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GROUP 3 WIN FOR SUCCESS DAYS


SUCCESS DAYS (IRE) landed his second win of the new Flat season when making all the running to win the Group 3 PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown on Sunday. The son of Jeremy comfortably saw off both Zafilani (IRE) and the long odds-on favourite John F Kennedy (IRE) to win for trainer Ken Condon and jockey Shane Foley. He is now the winner of three of his five starts and could return to Leopardstown for the Group 3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial. He holds an entry in the Irish 2000 Guineas and is a possible for the Irish Derby later in the season. Bred by Robert Ng and Dermot Farrington, SUCCESS DAYS (IRE) (pictured above) is out of the Group 3 Prix Miesque-second Malaica who is a half-sister to the Group 1 Prix Ganay winner and sire Execute.

ZAWRAQ (IRE) lit up Leopardstown with an impressive winning display in the Listed Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial. Trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Pat Smullen, the Shadwell Estate-bred winner could reappear in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket or will return to Leopardstown for the Group 3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial. ZAWRAQ (IRE) is a half-brother to winners Mustaddam (IRE) and Atraas (IRE) and is out of Sundus who is related to the high-class Mawatheeq, a half-sister to 1,000 Guineas winner Ghanaati.

DOUBLE FOR MORRISTOWN LATTIN STUD SIRE DARK ANGEL
Morristown Lattin Stud-sire Dark Angel (IRE) landed a notable double over the weekend with a Listed success at Lingfield on Saturday and a Group 3 success at Leopardstown 24 hours later.
FANCIFUL ANGEL (IRE) led in the final strides to win the Listed Rob Moseley International Trial Stakes at Lingfield on Saturday. He scored by a neck to win from Lexington Times (IRE) for trainer Marco Botti who may aim his winner at the German 2000 Guineas. Bred by Berjis Desai, FANCIFUL ANGEL (IRE) is a graduate of Goffs having been sold for €80,000 at the Goffs Premier Foal and Breeding Stock Sale in 2012. He is out of the unraced Fanciful Dancer whose dam Fanciful is a half-sister to the dual Listed winners Distinctly Dancer and Evening Time (Keltos).

STORMFLY (IRE) (pictured above) ran out the impressive winner of the Group 3 Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial on Sunday. One of eight winners over the weekend for Dermot Weld, the grey ran out the easiest of winners from Devonshire (IRE) to record her second win of the season. Bred by Liam Queally, she is now the winner of three of her seven starts and is a possible runner in the French 1000 Guineas. She was sold for €38,000 at the Goffs Orby Yearling Sale in 2013 and is half-sister to four winners including Fred Willetts (IRE) and Whozthecat (IRE).  

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