Threat (Ire)

Haras du Mont Goubert resident Threat (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) became Europe's latest first-crop sire to get off the mark when his Christophe Escuder-trained daughter By Sensation (Fr) shed maiden status over six furlongs in Monday's Prix du Petit Cercle at Marseille-Borely. 3rd-Marseille-Borely, €23,000, Cond, 5-27, 2yo, 6fT, 1:07.38, g/s. BY SENSATION (FR) (f, 2, Threat {Ire}--Home Office {Fr}, by Kitten's Joy), an Apr. 24 last-out third going five furlongs at this venue, went forward to stalk the pace in second early before claiming control after the opening exchanges. Shaken up...

MGSW Threat (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}-Flare of Firelight, by Birdstone) will stand at Haras du Mont Goubert, Jour de Galop reported on Tuesday. He will stand for €6,000, The Richard Hannon trainee and 'TDN Rising Star' captured the G2 Gimcrack S. and the G2 Champagne S. and was runner-up in the G2 Richmond S. and G2 Coventry S., all as a juvenile. Bred by La Lumiere Partnership and a 100,000gns Tattersalls December foal, the Cheveley Park Stud colourbearer's record stands at 9-3-2-0 and $328,925 in earnings. "It is rare to see...

MGSW Threat (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) is the highest-rated horse at 112 in the 774-strong inaugural Tattersalls August Sale catalogue, which was released on Sunday. Consigned by Richard Hannon's East Everleigh Stables for Cheveley Park Stud as lot 469, the chestnut is one of 541 colts and geldings in and out of training set to go under the hammer from Aug. 24-26. There are also 214 fillies in and out of training, as well as 19 broodmares set to sell in Newmarket. A winner of the G2 Gimcrack S. and the...

MGSW Threat (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) will take his chance in the G1 Darley July Cup at Newmarket rather than head to France this weekend. Trainer Richard Hannon had earmarked Sunday's seven-furlong G1 Prix Jean Prat for last year's G2 Gimcrack S. winner--but he has had a change of heart. Threat finished fifth to Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}) over a mile in the G1 St James's Palace S. on his only outing to date this season. Hannon told his website www.richardhannonracing.co.uk: "As long as there are no last-minute glitches, the...

MGSW Threat (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}), a winner of the G2 Gimcrack S. and G2 Champagne S., will target the G1 St James's Palace S. on June 20th, instead of the G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on June 6th, The Sun reported. The Cheveley Park colourbearer was last seen running fifth in the G1 Middle Park S. behind Earthlight (Ire) (Shamardal) on Sept. 28. "There's nothing wrong with him, it's just a decision with all of us that he's probably better off on a flat track and it gives him...