Trade Fair’s Feature Win

				
Trade Fair’s Nameitwhatyoulike set the pace and fought hard when challenged to win the Great St Wilfrid Stakes (six furlongs) at Ripon in England on Saturday. (August 13)


Nameitwhatyoulike, a 16/1 chance, was ridden by Connor Beasley for Group 1 winning trainer Bryan Smart, who prepares his team from historic Hambleton House in North Yorkshire, the highest altitude stable in England, situated more than 1,300ft above sea level.


The tough 7Y0, who gained his eighth career win, beat the consistent Intisaab (7/1), who has been placed in the first two at his last six runs, by a neck with Baccarat (20/1), the 2013 winner, a head away third.


The $A118,000 Great St Wilfrid Stakes, run every August, is named after St Wilfrid, the patron saint of Ripon. The winning owner receives a silver trophy depicting St Wilfrid on horseback.


Trade Fair, who has sired 207 individual winners with Stakes winners in the United Kingdom, Europe, the UAE, Hong Kong, Canada and WA, stands for $5,000, plus GST, at Alwyn Park Stud, Serpentine.

			


		
			

				
Another Nobel Win

				
Alfred Nobel 3Y0 Gin In The Inn overcame problems in running to easily win the Nova Display Handicap (six furlongs) at Pontefract in England yesterday. (Sunday, August 14)


Gin In The Inn (11/2) was held-up at the rear but sprinted hard when clear to beat the 3/1 favourite, Van Gerwen, by 2 3/4-lengths with a neck to More Beau (7/1, by More Than Ready).


Gin In The Inn was ridden by dual champion English jockey Paul Hanagan for North Yorkshire trainer Richard Fahey, a former jockey who last year trained 235 winners to equal Richard Hannan’s British record set in 2013. Gin In The Inn had won at Leicester on debut.


Alfred Nobel, a Group 1 and 2 winner in Ireland, has quickly developed in WA’s most promising sire. He stands for $4,500, plus GST, at Lynward Park Stud, Bullsbrook.

			


		
			

				
Another Alfie Long Distance Double

				
It was another long distance double for Lynward Park’s Alfred Nobel on Saturday.


Uptown Funk stormed home to win the Jockey Celebration Day-Aug 6 Handicap (1300m) at Belmont Park and 14,460km away at Lingfield in England Chetan led all the way to take the 188Bet Handicap (six furlongs).


Uptown Funk has been in superb form for trainer Justine Erkelens and jockey Shaun O’Donnell winning four of seven runs this preparation and placing in the other three.


Chetan made it successive wins for trainer Charlie Wallis and jockey Adam Beschizza, and lifted his career tally to six, having won at Yarmouth at his previous start.


The previous weekend Alfred Nobel landed another international double with Black Dynamite winning at Belmont Park and Nobel Dancer successful on debut at Down Royal in Ireland.


Alfred Nobel, a Group 1 and 2 winner in Ireland for champion trainer Aidan O’Brien, has quickly developed into WA’s most promising young sire.


With 38 runners, Alfred Nobel finished ninth on the Australian Second Season Sires Premiership behind Hinchinbrook (90 runners), Star Witness (96), Beneteau (71), Rothesay (105), Reward For Effort (106), Lope De Vega (62), War Chant (52) and Captain Sonador (79).

			


		
			

				
Alfie’s Pedigree Tops, Again

				
Alfred Nobel’s superb pedigree has again hit the UK racing headlines.


Two-year-old colt Douglas Macarthur, a 1.25 million guineas purchase by Coolmore at the 2015 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in England, won the mile maiden at Leopardstown in Ireland on Thursday by five lengths from World War, a 1.2 million guineas Chinese purchase at the same sale.


UK bookmakers responded immediately by installing Douglas Macarthur favourite for next year’s English Derby.


Douglas Macarthur is by Galileo from Alluring Park and is a full brother to the 2012 English Oaks winner Was. Alluring Park, a winning half-sister to the 2008 English Derby winner New Approach, is also a half-sister to Alfred Nobel’s grand-dam Dazzling Park, the 1999 champion European 3Y0 filly.


Alluring Park has had three other yearlings sell for more than a million guineas at Tattersalls. Al Naamah bought a filly world record of 5 million guineas, Al Jassasiyah sold for 1.5 million guineas and Was sold for 1.2 million guineas.


So it’s little wonder that Alfred Nobel, a Group 1 and 2 winning juvenile in Ireland, has quickly developed into WA’s most promising young sire. With just two relatively small crops to race here, Alfred Nobel is a close third on the WA 2Y0 Sires Premiership and is 10th on the Australian Second Season Sires Premiership.


His high national standing is quite remarkable. With 37 runners, Alfred Nobel is only headed by the likes of Hinchinbrook, with 89 runners, Star Witness, with 95 runners, Beneteau, with 69 runners, Rothesay, with 103 runners, and Reward For Effort with 99 runners.


Alfred Nobel stands at Lynward Park, Bullsbrook, for $4,500, plus GST.


. Alfred Nobel’s Chetan bought up his fifth career win by taking the Drifters Handicap (six furlongs) at Yarmouth in Englandon Thursday.

			


		
			

				
Alfie’s Long Distance Double

				
It was an international double – 15,000km apart – for Lynward Park’s outstanding young sire Alfred Nobel last Friday andSaturday.


2Y0 Nobel Dancer, starting at 50/1 on debut, was held-up till the two-furlong mark than finished hard to win the Magners Irish Cider Handicap (five furlongs) in 59.94sec. on yielding going at Down Royal in Ireland on Friday.


Then 3Y0 Black Dynamite, the $3.50 favourite racing against older company, sprinted along the inside with the meeting best 33.66sec. final 600m to win the Terrace Restaurant – Book Now Handicap (1000m) in 58.15sec. under soft5 conditions at Belmont Park on Saturday.


Nobel Dancer, ridden by Robbie Downey for trainer Keith Clarke, beat the even money favourite Giselle’s Charm, a last start Navan winner.


Black Dynamite, ridden by Jarrad Nose for trainer Brian Kersley, was racing second-up having also won the Westspeed Nominations Closing July 15 Handicap (1000m) on July 13. He has developed into an exciting proposition with four wins from six career starts.


Alfred Nobel stands the 2016 season at $4,500, plus GST.

			


		
			

				
Another UK Win For Alfie

				




Alfred Nobel 3Y0 Explosive Power exploded home to win the Lloyd Handicap (seven furlongs) at Carlisle in England on Saturday. (July 2)


Explosive Power, a 7/2 chance ridden by Jordan Vaughan for emerging trainer Karl Burke, tracked the leaders and sprinted clear to score by a neck from Forever A Lady (22/1, by Dark Angel) with a head to the 3/1 chance Reputation (by Royal Applause).


Burke, who prepared Quiet Reflection to win the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, trains from the historic Spigot Lodge at Middleham, North Yorkshire, which is named after the 1821 English St Leger winner, Jack Spigot, and from where the 1849 English Derby winner The Flying Dutchman was also trained.


The Group 1 winning Alfred Nobel, who stands the 2016 season at Lynward Park, Bullsbrook, for $4,500, plus GST, has sired 45 individual winners. With two crops to race locally, he is second on the WA 2Y0 Sires Premiership and 12th on the Australian Second Season Sires Premiership.





			


		
			

				
Alfie’s Run Continues

				
Alfred Nobel’s success continued when 3Y0 Carbutt’s Ridge easily won the 32RedSport.com Handicap (1mile 1/2furlong) at Nottingham in England yesterday. (Thursday)


Carbutt’s Ridge, a 7/2 chance who was also successful at Southwell earlier this year, sat off the pace and sprinted clear to win by 3len. from Bit Of A Quirke (5/1, by Monsieur Bond). The 5/2 favourite Tricky Dicky, by Holy Roman Emperor, was a further 2 1/4len. away third.


Carbutt’s Ridge’s trainer Karl Burke was fresh from winning the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup with Quiet Reflection at Royal Ascot.

			


		
			

				
Alfie’s Long Distance Double

				
It was a 24-hour long distance double, with an international difference, for Lynward Park’s crack young sire Alfred Nobel.


Three-year-old Dark Road won the Prix de la Place Montaigne (7 1/2 furlongs) at Deauville in France last Friday.


Then on Saturday, 14,270km away at Belmont Park, WA, fellow 3Y0 Uptown Funk won the Fast Track To Membership Handicap (1200m).


Dark Road, ridden by the English Derby and Dubai World Cup winning Mickael Barzalona for trainer Patrick Montfort, was having his first start since a debut 3/4-length second to Monsieur Bernard in the Prix Les Alluets Le Roi (one mile) at Maisons-laffitte on April 1.


Uptown Funk, ridden by Shaun O’Donnell for trainer Justine Erkelens, has been in outstanding form with three wins from four starts this preparation.


Alfred Nobel is WA’s leading sire of 2Y0’s and is 12th on the Australian Second Seasons Sires Premiership.

			


		
			

				
Trade Fair On Fire

				
Alwyn Park Stud’s Trade Fair has had a weekend to remember.






Trade Fair’s Tradesman won the Terrace Restaurant – Book Now Handicap (2000m) at Belmont Park on Saturday, Proceedwithcaution won the Amelia Park Beef Handicap (1400m) and Drupa was a short neck second to My Magic Miss in the Perth Racing Young Membership Handicap (2100m).


Then at Kalgoorlie on Sunday, Trade Fair’s Attamor won the Noble – The Society Handicap (1200m).


Tradesman, a full-brother to the classy six-time winner Trading Day, has won at five of six Belmont Park starts. He’s two for two at winter headquarters this year and last season’s wins were highlighted by the Listed 1600m Belmont Guineas and 2000m Dayana Plate.


Proceedwithcaution carried a career high 61kg at his second run in 13 months and has now won at eight of 16 starts. He won the Listed 2200m Belmont Classic and Dayana Plate in 2014 and his Ascot wins are headed by the Listed 1600m York Stakes.


Drupa, up from 1600m at his fourth run this preparation, gave a real ‘be on me next time’ performance. He worked over from an outside draw to lead-up the one-out line and led top of the straight carrying 4kg more than the winner.


Trade Fair, who stands for $5,000, plus GST, has sired 203 individual winners and has had Group/Listed winners in WA, the UK, Europe, UAE, Hong Kong and Canada. His feature race winners have been successful from 1000m to 2400m.





			


		
			

				
Alfred’s Big Day Out

				
It was a big Saturday for Lynward Park’s highly-promising young sire Alfred Nobel.






With just two runners at Belmont Park, Alfred Nobel’s Showy Chloe won the James Boags Premium Handicap and Stored Energy, a winner at her previous two starts, was second in the Schweppes Plate.


Then at Beverley in England, Alfred Nobel’s Popsies Joy ran on from mid-field to take the Constant Security Handicap (7 1/2 furlongs).


Alfred Nobel, who will stand the coming season at $4,500, plus GST, is WA’s leading sire of 2Y0’s ahead of Snippetson, Oratorio, Demerit and War Chant, with all these stallions ranked within Australia’s top 50.


That should come as no surprise. For Alfred Nobel was a brilliant juvenile winning both the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes and Group 2 Railway Stakes in Ireland.





			


		
		

			
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