By Tom Frary
Successful in the G3 Tyros Stakes at Leopardstown and second in The Curragh's G2 Futurity Stakes over seven furlongs, the Silverton Hill Partnership's Hotazhell (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}–Azenzar {GB}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}) showed that a strongly-run mile holds no fears as he conquered Saturday's G2 Beresford Stakes back at the Kildare venue. Positioned off the pace set by Ballydoyle's TDN Rising Star Trinity College (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) by Shane Foley, the 2-1 joint-favourite wore down that rival a furlong from home before asserting to beat Tennessee Stud (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Windlord (GB) Dubawi {Ire}) by 3/4 of a length and half a length respectively.
“He did everything the hard way there–he was a bit free coming down the hill and had to learn to do different things–but when he gets to the front he pricks his ears and doesn't do that much,” trainer Jessica Harrington said. “He is very straightforward at home, it's just when he gets to the races he could get hot but he was okay today. The plan at the moment is to go to Doncaster for the Futurity Trophy and he goes on anything other than good-to-firm. He will go on good-to-firm, but he's better off with ease in the ground at the moment.”
Pedigree Notes
Hotazhell's dam Azenzar, whose yearling colt by No Nay Never sells in the upcoming Tattersalls October Book 2, hails from the family of the high-class Alexander Goldrun (Ire) (Gold Away {Ire}) who captured two editions of the G1 Pretty Polly Stakes as well as a G1 Prix de l'Opera, a G1 Hong Kong Cup and a G1 Nassau Stakes. Also in the family is Medecis (GB) (Machiavellian), winner of the G3 Prix de la Jonchere and runner-up in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and G1 Prix de la Foret.
Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland
MONTANE DEVELOPMENTS BERESFORD STAKES-G2, €120,000, Curragh, 9-28, 2yo, 8fT, 1:38.16, g/y.
1–HOTAZHELL (GB), 131, c, 2, by Too Darn Hot (GB)
1st Dam: Azenzar (GB), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)
2nd Dam: Dashing (Ire), by Sadler's Wells
3rd Dam: Renashaan (Fr), by Darshaan (GB)
(70,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT; 200,000gns 2yo '24 TATBRE).
O-Silverton Hill Partnership; B-Blue Diamond Stud Farm (UK) Ltd
(GB); T-Jessica Harrington; J-Shane Foley. €72,000. Lifetime
Record: 5-3-1-0, $148,168. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for
the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the
free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Tennessee Stud (Ire), 131, c, 2, Wootton Bassett (GB)–In My
Dreams (Ire), by Sadler's Wells. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP
BLACK TYPE. O-Westerberg,Tabor,Magnier,Smith; B-Mrs Ann
Marie O'Brien (IRE); T-Joseph O'Brien. €24,000.
3–Windlord (GB), 131, c, 2, Dubawi (Ire)–Goldika (Ire), by Intello
(Ger). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Juddmonte;
B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Andrew Balding. €12,000.
Margins: 3/4, HF, HF. Odds: 2.00, 9.00, 2.00.
Also Ran: Trinity College (Ire), Lambourn (Ire).
Hotazhell – too good in the G2 Beresford Stakes 🏆@curraghrace | @Jessica_Racing pic.twitter.com/r21C49Ekle
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) September 28, 2024
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