Godolphin's Hartnell (GB) (Authorized {Ire}) built on the promise of daylight victories in the G2 Chelmsford S. and G2 Hill S. earlier this campaign when posting an authoritative win in Sunday's G1 Turnbull S. at Flemington, setting up a potential clash with Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) in the G1 Cox Plate Oct. 22. Among the fastest from the barriers on the rail, the bay dropped back to travel about five lengths off the lead, on the heels of Tarzino (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}), as Second Bullet (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) took up the running from Sofia Rosa (NZ) (Makfi {GB}) and Hartnell's stablemate Tally (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}). Moving off the fence rounding the bend, Hartnell swung four-wide into the straight, clearly full of run under James McDonald. He asserted his authority from there, drawing clear to win by 3 1/4 lengths in a canter as Jameka (Aus) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) chased in vain.
Sunday, Flemington, Australia
TURNBULL S.-G1, A$502,500, VRC, 10-2, 4yo/up, Open Set Weight, 2000mT, 2:01.03, Good.
1–HARTNELL (GB), 57.5, g, 5, by Authorized (Ire)
1st Dam: Debonnaire (GB), by Anabaa (USA)
2nd Dam: Ultra Finesse (USA), by Rahy (USA)
3rd Dam: Suavite (USA), by Alleged (USA)
O-Godolphin; B-Rabbah Bloodtock Limited; T-J A O'Shea; J-J B
McDonald; A$302,500. Lifetime Record: 26-10-5-1,
A$2,237,110. *1/2 to Roz (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), SW & G1SP-Eng.
Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the
e-Nicks.com report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Jameka, 54.5, f, 4, Myboycharlie (IRE)–Mine Game, by
General Nediym. (A$130,000 Ylg 2014 WI Melbourne Premier
Yearling Sale) O-C L Maher, Mrs J M Mckenna, D Degenhardt, T
A Cole-Sinclair, M R Fallon, G M Verdoorn, S Priestley & Mrs S
A Cockram, Ms J Nolte, M Mills, & Halo Racing Services Pty Ltd;
B-Gilgai Farm VIC; T-C Maher; J-Nicholas Hall; A$90,000.
3–Tally, 55.5, c, 4, Street Cry (Ire)–Itemise (USA), by Kris S
(USA). O-Godolphin; B-Darley NSW; T-J A O'Shea; J-B Avdulla;
A$45,000.
Margins: 3.3 len, 6.6 len, 7.0 len. Odds: 0.90, 4.00, 18.00.
Also Ran: Preferment (NZ), Happy Trails, Tarzino (NZ), De Little Engine, Our Ivanhowe (GER), Raw Impulse (GB), Set Square, Sofia Rosa (NZ), Second Bullet.
Click for the Racing Post result. VIDEO.
A reliable performer for Godolphin in Britain, Hartnell took the 2014 Listed Queen's Vase S. at Royal Ascot and G3 Bahrain Trophy before being exported to Australia the following year. He came out with a bang in the first half of 2015, finishing second in the G1 Chipping Norton S. last February before garnering the G3 Sky High S. and G1 The BMW S. He rounded out that campaign with a fourth in the G1 Sydney Cup at The Championships but failed to shine in the spring, finishing off the board in four starts, culminating in a 15th in the G1 Melbourne Cup. Hartnell was seen just once in the autumn, finishing fifth in the Chipping Norton Feb. 27, and was second only to Winx first-up this campaign in the G2 Warwick S. Aug. 20. His eye-catching Chelmsford and Hill scores followed, and he is now faced with a start in either the Cox Plate or the Oct. 15 Caulfield Cup.
“His Highness [Sheikh Mohammed] and John Ferguson will determine where he goes next,” trainer John O'Shea told Breednet.com.au. “Obviously he's got plenty of options on the table and he'll be competitive in whatever race he runs in so I just hope he pulls up well. That was a nice effort today, the team here at Flemington has done a nice job to keep him ticking over after coming down from Sydney and the track today was in beautiful order.”
“To be fair he did get it all his own way in the run but James [McDonald] made it happen and once he gets to that position where he's rolling along in clear space he's always going to be hard to beat,” O'Shea added. “I've learned a lot about him and it's important to get him in the right frame of mind at the start of the prep. He'll always finish a race off if you can get him to relax early and James is getting that done.”
Pedigree Notes…
Hartnell is the second foal out of the dual winner Debonnaire, her first being the Listed Star S. winner and G1 Fillies' Mile second Roz (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}). Debonnaire has a yearling colt and a filly foal both by Frankel (GB) to come. Hartnell's third dam, Suavite (Alleged), produced the three-time Group 1 and Classic winner Suave Dancer (Green Dancer), as well as the dual Italian Group 1 victor Suave Tern (Arctic Tern).
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