Seaing Is Believing

SEAING IS BELIEVING 
Unbeaten and so far unchallenged, J “TDN Rising Star” J Sea the Moon (Ger) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) has the pressure on today as he bids to extend his tally in the G1 Longines Grosser Preis Von Baden. Despite showing errant tendencies in his last two starts, Gestut Gorlsdorf’s homebred has left nobody in any doubt as to his superiority, as he captured the 11-furlong 
G2 Oppenheim-Union-Rennen by three lengths at Cologne June 15 and Hamburg’s G1 Deutsches Derby by a scarcely believable 11 lengths over this trip last time July 6. Second in that Classic was Gestut Winterhauch’s Lucky Lion (Ger)(High Chaparral {Ire}), who had previously annexed the G3 Dr. Busch-Memorial over 8 1/2 furlongs at Krefeld Apr. 27 and the G2 Mehl Mulhens-Rennen over a mile at Cologne May 18. He has subsequently beaten the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup winner Noble Mission (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) in Munich’s G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis dropping back in trip to 10 furlongs July 27, and it may be that this mile and a half stretches his stamina. Two that contested the G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin are Sirius (Ger) (Dashing Blade {GB}) and last year’s G1 Deutsches Derby hero Lucky Speed (Ire) (Silvano {Ger}), and they were first and third, respectively, in that Aug. 10 Hoppegarten contest over this trip. While the latter is beginning to look exposed at four, Stall Molenhof’s 3-year-old colt Sirius could be on the upgrade and adds substance to the line-up along with French raider Terrubi (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}). Australian Bloodstock Syndicate’s acquisition comes here on the back of a win in the 14-furlong G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil on testing ground at Longchamp on the Grand Prix de Paris undercard July 13, and it is interesting that he is brought back in trip.