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Dunlop Hoping Classic Remark Can Improve Family Record in Nassau Stakes 09/07/08

The £200,000 Group One Blue Square Nassau Stakes, run on Saturday, August 2, the final day of Glorious Goodwood, has attracted a large entry of 34 - up from 26 in 2007 and 29 in 2006.

Trainer Harry Dunlop has given recent winner Classic Remark an entry for the extended nine furlong event. The daughter of Dr Fong opened her account at the fourth time of asking when landing a Listed contest at Newcastle on June 26.

Prior to that, she ran fourth to Clowance on her debut at Newbury in April, before getting within seven lengths of Oaks heroine Look Here when Miracle Seeker won Lingfield’s Listed Oaks Trial on May 10. Dunlop then tried her on the all-weather and she ran a close second in a maiden back at Lingfield on May 31.

“The intention is to run Classic Remark in the Blue Square Nassau Stakes. Obviously, what we want for her is some give in the ground or genuine good ground. She won at Newcastle last time on good to soft and we probably wouldn’t run unless it was decent ground but it is the intention to run,” explained the master of Windsor House Stables.

“She’s come out of her run very well. The long journey and things amazingly didn’t take too much of an effect, so she’s in good order.

“We ran her first time this year in a good maiden in which Clowance won and obviously that got us quite excited. It looked a good maiden at the time and the form has worked out. We took our chance in the Lingfield Oaks Trial but, unfortunately, the ground was too fast for her. On genuine good ground, she’s a pretty smart filly.”

The Hesmonds Stud home-bred is a half-sister to Cassydora, who was a length and a quarter runner-up in the 2005 Nassau Stakes to the Jim Bolger-trained Alexander Goldrun. She was trained by his father John but Harry, whose brother Ed trained Lailani and Ouija Board to win in 2001 and 2006 respectively, is hoping that his filly can improve on Cassydora’s second placing.

“We’d love to go one better than her half-sister, Cassydora. Actually it’s quite interesting because the Newcastle race that Classic Remark won, her mother Claxon was beaten a short-head in it, so we’re following the same routes.

“Her half-sister was pretty smart. Obviously, Classic Remark does need decent ground, whereas Cassydora could go on anything. It does narrow things down a bit but it would be fantastic if she could win it.”

Irish champion trainer Aidan O’Brien, who was successful in last year’s Blue Square Nassau Stakes with Peeping Fawn, has the most entries, with nine of the 15 Irish-trained entries coming from his Ballydoyle base.

His entries are headed by Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Halfway To Heaven, Juddmonte Oaks runner-up Moonstone, Group Two Rockfel Stakes winner Kitty Matcham and Group Three winners Adored and Ice Queen.

His contingent is completed by Sail, Psalm, Mystical Lady and Perihelion.

The Irish look to have a strong hand in the Group One, with Jim Bolger’s pair of last season’s dual 1,000 Guineas winner Finsceal Beo and recent Group One Coronation Stakes winner Lush Lashes.

Meanwhile, Dermot Weld has entered Mad About You and Listed winner Chinese White, who hasn’t been seen since disappointing in the Juddmonte Oaks

The first-named has been placed on her last four outings in Group One company, most recently when finding the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Promising Lead a length and a quarter too good in the Group One Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh on June 28.

The Kevin Prendergast-trained Beach Bunny was further back in fourth and completes the Irish challenge along with Juddmonte Oaks third Katiyra from John Oxx’s yard.

The Godolphin team is represented by Listed Pinnacle Stakes winner Folk Opera, while Peter Chapple-Hyam has entered Cape Amber and Mick Channon has entered Majestic Roi.

Other notable entries include the Henry Cecil-trained Group One Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner Passage Of Time, the John Gosden-trained Group Two Ribblesdale Stakes winner Michita, who was also successful over the course and distance in the Listed Height Of Fashion Stakes on May 21, and Group Three Princess Elizabeth Stakes winner Lady Gloria from James Given’s yard.

German trainer Mario Hofer has engaged Fair Breeze, whose most recent success came at Saint-Cloud in the Group Two Prix Corrida on May 29.

Glorious Goodwood 2008 takes place from Tuesday, July 29, to Saturday, August 2 inclusive.

BLUE SQUARE NASSAU STAKES
Class 1, Group 1, £200,000 Total Prize Fund. Goodwood, Saturday, August 2. For 3yo and upwards, fillies and mares only. One mile, one furlong & 192 yards. Weights: 3yo 8st 10lb; 4yo and upwards 9st 5lb. Entries closed July 8, entries revealed July 9 (34 entries). Six-day confirmation & £17,000 supplementary entry stage Monday, July 28, final declaration stage 10.00am, Thursday, July 31. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Monday, July 7, 2008.

Form Horse Age Owner Trainer
5-0110 ADORED (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE
30(1) ALBAROUCHE 3 Barbara Facchino Michael Jarvis
0-14124 BEACH BUNNY (IRE) 3 Lady O'Reilly Kevin Prendergast IRE
1-260 CAPE AMBER (IRE) 3 Five Horses Ltd Peter Chapple-Hyam
1-10 CHINESE WHITE (IRE) 3 Lady O'Reilly Dermot Weld IRE
45(2)1 CLASSIC REMARK (IRE) 3 Hesmonds Stud Harry Dunlop
4221-11 FAIR BREEZE (GER) 5 Stall Margarethe Mario Hofer GER
65-5230 FINSCEAL BEO (IRE) 4 Michael Ryan Jim Bolger IRE
(3)/13-114 FOLK OPERA (IRE) 4 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
216 GHAIDAA (IRE) 3 Hamdan Al Maktoum Michael Jarvis
21-231 HALFWAY TO HEAVEN (IRE) 3 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
623-(1)12 HEAVEN SENT 5 Cheveley Park Stud Sir Michael Stoute
(0)14016 ICE QUEEN (IRE) 3 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
1-23 KATIYRA (IRE) 3 Aga Khan John Oxx IRE
11-0000 KITTY MATCHAM (IRE) 3 Diane Nagle & Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
124-20 KOTSI (IRE) 3 Anthony Oppenheimer Ed Vaughan
221-221 LADY GLORIA 4 M H Tourle James Given
1-06151 LUSH LASHES 3 Jackie Bolger Jim Bolger IRE
1233-22 MAD ABOUT YOU (IRE) 3 Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd Dermot Weld IRE
41-0054 MAJESTIC ROI (USA) 4 Jaber Abdullah Mick Channon
1-0101 MICHITA (USA) 3 Stonerside Stable LLC John Gosden
242 MOONSTONE 3 Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE
11-105 MUTHABARA (IRE) 3 Hamdan Al Maktoum John Dunlop
010464 MYSTICAL LADY (IRE) 3 Anne-Marie O'Brien Aidan O'Brien IRE
1033-40 PASSAGE OF TIME 4 Khalid Abdulla Henry Cecil
0-0501 PERIHELION (IRE) 3 Anne-Marie O'Brien Aidan O'Brien IRE
2412-11 PROMISING LEAD 4 Khalid Abdulla Sir Michael Stoute
2-060 PSALM (IRE) 3 Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
1154-31 ROSA GRACE 3 E P Duggan Rae Guest
0-2100 SAIL (IRE) 3 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien IRE
1446-40 SELINKA 4 Robert Barnett Richard Hannon
0253(1)(4)- SOFT MORNING 4 Kirsten Rausing Sir Mark Prescott
11-24 SPACIOUS 3 Cheveley Park Stud James Fanshawe
46-1204 SUGAR MINT (IRE) 3 Rick Barnes Barry Hills

34 entries
15 Irish-trained
1 German-trained