International Round-up

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Heart's Cry arrived safely and is in Newmarket for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes...

Takeover Target getting ready to leave, skipping the Nunthorpe Stakes (York) in favor of the Sprinters Stakes October 1st (Japan).

Falkirk retired...
http://www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz/nz/?id=24786


(Our) Falstaff won the Singapore Derby.

From Racing Post...

Derby glory for ex-Ballydoyle inmate

THE much travelled Our Falstaff,who raced simply as Falstaff prior to his sale to Singapore earlier this year, scored a comprehensive success in this Sing$1 million (£343,000/€498,000) event.

Although the four-year-old, who started his career at Ballydoyle, is no longer trained by South Africa’s leading international trainer Mike De Kock, that particular nation certainly played a major role in the success.

Our Falstaff, sent off just over a 3-1 chance, was ridden by the Hong Kong-based South African Robbie Fradd, who flew in for the ride, and trained by his countryman Patrick Shaw, who lies third in the Singapore trainers’ table.

Falstaff, as he was then, won a race at Nad Al Sheba in February this year before finishing third to King George contender Heart’s Cry in the Dubai Sheema Classic. Gelded six weeks ago, Our Falstaff now has a lucrative victory of his own after running out an emphatic two-and-a-half-length winner from Big Easy.

“Look, this horse has been through the hardest preparation ever,” said Shaw. “He came over from Hong Kong and then raced in the Singapore International Airlines Cup in May. We gelded him only six weeks ago and he’s had no lead up runs to this race. All he's had is a little grass work, so to do what he did just goes to show what a good horse he is.

"It's a really great thrill to win this race and I am very happy not only for myself and his connections but for Robbie – he gave him a super ride.”