Robert Moran’s Catalina Delcarpio A New TDN Rising Star For Lope De Vega

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Leopardstown's opening fillies' maiden on Wednesday has produced some luminaries in recent times and Robert Moran's Catalina Delcarpio (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) looks another as she surged to TDN Rising Stardom. Well-supported into 11-4 second favourite for the 10-furlong test, the Paddy Twomey-trained 400,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase tanked along in the hands of Billy Lee behind the leaders off the moderate pace.

Full of running turning for home, the relative of the Oaks third High Heeled (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) surged to the front upon command approaching the furlong pole and on to an emphatic 4 1/2-length success. The long-time leader Tswalu (Ire) (Justify) chased her home, with another half a length to Etawa (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) in third. This is the maiden won by Savethelastdance (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Above The Curve (American Pharoah) and Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) in the last four years.

“She was just ready to start, but finds everything easy and although she was plenty green coming here I thought she might have the class to carry her through,” Twomey said of Lope De Vega's 12th TDN Rising Star, with Carl Spackler (Ire) the pick so far. “I told the owner last week I would put her in the Oaks and then told him I wasn't going to as it was too soon in her development, so we'll see where we go. I have the Irish Oaks in mind for her.”

Catalina Delcarpio (Lope De Vega)

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Catalina Delcarpio's unraced dam Queen Guenevere (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), who has produced the Listed Prix Solitude winner Grand Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), is a daughter of the GII San Clemente Handicap and GII San Gorgonio Handicap scorer Uncharted Haven (GB) (Turtle Island {Ire}) whose aforementioned daughter High Heeled captured the G3 St Simon Stakes as well as finishing third in Epsom's Classic and G1 Coronation Cup.

Uncharted Haven's other black-type performer was High Chaparral's Listed Cairn Rouge Stakes winner Bella Estrella (Ire), who in turn produced Lope De Vega's G2 Champagne Stakes winner Iberian (Ire), while her daughter Faraday Light (Ire) (Rainbow Quest) is the dam of the G1 Irish 1,000 Guineas and GI E. P. Taylor Stakes heroine Just The Judge (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}). Also related to the GII Del Mar Mile winner and GI Woodbine Mile runner-up Ferneley (Ire) (Ishiguru), Queen Guenevere's 2-year-old filly Miss Scott (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) was a 650,000gns purchase by The Thoroughbred Racing Corporation at Tattersalls October Book 1. Her yearling colt is by New Bay (GB).

1st-Leopardstown, €15,000, Mdn, 4-9, 3yo, 10fT, 2:10.96, gd.
CATALINA DELCARPIO (IRE), f, 3, by Lope De Vega (Ire)
     1st Dam: Queen Guenevere (Ire), by Camelot (GB)
     2nd Dam: Uncharted Haven (GB), by Turtle Island (Ire)
     3rd Dam: Tochar Ban, by Assert (Ire)
(400,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $9,863. O-Robert J W Moran; B-Ballylinch Stud & Ecurie des Charmes (IRE); T-Paddy Twomey. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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