By Sean Cronin
Mohammed Sultan's Coto De Caza (Ire) (Sioux Nation–Coto {Ire}, by Fast Company {Ire}), last seen finishing third in Ayr's Sept. 24 Listed Harry Rosebery Stakes, stepped forward to claim a career high with a determined effort in Friday's G3 Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis Stakes.
The Simon and Ed Crisford trainee, who posted clear-cut wins at Beverley and Goodwood in July, accepted a tow racing second in the smaller stands' side grouping, and third overall, after a slick getaway in this five-furlong dash. Easing to the fore with a quarter-mile remaining, the 13-2 chance came under pressure soon after and was forcefully ridden inside the final furlong to deny Grande Marques (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), who flashed home on the opposite side of the track, by 3/4-of-a-length.
“She did that really well and travelled superbly,” reflected Ed Crisford. “She came down the stands' side and it was hard to know if she was in front or not, but she's a talented filly and she did it very gamely in the end. At Ayr, she just jumped a bit slow and the race got away from her a little bit. She made her ground from the two-furlong pole to the one and by the time she got to the winning line, she had sort of tired a bit. She's a talented filly and it's just about keeping the lid on her really, as she's highly strung. If we can keep the lid on her, then she can put up performances like that. I think she still has some growing to do and she's a quick filly, but we will have to see how she winters and how she comes through that and then make a plan from there. I would say she would be done [for the season] now.” Looking to the future, he added, “You have all those good five-furlong races you can aim at next year, she's a Group 3 winner now and we can aim high. Whether she ends up in a [G1] King's Stand or something like that, I don't know, but we will just see how she does over the winter.”
Pedigree Notes
Coto De Caza, half-sister to a weanling colt by Arizona (Ire), is the third of four foals and lone scorer out of a multiple-winning half-sister to Listed Celebration Stakes victor Insignia Of Rank (Ire) (Epaulette {Aus}) and Listed Scottish Sprint runner-up Mayleaf Shine (Ire) (Mayson {GB}). The April-foaled bay's fourth dam Minnie Hauk (Sir Ivor) produced G1 Prix du Cadran winner Chief Contender (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and G1 Phoenix Stakes victrix Aviance (Ire) (Northfields). Aviance, in turn, is the dam of multiple Grade I-winning sire Denon (Pleasant Colony), dual Group 1-winning distaffer Chimes Of Freedom (Private Account), stakes-winning G1 Cheveley Park Stakes second Imperfect Circle (Riverman) and G1 Prix Marcel Boussac runner-up Piquetnol (Private Account).
The front two separated by the width of the track!
Coto De Caza (Sioux Nation) lands the spoils down the stands side and on her first crack at Group company in the Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis Stakes for @gainsboroughHQ pic.twitter.com/P5niewLYlN
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Friday, Newmarket, Britain
NEWMARKET ACADEMY GODOLPHIN BEACON PROJECT CORNWALLIS STAKES-G3, £65,000, Newmarket, 10-11, 2yo, 5fT, :59.21, g/s.
1–COTO DE CAZA (IRE), 126, f, 2, by Sioux Nation
1st Dam: Coto (Ire), by Fast Company (Ire)
2nd Dam: Let Me Shine, by Dixie Union
3rd Dam: Thislillightofmine, by Kingmambo
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€270,000 2yo '24 TATBRU). O-Mohammed Sultan; B-Matthew Tynan (IRE); T-Simon & Ed Crisford; J-Harry Davies. £36,862. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-2, $107,642. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Grande Marques (Ire), 126, f, 2, Starspangledbanner (Aus)–Medicean Star (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). O/B-M A Begley (IRE); T-Fozzy Stack. £13,975.
3–Kullazain (GB), 129, c, 2, Hello Youmzain (Fr)–Dream Dreamer (GB), by Dream Ahead. 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (35,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT; 150,000gns 2yo '24 TATGBU). O-Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum; B-Biddestone Stud Ltd (GB); T-James Tate. £6,994.
Margins: 3/4, 3 1/4, 3/4. Odds: 6.50, 5.50, 25.00.
Also Ran: La Bellota (Ire), Treasure Isle (Ire), Zayer (Ire), The Strikin Viking (Ire), River Seine (Ire), Midnight Thunder (GB), Mr Lightside (Ire), Blue Zodiac (Ire). Scratched: Pearl Of Windsor (GB).
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