TDN RISING STARS

August 15, 2007 - HAMILTON PARK, Race , Cond, GBP £7,000, 1m 65yds, 6.2000, gd/sf

McCartney (Ger), C, 2007, by In the Wings (GB)

1st Dam: Messina (Ger), by Dashing Blade (GB)
2nd Dam: Monamira (GB), by Kashmir II (Ire)
3rd Dam: Monacchia (Ger), by Bacchus

Owner: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Breeder: Gestut Brummerhof
Trainer: Mark Johnston

McCartney, who holds an entry in the Oct. 20 G1 Darley Dewhurst S. at Newmarket, was an encouraging third behind Better Hand (Ire) in a seven-furlong Sandown maiden on debut July 25 and started as the 6-4 favorite stepped up in trip. Always traveling strongly in a stalking third, the Eu90,000 BBASEP yearling loomed on the front end before the quarter pole and quickly drew clear before being eased to an emphatic seven-length success. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, £5,303.