2021 2yos including Colin's First Season Sires

[Eleanora Duse]

Lingfield: Ammolite (Crisford) gives Profitable another winner.

as regard 2yo wins Ardad is also the leading sire. In second place is Havana Gold, which may surprise some.

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Irish Field table for European First Season Sires list (Prizemoney)
1 Caravaggio
2 Profiyable
3 Ardad
4 Cotai Glory
5 Birchwood
6 Recorder

This list is over a week out of date but Recorder is a Galileo- Memory stallion bred by Queen Elizabeth.
He had no winner at this stage but a handful of placed runners picked up decent place money to include him on the list; he stands in France.
He won the Acomb Stakes in York at two when William Haggas trained him; cannot say I remembered him

[Eleanora Duse]

This list is over a week out of date but Recorder is a Galileo- Memory stallion bred by Queen Elizabeth.
He had no winner at this stage but a handful of placed runners picked up decent place money to include him on the list; he stands in France.
He won the Acomb Stakes in York at two when William Haggas trained him; cannot say I remembered him

Ran 3 times, winning twice. His last victory was the Acomb (Dettori rode him and said he was impressed) in which he was injured. He never ran again despite being in training until a 4yo.

Bell has a 2yo gelding called Loudspeaker, owned by The Queen . Gelded I suppose because the family have all been 'characters'.

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Royal family have been "characters " and all ; pets and their owners !

[Eleanora Duse]

Highland Reel gets off the mark (at Hamilton) with the aptly named Highland Premiere for Johnston et fils.

Loudspeaker's dam Daring Aim was part of the Kieran Fallon case some years back. Apparently Fallon told interested parties that Daring Aim would not win. This well-bred filly was worthy of that marvellous Jimmy Lindley soubriquet of being 'a right cow'. Well she ran at Newmarket and Fallon won on her....and I felt that though he may have given information he didn't stop trying his best to win.
Her produce have often been difficult. Two decent colts who definitely were exactly that were Highland Glen and Bold Sniper. The fillies have tended to be more compliant (Queen's Prize and Daphne). This is the first time a colt of hers has been gelded before he got to the track.

[Eleanora Duse]

Young George Boughey gives Galileo Gold another winner with Oscula in the first at Epsom. I'd imagine she's likely to go for the Albany next, though he probably has options. Not a sire who was at the top of many people's lists but he also has the very useful Ebro River.

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Surprising enough that statement Eleanora.
As a racehorse there were few enough finer/sire Paco Boy was an honest racehorse with searing acceleration; if not a top notch sire though they can all get one and dam line of Montjeu with bits of Galileo, Machiavellian etc thrown in.
I was surprised there was not more noise about him , maybe he should not have bothered racing at four.
Delighted for Boughey and jockey Mark Crehan, is jockey anything to Roddy Crehan (vet with Coolmore/Castle Hyde ) anyone ?

[Eleanora Duse]

I think people think in terms of sire lines. I feel that although the right elements are there that Paco Boy was not a popular sire and part of that was he was by Desert Style. He stood in the UK for a handful of years, sired a classic winner in his first crop but was soon shipped off to I don't know where. I'm sure Galileo Gold faces the same discrimination as he's by Paco Boy and his female line hardly shouts 'sire' in the same way as the families of Special, Urban Sea or Natalma have done.

So I think it's going to be an upward battle for Galileo Gold. I think that was reflected in his 20-1 price for being champion FSS. Given that one did pick up from some trainers' comments that they liked his produce. I'd be really glad to see GG become a leading sire.

[Eleanora Duse]

Saturday: Admiral D is another one for Ardad, at Listowel.

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Sunday Listowel: The Acropolis (AOB) becomes another winner for Churchill

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Dizzy Bizu a Listed winner at Chantilly yesterday for Caravaggio and Peter Savill.
Dam by Kodiac so this filly has decent prospects as a juvenile at least.

[Eleanora Duse]

Groom's win at Salisbury (Hannon) gave FSS Aclaim his first win for a long time.

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Wednesday's FSS winners

Aclaim gets another one at Yarmouth with Mannetino (Williams), while Ardad hits back with Fahey's, long odds-on shot, Perfect Power at Hamilton

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Dascombe has another FSS winner with Devious Angel (Cotai Glory) at Haydock.

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Friday: Fairyhouse winner for DAOB with FSS Caravaggio's Silver Surfer. Charlie Drake fans must have been laughing as Boughey's Hellomydarlin' (by FSS Galileo Gold) wins at Goodwood.

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Saturday: Hannon's York winner Bosh is by FSS Profitable

[Colin Phillips]

ARDAD 13 wins 47 runs
COTAI GLORY 9/54
PROFITABLE 7/44
CARAVAGGIO 6/43
GALILEO GOLD 5/41

[Eleanora Duse]

Just looked at the 2nd crop sires and just as last year Mehmas is beginning to assert himself.

Mehmas 38wins
Twilight Son 31 wins
Territories 20 wins
Kodi Bear 15 wins

Both Twilight Son and Territories have come through stronger this year.

As regards 2yo wins, it looks a little different.

Ardad 13 wins
Mehmas 11 wins
Havana Gold 11 wins
Showcasing 10 wins

Perhaps the surprise here is Havana Gold. Maybe the fact that Kodiac is not in the first 4 could be viewed as a surprise but that may be due to his 2018 book being more class/stamina laden than earlier books.

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Mehmas runners taking a race to get their eye in just like last year.
Remember he only had 2 winners from 28 or 29 runners by the end of June last year but they took off after.

[Eleanora Duse]

Young Mr Boughey gets another FSS win with Uncs (by Galileo Gold) at Beverley