Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted May 26, 2018 Journalists Share Posted May 26, 2018 Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) swept through his sophomore campaign registering wins in the Listed Scurry S., G3 Coral Charge and G2 King George S., and brought the curtain down on last year with a stunning performance in Chantilly’s Oct. 1 G1 Prix de l’Abbaye. Sent off as the odds-on chalk for this seasonal return, the world’s top-rated sprinter had undergone a wind operation in the wake of that latest triumph and was caught napping in the outside box as the gates opened. Easing into contention at halfway, having been left in rear initially, he was stoked up approaching the final eighth and kept on strongly under a late drive to get up in the dying strides, becoming the first contender to defy a penalty since Airwave (GB) (Air Express {Ire}) did so in 2003. At the line he had a head and a short head to spare over Washington DC (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) and Kachy (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}), respectively. BATTAASH (IRE), g, 4, Dark Angel (Ire)–Anna Law (Ire), by Lawman (Fr). (200,000gns Ylg ’15 TAOCT). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Ballyphilip Stud (IRE); T-Charles Hills; J-Dane O’Neill. Lifetime Record: 11-6-0-3, £497,560. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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