By Sean Cronin
Charlie Appleby trainee New Science (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who ran seventh in Royal Ascot's Listed Chesham S., followed up a first black-type win in July's Listed Pat Eddery S. with a fourth in ParisLongchamp's Sept. 5 G3 Prix La Rochette and lined up match fit for Tuesday's Listed bet365 European Free H. coming back off a third in Meydan's Feb. 4 Listed Jumeirah Classic. Godolphin's €260,000 Arqana Select yearling was steadied to race in fourth after the break and remained there through halfway. Looming large at the quarter-mile marker, he was shaken up for control approaching the final furlong and was ridden out on the climb to the line to assert by 1 1/4 lengths from G3 Horris Hill S. third Tacarib Bay (GB) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) for a second stakes triumph.
“We were disappointed in Meydan when he got beat, but we have been there before and were confident he would come forward and he has,” commented Charlie Appleby. “He is a set model and has got some good 2-year-old form which, thankfully, he has brought to the table this afternoon. I was pleased with his homework, Paul Eddery rides him at home, and I have to give credit to the team as he has very shallow feet and had very poor growth on them. He has been back here the last two weeks and we were confident that run in Dubai brought him forward coming into today.” Looking ahead to the possibility of skipping the track's G1 2000 Guineas at the beginning of next month, the trainer added, “I'm not going to be bold and say he will see out a mile as he has shown a lot of pace there. Personally, I think he is a tailor-made [Royal Ascot G3] Jersey horse.”
New Science is the fourth of five foals and one of two scorers produced by G2 Park Hill S. and G3 Lillie Langtry S. placegetter Alta Lilea (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), herself a half-sister to the dual stakes-placed Mistress Quickly (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) and Listed Feilden S. runner-up Fighter Boy (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}). The March-foaled bay is a half-brother to a 2-year-old filly by Kingman (GB). Descendants of his G2 Prix de l'Opera-winning third dam Mona Stella (Nureyev), herself kin to MG1SW G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Dancing Maid (Fr) (Lyphard), include G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud-winning sire Special Quest (Fr) (Rainbow Quest).
Tuesday, Newmarket, Britain
BET365 EUROPEAN FREE HANDICAP S.-Listed, £52,000, Newmarket, 4-12, 3yo, 7fT, 1:24.80, gd.
1–NEW SCIENCE (GB), 133, c, 3, by Lope de Vega (Ire)
1st Dam: Alta Lilea (Ire) (MGSP-Eng & MSP-Fr, $104,528), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: In My Life (Ire), by Rainbow Quest
3rd Dam: Mona Stella, by Nureyev
(€260,000 Ylg '20 ARDEAY). O-Godolphin; B-Jennifer Bianco & Fredereico Bianco (GB); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £29,489. Lifetime Record: SP-UAE, 6-3-0-1, $98,947.
2–Tacarib Bay (GB), 128, c, 3, Night of Thunder (Ire)–Bassmah (GB), by Harbour Watch (Ire). O/B-J R Shannon (GB); T-Richard Hannon. £11,180.
3–Ribhi (Ire), 126, c, 3, Dark Angel (Ire)–Rihaam (Ire), by Dansili (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (IRE); T-Marcus Tregoning. £5,595.
Margins: 1 1/4, 2, 2. Odds: 3.00, 2.25, 2.25.
Also Ran: Honey Sweet (Ire), Power of Beauty (Ire).
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