Black-Type Analysis: Minnie Hauk Returns in the Mooresbridge

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Monday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 16:10, CLEM MURPHY MEMORIAL IRISH EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND MOORESBRIDGE STAKES-G2, €78,000, 4yo/up, 10f 0yField: Adelaide River (Ire) (Australia {GB}), Edward Hamilton (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Tiberius Thunder (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Beset (GB) (Expert Eye {GB}), Cercene (Ire) (Australia {GB}), Minnie Hauk (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Shaool (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}).TDN Analysis: This sees the return of the Oaks, Irish Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks heroine Minnie Hauk, who went so close in the Arc against what we now know is a genuine top colt. She won the Cheshire Oaks when probably well short of a peak on her three-year-old return, so she should be able to deal with these even though the Coronation Stakes winner Cercene is in attendance. Beset has been busy this spring and will like it if the rain comes. [Tom Frary].Monday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 15:35, COOLMORE AUGUSTE RODIN IRISH EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND ATHASI STAKES-G3, €42,000, 3yo, Open, 8f 0yField: Alphecca (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Black Caviar Gold (Ire) (Havana Grey {GB}), Caught U Sleeping (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}), Drop Dead Gorgeous (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Kensington Lane (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Killashee Warrior (GB) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Mayflower (Ire) (Ardad {Ire}), Pollenca (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Sinmara (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Sky Watch (Ire) (Starman {GB}), White Sand Beach (Dubawi {Ire}), Wild Bessie (Ire) (Space Blues {Ire}).TDN Analysis: TDN Rising Star Drop Dead Gorgeous won the same Naas maiden as Ballydoyle's Classic heroines Tuesday and Empress Josephine and has tremendous upside on pedigree even if she is short on experience. Sinmara impressed when off the mark by six lengths at Gowran last month and could be anything, while last year's Weld Park Stakes winner Black Caviar Gold has cheekpieces added following her tame return in the Priory Belle. [Tom Frary].Monday, Chantilly, France, post time: 16:35, PRIX DE GUICHE-G3, €73,200, 3yo, c/g, 9fTField: Lord Clover (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), Hawk Mountain (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Campacite (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Parade Bay (Fr) (New Bay {GB}), Mr Lope Cen (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}).TDN Analysis: Coolmore's G1 Futurity Trophy hero Hawk Mountain makes an eagerly awaited comeback off a 191-day break and gears up for the Classic trail in a trial Aidan O'Brien has yet to win. Andre Fabre, with seven renewals already on the books, is two shy of Tom Jennings' 19th century record and sends out Jean-Claude Seroul's one-for-one Saint-Cloud maiden winner Parade Bay for his sophomore debut. Jean-Claude Rouget is even closer to Jennings, with eight wins in the bag, and relies on the match-fit G1 Criterium International runner-up and G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere fourth Campacite here. Polytrack maiden winners Lord Clover and Mr Lope Cen are worthy entries. [Sean Cronin].Monday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 13:50, AES RECYCLING FIRST FLIER STAKES-Listed, €30,000, 2yo, Open, 5f 0yField: Blixen Force (Ire) (Persian Force {Ire}), New Yorker (No Nay Never), Star Prospect (Ire) (Starman {GB}), Maria Quiteria (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), Rebel Dance (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Velozee (Ire) (Sioux Nation), What A Girl Wants (Ire) (Persian Force {Ire}).TDN Analysis: The first Stakes race for two-year-olds sees Ballydoyle's Dundalk scorer New Yorker take the same route as this race's 2016 and 2022 winners Caravaggio and Blackbeard. He has serious opposition in the course-and-distance maiden winner Star Prospect and the filly Maria Quiteria, who also won at Dundalk and looked a bright prospect there. [Tom Frary].Monday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 14:25, COOLMORE STUD HENRY LONGFELLOW IRISH EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND TETRARCH STAKES-Listed, €30,000, 3yo, Open, 8f 0yField: Andab (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Causeway (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Geryon (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), Greek Mythology (Ire) (Pinatubo {Ire}), Iron Lily (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Neolithic (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Redemption Road (GB) (Without Parole {GB}), Take Charge Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}).TDN Analysis: Causeway goes the Paddington route, having won the Madrid Handicap at this track last month and he is fitted with cheekpieces as Aidan O'Brien looks to bring out some more sparkle. Stablemate Neolithic could be in to set a true pace, but on the form of his Gowran Park conditions win he might not come back as easily as all that. The runner-up that day, Greek Mythology, could take a big step forward and is one to follow. [Tom Frary].Monday, Chantilly, France, post time: 17:10, PRIX DES LILAS-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, f, 8fTField: Eostre (Ire) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}), Edaja (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Houville (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}), Ecija (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Ahalya (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), Insidia (Fr) (Persian King {Ire}), Pierchic (GB) (Palace Pier {GB}), Zaraxia (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), Stimulative Trip (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}).TDN Analysis: Progressive sorts meet certified black-type qualifications in this open edition. Francis Graffard trainee Edaja sits in the former camp and is two-for-two returning off wins atop this venue's artificial surface in February and March. She has already had the measure of Eostre who, like Houville and Stimulative Trip, is one-from-two, while the Nicolas Clement-Flo Hermans axis saddles Darpat France's recent Compiegne maiden winner Ecija. Of those with stakes markings, Godolphin's experienced Pierchic ran third in ParisLongchamp's G3 Prix de la Grotte three weeks ago and Listed Prix Delahante victrix Zaraxia is back after a seventh in last month's G3 Prix Vanteaux. [Sean Cronin].Tuesday, Saint-Cloud, France, post time: 15:05, PRIX GREFFULHE-G3, €73,200, 3yo, 10 1/2fTField: Alam (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}), Regal Resolve (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Hello Jo (Fr) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), Waybreaker (Fr) (Galiway {GB}).TDN Analysis: Kudos to the quartet on parade, but a disappointingly low turnout for a contest with luminaries such as Darshaan, Peintre Celebre, Montjeu, et al, on the roll of honour. Francis Graffard, whose lone success came with Sumbal in 2015, is double-handed this time around. Mickael Barzalona is aboard October's Listed Prix Isonomy victor Regal Resolve, who ran fifth in a hot renewal of ParisLongchamp's G3 Prix de Fontainebleau last month, while Clement Lecoeuvre partners Hisaaki Saito's G3 Prix de Conde victor and G3 Prix Noailles fourth Waybreaker. Mario Baratti trainee Hello Jo, the only one of four without a G1 Prix du Jockey Club entry, returns off a score in March's Listed Prix Maurice Caillault and Al Shaqab Racing's three-race maiden Alam completes the line-up. [Sean Cronin].Click here for the complete fields.The post Black-Type Analysis: Minnie Hauk Returns in the Mooresbridge appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.