Denman
March 20th 2010 00:10
Darley Australia has announced that Denman will leave the Australian stable of Peter Snowden and be transferred to the UK where he will join the Godolphin stable at Newmarket. His initial target is to be the July Cup - this would then again most likely see him race against his Caulfield Guineas nemesis, and now Aidan O’Brien trained, Starspangledbanner.
(photo: Neil Murray) click to enlarge
Denman would prove a fine advertisement in the northern hemisphere for champion Australian Sire Lonhro. As long as Denman is kept to sprinting distances and not stretched out to a mile he will prove very competitive on the world stage. His only two unplaced performances have been in the 1600 metre (G1) Caulfield Guineas and the 1600 metre (G1) Australian Guineas.
Naturally our Australian Denman would need a change of name when racing in the UK to defer to the champion jumper of the same name. The Australian Denman was named after the New South Wales town - and not in homage to the steeplechasing great, who finished second overnight in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Denman is the most high profile of a now long list of Darley Australia horses - their top tier 3 year olds - who have left our shores to campaign in the Northern Hemisphere, mostly in Dubai, with mixed (or disappointing) results.
Across the country the list of our top 3 year olds from last season who are missing, relocated, or retired, grows quite long:
Manhattan Rain (retired), Starspangledbanner (in Ireland), Viking Legend (retired), Onemorenomore (retired), Trusting (out with injury) - and in my opinion (with best speedfigures) the best of them all, So You Think, ‘rested’ until the Spring after not coming up for an Autumn campaign. Wanted is also most likely to be retired to stud - or campaign in Europe.
Since Bob Ingham sold his racing operation to Darley we have been well aware of the dynamic of the situation where Darley will wish to take the cream of their Australian outpost and redirect them to their northern hemisphere Goldolphin banner. So far this has not been a successful venture for Darley. Perhaps Denman - or whomsoever he shall be named in Europe - will provide the success that has previously eluded.
Denman to leave Australia
(photo: Neil Murray) click to enlarge
Denman would prove a fine advertisement in the northern hemisphere for champion Australian Sire Lonhro. As long as Denman is kept to sprinting distances and not stretched out to a mile he will prove very competitive on the world stage. His only two unplaced performances have been in the 1600 metre (G1) Caulfield Guineas and the 1600 metre (G1) Australian Guineas.
Naturally our Australian Denman would need a change of name when racing in the UK to defer to the champion jumper of the same name. The Australian Denman was named after the New South Wales town - and not in homage to the steeplechasing great, who finished second overnight in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Denman is the most high profile of a now long list of Darley Australia horses - their top tier 3 year olds - who have left our shores to campaign in the Northern Hemisphere, mostly in Dubai, with mixed (or disappointing) results.
Across the country the list of our top 3 year olds from last season who are missing, relocated, or retired, grows quite long:
Manhattan Rain (retired), Starspangledbanner (in Ireland), Viking Legend (retired), Onemorenomore (retired), Trusting (out with injury) - and in my opinion (with best speedfigures) the best of them all, So You Think, ‘rested’ until the Spring after not coming up for an Autumn campaign. Wanted is also most likely to be retired to stud - or campaign in Europe.
Since Bob Ingham sold his racing operation to Darley we have been well aware of the dynamic of the situation where Darley will wish to take the cream of their Australian outpost and redirect them to their northern hemisphere Goldolphin banner. So far this has not been a successful venture for Darley. Perhaps Denman - or whomsoever he shall be named in Europe - will provide the success that has previously eluded.
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