By Sean Cronin
Juddmonte's Babouche (GB) (Kodiac {GB}–Pavlosk, by Arch) attained 'TDN Rising Star' status with a five-length rout going six furlongs at Cork in her June 14 unveiling and stepped forward to justify 13-8 favouritism in Sunday's G3 Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh.
The Ger Lyons trainee was bumped at the break and raced three lengths off the leader as Treasure Isle (Ire) (No Nay Never) set a searching tempo up front. Powering forward once past halfway, she was shaken up to launch her challenge approaching the final furlong and was driven out in the closing stages to withstand the late charge of 'TDN Rising Star' Camille Pissarro (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) by a half-length.
“She's a filly we've always liked and has a temperament to die for,” said Lyons. “She's become more switched off since she ran in Cork. It's okay winning the way she did in Cork, but we learned nothing because she did it all on her own. Coming here, you're lobbing into a proper stakes race against the boys and you are wondering what did she learn. She's just been so switched off at home since Cork and Colin [Keane] said that you can't get over her temperament. She got mashed out of the stalls and then had to do it the hard way. She got to the front and parked and looked around. Maybe she'll improve and she needs to improve if we're going to keep going forward.”
Looking ahead, the trainer added, “We'll see how she comes out of this race, but at the minute we're going to take on the boys in the [Aug. 19 G1] Phoenix Stakes. You need the temperament for the Group 1s and she seems to have that. We'll stick to six [furlongs] and I would have thought she'll get further. She's going to be a [1000] Guineas filly and I'll be training her for the Guineas.”
Babouche is the sixth foal and scorer produced by Listed Michael Seely Memorial Stakes victrix Pavlosk (Arch), herself a full-sister to Listed Prix Casimir Delamarre winner Rostova. Pavlosk is also a half-sister to the dual Group 3-winning G1 Gran Premio di Milano third Exhibit One (Silver Hawk), herself the dam of G3 Chunichi Shimbun Hai victor Maitres d'Art (Jpn) (Zenno Rob Roy {Jpn}) and Listed Sandringham Handicap runner-up Auction (Ire) (Mr. Greeley). Zarinsk's third dam Bold Empress (Diesis {GB}) is kin to multiple Group 1-winning sire Zafonic (Mr. Prospector) while her descendants also include stakes-winning G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches second Irish Rookie (Ire) (Azamour {Ire}), G2 Maurice Lacroix Trophy victrix Daring Love (Ger) (Big Shuffle) and G2 Oettingen-Rennen scorer Dapango (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). The May-foaled homebred bay is a full-sister to last year's G2 Minstrel Stakes, G3 Brownstown Stakes and G3 Cornelscourt Stakes victrix Zarinsk (GB). She is also kin to the stakes-placed Derevo (GB) (Dansili {GB}), a yearling filly by Expert Eye (GB) and a weanling filly by Bated Breath (GB).
Unbeaten!
Babouche makes it two from two as this exciting Kodiac filly beats the boys with class and courage in the Group 3 Anglesey Stakes for Ger Lyons, @ctkjockey and @JuddmonteFarms 🥇 @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/DlATSsl4kt
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 21, 2024
Sunday, Curragh, Ireland
JEBEL ALI RACECOURSE AND STABLES ANGLESEY STAKES-G3, €63,250, Curragh, 7-21, 2yo, 6f 63yT, 1:15.69, gd.
1–BABOUCHE (GB), 128, f, 2, by Kodiac (GB)
1st Dam: Pavlosk (SW-Eng), by Arch
2nd Dam: Tsar's Pride (GB), by Sadler's Wells
3rd Dam: Bold Empress, by Diesis (GB)
TDN Rising Star. 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Juddmonte; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Ger Lyons; J-Colin Keane. €33,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $47,125. *Full to Zarinsk (GB), MGSW-Ire, $258,347; and 1/2 to Derevo (GB) (Dansili {GB}), SP-KSA, $479,020. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Camille Pissarro (Ire), 131, c, 2, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Entreat (GB), by Pivotal (GB). TDN Rising Star. (1,250,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Peter M Brant; B-CN Farm Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. €11,000.
3–California Dreamer (GB), 128, f, 2, Mehmas (Ire)–Penelopa (GB), by Giant's Causeway. (130,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT). O-Amo Racing Ltd & Giselle De Aguiar; B-Ickworth Stud (GB); T-Adrian Murray. €5,500.
Margins: HF, 1 3/4, SHD. Odds: 1.63, 4.50, 7.00.
Also Ran: Treasure Isle (Ire), Regal Gem (GB), Sir Yoshi (Ire), Cowardofthecounty (Ire), No Return (Ire), Celtic Chieftain (Ire), Barton Key (Ire). Scratched: Black Forza.
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