By Sean Cronin
Ballyhane Stud resident Sands Of Mali (Fr) (Panis) became Europe's latest first-crop sire to get off the mark when his Florian Guyader-trained daughter Hide The Evidence (Ire) shed maiden status with a two-length debut win over five furlongs in Monday's Prix du Medoc at Bordeaux.
Bred by Joe Foley's Ballyhane Stud, Hide The Evidence fetched €10,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale when knocked down to Con Marnane. Racing in the colours of Marnane's daughters Amy and Olivia, the filly could be Royal Ascot bound, according to connections.
Con Marnane said, “We're absolutely thrilled. You wouldn't believe the lift that has given us. She beat a very experienced field and, if she were to rock up again, the chances are that we could aim towards Royal Ascot with her. There is a Listed race that she could go for in a couple of weeks in France and we could look at that before a possible tilt at Royal Ascot.”
He added, “However much I liked her at Tattersalls Ireland, I bloody love her now! When I started buying into this family, the page was pure white–now it's black-type through and through. This filly is all guts. It's special because we sell a brother to Sands Of Mali at Donny on Wednesday. We're all very excited.”
1st-Bordeaux-Le Bouscat, €23,000, Cond, 4-22, 2yo, 5fT, 1:01.80, g/s.
HIDE THE EVIDENCE (IRE) (f, 2, Sands Of Mali {Fr}–Silent Agenda {GB}, by Kyllachy {GB}) raced in third through the early fractions of this unveiling. Nudged along to turn for home in second, the 51-10 chance came under sterner urging in the straight and kept on strongly once sweeping by long-time leader Sunset Bikini (Fr) (Le Brivido {Fr}) inside the final furlong to defeat that rival by two lengths. Hide The Evidence, full-sister to a yearling colt, is the first of two foals out of a winning half-sister to Listed Two-Year-Old Trophy victrix and G3 Firth Of Clyde S. third Ventura Mist (GB) (Pastoral Pursuits {GB}). The March-foaled bay's stakes-placed third dam Jetbeeah (Ire) (Lomond), herself a daughter of G2 Gallinule S. winner Welsh Fantasy (Ire) (Welsh Pageant {Fr}), is the dam of G3 Prix de Royaumont victrix Lady's Purse (GB) (Doyen {Ire}) and the multiple stakes-placed Dazilyn Lady (Zilzal). Lady's Purse, in turn, is the dam of stakes-winning G2 Superlative S. runner-up Masekela (Ire) (El Kabeir) and G2 Cape Verdi second Asoof (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Sales history: €10,000 Ylg '23 TIRSEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €11,500. Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Amy Marnane & Olivia Marnane; B-Ballyhane Stud (IRE); T-Florian Guyader.
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