April News
April Newsletter
No NEWSLETTERS for a couple of months now even though it has been a quiet
successful period. We had a very good Cheltenham with 2 Group 1 winner, AL FEROF
and CHELTENIAN, and also some very good performers like POKER DE SIVOLA who won
the Sandown Gold Cup Grade 3.
I am also very happy that our flat horses are performing as well and that
we are making a name for ourselves in that speciality as I have been regarded as
a NH man for a longtime.CADEAU FOR MAGGI and FLASH DANCE at a Listed level made
some very good performances but POLARIX and newcomer HOPE ON EARTH are sure to
get into that sphere soon.
We have been also very succesfull in buying cheap yearlings who turned out
to be good performers and that is a market that I would like to extend. On the
14th of may we will have the Breeze up sales at Saint Cloud with a very strong
catalogue of well bred flat 2 yold.
If you wish to recieve my selection ,
please, feel free to contact me.
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CADEAU FOR MAGGI won the Prix Servanne Listed race at Chantilly
Thursday, April 28th
He signed another fine victory today at Chantilly in a 6
furlongs Listed race. The 6 yold son of CADEAU GENEREUX took the lead two
furlongs from home and held well the late challenge of DULSTER. He has now won 6 of his 24 starts and has been placed 11 times for around
230 000€ earnings.
We purchased him as a yearling at the Arqana August sales for 42 000€
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TOUTE NOIRE finished an excellent 2nd for her first outing in a very hot
bumper at Le Lion D'Angers.
Monday, April 25th
The daughter of ROLI ABI was sitting at the
back of the field for most of the race and coming on the outside at the
beginning of the straght she really flew in the last hundred yard and was only
beaten a neck. The 4 yold filly out of a 3 times winning sister to HAUT DE
GAMME should be winning soon and could make a cracking hurdler.
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Another
Grade 3 winner for us
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A
successfull week for BIBELLE.
The mare that we purchased years ago in a
claimer for
our client Benoit
GABEUR (breeder of LONG
RUN) had a wonderful week with two of
his progeny winning. BEL LA VIE
won his 2nd
chase at Auteuil and reamain
undeafeatd over the large obstacles. He was the
champion 4 yold hurdler and
should go back to that game in his next start.
BELGARDE
broke her maiden in a tremendous fashion at
Marseille in a 3 yold hurdle race . She was disapointing when 7th for
her first
run at Auteuil. She is definitly full of talent and could be a serious
contender for the good races to come.
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POLARIX won the Prix Jacques Meller at La Teste
Friday,
April 15th
It was a very hot condition race with Group winner BAINE making
her reapearance. She could only
get 3rd behind the son of LINAMIX
that we
purchased in a claimer as a 2yold and who has now earn over 280
000€ .
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SEIGNEUR
DES BOIS
at last!!!!!
Wenesday,
April 13th
The 5 yold
son of BALLINGARY won Bet totepool
At totesport.com Novices' Handicap Chase his first
race since arriving to Ferdy
MURPHY's yard in England last summer and he did it the
tough way. Completely outpaced entering the straight he kept well to
his job and got the better on the line. This was on 2 miles
and he will definitely be suited by a longer trip and a softer ground.
He will be now off for few months and will come back next season with a
rather bright future in front of him.
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DE BOITRON
finished 3rd in the Masterson
Holdings Silver Trophy Chase Grade 2 at
Cheltenham.
Wenesday,
April 13th
He ran a very good race while
out of the handicap.
He was no match for the winner POQUELIN
but still ran a great race for a horse that we
purchase in a claimer at Auteuil few years ago
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PUR
STYLE finishing 3rd in a hot fillies
race
at Auteuil
Prix
Champoreau (Hurdles)
Wenesday,
April 13th
She fell at the start in her first start, but today she r an a very good race at Auteuil
She took the lead at the
second last and stayed on well to keep 3rd outpaced by the first two
after the last. She will be winning soon.
We
bought this lovely TURGEON filly for 3 000€
at the Osarus September yearling sales in 2009.
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Very
good debut for HOPE
ON EARTH.
Prix Prompt at Saint Cloud
Tuesday,
April 12th
The daughter of FOOSTEPSINTHESAND was narrowly beaten in a 2yold maiden
on 900meters ran in the very fast time of 52"30!!! She only
got caught on the line after leading for most of the race. The
filly that we purchase for 12
500€ as a yearling at the OSARUS september sales
should be winning her maiden soon and go on to better things afterward.
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THOUSAND
STARS finished a very close 2nd in the John
Smith´s Aintree Hurdle Grade 1.
Saturday, April 9th
For
the first time step up in trip the 7yold grey gelding, given a patient
ride under Katie WALSH,
came just a neck down to OSCAR
WHISKY. In the next stride he would have won the race and
as I always thought he could become a top class staying hurdler on time
unless he will be sent novice chasing next season.
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CADEAU
FOR MAGGI put up a tremendous performance to win the big
handicap of the day under topweight.
Thursday
April 7th
The
6 yold son of CADEAU
GENEREUX disappointing on his first outing this season
came back after a 2 months break to win fairly
easely the Prix de NEWMARKET today at Maisons Laffitte. He
will now have no option with a rating of over a 100 and will go
on into Listed or Group races.
At
Aintree HOUBLON
DES OBEAUX finished a lucky 3rd
in the
4 yold Grade 1 over hurdles after GRANDOUET was
brought down at the second last. Never the less he was staying on and
this looks very promising for next season when he will be sent chasing.
REDEMPTOR, out
of a sister to our mare PAPETIERE
(covered this year by DYLAN
THOMAS) , was
caught in a trappy race where the pace was not strong enough for the
velocious son of ELUSIVE
CITY. We will
definitely see more of him this season, perhaps in sprint races.
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SEMIRAMISS
won the cross country at moulins today.
Tuesday,
April 5th
The 7 yold mare will
probably now be aiming for the French richest Cross Country race at Le
Lion D'Angers on the 2nd of June.
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A
very good debut for GOOD FILLY over hurdles today at Enghien.
Tuesday,
April 5th
She finished 3rd
behind two fillies who have both won their pervious races. GOOD FILLY
will make a very smart hurdler.
We
purchased her at the Brightwell Breeze up sales last may for 4
000€.
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4
winners this sunday
with a double at Hippodrome
de Carriere in the French Caribbean.
Sunday,
April 3rd
TORRID HELL
made it 4 wins in his last 4 starts and is now the King of the
Caribbean while JEFFISON
back on 2000meters did not find any opposition and won very
easely leading all the way.
At Saint Cloud DEVOIR DE MEMOIRE
made a winning comeback after been off for almost 18 months . He will
find some other easy oopportunities and could fulfilled all
the promises he made 2 years ago and could well end up in
Listed races. TOP
SPIN a 1 500€ purchase at Arqana november sales
won a nice race at Orleans defeating a filly rated 80 and while she is
only rated 53 she could find some easyer task when running in handicaps
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In Corsica FINIKAS and ASHKELON
finished both at the 3rd place in their respective races
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