, the up-and-coming chaser Royal Charm andthe French Listed winners Fortana andRoc de Sivola.

KEMPTON PARK. January 15. 16f. Good to Soft.1. BINOCULAR (FR) 7 b g

Enrique - Bleu Ciel Et Blanc (Pistolet Bleu)O-Mr John P McManus B-Elie Lellouche TR-Nicky Henderson

2. Overturn (IRE) 7 b g Barathea - Kristal Bridge (Kris)

3. Starluck (IRE) 6 gr g Key of Luck - Sarifa (Kahyasi)


95 CHRISTMAS HURDLE G1

Northern DancerFairy BridgeHabitatCanton SilkRaise A NativeSpring SunshineBladeCommemorationHigh TopSega VilleArmosKendieSharpen UpTrephineLyphardSweet And Lovely II

ENRIQUE b 96

BLEU CIEL ET BLANC b 95

Barathea

Gwydion

Pistolet Bleu

Bouge De La

Sadler’s Wells

Brocade

Raise A Cup

Papamiento

Top Ville

Pampa Bella

Trempolino

Syndaar

BINOCULAR b g 2004

KEMPTON PARK. January 15. 24f. Good to Soft.1. LONG RUN (FR) 6 b/br g

Cadoudal - Libertina (Balsamo)O-Mr Robert Waley-Cohen B-Mrs MR Gabeur TR-Nicky Henderson

2. Riverside Theatre (GB) 7 b g King’s Theatre - Disallowed (Distinctly North)

3. Kauto Star (FR) 11 b g Village Star - Kauto Relka (Port Etienne)


96 KING GEORGE VI CHASE G1

Northern DancerFlaming PageVal de LoirSly PolaHerbagerSea NymphSayajiraoCamillaTudor MelodyQueen of SpeedSanctus IITibestiHardicanuteVirtuousIn The CornerBlue Green

CADOUDAL br 79

LIBERTINA b 85

Green Dancer

Come To Sea

Balsamo

Full Of Pep

Nijinsky

Green Valley

Sea Hawk II

Camarilla

Kashmir II

Reine Helaine

Hard To Beat

Full of Fun

LONG RUN b/br g 2005

(Poule d’Essai des Pouliches) andMusic Note (Mother Goose Stakesand Beldame Stakes). Alverta, theGr1-winning Australian mare who wasthird in the 2010 July Cup, is anothermember of this family.

Strong Wings, was a half-sister toWrekenogan, who visited Strong Galeto produce the high-class chaserMarlborough, winner of the Gr1 ToteGold Trophy Chase, and Galeogan,winner of a Gr3 novice handicaphurdle over three miles.Minella Class’s third dam, the

winning point-to-pointer Wrekalong,was a half-sister to top hurdlerEkbalco, who was third in theChampion Hurdle.

winners as Sizing Europe, Geos,Katarino, Vodka Bleu, Snap Tie,Copper Bleu, Seven Is My Number,Parsons Pistol, I’msingingtheblues andRamses Bleu.Binocular’s dam Bleu Ciel et Blanc,

a winner over 13 furlongs who wasplaced over hurdles, has threewinners, including Assassino, asuccessful dual-purpose performer.The next dam, Bouge De La, won onthe Flat and over hurdles. Binocular’s fourth dam is the

distinguished Sweet And Lovely,whose numerous smart descendantsinclude the 2003 Derby winner KrisKin, Warrsan, Luso and CommonGrounds.

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Caulfield on Long Run: “He comes from the penultimate crop by the outstandingFrench stallion Cadoudal, whose last crop comprises 13 foals conceived when he was 26 ”

ASCOT. January 22. 17f. Good to Soft.1. MASTER MINDED (FR) 8 b g Nikos - Haute Tension (Garde Royale)O-Mr C Smith B-Mrs MC Gabeur TR-P Nicholls

2. Somersby (IRE) 7 b g Second Empire - Back To Roost (Presenting)

3. Mad Max (IRE) 9 b g Kayf Tara - Carole’s Crusader (Faustus)

Age Starts Wins Places Earned3-8 23 14 5 £1,031,332See race 55 in the February issue for analysis

97 CLARENCE HOUSE CHASE G1

NearcoLady AngelaHasty RoadJamboGrey SovereignMountain PathOrsiniNixeNever BendMilan MillSicambreRight AwayToulouse LautrecMalekehVieux ManoirPassion

NIKOS b/br 81

HAUTE TENSION b 94

Nonoalco

No No Nanette

Garde Royale

La Vedrelle

Nearctic

Seximee

Sovereign Path

Nuclea

Mill Reef

Royal Way

The Scoundrel

La Vela II

MASTER MINDED b g 2003

LEOPARDSTOWN. January 23. 16f. Soft.1. HURRICANE FLY (IRE) 7 b g Montjeu - Scandisk (Kenmare)O-G Creighton B-Agr Del Parco TR-WP Mullins

2. Solwhit (FR) 7 b g Solon - Toowhit Towhee (Lucky North)

3. Thousand Stars (FR) 7 gr g Grey Risk - Livaniana (Saint Estephe)

Age Starts Wins Places Earned2-7 21 11 6 £527,633See race 58 in the February issue for analysis

98 IRISH CHAMPION HURDLE G1

NearcticNatalmaBold ReasonSpecialHigh TopSega VilleTennysonAdele ToumignonZeddaanKhairunissaMilesianBelle of The BallSir GaylordSticky CaseVimyPal An Oir

MONTJEU b 96

SCANDISK b 95

Sadler’s Wells

Floripedes

Kenmare

Yankee Lady

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Top Ville

Toute Cy

Kalamoun

Belle of Ireland

Lord Gayle

Ceol An Oir

HURRICANE FLY b g 2004

LEOPARDSTOWN. January 23. 17f. Soft.1. REALT DUBH (IRE) 7 b g Beneficial - Suez Canal (Exit To Nowhere)O-DJ Sharkey B-R Hartigan TR-Noel Meade

2. Noble Prince (GER) 7 b g Montjeu - Noble Pearl (Dashing Blade)

3. Mr Cracker (IRE) 6 ch g Anshan - Sesame Cracker (Derrylin)

Age Starts Wins Places Earned4-7 18 8 8 £179,223See race 68 in the February issue for analysis

99 ARKLE NOVICE CHASE G1

Derring-DoCamenaeCharlottesvilleLa SegaNijinskyGreen ValleyPrimeraFlower DanceRivermanIrish StarHaloRaise The StandardRound TableStylish PatternGreat NephewIo

BENEFICIAL b 90

SUEZ CANAL b 94

Top Ville

Youthful

Exit To Nowhere

Cairene

High Top

Sega Ville

Green Dancer

First Bloom

Irish River

Coup de Folie

Artaius

Jem Jen

REALT DUBH b g 2004

Long Run has now won three of hisfive British starts, including theFeltham Novices’ Chase, having builtan impressive record of eight wins,three seconds and a third in 12appearances over hurdles and fencesin France.

Seven of those victories came atstakes level, the last of them comingin the Gr1 Prix Maurice Gillois GrandSteeple-Chase.

Long Run’s dam Libertina wononce over hurdles at three during a21-race career. A daughter of themiler Balsamo, she has five winners toher credit, including her daughterLiberthine, whose exploits includedvictories in the Mildmay of FleteChase at Cheltenham and the TophamChase at Aintree, plus fifth place inthe 2007 Grand National.

Another good stayer from thisfamily is Libertina’s half-brother Full OfAmbition, a very smart performer overhurdles, while Libertina’s sister Fiocawon the Prix Wild Monarch.

National Hunt Graded racesDate Grade Race (course) Dist Horse Age Sex Sire Dam Broodmare Sire Index08/01 G3 Welsh Grand National H Chase (Chepstow) 29.5f Synchronised (IRE) 8 G Sadler’s Wells Mayasta Bob Back 10008/01 G2 Killiney Novice Chase (Leopardstown) 21f Magnanimity (IRE) 7 G Winged Love Mossy Mistress Le Moss 10108/01 G3 Juvenile Hurdle (Punchestown) 16f Tillahow (IRE) 4 G Tillerman Ale’ Ale’ Storm Cat 10209/01 GrB MCR H Hurdle (Leopardstown) 16f Final Approach (GB) 5 G Pivotal College Fund Girl Kahyasi 10309/01 GrA Leopardstown H Chase (Leopardstown) 21f Rare Bob (IRE) 9 G Bob Back Cut Ahead Kalaglow 10415/01 G3 Limestone Lad Hurdle (Naas) 19f Shinrock Paddy (IRE) 7 G Deploy Arts Theater King’s Theatre 10515/01 G2 Woodlands Park 100 Club Novice Chase (Naas) 24f Quito De La Roque (FR) 7 G Saint Des Saints Moody Cloud Cyborg 10615/01 G2 Leamington Novices’ Hurdle (Warwick) 21f Court In Motion (IRE) 6 G Fruits Of Love Peace Time Girl Buckskin 10715/01 G3 Classic H Chase (Warwick) 29f West End Rocker (IRE) 9 G Grand Plaisir Slyguff Lord Lord Americo 10816/01 G2 Normans Grove Chase (Fairyhouse) 17f Golden Silver (FR) 9 G Mansonnien Gold Or Silver Glint Of Gold 10922/01 G2 Warfield Mares’ Hurdle (Ascot) 24f Sparky May (GB) 6 M Midnight Legend Glassy Appeal Glassy Dip 11’22/01 G2 Holloway’s H Hurdle (Ascot) 19.5f Tiger O’Toole (IRE) 6 G King’s Theatre Memsahib Ofesteem Neltino 11122/01 GrC Ryan’s Event Cleaners H Chase (Leopardstown) 19f By The Hour (IRE) 8 M Flemensfirth Lucky Hour Mansooj 11223/01 G2 Synergy Security Solutions Novice Hurdle (Leopardstown) 20f Hidden Cyclone (IRE) 6 G Stowaway Hurricane Debbie Shahanndeh 11327/01 G3 Coolmore NH EBF Novice Chase (Thurles) 20f For Bill (IRE) 8 M Presenting Bobalena Bob Back 11427/01 G2 Kinloch Brae Chase (Thurles) 19f Follow The Plan (IRE) 8 G Accordion Royal Rosy Dominion Royale 11528/01 GrA Thyestes H Chase (Gowran Park) 24f Siegemaster (IRE) 10 G Lord Americo Shabra Princess Buckskin 11628/01 G2 Galmoy Hurdle (Gowran Park) 24f Mourad (IRE) 6 G Sinndar Mouramara Kahyasi 11729/01 G2 Cotswold Chase (Cheltenham) 25.5f Neptune Collonges (FR) 10 G Dom Alco Castille Collonges El Badr 11829/01 G2 Triumph Hurdle Trial (Cheltenham) 17f Local Hero (GER) 4 G Lomitas Lolli Pop Cagliostro 11929/01 G3 Murphy Group H Chase (Cheltenham) 21f Wishfull Thinking (GB) 8 G Alflora Poussetiere Deux Garde Royale 12029/01 G2 Classic Novice Hurdle (Cheltenham) 20.5f Bobs Worth (IRE) 6 G Bob Back Fashionista King’s Theatre 12129/01 G2 Cleeve Hurdle (Cheltenham) 24f Grands Crus (FR) 6 G Dom Alco Fee Magic Phantom Breeze 12230/01 GrC Grand National Trial H Chase (Punchestown) 28f Some Target (IRE) 7 G Witness Box Bayloughbess Lancastrian 12330/01 G2 Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle (Punchestown) 16f Gagewell Flyer (IRE) 7 G Deploy Drumcay Polly Le Bavard 12430/01 G2 Tied Cottage Chase (Punchestown) 16f Golden Silver (FR) 9 G Mansonnien Gold Or Silver Glint Of Gold 125

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DATA BOOK LISTINGS OF EVERY WORLDWIDE GROUP OR GRADED STAKES WINNER


Global Stakes ResultsDate Grade Race Dist Horse Age Sex Sire Dam Broodmare SireArgentina28/01 G2 Essendon Mazda Australia Wootton Stakes 6.0f Whitefriars (AUS) 6 G Arena (AUS) Alsatia (AUS) Marauding (NZ)01/01 G2 BMW Perth Cup 12.0f Guest Wing (AUS) 5 G Right Wing (IRE) Lacienne (AUS) Metal Storm (FR)23/01 G3 Clasico Estados Unidos de America 5.0f Qualified Colony (BRZ) 8 H New Colony (USA) Hooping Blue (BRZ) Tokatee (USA)22/01 G3 Clasico Congreve 5.0f Farsante Celebre (ARG) 3 C Peintre Celebre (USA) Fana (ARG) Roy (USA)16/01 G3 Clasico Latinoamerica 8.0f Cafrune (ARG) 5 H Colonial Affair (USA) Ipacarai (ARG) Interprete (ARG)15/01 G3 Clasico Buenos Aires 8.0f Mad Speed (ARG) 6 H Mad Champ (ARG) Speed Wells (ARG) Poliglote (GB)08/01 G3 Clasico Apertura 10.0f Liz For Sale (ARG) 4 F Not For Sale (ARG) Lu Toss (ARG) Egg Toss (USA)01/01 G3 Standish Handicap 6.0f Ahdashim (NZ) 6 G Elusive City (USA) Clinique (NZ) Dance Floor (USA)

Australia28/01 G2 Essendon Mazda Australia Wootton Stakes 6.0f Whitefriars (AUS) 6 G Arena (AUS) Alsatia (AUS) Marauding (NZ)01/01 G2 BMW Perth Cup 12.0f Guest Wing (AUS) 5 G Right Wing (IRE) Lacienne (AUS) Metal Storm (FR)01/01 G3 Standish Handicap 6.0f Ahdashim (NZ) 6 G Elusive City (USA) Clinique (NZ) Dance Floor (USA)

Brazil25/01 G2 Grande Premio 25 de Janeiro 10.0f Suck Out Queen (BRZ) 5 M Red Runner (USA) Hot Gallery (BRZ) Clackson (BRZ)25/01 G3 Grande Premio Presidente do Jockey Club 8.0f Jokenpo (BRZ) 4 C Choctaw Ridge (USA) Joking Aside (BRZ) Midnight Tiger (USA)23/01 G3 Grande Premio Jose Buarque de Macedo 8.0f Thunderdome Luiz (BRZ) 4 C Wild Event (USA) Feiticeira Regina (BRZ) Roi Normand (USA)22/01 G3 Grande Premio Roger Guedon 8.0f Olympic Message (BRZ) 4 F Wild Event (USA) Mere Catherine (BRZ) Jules (USA)20/01 G3 G.P. Prefeitura Cidade do Rio de Janeiro 11.0f Just Alone (ARG) 4 C Mutakddim (USA) Big Sola (BRZ) Trempolino (USA)

Chile07/01 G2 Premio Copa Jackson 9.5f Ankar (CHI) 4 C Proud Citizen (USA) Gana La Banca (CHI) Stuka (USA)

Japan23/01 G2 American Jockey Club Cup 11.0f Tosen Jordan (JPN) 5 H Jungle Pocket (JPN) Every Whisper (JPN) Northern Taste (CAN)16/01 G2 Nikkei Shinshun Hai 12.0f Rulership (JPN) 4 C King Kamehameha (JPN) Air Groove (JPN) Tony Bin30/01 G3 The Negishi Stakes 7.0f Sei Crimson (JPN) 5 H Eishin Sandy (JPN) Suda Reef (JPN) South Atlantic30/01 G3 Kyoto Himba Stakes 8.0f Shoryu Moon (JPN) 4 F King Kamehameha (JPN) Moon The Dream (JPN) Dance In The Dark (JPN)29/01 G3 Silk Road Stakes 6.0f Jo Cappuccino (JPN) 5 H Manhattan Cafe (JPN) Jo Psykhe (JPN) Fusaichi Concorde (JPN)23/01 G3 Heian Stakes 9.0f Daishin Orange (JPN) 6 H Agnes Digital (USA) Ashiya Madam (JPN) Russian Roubles (USA)16/01 G3 Keisei Hai 10.0f Fateful War (JPN) 3 C Stay Gold (JPN) Fete du Vin (JPN) Mejiro McQueen (JPN)10/01 G3 Fairy Stakes 8.0f Dance Fantasia (JPN) 3 F Falbrav (IRE) Dance In The Mood (JPN) Sunday Silence (USA)09/01 G3 Nikkan Sports Sho Shinzan Kinen 8.0f Red Davis (JPN) 3 G Agnes Tachyon (JPN) Dixie Jazz (JPN) Tony Bin05/01 G3 Nikkan Sports Sho Nakayama Kim Pai 10.0f Cosmo Phantom (USA) 4 C Stephen Got Even (USA) Southern House (IRE) Paris House (GB)05/01 G3 Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kim Pai 8.0f Silport (JPN) 6 H White Muzzle (GB) Speranza (JPN) Sunday Silence (USA)

New Zealand29/01 G1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile 8.0f Booming (NZ) 7 G Don Eduardo (NZ) Beautiful Sea (NZ) Grosvenor (NZ)22/01 G1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph Handicap 6.0f Mufhasa (NZ) 7 G Pentire (GB) Sheila Cheval (NZ) Mi Preferido (USA)01/01 G1 Blandford Lodge Railway Handicap 6.0f Miss Raggedy Ann (NZ) 6 M Faltaat (USA) Miss Pollyanna (NZ) Gold Brose (AUS)29/01 G2 Century City Wellington Cup 12.0f Spiro (NZ) 6 G Pyrus (USA) Radio Rocket (NZ) Blues Traveller (IRE)22/01 G2 Westbury Stud Wakefield Challenge Stakes 6.0f Shuka (NZ) 3 G Bachelor Duke (USA) Alabama Rose (NZ) Cape Cross (IRE)01/01 G2 New Zealand Bloodstock Royal Stakes 10.0f King's Rose (NZ) 4 F Redoute's Choice (AUS) Nureyev's Girl (AUS) Nureyev (USA)01/01 G2 Classic Hits Championship Stakes 10.5f Hidden Asset (NZ) 4 G High Chaparral (IRE) Fragile Asset (NZ) Zabeel (NZ)01/01 G2 Rich Hill Mile 8.0f Fears Nothing (NZ) 6 G Faltaat (USA) Magical Moment (GB) Sadler's Wells (USA)01/01 G2 Waiwera Water City of Auckland Cup 12.0f Showcause (AUS) 6 G Giant's Causeway (USA) Showella (NZ) Lord Ballina (AUS)29/01 G3 NZ Bloodstock Desert Gold Stakes 8.0f Dating (NZ) 4 F O'Reilly (NZ) Mandate (NZ) Sound Reason (CAN)22/01 G3 P. Cataldo Bloodstock Wellington Stakes 8.0f Jimmy Choux (NZ) 4 C Thorn Park (AUS) Cierzo (NZ) Centaine (AUS)22/01 G3 Mill Reef Trentham Stakes 10.5f Veloce Bella (NZ) 8 M Volksraad (GB) Wave To Lottie (NZ) Crested Wave (USA)01/01 G3 Stella Artois Eclipse Stakes 6.0f Anabandana (AUS) 3 F Anabaa (USA) Great Notice (USA) Nureyev (USA)

Peru09/01 G1 Gran Premio Nacional-Augusto B Leguia 13.0f Infiernillo (PER) 4 C Quintillon (USA) Branch (PER) Book The Band16/01 G2 Clasico Ciudad de Lima 10.0f Bradock (PER) 5 H Keseff (USA) Samara (PER) El Duce (PER)30/01 G3 Clasico Velocidad 5.0f Latvia (PER) 5 M Midnight Cognac (USA) Sigyn Oca (ARG) Batty (USA)23/01 G3 Clasico Enrique Meiggs 10.0f Patola (ARG) 5 M High Yield (USA) Sweet Speech (ARG) Victory Speech (USA)

South Africa29/01 G1 Investec Cape Derby 10.0f Top Seller (SAF) 4 C Al Mufti (USA) Top of The Range (SAF) Northern Guest (USA)29/01 G1 J & B Met 10.0f Past Master (SAF) 5 H Jet Master (SAF) Early Thaw (SAF) Western Winter (USA)29/01 G1 Klawervlei Majorca Stakes 8.0f Covenant (SAF) 4 F Western Winter (USA) Secret Pact (SAF) Bush Telegraph (SAF)22/01 G1 Betting World Cape Flying Championship 5.0f What A Winter (SAF) 4 C Western Winter (USA) Waseela (IRE) Ahonoora08/01 G1 TBA Paddock Stakes 9.0f Emerald Cove (SAF) 4 F Captain Al (SAF) Resolution Bay (SAF) Caesour (USA)08/01 G1 L'Ormarins Queen's Plate 8.0f Mother Russia (SAF) 6 M Windrush (USA) Russian Muse (SAF) Russian Fox (USA)29/01 G2 J & B Reserve Stayers Handicap 14.0f Sangria Girl (SAF) 7 M Wolfhound (USA) Concetta (SAF) Jungle Rock (SAF)05/01 G2 Peninsula Handicap 9.0f Lion In Winter (SAF) 5 H Western Winter (USA) Lady Curator (SAF) Pas de Quoi (SAF)09/01 G3 London News Stakes 9.0f Bulsara (SAF) 5 H Silvano (GER) Gay Regina (SAF) Sportsworld (USA)02/01 G3 Flamboyant Stakes 8.0f Precedent (SAF) 6 M Model Man (SAF) Legal Find (SAF) Wardlaw (USA)01/01 G3 Lebelo Sprint 5.0f Blue Voyager (SAF) 5 G Muhtafal (USA) Blue Yonder (SAF) Comedy Star (USA)

Booming and Mufhasa, a pair of six-year-old veterans, have beenconfounding punters’ expectations oflate. Booming has been getting fasteras he gets older and, after landing a1m2f Group 1 at odds of 13-1 onBoxing Day, he followed up in the

Thorndon Mile, this time at 16-1.Runner-up in last year’s 2m AucklandCup, if he can harness this new foundspeed to his proven stamina he couldbecome a strong Melbourne Cupcontender. Jockey Sam Spratt’s long-held

opinion that Mufhasa would beimproved by the application of blinkersproved correct in the TelegraphHandicap. A three-time previous Group1 winner but a near 19-1 chance afterscoring just once in the previous 23months, he saw off the Aussie raider,

First Command, by a length and aquarter. The Railway Stakes produced an

even bigger shock as the 86-1supposed no-hoper Miss RaggedyAnn came out best in a blanket finish,beating Atapi by a nose.

Infiernillo, last season’s championtwo-year-old colt, got his head in frontfor the first time since his juvenile days

in the Gran Premio Nacional. Aninveterate front-runner, Infiernillo hadbeen taken on for the lead in both the

Guineas (in which he finished secondand was demoted to third) and Derby(finished fifth) but this time got his own

way up front and proved a length and aquarter too strong for the Derby runner-up Private Affair.

Mother Russiawas favourite for bothof the month’s showpiece events, theQueen’s Plate and the J & B Met. Butalthough the Mike de Kock-trained mare

was well up to the first leg of thisdouble assignment, coming home overtwo lengths in front of Tales Of Bravery,with the three-year-old filly Ebony Flyer a

fine third, for the second year runningthe Met proved just beyond her. In2010 River Jetez was her nemesis andthis time she beat all except Past

Master, who, under a masterful ridefrom Gerrit Schlechter, prevailed by alength and a quarter. Trained by DarrylHodgson, Past Master was only sixth in

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United Arab Emirates27/01 G2 Gulf News Al Rashidiya Stakes 9.0f Presvis (GB) 7 G Sakhee (USA) Forest Fire (SWE) Never So Bold20/01 G2 Bab al Shams Cape Verdi Stakes 8.0f Aspectoflove (IRE) 5 M Danetime (IRE) Rose Vibert (GB) Caerleon (USA)13/01 G3 Longines Al Maktoum Challenge Round 1 8.0f Mendip (USA) 4 C Harlan's Holiday (USA) Well Spring (USA) Coronado's Quest (USA)

United States30/01 G1 Santa Monica Stakes 7.0f Switch (USA) 4 F Quiet American (USA) Antoniette (USA) Nicholas (USA)30/01 G2 Forward Gal Stakes 7.0f Pomeroys Pistol (USA) 3 F Pomeroy (USA) Prettyatthetable (USA) Point Given (USA)22/01 G2 Palos Verdes Stakes 6.0f Euroears (USA) 7 H Langfuhr (CAN) Unky And Ally (USA) Heff (USA)17/01 G2 San Marcos Stakes 10.0f Bourbon Bay (USA) 5 G Sligo Bay (IRE) Coral Necklace (USA) Conquistador Cielo (USA)16/01 G2 El Encino Stakes 8.5f Always A Princess (USA) 4 F Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Gabriellina Giof (GB) Ashkalani (IRE)15/01 G2 San Fernando Stakes 8.5f Indian Firewater (USA) 4 C Indian Charlie (USA) Touched (USA) Touch Gold (USA)15/01 G2 Santa Ynez Stakes 7.0f California Nectar (USA) 3 F Stormy Atlantic (USA) Absolute Nectar (USA) Carson City (USA)08/01 G2 San Pasqual Stakes 8.5f Aggie Engineer (USA) 6 G E Dubai (USA) Papalma (USA) Dixieland Band (USA)01/01 G2 Robert J Frankel Stakes 9.0f Spring Style (IRE) 6 M Pivotal (GB) Clear Spring (USA) Irish River (FR)30/01 G3 Holy Bull Stakes 8.0f Dialed In (USA) 3 C Mineshaft (USA) Miss Doolittle (USA) Storm Cat (USA)29/01 G3 John B Connally Turf Handicap 9.0f Schramsberg (USA) 5 H Storm Cat (USA) Serena's Song (USA) Rahy (USA)22/01 G3 Lecomte Stakes 8.0f Wilkinson (USA) 3 C Lemon Drop Kid (USA) Tasha's Delight (USA) Afternoon Deelites (USA)22/01 G3 Toboggan Stakes 6.0f Calibrachoa (USA) 4 C Southern Image (USA) Fort Lauderdale (USA) Montbrook (USA)22/01 G3 Colonel E R Bradley Handicap 8.5f Gran Estreno (ARG) 8 H Lucky Roberto (USA) Great Stampa (ARG) Senor Pete (USA)15/01 G3 Sham Stakes 8.5f Tapizar (USA) 3 C Tapit (USA) Winning Call (USA) Deputy Minister (CAN)15/01 G3 Mr Prospector Stakes 6.0f Big Drama (USA) 5 H Montbrook (USA) Riveting Drama (USA) Notebook (USA)15/01 G3 Sugar Swirl Stakes 6.0f Tar Heel Mom (USA) 6 M Flatter (USA) Perpetual Light (USA) Sunny's Halo (CAN)09/01 G3 Santa Ysabel Stakes 8.5f May Day Rose (USA) 3 F Rockport Harbor (USA) May Day Bluff (USA) Pine Bluff (USA)09/01 G3 Marshua's River Stakes 8.5f Justaroundmidnight (IRE) 4 F Danehill Dancer (IRE) Strategy (GB) Machiavellian (USA)09/01 G3 Fort Lauderdale Handicap 8.5f Little Mike (USA) 4 G Spanish Steps (USA) Hay Jude (USA) Wavering Monarch (USA)08/01 G3 Hal's Hope Stakes 8.0f Soaring Empire (USA) 4 C Empire Maker (USA) Flying Passage (USA) A P Indy (USA)05/01 G3 Old Hat Stakes 6.0f Final Mesa (USA) 3 F Sky Mesa (USA) Final Style (USA) Smart Style (USA)

the Queen’s Plate, when he stumbledand lost his action. Pocket Power wasfourth when going for anunprecedented fifth Queen’s Plate and,having been unsuited by the lack ofpace in the Met, has earned anhonourable retirement. The Queen’s Plate will be opened up

to international competition next yearand its domestic challenge could well

be headed by What A Winter, wholed home a terrific one-two-three forLeicester-born trainer Mike Bass in theCape Flying Championship. GibraltarBlue, fourth in the 2009 Rockfel Stakesfor Tommy Stack but who is now withde Kock, was hassled in front and coulddo no better than fifth behind What AWinter. Allowed a soft lead, she was caught

only close home in a Majorca Stakeswhich was also dominated by Bass,who saddled both the winner,Covenant, and her nearest pursuer,Love Is In The Air.

Emerald Cove, one of a gaggle ofclassy three-year-olds from the JustinSnaith yard, had Love In The Air back inthird when beating older fillies in thePaddock Stakes.

Top Seller, a chance ride forMarthinus Mienie after stable jockey MJByleveld was injured, pulled off a 22-1surprise in a tight finish to the CapeDerby, flying down the outside to catchthe Joey Ramsden-trained Il Saggiatorein the shadow of the post. Snaith’sCape Guineas winner, Solo Traveller,was sent off favourite but failed to stay,finishing fifth.

Switch, the Breeders’ Cup Filly & MareSprint second, followed her four-length

Grade 1 win at Santa Anita on BoxingDay with another easy win at the same

track in the Santa Monica Stakes, thistime by three and a half lengths. With

no Zenyatta, she’s the early front-runnerfor the Eclipse Award for older female.

Horse Born Sire Stands/Stood BTH BTW GH GWWestern Winter (USA) 1992 Gone West (USA) SAF 5 4 3 3King Kamehameha (JPN) 2001 Kingmambo (USA) JPN 5 3 4 2Faltaat (USA) 1990 Mr Prospector (USA) NZ 4 3 3 2Northern Afleet (USA) 1993 Afleet (CAN) USA 3 3 0 0Wild Event (USA) 1993 Wild Again (USA) USA BRZ 4 3 2 2Indian Charlie (USA) 1995 In Excess USA 5 3 3 1Giant's Causeway (USA) 1997 Storm Cat (USA) AUS USA 5 3 1 1Exceed And Excel (AUS) 2000 Danehill (USA) USA IRE 3 2 0 0Commands (AUS) 1996 Danehill (USA) AUS 2 2 1 0Pomeroy (USA) 2001 Boundary (USA) USA 2 2 1 1Postponed (USA) 1997 Summer Squall (USA) NZ 2 2 0 0Seeking A Home (USA) 1998 Seeking The Gold (USA) USA 2 2 0 0Encosta de Lago (AUS) 1993 Fairy King (USA) AUS 2 2 0 0Captain Al (SAF) 1996 Al Mufti (USA) SAF 4 2 2 1Harlan’s Holiday (USA) 1999 Harlan (USA) USA IRE 5 2 1 1Elusive Quality (USA) 1993 Gone West (USA) USA AUS 3 2 0 0

Leading global sires Sires from the Mr Prospector line are incharge at this early stage and WesternWinter (by Gone West) has beenhaving a tremendous time with hisprogeny in South Africa, with Group 1scorers over five furlongs (What AWinter) and a mile (Covenant), plus aGroup 2 winner at nine furlongs.Western Winter was a sprinter in the

States but failed to notch any Gradedevents. Based at Lammerskraal Stud inthe Western Cape at 125,000 rand

(£10,700), he is hardly a freshman,having landed South Africanchampionships in 2002, 2004 and2005, but he has never had a start toany year to match this one. With Grade 2 and Grade 3 winners,

Japanese stallion King Kamehameha(by Kingmambo) has started the year inthe same way as he finished 2010,when he was champion sire. That brokea monopoly on the title since 1995 bySunday Silence and his descendants.BTH = black type horses; BTW = black type winners; GH = Group horses; GW = Group winners

GR.2 MILL REEF STAKES AND LISTED WINNER AS A TWO-YEAR-OLDARKADIAN HERO

Won 7 races, $439,418, over 6f to a mile from 2 to 6 years, incl:As a 2-y-oWON Gr.2 Mill Reef Stakes, Newbury, 6fWON LR Ripon Champion Trophy Stakes, Ripon, 6fWON Doncaster Bloodstock Sales Maiden Stakes, Goodwood, 6f4th Gr.1 Middle Park Stakes, NewmarketAlsoWON Gr.3 Hungerford Stakes, Newbury, 7fWON Gr.3 Criterion Stakes, Newmarket, 7fWON LR Hopeful Stakes, Newmarket, 6fWON LR Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, 6f

A very high proportion of winners on the flat, now with winners over fences.Sound, strong and clean in wind.

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Statistics to January 30

Leading National Hunt sires by earnings

King’s Theatreextends his lead andfoal figures hold upWith earnings through January ofaround £165,000, King’s Theatre hasincreased his lead. Beneficial didmarginally better than the leader andmoves into third place, whilePresenting made headway into second.Clearly there’s still all to play for. King’s Theatre and Presenting each

had one graded winner, Beneficial hadnone. The leaders in that particulartable are the late Bob Back and Deploywith two apiece; Mansonnien had dualGrade 2 winner Golden Silver.With the well-publicised reduction

in number of foals born in 2010, it isworth looking at the number of foalsofficially identified for jumps or dual-purpose careers and at changes in thesize of books of jump sires.Comparing the latest data with that

for 2006, taken from supplements tothe Return of Mares published byWeatherbys, there has been a 31%reduction in number of foals produced. Information regarding the intended

careers of these foals reveals an 11%increase for the Flat (from 49% to60%). Given this, it is hardly surprisingthat foals aimed at jumps or dual-purpose careers have dropped innumber, from 8,271 to 4,562. That’s 45%, and on the face of it

this will have undoubted implicationsfor the sport. Intriguingly, though, thefigures for individual stallions havestood up pretty well. King’s Theatrecovered 141 mares in 2006 and 146last year, while Presenting’s figures are249 and 175, and Beneficial’s 188 and198.The most dramatic falls among the

leaders have come with Oscar (378down to 231) and Flemensfirth (341down to 226), but neither of thesereaches 40%.

Name YOF Sire Rnrs Wnrs %WR Races AWD Earnings (£) Top horse Earned (£)King’s Theatre 1991 Sadler’s Wells 154 57 37.0 73 19.3 858,799 Menorah 142,525Presenting 1992 Mtoto 226 47 20.8 68 20.7 718,156 Jessies Dream 63,151Beneficial 1990 Top Ville 233 48 20.6 67 19.6 711,408 Realt Dubh 140,996Oscar 1994 Sadler’s Wells 242 55 22.7 65 18.8 693,594 Big Zeb 88,233Flemensfirth 1992 Alleged 199 42 21.1 50 19.5 693,473 Imperial Commander 112,660Anshan 1987 Persian Bold 136 34 25.0 51 20.3 570,592 Golden Kite 78,142Accordion 1986 Sadler’s Wells 99 24 24.2 30 19.1 462,152 Finger Onthe Pulse 119,646Old Vic 1986 Sadler’s Wells 164 36 22.0 50 21.2 441,237 Jack The Bus 49,684Bob Back 1981 Roberto 120 31 25.8 41 19.3 426,395 Rare Bob 44,097Montjeu 1996 Sadler’s Wells 75 20 26.7 27 19.3 425,271 Hurricane Fly 162,302Cadoudal 1979 Green Dancer 16 11 68.8 15 21.4 294,992 Long Run 118,683Sadler’s Wells 1981 Northern Dancer 66 20 30.3 24 19.9 287,344 Synchronised 46,128Definite Article 1992 Indian Ridge 96 20 20.8 25 18.3 275,032 Majestic Concorde 110,796Dr Massini 1993 Sadler’s Wells 69 20 29.0 27 20.2 271,942 Massini’s Maguire 56,330Alderbrook 1989 Ardross 82 21 25.6 31 20.4 253,845 Ballyadam Brook 40,934Dom Alco 1987 Dom Pasquini 14 8 57.1 13 20.6 246,605 Silviniaco Conti 85,893Midnight Legend 1991 Night Shift 51 16 31.4 26 20.9 232,370 Midnight Chase 65,398Barathea 1990 Sadler’s Wells 40 9 22.5 12 17.8 224,472 Overturn 149,228Kayf Tara 1994 Sadler’s Wells 110 18 16.4 19 19.3 219,963 Planet Of Sound 26,064Alflora 1989 Niniski 128 25 19.5 33 19.8 218,151 Wishfull Thinking 44,442Saddlers’ Hall 1988 Sadler’s Wells 113 16 14.2 19 20.8 211,889 Giles Cross 17,112Supreme Leader 1982 Bustino 76 15 19.7 19 19.8 207,519 Head Of The Posse 29,681Winged Love 1992 In The Wings 47 14 29.8 19 21.8 205,020 Bostons Angel 54,739Sir Harry Lewis 1984 Alleged 47 5 10.6 6 21.0 187,453 Diamond Harry 99,768Milan 1998 Sadler’s Wells 112 24 21.4 25 17.7 161,534 Valleymount 13,774Mansonnien 1984 Tip Moss 18 6 33.3 10 18.5 160,435 Golden Silver 96,064Environment Friend 1988 Cozzene 21 4 19.1 9 22.2 148,622 Alfa Beat 114,527Kahyasi 1985 Ile de Bourbon 40 7 17.5 9 18.8 148,368 Karabak 39,978Turtle Island 1991 Fairy King 69 15 21.7 19 18.6 147,015 Cool Quest 23,877Moscow Society 1985 Nijinsky 64 14 21.9 18 20.3 146,553 Russian War 20,522Bob’s Return 1990 Bob Back 76 12 15.8 14 20.4 145,577 Minella Boys 24,754Luso 1992 Salse 106 12 11.3 18 19.6 143,846 Chicago Grey 38,857Nikos 1981 Nonoalco 17 3 17.7 6 17.6 142,330 Master Minded 121,992Overbury 1991 Caerleon 76 16 21.1 23 21.0 139,812 Lady Hillingdon 12,633Lomitas 1988 Niniski 26 8 30.8 14 17.7 135,415 Salesin 28,655Pistolet Bleu 1988 Top Ville 35 8 22.9 9 20.7 130,445 Sizing Europe 31,940Daylami 1994 Doyoun 48 9 18.8 15 18.3 130,281 Silmi 37,016Pivotal 1993 Polar Falcon 20 9 45.0 12 17.0 129,642 Final Approach 51,724Rock Of Gibraltar 1999 Danehill 33 11 33.3 17 16.6 127,900 Gimli’s Rock 55,509Galileo 1998 Sadler’s Wells 43 13 30.2 17 18.8 120,633 Grey Soldier 15,553Lord Americo 1984 Lord Gayle 56 8 14.3 11 20.8 117,746 Siegemaster 55,197Witness Box 1987 Lyphard 56 11 19.6 13 20.2 117,177 Some Target 17,055Golden Tornado 1996 Sadler’s Wells 13 3 23.1 7 19.2 116,825 Dancing Tornado 66,523Great Palm 1989 Manila 52 7 13.5 8 18.8 115,244 Donnas Palm 42,911Snurge 1987 Ela-Mana-Mou 38 9 23.7 14 22.4 113,661 Smokey Joe Joe 22,094Taipan 1992 Last Tycoon 29 9 31.0 12 21.1 111,463 Calgary Bay 23,437Deploy 1987 Shirley Heights 30 5 16.7 8 19.3 110,776 Gagewell Flyer 52,285Karinga Bay 1987 Ardross 101 12 11.9 14 21.0 109,065 Cois Farraig 15,726Pasternak 1993 Soviet Star 10 1 10.0 2 20.3 107,768 Little Josh 99,022Bahhare 1994 Woodman 11 5 45.5 5 18.8 107,160 Bahrain Storm 80,168Dushyantor 1993 Sadler’s Wells 35 7 20.0 9 19.7 106,781 Loosen My Load 36,377Red Ransom 1987 Roberto 23 5 21.7 6 20.3 105,896 Zaidpour 65,881Zaffaran 1985 Assert 24 5 20.8 7 21.6 105,856 Banna Man 35,363Key Of Luck 1991 Chief’s Crown 28 8 28.6 10 16.8 104,782 Australia Day 32,197Lost World 1991 Last Tycoon 14 5 35.7 7 20.9 103,530 Tatenen 48,894King’s Best 1997 Kingmambo 43 6 14.0 8 16.9 102,634 Nearby 53,411Lahint 1991 Woodman 2 1 50.0 1 21.0 102,529 Poquelin 102,530Sea Raven 1991 Sadler’s Wells 10 4 40.0 5 22.8 101,160 Tranquil Sea 74,779Solon 1992 Local Suitor 4 2 50.0 2 16.3 100,520 Solwhit 96,336Classic Cliche 1992 Salse 50 10 20.0 15 19.5 95,190 Stagecoach Pearl 34,950Village Star 1983 Moulin 1 1 100.0 1 24.0 93,614 Kauto Star 93,614Smadoun 1990 Kaldoun 7 3 42.9 3 21.3 92,228 Nacarat 77,242Robin des Champs 1997 Garde Royale 23 9 39.1 10 20.7 90,447 Escort’men 17,268Hernando 1990 Niniski 33 9 27.3 15 18.3 89,461 Architrave 15,161Saint des Saints 1998 Cadoudal 9 5 55.6 7 19.9 89,383 Quito de La Roque 40,215Rudimentary 1988 Nureyev 48 9 18.8 11 21.4 86,791 Hey Big Spender 15,799Singspiel 1992 In The Wings 16 4 25.0 5 19.3 86,100 Fisher Bridge 28,168Beat All 1996 Dynaformer 60 9 15.0 14 21.1 85,747 For A Finish 23,080Lahib 1988 Riverman 38 9 23.7 14 19.3 85,465 Supercede 24,253Medicean 1997 Machiavellian 23 4 17.4 7 17.4 83,488 Beau Michael 52,252Lend A Hand 1995 Great Commotion 14 3 21.4 5 20.3 82,273 Silverhand 52,066Alhaarth 1993 Unfuwain 40 8 20.0 10 17.4 81,700 Tharawaat 16,192Stowaway 1994 Slip Anchor 17 6 35.3 8 16.9 80,830 Hidden Cyclone 48,085Portrait Gallery 1990 Sadler’s Wells 22 5 22.7 6 20.3 80,600 Frankie Figg 37,176Machiavellian 1987 Mr Prospector 14 6 42.9 8 17.4 75,779 Peak Raider 33,308Craigsteel 1995 Suave Dancer 28 8 28.6 10 17.9 74,010 Cross Kennon 16,686Tobougg 1998 Barathea 41 6 14.6 7 17.6 70,651 Save My Blushes 30,987Catcher In The Rye 2000 Danehill 24 8 33.3 9 16.6 70,273 Catcherinscratcher 25,699Desert Prince 1995 Green Desert 22 5 22.7 7 18.9 68,629 Ainama 24,942Lord Of Appeal 1992 Sadler’s Wells 19 4 21.1 5 16.8 67,659 Asigh Pearl 21,628Grand Plaisir 1989 Darshaan 7 3 42.9 4 25.8 66,084 West End Rocker 40,060Kalanisi 1996 Doyoun 27 6 22.2 8 17.2 64,736 Alaivan 26,163Norwich 1987 Top Ville 40 6 15.0 7 17.4 64,700 Far Away So Close 14,035Spectrum 1992 Rainbow Quest 16 5 31.3 5 20.6 63,570 Glencove Marina 21,195Indian Danehill 1996 Danehill 28 6 21.4 7 18.1 62,417 Silas Mariner 19,451City Honours 1995 Darshaan 27 8 29.6 8 21.6 62,199 Lucky At Last 20,013Silver Patriarch 1994 Saddlers’ Hall 60 12 20.0 13 20.8 61,238 Thelobstercatcher 9,650Shernazar 1981 Busted 31 7 22.6 7 21.8 61,213 Hairy Molly 13,274Jurado 1983 Alleged 4 2 50.0 2 25.3 60,779 Hello Bud 56,379Double Trigger 1991 Ela-Mana-Mou 35 8 22.9 9 22.9 60,086 Swincombe Rock 12,266Sinndar 1997 Grand Lodge 16 3 18.8 5 23.1 59,842 Mourad 49,155Dilshaan 1998 Darshaan 12 3 25.0 4 20.0 59,479 The Shepherd 35,623


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DATA BOOKOVERSEAS WINNERS

Breeder Winner Sire Age/sex Dam Ctry Date Racecourse Distance Prize-money (£)Abergwaun Farms Cosmo Meadow (IRE) King’s Best (USA) 4 c Angel Of The Gwaun (IRE) Jpn 05/1/11 Kyoto 1m7f 183,825 (L)Airlie Stud Caio Duilio (IRE) Kheleyf (USA) 3 c Chiloe Wigeon (IRE) Ity 01/2/11 Rome 6f 2,586Alberti, Mrs E Noland Eyes (IRE) Le Vie Dei Colori (GB) 4 c Pale Blue Eyes (IRE) Ity 20/1/11 Pisa 6f 4,310Alder, R H Batten Boom (IRE) Mark Of Esteem (IRE) 8 h Irish Fountain (USA) Ity 27/1/11 Pisa 1m3f 3,448Armstrong, D W Westwood Dawn (GB) Clodovil (IRE) 6 g Ivory Dawn (GB) Gny 16/1/11 Dortmund 6f 1,724Ballina Stud Ltd Copreopasso (IRE) Diamond Green (FR) 3 c Fair Weather (IRE) Ity 16/1/11 Siracusa 7f110y 12,931Ballybrennan Stud Ltd Black Ranger (IRE) Diamond Green (FR) 3 c Shoshana (IRE) Ity 05/2/11 Rome 6f 3,448Ballyhane Stud Miss Precious (IRE) Pyrus (USA) 5 m Morning Echo (GB) Ity 05/2/11 Siracusa 1m2f110y 2,155Ballykilbride Stud Calantha (IRE) Celtic Swing (GB) 3 f Maze Garden (USA) Ity 08/2/11 Rome 1m 2,586Barnett Ltd, W and R Granary (GB) Singspiel (IRE) 7 m All Grain (GB) Qtr 05/1/11 Al Rayyan 7f 5,053Barronstown Stud Wingo (IRE) Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) 4 c Butterfly Blue (IRE) Usa 03/1/11 Penn National 1m 5,000Bellaccini Gianluca & Joan Coburn Rojo Rajo (IRE) Distant Music (USA) 6 m Mugello (GB) Ity 30/1/11 Pisa 1m165y 1,939Black Horse Farm Val C (GB) Dubawi (IRE) 4 f Valjarv (IRE) Qtr 06/1/11 Al Rayyan 5f 5,053Boudengen, P Celebrity Choice (IRE) Choisir (AUS) 4 c Femme Celebre (IRE) Fr 09/2/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m 9,483Brady, P Thousand Miles (IRE) Danehill Dancer (IRE) 5 h Mille Miglia (IRE) Fr 26/1/11 Pau 6f110y 6,466Brennan & Holborn Trust Co Ltd, Thomas F Feelin Irie (IRE) Key Of Luck (USA) 8 g Charlotte’s Dancer (GB) Gny 23/1/11 Neuss 7f110y 2,241Breslin, Exors of the Late Mr J Blusher (GB) Fraam (GB) 5 m Quickstyx (GB) Swe 23/1/11 Taby 6f 3,831Brickley, D Heart In Motion (IRE) Mujadil (USA) 3 f Valluga (IRE) Spa 30/1/11 Dos Hermanas 7f110y 3,879Broughton Bloodstock Braccio di Ferro (GB) Medicean (GB) 5 h Sleave Silk (IRE) Ity 13/1/11 Albenga 1m 3,448Brudenell, James Boughey & Trickledown Stud, A Misterthir (GB) Muhtathir (GB) 4 c Aunt Sadie (GB) Fr 15/1/11 Marseille Pont De Vivaux 7f110y 6,034Caley, Exors of the Late W L Algol (GB) Kyllachy (GB) 7 g Heckle (GB) Hk 05/2/11 Sha Tin 6f 211,808 (L)Campbell-Andenaes, Mrs M Presvis (GB) Sakhee (USA) 7 g Forest Fire (SWE) Uae 27/1/11 Meydan 1m1f 77,609 (Gr2)Carmel Stud Megaspiel (GB) Singspiel (IRE) 4 f Miss University (USA) Usa 09/1/11 Santa Anita 1m 21,538Carroll, K Mariners Doll (IRE) King Charlemagne (USA) 6 m Nautical Light (GB) Fr 29/1/11 Pau 7f110y 6,897Carroll, Mr J M Bellinissimo (IRE) Hawk Wing (USA) 5 h Princess Electra (IRE) Fr 21/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m £0,776Cassidy, P Aspectoflove (IRE) Danetime (IRE) 5 m Rose Vibert (GB) Uae 20/1/11 Meydan 1m 77,609 (Gr2)Celbridge Estates Ltd Prince d’Alienor (IRE) Verglas (IRE) 3 c Vassiana (FR) Fr 18/1/11 Pau 7f110y 8,621Charlock Farm Stud Balata (GB) Averti (IRE) 6 g Manila Selection (USA) Spa 16/1/11 Dos Hermanas 1m1f 4,310Chaworth-Musters, Exors of the Late Mrs M Chief Of Ten (GB) Doyen (IRE) 4 g Fudge (GB) Swe 16/1/11 Taby 1m 1,915Cheveley Park Stud Ltd De Rigueur (GB) Montjeu (IRE) 3 c Exclusive (GB) Gny 06/2/11 Dortmund 1m1f 2,241Cheveley Park Stud Ltd Embarkation (GB) Medicean (GB) 4 g Embark (GB) Swe 12/1/11 Taby 1m2f 2,873Cheveley Park Stud Ltd Tryst (GB) Highest Honor (FR) 6 g Courting (GB) Fr 02/2/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m2f 20,259Chevington Stud Almaguer (GB) Spectrum (IRE) 9 g Cerita (IRE) Fr 31/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m2f 6,466Clee, Mr & Mrs D D Slick Knight (GB) Slickly (FR) 4 c Poli Knight (GB) Fr 23/1/11 Pau 1m4f 7,759Clee, Mr & Mrs D D Mowen (GB) Motivator (GB) 3 f Top Table (GB) Jpn 15/1/11 Nakayama 6f 39,470Cliveden Stud Ltd Dubawi King (GB) Dubawi (IRE) 4 g Laughing Girl (USA) Qtr 20/1/11 Al Rayyan 1m1f55y 4,043Conneally, Mr A L Sheila’s Star (IRE) Hurricane Run (IRE) 3 f Yaselda (GB) Fr 09/2/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m2f 6,897Costello, John Le Muguet (IRE) Indian Ridge 4 f Rahika Rose (GB) Spa 16/1/11 Dos Hermanas 1m2f110y 4,310Coughlan, S Achrome (IRE) Oasis Dream (GB) 5 m Sacred Pearl (IRE) Ity 01/2/11 Rome 7f 3,879Crawshaw, Lord Valenzani (GB) Royal Applause (GB) 4 c Frascati (GB) Gny 06/2/11 Dortmund 1m1f165y 1,724Cullen, K and Mrs Young Stack (IRE) Ad Valorem (USA) 3 c Benelux (GB) Ity 25/1/11 Rome 1m 2,155Curran, Mr P Prendi Nota (IRE) Antonius Pius (USA) 3 c Osireion (GB) Ity 24/1/11 Naples 1m110y 3,879Dachel Stud Vaticano (GB) Medicean (GB) 5 g Giusina Mia (USA) Hk 30/1/11 Sha Tin 6f 54,129Daniele, G Pedrovic (IRE) Ekraar (USA) 6 h Debora Taramelli (ITY) Ity 25/1/11 Rome 1m 2,155Darley Pay The Light (GB) Fantastic Light (USA) 5 m Payola (USA) Ity 23/1/11 Pisa 1m2f 1,939Darley Penalen (GB) King’s Best (USA) 5 h Quarter Note (USA) Spa 16/1/11 Vila Seca 1m110y 2,341Darley Paschendale (GB) Refuse To Bend (IRE) 4 c Fading Light (GB) Uae 05/2/11 Meydan 1m2f 7,381Darley Ice Flower (GB) Pivotal (GB) 5 m Ejlaal (IRE) Fr 13/1/11 Marseille Pont De Vivaux 1m2f 7,759Darley Dahteer (IRE) Bachir (IRE) 9 g Reematna (GB) Uae 04/2/11 Jebel Ali 7f 11,599Darley Otaared (GB) Storm Cat (USA) 6 h Society Lady (USA) Uae 14/1/11 Jebel Ali 1m 12,653Darley Simon de Montfort (IRE) King’s Best (USA) 4 c Noble Rose (IRE) Uae 20/1/11 Meydan 1m2f 46,565Darley Emmrooz (GB) Red Ransom (USA) 6 h Nasmatt (GB) Uae 14/1/11 Jebel Ali 1m1f165y 52,724 (L)Darley Whispering Gallery (GB) Daylami (IRE) 5 g Echoes In Eternity (IRE) Uae 27/1/11 Meydan 1m6f11y 58,207Darley Luck Or Design (IRE) Dubawi (IRE) 4 g Birjand (GB) Hk 23/1/11 Sha Tin 1m 282,411 (L)David Jamison Bloodstock Deal Breaker (GB) Night Shift (USA) 6 g Photo Flash (IRE) Usa 29/1/11 Golden Gate 1m 7,692David Jamison Bloodstock Deal Breaker (GB) Night Shift (USA) 6 g Photo Flash (IRE) Usa 01/1/11 Golden Gate 1m 8,846Dayton Investments Ltd Bartholdi (IRE) Kalanisi (IRE) 8 h Buffalo Dance (IRE) Fr 28/1/11 Pau 1m4f 6,897Dayton Investments Ltd Bartholdi (IRE) Kalanisi (IRE) 8 h Buffalo Dance (IRE) Fr 08/2/11 Pau 1m1f110y 6,897Debernardi, Mrs S Toddler (IRE) Antonius Pius (USA) 3 c Tonique (GB) Ity 03/2/11 Pisa 7f110y 3,448Deer, D J Kamado (GB) Kyllachy (GB) 5 h Palacegate Episode (IRE) Hk 30/1/11 Sha Tin 1m 30,124Deering, S Memory Exhibition (IRE) Great Exhibition (USA) 3 f Margarets Memory (IRE) Ity 29/1/11 Siracusa 1m 2,155Dobson, Miss R J Art Sale (GB) Compton Place (GB) 6 h Bandanna (GB) Hk 19/1/11 Happy Valley 5f 40,008Duffy, M Samba School (IRE) Sahm (USA) 5 m Lulua (USA) Usa 05/2/11 Santa Anita 6f 13,077Dunne, F Montmorency (IRE) Pivotal (GB) 5 h Clear Spring (USA) Uae 09/1/11 Abu Dhabi 7f 7,908Dunne, F Spring Style (IRE) Pivotal (GB) 6 m Clear Spring (USA) Usa 01/1/11 Santa Anita 1m1f 57,692 (Gr2)Eclipse Bloodstock Super Verglas (IRE) Verglas (IRE) 3 c No Sugar Baby (FR) Ity 15/1/11 Siracusa 7f 2,155Edy SRL & Societa Agricola Gem SRL Vellane (GB) Vettori (IRE) 5 m Halloa (GB) Fr 10/2/11 Marseille Borely 1m2f 6,034Egan, Mrs Ann Moma (IRE) Statue Of Liberty (USA) 4 f Quatrosepti (IRE) Ity 06/2/11 Pisa 6f 4,310Ellis, Exors of the Late J Zetto First (GB) Observatory (USA) 7 h Volitant (GB) Jpn 08/1/11 Mizusawa 1m 4,105Ennis, Patrick Rio Command (IRE) Captain Rio (GB) 4 g Happy To Chat (IRE) Hk 05/2/11 Sha Tin 6f 40,008Fahy, M Boreal Wind (IRE) Namid (GB) 3 f Between The Winds (USA) Ity 15/1/11 Rome 7f 3,017Farrington & Canning Downs, D Serhaal (IRE) Green Desert (USA) 4 g Lucky For Me (USA) Uae 04/2/11 Jebel Ali 6f 6,326Finegan & Noel Cogan, N Sweet Whip (IRE) Whipper (USA) 3 f Sierva (GER) Fr 10/2/11 Marseille Borely 1m2f 6,034Finegan, Miss J Howya Now Kid (IRE) Daggers Drawn (USA) 7 h Lear’s Crown (USA) Hk 19/1/11 Happy Valley 1m55y 40,008Finneran, M F Rose’s Spirit (IRE) Invincible Spirit (IRE) 5 m Vie En Rose (IRE) Ity 15/1/11 Siracusa 1m 12,931Fittocks Stud Too Much Trouble (GB) Barathea (IRE) 5 g Tentpole (USA) Uae 06/2/11 Abu Dhabi 1m4f 8,435Fonzo, Domenico Sacidevi (IRE) Intikhab (USA) 3 f Silver Sash (GER) Ity 22/1/11 Rome 1m 8,620Forenaghts Stud Al Madina (IRE) Noverre (USA) 3 f Tasha’s Dream (USA) Qtr 26/1/11 Al Rayyan 1m 8,085Foreneish Bloodstock Trade Swallow (GB) Trade Fair (GB) 4 c Swallow Breeze (GB) Ity 21/1/11 Naples 1m6f 4,310Fortview Stud Barking (IRE) Bahri (USA) 3 c Pivot d’Amour (GB) Spa 16/1/11 Dos Hermanas 1m 5,172Gestut Etzean Timos (GER) Sholokhov (IRE) 6 h Triclaria (GER) Fr 09/2/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m4f110y 10,776Gompertz, J King London (GB) Beat Hollow (GB) 5 h Popocatepetl (FR) Ity 03/2/11 Pisa 1m2f 3,448Grandsir, Mr T Mahya Glaz (GB) Gentlewave (IRE) 3 f Mahyara (FR) Fr 25/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m2f 6,466Grangecon Stud To Believe (IRE) Elusive City (USA) 5 h Lure Of The Moon (USA) Ity 15/1/11 Siracusa 6f110y 3,448Grangemore Stud Arkudi (IRE) High Chaparral (IRE) 3 c Shades Of Lavender (IRE) Ity 03/2/11 Pisa 1m2f 4,310Grasby, Ms L Hi Shinko (GB) Shinko Forest (IRE) 5 g Up Front (IRE) Fr 05/2/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m 9,483Grundy Bloodstock Air of Grace (IRE) Dalakhani (IRE) 3 c Star On Stage (GB) Uae 05/2/11 Meydan 7f 5,272Grundy, Mrs E M Urkanie (GB) Nayef (USA) 3 f Mantle (GB) Fr 31/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m2f 8,621Haras De Bernesq & Woodside Farms LLC Nombre d’Or (IRE) Langfuhr (CAN) 4 c Nimble Mind (USA) Fr 04/2/11 Pau 1m1f110y 6,897Hartery & J Dewberry, Mrs C Clodogirl (IRE) Clodovil (IRE) 5 m Manazil (IRE) Ity 24/1/11 Naples 1m1f 1,724Hascombe & Valiant Studs Super To Bend (IRE) Refuse To Bend (IRE) 3 c Miss Penton (GB) Ity 29/1/11 Siracusa 1m1f 4,310Hascombe & Valiant Studs Radegund Abbey (GB) Nayef (USA) 5 g St Radegund (GB) Uae 06/1/11 Meydan 1m2f 7,381Hesmonds Stud Ltd Mendace (GB) Bering 6 h Chinchilla (IRE) Ity 16/1/11 Siracusa 1m110y 2,155His Highness the Aga Khan’s Studs SC Almoradi (IRE) Barathea (IRE) 5 h Alamouna (IRE) Usa 29/1/11 Gulfstream Park 1m 8,462Hobby, J A E Lighted Place (GB) Compton Place (GB) 3 f Lighted Way (GB) Ity 29/1/11 Rome 6f 3,448Holborn Trust Co Icemancometh (IRE) Marju (IRE) 6 g Irina (IRE) Usa 08/1/11 Turf Paradise 7f 2,769Howard Barton Stud Johann Zoffany (GB) Galileo (IRE) 5 g Belle Allemande (CAN) Aus 29/1/11 Sandown Hillside 1m4f 27,909Hubbard Rodwell, S and S Zeeran (GB) Barathea (IRE) 6 h Mrs Marsh (GB) Swe 16/1/11 Taby 1m 3,831Hurley, C Caseda (IRE) Celtic Swing (GB) 3 f Lina Story (GB) Spa 30/1/11 Dos Hermanas 1m2f110y 7,759Hyde Park Stud Western Spring (IRE) Hawkeye (IRE) 5 h With Care (GB) Ity 19/1/11 Albenga 1m3f 1,724

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Hyde Park Stud Zarievich Nunez (IRE) Governor Brown (USA) 4 c Creme Chartreuse (IRE) Spa 23/1/11 Dos Hermanas 1m3f 4,310James & Arnfinn Lund, J Flavin (GB) Lujain (USA) 7 h River Coln (USA) Ity 26/1/11 Albenga 1m3f 1,724Joyce, Mr J Arathorn (IRE) Antonius Pius (USA) 4 c Grosvenor Miss (IRE) Spa 06/2/11 Dos Hermanas 1m2f110y 4,310Juddmonte Farms Ltd Gran Zamir (GB) Zamindar (USA) 6 h Woodwardia (USA) Ity 17/1/11 Naples 5f 1,724Juddmonte Farms Ltd Subadar (GB) Zamindar (USA) 7 g Valencia (GB) Ity 02/2/11 Grosseto 1m 1,724Keatly Overseas Ltd Son Of A Dancer (IRE) Soviet Star (USA) 6 h Shantalla Peak (IRE) Swe 16/1/11 Taby 1m2f 2,394Kenilworth House Stud Mufarrh (IRE) Marju (IRE) 4 g What A Picture (FR) Uae 05/2/11 Meydan 1m 9,490Kennedy, G Alice Sun (IRE) Chineur (FR) 4 f Sharp Diversion (USA) Ity 07/2/11 Naples 7f 2,155Kildaragh Stud El Pib d’Oro (IRE) Oasis Dream (GB) 5 h Trinity Joy (GB) Fr 31/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 6f110y 9,483Kilfrush Stud & Knocktoran Stud Achill Bay (IRE) Peintre Celebre (USA) 8 h Albacora (IRE) Uae 06/1/11 Meydan 1m6f 9,490Knipe, Mr & Mrs R F Dirakh Shan (GB) Kyllachy (GB) 4 g Mi Amor (IRE) Gny 23/1/11 Neuss 7f110y 1,724Leinster Stud Leo For Ever (IRE) Choisir (AUS) 4 c Hetty (IRE) Ity 05/2/11 Siracusa 6f 4,310Lightbody Celebration Cakes Freemantle (GB) Galileo (IRE) 5 h Patacake Patacake (USA) Hk 26/1/11 Happy Valley 1m55y 54,129Limestone & Tara Studs Philosofhicalblack (IRE) Key Of Luck (USA) 4 c Eschasse (USA) Ity 21/1/11 Naples 1m1f 2,155Lisselan Farms Ltd Cant Catch Cathy (IRE) Catcher In The Rye (IRE) 3 f Note To Cathy (USA) Fr 24/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m 6,466Lloyd, Mrs S A Slanesch (GB) Bertolini (USA) 3 c Bogus Mix (IRE) Ity 08/2/11 Rome 1m2f110y 3,017Loan & Development Corporation Golden Elphistone (GB) Needwood Blade (GB) 4 c Madame Ezzie (GB) Ity 16/1/11 Siracusa 1m1f110y 3,448Locsot SRL The Blue God (IRE) Elnadim (USA) 5 m Blue Inlet (IRE) Usa 12/1/11 Tampa Bay Downs 1m 6,692Loder, Sir E J Filozef (IRE) Footstepsinthesand (GB) 3 c Aspen Falls (IRE) Fr 21/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m 8,621London Thoroughbred Services Ltd Salcedo (GB) Dansili (GB) 4 c Kindle (GB) Fr 01/2/11 Pau 7f110y 6,466Lonsdale, Lady Pirourette (GB) Imperial Dancer (GB) 4 f Persuasion (GB) Fr 16/1/11 Pau 1m1f110y 7,759Lynch Bages Ltd Justaroundmidnight (IRE) Danehill Dancer (IRE) 4 f Strategy (GB) Usa 09/1/11 Gulfstream Park 1m 38,462 (Gr3)Lyons, P G Kingsgate Prince (IRE) Desert Sun (GB) 8 g Princess Mood (GER) Hk 05/2/11 Sha Tin 7f 82,370Maddenstown Equine Enterprise Ltd Cosmo Jungle (IRE) Montjeu (IRE) 5 h Cheal Rose (IRE) Jpn 11/1/11 Sonoda 7f 2,368Mason, C R Kiss And Cry (GB) Sakhee (USA) 5 h Fascinating Hill (FR) Fr 14/1/11 Pau 7f110y 6,897McDermott, E Jeanie Johnston (IRE) One Cool Cat (USA) 4 f Bahamamia (GB) Fr 02/2/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m2f 6,466McDonald, T Nova Med (IRE) Whipper (USA) 4 c Prima Volta (GB) Fr 27/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m4f 6,466McEnery, Mr and MrsP Danesgrove (IRE) Fayruz 3 c Vinesgrove (IRE) Ity 31/1/11 Naples 5f 2,155McEvoy, C Camacho Speed (IRE) Camacho (GB) 3 c Wondrous Joy (GB) Ity 05/2/11 Siracusa 1m1f 1,724McGrattan, Mrs E Armatabrancaleone (IRE) Titus Livius (FR) 3 c Tazmeera (IRE) Ity 11/1/11 Rome 1m2f110y 3,017McMahon Madden, Miss K Ace Of Aces (IRE) Antonius Pius (USA) 4 g Mikes Baby (IRE) Usa 29/1/11 Santa Anita 6f 21,538Meon Valley Stud Vallora (GB) Sinndar (IRE) 9 h Quick Return (GB) Ity 15/1/11 Siracusa 1m2f 2,155Meon Valley Stud Rock N Roll Ransom (GB) Red Ransom (USA) 4 g Zee Zee Top (GB) Uae 13/1/11 Meydan 1m3f 42,685Millsec Limited One More Tico (GB) Danehill Dancer (IRE) 4 g Costa Rica (IRE) Swe 26/1/11 Taby 1m4f 2,394Minster Stud & Bickerton Racing Ceedwell (GB) Exceed And Excel (AUS) 4 f Muja Farewell (GB) Uae 06/1/11 Meydan 6f 7,381Miss Otis Partnership Danzig’s Bone (GB) Bertolini (USA) 3 c Miss Otis (GB) Ity 12/1/11 Pisa 6f 4,310Morrissey, Mrs S Sabii Sands (IRE) Invincible Spirit (IRE) 4 c Miriana (IRE) Hk 05/2/11 Sha Tin 7f 30,124Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd Giopi (IRE) Medicean (GB) 4 c Elite Society (IRE) Usa 20/1/11 Aqueduct 1m 7,308Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd Firey Red (IRE) Pivotal (GB) 5 m Step With Style (USA) Usa 04/2/11 Gulfstream Park 1m 17,308Murphy, Mr D Enigma Day (IRE) Antonius Pius (USA) 4 f Best Swinger (IRE) Ity 15/1/11 Siracusa 7f110y 1,724National Stud, The Armour (GB) Azamour (IRE) 4 c Tenable (GB) Hk 23/1/11 Sha Tin 6f 40,008Newlands House Stud Something (IRE) Trans Island (GB) 9 g Persian Polly Fr 27/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 6f110y 6,466Newsells Park Stud Mahoroba (GB) Giant’s Causeway (USA) 7 h Janet (GB) Jpn 29/1/11 Kochi 7f 789Newsells Park Stud Limited Imasci (GB) Medicean (GB) 4 c She’s Classy (USA) Gny 06/2/11 Dortmund 1m1f 1,724Newsells Park Stud Limited Istidlaal (GB) Singspiel (IRE) 4 c On A Soapbox (USA) Gny 30/1/11 Neuss 1m3f110y 2,586Newsells Park Stud Limited Royal Import (GB) Royal Applause (GB) 4 c Flamingo Queen (GER) Usa 22/1/11 Santa Anita 1m 6,154Nugent, P D & Mrs Player & R Griffin, N and Mrs N Purelove (IRE) Pursuit Of Love (GB) 9 h Bee Off (IRE) Ity 06/2/11 Casarano 1m 2,155O’Connor, J B Lear Keye (IRE) Hawkeye (IRE) 4 c Ohreoh (USA) Ity 16/1/11 Siracusa 1m 4,310O’Hanlon, Brendan Viking Med (IRE) Viking Ruler (AUS) 6 h Bright Blue (FR) Ity 15/1/11 Siracusa 1m2f110y 8,620Old Carhue Stud Alta Definizione (IRE) Hawk Wing (USA) 3 f Life Rely (USA) Ity 16/1/11 Siracusa 6f 4,310O’Reilly, L Asian Power (IRE) Bertolini (USA) 6 g Cynara (GB) Sin 30/1/11 Kranji 6f 9,418Paget Bloodstock Belle Masquee (IRE) Oratorio (IRE) 4 f Secret Wells (USA) Fr 25/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m2f 20,259Panetta, A Exceed Light (IRE) Exceed And Excel (AUS) 3 c Compass Light (USA) Ity 13/1/11 Naples 5f 2,155Peet, J & E Doctor Cini (IRE) Le Vie Dei Colori (GB) 3 c Gilding The Lily (IRE) Ity 12/1/11 Pisa 6f 1,939Peet, J & E Doctor Cini (IRE) Le Vie Dei Colori (GB) 3 c Gilding The Lily (IRE) Ity 03/2/11 Pisa 6f 1,939Persse, A M F White d’Or (IRE) Daggers Drawn (USA) 6 h The Oldladysays No (IRE) Ity 08/2/11 Rome 6f 3,017Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd Ave Titus (GB) Titus Livius (FR) 4 c Misdirect (GB) Fr 14/1/11 Pau 7f110y 7,759Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd Temps Perdus (IRE) Fasliyev (USA) 5 h Silence (IRE) Fr 18/1/11 Pau 1m1f110y 8,621Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd Temps Perdus (IRE) Fasliyev (USA) 5 h Silence (IRE) Fr 08/2/11 Pau 1m1f110y 8,621Phelan, M Spudorata (IRE) Viking Ruler (AUS) 6 m Cajo (IRE) Ity 14/1/11 Pisa 6f110y 3,448Plantation Stud (For Breeder’s Prizes Only) Grandretour (GB) Grand Lodge (USA) 7 h Entail (USA) Fr 22/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m4f 6,897Pocock, Exors of the Late T E Prince Douglas (GB) Choisir (AUS) 3 c Sandblaster (GB) Ity 29/1/11 Rome 7f 3,448Ptarmigan Bloodstock Ltd Qamar (GB) Pivotal (GB) 4 c Karliyna (IRE) Uae 05/2/11 Meydan 6f 7,381Quellier, C Oasis Davis (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) 6 h Panarea (FR) Hk 26/1/11 Happy Valley 6f 30,124Rabbah Bloodstock Limited Zafeen Speed (GB) Zafeen (FR) 4 g Dakhla Oasis (IRE) Uae 06/1/11 Meydan 1m 7,381Rabbah Bloodstock Limited Zafeen Speed (GB) Zafeen (FR) 4 g Dakhla Oasis (IRE) Uae 05/2/11 Meydan 1m 7,908Rausing, Miss K Evans (GB) Ad Valorem (USA) 3 c Viva Maria (GB) Ity 14/1/11 Pisa 7f110y 2,155Red House Stud Sun Of The Sea (GB) Best Of The Bests (IRE) 7 g Gem (GB) Qtr 13/1/11 Al Rayyan 2m 15,160Redpender Stud Ltd Warsaw (IRE) Danehill Dancer (IRE) 6 h For Evva Silca (GB) Uae 03/2/11 Meydan 7f 67,908Robertson, S R Present Surprise (IRE) Shamardal (USA) 4 f Bella Vitessa (IRE) Jpn 12/1/11 Nagoya 7f 1,342Rockhart Trading Ltd Lost In The Moment (IRE) Danehill Dancer (IRE) 4 c Streetcar (IRE) Uae 27/1/11 Meydan 1m3f 58,207Romana Agricola Industriale SAS Review Blanc (IRE) Noverre (USA) 3 f Raubritter (ITY) Ity 11/1/11 Rome 7f 3,017Rosati Colarieti Capodarco (GB) Zamindar (USA) 5 h Royal Hawk (IRE) Ity 05/2/11 Rome 6f 6,034Rossi, Giuseppe Renaione (IRE) Storming Home (GB) 5 h Renilde (FR) Fr 19/1/11 Cagnes-Sur-Mer 1m2f 6,897Rotondo, F Hard Job (IRE) Night Shift (USA) 9 h Via Oriani (IRE) Ity 05/2/11 Siracusa 1m1f 1,724Runnymede Farm et al Blue ‘Em Away (IRE) Bluegrass Cat (USA) 3 c Alcina (USA) Usa 29/1/11 Turf Paradise 6f 4,500Runnymede Farm Inc Guygiddyup (IRE) Action This Day (USA) 3 c Tis Me (USA) Usa 02/2/11 Laurel 1m 4,385Sexton, Mrs J M Melted (GB) Iceman (GB) 3 f Rare Fling (USA) Ity 08/2/11 Rome 7f110y 5,172Shadwell Estate Company Limited Jaaeyza (IRE) Nayef (USA) 6 m Izwah (USA) Qtr 20/1/11 Al Rayyan 1m1f55y 4,043Shadwell Estate Company Limited Mefraas (IRE) King’s Best (USA) 5 g Khaizarana (GB) Qtr 03/2/11 Al Rayyan 7f 4,043Simpson, Mr R O Loch Ordie (GB) Araafa (IRE) 3 c Waseyla (IRE) Swe 12/1/11 Taby 1m 2,873Skymarc Farm Inc Monet’s Gold (GB) Peintre Celebre (USA) 6 g Golden Wings (USA) Fr 10/2/11 Marseille Borely 1m5f 6,034Slater, Mrs G Carona (GB) Haafhd (GB) 3 c Oops Pettie (GB) Swe 23/1/11 Taby 1m2f 2,873Southcourt Stud Roar Of Applause (GB) Royal Applause (GB) 5 g Les Hurlants (IRE) Usa 04/2/11 Golden Gate 1m 2,997Staughton & Mrs O Staughton, Miss J Newby (GB) Compton Place (GB) 6 h Petarga (GB) Spa 06/2/11 Dos Hermanas 5f 4,310Suleyman Selman Tasbek Walk Of Life (IRE) Elusive City (USA) 3 f Rachel Print (GB) Tur 08/1/11 Istanbul 6f110y 5,805Swettenham Stud Changing Skies (IRE) Sadler’s Wells (USA) 6 m Magnificient Style (USA) Usa 02/1/11 Calder 1m4f 37,756 (Gr3)Theakston Stud Allsussedup (GB) Bertolini (USA) 8 g Beau Duchess (FR) Swe 23/1/11 Taby 1m 2,394Thoroughbred Farms Ltd Fantastic Olmo (GB) Fantastic Light (USA) 5 h Puritanical (IRE) Ity 04/2/11 Albenga 1m3f 3,232Turri, Miss F Confidenza (IRE) Exit To Nowhere (USA) 7 m Crudelia (IRE) Ity 05/2/11 Rome 1m 2,586Usk Valley Stud Saboteur (GB) Shamardal (USA) 4 c Croeso Cariad (GB) Uae 06/1/11 Meydan 1m 9,490Veitch, D and Mrs D El Triplete (IRE) Sleeping Indian (GB) 3 c Virevolle (FR) Ity 17/1/11 Naples 1m 6,034Walsh, F Captain Coke (IRE) Fath (USA) 4 c Akariyda (IRE) Qtr 03/2/11 Al Rayyan 6f 4,043Waterford Hall Stud Happy Dubai (IRE) Indian Ridge 4 c Gentle Wind (USA) Uae 27/1/11 Meydan 6f 46,565Waterford Hall Stud Happy Dubai (IRE) Indian Ridge 4 c Gentle Wind (USA) Uae 20/1/11 Meydan 5f 58,207Waterford Hall Stud Ltd Lucia Dancing (IRE) Pyrus (USA) 5 m Sopran River (ITY) Ity 22/1/11 Rome 1m 2,155Waterford Hall Stud Ltd Super Indian (IRE) Indian Haven (GB) 3 c Madame Moonshine (GB) Ity 15/1/11 Siracusa 1m2f110y 12,931Whisperview Trading Ltd Beethoven (IRE) Oratorio (IRE) 4 c Queen Titi (IRE) Qtr 27/1/11 Al Rayyan 1m3f 30,319Wilson, L La Grande Guerra (IRE) Kheleyf (USA) 3 f Norwegian Queen (IRE) Ity 15/1/11 Rome 6f 2,155Wood Farm Stud Ltd Granite Girl (GB) Kyllachy (GB) 4 f Native Ring (FR) Usa 17/1/11 Santa Anita 1m1f 13,077Yardy, Mr D A Another Decree (GB) Diktat (GB) 6 g Akhira (GB) Swe 30/1/11 Taby 1m 1,819

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FLASHBACK

March 19, 1981 Little Owl and Jim Wilson jump the final fencefrom Silver Buck and Night Nurse in the Cheltenham Gold Cup

1 Little Owl Jim Wilson

2 Silver BuckTommy Carmody

3 Night NurseAlan Brown

Should Sam Waley-Cohen guideLong Run to success in this year’sCheltenham Gold Cup, he will

become the first amateur to triumphin chasing’s blue riband for 30 years.In 1981, Jim Wilson partnered the

Peter Easterby-trained Little Owl,whom he co-owned with his brotherRobin, to a length-and-a-half victoryover stable companion Night Nurse. Wilson recalls: “Tied Cottage took

us along until he fell – I was always inthe box seat. I’d sat handier in hisprevious races but Peter wanted methird or fourth.“I went on at the second last but

going to the final fence there was ahell of a noise; it’s like a funnel atCheltenham and he was half flickinghis ears.“Little Owl was a big, raw horse –

he was only seven when he won the

Gold Cup – and a good jumper, butsadly he had a virus afterwards andwas never the same again.Unfortunately he did not reach his fullpotential.”Wilson enjoyed plenty of success at

the Festival – he was on board forWillie Wumpkins’s three consecutivewins in the Coral Golden Hurdle Final(now the Pertemps Final), while heended the 1980 meeting as theleading rider with three winners.He continues: “I was very lucky to

have been leading jockey at theFestival and there was no pressure onme riding in the Gold Cup.“I’d love to see Sam and Long Run

do it this year. He’s disappointed atCheltenham before, and often horsesthat do that never win at Cheltenham.But the major plus is he’s a younghorse, like Little Owl was.”

1 2 3

GEORGE SELWYN

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