We are gone. Well, somehow. In a way, reminds of the sputter start in the season with a flat lawn, Seven days Return this week, but immediately take a short break before it promises to return for the Lincoln and the Brocklesby. So, for those among them who are still in a postchelenham/St. Patrick's Day burglary, here is a small view of the week it was.
We will only briefly mention Cheltenham here to repeat the point that we can see the 100/1 -triumph winner Poniros (GB) in the apartment again this summer. In view of the fact that his father was responsible for a third of the field last year in Royal Ascot last year, he has the right to see at the level as a decent view of the expression, and one potentially to kick the Melbourne Cup in the Melbourne Cup in the footsteps.
Shortly after Mullins Cheltenham (again), one of these former inmates, Vauban (FR) (Galiway {FR}), even the winner of the Triumph hurdle in 2022, dominated a successful start to his new life in Australia. This Treble Grade 1 winner over hurdles had already won in the apartment of group 2 and 3 in the apartment in York and Naas, and he can now record Sydney for his burgeoning curriculum vitae after winning on Saturday at his first start for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott in Rosehill G3 Sky High Stakes. He has an entry for the G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes on April 12th during the Sydney championships.
We would like to give Jeremy Scott a plea to bring his hoards, raise the followers of Dartmoor together with Ian Gosden's Star Street Golden Ace (GB), and follow the examples of Mullins and Nicky Henderson by organizing a Jolly day at ASCOT and trying to meet the Royal meetings at the residence options. Finally, this year of the Golden Horn winners generally out of intelligent flat mares: Golden Aces Damm, Deice Again (GB) (Dubawi {ire}), won the further flight stage for another gosden. Your breeder Meon Valley Stud has a lot of shape to offer first-class flat runners, not least the dual Gold Cup winner Kayf Tara (GB). A champion hurdle and a royal Ascot win in the same year? Now that wouldn't be nice.
Wathnan prepares the big weapons
Speaking of Gold Cup, there was some positive news from Wathnan Racing Advisor Richard Brown about the 2023 winner Courage Mon Ami (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who recently returned to training with John and Thady Gosden.
“We all owe a lot of courage to do Moners Mon Ami for what he did so early in our history,” he said. “He didn't have a big problem, he had a large number of Niggles, so we drew stumps at the beginning of last year and gave him a very long winter to trot only and to drive on the treadmill with Lou Collinson. He has been back in a trotting program at the Gosdens for about three weeks and I think he's just starting again. The only plan for him at the moment is to bring him back to the race track. Obviously an eye is on a golden cup, but whether we could return into the past – it would need a preparation run and everything that runs smoothly before Ascot.
“But he is a beautiful, beautiful horse and we all owe him a big gratitude.”
Courage Mon Ami is back in training | Racing photos
The Wathnan racing team will undoubtedly hope that the result of the first group race of the European lawn season will be going well for the coming year. Wathnan's two runners, map of the stars (GB) (Sea the Stars (Irish}) and the head of the Prix du Jockey Club second place in the last year (IRE) (Lope de vega {ire}), took first and second place in the G3 Prix Exbury. Bateel (Irish) – Dubawi appears in this sphere and the champion hurdler – who was similarly progressive, first for David Simcock and later for Francis Graffard, for whose stable she won the G1 Prix, G2 Pspix de Pomone and G3 Pincles Stakes.
Wathnan bought the map of stars from his breeder Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nayhan from Al Asayl Bloodstock last summer and only drove a total of five times, but he won four of these races, including two competitions listed. He looks an exciting view of the top medium-sized routes this summer.
You also have many others that you can look forward to, not least on one of the stars of the British Champions Day, the James Fanshawe-trained kind of blue (GB) (Blue Point {IRE), which was next to you in York in May.
“A kind of blue is one of our great hopes for the year,” said Brown. “He is trained by a master to bring this kind of horse. He is in great nick and surprised very well. The plan is currently starting in the Duke of York [Stakes]. “”
A busy spring for Wathnan Racing could also be the return of Irish 1,000 Guineas winners (GB) (too damn hot {GB}) in the G1 -Locking -Stakes.
“She had a good break in the Newsells Park and had some time in the paddock. She has been back with Karl for a few months now and is moving well, ”said Brown.
Haatem (Irish) (Phoenix of Spain (Irish}), who in the Irish 2,000 Guineen, before he gave Wathnan another royal Ascot winner in the G3 jersey stables, who did not win another royal Ascot winner when he was on the way when he was at the body of of the body as a blue point {Ire}}), only beaten by stable colleague Rosenas (ire) (blue dot {ire}) (blue dot {ire}). Comeback trail.
“He's great,” said Brown. “After the Jacques Le Marois, he had a niggle and we gave him a very long rehab to give him time because there was no point in pushing him back. He is now back with Richard Hannon and the plan will probably be to start in the Sandown Mile. “
A lead among the French classics
As always, France has a lead in his neighboring nations to participate in his lawn, and we have now been spoiled for several weeks of tempting references to the upcoming classics. The biggest indication so far is that we should pay close attention to Victoria Heads Stall runners this season. Last spring we spoke with our heads when she continued to put together a stalling stable that doubled 25 months later.
Victoria Head, left, with Darius Cen | Scoop dyga
Yeguada Centurion also breeded Christopher's stable star of last season, Ramatuelle (Justify), who was sold as a yearling, and her half -brother Tito Mo Cen (Irish) (Uncle Mo) has now seen a real classic view for Victoria. Yeguada Centurion Homebred, Darius Cen (FR), who became the first black winner for Persian King (IRE) on Sunday Prix Omnium II during his seasonal debut. Last season, the Colt ended with an 11-length victory on heavy soil in Clair Telefanaine and is one of five that has occurred to the head for the Poule d'Sesai des Poulain, all for the same owner. She also has two stut foals in the courageous, which are currently counting, one for Yeguada Centurion and one for SCHAUTHAN SCHLANDHAN, for which she has eight horses in training.
We can expect that we will hear much more about this latest member of Great French Training Dynasty over the course of the year.
Young people take action
For those among them who fight for the two -year campaign, you only have to wait until the first race in Marseille on Wednesday, in which Goken (FR) can double his youth winner for the year after the Minotor (FR) victory in Lyon Parilly on Sunday for the year.
It is an act of folly to lead from such young people too much in this young phase of their career, but the Curragh Maiden on Sunday praised spectacularly, in the latest form. The four earlier winners then earned their black guys, with Bucanero Fuerte (GB) scaled the heights for a victory in Group 1 and both Ocean Quest (IRE) and Arizona Blaze (IRE), the group 3. The latter, who ended in second place in the Juvenile lawn sprint of the Gi Breeders' Cup last season, triumphed in Dundalk on Friday and has a 2,000 Guineas entry.
Then what will become of this year's winner Power Blue (IRE)? If nothing else, he will always have the award to be the first winner of his young Darley Sire Space Blues (IRE), who only made his own debut in November of his youthful season before giving up four and five at the highest level.
Power Blue certainly looked professional and good, and it is not difficult to imagine that he is seen in the Stakes class in the first half of the season. He became the third winner of this race in a row for Adrian Murray Stable, who has a lot of support from talented rider Robson Aguiar, and was also the first winner of Aguiar Run LNA Racing Syndicats.
Davis' double joy
Congratulations on Sean Davis, who trained his first and second winner on the same day in two different countries. The first came in Dundalk on Friday when Porsche Lad (Irish) climbed into the brand in his handicap debut for the owner David Fowler in the hands of Rory Cleary. About two hours later, Venetian (Irish), also owned by Fowler, struck in Wolverhampton, with the cherry on the top being that his trainer was also in the saddle for this victory.
Davis was second place in the British apprentice championship against Cieren Fallon with 56 winners, but returned to Ireland when the pandemic came, and his riding facilities became less frequent after he had issued his claim.
In addition to training and riding, he is also involved in the Breeze-Up sector and, in collaboration with his weighing colleague Gary Halpin, sends GS Bloodstock Banner. The duo in the upcoming Craven Sale, in Tattersalls, offers a foal from the first harvest from Starman (GB).
