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The official publication of the ROA and the TBA

Denman did it!

Triumph and drama at Cheltenham 2008

“Chris was the most decent man I ever met” Paul Dixon

Gary Moore

The ROA president talks horses and politics in this month’s Big Interview

The top-ten jumps trainer on family and his ambitious hopes for the future

ROA chief executive Michael Harris leads the tributes to the late Chris Deuters

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Following in Giant footsteps…

Another brilliant year in 2007…

2007 LEADING SIRES IN USA (BY NO. OF GRADED STAKES WINNERS IN USA) RANK STALLION GSW’S

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GIANT’S CAUSEWAY A.P. Indy Distorted Humor

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The greatest value among top tier c North American sires for 2008 is without question, Storm Cat’s greatest son GIANT’S CAUSEWAY. SIRE AVERAGES, 28/12/07.

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Also sire of 2007 Canadian Classic winner MIKE FOX

Off to a great start in 2008…

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GIANT’S CAUSEWAY Fusaichi Pegasus

PROGENY EARNINGS

$1,536,595 $1,520,238

His 4 Stakes winners to 1st March include Grade 1 winner HEATSEEKER.

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FOAL AVG 2007* FEE FOR 2008 €72,921 €70,027 €63,883 €63,127 €56,763 €40,161 €17,625

€20,000 €43,000 €75,000 €25,000 €30,000 €20,000 €20,000

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ORATORIO

Unbeaten in three runs, and looked a hugely “exciting prospect when he powered home in the 2,000 Guineas on his three-year-old debut, coping admirably with the step up in class as he left top-notch (previously and subsequently) performers ORATORIO and DUBAWI trailing in his wake.

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Sue Montgomery, Horse & Hound, 22nd Nov, 2007.

DUBAWI

GIANT’S CAUSEWAY - GLATISANT (Unbeaten Group winner at 2 by RAINBOW QUEST)

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Introduction

A very fine Festival; but a very sad loss

Richard Griffiths Editor

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April 2008 Issue 44

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Cheltenham 2008

“Chris was the most decent man I ever met” Paul Dixon

The ROA president talks horses and politics in this month’s Big Interview

Gary Moore

The top-ten jumps trainer on family and his ambitious hopes for the future

Fallout from the Levy, Tote decisions

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Denman did it!

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Plenty had been said beforehand about what a marketing jewel for horseracing the clash of the two chasing giants would be, and so it proved.

The pre-race billing in the general media was immense, reflecting the unbelievable levels of co-operation from Paul Nicholls, Clive Smith, Harry Findlay, Paul Barber, Ruby Walsh and Sam Thomas. Even after the race, it was striking how sporting Smith remained in defeat and how measured Walsh was in response to the cretinous TV question about whether he’d picked the right horse.

Of course, the crucial trick now is to build on the momentum supplied by those behind Kauto Star and Denman.

Otherwise an invaluable marketing gift will have been wasted.

Cheltenham did not prove to be a happy hunting ground for Brighton trainer Gary Moore, but that can’t take the edge off a fine season for Moore which has seen a stealthy rise into the top 10 list of jumps trainers. Having bagged 50 winners and more than £500,000 in prize-money pre-Cheltenham, Moore has targeted 75 winners and the millionmark for the 2008/09 season.

With the purchase of a second yard near Horsham, Moore comes across as a quietly determined figure, qualities he seems to have passed on to his champion jockey son, Ryan.

“I have to be driven,” Moore senior says. “I never achieved it as a jockey so I’d like to achieve something in my life as a trainer.”

Moore’s plush new stables at Cisswood, which he bought from Charles Cyzer, offer a remarkable contrast to the Brighton yard developed by his late father, Charlie, which, while basic, is amazing for its initiative and adaptability. Added to that, the gallops across the road, which Moore rents from the council and maintains himself, offer some amazing seaside views. Who needs Newmarket?

“Everyone loved Chris; one of life’s gentlemen”

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For anyone connected to the Racehorse Owners’ Association, a day which should have begun with the tingle of the upcoming Gold Cup clash between Denman and Kauto Star instead was shrouded by the desperately sad news that the former ROA president Chris Deuters had died the previous night after a lengthy illness.

By unanimous consensus, Deuters was one of racing’s nice guys. An owner, a breeder, and a punter, he perhaps made his biggest impact in the spidery world of racing politics, acting as president of the ROA between 2003 and 2006.

As such, his was the viewpoint that appeared in the ROA leader, when this magazine was first published in September, 2004.

Looking back at it you are struck by how he went out of his way to make macro decisions ‘for the good of racing’, to use a phrase that is much bandied about but rarely applied, even though they could sometimes attract the ire of some of his fellow ROA council members.

But that was the way Deuters operated. “In a world that has suffered from factional disputes, he worked successfully to bring parties together,” said the ROA chief executive Michael Harris.

“Chris got the job done,” according to Paul Dixon, the current ROA president, who was encouraged by Deuters to enter the political arena, and who is the subject of this month’s Big Interview. “He had the precious ability to get people talking and I learned an awful lot from him. Everyone loved Chris. He was one of life’s gentlemen.”

As for Cheltenham, well, what a wonderfully chaotic four days. So much to admire. So little to disagree with. Its breathless nature is reflected inside these pages thanks to the pictures of George Selwyn.

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CONTENTS 36

50 Julian Muscat previews the Flat turf season and suggests ten to watch

PHOTOS: GEORGE SELWYN

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Paul Dixon with Capricorn Run and trainer Alan McCabe

Gary Moore, a vital cog in the family’s racing dynasty

NEWS AND VIEWS

FEATURES

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News Focus Chris Deuters obituary

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Cheltenham Festival The highlights caught on camera

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Changes Your monthly news wrap

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Talking to…

Richard Dunwoody

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ROA Leader An open letter to the sports minister

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The Big Interview ROA president Paul Dixon

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TBA Leader Muddying the race-planning waters

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Gary Moore No-nonsense trainer on the up

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Be Our Guest Lawyer David Zeffman

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Talking Flat Your preview of the new turf season

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Lysaght’s People Taking a cut at the Grand National

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Going Global A world record-covering stallion

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Your Say Louise Barton on soundness

FORUM 60

ROA News Latest on forthcoming elections

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Racecourse prize-money How Britain’s courses compare

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Picture Parade The big pre-Cheltenham meetings

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Owners in the News Peter Webb on his striking ambition

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TBA News Stud and Stable Staff Awards report

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Tribute

Chris Deuters

Tributes have been paid to Chris Deuters, prominent racing politician, owner and breeder, who has died at the age of 59.

Michael Harris, chief executive of the ROA, for which Deuters served as president between 2003 and 2006, said: “It is no exaggeration to say that Chris Deuters was the nicest and most generous man one could ever wish to meet.

“He loved all aspects of racing. He was a keen, fearless and at times very successful punter, and owned a lot of good horses, including dual Wokingham Handicap winner Selhurstpark Flyer, named after his football team Crystal Palace.

“Chris was respected by all who came into contact with

“Chris loved all aspects of racing” – Michael Harris, chief executive of the ROA

him in racing. In a world that has suffered from factional disputes, he worked successfully to bring parties together and this was one of the reasons why he was chosen to sit on the Levy Board.

“Without his support, we could never have set up the Horsemen’s Group.

“On a personal note, I can honestly say that Chris was the most decent human being I have ever met. He was strong, open and always balanced in his judgements.”

Before moving into racing politics, Deuters enjoyed a highly successful career in the City.

He was managing director of Citibank, for whom he worked for 22 years, building the foreign exchange business, and was later managing

director, head of Global Foreign Exchange and head of European Fixed Income at Lehman Brothers between 1992 and 1998.

Deuters was a member of the Bank of England’s Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Having been elected to the ROA Council in 1999, Deuters served as ROA vicepresident between 2001 and 2003, before becoming president.

In September 2006, he was appointed deputy chairman of the Levy Board.

Deuters, who ran Slatch Farm Stud in Herefordshire with his wife, Antonia, was involved in racehorse ownership for almost 20 years.

Along with dual Royal Ascot

scorer Selhurstpark Flyer, he also owned Ticker Tape, a daughter of Royal Applause who was later sold to the US, where she landed two Grade 1 contests.

Paul Dixon, who succeeded Deuters and Stephen Crown as president of the ROA, said: “It was Chris who originally asked me to get involved in racing politics and stand as an ROA Council member. He was a real encouragement to me and a fantastic mentor.

“Although his style was very different to mine, Chris got the job done. He had the precious ability to get people talking and I learned an awful lot from him.

“Everyone loved Chris. He was one of life’s gentlemen and his passing is a sad loss for racing.”

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Need for levy replacement the number one topic of discussion Racing’s need to find a valid replacement for the levy was one of the key areas of discussion at a high-level conference, organised by the BHA, in London on February 25.

The debate followed the news that the 2008/2009 levy scheme, due to start on April 1, will continue in its present format following Government determination and is expected to yield between £90 million and £100m.

Minister for sport Gerry Sutcliffe spoke of the need for both sides in the levy debate to work together to find an alternative funding mechanism.

He said: “It is clear to me and to many that the days

“The levy should be replaced” – Nic Coward

of the levy are numbered, as modern technology allows money to flow between bookmakers and racing in so many new ways.”

Nic Coward, chief executive of the BHA, supported that view, saying: “For a decade or more, racing has advocated that the levy should be replaced. That remains our position.”

The conference also saw debate about the future of the fixture list, with BHA chairman Paul Roy suggesting that the lowestgrade races could be axed.

He said: “The question of imposing a minimum rating for horses to reduce numbers at the bottom end of the spectrum is now worthy of serious analysis and debate.”

Coward said the BHA’s fixture list review had “generated a massive amount of information from all quarters, including some key players on the betting side, as well as sponsors, and the major broadcasters, who might not ordinarily have been engaged.”

He added: “There is an enormous amount of detailed research and analysis, which the board will consider in a full report at its meeting next month, together with proposals as to how each issue should be addressed, and also the funding structure.”

In Be Our Guest (page 19), lawyer David Zeffman underlines the difficulties in finding a levy replacement

Holding a mirror up to racing: how it’s viewed in the wider world Opinion formers

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Racing audience

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The BHA commissioned research to find out how ‘opinion formers’, such as MPs, peers, Government officials, journalists, editors, and heads of other sporting authorities, viewed horseracing. The racing-dominated audience at the conference was then asked to anticipate their answers. Here are three of the questions posed; the verdicts of the two groups show a striking similarity.

Anger as Government rejects racing’s Tote bid The Government’s decision to reject a racing consortium’s bid for the Tote, opening the door for an open-market sale, could have “devastating consequences” for racing, according to Peter Stanley, a TBA council member who has been highly critical of Labour’s handling of the Tote sale.

Racing’s bid of £320 million didn’t match the Government’s £400m valuation of the Tote.

Bookmakers, including Gala

Coral and Betfred, are now believed to be preparing their own bids.

Stanley said: “Racing’s inheritance is being stolen by the Government and we are allowing them to get away with it. We are sleepwalking towards disaster and the implications for racing could be devastating.

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reap any rewards from its sale.

“It is imperative that we now go back to the drawing board and lobby hard to make our point to the Government. If the Tote is sold to a bookmaker, racing will lose a vital source of income. I firmly believe that we should now leave the Tote in its present format.”

Paul Dixon, president of the ROA – part of the racing consortium hoping to acquire the Tote, along with the RCA

and Tote management – has campaigned vigorously for the organisation to end up in racing’s hands (see ROA Leader, page 15).

Dixon was also critical of the Government’s decision, saying: “The prospect of a major bookmaker running pool betting in this country is outrageous. British racing has been sold out too many times in the past. It must not be allowed to happen again.”

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Tweenhills Times April 2008

Tweenhills Farm & Stud Tweenhills Racing David Redvers Bloodstock

IMPRESSIVE STRIKE RATE OVER HURDLES The few horses purchased by David Redvers in 2007 to go jumping have notched up an impressive strike rate in their new hurdling career with four out of five winning already this season.

These include the 24,000gns dual winner Majaales trained by Tom George, and Hitaaf who won on his hurdling debut for David Pipe. Both were purchased from Tattersalls July Sale.

Venetia Williams trains the other three horses. The 23,000gns purchase Dansimar is bound for Aintree following her comfortable success first time out at Wincanton, whilst the other two December Sales purchases have quickly taken to hurdles.

Fretwork won at Huntingdon having come third on her debut, and Sharp Dresser who came second on her only start looks sure to enter the winner’s enclosure soon.

ROISIN WINS TBA AWARD Tweenhills was very proud to see stud groom, Roisin Close, win the bi-monthly TBA Stud Staff Award last month.

Having been with the stud for ten years and instrumental in its continued success, she is a most deserving recipient. Her dedication and passion for the horses in her care are just two of the many attributes she brings to the stud.

MARATHON RUNNER

Four early season two-year-olds to follow, chosen from over 100 yearlings purchased by David Redvers..

Blown It: colt by More Than Ready x Short Shadow Trainer: Jamie Osborne Doncaster St Leger: 25,000gns Filly by Verglas x Ladylishandra Trainer: Peter Winkworth Tattersalls Ireland: €42,000

Colt by Lend A Hand x Peruvian Jade Trainer: Jamie Osborne Doncaster October: 18,000gns

Not content with running a busy stud, bloodstock agency and helping his wife Laura with a new baby, David is currently pounding the Gloucestershire countryside in preparation for the Flora London Marathon on 13th April.

We are taking a short break from our monthly newsletter during the busy stud season, so to find out how David got on and other news visit www.tweenhills.com.

2YOS TO FOLLOW

Finnegan McCool: colt by Efisio x Royal Jade Trainer: Ralph Beckett Tattersalls October 3: 40,000gns

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The Countryside Alliance and new charity Help for Heroes, an organisation formed to help those who have been seriously wounded in Britain’s current conflicts, will benefit jointly from his efforts. Please contact the office or follow the links from our website should you wish to sponsor David running in aid of these worthy causes.

24,000gns purchase Majaales proves great value with two successive wins over hurdles

ISHIGURU’s yearlings average 17 times fee Ishigurus continue to fly in New Zealand.

The two-year-old colt, I Robot, from his first-crop in the country, recently came second in the Group 2 Ford 2yo Classic at New Plymouth over 1200m.

In addition, the average price realised by his yearlings at the recent sales was a massive 17 times his stud fee.

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“Like his sire, Sleeping Indian, he is an exceptional looking foal. I have three foals now by this first season sire and all are equally impressive.”

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Increased number of breeze-up sales could spell tougher times Leading consignor Willie Browne believes vendors could be in for a tough time at the upcoming breeze-up sales at Doncaster, Newmarket and Dundalk after he gained mixed results at Goffs’ two-year-old sale at Kempton on March 7.

Browne, whose County Tipperary-based Mocklershill Stables has long been a dominant force on the breezeup scene, sold the second dearest lot at Kempton, a £90,000 Proud Citizen colt, but felt buyers were far thinner on the ground than a year ago.

The Kempton sale’s figures fell just short of 2007. The £1,944,000 turnover was down 6%, the £30,375 average by 4.8% and the £25,000 median by 3.8%. The clearance rate was 75.3%.

The sale was topped by Glamorous Spirit, bought for £105,000 by Anthony Stroud from Con Marnane’s Bansha House Stables to join Jeremy Noseda on behalf of The Searchers Partnership, comprising BHA chairman Paul Roy, Andy Stewart, Trevor Harris, Kevan Watts and Martin Myers.

Browne said: “It was tough.

The high-profile horses made money and that will never change, but it’s not a barometer of the overall market. The big money is fine but your 30 grand man is not around – he’s the one who is hurt by a recession.

“There wasn’t much buzz.

Last year we were hectic in the stables after the breeze finished, but a lot of people

“I’m not expecting to make money” – Willie Browne

weren’t there this time. I had seven there and sold them all – I’m conscious it’s not a year to be hanging on to horses.

“I took a Haafhd, who I paid 30,000gns for last year. He was a really nice horse, by a great sire, who breezed well and could have given someone instant action. He had six vets on him and I’ve no reason to think they would have found anything wrong, but he sold

for only £37,000 after six or seven months’ work. Last year he’d have brought £55,000.”

Doncaster have cut numbers at their breeze-up on April 10, while its parent company Goffs will stage a new fixture at Dundalk on May 7. Tattersalls’ Guineas Breeze-Up, held for the first time in 2007, will again be staged on May 2. The company’s flagship Craven Breeze-Up is on April 16-17.

Browne added: “I said it before, but our breeze-up market was going along very well before suddenly the number of sales has doubled – we had three and now six. The market was barely coping before without these extra numbers.

“There’s going to be a lot of money out there for the right horse at Newmarket and there will be some huge prices, but below the top 10-15% you are in trouble.

“I’m not expecting to make money this year. If I can come out with my reputation intact, I’ll be happy."

The Fasig-Tipton Calder Sale in Florida in February showed a decline on 2007.

The $35.1 million aggregate fell by 19.5%, the $344,118 average by 2.2% and the $230,000 median by 8%. The 59.6% clearance rate was on a par with 2007.

John Ferguson topped the sale when spending $2.1m on a Street Cry colt.

Goffs Kempton breeze-up top ten lots Sex, pedigree

Vendor

Buyer

Price £

f Invincible Spirit–Glamorous Air (Air Express)

Bansha House Stables

Anthony Stroud

105,000

c Proud Citizen-Endless Reward (End Sweep) Mocklershill Stables

Merry/ Callaghan

90,000

c Mr Greeley-She's Enough (Exploit)

Gaybrook Lodge Stud

Merry/ Meehan

88,000

c Broken Vow-Feminine (Tale Of The Cat)

Bansha House Stables

Paul Roy

65,000

c Speightstown-Kew Garden (Seattle Slew)

Powerstown Stud (agent)

Russell McNabb

60,000 60,000

f Acclamation-Almaviva (Grand Lodge)

Oak Tree Farm

Bobby O'Ryan

c Dansili-Night At Sea (Night Shift)

Suirview Stables

Peter Doyle

57,000

c Exceed And Excel-Swizzle (Efisio)

Jamie Railton

Russell McNabb

55,000

c Dansili-Provisoire (Gone West)

Oak Tree Farm

Terry Mills

52,000

c One Cool Cat-Bahamamia (Vettori)

Lynn Lodge Stud

Blandford Bloodstock 52,000

Tributes to leading agent Galpin The bloodstock world has lost one of its most colourful figures with the death of Richard Galpin.

He was 71.

He suffered a stroke while attending the FasigTipton Calder Sale in Florida on February 23.

Galpin’s career spanned six decades, during which time he bought 57 Group/Grade 1 winners.

He also tutored many top agents, including Hugo Merry, Dick O’Gorman, Andrew Sime, Geoffrey Howson, John Warren and Fiona Craig.

Merry, who learnt his trade under Galpin, said: “Richard was one of the most respected judges of a thoroughbred. He had an enormous amount of energy, to the point of sometimes appearing hyperactive. I learned as much under Richard as I could have under anyone.

“He was a demanding boss but wasn’t afraid to give you responsibility. He was a real character, who I enjoyed working with.”

Having attended Wellington College, Galpin had spells with trainers

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Scotty Pringle, Geoff Brooke and Jack Fawcus before doing his National Service. He trained himself for a brief period and was also The Sporting Life’s Newmarket correspondent.

In 1959, Galpin took over the Newmarket Bloodstock Agency, having spent time with horse dealer Phil Oliver and pedigree expert Keith Freeman. Following the bloodstock crash in the late 1980s, he relocated to Lexington, Kentucky, where he had been based ever since.

Richard Galpin: “real character”

Among the stars whom Galpin bought were High Top, Wollow, Le Moss, El Badr, Fair Salinia, Chief Singer, Monarchos, Sarava and David Junior.

Merry added: “Pound for pound, it would be fair to say Richard punched above his weight.”

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Racing’s news in a nutshell People and business SIS Kieren Fallon Paddy Merrigan Jane Chapple-Hyam Robert Winston Simon Bazalgette Wayne Burton Tattersalls Ireland Rose Davidson Fred Craggs Non-runners Graham Calvert Arena Leisure Juddmonte Stephen Allanson Andrew Thornton Ralph Topping Paddy Power

Betting shop picture provider wins BBC contract to show outside broadcasts, including the Beijing Olympics French authorities reject final appeal by six-time champion jockey against 18-month worldwide riding ban, imposed for failing a drugs test 21-year-old conditional jockey has licence handed in to BHA by Peter Bowen, having returned to his native Ireland Ebor-winning trainer set to replace Stan Moore at Uplands Stables in Lambourn Jockey returns from 12-month riding ban with unplaced effort at Kempton; his next ride, on Bugsy’s Boy at Wolverhampton, is a winner Racing UK executive chairman to step down and move to non-executive post 24-year-old conditional jockey suffers serious spinal injuries after falling from Veverka in a handicap hurdle at Exeter Auction house announces first National Hunt breeze-up sale, to be held in November Jockey with Nicky Richards’s stable to start training in 2009 at a converted farm in the Borders owned by her father Duncan 60-year-old Thirsk punter scoops £1m after 50p accumulator on eight horses Rules are changed to allow trainers to self-certify non-runners, nullifying the necessity of obtaining a certificate from a vet Gambler who lost £2m and took claim against William Hill for compensation and damages to the High Court loses his case Revenue for 2007 increased by 28% to £57.9m, due mainly to the reopening of Doncaster and the creation of a new catering business Steps into the breach left by Vodafone to back the Oaks, Coronation Cup and Diomed Stakes at this year’s Epsom Classic meeting Chief executive of Racing Victoria resigns after being found to have lost over AUS$7,000 (£3,200) gambling under an alias Jump jockey will be out of action until September with dislocated shoulder, sustained in a fall at Kempton Named chief executive of William Hill, with whom he started as a Saturday boy in 1973 Announce bumper profits for 2007 – operating profit of ₏72.1m, up 59% from 2006 – off the back of favourable sports results

Racehorse and stallion – movements and retirements River City (pictured above) Ballycassidy Great Journey Amaretto Rose Petrovich Daaher Fantastic Spain Skadrak Sir Rembrandt Miss Finland Burgundy

Sally Rowley-Williams’s chaser is retired after recurrence of back problem; the 11-year-old won ten races, including 2006 Celebration Chase at Sandown Popular 12-year-old, a 15-time winner over fences and hurdles, is retired by trainer Peter Bowen after pulling up on his last three outings this season Sunday Silence horse, a Group 3 winner in Japan, to stand at Haras de Lonray in Normandy Classy seven-year-old mare, runner-up in the 2007 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, is retired to the paddocks Five-year-old son of Giant’s Causeway, runner-up in the 2006 Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot, is retired to Aeron Valley Stud in Wales Grade 1 Cigar Mile winner is retired after suffering torn and injured ligaments in right front ankle. He will stand at Shadwell Farm, Kentucky, at $30,000 US Grade 3 winner and son of Fantastic Fellow will stand at Lakes Farm in Herefordshire, for £1,000 Beaten a short head on his debut in an Ascot maiden last July and a possible for the 2,000 Guineas, he leaves Peter Chapple-Hyam to join Brian Meehan Twice placed in the Gold Cup, the 12-year-old is retired after finishing seventh in a veterans’ chase at Newbury Australian racing superstar – she is the only filly to complete the Golden Slipper-VRC Oaks double – is retired and will be mated with Hussonet Veteran of 116 races, with 15 victories, is retired after finishing third in the Burgundy Long And Happy Retirement Handicap at Kempton

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Age 67 59 85 64 71 90 58 87 59

Owner whose family name has been synonymous with French racing for decades; he captured the Ascot Gold Cup in 2005 with Westerner Former ROA president and current deputy chairman of the Levy Board, and a racehorse owner for nearly 20 years (obituary, see page 7) West Country owner whose Northern Starlight landed the 1998 Tripleprint Gold Cup at Cheltenham Wife of former trainer Ben Hanbury, known as ‘Chunky’, who enjoyed three Classic winners with her husband Renowned bloodstock agent (obituary, see page 10) Amateur jockey, permit holder and steward who was closely associated with Wincanton racecourse Landed the 2,000 Guineas in 1977 on the Kevin Prendergast-trained Nebbiolo and rode work for Charlie Swan and Tom Hogan in later life Enjoyed a long career in racing as a jockey and trainer, ably combining both professions for a time Former ROA president, racehorse owner and breeder (obituary, see page 7)

Age 20 30 21 5 24 17 23

1991 Sussex Stakes hero trained by Luca Cumani One of the most popular and durable sprinters of the 1980s, who won 14 races and enjoyed his finest moments with Gerald Cottrell Winner of the 1991 Breeders’ Cup Turf 2007 Irish Cesarewitch winner, owned and bred by Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, dies after sustaining an injury on hurdling debut at Leopardstown Son of Danzig, based with Sir Michael Stoute during racing career, who went on to become a leading stallion in Canada, siring 33 stakes winners Daughter of The Minstrel who was the dam of top middle-distance performer Shirocco One of only three fillies to win the Kentucky Derby – 1988 renewal – in the 132-year history of America’s most famous race

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ROA Leader Sport should be sold 50% of the Tote, with the rest going into a racing trust

A plan to tick all of the Tote boxes Paul Dixon President Racehorse Owners Association

An open letter to Gerry Sutcliffe, minister for sport at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Dear Gerry, I am aware that since you took over as the minister for sport from Dick Caborn last year you have had to contend with a lot of problems on Tote privatisation. I know you don’t take the Government’s manifesto pledge to sell the Tote to racing lightly and, in an ideal world, you or your predecessor would by now have completed the deal. Alas, life is never that simple and the spectre of state aid legislation seems intent to thwart you at every turn.

That said, it does seem extraordinary as we look back over the last 18 months that racing bent over backwards to put in a reported bid of £400 million which, at the time, met the Government’s full valuation of the Tote, only for it to be rejected on merely structural grounds. Then, after much delay through no fault of ours, we put in a lower reported bid of £320m to reflect the fact that the financial markets had nosedived during the interim. We then had to wait nearly six months before being told that our bid had also been rejected, this time on the grounds that it did not meet the full market value of the Tote.

Of course, we don’t really know what the market value of the Tote is, but it is ironic that the head of Gala Coral, the front-runner of those likely to be bidding for the Tote, immediately announced they would be putting in a much lower bid to reflect the current financial market conditions. It’s beginning to look as if the taxpayer, of whom we hear so much, would have been better off if racing’s original bid had been accepted.

But let me get to the point of this letter. You are on record as saying that racing, on completion of an open market sale, will get half the proceeds of that sale, but you haven’t said how you will get round state aid legislation in making this donation. We might be able to

help on this point because we are in the process of seeking the advice of a leading QC as to whether the Government will be able to put 50% of the Tote shares in a racing trust without contravening state aid legislation.

If the answer is positive, it really does beg the question as to what the difference is between an open market sale, where half of the proceeds would then be gifted to racing, which is what you are proposing, and gifting half of the shares in the Tote to racing in the first place and then selling the other half to a racing industry consortium for the full commercial price.

Is the Government now suggesting the latter could not get past state aid because they believe the Tote must initially be put on the open market so that its true worth can be gauged? If that is the case, how is it the Government was apparently prepared to sell the Tote to racing on the basis of an independent valuation?

If a plan were to be accepted whereby racing was sold 50% of the Tote for the full commercial price, with the other half going into a racing trust, it would surely tick all the boxes.

A Racing Trust could deliver a lot of money into non-commercial areas of racing, such as education, training and welfare for stable staff.

At the same time, the Tote business would stay intact, with no job losses at Wigan, while pool betting could be developed in a way whereby it started to make really significant contributions to British racing.

And then, minister, your Government would have the support and gratitude of the racing industry forever more.

“The taxpayer would have been better off if racing’s original bid had been accepted”

With kindest regards.

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TBA Leader More groups than ever now want their say – making unity harder to reach

The complexities of race planning Philip Freedman Former chairman Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association

THE field of race planning is rapidly becoming more crowded than ever.

Historically, the British Horseracing Board had a Race Planning Committee, which is now under the auspices of its replacement, the British Horseracing Authority, and renamed the Racing Committee, with many of the same bodies represented, though notably not The Jockey Club.

The Racecourse Association also has its own Race Planning Group; in addition there are the Flat and National Hunt sub-Committees of the Racing Committee, and we are now led to believe that Turf TV intends to set up its own race planning group.

BHA chairman Paul Roy’s suggestion, at the recent BHA conference, that Racing Enterprises Limited should be looking to create Britain’s own grand prix or world championship, suggests another body may be about to enter the fray, as it surely must if it is to be involved in promoting commercial aspects of the fixture list and the shaping and packaging of the racing product.

While all these groups may well have their merits, there is surely both the danger of there being an overlapping of responsibilities (real or desired), as well as uncertainty over who is responsible for what.

Much as the TBA would welcome the proposals emanating from the BHA’s strategic review of the fixture list – which we are led to believe will see a reversal of the policy of recent years of programming ever more races for horses of little ability – it needs to be effectively and unanimously executed.

Race planning has always been an area which fits uneasily into the somewhat artificial split between the governance and commercial areas of responsibility, into which the powers of the BHA and REL are intended to be separated.

There may be agreement on a macro level over the need to improve the narrative of the Flat season.

But what effect would there be at a micro level, on the programmes of individual racecourses, if there was a wholesale restructuring of the Flat programme?

The difficulties in reaching a consensus over race planning are further compounded by the need for any changes to the Pattern to receive the backing of the European Pattern Committee.

Given that body’s inability – in part due to the entrenched position of a number of British racecourses – to bring about a proposed change to the autumn calendar, it is hard to envisage how a more comprehensive restructuring of our racing calendar could be achieved.

That is not to say it should not be attempted, but first we need to establish how great is the prize if we make the radical changes which may be required.

While that task may be best undertaken by REL, given its responsibility for commercial matters, the involvement of the BHA and its Racing Committee will be essential if such changes are to be implemented.

It is essential that the BHA, together with its shareholders, whose commercial interests are represented by REL, should establish a clear set of responsibilities now, rather than allowing these groups to set their own agendas on an ad hoc basis.

The creation of the BHA and establishment of the strategic review of the fixture list have helped to create an atmosphere in which change is anticipated.

The management of this change will require leadership by the BHA but, while that is necessary, it will not alone be sufficient.

Change will be able to be implemented only if it is accepted by all parties that it is in their interests.

While all are likely to find component parts of the whole package difficult to accept, it will be the package as a whole they must be asked to sign up to.

“We are now led to believe that Turf TV intends to set up its own race planning group”

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Be Our Guest Attempts to find a commercial footing has parallels with curse of Sisyphus!

Is quest to replace levy just a myth?

David Zeffman Partner in lawyers Olswang, owner and racing enthusiast

Sisyphus was a king in Greek mythology who was punished by being cursed to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll down again, and repeat this throughout eternity.

Racing’s rulers must have felt like Sisyphus over the past few years as, every time they thought they had nearly reached the top of the hill (whether it be buying the Tote or commercialising data as a means of replacing the levy system), the law has intervened to push the boulder back down the hill.

I was a member of Lord Donoughue’s group which was asked to review the funding of British horseracing following the decision of the European Court of Justice in the William Hill/BHB case, which put paid to the BHB’s hopes of introducing the sale of data as a means of funding racing in replacement of the levy.

Our task was to see if we could come up with an alternative commercial mechanism which was “sustainable and enforceable”, and “compatible with European and domestic competition law”, so that the Government could then go ahead with its plans to abolish the Levy Board.

The only wholly commercial mechanism we considered seriously involved the sale by all 59 racecourses to bookmakers of the right to televise racing in Licensed Betting Offices – a model quite similar to that ultimately adopted by Turf TV. Among various other concerns, the main stumbling block was competition law. Having almost repealed the levy on the basis of one legally flawed commercial scheme, neither racing or the Government wanted a repetition and the competition law advice we received meant that we could not say that we had found a mechanism which satisfied our terms of reference.

As a result, Richard Caborn, the then minister for sport, announced in December 2006 his decision to retain the levy.

Since then, as readers will be all too aware, we have had the introduction of Turf TV, a new round of antagonism between racing and bookmakers, with the consequence that the next levy scheme could not be agreed by the Levy Board and was referred for determination by the secretary of state at the DCMS. Racing and the bookmakers took positions poles apart, and the secretary of state’s determination, coupled with the accompanying statement from the new minister for sport, Gerry Sutcliffe, can be seen as “a plague on both your houses!”

In his statement, Sutcliffe reinstigated the quest for the commercial mechanism which will enable the Government to remove itself from involvement with racing – and this time negotiations are to take place under the auspices of the All Party Racing and Bloodstock Group.

But what if all of this renewed effort comes to nought and the parties are unable to come up with a legally robust commercial agreement – would the Government be prepared to legislate? That is what I asked Sutcliffe at the BHA Annual Review, to which he replied that, if necessary, the Government would legislate.

So would legislation provide the final shove that enables racing to get its boulder to the top of the hill? Well, as we lawyers tend to say, “that depends”. Unfortunately, as we have seen in relation to the Tote, the will of Parliament is not always sufficient and any amending or new legislation would itself potentially be subject to challenge under European law.

While encouraging the racing and betting industries to work together to agree the principles of a commercial arrangement would have merit, if it means that those two symbiotic businesses can be aligned for their mutual benefit, I doubt whether it will produce a legally secure solution.

I would therefore suggest that, in parallel with that exercise, racing needs to work with the Government and the betting industry to devise legislation which will either have the support of Europe, or be immune from challenge.

“And the message to racing and betting? A plague on both your houses!”

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Lysaght’s people The man from the Beeb brings us all the racecourse patter

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Cornelius Lysaght Racing correspondent of BBC Radio

A recent competition at Warrington Golf Club, sponsored by Anton Johnson, the hairdresser who heads the syndicate that owns Grand National hope Mr Pointment, was won – appropriately – by two brothers named Barber.

Not actually Paul and Richard, who, as supporters and advisers, have been at the cutting edge of the rise of Mr Pointment’s trainer Paul Nicholls, but Peter and Steve Barber, both locals to Warrington.

Despite a disappointing run at Doncaster last time, the Becher Chase winner (pictured) is owned by a man whose story would at least fit right in with the tradition of National winners proving a headline writer’s dream: ‘Mr Pointment Is A Cut Above The Rest’, etc, etc.

Johnson is the third generation of his family to run their hairdressing business, which was something of a mecca for the teddy boy movement across north-west England during the 1950s, and remains on the A-list for the region’s cool brigade.

His involvement gives us in the media a less obvious statistic than the usual ‘last grey to triumph’ (Nicolaus Silver, 1961) or ‘most

recent British winner’ (Amberleigh House, 2004) to bang on about.

Mr Pointment would be the first winner owned by a hairdresser since..? Since, of course, Rag Trade won for celebrity coiffeur “Mr Teasy Weasy” Raymond in 1976. And think of this: as Bewley’s Berry is owned by Graham Wylie and his (hairdresser) wife Andrea, VCbet’s 8-1 about a crimper winning looks, er, a snip.

Does Ossmoses have the right chemistry for Wales?

Not the easiest

Talking of statistics, how about a first Welsh-trained Grand National success since Kirkland, in 1905, made it third time lucky after finishing fourth and second in the two previous runnings of the race.

The country has an extra weapon in its armoury – as though it needs one alongside those Glendowers Peter

It’s hard to know what to make of this quote from Susan Bradburne after she trained Almire Du Lia to win for me at Ayr recently.

“He’s not the easiest to predict and needs things to go right for him, or he doesn’t put his best foot forward.”

Who’s she referring to – me or the horse?

Bowen and Evan Williams – for this year’s attempt at ending such a long losing sequence.

Owner/trainer Don Forster has moved from County Durham to Monmouthshire and his talented chaser Ossmoses ran an eyecatching race when sixth at Newbury on March 1.

Missing the target Anyone looking for inspiration as to how to sum up to the wider public the joys of horseracing should perhaps seek inspiration from racecourse bookmakers Kabege. Spotted on their pitches at Doncaster, Kempton and elsewhere is a sign that reads: “Remember, a bad day at the races is better than a good day at work.” Not sure if that always applies to bookies, though.

Meanwhile, there is clearly plenty of work to be done by the sport’s promotions people, as evidenced by a contestant on BBC2’s multiple choice Eggheads quiz show, who mused that Jamie Spencer was “definitely not a jockey”, but played darts for a living.

Some confusion between jockeys and oches perhaps?

Grumbles One or two grumbles have, I hear, followed the handing out to BHA officials of new green jackets, which don’t seem suited to all types of weather.

“When I got home after a wet afternoon at Towcester,” spluttered one weather-beaten flunky, “my shirt was good to soft, very soft in places.”

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CHELTENHAM 2008 This was a Festival that had everything. Drama, Drever, Denman, and so much more Pictures by George Selwyn No wonder he’s smiling!

Enda Bolger won the BGC Cross Country Chase for the third time with the Nina Carberry-ridden Garde Champetre

Below: a first Festival winner for Tom Scudamore on An Accordion, owned and bred by Brian Kilpatrick

What a way to start the Festival, a 1-2 for JP McManus with Captain Cee Bee (number three) beating Binocular in the Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices’ Hurdle

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Cheltenham Tuesday

They said a five-year-old couldn’t win the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle. Well, Katchit, owned by the D S J P Syndicate, defied the doubters to beat Osana (above right) under Robert Thornton

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CHELTENHAM 2008 The disappointment of Wednesday’s abandonment was quickly soothed by Inglis Drever and Master Minded Master Minded (middle picture, above) proves awesome in the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase for owner Clive Smith. Winning jockey Ruby Walsh shares the trophy with Paul Nicholls’ daughter Megan (top right)

Inglis Drever after winning his third Ladbrokes World Hurdle for owners Graham and Andrea Wylie and trainer Howard Johnson – each time under a different jockey, on this occasion Denis O’Regan

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After Wednesday was abandoned, Tony McCoy completed a stunning comeback from injury by winning the Royal & SunAlliance Chase on the Trevor Hemmings-owned, Jonjo O’Neill-trained Albertas Run (number two)

Right: wearing blinkers for the first time and appreciating a drop in trip, David Johnson’s Our Vic made up for previous Festival misses by taking the Ryanair Chase for David Pipe and Timmy Murphy

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CHELTENHAM 2008 Gold Cup glory for Paul Barber and Harry Findlay as Denman leads home a Paul Nicholls-trained 1-2-3

Above: Denman and his jockey Sam Thomas begin to take charge as the field complete the first circuit of the Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup, at which point Ruby Walsh had already begun to feel that it was not going to be Kauto Star’s day. The 2007 champion jumped the last (this picture) someway behind his stablemate after the relentless gallop, executed beautifully by Thomas (above right), took the edge off his jumping

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Cheltenham Friday

Harry Findlay, his mother Margaret, and Paul Barber with the prize they had been so confident of collecting (below)

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GOING GLOBAL

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Bel Esprit sets record for covering at 265

Eliza Park Stud stallion Bel Esprit, an eight-yearold son of Royal Academy

If there were awards given to the most industrious stallions, Bel Esprit of Eliza Park Stud in Victoria, Australia, would probably not have any rivals.

During the recently completed southern hemisphere breeding season, the eight-year-old son of Royal Academy covered what was billed as an Australasian record of 265 mares.

Further research has shown that the figure is probably a world record for a thoroughbred covering Flat mares.

Not only does the 265 exceed Japan’s standard of 257 mares bred by Classic winner King Kamehameha in 2006, it also eclipses North America’s

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landmark 244 mares covered

by Giant’s Causeway in 2005.

In Britain, Alflora covered 213 National Hunt mares, but the domestic Flat record belongs to Dansili, with a 2007 book of 190. In Ireland, Oscar reigns supreme over jumps with a 2006 tally of 378; on the Flat, High Chaparral covered 214 mares last year.

Brent Grayling, Eliza Park

“We honestly didn’t go out to break a world record” – Brent Grayling

stud manager, said Bel Esprit’s record-smashing season was a by-product of the Equine Influenza epidemic that swept across parts of Australia, limiting the movement of horses and thus the choices of breeders.

“We honestly didn’t go out to break a world record, that’s for sure,” said Grayling with a chuckle. “The mares just kept coming.

“Whenever there is a loser, there is a winner,” he added, describing the season as a “disaster” for many of Australia’s prominent studs in New South Wales.

“We’ve had a huge year in Victoria. Most of the major studs here had one-third more

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Steroids in racing remains hot topic Following the steroids scandals that have haunted Major League Baseball and some of its highest profile stars, the United States Congress could reach out and legislatively mandate steroids policies in all sports, including racing.

Although American racing leaders have been trying to get uniform rules adopted that would prohibit the use of steroids in horses who are racing, progress has been slow.

A congressional subcommittee held a hearing on February 27 in Washington DC and a congressman from Kentucky, Ed Whitfield, chastised American racing leaders for failing to keep pace with their

“There is a need to abolish steroids in racing” – Alex Waldrop (below)

international colleagues on drug rules.

“All of Europe, Japan, South Africa, Dubai, Australia – all of the major racing jurisdictions – have banned the use of drugs still commonplace in America,” said Whitfield.

“Horsemen’s groups, who claim they represent every trainer and owner, have been in the forefront to stop the adoption of more stringent drug rules.

They continue to be successful, to the detriment of the sport.”

National Thoroughbred Racing Association president Alex Waldrop testified before the subcommittee, which also heard from the administrative leaders of baseball, the National Football League and National Basketball Association. Part of a panel that included the chief executive of the US Olympic Committee and president of the National Collegiate Athletics Association, Waldrop conceded that racing’s drug testing programme and policies could be improved.

When pressed by Whitfield, Waldrop testified that “there is a need to abolish” steroids in horseracing.

He also told the subcommittee that industry leaders are “united in their commitment to address drug and medication issues on a national basis through the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium and the Association of Racing Commissioners International.”

Essence of incentives US stallion owners continue to redefine thoroughbred marketing by offering new incentives to entice mare owners.

One of the cleverest is the ‘Frequent Breeder Rewards Program’, offered

by Ro Parra at his Millennium Farms in Lexington, Kentucky.

Parra said he wants to reward loyalty for owners who breed to Millennium’s six young stallions.

Breeders receive 10,000 points for opening an account and one point for each dollar spent on stud fees, one point for every dollar a Millennium-sired horse brings the first time it is sent through an auction, and one point for every dollar earned racing.

Stakes wins generate 10,000 points, with Grade 3 wins worth 25,000, Grade 2 50,000 and Grade 1 75,000 points.

Points are converted to dollars at a rate of 10%.

Other farm programmes are simpler, with Hartley/De Renzo Stallions in Ocala, Florida, offering breeders a $25,000 cash drawing that will be conducted following the 2009 foaling season.

Hartley/De Renzo offers 11 stallions, including Essence Of Dubai (pictured above).

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mares than we expected.”

Five of the six Australian stallions who covered more than 200 mares stood in Victoria, with Coolmore’s Fastnet Rock, who was bred to 256 in New South Wales, the only exception.

The difference between Bel Esprit’s 2006 book and his 2007 book – an astounding 103 mares – would have been enough for an entire season for many elite stallions around the world. With so many additional mares coming in, including the 204 that lined up for Eliza Park’s other headliner, God’s Own, the sixth busiest stallion in Australia, Grayling said that he had to arrange for another shift of workers in the breeding shed.

Typically, during the two months that make up the busiest part of the season, Bel Esprit – winner of six Group races, including two Group 1s, and an earner of £582,647, had to cover mares at 5.30am and 11am, then again at 5pm and 9.30pm, before his last session at 1am the following day.

“The boys are all a bit tired – both the stallions and the staff,” said Grayling in late February.

To Bel Esprit’s credit, even when Grayling became somewhat concerned about the stallion’s endurance in October and November, “he never walked out of the breeding shed without covering a mare.”

Blessed with outstanding fertility, Bel Esprit averaged only about 1.3 covers to get his mares in foal, Grayling reported.

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“I think Cushion Track did a terrible job and left us high and dry” – the view of top trainer Richard Mandella

Santa Anita back to dirt?

Santa Anita Park officials, beleaguered by a winter season in which 11 racing days have been sacrificed due to the inability of the synthetic Cushion Track to handle rain, dampened European anticipation of a Breeders’ Cup on an allweather surface by declaring they might switch back to dirt before October.

Around the same time, Breeders’ Cup awarded the 2009 event to Santa Anita, which will become the first track to host the Cup in consecutive years.

Santa Anita president Ron Charles announced that despite a California mandate for synthetic surfaces, dirt would be considered.

“No one is more aware than I am that we will have the Breeders’ Cup here two years in a row,” said Charles during a six-hour California Horse Racing Board forum on the issue of track surfaces.

“We have got to get it

right,” he added.

While there have been other problems reported with synthetic surfaces installed at North American racetracks, Santa Anita has faced the worst with Cushion Track, a product marketed out of Britain.

Fine sand put down on the track clogged up the extensive drainage system, which is supposed to be the most superior aspect of synthetic tracks.

Even after Australia’s Pro-Ride Racing stepped in to add a liquid binder to the track surface, which enabled Santa Anita to reopen and race even on rainy days, Charles said that the surface would probably be removed after the racing season.

“We will be going out and doing a lot more due diligence before a replacement product is selected,” he said.

Opinions supporting and attacking synthetic surfaces

were voiced during the forum. Trainer Bob Baffert contended that “we’re in a crisis right now”.

He added: “I think these vendors who put these (synthetic) tracks in sold us a bill of goods that didn’t do what they’re supposed to do.”

American Racing Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella, who generally supports synthetic surfaces, said: “Some terrible mistakes have been made with these synthetic tracks. I think that Cushion Track did a terrible job and left us high and dry.”

Cushion Track has also been installed at Hollywood Park, where horsemen generally have been pleased with its performance.

However, Hollywood track superintendent Dennis Moore said that wax, fiber and rubber have to be added to the track every seven months to keep it resilient.

Breeders’ Cup Ltd has decided to conduct all five of its races for fillies and mares on Friday, October 24, at Santa Anita, with the other races, including the featured Breeders’ Cup Classic, scheduled for Saturday, October 25.

The Friday programme will be worth $8 million and will feature the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, which will be run for the first time under the newly hatched name of the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic.

“This new format provides a great stage to showcase the talents of the best female thoroughbreds in the world,” said Breeders’ Cup president Greg Avioli, who also announced that the organisation intends to partner with perhaps more than one non-profit women’s group and focus on female health issues on Friday, in addition to offering special merchandise for sale.

Other races on the Friday programme will be the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, and Filly & Mare Turf, each worth $2m, the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, and Juvenile Fillies Turf, each worth $1m.

Saturday’s star-spangled card will consist of nine races.

In addition to the Classic, the $3m Breeders’ Cup Turf will be run alongside the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Sprint and Mile, each worth $2m, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, Dirt Mile and Turf Sprint, each worth $1m, and the $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon over a mile and a half.

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Richard Dunwoody Retirement from the saddle was never going to be easy for the three-time champion jockey – but the adrenaline rush now comes via other challenges

By Tim Richards

Why are you doing all this? Can you explain what makes you want to undertake an expedition to the South Pole?

The challenge. You’ve got to keep giving yourself challenges in life. I was hugely lucky to be given the opportunity to go to the South Pole on an unsupported expedition, which is a pretty serious undertaking. I see it as vital experience for the next big venture, which might be a transversal of the geographic North Pole. That’s about 1,200 miles across.

Is it replacing race-riding?

It is good to have ambition. You need to have things that stretch you all the time and take you out of your comfort zone.

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When riding is your career, you are doing it day in, day out and you know there is a risk you are going to get hurt. That’s part of the job and you don’t think about it. I was very lucky with injuries, even though I had to stop with a neck injury; I broke only two bones while I was riding. On the expedition it was pretty hairy going through the huge crevasse field as we went up the Recovery Glacier. It really was massive and Doug Stoup, who was leading us, has great experience of mountaineering and crevasses. He said it was one of the worst he had encountered. At one stage Doug fell in up to his armpits and was lucky to get out; it could have been very nasty had he gone in further.

We were on our skis and crossing crevasses that opened up a metre, always hoping they wouldn’t open up any more.

Did life as a jump jockey toughen you up for such an expedition?

Being a jump jockey is quite a tough job, whether you like it or not. Not just the riding, but dealing with the owners, which can be mentally demanding, and there’s the physical side, the wasting, the travelling, the falls. So I suppose it stood me in good stead.

What training did you undertake?

I was running a lot and pulling tyres round Richmond Park. The main problem was losing weight. We knew we were going to lose a lot during the expedition and I wish I had put on more beforehand, because I lost 40lb and that weakened me, even though I was fully hydrated when I finished. When I was riding I was 9st 10lb stripped, and I was totally dehydrated. If I’d been ‘Dessie’ was just one of many great horses Dunwoody was associated with

hydrated I’d have been about 10st 6lb. When I got to the South Pole I was nearly a stone lighter than when I was doing light as a jockey.

What were your biggest enemies on the 680mile, 48-day march?

The crevasses, frostbite and being caught unawares by sudden wind change. On the whole the weather was very good to us, about -40 wind chill; when the wind didn’t blow it felt quite warm. But with temperatures varying between -30 and -50, you can easily get frostbite and hypothermia.

How did you and American explorer Doug Stoup keep each other going?

Teamwork. We would do eight one-and-aquarter hour sessions through the day. So we were skiing at least ten hours every day.

Basically, we wouldn’t talk through those sessions. But at the end of each session we would say, ‘Well done’, ‘how’s it going?’ We’d try to build each other up and jolly each other along. If we’d travelled 1.7 nautical miles I wouldn’t be very happy. But if we did 2.2 I’d feel much better and Doug knew that. At the end Doug was suffering from snow blindness and was pretty spaced out because he was on loads of painkillers, so I was trying to keep him happy and at the same time trying not to seem too concerned, though I knew we’d have been in trouble if his other eye had gone.

How do you relax?

Watching sport on TV and going to watch London Irish.

Most frightening thing you’ve done?

Sitting alongside driver Clement Wilson in the Gumball Rally, a car rally from ParisMorocco-Cannes.

That was pretty hairy.

What infuriates you?

Queuing at the Post Office.

Alternative career?

Racing driver or rugby player.

Your idol?

Borge Ousland, the amazing Norwegian explorer, who I met at the South Pole.

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Which gives you the hairiest moments – riding a bad jumper in a novice chase or walking to the South Pole?

What keeps you awake at night?

My girlfriend.

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Lowest point of the expedition?

I had a couple of days towards the end when I was running out of energy. Now I realise it was because I was losing so much weight. I was feeling rough and stuggling with the altitude.

All the time I was worried that something stupid might happen, like a fall. I suppose it was all about this huge fear of not getting there. It was that fear that drove me on.

What scars has it left?

I was treated for frostbite on my knees in the Amundsen Scott base and have a couple of marks on my knees. But apart from that you wouldn’t know I’d been out there.

Would you do it all again?

I want to do something different, like cross the geographic North Pole. Also I would like to learn to kite ski, which is being pulled along by a kite and going a lot quicker. A friend of mine is running the South Pole race next year. James Cracknell and Ben Fogle are doing it, and I might go down and help with that.

History of Great Britain from 1600. I found out a little bit about Charles I and Charles II. Also, Oliver Cromwell and all those battles, Marston Moor and Edgehill. I liked history at school. I never knew Churchill was responsible for Gallipoli. Apparently, the decisions he made involving that nearly ended his political career.

Dunwoody and Doug Stoup conquer the South Pole

What did you miss most?

I think female company came top of the list; it would have been quite nice and that’s no disrespect to James Fox (who had to pull out after 24 days) or Doug! Though I tried not to miss anything and was always looking forward to my food in the evening.

Do you notice any particular change in racing since you retired in 1999?

One of the top jockeys, who will remain nameless, reckons jockeys aren’t riding as well as they were in the 1990s. Maybe not thinking as much as they used to. He said that without any prompting from me. I don’t think there is much doubt that jockeys are incredibly fit now, much fitter than they used to be.

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How did you prepare for it?

Everything seemed to slot into place, though at one stage the Russians said they couldn’t fly us in and I thought that would be the end before we even started. We brought Doug Stoup, the American explorer, on board as the guide only two months before the expedition and his preparation was fantastic. My preparation was getting myself fit and putting the sledges together. It all seemed to slot together and even the omens were on our side; on the day of a pre-expedition filming stint at Cheltenham, L’Antartique won the big race there.

Who are the up-and-coming stars?

There are some really good young riders coming through. Harry Skelton, Nick’s son, has had only a few winners but I saw him ride a winner in a ‘hands and heels’ race the other day and I thought he rode really well. William Kennedy is another who I think is very good. If he’d been riding when I was, he’d have been on a hell of a lot of winners – and I’m sure he will be. Tom O’Brien is a very good rider. It is very competitive these days and these lads are improving all the time. Also, it’s good to see Graham Lee getting the winners he deserves.

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How did you spend your evenings?

Boiling water to add to the food. Doug or I would send over a report and perhaps a photograph. If I wasn’t cooking I’d write my diary and then crawl into the sleeping bag.

What luxuries did you take?

An ipod. I listened to music and also the

What drives you on?

Motivation should come from within. It’s inside you. What motivates Tony McCoy? It’s not what Jonjo O’Neill tells him; it’s not the punters. It’s Tony McCoy. And I’d like to think that Richard Dunwoody motivates Richard Dunwoody. You’ve got to rise to challenges.

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Paul

Dixon The ROA president has become a prominent force on the racing landscape, be it as an owner, breeder or politician

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The man What is your background?

I come from a working class background in Worksop. My father was a salesman and my mother, who still lives in the house I was born in, was a school cook. I did not go to university and went to work for Royal Insurance, where I stayed for about a year.

Then I got a job with Xerox, selling word processing equipment, which I didn’t have a clue about initially. However, I was there for several years and was successful, before later setting up my own IT business.

In my younger days, I wanted to be a professional sportsman. I played semiprofessional football as a goalkeeper for 20 years and also enjoyed rugby, and played single handicap golf, although I don’t have much time for that these days!

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I have run my own IT company since 1982. We do refurbishment and resale of laptops/ computers for companies like Packard Bell, Hewlett Packard and Toshiba. Our head office is in Hull and we have factories in Retford and in Pilsner in the Czech Republic.

Are you still actively involved with the day-to-day running of your company?

Very much so. I’m still the one who signs the cheques! I am involved daily.

If I’m not in London on political business or at the races watching my horses, I will be in the factory in Retford or the head office in Hull.

How did your interest in horseracing develop?

As a family money was tight, but we occasionally went to the races at Doncaster, or Yarmouth if we were on holiday.

My father was a keen but small punter. I always liked a little bet and my interest in racing developed from there.

When I could afford to invest in racing, I ended up with a share in Lunar Music, the dam of Milk It Mick.

Do your family share your passion for horseracing?

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married for 22 years and I would describe her as the driving force (see section on Haygarth House).

My children, Scott, 20, Joshua, 18, and Isobel, 16, are used to being around horses, having been surrounded by them as they were growing up. Scott and Isobel are both in the England equestrian team, and are keen riders.

How did you choose your royal blue and pink racing colours?

My silks were picked by my children. The boys wanted blue, but my daughter wanted pink. So we compromised and ended up with a bit of both!

Do you ever bet on your horses?

Yes, sometimes. I recall backing Coastal Bluff (winner of the Nunthorpe Stakes in 1997) when he won a big sprint handicap at Haydock at 33-1. He’s 16 now and still with us. It’s his job to look after the yearlings and he’s still in grand form, bucking and kicking.

“I liked a small bet and my racing interest grew from there”

How do you deal with horses who disappoint on the racecourse?

We endeavour to see all the horses in the yard prosper and reach their potential. If they cannot be racehorses, they can fulfil another role.

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The owner & breeder How did you first get involved in racehorse ownership?

I bought a leg of a horse with three friends in the early 1980s, in training with Geoff Toft.

The horse sadly died without making the racecourse, so Geoff told us to pick another with our insurance money. There were two we had to choose from. One was tiny, while the other looked nice, but we were told it was useless. He wouldn’t sell it to us.

Anyway, the horse he wouldn’t sell to us, Sylvan Barbarosa, won the 1983 Cork And Orrery Stakes at Royal Ascot and was later sold for a large amount of money to America. That rather put me off racing for a while!

Who was your first winner?

The first winner in my colours was Blushing Victoria, first time out at Nottingham (April 8, 1997), trained by a very successful businessman, Martin Meade. He trained as a hobby. I bought two very cheap fillies off him; Blushing Victoria and Scene, who won eight races.

Why did you take the decision to expand your racing operation?

I saw an opportunity to promote my company through my horses. I looked at football shirt sponsorship, but it was very expensive.

Although owning racehorses is not cheap, you can achieve some amazing coverage.

The company name is on the silks, the stable lads’ jackets, the paddock sheets, etc. We try to

run horses in televised races so you have a good chance of your name being spotted. One of my main customers is an avid racegoer who saw our logo on the racecourse.

How did your breeding operation come about?

It was by accident, really. When Lunar Music and Blushing Victoria finished their racing careers, we decided to breed from them. That is how the stud started up. We now have 15 mares here.

By breeding, you have the chance of producing a good horse. It gives us the chance to compete with the Sheikh Mohammeds and Coolmores of this world.

Your best horse Milk It Mick now stands at Lone Oak Stud in Newmarket. What does the horse mean to you?

Mick will always be a very special horse to us.

He was our first Group 1 winner in the Dewhurst Stakes and also our first Group winner, in the Somerville Tattersall Stakes, and we were at Santa Anita when Mick landed the Grade 1 Frank E Kilroe Handicap.

John Ferguson said to Yvette after Mick won the Dewhurst, ‘I don’t think you know what you have done’. Although she said she did at the time, it only really sunk in later on.

People are paying millions for horses to try to win those types of races, yet we did it with a homebred.

We would like Mick to cover between 60 and 70 mares in his first year. We have priced him competitively at £3,500 and will send up to ten of our own mares to him. He is what I would call a trainer’s horse; really tough, good looking and durable.

He has settled in well and the response from breeders so far has been very good.

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Haygarth House When did you move to Haygarth House, in Babworth, Nottinghamshire?

Haygarth House is set in 100 acres of Nottinghamshire countryside, once part of Old Sherwood Forest, and was home to the Pilgrim Fathers in the 16th century. My family moved here in 1999.

We started breeding here in 2001 and training in 2004. We had no intention of training from Haygarth House originally, but after Mark Polglase (Dixon’s previous trainer) finished training at Southwell racecourse, we started looking for another suitable yard.

Yvette said that Haygarth House had all the rights ingredients to become a top-notch training establishment. All we needed to do was build some extra boxes.

What role does your wife Yvette play in your racing and breeding operation?

Yvette works harder than anyone I know and runs the breeding operation here. She selects the stallions for our mares, as with Millkom for Lunar Music, Milk It Mick’s dam, and also buys for us at the sales.

Why did you bring in trainer Alan McCabe to Haygarth House?

I wanted to take Haygarth House to the next level. Alan is a former jump jockey and a natural horseman. He learnt his trade under the likes of Noel Meade, David Loder and David Elsworth, when he had horses like Indian Ridge and In The Groove. His biggest win as a jockey came in the 1995 Welsh Champion Hurdle, when he rode Nemuro for David Elsworth, beating Pridwell.

What kind of impact has Alan had?

Since he started, the results speak for

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themselves. We have had almost 50 winners since he arrived in July 2006.

I am very happy with how things are going.

Alan is a salaried trainer but not a private trainer and we want to attract new owners here.

We have been sent horses by Sir Eric Parker, and Terry and Margaret Holdcroft at Bearstone Stud, and also businessman Brian Morton, who has sent us five.

Alan keeps the horses looking fresh and well, and in consistent form, even though we tend to run them quite often. There has been a synergy in the yard and we are improving all the time.

When we advertised for the post we got over 40 applications, including from some very established trainers. I wanted someone who was very keen and very committed to racing, and Alan has proved the right man. His wife Marie also plays a big part as racing secretary and, along with my PA Karen, they deal with the administrative side.

Are you hoping for big things from stable star Capricorn Run?

Having arrived from Godolphin, he has improved from a mark in the 70s to 109. He has won six times so far and we hope he can be Group class.

What frustrates you most as an owner and breeder?

The level of prize-money in British racing. We have more fixtures than ever before and prizemoney is being spread ever more thinly.

I would like to see all the racing factions working together to make the product better, something we are trying to achieve through the Horsemen’s Group.

Capricorn Run, a recruit from Godolphin, with Dixon and trainer Alan McCabe

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The politician You are president of the ROA, chairman of the Horsemen’s Group, a director of Racing Enterprises Ltd, you have a seat on the Levy Board and you represent the ROA on the Chairman’s Committee. Why do you do all this?

These roles do take up a lot of my time, but I hope that I am making a difference. A lot of people I have met in my time in racing politics struggle to reach a conclusion. Some people don’t work for the greater good of racing and want to look after only their own interests. I am committed to working for the greater good of the sport.

I had no real aspirations of getting involved in the politics side. I was invited to apply to become an ROA Council member by Chris Deuters and was thrust into presidency early by the departure of Stephen Crown.

I have come into racing at a frustrating time, but also an exciting time, because a lot of the major decisions in racing are there to be made.

I think that, as a businessman, I try to look at matters from a business perspective. My direct approach may be a bit simplistic for some people, but it seems to work.

Has your “direct approach” caused you any problems?

People may not agree with my style. I always speak my mind. My approach may appear to

some to be confrontational but there is no point me being in this game if I cannot make a difference.

People know what to expect from me and I have no hidden agendas. With some people in racing politics, if they told you it was raining, you would have to go outside and get wet through because you couldn’t believe a word they were saying. People realise that I won’t be put off by bureaucracy.

I’m like a dog with a bone. If I think there’s merit in what I’m trying to do, I won’t let it drop. If I have to take a different route to the norm, I’ll do that.

How do you feel about the Government’s recent decision to roll over the current levy scheme?

It was not a surprise, but still very disappointing. For years the bookmakers have tried to devalue our product, yet the recent Turf TV debacle proves they need our product.

Without our product there would be very few punters in the shops betting on FOBTs and cartoon racing.

We are going backwards with this decision. It is becoming more and more expensive to keep a horse in training, and yet prize-money is standing still. We are getting more and more fixtures, we have a new racecourse coming on stream, and yet we are spreading the cake only thinner. The strategic review of the fixture list is very important. We have to pitch the right amount of product for the right price.

The data and picture issue needs revisiting.

We need to set that ball rolling. We need to look for a proper commercial alternative to the

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THE BIG INTERVIEW

“Club ROA is a great way of getting young people involved” levy. As long as there is an agreement in place that will see prize-money increase on an upward curve, I’m open to offers. REL will look for a commercial alternative to the levy – that is our main job.

How disappointed were you by Ron Huggins’s decision to quit his seat on REL?

Obviously, I was very disappointed, because Ron is a very successful businessman and was a valuable asset to REL. However, racing politics goes at its own pace. Ron wanted things to move a lot faster, which I can understand. It is sad that he has gone. I am as frustrated as Ron that it’s taken so long for REL to get up and running. Database issues have been resolved and REL will be fully functional imminently.

Cheltenham and Royal Ascot.

We are very lucky to have Michael Owen as our patron and Betfair as our main sponsor. The more people who join and the more successful the social events are, the more the club will flourish.

We have to market racing to the right crowd and stop marketing to the people who already enjoy the sport. The betting needs to be made a lot simpler for people to understand.

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I am committed to racing buying the Tote.

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Gary Moore has made it to the top ten of jumps trainers from his unique Brighton base. Now he’s purchased another yard

Going Places I

T’S almost like a scene from Harry Potter, a place that can be seen only by those who need to find it.

As the early morning traffic chugs up Warren Road to the peak of the Brighton downlands, passers-by would have little notion of the thriving equine community that lurks behind a row of incongruously parked cars. A halfconcealed horsebox is just about the only clue that this is the epicentre of one of the most thriving, bustling training operations in Britain.

Walk through the gates and you marvel at the higgledy-piggledy layout of a yard that was created by the late Charlie Moore and has been taken to new heights by his son Gary. It is a triumph of initiative and planning. Quite how so many boxes – 80 in all – have been built on such a small plot of curves and slopes would challenge even the most brilliant architect.

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And yet it works. Gary Moore has taken Ingleside Racing Stables into the top ten list of National Hunt operations this season. He has won the last two runnings of the Totesport Trophy, came fourth in the 2006/2007 allweather championship, and, even though he trains hardly any two-year-olds, can quite happily mix it on the Flat as well.

With 136 horses listed in training, Moore has outgrown Brighton, to the point that he now also runs the 36-box Cisswood Racing Stables near Horsham in West Sussex, which he bought from Charles Cyzer last year. Already plans are in place to at least double the number of boxes there. If that creates the impression of a man restless for increasing success, you would not be wrong.

It takes very little time in Moore snr’s company to appreciate the endeavour that lies

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behind the results. It seems no coincidence that Moore’s oldest son Ryan, the champion Flat jockey of 2006 and odds-on to regain the title this year following his appointment as stable jockey to Sir Michael Stoute, is as equally and intensely dedicated to his craft. If graft gets you places, then his father makes a pretty good role model.

With his well-worn fleece and tracksuit bottoms, Moore would be almost indistinguishable from his staff – were it not for the constant shuffle from job to job and the non-stop screech of his ring-tone.

Straight after second lot he can be found bent over a bucket and a horse’s hoof; then he’s off to discuss entries with wife Jayne – “the biggest influence on my life now that my father has died” – in the yard’s cramped, cluttered but clearly functional office. The

bacon butty that sits maddeningly neglected on Moore’s desk gives a clue to the pace of his morning.

Not that it’s anywhere near over. Straight after third lot, he is grooming and mucking out one of the horses himself. It has nothing to do with a shortage of staff, just part of a confidence-building exercise that he is determined to oversee. Still, you can’t help but notice the immaculate way in which he leaves both horse and box.

As a trainer, Moore is strikingly self-taught, running the Brighton yard during his father’s ill-health while still riding and also having a spell training on his own from Epsom. Even then he commuted – so the 20-odd mile drive to Cisswood holds no fears.

“Brighton is a great place to train, but I am always looking to try and improve,” says

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“I want to make something of my life as a trainer” Moore’s horses work a scenic third lot on land he rents from Brighton Council

Moore. “The great thing about Cisswood is that it’s not a million miles from Brighton and has got all the facilities that I need. It has much better gallops, different gallops, grass gallops and two all-weathers.”

The fact that he has also trained in Epsom – “a great place, but no one gets on there, that’s the trouble” – leaves Moore confident he will adapt quickly to his new base. It no doubt helped that he was able to call on Ryan and his second son Jamie, a former champion conditional, to ‘test drive’ the facilities prior to purchase.

While both Ryan and Jamie were eager to make a career from the saddle, Moore himself talks of being “pushed” into it by his father. It becomes clear that this has created unfinished business.

“I never achieved it as a jockey,” says Moore with a long sigh. “So I’d like to achieve something in my life as a trainer. As long as we keep working hard at it, I think we can go places. I am lucky to have been backed by some very good owners (such as Richard Green, Derek Hunnisett and John Deer), who have helped me to buy better horses.”

Such horses include Harry Tricker, bought for 125,000gns, and the French Derby fifth Numide, who cost €100,000.

Southern-based punters, particularly those at Fontwell and Plumpton, might take a more lenient view of Moore as a jockey than he does.

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“I guess I didn’t do badly,” he adds. “But when your son (Jamie) rings you and asks, ‘How do you ride Cheltenham?’ and you have to turn around and say, ‘I rode only one winner there...you’ve had more rides round there in a day than I had in a lifetime’, it’s a little bit embarrassing.

“I was 17 years a jump jockey, so when one of your sons (this time Ryan) rides more winners in a season than you do in your whole career...I find that embarrassing, too.”

But Moore’s experience as a jockey has not been wasted, so to speak, when it comes to understanding the drain of losing weight, the main cause, he reckons, of Ryan’s, at times, “grumpy” demeanour.

“Until you waste, you don’t realise how hard it is,” says Moore. “It does make you ratty. I’ve been down that road. For 17 years. And it’s the only nice thing about not riding, that you haven’t got to be wasting and not eating all the time. I used to go from the yard to Coral (Hove greyhounds) to play squash and sit in the sauna for three-quarters of an hour.

“You’d come out of there and the smell of cooking from the restaurant next door...well, you couldn’t believe the smell. You could have eaten it.”

While full of admiration for what his own father – “an amazing man” – achieved, Moore quite clearly wants to go further as a trainer.

“I have to be driven,” he says. “I would hate

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Gary Moore not to do a lot better than my father did. I have got more ambition then he had and when I was with him I was keen to try different things, but he wasn’t too keen. For him it (training) came a bit late in life and he wasn’t always in the best of health. But to do what he did and in the way he did it...”

Moore shakes his head at how those 80 boxes arose from land that had previously housed little more than a shed.

“To keep it full as well, which we have done for the last three years, is testament to what we are doing,” he adds.

The purchase of Cisswood is a massive financial commitment by Moore’s own admission. “It’s very, very nerve-wracking – there’s a lot of money outlaid,” he says.

“If my dad knew, he’d be turning in his grave. You never know what’s around the corner in this industry but I think now I’ve bought it, if anything did go wrong then at least I wouldn’t lose any money on it.”

The contrast with its sister stable in Brighton is enormous – like going from the backstreet world of Fagin and Oliver Twist to the Flyte family castle in Brideshead Revisted.

Ask Moore how he feels to be driving through the electronic gates of Cisswood, he says simply: “I love it.”

Inside lies a pristine quadrangle of boxes and a galaxy of contrasts. In Brighton, Moore is frustrated by travellers who nick his petrol and dogs who run off their leads around the gallops that he rents from the council and maintains at his own cost. At Cisswood, he is left to cast a suspicious eye at the geese who have home rule on his new lake. Privacy is complete.

With a new property comes new aims and, having already achieved 50 winners and £500,000 in prize-money this jumps season, he has set his stall out for 75 winners next season, plus double the amount of money.

To put that ambition into perspective, last season, only five trainers – Paul Nicholls, Jonjo O’Neill, David Pipe, Alan King and Philip Hobbs – hit the seven-figure target; before Cheltenham this year, only Nicholls, Pipe, King and Nigel Twiston-Davies had done so.

To make further progress up the table, Moore will most likely avoid the more traditional National Hunt recruiting grounds of those trainers and instead scour the form book and racing channels for horses from other yards that he will hope to upgrade.

“All the time I am looking to buy horses,” he says. “I eat the form book, ask a lot of people a lot of questions, watch things and have two good people who help me buy horses, Russell McNab in Ireland, and my assistant Dave Wilson. They both have great knowledge.”

Wary of buying too much on spec now that he has Cisswood, Moore describes himself as a reluctant salesman.

“I prefer to think that, over the years, success brings success,” he says. “I don’t have the time to be chatting up new owners and I am not the sort of person to go up to someone to talk them into buying a horse. I just wouldn’t do that. Sometimes I’m introduced to someone through word of mouth, but to be honest I’d rather let my horses do the talking for me.”

They’re not doing a bad job of it, either.

A Family Affair, next two pages

Moore mucks out at Brighton (above), before overseeing work at Cisswood (below)

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9.30am Hayley Moore leads the string home after third lot

Family matters UNSURPRISINGLY for a man whose working day begins at 5am and ends around 7pm, Moore struggles to keep pace with the exploits of his family.

On the day of the interview, second son Jamie, in a week in which he rode four doubles, took in two lots for his father in Brighton before dashing off to do the same at Horsham; daughter Hayley, on holiday from her job with At The Races, replaced him for third lot. Later on, in Dubai, five rides for Ryan peaked with a £52,000 victory on Hard Top, which was followed less than an hour later in the UK by his 16-year-old brother Josh’s hurdling debut at Taunton, in which he finished eighth after struggling for room on the final bend.

It’s no wonder people now talk about a Moore dynasty, one that we should not forget includes sister Candy, winner of 89 races and a work rider for Mick Channon, and most importantly their mother Lorna, who only this

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4.15pm Ryan lands Nad Al Sheba’s

year, in her mid-seventies, has had to give up her daily routine of feeding the horses. But she was still found on this occasion approvingly checking out the facilities at Cisswood.

At the heart, but not the forefront, of things is Gary’s wife Jayne. “She plays as big a part in all this as me,” he says. “Jayne does all the books, everything like that, and makes sure that the yard gets run properly.”

Anyone who read her recent letter to the Racing Post about jockeys’ medical care may not be surprised to learn that her father Bernard was a Fleet Street journalist. Today, however, communication is limited by the nerves that she feels pending Josh’s debut.

While you suspect that Gary feels content to let son number three just get on with things, he has nonetheless been persuaded by Jayne to travel to Taunton. “You can help them so much and then you have to let them get on with it,” he explains. “Josh is a very capable lad, very sensible. He would be okay doing it on his own but I can understand Jayne wanting to go there and give him a little bit of support. After all, I was there for Ryan’s first ride.”

It is easily forgotten that Ryan also made his debut over hurdles prior to having such an impact on the Flat scene that his father sees little of the 24-year-old he calls “Mr Sensible”.

“Ryan’s always had a very old head on young shoulders,” he says. “He is very much his own man. Since he left home, from the age of 18, he’s been in Dubai all winter. New Year’s Eve was the first time in a long time that we had all the family together. It was good to have Ryan with us then.

“But he knows where he is going, he knows what he wants. He is sensible, with

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Gary Moore Maserati Trophy on Hard Top

5.25pm Youngest son Josh prepares to make his hurdles debut at Taunton

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plenty of self-discipline.”

Jamie, his year-younger brother, has been in flying form, boosted by those eight winners in five days, and is clearly benefitting from linking up regularly with his father’s string. “It has been fantastic having Jamie around,” says his father. “He and Philip Hide (who also rides out and assists at the yard) are two unbelieveable people. Philip is a Godsend and has helped Jamie out a fair bit.”

While both Ryan and Jamie – “he would have been a jockey from the age of ten if he’d been allowed” – are united in their dedication, Moore describes the two as “totally different”.

“With Ryan, I would say he’s never enjoyed life as much as he should have done,” he says.

“All he has done is racing, which in some ways I can’t understand. He was a very good

runner, a very good footballer, and yet the last time he played football he broke his wrist, so he can’t do that any more; now he has got a responsible job he’s frightened of hurting himself. But you can’t really let riding be the be-all-and-end-all. I think he should get out and enjoy himself a bit more, like Jamie does.”

And yet, you suspect, Moore snr, in Ryan’s position, would have behaved in exactly the same way. “I never got myself in that situation and I wish I had,” he admits. “Ryan is very lucky in that he’s 24 years old and has probably got one of the best jobs in racing.

“He has got a lot of pressure, but it’s nice pressure, isn’t it? He has proved he can take it.

“He’s Mr Cool in the big races, isn’t he? He has shown that more than once. And as he gets older, he’ll only get better.”

Moore at Cisswood with wife Jayne, son Jamie and his mother Lorna

“Ryan has always been his own man. He knows where he is going, what he wants”

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Talking Flat

Words: Julian Muscat Photos: George Selwyn

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The start of the 2008 Flat season brings us plenty to savour and plenty to ponder. Here we consider the issues

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New Approach topped a quality classification

“Bolger had spent the weeks building up to the Dewhurst teaching New Approach to settle”

Andre Fabre, is unlikely to travel to Newmarket.

With Aidan O’Brien apparently light on miling talent, it is hard to look beyond New Approach’s claims. Victory for him would at least bring order to the early season and establish a high standard for others to aim at later.

The 2008 Classics

Wide Open

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lthough some were not taken by New Approach’s Dewhurst Stakes triumph, it might be wise to heed his trainer Jim Bolger’s explanation for a visually unimpressive manner of victory. Bolger had spent the previous weeks teaching his free-running colt to settle. He said the lessons were so well learnt that New Approach switched off too much at Newmarket.

Whatever, New Approach remains the horse to beat, having topped a juvenile classification populated by an unusually talented crop. His mark of 126 is 3lb higher than was accorded to Bolger’s leading juvenile of 2006, Teofilo.

Little Help

For the 2,000 Guineas, those intending to look beyond the first four home in the Dewhurst (New Approach, Fast Company, Raven’s Pass and Rio De La Plata) will find little help within the juvenile classifications. The likes of Myboycharlie, Kingsgate Native, Winker Watson and Strike The Deal are sprinting types.

Two likely sorts are a pair of Group 1 winners in Thewayyouare and Ibn Khaldun. The latter’s pedigree reads like that of a ten-furlong horse at best, while Thewayyouare, trained in France by

The 1,000 Guineas, by contrast, is wide open.

In the likely absence of Zarkava, who looks the most naturally talented filly, and Proviso (both are bound for the French version), the O’Brientrained Listen offers the best credentials following her defeat of Proviso in the Fillies’ Mile.

Natagora, the Cheveley Park Stakes winner, looks unlikely to be as effective over a mile. But Laureldean Gale, Nahoodh, Spacious, Savethisdanceforme, Kitty Matcham and Lush Lashes could all enter the argument. The lastnamed, a daughter of Galileo who won the Goffs Fillies’ Million on her debut, is particularly intriguing.

New Approach and Listen also dominate the Derby and Oaks markets respectively. Needless to say, both must prove their stamina, which is not a foregone conclusion – particularly in respect of Listen, a sister to juvenile Group 1 winner Sequoyah, herself dam of Coventry Stakes winner Henrythenavigator.

More so than usual, this could be the year when a tribe of as-yet lightly-raced horses make a significant impact beyond the opening Classics. Any number of dark horses abound.

And since there is also a strong herd of older horses in training, 2008 could easily be a year to remember.

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“A crucial dilemma awaits – finding a horse who will prove a worthy successor to Danehill” Ballydoyle/Coolmore

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nce again, Ballydoyle enjoyed sufficient success in 2007 to ensure another fine stallion intake for its principal supplier of young talent. And when the progeny of Dylan Thomas and Excellent Art start racing four years from now, Ballydoyle will have explored the virility of Footstepsinthesand, Holy Roman Emperor, Hurricane Run and Oratorio, to name but four sires yet to have a runner.

The Ballydoyle/Coolmore axis represents the best example of organic growth within the sport, yet the racing side must resolve a crucial dilemma if it is to maintain the supply of topclass milers to Coolmore’s roster. It must find a credible replacement for Danehill.

Easier said than done, but Coolmore’s need is pressing. In the first year bereft of two-year-olds

by Danehill, Ballydoyle endured a lean time of it on the 2007 juvenile classification.

The stable’s best two-year-old colt was Henrythenavigator on 114. The previous year it had five colts rated higher (two by Danehill); in 2005 it was three (all by Danehill); in 2004 it was two (one Danehill). The detail may have fuelled last year’s increased spending at the major yearling sales.

Cupboard Not Bare

Needless to say, though, the Coolmore cupboard is not totally bare of one-mile Classic aspirants for the imminent season. In addition to Henrythenavigator, there’s the unbeaten Jupiter Pluvius, winner of the Group 3 Killavullen Stakes the week after he made a winning debut in October. However, the son of Johannesburg, from a fast American line, has yet to be tried over a mile.

Overall, the Ballydoyle Guineas fillies are more enticing. Backing up the Fillies’ Mile winner Listen are the Rockfel Stakes heroine Kitty Matcham, and Savethisdanceforme, the nine-length winner of an eight-furlong Listed race at The Curragh.

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It’s a different story in the middle-distance category, for which most of Ballydoyle’s best remain unexposed.

Among the colts to excite Aidan O’Brien at the backend were Listed winner Alessandro Volta (Montjeu-Ventura Highway by Machiavellian), Washington Irving (MontjeuShook by Shirley Heights) and, in particular, Kingdom Of Naples (Sadler’s Wells-Inkling by Seeking The Gold), an easy maiden winner who must prove his stamina.

In the wider picture, Ballydoyle remains blighted by the possible installation of an incinerator in its vicinity. And the fact Johnny Murtagh is the stable’s fourth jockey in six seasons illustrates that the position is a demanding one.

Overall, however, another successful season seems in store – especially with a powerful squad of older horses, comprising Duke Of Marmalade, Mahler, Peeping Fawn, Septimus, Soldier Of Fortune and Yeats. For all that, a suitable replacement for Danehill cannot come soon enough.

Soldier Of Fortune is part of a strong older-horse squad

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“There has been a vast increase in spend on horses in training” Sheikh Mohammed/Godolphin

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he most refreshing aspect of a nascent 2008 has been the success of the Dubai Carnival and Godolphin’s success within it. Could this be the year when the boys in blue put three ordinary European seasons behind them? Let’s hope so. The Dubai-based outfit continues to streamline its juvenile intake. This is encouraging, since Godolphin’s efforts to bring forward its own two-year-olds has never really paid dividends. There have been exceptions – Dubai Millennium was a glorious one – but a stable with truly international aspirations requires a very broad base of seasoned horses.

classification in three seasons. Beyond these, Godolphin’s three-year-old armoury appears to lack the requisite depth for a championship season.

Transition

Prospects look a little brighter in the olderhorse category. Ramonti, Literato and West Wind are established Group 1 winners, but improvement must be wrought from the likes of Al Shemali, Sagara, Stage Gift and Third Set (who runs in the colours of Sultan Ali) for them to attain that standard.

Godolphin, then, is in a period of quiet transition. Funds previously spent on choice yearlings appear destined for horses in training, the route by which the stable originally flourished. Sheikh Mohammed, for his part, now has one eye on the expansion of his stallion tribe, in Europe, North America and Japan.

Against that, Godolphin’s spate of carnival triumphs will have promoted a feel-good factor within the ranks. In recent years it has not run horses on lesser nights, instead aiming a handful of bullets at major races. Success was hard to come by, since World Cup night is among the most competitive in the world. Godolphin thus starts 2008 on a roll. Its personnel will be hoping that success does indeed breed success.

Sheikh Mohammed has reduced his yearling intake

Regression

Godolphin’s prowess at the recent carnival was a case in point. It was gained from a pool of runners assembled specifically for that purpose; most were horses bought in training. We can expect very few of them to venture to Europe this spring.

Sheikh Mohammed’s regression from the yearling market has coincided with a vastly increased spend on horses in training and, more specifically, those with potential to make successful stallions. It is a long-term strategy designed to counter Coolmore’s dominance in that sphere.

In the short term, Godolphin may suffer because of it. In previous years any notable intraining acquisitions would have joined the stable, but that precondition has now changed.

New Approach, the champion juvenile who was bought outright last season, remains with Jim Bolger. And Raven’s Pass, the Dewhurst third in whom a stake has been secured, stays with John Gosden.

On the Classic front, two close-season recruits, Laureldean Gale and Fast Company, have joined home-grown Classic prospects Ibn Khaldun and Rio De La Plata – themselves the first Godolphin trainees to make the juvenile

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Third Set

Peeping Fawn

10 for starters

A rundown of some of the horses who look set to make an impact in 2008

Ask

5 b h by Sadler’s Wells Was campaigned sparingly by his trainer – who excels with older horses – last term, but he was not far short of the highest class on what we saw.

Further improvement almost certainly on the cards. Trained by Sir Michael Stoute, owned by Patrick Fahey

Duke Of Marmalade

4 b c Danehill Hard-charging son of Danehill who simply kept on progressing throughout last season. Minimal improvement required to make him a major force to be reckoned with in the big mile races this season. Aidan O’Brien/Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor

Getaway

5 b h Monsun Is this entire the new Manduro? The answer is ‘unlikely’ – although the son of Monsun surprised everyone, except for his connections, when finishing fifth at 50-1 behind Dylan Thomas in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after a somewhat curtailed season. Andre Fabre/Baron G von Ullmann

Ibn Khaldun

3 ch c Dubai

Destination Crept through the ranks, but was obviously a Group horse masquerading in handicaps at Ascot.

By a top-class miler, out of a top-class miler. Saeed Bin Suroor/Godolphin

Peeping Fawn

4bf Danehill Outstanding filly with a huge appetite for racing. It must be sincerely hoped she doesn’t go the same way as stablemate Alexandrova, whose fouryear-old campaign never got off the ground. Aidan O’Brien/Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor

Proviso

3 b f Dansili Fetching filly who lost more ground than she was beaten by when hampered early on in the Fillies’ Mile.

Had previously looked an outstanding prospect. Andre Fabre/Khalid Abdullah

Queen’s Best

5 b m King’s Best Consistent sort who won’t need to progress much for lucrative season in

filly/mare division. Surely relevant that connections persist with this Group 3 winner. Sir Michael Stoute/Cheveley Park Stud

Septimus

5 b h Sadler’s Wells Looked better than Yeats by the season’s end and will have the opportunity to prove it this season.

Has excellent tactical speed to go with proven stamina. Aidan O’Brien/Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith

Third Set

5 b g Royal Applause Must progress to reach the top, but heading in that direction after excelling at the Dubai Carnival. Can summon destructive burst of acceleration. Saeed Bin Suroor/Sultan Ali

Zarkava

3 b f Zamindar Unleashed spell-binding acceleration to win the Prix Marcel Boussac and dripping with promise. With luck, British racegoers will see her in the Coronation Stakes. Alain de RoyerDupre/The Aga Khan

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Tendon Problem?

Tendon Problem?

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Ascot and Epsom A difficult year ahead?

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t’s fair to say that Royal Ascot is at a crossroads and that Charles Barnett, who replaced Douglas Erskine-Crum as chief executive last year, still has much on his plate.

Barnett’s role at the 2007 Royal meeting was largely as an observer, so it will be interesting to see what changes he has in store for this year.

An early target must be to appease Royal Enclosure patrons. The new grandstand’s ground-floor design is such that they are most unlikely to see a return to the days when they enjoyed total seclusion from the masses.

Their bleating is without foundation in all but one respect: the top-hat-and-tails spectacle is significantly diluted. Love it or loathe it, these are images that render Royal Ascot unique.

Another challenge is what to do with a paddock area bereft of atmosphere? Those potted plants on the paddock steps, introduced post-Royal Ascot, looked strangely out of place and brought precious little relief to the vast grey panoply around them.

Striking Concern

Of more concern to its accountants is that Ascot must reverse the striking fall in attendance at last year’s Royal meeting. More than 37,000 deserted the five-day jamboree, the vast majority of them from the public enclosures.

That’s a lot of revenue to remove from coffers already straining under the weight of loans secured to build the new stand. All in all,

there’s much to be done at Britain’s self-styled flagship racecourse.

In Epsom’s case, the issue is not so much already there but in what the future holds for a much-changed set-up. Its grandstand redevelopment was long in the planning – unlike the departures of Stephen Wallis, its long-standing managing director, and Vodafone, the Derby’s long-time sponsor.

In part, Vodafone’s sponsorship resulted from the racing love of its founder, Sir Ernest Harrison. This is true of many prime sponsors within the sport. Whether one is found for the entire two-day Derby festival next year is of critical importance. An unsponsored Derby reflects badly on the sport as a whole.

This year’s renewal is reprieved of that fate by Vodafone’s cut-price extension for one more year, when the Derby will be watched from makeshift stands with reduced capacity. It is hardly a scenario to warm the heart of Wallis’s successor Nick Blofeld.

The Derby itself is in reasonably good health, but Blofeld will have to wait more than a year to fully immerse himself in the job. Oaks and Derby day are the only fixtures scheduled for Epsom this year. This absence of regular fixtures comes at a time when Epsom had made good headway in scheduling regular evening meetings that were popular with the public. The course executive will have to start marketing that theme all over again.

Fun and glamour in evidence at Epsom and Ascot

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Breeders’ Cup At the crossroads?

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his is not so much a British problem as one in which Britain is involved, since most of the foreign runners on Breeders’ Cup day hail from these shores. And the Monmouth Park experience last year was eminently forgettable.

In fairness, rank bad luck played its part.

Torrential rain ruined Friday’s races as a spectacle. And when the sun did break out on Saturday, just before the Breeders’ Cup Classic that would claim the life of George Washington, the event had long since sunk in a river of mud.

After Friday’s experience, Andy Stewart, a partner in The Searchers syndicate that owned Juvenile Turf runner Strike The Deal, couldn’t face another day and flew home overnight.

Many wished they’d joined him.

The Breeders’ Cup’s willingness to take its big day to lesser racetracks is welcome, but impractical.

Monmouth Park and its surrounds were simply too small. Thousands of fans asked to pay high ticket prices were billeted in temporary stands bereft of cover – with no umbrellas permitted. There were vast tracks of empty seating in consequence.

Less Than Enamoured

Connections of the British horses were less than enamoured with their accommodation. That, in itself, is no disaster, yet it must be seen in

context of the huge travel costs they incur for their horses. In some cases, exorbitant supplementary entry fees have been paid to run in circumstances that hugely favour the home team.

Contrast that with generous travel allowances paid by Australia, Hong Kong and Japan, each of which hosts major racing festivals around Breeders’ Cup time.

From a British perspective, it’s hardly surprising that Breeders’ Cup day is rapidly losing its lustre. And that’s before the vexing question of medication rules is added to the mix.

Worse may be in store. Breeders’ Cup 2008 will unfold at Santa Anita. So, too, will the 2009 renewal. There will be no problem with facilities, but California is the hardest hunting ground for British runners.

Six California renewals have yielded just the solitary victory of Islington in the 2003 Filly & Mare Turf.

Two barren years may well see Britain abandon a challenge that has endured from the inaugural Breeders’ Cup day in 1984. And by the close of 2009, who knows what Sheikh Mohammed will have implemented at his lavish Meydan project?

An autumn festival to compliment those already in place is a distinct possibility.

That could well mean Britain’s horses will head east, rather than west, come October.

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The special section for ROA and TBA members

PHOTOS: STEVEN CARGILL

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BetfairClub ROA members relax with a glass of champagne during a recent visit to Ascot to watch Kauto Star et al

Exciting times for Club ROA Members of BetfairClub ROA, which offers people aged 18-32 the chance to become involved in racehorse ownership, has a full and exciting programme of social events planned throughout the year.

A highlight in midsummer will be at Royal Ascot, where members will have a private area within the Royal Enclosure on Saturday, June 21.

Those with unlimited stamina who like to party hard will have the option of booking a place at the Movida @ Royal Ascot after-party in the evening.

Member events are also planned for Chester, Glorious Goodwood, Newmarket Nights, the St Leger meeting and a Breeders’ Cup trip to Santa Anita, along with stable visits to top racing yards.

As well as meeting at the races, members can communicate online via a group on the website Facebook, where photos from events are regularly posted.

Membership is £199 for the year and makes a perfect gift.

Further details are available from the ROA office on 020 7408 0903 or online at www.betfairclubroa.com.

ROA regional meeting attracts plenty of interest ROA Council members were on hand to discuss a broad range of issues at an ROA regional meeting at Sandown Park’s Grand Military Gold Cup day on Friday, March 7.

This was the third regional meeting, giving members the opportunity to meet fellow members, as well as the ROA Council and staff. Around 40 guests attended.

Further regional events are planned later in the year. Please contact the ROA office if you would like to be alerted should a regional meeting be staged at your local racecourse.

Pauline and Jim Bath, Alan Chambers, Roger Kolien and Eric Sames were among the ROA’s guests at Sandown

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ROA forum Your chance for place on the Council ROA members interested in racing politics have an opportunity to become involved in the industry’s decision-making process by standing for election to the Council.

There are three places available in this year’s election. Two existing councillors, Sally RowleyWilliams and Tony Hirschfeld, are standing for re-election.

The election is decided by a vote among all ROA members, with the result announced at the ROA AGM on June 25.

To qualify, owners must be members of the ROA and have had a horse in training, or partownerships that amount to at least one horse, during the past 12 months.

Applications should be made to Michael Harris, chief cxecutive at the ROA office, or by email to mharris@roa.co.uk.

Please don’t delay as applications must be received by April 1.

Parade ring safety The Racecourse Association’s Safety Group wishes to remind owners and connections of the importance of parade ring safety. This is an issue which is constantly under review and racecourses do appreciate all that owners do to assist in minimising risks in this area. The group would particularly like to remind owners and connections not to go into the parade ring unless they are connected with a runner in that race.

In addition, there is a no children policy (under 12 or 16 – check with track).

COUNCIL AGENDA The February Council meeting, by chief executive Michael Harris The Council started the meeting with a discussion about ROA marketing and internal business. There was a positive reaction to the news that the ROA’s new third party liability insurance scheme was being well received by members and was boosting membership numbers. The Council also reviewed progress of BetfairClub ROA and heard how the club was gaining an increased profile from extensive media publicity.

Interest was also expressed at the news that ROA members were reacting favourably to a range of special offers to stem from new business relationships with the likes of Wembley Stadium and Lord’s Cricket Ground. There was general discussion about how we could extend the insurance scheme to assist owners at the sales, but it was agreed this would have to be done in such a way that complied with FSA standards.

The Council continued their discussion on the Tote. They were informed that a leading QC had been asked to give a judgement as to whether putting half the proceeds of the Tote into a racing trust could circumvent state aid legislation. If the QC’s advice was positive, we would make a further submission to the Government. This would argue there was little difference between the Government selling to the highest bidder and gifting 50% of the proceeds to racing through a racing trust, and selling the other 50% of the Tote to the racing industry.

This would allow the Government to adhere to its manifesto pledge to sell the Tote to racing and create the possibility for racing to

acquire the Tote for an affordable price.

The president reported on the interview process for the post of Racing Enterprises Ltd (REL) chairman. Council also heard that, while the first REL executive had been appointed, the database agreement between the Horsemen’s Group, RCA and BHA was still to be finalised.

A press release on the Government’s determination of the 47th Levy Scheme was handed to the chief executive during the meeting. Although very disappointing, it was no surprise to hear the Government had decided to roll over the 46th Levy Scheme. Along with this, the Government wished to set up a review committee under the auspices of the All Party Racing Group. They were clearly keen to find a way of divorcing themselves from the levy process, but the Council had no illusions as to how difficult this would be. There was discussion about the possibility of racing setting up a judicial review to investigate the levy. There was also discussion on how the levy should be extended to take in other betting products, but it was pointed out that the act underpinning the levy was specifically for horseracing. It was agreed the idea that the levy should be increased to, say, 15% was flawed if this simply proved an even bigger encouragement for bookmakers to direct their business away from racing.

The BHA chairman Paul Roy and BHA chief executive Nic Coward joined the meeting to discuss the levy determination. It was confirmed there had been communication between the

BHA and sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe that morning.

There was further discussion about the possibilities of a judicial review, but it would be necessary to know the terms of reference for the review committee before it decided on the next step.

There was discussion relating to the prize-money agreement between the Horsemen’s Group and racecourses. It was conceded this had moved very slowly, although there was growing confidence that a deal would eventually be done.

The Council agreed that we should strongly pursue a strategy of having reserves on the day of the race and, although it was apparent that this was not being supported by the BHA’s Racing Department, it was difficult to understand their objections.

The Council were brought up to date with developments regarding the Warwick abandonment. The general view was that the payments made by Warwick, although inadequate in many cases, should be seen as an end to the matter.

The racing industry’s contributions to the Animal Health Trust were raised and it was agreed that the ROA would support a Horsemen’s Group proposal to the Levy Board, whereby a ‘fighting fund’ should be set up to protect the industry from a sudden outbreak of a debilitating disease. However, the Council delayed a decision on a proposal to direct more of owners’ money into supporting the AHT until other elements within racing were also seen to be making a significant contribution.

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Meet The Council: Jeremy Gompertz

DIARY DATES April 1 New ROA/RCA car park label takes effect.

“Most racehorse owners are not loaded” Involvement in racing, apart from the ROA Council?

I am a small owner and breeder on the Flat – small in the scope of operation, as well as being of restricted growth. We’ve had our moments, but we’re still looking for that elusive British Group winner.

What got you into racing politics?

The short answer is former Council member Peter Deal.

The longer answer is the wish to do something for the sport I love.

Why does it matter?

There are several really

news in brief Car park label Those members who completed an application for the new car park label, valid from April 1, should have received it by now. If you haven’t, please contact the ROA office.

Email updates Have you registered to receive the regular ROA

important current issues which racing must resolve: the levy and its replacement; the sale of the Tote; the pitiful level of prize-money; the fixture list; overproduction of foals; too many poor quality animals in training (not all mine!).

What do you bring to the ROA Council?

Some knowledge of racing and law.

Top of your wish list for racing?

That the various factions within the sport should work and pull together instead of against one another.

news bulletins by email?

The bulletin provides essential membership information, news updates and invitations to special events.

To register your address, email us at info@roa.co.uk.

Britain’s new track Great Leighs is due to stage its ‘soft’ opening meeting on April 4, rather than as published in last month’s

Is there an aspect of ownership that particularly grates?

June 25 ROA AGM at the Hyatt Regency London Churchill, Portman Square, followed by a lunch for members and their guests.

The assumption from some that anyone who owns a horse, or part of a horse, in training is loaded. Most owners are not skint, but nor are they rivals for the Hinduja brothers.

July 29-August 2 Glorious Goodwood: Advance booking service, which enables ROA members to purchase badges for the Richmond Enclosure.

I like racing because...

November 15 ROA marquee for members and guests at Cheltenham’s Paddy Power Gold Cup day.

It appeals to a very wide cross-section of society and there are lots of really nice people involved in racing, even bookmakers!

issue. The new Essex course plans to stage a further eight fixtures in April. Visit www.greatleighs.com for further details of fixtures and membership offers.

John Smith’s branding Owners of horses running in the John Smith’s Grand National will be paid £700 to carry John Smith’s branding.

This is an increase of £50 on last year’s arrangements.

Directory offer ROA members are offered a 25% discount on the 2008 Thoroughbred Business Guide, which retails at a full price of £20.

The book can be purchased, with the discount code TBGz9, by visiting www.thoroughbredbusinessguide.com and clicking on ‘Buy a Book’. Postage and packaging (£4 for the UK) is extra.

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ROA forum RACECOURSE LEAGUE TABLE Ptn Racecourse

Exec + Sponsors (£)

% of Total

Levy Board (£)

Aintree JCR Cheltenham JCR Ascot I Epsom Downs JCR York I Goodwood I Sandown Park JCR Newmarket JCR Chester I Doncaster Arena Haydock Park JCR Newbury I Newcastle North Thirsk I Ripon I Pontefract I Windsor Arena Salisbury I Musselburgh I Beverley I Ayr I Folkestone Arena Kempton Park JCR Kelso I Hamilton Park I Wincanton JCR Stratford-Upon-Avon I Fakenham I Carlisle JCR Exeter JCR Lingfield Park Arena Ludlow I Bangor-On-Dee I Bath North Hexham I Warwick JCR Leicester I Market Rasen JCR Perth I Taunton I Fontwell Park North Chepstow North Huntingdon JCR Nottingham JCR Catterick Bridge I Yarmouth North Wetherby I Cartmel I Uttoxeter North Redcar I Newton Abbot I Plumpton I Brighton North Towcester I Wolverhampton Arena Sedgefield North Hereford North Southwell Arena Worcester Arena Total

1,701,236 3,127,801 4,858,041 1,373,222 1,933,400 1,379,600 1,406,840 2,956,023 517,106 1,432,557 956,266 1,022,669 421,177 200,160 200,155 249,504 265,416 191,363 264,344 199,359 416,716 185,272 853,056 150,109 156,345 197,736 130,025 65,925 108,789 140,212 642,615 110,369 104,824 93,485 70,328 155,352 178,838 126,565 80,151 67,879 89,740 132,398 79,382 77,170 97,371 77,486 90,693 19,563 70,892 52,008 30,399 27,404 17,293 17,456 99,006 12,762 4,308 -12,663 -6,019 29,667,478

60.4 55.5 51.7 45.4 45.1 40.0 39.1 38.0 37.8 36.1 33.2 28.9 28.3 27.8 27.2 24.8 24.5 23.2 22.4 21.4 21.3 21.2 21.0 19.8 19.6 19.3 18.3 17.4 16.2 15.9 15.6 15.3 14.7 14.5 14.5 14.3 14.0 13.5 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.0 12.0 11.7 11.4 11.3 11.2 9.8 6.5 5.7 5.1 4.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.4 0.9 -0.7 -1.8 29.9

769,350 1,608,233 2,555,835 823,730 1,094,760 1,539,600 1,733,460 2,802,450 732,270 1,531,290 1,478,310 1,932,160 922,080 492,590 479,830 660,810 693,610 501,810 809,180 635,492 1,248,700 597,743 2,727,630 548,683 553,835 727,450 499,265 303,575 501,603 623,010 3,021,216 568,250 548,260 494,990 368,967 793,343 946,840 715,350 519,150 424,300 600,280 868,630 481,330 439,503 678,630 546,750 607,850 158,000 902,410 564,180 530,490 498,125 475,730 470,685 2,790,320 466,420 400,920 1,698,050 312,420 54,019,734

% of Total

Owners (£)

% of Total

27.3 313,030 11.1 28.5 854,348 15.2 27.2 1,871,643 19.9 27.2 797,631 26.4 25.5 1,240,253 28.9 44.6 478,024 13.9 48.2 393,566 10.9 36.0 1,850,428 23.8 53.6 75,071 5.5 38.6 900,586 22.7 51.3 404,899 14.0 54.5 458,737 12.9 61.9 118,634 8.0 68.4 0.0 0.0 65.2 26,386 3.6 65.6 68,545 6.8 64.0 98,274 9.1 60.8 72,140 8.8 68.6 84,748 7.2 68.3 67,528 7.3 63.8 263,646 13.5 68.4 71,877 8.2 67.2 294,503 7.3 72.3 46,305 6.1 69.4 64,381 8.1 71.0 81,426 7.9 70.3 55,710 7.8 80.3 0.0 0.0 74.8 47,581 7.1 70.6 71,070 8.1 73.5 275,641 6.7 78.9 34,410 4.8 77.0 42,566 6.0 76.7 40,730 6.3 76.2 33,505 6.9 72.9 110,330 10.2 74.0 107,217 8.4 76.2 88,299 9.4 79.7 36,199 5.6 77.2 36,498 6.6 81.3 48,515 6.6 79.1 89,582 8.2 72.7 72,223 10.9 66.5 73,312 11.1 79.3 53,579 6.3 79.5 50,742 7.4 75.0 80,903 10.0 79.2 15,487 7.8 83.0 92,548 8.5 62.2 273,462 30.2 89.3 5,776 1.0 87.3 32,855 5.8 90.6 31,909 6.1 86.1 51,695 9.5 88.8 204,294 6.5 88.0 35,968 6.8 88.3 41,972 9.2 92.9 108,314 5.9 91.3 34,388 10.1 54.4 13,373,889 13.5

Total 2007-8 (£)

Total 2006-7 (£)

2,815,616 2,703,911 5,634,382 5,158,988 9,399,769 9,330,379 3,026,583 3,212,471 4,290,913 4,375,650 3,452,474 3,530,787 3,597,366 3,612,618 7,785,901 7,310,460 1,366,447 1,370,620 3,971,933 2,903,652 2,884,175 3,532,385 3,543,886 3,973,844 1,490,591 1,455,494 720,250 721,500 736,371 843,785 1,007,359 1,074,096 1,083,000 1,269,388 824,813 933,803 1,180,272 1,248,189 929,879 981,789 1,957,562 2,060,966 874,243 830,000 4,060,489 3,963,786 758,597 675,220 797,561 843,279 1,025,112 1,061,877 710,500 1,030,500 378,000 394,490 670,323 789,875 882,792 852,726 4,109,322 3,922,607 720,529 641,149 711,650 556,121 645,705 807,900 484,300 492,000 1,087,526 1,104,651 1,279,895 1,457,274 938,214 997,000 651,500 689,700 549,877 664,363 738,535 904,756 1,098,810 1,260,369 661,935 717,660 660,985 949,866 855,580 1,075,283 687,378 876,010 810,946 1,026,117 199,550 206,700 1,087,350 1,117,050 906,350 1,012,500 594,165 706,617 570,384 575,649 524,932 678,462 546,836 645,322 3,140,770 3,357,088 530,150 661,030 454,200 734,550 1,827,001 2,027,550 342,289 752,500 99,273,821 102,664,368

% total Up/ 2006-7 down

59.0 51.3 52.0 40.7 43.0 41.5 35.2 38.1 35.1 31.7 34.7 29.7 27.1 28.6 22.9 17.4 14.7 21.1 16.5 17.6 24.3 7.3 23.9 -7.2 14.3 20.8 18.8 6.3 10.7 9.6 11.6 12.3 15.0 9.3 -0.7 7.0 11.6 16.3 12.1 12.3 8.9 8.0 11.3 7.5 7.7 5.9 13.6 15.0 1.3 8.9 9.2 2.9 0.0 2.1 4.6 10.1 3.0 2.2 -0.1 27.2

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Racecourse ownership

In order of racecourses’ percentage contributions to overall prize-money Figures relate to prize-money for the 12-month period March 1, 2007 to February 29, 2008

EXPLANATION OF TABLE This table sets out the three main contributors to prize-money with percentages of the total: 1 Racecourses’ executive and sponsorship; 2 Levy Board; 3 Owners. A small additional contribution is also made by the Divided Race Fund and the BHA Development Fund. The order is taken from the percentage in the second column of figures. This shows how much each racecourse has contributed to prize-money, expressed as a percentage of their overall prize-money. These figures relate to 2006. The arrows at the end of each line are based on a comparison between the percentages for the two rolling year periods. If a racecourse has improved its position by this criteria it receives a green ‘up’ arrow. If the year-on-year percentage has decreased it receives a red ‘down’ arrow.

Note: All of the figures are produced on an ‘as originally programmed’ basis, i.e. where any transferred fixtures were originally programmed rather than where the fixtures have actually taken place. However, any transferred BHA ‘National’ fixtures and ‘Regional’ fixtures are attributed to the courses where the fixtures have actually taken place.

RACECOURSE OWNERSHIP KEY JCR Jockey Club Racecourses

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NEWBURY Picture Parade February 9 1. Bumper winner Mad Max, owned by Carole Skipworth and Paul Murphy

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2. Jayne Moore with the Totesport Trophy won by Wingman 3. Paul Barber, Margaret Findlay and Jess Allen with Aon hero Denman

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4. Punchestowns scores well for owner Lynn Wilson

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5. Mike Shaw (left) collects the Royal Artillery Gold Cup, courtesy of Le Duc 6. Vee Shaw with her hunter chase winner Bolachoir

ASCOT Picture Parade February 16 7. Kauto Star provides Clive Smith with another Grade 1 success in the Commercial First Chase

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8. John Timmons (grey suit) et al enjoy Backbord’s valuable handicap hurdle success

DONCASTER Picture Parade March 1 9. In Accord breaks his duck over fences for owner Tim Nixon

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10. Trevor Hemmings accepts his prize following Cloudy Lane’s Coolfun Ltd Grimthorpe Chase triumph

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ROA forum KEMPTON PARK Picture Parade February 23 Raymond Mould and his Grade 2 Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle scorer Pigeon Island

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Niall Farrow collects his trophy after The Hairy Lemon’s handicap chase success

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OWNER OF THE MONTH WILLIAM FREWEN When it comes to birthday presents, William Frewen is not afraid to take a gamble.

For his mother Eileen’s 70th birthday, rather than play safe with a gift of chocolates or flowers, he plumped instead for a racehorse.

Lough Derg, a son of classy French performer Apple Tree, was bought as an unraced three-year-old out of Martin Pipe’s stable.

Frewen said: “Martin Pipe trained Chippewa, whom I owned in partnership with some friends, and one day I went to see him at his yard.

Martin must have spent about four hours taking me round all his horses!

“Having cracked open a bottle of champagne, he produced a list of horses available to buy. He showed me a grey for sale, but I didn’t like the look of it.

However, there was a horse in the box next door that appealed to me.

“Martin said he didn’t know if the horse was any good, but that it would be ready to race soon enough.

So I decided to buy the horse as a birthday present for my mother. Lough Derg cost me £15,000.”

Named by Frewen after the lake on the River Shannon in Ireland, where his mother hails from, Lough Derg made an immediate return on his investment with a stylish debut win at Newbury in November, 2003.

The gutsy front-runner has progressed into a top hurdler and this season has scaled new heights, with three wins including a first Grade 1 in Ascot’s Long Walk Hurdle in December, beating dual Champion Hurdle hero Hardy Eustace by nine lengths.

“Winning the Long Walk at Ascot was something

“I was in shock after his Long Walk win” Lough Derg and Tom Scudamore en route to Long Walk Hurdle glory

else,” said Frewen. “As I was watching the race, I was sure that he would come back to the field, but he never did!

“I think I was shocked more than anything, in a state of utter disbelief that

he had managed to beat all those top horses.

“Lough Derg looks really fit and happy this year, and may just have needed more time to mature and fulfil his potential. Tom [Scudamore] also says that he is riding

him better this season.”

Twice this term, Lough Derg has fought back from impossible-looking positions to land the spoils.

He saw off Warne’s Way in an Ascot handicap, despite conceding 23lb, and

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ROA forum OWNERS IN THE NEWS

PHOTOS: GEORGE SELWYN/STEVEN CARGILL

Webb hoping to fulfil racing ambitions

William Frewen greets his Grade 1 hero in Ascot’s winners’ enclosure

“Lough Derg is incredibly determined, with a real will to win, and I’m just a very lucky man to own him” also gave 8lb and a twolength beating to My Way De Solzen in Fontwell’s National Spirit Hurdle.

The latter result saw Scudamore reduced to tears.

“He must have taken a lot of crap from the other jockeys after that!” was Frewen’s reaction.

Frewen, 48, is a fund manager for Threadneedle UK, an asset management company. He graduated from Oxford with a history degree and plunged straight into a hectic career in the City of London.

“You could almost say I was one of those classic 1980s trader types, although hopefully more civilised than most!” he said.

Frewen’s love for racing developed as a youngster, watching the big races on

television. Other interets include cricket, rugby, golf and sailing – Frewen has competed in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

He got off to a flying start as an owner when Sir Lunchalot scored first time out for Paul Webber at Towcester in March, 1997.

Idaho D’Ox, who ran for the Dionysius Partnership, managed to win eight times, while useful chaser Figaro Du Rocher represents the Pipe Monkees.

Frewen added: “We had the idea of trying to land this year’s Order of Merit and we’re in with a chance.

“Lough Derg is such a fantastic horse to own. He has a real will to win and is incredibly determined. At the end of the day, I’m just a very lucky owner.”

Striking Ambition may be the name of Peter Webb’s best racehorse to date, but it could also describe his attitude to life in general.

Originally from Brighton, Webb has worked his way up from a clerk with Lloyds Bank to founder and chief executive of Unicorn Asset Management, established in 2000.

The 47-year-old, who lives in Chelmsford, Essex, with his wife Kathryn and children Johnny, Mike and Rebecca, started owning horses in the late 1990s.

His first winner was the Giles Bravery-trained Quest For Glory at Brighton in May, 2001. Since then, his passion for racing has increased.

The current star of Webb’s string is Group Captain.

Formerly a classy sort on the Flat with Roger Charlton, the six-year-old gelding is now showing his ability over hurdles with Alan King, winning his first three starts in style.

“It was my idea to send Group Captain hurdling, as I thought he might enjoy it,” said Webb. “He relishes the hustle and bustle of big fields, jumps well and has speed allied to stamina.

“He is also genuine and I think he

is a really exciting prospect.”

Top-class sprinter Striking Ambition, whom Webb picked out himself at the Doncaster Sales, scored nine times in all, tasting Group 2 glory in Germany and finishing an agonising second in the 2005 Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp.

The son of Makbul now stands at Longdon Stud in Staffordshire and his owner is keen to support his young sire, having switched his focus from buying to breeding racehorses.

Webb said: “I have 17 broodmares who have produced 14 foals this year, mostly by Striking Ambition and also by Pastoral Pursuits, in whom I own a share.

“My breeding operation is basically self-financing, whereas having horses in training is very expensive. I have therefore changed my racing model to reflect that.”

Webb is very much looking forward to seeing Striking Ambition’s progeny hit the racecourse and plans to retain and race the majority of horses he breeds.

He added: “It will be fascinating to see how the breeding side develops.

“Striking Ambition is very special to me and with a bit of luck he will produce something a bit special too.”

Group Captain in action on the Flat at Ascot

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Health and safety in the workplace: new law makes organisations accountable for deaths In the latest of our employment law series, Edward Perrott of TBA lawyers Taylor Vinters looks at the effect of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

if a group of senior management – for example ‘the board’ – can be identified, liability will attach to the company.

Whether the organisation is large and an entire layer of management is involved, or small and it is just the owner defined as the ‘relevant senior management’, the message is clear: the buck stops with the organisation.

If a failing occurs which is a gross breach in the duty of care owed to the This Act, which comes into effect on deceased, then the company will be April 6, creates a new offence of prosecuted for manslaughter under the corporate manslaughter, which will Act, in addition to any other liabilities make corporate entities and partnerships that may arise under relevant health equally as accountable as individual and safety legislation. employers for health and safety lapses So what level of care is owed? When which result in the death of an determining whether a breach that has employee or member of the public. occurred is ‘gross’, the jury will All organisations are expected to take consider whether the conduct fell reasonable steps to protect the health below a reasonable standard. and safety of staff, contractors and Factors taken into account will visitors. This duty takes in all aspects of depend on the nature of the breach the operating a business. prosecution is attempting to prove.

Previously, to show corporate guilt, it Past practices or incidents may be taken has been necessary to prove the into account and any failure to comply negligence of an individual considered to be the ‘directing mind’ responsible for the actions and decisions of a company. While this is generally not a difficult task with small organisations, it has historically caused problems when prosecuting larger organisations.

Under the new law, it is not necessary to identify a single directing mind, but

“The Act means that the buck stops with the organisation”

Changes to property Stud Staff Award: values imminent March 2008 Changes to the rateable value of empty or part-empty properties come into effect on April 1, meaning they will receive only three months exemption from rates.

If members have any queries about this change, they can contact Bill Simpson, the TBA’s consultant on rating and property matters. He can be contacted free of charge on 01488 685111 or email tyto@btconnect.com.

From April 2010, there will be a revaluation of all rateable values by the Valuation Office. Stud Farm operators may expect a form requesting information on rents paid for premises.

This information will be used by the Valuation Office to calculate the new rateable values.

Nicola Jones – Glebe Stud

Nicola Jones receives her award from TBA executive director Gavin Pritchard-Gordon

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with any relevant health and safety legislation will definitely be considered.

Great emphasis will now be placed on the ‘culture’ of an organisation.

Juries will be directed to any evidence of attitudes that may have tolerated poor practices or contributed to the failing.

Examples of this would be: the lack of an easily accessible health and safety policy; the failure of a stud manager to implement a policy in relation to regular inspection of safety equipment or machinery; or management making disparaging comments about health and safety obligations.

The penalties that may be imposed include an unlimited fine, an order to take action to rectify the failure that led to the fatality, and the publishing by the court of publicity orders.

Standard levels of business cover may well not account for the costs of a defence in any claim and so it is important to review your insurance to ensure that cover is extended to include corporate liability if appropriate.

If guidance is required on health and safety management issues, studs should contact Caroline Turnbull at the TBA, who has been involved in updating the industry’s health and safety ‘bible’, the BHA Guide to Health & Safety in the British Racing and Breeding Industry.

The March 2008 Stud Staff Award winner is Nicola Jones from Glebe Stud.

Jones has worked at the stud for three years, having previously spent time in a hunting yard and Redwings Horse Sanctuary in Norfolk.

Described by stud owner Julia Scott as very keen and willing to learn, Jones has made excellent progress under the guidance of stud groom Graham Nicklin, and acts as able second-incommand to him.

In addition to demonstrating high standards and great dedication, in her spare time Jones takes a keen interest in pedigrees and in following horses sold from Glebe Stud. A cheerful personality and the ability to get on well with stud clients make her a great asset to her employer, and a deserving winner of this month’s award.

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Horse transporting certificates are now required

Charlie Wood of Side Hill Stud, a winner at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards 2008

Groom lauded at Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards The breeding industry was well represented at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards lunch held on February 19, with three strong contenders making it to the final in the stud awards section.

The stud section award went to Charlie Wood of Side Hill Stud, who triumphed over Ian Eames of Coln Valley Stud and Jody Elmes of Woodcote Stud.

Wood, who has been at Side Hill for 24 years, was nominated for his sharp NEW FOR 2008

observation, expertise and calmness – qualities so necessary in a stud groom.

His dedication to the job is such that, having spent all day in London being interviewed prior to the awards, he returned to Newmarket that night and foaled a mare at 2am before driving back to London.

Dorothy Kmon, a native of Poland but working for Pam Cockerill at Providence Stud in Yorkshire, received £2,000 for finishing runner-up in the newcomer section.

TBA members are reminded that the requirement for relevant people to hold Certificates of Competence for transporting horses came into effect on January 5 this year.

Awarded by the British Horseracing Education and Standards Trust, the qualifications can be achieved through a number of training providers located around the UK. Defra has extended the deadline for achievement of the qualification until the end of April (for domestic journeys only), however members are advised to press on with making arrangements to achieve the qualification as soon as possible. Those transporting horses outside the UK must have competence certificates in place now.

There are some exemptions for certain types of journey and circumstances. Further information on these and how to gain the certificates can be found on the TBA website, or obtained from Caroline Turnbull at Stanstead House.

Transporting horses: certificates now needed

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Scotland: TBA region profile and representative listings

Dorothy Thomson

The start of a new series outlining the role of each TBA region, and people behind it

Chairman

Tim Finch, who has lived in the Borders for 20 years, has been a TBA member since 1996 and runs the Scottish Bloodstock Agency.

Previously, Finch rode and trained, both on the Flat and over jumps. He owned Winter Paddocks Stud in Norfolk, standing Flat and National Hunt stallions, including Colonist II, the champion National Hunt sire owned by the Queen Mother.

Alan McTaggart

William Hodge

Representatives

Alan McTaggart is a former top-class amateur rider who now trains and breeds in the Borders. He has bred numerous winners, including Docklands Express, and was the winner of the Queen Mother’s Silver Salver TBA Award in 1991.

Dorothy Thomson lives in Fife and is in charge of members north of the Firth of Forth. She owns Tillyrie Stud and formally trained for many years before handing over to her daughter, Jean McGregor.

William Hodge and his wife Penny own Albie Stud Farm, where Supreme Sound stands. They are well known breeders in Dumfriesshire and have bred many winners under Rules.

William Hodge is the latest addition to the team of representatives and will be covering the west side of Scotland.

Future events

The new Scottish region can now concentrate on its own regional visits and, as well as revisiting the old sites, can move further north, visiting trainers and studs who in the past have proved difficult to reach.

On May 20, the TBA are sponsoring a race at Musselburgh and the racecourse is very kindly providing a box and free entry to any Scottish member of the TBA on production of proof of membership. Tim Finch and the regional representatives will be there and look forward to meeting as many members as possible.

Past regional events

The regional chairman’s priorities for the TBA

There have been many regional events held in the area, which was formerly known as Region 1 (encompassing Scotland, plus Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and Lancashire), including trips to Floors Castle Stud and Edinburgh Vet College, visits to trainers such as Len Lungo, Linda Perratt and Peter Monteith, as well as racecourses such as Kelso for seminars.

To provide a top-class service for advice, information and problem-solving for the members; to have a closer link with members and to get more members in Scotland; to promote the advantages of being a TBA member; to keep members informed of any changes in law or politics which may occur at any time, bearing in mind that English and Scottish laws sometimes differ.

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How to get in touch The regional reps are available to help, assist and advise members on any subject covered by the TBA. Members are encouraged to contact the chairman or representatives if they have any ideas, problems or complaints.

CONTACTS Tim Finch, Rue Castle, Jedburgh, TD8 6ST Tel/fax 01835 862293 Mobile 07774 286786 Dorothy Thomson, Tillyrie Stud, Milnathort, KY13 0RW Tel 01577 863418 Alan Mactaggart, Wells, Denholm, Hawick, TD9 8TD Tel 01450 870060 William Hodge, Albie Stud Farm, Waterbeck, Lockerbie, DG11 3JR Tel 01461 600663

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TBA forum RCA/TBA Breeders Badge Scheme renewals due Members who do not update the breeding details held on their TBA/RCA Horseracing Privilege PassCard will be automatically de-activated on April 30 this year.

Membership to the Breeders Badge Scheme (BBS) entitles free racecourse admission for one TBA member and a guest at over 1,000 fixtures.

All individual members of the BBS now need to have a photocard. For cards registered under joint or stud/business names, the card is valid on racecourses when accompanied by additonal identification.

A form was sent to members at the end of February by the TBA. This needs to be completed and returned to Weatherbys.

If you do not have a passcard, please send a passport sized photo with your renewal application. If you have misplaced the form or have any questions, please contact Samantha Knight at Stanstead House.

Stars on parade at the Doncaster Foal Show

A daughter of Definite Article, ex Gladys May, lands the Champion Filly award, presented by Rhona Oliver (right)

Mr P Brewer’s fine-looking son of Kayf Tara, ex Cool Spice, was the Colt Foal Champion

Royal victory in Barbury mares’ series qualifier British-bred Royal Niece wins the TBA/MFHA Maiden for Mares Point-to-Point Series qualifier (division two) at Barbury on January 13. Four races in the series took place in January and February, the others being at Brocklesby, Vale of Clettr and South Pool Harriers at Buckfastleigh. Unfortunately, the West Percy at Alnwick was abandoned due to flooding. The encouraging news is that over 60% of runners were British-bred and, of the 12 horses qualifying for the final at Southdown and Eridge in April from these four races, nine are British-bred

Dates, reminders and new members April 1 East Anglia Regional Day – a morning at Henry Cecil’s Warren Place and an afternoon tour of Plantation Stud.

April 17 Cheltenham Breeders’ Club Day. April 20 TBA/MFHA Maiden for Mares Point-toPoint Series Final, the Atherstone at Clifton-on-Dunsmore.

April 30 Central Regional Day – a morning at Juddmonte Farms, Berkshire, followed by an afternoon at Windsor Castle and St George’s Chapel.

May 1 The South West Regional Day – a morning visit to trainer Rod Millman’s yard and an afternoon tour of Western Counties Equine Veterinary Clinic.

May 20 Scotland Regional Day – an afternoon’s racing at Musselburgh. Free entry to TBA members (proof must be shown at entrance). Telephone Tim Finch (07774 286786) if you would like to attend.

June 10 West Midlands Regional Day – a visit to David Redvers’s Tweenhills Stud, followed by a Dodson & Horrell Nutrition Presentation.

June 12-15 Cologne, Germany – TBA members’ overseas trip.

June 25 Yorkshire Regional Day – a morning at Kevin Ryan’s Hambleton Stables and a tour of “James Herriot’s house and surgery”.

July 3 The South East Regional Day – a morning at William Knight’s Lower Coombe Stables at Angmering Park, plus a visit to Lavington Stud and an afternoon talk at the Arundel Veterinary Hospital.

TBA New Members Please contact Stanstead House on 01638 661321 if you have any queries.

Home: Mr C Wyatt, Suffolk. Mr R J Clarke, Worcestershire. Mr S Manning, Cumbria. Mrs N Moores, Somerset. Mr P Brown, Surrey. Mr G Baker, Herefordshire. Mrs C Whiteway, Shropshire. Mr M Fleming, Stirling. Mr P Araci, Berkshire. Mr P Metcalfe, Lancashire. Mr P A Sakal, Essex.

Advantage Chemicals Holdings Ltd, Worcestershire. Mrs D M Blunt, Herefordshire. Ladyswood Stud, Wiltshire. The Castlebridge Consignment, Suffolk. Mr T J Ellis, Leicestershire. Miss K Brewer, Surrey.

Mrs E Locas, Yorkshire. Mrs J Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent. Mr S Sun, London. Mr P Cunningham, Essex.

Abroad: Mr C Stedman, Italy. Mrs E Mulhern, County Kildare. Mr S Uppstrom, Sweden.

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TBA Forum Breeders’ Prizes NH HBLB Breeders’ Prizes worth £1,000 or more

Based on dates money was paid

Breeder

Prize (£)

Horse

Sire

Dam

Date

Course

C J and Mrs Wilson, Mrs D Du Feu and Mrs O J Leve

10,000

Lothian Falcon

Relief Pitcher

Lothian Rose

26/12/07

Wetherby

Lord Oaksey

9,600

Carruthers

Kayf Tara

Plaid Maid

12/01/08

Warwick

Shade Oak Stud & D & Mrs Jenks

7,700

Hobbs Hill

Alflora

Rim Of Pearl

21/12/07

Ascot

A G Knowles

4,800

Brave Rebellion

Primative Rising

Grand Queen

27/01/08

Kelso

S I Pittendrigh

4,800

Cryptic

Kayf Tara

Persian Symphony

31/01/08

Wincanton

The Gleaner

Kayf Tara

Handmaiden

26/12/07

Sedgefield

R J McAlpine & D O Pickering

4,000

Inglis Drever*

In The Wings

Cormorant Creek

26/01/08

Cheltenham

Kinnersley Optimists

3,600

Lord Generous

Generous

Lady Rebecca

01/01/08

Cheltenham

R Aston

3,080

Wee Robbie

Bob Back

Blast Freeze

19/01/08

Ascot

J E Potter

2,600

Missis Potts

Overbury

Potter’s Gale

10/01/08

Hereford

Darley

2,600

Categorical

Diktat

Zibet

03/02/08

Musselburgh

Mrs N L M Moores

2,600

Hinton Thunderbolt Primative Rising

Hinton Grace

26/12/07

Towcester

Miss J Webb & M Rowe

2,600

Overclear

Overbury

Callope

30/12/07

Taunton

Mrs J Key

2,600

Master Sebastian

Kasakov

Anchor Inn

02/01/08

Ayr

W H F Carson

2,600

Bonchester Bridge Shambo

Cabriole Legs

07/01/08

Ludlow

C I Ratcliffe

2,600

Gods Token

Gods Solution

Pro-Token

14/01/08

Fakenham

A Jenkins

2,600

Cousin Nicky

Bob Back

Little Red Spiker

07/01/08

Taunton

N B Mason

2,600

Jack The Blaster

Alflora

Marsden Rock

03/02/08

Musselburgh

A W J Perry

2,600

Miss Pross

Bob’s Return

Lucy Manette

25/01/08

Doncaster

The Earl of Halifax

2,600

Lease Lend

Zilzal

Moogie

25/01/08

Doncaster

N E & Mrs Poole

2,600

Jonny’s Kick

Revoque

Prudence

23/01/08

Huntingdon

E R Hanbury

2,600

Sherwoods Folly

Classic Cliché

Action de Balle

23/01/08

Huntingdon

Mrs Hugh Maitland-Jones

2,200

Gungadu*

Beneficial

Tsarella

02/02/08

Sandown

D J and Mrs Deer

1,920

Verasi*

Kahyasi

Fair Verona

12/01/08

Warwick

R F Broad

1,500

Sheriff Roscoe

Roscoe Blake

Silva Linda

12/12/07

Leicester

Mrs J K M Oliver

1,500

Edgeover

Overbury

Dusky Dante

07/01/08

Ludlow

A G and S M Carter Bloodstock

1,500

Rosie All Over

Overbury

Hallo Rosie

27/01/08

Kelso

A Slack

1,300

King Daniel

Prince Daniel

Panic Button

01/02/08 Catterick Bridge

Mrs E C Roberts

1,300

Classic Fiddle

Classic Cliché

Fiddling The Facts

24/01/08

Fontwell

Houston Mill Stud

1,040

The Hairy Lemon*

Eagle Eyed

Angie’s Darling

29/01/08

Taunton

Mrs L M Northover

1,000

Award Winner

Alflora

Blackwater Bay

20/12/07

Ludlow

D R Tucker

1,000

Shalone

Tobougg

Let Alone

31/01/08

Wincanton

Mrs S C Welch

1,000

Gold Reef

Double Trigger

Realms Of Gold

26/12/07

Huntingdon

East Burrow Farm

1,000

Charmaine Wood

Double Trigger

Forest Pride

26/12/07

Huntingdon

R D and Mrs J S Chugg

1,000

Fassaroe

Kayf Tara

Kosheen

01/01/08

Exeter

Mr J W Ford

1,000

The Big Orse

Benny The Dip

Polar Queen

29/12/07

Newbury

J Fenton & Partners

1,000

Divali Princess

Muhtarram

Diva

29/01/08

Taunton

*NH Breeders’ Prizes second tier

Flat HBLB Breeders’ Prizes worth £1,200 or more

Based on dates money was paid

Red House Stud

2,700

Millville

Millkom

Miss Top Ville

05/01/08

Lingfield

Stratford Place Stud

1,800

Silver Pivotal

Pivotal

Silver Colours

26/01/08

Lingfield

M J Lewin

1,500

Pocket Too

Fleetwood

Pocket Venus

23/01/08

Kempton

W H F Carson

1,500

Jack Rolfe

Polish Precedent

Haboobti

02/02/08

Kempton

Darley

1,200

Outlandish

Dr Fong

Velvet Lady

26/01/08

Lingfield

Woodsway Stud & Chao Racing & Bloodstock Ltd

1,200

She’s The Lady

Unfuwain

City Of Angels

04/01/08

Southwell

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On Racing Post Chase day at Kempton, the sponsor’s front-page headline read ‘GUNGNO!’ By the following day’s edition it had metamorphosed, rather cleverly, into ‘GUNGHO!’ Gungadu, a son of Beneficial, may have had luck in running at Kempton, but he won, despite trainer Paul Nicholls’s pre-race misgivings, to record his second victory of the month in major chases, having also captured the Totesport Masters Handicap Chase at Sandown on February 2.

Favourite on both occasions, he earned Judy Maitland-Jones the same Breeder of the Month award that Gungadu won for her after landing the 2007 Reynoldstown Chase at Ascot.

Last season Gungadu fell in the National Hunt Chase, but connections now realise that he does not stay extreme distances, and this time the plan was to miss Cheltenham and go straight for the Totesport Bowl at Aintree.

His dam Tsarella is a sister to The Tsarevich (by the sprinter Mummy’s Pet), who finished runner-up in the 1987 Grand National.

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Gungadu and Ruby Walsh (nearside) clear the final fence to defeat Kelami in the Racing Post Chase

“They often say you need a two-and-a-half mile horse for the National,” said their breeder, “and The Tsarevich won the Mildmay of Flete at Cheltenham twice.”

The Tsarevich and Tsarella are out of Judy MaitlandJones’s foundation mare, Madame Russe, who was unraced. They all belong to the same family as the late Roscoe Harvey’s popular but unsound hurdler Relkeel, three times winner of the Bula Hurdle.

An orphan foal, Gungadu was sold privately as a store to Ireland, just before his breeder moved from her Berkshire home to her present base in Dorset, at Charlton Horethorne, near Sherborne. “I sold him for very little money,” recalled Maitland-Jones, “as he was turned down for the Doncaster May Sales.

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Laundry Cottage on the up production. There is no middle market to speak of and the costs keep going up.

“I only ever used to have the one mare, Madame Russe, and I am now going back to my old ways, so I’ve sold Dawn Spinner privately to a neighbour.”

However, Dawn Spinner, the last of Madame Russe’s offspring, who won her first race, a bumper at Hereford for The Tsarevich’s trainer Nicky Henderson, has three youngsters who will be running round at home this summer.

Maitland-Jones explained: “She has a four-year-old gelding by Presenting and two fillies by Alflora, a threeyear-old and a yearling. The three-year-old has just been broken by Caroline Gordon in Oxfordshire. She is the nicest-looking offspring Dawn Spinner has had and I’m thinking of keeping her.

She’s a really lovely mover.”

Gungadu was only three weeks old when his mother, who never produced a filly, died. In truth, he was a bit of a surprise package.

“It was strange to get a chestnut as both his parents were bay,” said MaitlandJones.

“The only reason that Tsarella went to Beneficial was because she had slipped her previous year’s covering

by Roselier, so Sean Kinsella, who managed the stud where both stallions stood, offered me a free nomination to Beneficial.”

Long term, it wouldn’t be surprising to see MaitlandJones becoming increasingly involved with breeding for the Flat. At the last Newmarket December Sale she sold a Medicean colt, a grandson of her uncle’s Oaks winner, Bireme, for a tidy sum.

Melba Bryce with Queen G (left) and Logjam

Colin and Melba Bryce have rapidly made the transition from racehorse owners to successful breeders at their Laundry Cottage Stud in Codicote, Hertfordshire.

The Bryces may have only bred for the last five years, yet they have already managed to produce a Brocklesby winner in Mister Hardy, as well as useful Irish performer Fly Free.

Melba Bryce said: “We have owned horses for about eight years. Soller Bay landed six races for us and Ashes won seven.

“At first, we just bred from our ex-racehorses, but the whole operation has really escalated. Now we have 11 mares at Laundry Cottage, plus another six at Fox Tale Stud in the US. “We had the opportunity to expand and bought some surrounding land to accommodate all our mares.”

Colin Bryce, a director with investment bank Morgan Stanley, helps to select the stallions for the Laundry Cottage mares, while his wife

manages the stud with the help of four full-time employees. Children Gina, Calum and Ailsa also lend a hand whenever they can.

“My great-grandfather was a saddler and I always rode horses as a child, but Colin was never really interested in horses at all,” said Melba Bryce. “However, he is now fascinated with thoroughbreds, especially the breeding side.”

Glance at the recent sales reports and it is quickly apparent that the Bryces mean business.

Their acquisitions include Water Feature, a half-sister to Tenby, who was purchased for 170,000gns at Tattersalls last year and is in foal to Hurricane Run.

“We are always looking to buy quality” – Melba Bryce

Logjam, by Royal Academy out of a Groom Dancer mare, cost 200,000gns at Tattersalls in December, while Flying Millie was picked up for €115,000 at Goffs’ February Sale.

Mrs Bryce said: “We are hand-picking our broodmares and are always looking for quality individuals.

“It is important to look at what the market wants and then try to deliver.

“We have yearling colts by Footstepsinthesand and Dubawi, who we will send to the sales this year, and a lovely-looking son of Exceed And Excel, who we may put into training.”

The Bryces are keen to publicise their Laundry Cottage Stud – last year they started sponsoring the Firth of Clyde Stakes at Ayr – and are determined to make their mark in the bloodstock world.

Mrs Bryce added: “We want the stud to be successful and feel we are now getting to where we want to be in terms of the quality of mares.”

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How to diagnose a case of sarcoids in the thoroughbred Younger horses aged two to ten years are particularly vulnerable to a disease which strikes where the skin is thin Article based on information supplied by Professor Derek Knottenbelt of Liverpool University Veterinary School Sarcoids, a type of skin cancer, can appear in horses of every breed, colour and gender. They can develop at any age, although they are usually first noticed in horses aged two to ten years.

Although some forms are very aggressive locally, the condition is strictly limited to the skin and the tissue directly under it; it does not spread to internal organs.

The term â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; should not be applied to sarcoids.

This gives the wrong impression about the severity, treatment and possible outcome of the disorder, and the pathological appearance of the two conditions is different. It can, however, be difficult to differentiate them from true viral papillomas (warts). Most, but not all, warts will resolve spontaneously in months.

The commonest sites for sarcoid are those areas with thin skin, limited or no hair cover, and a tendency to sweat. These are also where flies prefer to feed.

Sarcoids are rare on the upper trunk, back and neck.

At these sites they can be taken as having developed at sites of skin damage. The extent of damage to the skin can be slight. Even injection sites on the buttock and the neck, or tack rub marks on

common on the face, armpit, inside thigh and groin areas.

Verrucose sarcoid

Malignant sarcoid: the tumours are interlinked by cords through the skin

These are grey, scabby or warty in appearance and sometimes have small shot-like, solid nodules within them. There may be some ulceration of the surface, exposing red, fleshy tissue underneath. They can be well defined or cover large, ill-defined areas. They are commonest on the face, groin, sheath and armpit.

Nodular sarcoid

the face and girth, can develop a sarcoid.

There are six different types of sarcoid. Not all are easily recognised. Every type may appear at any site on the body, but there are certain predilection sites for each type. If a horse has lesions which resemble more than one recognised type of sarcoid, the diagnosis is simple.

Discreet solid nodules of variable size are common under the skin in the eyelid, armpit, inside thigh and groin regions. They can be single or multiple (often present in hundreds). Many have no skin involvement (the skin can be moved freely over the surface) but some are firmly attached to the overlying skin. Some ulcerate and form bleeding exudative masses.

Occult sarcoid

Fibroblastic sarcoid

These usually appear as grey, hairless, often circular or roughly circular areas.

Occasionally, the only change may be a subtle difference in the hair coat colour, thickness and density. They are most

Fleshy masses, sometimes with a thin pedicle or with a wide flat base that commonly bleed easily.

They may have a wet, haemorrhagic surface. They are common at almost every site and may develop quickly

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from a milder form following damage (however slight). They also commonly develop at the site of skin injuries on the limbs.

Mixed sarcoid

Mixtures of two or more of the other types. They can develop at any site but are most common on the head, armpit and groin.

Malevolent sarcoid

This is the most aggressive type, in which the tumours spread extensively through the skin, with cords of tumour tissue interspersed with nodules and ulcerating fibroblastic lesions. There are often some overlying verrucose and occult lesions.

It is a rare form but is most commonly encountered in the elbow and face areas. An individual horse may have one lesion or up to several thousand sarcoids.

In the UK the average number is around 20 to 30 lesions per horse.

Horses with a single lesion are rare in the UK but common in many other countries. Horses with several hundred lesions are common in the UK but rare in most other countries.

Horses with few lesions tend to be less susceptible to further developments.

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“Although aggressive, the condition is strictly limited to the skin and the tissue directly under it; it does not spread to internal organs” around the eye should not be treated surgically without careful consideration. Laser surgery may be effective in some cases but it is not simple to perform and is not widely available.

Sarcoids in a 12-year-old gelding: the hairless areas are occult and verrucose types; the nodules are very obvious

Sarcoid lesions on horses with only one or two may be very static and remain the same for many years.

It is not known whether sarcoid tumours are transmissible between horses. Virus-like genetic material has been found in a high proportion of sarcoids, but no virus particle has yet been found. The epidemiology of sarcoid is not completely supportive of a simple virus cause.

There is no justification at present to worry about horses with sarcoids in contact with those without.

Nevertheless, sensible fly control measures and hygienic wound management are always advisable for affected and unaffected horses.

In particular, horses with sarcoids that injure themselves (particularly on the limbs) should have extra attention to the wounds as soon as possible.

Sarcoids are difficult to treat and failure of any treatment method is usually accompanied by the reappearance of a more aggressive tumour – often in increased numbers. The rate of recurrence following surgical removal is particularly high.

It is therefore important to select the best possible alternative as the first treatment method.

The most common treatments are:

Surgical removal: Can be effective for very small lesions in safe areas but carries a relatively high failure rate. Special surgical precautions can be taken to reduce (but not eliminate) the risk of recurrence.

Nodular lesions in the groin and thigh area are sometimes amenable to this method, provided that the lesions have no skin involvement. Nodules

Cryosurgery (freezing): This is effective only for lesions with limited size and depth. It is very time consuming and tedious if many lesions are to be treated, and there is a high rate of recurrence. One report noted that other lesions improved or resolved if this method was used to treat a limited number, but it has not been proven. To be effective, freezing needs to be aggressive and it may cause extensive damage to surrounding structures and extensive scarring.

BCG injection: This works reasonably well for nodular and fibroblastic lesions around the eyes but is much less effective elsewhere.

It should not be used on sarcoids on the limbs – they will often become much worse. The method has significant risks and so careful, supportive medication is required.

Chemotherapy: Injection of cytotoxic drugs, such as cisplatin, into the centre of lesions, is a useful method of

treatment for some types but is restricted to certain types of sarcoid. The material is also very dangerous to the surgeon; special precautions must be taken and it is difficult to obtain in the UK. Other forms of chemotherapy by injection or by tablet are probably impractical and unlikely to be effective.

Topical cytotoxic therapy: AW4-LUDES probably carries the best results of the available materials; 5-fluoro-uracil cream can be effective for the milder forms of occult or verrucose sarcoid. Arsenic powder or paste is very corrosive and potentially very dangerous.

All these substances are aggressive and may damage skin. They are limited to areas that tolerate skin necrosis and scarring.

Radiation: Although this is expensive and limited in availability, it is close to 100% effective. Usually it is preserved for small lesions at difficult sites, such as around the eyes and over joints.

Treatment is more likely to be effective if lesions are treated early when they are small, and if the horse is under six years of age.

Treatment also serves to control the spread of the disease.

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Geared up to make an impact Exceed And Excel is favourite to top the table among first-crop sires, in which speed is key Now is the time to start speculating about who might be the leading first-season sire of 2008, especially now that Irish bookmakers Cashmans have opened a book on who will produce the most individual winners in Britain and Ireland.

Favourite at the time of writing, having been cut to 9-4 from 7-2, is Exceed And Excel, who, unusually, offers us a bit of form to go on.

Exceed And Excel made his debut at Darley Australia in 2004, before shuttling back to stand the 2005 season at Kildangan. He had 19 runners in Australia up to February 23, of which seven had won.

More to the point, four of the 19 had scored at stakes level, with three of them becoming Group winners.

Exceed And Excel enjoyed a much higher profile in his native Australia than in Europe at the time of his retirement, his initial fee in Australia being roughly three times that charged in Ireland.

This was understandable, as he faded to second last after setting out to make the running in the July Cup on his only appearance in Britain, whereas his Australian record stood at seven wins from 11 starts.

With Danehill as his sire and the smart American sprinter Gladiolus as his second dam, Exceed And Excel was bred for speed and he was a Group

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Exceed And Excel, with five winners, has more form than Australian rivals

1 winner over six and seven furlongs (having been a Group 2 winner at two).

Danehill has built a splendid record as a sire of sires, which bodes well for Exceed And Excel, who starts his northern hemisphere campaign with a crop of 93.

Another factor in his favour was the popularity of his progeny in the sales ring last autumn, when a top price of 210,000gns was reached.

A median price of over 38,000gns represented a very healthy profit on his initial fee of â&#x201A;Ź10,000.

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One Cool Cat, with a crop of 122, has numbers on his side

Two other Darley stallions, Refuse To Bend and Kheleyf, are among the well-backed contenders.

There was a time when breeders theorised that Sadler’s Wells – a strong source of stamina – would extend his influence chiefly through his faster Classicwinning sons, rather than those who shone over a mile and a half. However, this theory has taken a thorough trashing in recent years.

Entrepreneur and King Of Kings, the first two of his three winners of the 2,000 Guineas, proved hugely disappointing, whereas the stamina-packed Galileo and Montjeu have carried all before them, with In The Wings also proving a fine advertisement for the staying sons.

So what does the future hold for Refuse To Bend, the third of Sadler’s Wells’s 2,000 Guineas winners?

Refuse To Bend was

much sounder than either Entrepreneur or King Of Kings, and he was also more versatile. Not many horses succeed in winning at Group 1 level at two, three and four, from seven furlongs to a mile and a quarter, as Refuse To Bend

“Kheleyf has plenty of ammunition, with a first crop of 98” did. Rather than liken him to either of his Guineaswinning predecessors, he is perhaps more similar to Barathea, an Irish 2,000 Guineas winner who combined speed with a measure of stamina.

Refuse To Bend achieved

an average of over 70,000gns and a median of 50,000gns, off a fee of €20,000, with four selling for sums ranging from 200,000gns to 250,000gns.

Several of his higherpriced progeny were out of daughters of Darshaan or Shirley Heights, which suggests they might need a bit of time, and this is reflected in his odds of 5-1.

Kheleyf is priced at 6-1, perhaps a fraction short for a horse who won nothing more than a Group 3 and who started out at a fee of only €7,000. However, Kheleyf is a brother to Bint Allayl, a champion juvenile filly, and he comes from the same female line as such successful stallions as Night Shift, Flying Spur and Encosta de Lago.

Kheleyf also has plenty of ammunition, with a first crop of 98, and, as a son of Green Desert, he is also by a proven sire of sires. Green

Desert has been strongly represented in recent firstcrop sire competitions by Cape Cross, Invincible Spirit and Oasis Dream – even by the ultimately disappointing Desert Prince – so it is easy to see why buyers were prepared to pay substantial sums for the best yearlings.

That said, his median price was 11,000gns, so he might be expected to get some smart juveniles, but without the strength in depth of some of the higher-priced stallions.

One Cool Cat is also priced at 6-1, which might seem generous odds for a horse of his background.

With 122 foals, he has numbers on his side and he was precocious enough to gain four successes at two, including two Group 1s.

So why is this $3.1 million yearling available at 6-1? The answer has to be that his yearlings generally failed to achieve the type of price one might expect for a stallion who started out at €17,500.

Perhaps this was a backlash to all the hype that surrounded his racing career, or perhaps he suffered from the Maktoums’ Coolmore boycott. Whatever the reason, his median stood at less than 27,000gns and his average at little more than 36,000gns, with more than 20 failing to find buyers.

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Needwood Blade, a durable son of Pivotal, will be worth watching

Another possible explanation is that Europeans are more sceptical about the Storm Cat male line than their American counterparts.

However, no new stallion sired more Group/Graded winners in 2007 than Van Nistelrooy, and the unheralded son of Storm Cat had two Group winners in England. Statue Of Liberty, another son of Storm Cat, had plenty of individual winners in 2007, which suggests it would be unwise to rule out One Cool Cat. Lack of numbers explains why Haafhd is at 7-1. With 57 foals, he is going to be at a serious numerical disadvantage against all those at shorter odds, though it doesn’t rule him out as a contender for first-crop honours by earnings. The 2004 2,000 Guineas and Champion Stakes winner was a pretty good juvenile, and his parents Alhaarth and Al Bahathri also shone at that age. At an initial fee of £20,000, he will have covered some good mares.

Also at 7-1 is Elusive City, who started out at a fee of €8,000 at Huma Park Stud before transferring to the Irish National Stud. He is another who began his stallion career in the southern hemisphere, this time in New Zealand in 2004, but he hasn’t been as quickly away as Exceed And Excel and, at February 23,

he’d had just one winner from five runners from a crop of 58. His 92-strong Irish crop achieved a median of over 20,000gns, with a top price of €220,000, so this highly-strung horse, who was first past the post in the Richmond Stakes and Prix Morny, should waste little time in accumulating a healthy number of winners.

The same surely applies to 10-1 shot Monsieur Bond, although he too will have less ammunition, with a crop

of 67. Although he was available for £3,500, the fast son of Danehill Dancer attracted the attention of some shrewd trainers at the sales.

Two other horses on the list, Pyrus (14-1) and Falbrav (20-1), raise the question of what exactly constitutes a first-crop sire, as Pyrus covered his first mares in New Zealand in 2003 and Falbrav started out in 2004 in Japan, where he finished among the leading new sires of 2007.

Bachelor Duke’s total of 56 foals is reflected in his odds of 14-1. Although he won only once – when defeating Azamour and Grey Swallow in the Irish 2,000 Guineas – the fact that he comes from the illustrious Thong family ensured his popularity at the yearling sales. Dermot Weld and Jim Bolger were among the buyers, and five of his youngsters sold for the equivalent of 100,000gns or

more, which constitutes an auspicious start.

Numbers will also count against 25-1 shot Lucky Story, a dual Group 2 juvenile winner whose brother Dr Fong sired plenty of first-crop winners in 2003, and 33-1 Reset, the unbeaten Australian horse who proved much more popular in the second of the two seasons he spent at Dalham Hall.

The same applies to 28-1 Needwood Blade and 66-1 Indian Haven. However, Needwood Blade, a durable son of Pivotal, may well merit watching, as Shadwell bought his two highestpriced yearlings, for 55,000gns and 85,000gns, while 16 of his youngsters made 20,000gns or more, off a £3,000 fee.

And which horse would this column back? Exceed And Excel. Expect him to help raise the profile of Australian-bred horses even higher.

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NH Graded Races

148 JIM STRAND & SONS PEUGEOT NOVICE HURDLE LR

151 TOTESPORT STANDARD OPEN NHFR G2

154 SPRING JUVENILE HURDLE G2

CLONMEL. Feb 7. 22f. Heavy.

NEWBURY. Feb 9. 16f 110yds. Good to Soft.

LEOPARDSTOWN. Feb 10. 16f. Yielding.

1. COOLDINE (IRE) 6 b g Beneficial - Shean Alainn (Le Moss) O-Mrs V O’Leary B-Mrs Eleanor Hadden TR-WP Mullins 2. The Flying Dustman (IRE) 9 b g Supreme Leader - Ballyhouraprincess (Mulhollande) 3. Merchent Paddy (IRE) 7 b g Moscow Society - Firion’s Angel (Down The Hatch)

1. MAD MAX (IRE) 6 b g Kayf Tara - Carole’s Crusader (Faustus) O-Carole Skipworth, Paul Murphy B-Paul Murphy TR-NJ Henderson 2. The Nightingale (FR) 5 b/br g Cadoudal - Double Spring (Double Bed) 3. Midnight Sail (GB) 5 b g Midnight Legend - Mayina (Idiot’s Delight)

1. PERSONAL COLUMN (GB) 4 ch g Pursuit of Love - Tromond (Lomond) O-Mr Howard Spooner B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd TR-Mrs J Harrington 2. Won In The Dark (IRE) 4 b g Montjeu - Meseta (Lion Cavern) 3. Thousand Stars (FR) 4 gr g Grey Risk - Livaniana (Saint Estephe)

COOLDINE b g 2002

MAD MAX b g 2002

PERSONAL COLUMN ch g 2004

High Top Top Ville Sega Ville BENEFICIAL b 90 Green Dancer Youthful First Bloom Le Levanstell Le Moss Feemoss SHEAN ALAINN b 88 Golden Love Stable Lass Kilcoran Lass

Derring-Do Camenae Charlottesville La Sega Nijinsky Green Valley Primera Flower Dance Le Lavandou Stella’s Sister Ballymoss Feevagh Above Suspicion Syncopation Straight Lad Shean Lass

Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge KAYF TARA b 94 High Top Colorspin Reprocolor Robellino Faustus B F’s Sailingal CAROLE’S CRUSADER ch 91 Assert Loveville Quicksand

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Derring-Do Camenae Jimmy Reppin Blue Queen Roberto Isobelline Sail On-Sail On Towson Town Gal Be My Guest Irish Bird Mill Reef Quilloquick

Red God Runaway Bride Lyphard Featherhill Lady Berry PURSUIT OF LOVE b 89 Nijinsky Green Dancer Green Valley Dance Quest Barbizon Polyponder Second Thought Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Lomond Poker My Charmer Fair Charmer TROMOND b 91 Petingo Troy La Milo Troyes Homeric Grecian Sea Sea Venture Blushing Groom

Groom Dancer

J’y Vole had already won over hurdles at Auteuil by the time she appeared in the sales ring at Deauville in December 2006, when Highflyer Bloodstock paid €100,000 for her. She has more than justified her purchase and added the Dr PJ Moriarty Novice Chase to her laurels.

Mansonnien appears to have been retired, but we are likely to see plenty more from his 2004, 2005 and 2006 crops, following the successes of J’y Vole, Taranis, Mansony and Millenium Royal.

J’y Vole’s dam J’y Reste won over 11 and 14 furlongs in the French Provinces, and was later unbeaten in three hurdle races. J’y Vole’s second dam Fioca won five hurdle races and three chases in France, notably winning the Prix Wild Monarch. Fioca was one of four black-type winners over jumps for Full Of Pep, including Full Of Ambition, second in the French Champion Hurdle.

155 HENNESSY COGNAC GOLD CUP G1

149 KINGMAKER NOVICES’ CHASE G2

152 GAME SPIRIT CHASE G2

WINCANTON. Feb 9. 16f. Good to Soft.

NEWBURY. Feb 9. 17f. Good to Soft.

1. KRUGUYROVA (FR) 5 ch m Muhtathir - Kruguy (Try My Best) O-Mr Ronald Brimacombe B-Mr R Alfandari TR-CR Egerton 2. Ring The Boss (IRE) 7 b g Kahyasi - Fortune’s Girl (Ardross) 3. Big Buck’s (FR) 5 b/br g Cadoudal - Buck’s (Le Glorieux)

1. MASTER MINDED (FR) 5 b g Nikos - Haute Tension (Garde Royale) O-Mr Clive D Smith B-Mrs MC Gabeur TR-PF Nicholls 2. Voy Por Ustedes (FR) 7 b g Villez - Nuit D’ecajeul (Matahawk) 3. Mahogany Blaze (FR) 6 b g Kahyasi - Mahogany River (Irish River)

KRUGUYROVA ch m 2003

MASTER MINDED b g 2003

157 DELOITTE NOVICE HURDLE G1 LEOPARDSTOWN. Feb 10. 24f. Yielding.

Sharpen Up Doubly Sure Roberto Modena Mofida Lyphard Al Nasr Caretta Affirmed Affirmative Fable Fairway Fable Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Buckpasser Sex Appeal Best In Show Klairon Luthier Flute Enchantee Rheffic Acoma Almyre Diesis

Elmaamul MUHTATHIR ch 95 Majmu

Try My Best KRUGUY b 83 Acclaimed

Nearctic Nonoalco Seximee NIKOS b/br 81 Sovereign Path No No Nanette Nuclea Mill Reef Garde Royale Royal Way HAUTE TENSION b 94 The Scoundrel La Vedrelle La Vela II

Nearco Lady Angela Hasty Road Jambo Grey Sovereign Mountain Path Orsini Nixe Never Bend Milan Mill Sicambre Right Away Toulouse Lautrec Malekeh Vieux Manoir Passion

1. THE LISTENER (IRE) 9 gr g Roselier - Park Breeze (Strong Gale) O-Old Moss Farm B-D & P Keating TR-RH & Mrs S Alner 2. Turko (FR) 6 gr g Turgeon - Cambaria (Nice Havrais) 3. Snowy Morning (IRE) 8 b g Moscow Society - Miss Perky (Creative Plan) See race 60 in the February issue for analysis

1. FORPADYDEPLASTERER (IRE) 6 b g Moscow Society - Run Artiste (Deep Run) O-Goat Racing Syndicate B-John Broderick TR-Thomas Cooper 2. Cork All Star (IRE) 6 b g Fasliyev - Lucky State (State Dinner) 3. Tranquil Sea (IRE) 6 b g Sea Raven - Silver Valley (Henbit)

THE LISTENER gr g 99

FORPADYDEPLASTERER b g 2002

Medium Misti IV Mist ROSELIER gr 73 Fastnet Rock Peace Rose La Paix Lord Gayle Strong Gale Sterntau PARK BREEZE b/br 88 Saint Denys Park Delight Lover’s Delight

Meridien Melodie Tornado La Touche Ocean Swell Stone of Fortune Seven Seas Anne de Bretagne Sir Gaylord Sticky Case Tamerlane Sterna Dionisio Fand Sea Lover Lady Of The Wave

150 TOTESPORT TROPHY H HURDLE G3

153 AON CHASE G2

156 DR PJ MORIATY NOVICE CHASE G1

NEWBURY. Feb 9. 16f 110yds. Good to Soft.

NEWBURY. Feb 9. 24f. Good to Soft.

LEOPARDSTOWN. Feb 10. 21f. Yielding.

1. WINGMAN (IRE) 6 b g In The Wings - Precedence (Polish Precedent) O-Gillespie Brothers B-Newtown Stud & TJ Pabst TR-GL Moore 2. Punjabi (GB) 5 b g Komaite - Competa (Hernando) 3. County Zen (FR) 5 b/br g Lost World - Fair County (Armos)

1. DENMAN (IRE) 8 ch g Presenting - Polly Puttens (Pollerton) O-Mr Paul K Barber, Mrs M Findlay B-Colman O’Flynn TR-PF Nicholls 2. Regal Heights (IRE) 7 b g Grand Plaisir - Regal Hostess (King’s Ride) 3. Celestial Gold (IRE) 10 br g Persian Mews - What A Queen (King’s Ride)

1. J’Y VOLE (FR) 5 ch m Mansonnien - J’Y Reste (Freedom Cry) O-Hammer & Trowel Syndicate B-Jean Pierre Dubois TR-WP Mullins 2. Big Zeb (IRE) 7 b g Oscar - Our Siveen (Deep Run) 3. Abbeybraney (IRE) 7 b g Moonax - Balliniska Beauty (Roselier)

WINGMAN b g 2002

DENMAN ch g 2000

J’Y VOLE ch m 2003

Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge IN THE WINGS b 86 Shirley Heights High Hawk Sunbittern Danzig Polish Precedent Past Example PRECEDENCE b 96 King of Spain Braiswick Laughing Girl

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mill Reef Hardiemma Sea Hawk II Pantoufle Northern Dancer Pas de Nom Buckpasser Bold Example Philip of Spain Sovereign Sails Sassafras Violetta III

Busted Mtoto Amazer PRESENTING br 92 Persian Bold D’Azy Belle Viking Rarity Pollerton Nilie POLLY PUTTENS b 82 David Jack My Puttens

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Crepello Sans Le Sou Mincio Alzara Bold Lad Relkarunner Riverman Vallarta Hethersett Who Can Tell Relko Arctic Melody Pampered King Judy Owens Escart III U2

LEOPARDSTOWN. Feb 10. 18f. Yielding.

Luthier Tip Moss Top Twig MANSONNIEN ch 84 Margouillat Association La Soupe Soviet Star Freedom Cry Falling Star J’Y RESTE b 97 Balsamo Fioca Full Of Pep

Klairon Flute Enchantee High Perch Kimpton Wood Diatome Tita A Tempo Tenace Nureyev Veruschka Mount Hagen Free French Kashmir II Reine Helaine Hard To Beat Full of Fun

Northern Dancer Nijinsky Flaming Page MOSCOW SOCIETY ch 85 Dewan Afifa Hooplah Pampered King Deep Run Trial By Fire RUN ARTISTE b 87 Arctic Slave Gold Artiste Montgold

Nearctic Natalma Bull Page Flaring Top Bold Ruler Sunshine Nell Hillary Beadah Prince Chevalier Netherton Maid Court Martial Mitrailleuse Arctic Star Roman Galley Autumn Gold Montreal II

By the same sire as Moscow Flyer, Mighty Moss, Moscow Express, Kopeck, Rouble and Snowy Morning, Forpadydeplasterer has certainly made a promising start.

Successful in a bumper on his debut in October 2007, he was having only his third start over hurdles when he won the Deloitte Novice Hurdle.

That sire, Moscow Society, took a while to earn widespread support as a stallion. He failed to attract 50 thoroughbred mares in any of his first seven seasons at stud, but it has been a different story since 2000, with the stallion frequently covering around 130 mares per season.

Forpadydeplasterer is out of Run Artiste, an unraced daughter of many-times champion sire Deep Run. The gelding’s second dam, the Arctic Slave mare Gold Artiste, was a half-sister to the smart chasers Fearless Fred and Pearl Of Montreal.

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161 RENDLESHAM HURDLE G2

164 RED MILLS CHASE G2

167 ASCOT CHASE G1

EXETER. Feb 10. 17f. Good to Soft.

HAYDOCK. Feb 16. 23f 110yds. Good to Soft.

GOWRAN PARK. Feb 16. 20f.

ASCOT. Feb 16. 19f. Good.

1. GROUP CAPTAIN (GB) 6 b g Dr Fong - Alusha (Soviet Star) O-Mr Peter Webb B-Hascombe & Valiant Studs TR-A King 2. Working Title (IRE) 6 b g Oscar - Dantes Term (Phardante) 3. Overclear (GB) 6 b g Overbury - Callope (Recitation)

1. KASBAH BLISS (FR) 6 b g Kahyasi - Marital Bliss (Double Bed) O-Mr Henri de Pracomtal B-Haras d’Ecouves, H de Pracomtal TR-F Doumen 2. Lough Derg (FR) 8 b g Apple Tree - Asturias (Pistolet Bleu) 3. Accordello (IRE) 7 b m Accordion - Marello (Supreme Leader)

1. BALLISTRAW (IRE) 9 ch g Carroll House - Well Over (Over The River) O-Denis Hickey B-PD Hickey TR-Denis Hickey 2. Knight Legend (IRE) 9 b g Flying Legend - Well Trucked (Dry Dock) 3. Kicking King (IRE) 10 b g Old Vic - Fairy Blaze (Good Thyne)

GROUP CAPTAIN b g 2002

KASBAH BLISS b g 2002

BALLISTRAW ch g 99

1. KAUTO STAR (FR) 8 b g Village Star - Kauto Relka (Port Etienne) O-Mr Clive D Smith B-Mme H Aubert TR-PF Nicholls 2. Monet’s Garden (IRE) 10 gr g Roselier - Royal Remainder (Remainder Man) 3. Racing Demon (IRE) 8 b g Old Vic - All Set (Electric) See race 36 in the January issue for analysis KAUTO STAR b g 2000

Hail To Reason Bramalea Kris S Princequillo Sharp Queen Bridgework DR FONG ch 95 Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Spring Flight Coco La Terreur Coco La Investment Great Investment Northern Dancer Nureyev Special Soviet Star Venture Veruschka Marie d’Anjou ALUSHA b 92 Nijinsky Ile de Bourbon Roseliere Glowing With Pride Be Friendly Be Easy Easy To Love Roberto

Northern Dancer Flaming Page Misti IV Roseliere Peace Rose Red God Blushing Groom Runaway Bride Sheshoon Kalkeen Gioia Northern Dancer Be My Guest What A Treat Welsh Saint Claire’s Slipper Semislipper Roan Rocket Gairloch Nettlebed Abdos Tripolizza Irana Nijinsky

Ile de Bourbon KAHYASI b 85 Kadissya

Double Bed MARITAL BLISS b 95 Gai Lizza

Sir Gaylord Lord Gayle Sticky Case CARROLL HOUSE ch 85 Silver Shark Tuna Vimelette Luthier Over The River Medenine WELL OVER ch 81 Menelek Well Mannered Modern Lady

Turn-To Somethingroyal Court Martial Run Honey Buisson Ardent Palsaka Vimy Sea Parrot Klairon Flute Enchantee Prudent II Ma Congaie Tulyar Queen of Sheba Arctic Slave Bell Bird

Mill Reef Moulin High Fidelyty VILLAGE STAR ch 83 Reliance II Glitter Glistening Mill Reef Port Etienne Sierra Morena KAUTO RELKA b 93 Kautokeino Kautorette Verdurette

Never Bend Milan Mill Hautain Paladrina Tantieme Relance III Aureole Causerie Never Bend Milan Mill Canisbay Saigon Relko Cranberry Lionel Tyrolina

159 COUNTRY GENTLEMENS ASSOCIATION H CHASE LR

162 RED SQUARE VODKA GOLD CUP H CHASE G3

165 RED MILLS CENTENARY TRIAL HURDLE G2

168 BOYNE HURDLE G2

WINCANTON. Feb 16. 25f. Good to Soft.

HAYDOCK. Feb 16. 28f 110yds. Good to Soft.

GOWRAN PARK. Feb 16. 16f.

NAVAN. Feb 17. 23f. Soft.

1. NEPTUNE COLLONGES (FR) 7 gr g Dom Alco - Castille Collonges (El Badr) O-Mr J Hales B-Gaec Delorme Freres TR-PF Nicholls 2. Naunton Brook (GB) 9 b g Alderbrook - Give Me An Answer (True Song) 3. Butler’s Cabin (FR) 8 b g Poliglote - Strictly Cool (Bering)

1. MIKO DE BEAUCHENE (FR) 8 b g Nashamaa - Chipie d’Angron (Grand Tresor) O-Mr Andrew Wiles B-Raymond Bellanger TR-RH & Mrs S Alner 2. Flintoff (USA) 7 ch g Diesis - Sahibah (Deputy Minister) 3. L’Aventure (FR) 9 b m Cyborg - Amphitrite (Lazer)

1. CATCH ME (GER) 6 b g Law Society - Calcida (Konigsstuhl) O-Mr JP O’Shea B-Gestut Erlenhof TR-EJ O’Grady 2. Jazz Messenger (FR) 8 b g Acatenango - In The Saltmine (Damister) 3. Larkwing (IRE) 7 b h Ela-Mana-Mou - The Dawn Trader (Naskra)

1. KAZAL (FR) 7 ch g Villez - Moody Cloud (Cyborg) O-Mr Joseph Comerford B-Roger Treger TR-E Griffin 2. Aitmatov (GER) 7 b g Lomitas - Atoka (Kaiseradler) 3. Footy Facts (IRE) 8 b g Oscar - Princess Henry (Callernish)

NEPTUNE COLLONGES gr g 2001

MIKO DE BEAUCHENE b g 2000

CATCH ME b g 2002

KAZAL ch g 2001

Rheffic Dom Pasquini Boursonne DOM ALCO gr 87 Nonoalco Alconaca Vela Weavers’ Hall El Badr Indian Maid CASTILLE COLLONGES b/br 90 Vieux Chateau Gitane Collonges Penelope

Traffic Rhenane La Varende Arctic Star Nearctic Seximee Sheshoon Cenerentola Busted Marians Astec Currarevagh Chamant Nive Blue Hollywood Idylle

Lorenzaccio Ahonoora Helen Nichols NASHAMAA b/br 83 Balidar Balidaress Innocence Grandchant Grand Tresor Clef du Tresor CHIPIE D’ANGRON b 90 Le Pontet Quovaria d’Angron Alliance

Klairon Phoenissa Martial Quaker Girl Will Somers Violet Bank Sea Hawk II Novitiate Grandier II Singing Queen Timmy My Boy Clef Royale Succes Arielle Kansas Ma Pomme

Hoist The Flag Alleged Princess Pout LAW SOCIETY b/br 82 Boldnesian Bold Bikini Ran-Tan Dschingis Khan Konigsstuhl Konigskronung CALCIDA b 96 Frontal Casella Casadei

Tom Rolfe Wavy Navy Prince John Determined Lady Bold Ruler Alanesian Summer Tan Mehrabi Tamerlane Donna Diana Tiepoletto Kronung Le Haar Favreale Windwurf Czenia

Lyphard Lyphard’s Wish Sally’s Wish VILLEZ ch 92 New Chapter Valhalla Varig Arctic Tern Cyborg Cadair MOODY CLOUD ch 90 In The Mood Chattannooga Choo Folie Furieuse

Northern Dancer Goofed Sensitivo Garden Clubber Crepello Matatina Pan II Vale Sea Bird II Bubbling Beauty Sadair Blarney Castle Yelapa Tres Snobe Reddy Boy Cetra

160 KINGWELL HURDLE G2

163 PRESTIGE NOVICES’ HURDLE G2

166 REYNOLDSTOWN NOVICES’ CHASE G2

169 FLYINGBOLT NOVICE CHASE G2

WINCANTON. Feb 16. 16f. Good to Soft.

HAYDOCK. Feb 16. 24f. Good to Soft.

ASCOT. Feb 16. 24f. Good.

NAVAN. Feb 17. 16f. Soft.

1. KATCHIT (IRE) 5 b g Kalanisi - Miracle (Ezzoud) O-DSJP Syndicate B-DJ Burke TR-A King 2. Blythe Knight (IRE) 8 ch g Selkirk - Blushing Barada (Blushing Groom) 3. Alph (GB) 11 b g Alflora - Royal Birthday (St Paddy)

1. TAZBAR (IRE) 6 b g Tiraaz - Candy Bar (Montelimar) O-The Supreme Partnership B-A Craigie TR-KG Reveley 2. Sound Accord (IRE) 7 br g Accordion - Shuil Na Lee (Phardante) 3. Coe (IRE) 6 br g Presenting - Dante’s Skip (Phardante)

1. ALBERTAS RUN (IRE) 7 b g Accordion - Holly Grove Lass (Le Moss) O-Mr Trevor Hemmings B-Oliver and Salome Brennan TR-Jonjo O’Neill 2. Air Force One (GER) 6 ch h Lando - Ame Soeur (Siberian Express) 3. Battlecry (GB) 7 b/br g Accordion - Miss Orchestra (Orchestra)

1. MARALAN (IRE) 7 b g Priolo - Marilaya (Shernazar) O-Miss Rita Shah B-His Highness the Aga Khan’s Studs SC TR-Patrick O Brady 2. Dark Artist (IRE) 9 b g Perugino - Black Ivor (Sir Ivor) 3. Scotsirish (IRE) 7 b g Zaffaran - Serjitak (Saher)

KATCHIT b g 2003

TAZBAR b g 2002

ALBERTAS RUN b g 2001

MARALAN b g 2001

Mill Reef Doyoun Dumka KALANISI b/br 96 Green Dancer Kalamba Kareena Last Tycoon Ezzoud Royal Sister II MIRACLE gr 96 Darshaan Madiyla Manntika

Never Bend Milan Mill Kashmir II Faizebad Nijinsky Green Valley Riverman Kermiya Try My Best Mill Princess Claude Ribasha Shirley Heights Delsy Kalamoun Manushka

Roberto Lear Fan Wac TIRAAZ b 94 Mouktar Tarikhana Tremogia Alleged Montelimar L’Extravagante CANDY BAR b 93 Morston Instanter Instant Justice

Hail To Reason Bramalea Lt Stevens Belthazar Nishapour Molitva Silver Shark Tonnera III Hoist The Flag Princess Pout Le Fabuleux Fanfreluche Ragusa Windmill Girl Roan Rocket Miss Justice

Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge ACCORDION b 86 Successor Sound of Success Belle Musique Le Levanstell Le Moss Feemoss HOLLY GROVE LASS b 86 Furry Glen Girseach Happy Lass

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Bold Ruler Misty Morn Tudor Minstrel Bellesoeur Le Lavandou Stella’s Sister Ballymoss Feevagh Wolver Hollow Cleftess Tarqogan Never On Time

Nearctic Natalma Bold Ruler Bold Princess Grey Flight Riverman Irish River Irish Star Herbager Spring Is Sprung Pleasant Flight Crepello Busted Sans Le Sou Val de Loir Sharmeen Nasreen Sharpen Up Diesis Doubly Sure Mill Reef Mill River Riverside Northern Dancer

Sovereign Dancer PRIOLO b 87 Primevere

Shernazar MARILAYA b 94 Mariyada

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Caulfield on Golden Doc A: “She is a vivid example of the international nature of the breeding industry, as her sire won in Ireland and the US, and her dam in Scandinavia and the US” 170 TEN UP NOVICE CHASE G2

173 ADONIS JUVENILE HURDLE G2

NAVAN. Feb 17. 24f. Soft.

KEMPTON PARK. Feb 23. 16f. Good.

1. POMME TIEPY (FR) 5 b m Apple Tree - Unetiepy (Marasali) O-Mrs S Ricci B-M Contignon, Mr G Contignon TR-WP Mullins 2. Kilcrea Castle (IRE) 6 b g Windsor Castle - Las Balerina (Orchestra) 3. Badgerlaw (IRE) 8 b g Accordion - Beglawella (Crash Course)

1. BINOCULAR (FR) 4 b g Enrique - Bleu Ciel Et Blanc (Pistolet Bleu) O-Mr John P McManus B-Elie Lellouche TR-NJ Henderson 2. Pierrot Lunaire (USA) 4 b g War Chant - Playact (Hernando) 3. Zanir (FR) 4 b g Munir - Shahmy (Lear Fan)

POMME TIEPY b m 2003

BINOCULAR b g 2004

Kalamoun Bikala Irish Bird APPLE TREE ch 89 Carvin II Pomme Rose Sentinelle Tennyson Marasali Monique UNETIEPY b 86 Thia La Oltiepy Miss Tiepolette

Zeddaan Khairunissa Sea Bird II Irish Lass II Marino Coraline Antler Savanne Val de Loir Tidra Tanerko Matina Windy unregistered Tiepoletto Miss Corso

Sadler’s Wells Barathea Brocade ENRIQUE b 96 Raise A Cup Gwydion Papamiento Top Ville Pistolet Bleu Pampa Bella BLEU CIEL ET BLANC b 95 Trempolino Bouge De La Syndaar

Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Habitat Canton Silk Raise A Native Spring Sunshine Blade Commemoration High Top Sega Ville Armos Kendie Sharpen Up Trephine Lyphard Sweet And Lovely II

Golden Doc A’s Las Virgenes Stakes win was a vivid example of the international nature of today’s breeding industry. The filly’s sire, Unusual Heat, won in Ireland and the USA, and his dam, Rossard, won in Sweden and Denmark, and at Gr1 level in the USA. Golden Doc A’s dam Penpont was bred in New Zealand, the product of a mating between the US-bred Crested Wave, winner of the Gr1 Futurity Stakes, and Imposing Star. Penpont raced mainly in the USA, where her only success in 15 starts was gained in a dirt sprint. Penpont has been a constant visitor to Unusual Heat, sire of her first seven foals, and she has provided the stallion with two of his best winners. Their son Unusual Suspect won the Gr3 Hollywood Turf Express Handicap.

Golden Doc A has thrived on California’s all-weather tracks, winning two stakes races at two.

174 DOVECOTE NOVICES’ HURDLE G2 171 PENDIL NOVICES’ CHASE G2 KEMPTON PARK. Feb 23. 16f. Good.

when he retired to Florida. He was without marked success, but it has been a different story with his Brazilian foals. One, Eu Tambem, was a Gr2 winner at Nad Al Sheba and another, Double Trouble, has become a Gr1 winner in the Santa Maria Handicap.

Double Trouble’s second dam, Court Lady, was a multiple Group winner at up to Gr1 level in Brazil before becoming a top broodmare.

3 GULFSTREAM PARK TURF S G1 GULFSTREAM PARK. Feb 23. 11f. Firm (turf).

1. EINSTEIN (BRZ) 6 bbr h Spend A Buck - Gay Charm (Ghadeer) O-Midnight Cry Stable B-Fazenda Mondesir TR-Helen Pitts 2. Dancing Forever (USA) 5 ch h Rahy - Dancinginmydreams (Seeking The Gold) 3. Stream Of Gold (IRE) 7 b g Rainbow Quest - River Dancer (Irish River) EINSTEIN (BRZ) bbr h 2002 Buckpasser

2 SANTA MARIA H G1 Buckaroo

Stepping High

KEMPTON PARK. Feb 23. 20f 110yds. Good.

1. OSLOT (FR) 6 b g Passing Sale - Une de Lann (Spoleto) O-The Stewart Family B-R Le Texier TR-PF Nicholls 2. Lead On (IRE) 7 b g Supreme Leader - Dressed In Style (Meneval) 3. Pancake (FR) 5 ch g Cyborg - Six Fois Sept (Epervier Bleu)

1. PIGEON ISLAND (GB) 5 gr g Daylami - Morina (Lyphard) O-Mr HR Mould B-Sir Eric Parker TR-NA Twiston-Davies 2. Grand Schlem (FR) 4 b g Astarabad - Forty Love (Maelstrom Lake) 3. Quartano (GER) 5 ch g Platini - Queen’s Diamond (Konigsstuhl) PIGEON ISLAND gr g 2003 Never Bend Milan Mill Kashmir II Dumka Faizebad DAYLAMI gr 94 Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Daltawa Crystal Palace Damana Denia Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Lyphard Court Martial Goofed Barra II MORINA b 88 Pretense Sham Sequoia Arewehavingfunyet Exclusive Native Just Jazz Hasten On Doyoun

Northfields No Pass No Sale No Disgrace PASSING SALE b 87 Youth Reachout And Touch Everything Nice Nonoalco Spoleto Antrona UNE DE LANN b 86 Beau Masque Kasibeth Elibeth

Northern Dancer Little Hut Djakao Exbury Grace Ack Ack Gazala II Sovereign Path Emma Canute Nearctic Seximee Royal Palace Ileana Gustav Miss Levant unregistered unregistered

North American Grade Ones

172 RACING POST H CHASE G3 1 LAS VIRGENES S G1 KEMPTON PARK. Feb 23. 24f. Good.

SANTA ANITA. February 9. 8f. Fast.

1. GUNGADU (GB) 8 ch g Beneficial - Tsarella (Mummy’s Pet) O-Mr Paul K Barber, Mrs M Findlay B-Mrs Hugh Maitland-Jones TR-PF Nicholls 2. Kelami (FR) 10 b g Lute Antique - Voltige De Nievre (Brezzo) 3. Le Volfoni (FR) 7 b g Sicyos - Brume (Courtroom)

1. GOLDEN DOC A (USA) 3 ch f Unusual Heat - Penpont (Crested Wave) O-Ron McCauley B-D Abrams TR-Barry Abrams 2. Lovely Isle (USA) 3 bbr f Double Honor - Eleven Islands (Island Whirl) 3. Tasha’s Miracle (USA) 3 b f Harlan’s Holiday - Ms Cuvee Napa (Relaunch)

GUNGADU ch g 2000

GOLDEN DOC A (USA) ch f 2005

Derring-Do Camenae Charlottesville Sega Ville La Sega Nijinsky Green Dancer Green Valley Primera First Bloom Flower Dance Tudor Minstrel Sing Sing Agin The Law Grey Sovereign Money For Nothing Sweet Nothings Ballymoss Bally Russe Dame Melba Colonist II Dellanist Lardella High Top

BENEFICIAL b 90 Youthful

Mummy’s Pet TSARELLA b 82 Madame Russe

Northern Dancer Nureyev Special UNUSUAL HEAT br 90 Glacial Rossard Peas-Blossom Crozier Crested Wave Fading Wave PENPONT ch 94 Imposing Imposing Star Black Willow

Nearctic Natalma Forli Thong Pardal Glacis Midsummer Night II Fan Light My Babu Miss Olympia Quibu Fading Sky Todman Hialeah Sobig Kathleigh

SPEND A BUCK b 82 Speak John

1. DOUBLE TROUBLE (BRZ) 5 b m Wild Event - Route Sixty Six (Ghadeer) O-Patricia Bozano B-Haras Doce Vale TR-Robert J Frankel 2. Tough Tiz’s Sis (USA) 4 b f Tiznow - Leaseholder (Taylor’s Falls) 3. Somethinaboutlaura (USA) 6 ch m Dance Floor - Crystals Of Ice (It’s Freezing)

Mill Reef

OSLOT b g 2002

Top Ville

SANTA ANITA. February 9. 8f 110yds. Fast.

DOUBLE TROUBLE (BRZ) b m 2003 Nearctic Shenanigans Khaled Bushel-N-Peck Dama Northern Dancer Northfields Little Hut Sassafras Tree of Knowledge Sensibility Northern Dancer Lyphard Goofed Habitat Swanilda Sweet And Lovely II Venture Locris Ormara Crepello Redbrick Rosambre Icecapade Wild Again WILD EVENT b 93 North of Eden

Ghadeer ROUTE SIXTY SIX b 95 Court Lady

Life can be difficult for an American turf colt once his racing career is over, Wild Event being a typical example. Although he won on dirt as a juvenile, his connections soon decided that he would be better suited by turf, their decision undoubtedly being influenced by the fact that his dam North Of Eden, a three-parts-sister to the turf champion Theatrical, had already produced a champion American turf runner in Paradise Creek (Arlington Million, etc).

Having managed only two starts before the age of four, Wild Event made up for lost time with five turf victories as a four-year-old, including the Gr2 Arlington Handicap, and he maintained his success at five and six, finally becoming a Gr1 winner in the Early Times Turf Classic.

Although this represented an impressive record, Wild Event commanded a fee of only $7,500

Belle de Jour Battle Dress Lyphard Ghadeer Swanilda GAY CHARM b 85 Waldmeister Virga Merry Sunshine

Tom Fool Busanda No Robbery Bebop Prince John Nuit de Folies Jaipur Armorial Northern Dancer Goofed Habitat Sweet And Lovely II Wild Risk Santa Isabel Santa Claus Los Angeles

In 1979 a Lyphard colt from Haras d’Etreham sold for 625,000gns, setting a British record for a yearling. Although he managed to win a Gr3 race in Italy, the colt – Ghadeer – fell well short of Classic standard and was sold to Brazil.

The bloodlines which made him so attractive as a yearling helped Ghadeer become one of the mainstays of the Brazilian industry and his daughters have produced three American Gr1 winners – the top-class mare Riboletta, the recent Santa Maria Handicap winner Double Trouble and Einstein.

Einstein has contested three consecutive runnings of the Gulfstream Park Turf Stakes, winning twice and finishing third in 2007. Remarkably, this Gr1 race has now been won by a Brazilianbred son of the Kentucky Derby winner Spend A Buck in three of the last five years, as the 2004 edition fell to Hard Buck.

Spend A Buck commanded a fee of $60,000 when he retired to stud, his fee reflecting his Horse of the Year status, but he sired only one Gr1 winner and was sent from Kentucky to Texas. He later began shuttling to Brazil, from where he sired Pico Central, a very good American sprinter-miler. Einstein’s first two dams were Gr1 winners in Brazil but his fourth dam, Los Angeles, was out of a half-sister to the celebrated Urshalim.

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DATA BOOK

British and Irish-bred winners overseas

Breeder

Winner

Sire

Age/sex Dam

Ctry

Racecourse

Distance

Adams, F

Pickett (GB)

Piccolo (GB)

5h

Poly Blue (IRE)

HK 02/02/08

Date

Sha Tin

6f

Prize-money (£)

Adams, Mrs N S

Anastasia Dal (GB)

Tragic Role (USA)

4f

One Half Silver (CAN)

Gr

21/01/08

Athens

5f

£6,978

Allan, David

Robert King (IRE)

Barathea (IRE)

6h

Sweet Sorrow (IRE)

Ity

09/02/08

Siracusa

1m110y

£6,250

£28,647

Ballygallon Stud Limited

Jonquil (IRE)

Machiavellian (USA)

6h

Jumilla (USA)

UAE 01/02/08

Jebel Ali

1m

Bishop’s Down Farm

Kitaj (GB)

Sakhee (USA)

3c

Jumairah Sunset (GB)

Fr

Toulouse-Province

1m

£5,147

Bowtell, J and Mrs

Turn On The Style (GB)

Pivotal (GB)

6g

Elegant Rose

UAE 08/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

6f

£36,246

Bowtell, J and Mrs

Wise Dennis (GB)

Polar Falcon (USA)

6g

Bowden Rose (GB)

UAE 22/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

1m194y

£52,859

Brady, Philip

Monashee Star (IRE)

Monashee Mountain (USA) 6 g

Dai E Dai (USA)

HK 16/01/08

Happy Valley

1m55y

£28,647

Brain International Ltd

Do Or Die (GB)

Tomba (GB)

Satiric (IRE)

Gr

30/01/08

Athens

6f

Browne, John O

Letonos (IRE)

King Charlemagne (USA) 5 h

Striking Gold (USA)

Gr

21/01/08

Athens

7f

Burke, Sean

Spider Power (IRE)

Royal Applause (GB)

America Calling (USA)

USA 04/02/08

Gulfstream Park

1m1f

£11,608 £52,859

4c 5h

13/02/08

£28,727 (L)

£6,978 £7,783

Campbell-Andenaes, Mrs M

So Will I (GB)

Inchinor (GB)

7h

Fur Will Fly (GB)

UAE 07/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

6f110y

Cantwell, P

Fayr Med (IRE)

Fayruz

3c

Moyne Motors (IRE)

Ity

23/02/08

Siracusa

6f

£6,250

Charlton & Floors Farming, Roger

Airbuss (IRE)

Mozart (IRE)

5h

Kardelle (GB)

UAE 01/02/08

Jebel Ali

1m1f165y

£5,417

Cheveley Park Stud Ltd

Knowledge (GB)

Sakhee (USA)

4g

Doctor’s Glory (USA)

Gr

Athens

6f

£7,837

Cheveley Park Stud Ltd

Officer (GB)

Medicean (GB)

4c

Appointed One (USA)

UAE 03/02/08

Abu Dhabi

1m

£5,335

Churchward & Mrs C Hue-Williams, W P

Challis (IRE)

Barathea (IRE)

4c

Chalosse (GB)

Spa 03/02/08

Seville

1m4f

£8,824

Clee, Derek D

Irazu (GB)

Numerous (USA)

3c

Elouallee (FR)

Spa 06/01/08

Seville

1m

£5,147

Cloneen Stud

Cottonmouth (IRE)

Noverre (USA)

4f

Nafzira (IRE)

Ity

Rome

1m

£6,875

Corstone Partnership

Elfhelm (IRE)

Perugino (USA)

8h

Symphony (IRE)

HK 23/01/08

Happy Valley

1m55y

Daintree Breeders Club

Billy Allen (IRE)

Night Shift (USA)

7h

Daintree (IRE)

USA 23/01/08

Turf Paradise

1m

£9,317

Daintree Breeders Club

Billy Allen (IRE)

Night Shift (USA)

7h

Daintree (IRE)

USA 16/02/08

Turf Paradise

1m

£22,613 (L)

Dalton, Michael

Sapphire Stone (IRE)

Intikhab (USA)

5h

Marju Guest (IRE)

Mac 13/01/08 Taipa

7f

£7,706

Darley

Al Ruwah (GB)

Elusive Quality (USA)

4g

Ashbilya (USA)

Gr

09/01/08

Athens

7f

£6,978

Darley

Al Ruwah (GB)

Elusive Quality (USA)

4g

Ashbilya (USA)

Gr

18/01/08

Athens

7f

£7,515

Darley

Cymbal (IRE)

Singspiel (IRE)

3f

Valdara (GB)

Fr

14/02/08

Angers

1m2f110y

£5,147

15/02/08

16/01/08

17/02/08

£38,563

Droney, Pat

Dynamic Power (IRE)

Namid (GB)

3c

Hunzy (IRE)

Ity

Rome

6f

Dunne, Frank

Instant Recall (IRE)

Indian Ridge

7h

Happy Memories (IRE)

UAE 07/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

7f110y

£36,246

£6,875 £28,647

Eglington, Miss Ciara

Alcyon (IRE)

Alhaarth (IRE)

5h

West Of Eden

HK

17/02/08

Sha Tin

1m2f

English, Roger G

Speedy Kab (IRE)

Intikhab (USA)

4f

Flame And Shadow (IRE) Gr

07/01/08

Athens

6f

£6,978

Ervine, M

Pocket Money (IRE) (HK)

Namid (GB)

6g

Duck Over (GB)

HK 01/01/08

Sha Tin

7f

£84,472 (L)

Fox, Mrs M

Silver Wraith (IRE)

Danehill Dancer (IRE)

6h

Alpine Lady (IRE)

HK 12/01/08

Sha Tin

7f

£17,078

Fox, Mrs M

Silver Wraith (IRE)

Danehill Dancer (IRE)

6h

Alpine Lady (IRE)

HK 02/02/08

Sha Tin

7f

£17,078

Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd

Ipponikos (GB)

Machiavellian (USA)

4c

Russian Snows (IRE)

Gr

23/01/08

Athens

6f

£7,515

H H L Bloodstock

Llanaves (GB)

Singspiel (IRE)

5g

Musical Twist (USA)

Fr

18/02/08

Cagnes-Sur-Mer-Province

1m4f

£6,618

Hackett, Denis

Aristos (IRE)

Bluebird (USA)

4g

Jordinda (IRE)

Gr

02/01/08

Hadi al Tajir

Green Coast (IRE)

Green Desert (USA)

5h

Oriental Fashion (IRE)

UAE 21/02/08

Athens

5f

Nad Al Sheba

7f110y

£36,246

£6,978 £15,678

Halligan, M J

Petite Cherie (IRE)

Fasliyev (USA)

4f

Diamant (IRE)

USA 16/02/08

Santa Anita

6f

Haras du Mezeray

Divin Tremp (GB)

Trempolino (USA)

4c

Divinite (USA)

Fr

Cagnes-Sur-Mer-Province

1m4f110y

Hardisty Bloodstock, D G

River Tiber (GB)

Danehill (USA)

5g

Heavenly Whisper (IRE) UAE 31/01/08

Nad Al Sheba

1m

£36,246 £13,266

13/02/08

£8,824

Hartery, Mrs C

Ten Downing Street (IRE)

Mujadil (USA)

5g

Karen Blixen (GB)

USA 13/02/08

Santa Anita

6f

Hayes, J

Chella Pillai (IRE)

Chevalier (IRE)

3f

Arundhati (IRE)

Spa 10/02/08

Seville

1m2f110y

Hesmonds Stud Ltd

Time Upon Time (GB)

Groom Dancer (USA)

4f

Watchkeeper (IRE)

Gr

Athens

6f

£6,978

High Bramley Grange Stud Ltd

Mandobi (IRE)

Mark Of Esteem (IRE)

7h

Miss Queen (USA)

UAE 24/02/08

Abu Dhabi

6f110y

£5,335

28/01/08

£6,618

Highclere Stud

Celtic King (GB)

King’s Best (USA)

5g

Elfin Laughter (GB)

UAE 01/02/08

Jebel Ali

7f

His Highness the Aga Khan’s Studs SC

Linngari (IRE)

Indian Ridge

6h

Lidakiya (IRE)

UAE 24/01/08

Nad Al Sheba

7f110y

£52,859

£6,320

His Highness the Aga Khan’s Studs SC

Mourilyan (IRE)

Desert Prince (IRE)

4c

Mouramara (IRE)

UAE 31/01/08

Nad Al Sheba

1m4f

£36,246

His Highness the Aga Khan’s Studs SC

Mourilyan (IRE)

Desert Prince (IRE)

4c

Mouramara (IRE)

UAE 21/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

1m4f

£36,246

Hodgins, Miss S

Good Looking (IRE)

City On A Hill (USA)

5h

Sherekiya (IRE)

Gr

01/01/08

Athens

1m

Hutchinson, John

Imperial Secret (IRE)

Imperial Ballet (IRE)

6g

Ron’s Secret (GB)

Fr

06/02/08

Cagnes-Sur-Mer-Province

1m4f110y

Irish National Stud

Daytona (IRE)

Indian Ridge

4g

Kyka (USA)

USA 09/02/08

Fair Grounds

1m1f

£8,588 £9,191 £45,226 (Gr3)

Irish National Stud

Diurno (IRE)

Desert Prince (IRE)

5h

Theory Of Law (GB)

Spa 24/02/08

Mijas

5f110y

Irish National Stud

Tiger Ridge (IRE)

Indian Ridge

7h

Lishaway (FR)

HK 30/01/08

Happy Valley

5f

£5,147

Juddmonte Farms Ltd

Costume (GB)

Danehill (USA)

4f

Dance Dress (USA)

USA 18/02/08

Santa Anita

1m

Juddmonte Farms Ltd

Thousand Words (GB)

Dansili (GB)

4c

Verbose (USA)

USA 10/02/08

Santa Anita

1m

Juddmonte Farms Ltd

Champs Elysees (GB)

Danehill (USA)

5h

Hasili (IRE)

USA 19/01/08

Santa Anita

1m2f

Kilfrush Stud

Benodet (IRE)

King’s Best (USA)

6g

Pont-Aven

Fr

04/02/08

Marseille Borely

6f

Kilfrush Stud

La Madonetta (IRE)

Night Shift (USA)

3f

Venize (IRE)

Fr

18/02/08

Cagnes-Sur-Mer-Province

1m

£5,515

Kilfrush Stud

Roscoff (IRE)

Daylami (IRE)

3f

Traou Mad (IRE)

Fr

16/02/08

Cagnes-Sur-Mer-Province

7f110y

£6,985 £16,588

£21,669 £45,226 (Gr2) £18,995 £45,226 (Gr2) £5,883

Kilfrush Stud

Zizany (IRE)

Zafonic (USA)

5h

Zelda (IRE)

Fr

29/02/08

Deauville

6f110y

Kilmartin, Dermot

Silk Shawl (IRE)

Celtic Swing (GB)

4f

Knockanure (USA)

Gr

21/01/08

Athens

5f

Kurt, K

Run For Osman (IRE)

Vettori (IRE)

5m

She Wadi Wadi (GB)

Tur

07/01/08

Adana

1m4f

£12,554

Kurt, Kemal

Red Cat (IRE)

Spectrum (IRE)

6m

Red Coral (IRE)

Tur

22/01/08

Adana

6f110y

£12,554

This month races worth only at least £5,000 or more are included

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The data published in this section is restricted to breeders based in Great Britain or Ireland, as determined by the address used when the foal was first registered Some foreign-based breeders may be included if the mare was boarded in Great Britain or Ireland and is registered as being ‘care of’ a domestic breeder Performance data covers results processed by Weatherbys during February Breeder

Winner

Sire

Age/sex Dam

Ctry

Lane End Bloodstock

Prinos (GB)

Emperor Jones (USA)

7h

Nationalvelvetgirl (GB)

Gr

Date

Leigh, Exors of the Late G W

Gravitas (GB)

Mark Of Esteem (IRE)

5h

Bombazine (IRE)

UAE 08/02/08

Loder, Sir E J

Liwa (IRE)

Mozart (IRE)

5h

Pilgrim’s Way (USA)

UAE 15/02/08

Jebel Ali

7f

£8,207

Longueville B’stk & H Lascelles B’stk

Londonintherain (IRE)

Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)

3f

Qhazeenah (GB)

Fr

Toulouse-Province

1m2f110y

£5,147

25/01/08

04/02/08

Racecourse

Distance

Athens

1m

Nad Al Sheba

1m4f

Prize-money (£)

£5,099 £52,859

McCalmont, Mrs H D

Salford Mill (IRE)

Peintre Celebre (USA)

4c

Razana (IRE)

HK 20/01/08

Sha Tin

1m

Meon Valley Stud

Hernandinio (GB)

Hernando (FR)

4c

Dot Com Dot (GB)

Gr

09/01/08

Athens

7f

£293,814 (L) £7,837

Meon Valley Stud

Manipulate (GB)

Machiavellian (USA)

5h

Balalaika (GB)

Gr

18/01/08

Athens

7f

£5,260

27/01/08

Miller’s Bloodstock Ltd

L’Altro Mondo (IRE)

Desert Prince (IRE)

6h

Return Journey (IRE)

HK

Sha Tin

6f

£38,563

Minster Stud

Al Shemali (GB)

Medicean (GB)

4c

Bathilde (IRE)

UAE 24/01/08

Nad Al Sheba

1m2f

£36,246

Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Sheikh

Delude (IRE)

Be My Guest (USA)

10 h

Deceive (GB)

UAE 01/02/08

Jebel Ali

6f

Mountarmstrong Stud

Greek Indian (IRE)

Indian Danehill (IRE)

4c

Alexander Express (IRE) Gr

Athens

7f

Murphy, Conor

Blackat Blackitten (IRE)

Inchinor (GB)

4c

Tara’s Girl (IRE)

Nad Al Sheba

1m

£33,225

Murphy, Conor

Blackat Blackitten (IRE)

Inchinor (GB)

4c

Tara’s Girl (IRE)

UAE 14/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

1m

£33,225

Murray, Frank

Kapoulaki (IRE)

Tendulkar (USA)

4f

Stridhana (GB)

Gr

Athens

6f

National Stud, The

Prince Tamino (GB)

Mozart (IRE)

5g

Premiere Dance (IRE)

UAE 24/01/08

Nad Al Sheba

6f110y

£36,246

National Stud, The

Prince Tamino (GB)

Mozart (IRE)

5g

Premiere Dance (IRE)

UAE 21/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

6f

£36,246

Newlands House Stud

King’s Choice (IRE) (HK)

Titus Livius (FR)

5h

Exciting

HK 13/02/08

Happy Valley

5f

£17,078

O’Brien, Mrs Ann Marie

Sweeter Still (IRE)

Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)

3f

Beltisaal (FR)

USA 18/01/08

Santa Anita

6f

£14,472

Pease, Mrs R

Cee Bargara (GB)

Acclamation (GB)

3g

Balsamita (FR)

Fr

23/02/08

Cagnes-Sur-Mer-Province

6f110y

£11,765

Power, Mrs Esther

Trismegistos Ermis (IRE)

Orpen (USA)

4c

Crystal City (GB)

Gr

23/01/08

Athens

7f

£6,978

RE Sangster & Mrs S Magnier, Exors

Alexander Nepotism (IRE)

Fasliyev (USA)

3f

Willowbridge (IRE)

Gr

30/01/08

Athens

5f

£6,978

Rathbarry Stud

Glorificamus (IRE)

Shinko Forest (IRE)

4f

Carabine (USA)

USA 04/02/08

Turf Paradise

6f

£5,276

River Downs Stud

Aravalli (IRE)

Desert Style (IRE)

5m

Hayward (GB)

USA 22/01/08

Philadelphia Park

1m

£7,236

Roy, Mrs S M

October Club (GB)

Cadeaux Genereux

4c

Madame Maxine (USA)

Gr

30/01/08

Athens

6f

£6,978

Sarl Elevage du Haras de Bourgeauville

Vasikos Stohos (GB)

Dr Fong (USA)

3c

Tuneful Nine (USA)

Gr

07/01/08

Athens

5f

£6,978

Savill, P D

Thrylos (IRE)

Celtic Swing (GB)

4c

Presumed (USA)

Gr

11/01/08

Athens

6f

£7,515

Shadwell Estate Co Ltd

Tatheer (GB)

Danehill (USA)

4c

Aspen Leaves (USA)

Gr

23/01/08

Athens

7f

£6,978

Shadwell Estate Company Limited

Mutamarres (GB)

Green Desert (USA)

5g

Injaad (GB)

UAE 08/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

6f

£36,246

Shadwell Estate Company Limited

Mutamarres (GB)

Green Desert (USA)

5g

Injaad (GB)

UAE 22/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

6f110y

£36,246

Sheridan, Jim

Desert Trick (IRE)

Desert Prince (IRE)

8g

Just An Illusion (IRE)

HK 09/02/08

Sha Tin

1m

£17,078

Skara Glen Stables

Almighty (USA)

Sadler’s Wells (USA)

6h

Saganeca (USA)

HK 09/01/08

Happy Valley

1m3f

£17,078

Skara Glen Stables

Almighty (USA)

Sadler’s Wells (USA)

6h

Saganeca (USA)

HK 30/01/08

Happy Valley

1m1f

£21,669

06/01/08

UAE 31/01/08 07/01/08

£5,417 £7,515

£6,280

Skymarc Farm Inc

Miss Denmark (GB)

Invincible Spirit (IRE)

3f

Hot Coal (USA)

Fr

21/02/08

Marseille Borely

6f

Stanley Estate & Stud Co

Cherokee Fast (GB)

Alhaarth (IRE)

3c

Apache Song (USA)

Fr

06/02/08

Cagnes-Sur-Mer-Province

7f110y

£8,456

Strawbridge, George

With Interest (GB)

Selkirk (USA)

5h

With Fascination (USA)

UAE 14/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

1m2f

£52,859 £36,246

£5,515

Stroud & J Hanly, A

Third Set (IRE)

Royal Applause (GB)

5g

Khamseh (GB)

UAE 08/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

1m

Thome, Peter

Sentinelese (IRE)

Cape Cross (IRE)

5g

Savage (IRE)

UAE 31/01/08

Nad Al Sheba

1m

£36,246

Venner, P and Mrs A G

Familiar Territory (GB)

Cape Cross (IRE)

5h

Forever Fine (USA)

UAE 14/02/08

Nad Al Sheba

1m2f

£36,246

Waldron, James

Zucherina (IRE)

Elnadim (USA)

4f

Adeptation (USA)

Gr

01/01/08

Athens

5f

£6,978

Ward, Mrs V

Darim (GB)

Second Empire (IRE)

5h

Rosa Royale (GB)

Ity

19/02/08

Albenga

1m

£6,250

Weld, John

Lorgan (IRE)

Desert Style (IRE)

4c

Society Fair (FR)

Spa 06/01/08

Seville

7f110y

Wentworth Racing Pty Ltd

Book Of Music (IRE)

Sadler's Wells (USA)

5h

Novelette (GB)

UAE 24/01/08

Nad Al Sheba

1m4f

£52,859

£7,353 £11,029

Whitsbury Manor Stud

Secret Affair (GB)

Piccolo (GB)

6g

Secret Circle (GB)

Fr

23/02/08

Cagnes-Sur-Mer-Province

6f110y

Wilson, C and Mrs

Diamont Dal (GB)

Mtoto

4g

Oriental Empress (GB)

Gr

06/01/08

Athens

7f

£7,515

Wood Hall Stud Limited

Le Riche (GB)

Pivotal (GB)

4f

Courtlandt Queen (USA) Gr

21/01/08

Athens

5f

£7,515

LOUELLA STUD-BREED TO WIN “To stand at Louella he must be good looking” Alan Yuill Walker

CALCUTTA

Indian Ridge x Echoing

RAINBOW HIGH

Rainbow Quest x Imaginary

DENOUNCE

Selkirk x Didicoy

NOMADIC WAY

Assert x Kittyhawk

First class facilities, excellent fertility, long and short term boarders, foaling mares.

Bardon Grange, Hugglescote, Leics, LE67 2BT Tel: 01530 813357 E-mail: info@louella stud.co.uk Web: www.louellastud.co.uk APRIL 2008 THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER 87

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Your Say To have ‘Your Say’, e-mail editor@ownerbreeder.co.uk or telephone 01444 440540

Soundness is the biggest problem Louise Barton Retired investment analyst in fund management

My husband and I are the type of small ‘bread and butter’ owners the industry needs to attract.

After retiring in 2001, we decided to become more involved in racing by syndicating horses and joining other people’s syndicates. Since then, we have owned shares in around five horses annually, mainly National Hunt, although we did participate in one Flat racing syndicate.

We have lost two horses already – one breaking a leg and the other damaging a tendon. Both injuries occurred when the horses were galloping between hurdles.

The suffering of animals, the additional costs and the sheer frustration caused by horses repeatedly not being able to race due to injury means that we are questioning our commitment to the industry.

I believe it is the soundness of the thoroughbred that is the industry’s biggest issue, not oversupply. By sorting out this aspect, overproduction will be dealt with. Further, if the lack of resilience of the thoroughbred is not addressed, the racehorse industry will face an even bigger crisis – falling demand.

Breeding the ‘best from the best’ appears to take into account only animals’ speed, not soundness, and the current perception appears to be that horses without form should be culled.

This misses the point entirely.

Horses (mares and stallions) need to be culled across the ability spectrum. The thoroughbred is congenitally weak, degraded by generations of inbreeding and breeding from unsound stock, and this problem has been magnified by the narrowing of the gene pool caused by the practise of shuttling sires around the world.

Most racehorse industry participants are removed from good reference points for soundness in horses. Too few people work only with thoroughbreds and have no other points of reference, such as hunters or working stock horses.

Having grown up with stock horses in Australia, I am acutely aware of the fragility of the thoroughbred and, equally, horrified by the current perception of the norm.

One only has to listen to the comments of owners and trainers when a horse has been destroyed on the track after breaking down, or is taken off for a year’s break – the standard response being to shrug and say, ‘That’s racing’.

There must be strong incentives for breeders to breed only from sound stock. If the thoroughbred racehorse industry remains closed to an injection of outside blood, then breeding must be only from sound stock. The practice of sending animals to stud because they have broken down must cease. This includes animals who have won at the highest level.

Other industries, such as the investment field, have nonstatutory codes of best practice which are strongly adhered to and indirectly lead to financial penalties, since failure to conform denotes the possibility of a cover up – and therefore demand for the investment is reduced. A similar principlebased scheme could be adopted by the racehorse breeding industry.

Under a principle-based scheme, all mares and entire horses should be sold with a veterinary audit, and be graded according to how long and how regularly they have raced.

Breeders agreeing to participate in the scheme would have their horses designated as ‘A’ rated.

They would then be graded according to the state of their veterinary audit, the duration of their racing life and how often they raced.

Unsound horses who break down early in their racing careers would have a low rating and would be sold with a ‘health warning’. Breeders refusing to participate in the scheme would have their horses ‘B’ rated and these would also be sold with a ‘health warning’ because of failure to produce veterinary evidence of soundness.

To encourage participation in the scheme, the industry should introduce races in which horses bred from ‘A’ rated horses would be eligible – starting off with the need to have an ‘A’ rated sire. Furthermore, auction houses should, over time, be encouraged to sell only ‘A’ rated horses.

Institutions such as the National Stud should set an example by promoting such a scheme.

“Sort out thoroughbred soundness and overproduction will be dealt with”

88 THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER APRIL 2008

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Unforgettable Doyen: an outstanding King George winner defeating no fewer than seven individual G1 winners. Supported by some of the best breeders in Europe in his first two seasons at stud. Purchasers of his first foals in 2007 include: Glenvale Stud, Blandford Bloodstock, McKeever St Lawrence, Meadowlands Stud, Glidawn Stud and BBA Germany.

DOYEN

ÂŁ7,000 Oct 1, SLF. Standing at Dalham Hall Stud.

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