By Tom Frary
With her sights set firmly on sprinting in 2023, TDN Rising Star Tenebrism (Caravaggio–Immortal Verse {Ire}, by Pivotal {GB}) issued an early warning to that brigade with a smooth comeback win in the Listed Cork S. on Saturday. Keen initially for Ryan Moore, the 11-10 favourite eventually settled behind the pace and when cajoled to the front approaching the furlong pole showed her familiar surge to take control and register a 1 3/4-length success from the 3-year-old Wodao (Fr) (Showcasing {GB}).
“She could go to Naas in two weeks and then to Royal Ascot, where she could run in both the group ones [the King's Stand and Platinum Jubilee],” Aidan O'Brien said of the G1 Cheveley Park S. and G1 Prix Jean Prat heroine, who was racing under a five-pound penalty. “We had been trying to stretch her to seven and a mile, but obviously it is all pure natural speed she has. She has a lovely mind, relaxes and quickens and could be very exciting for the year. We took her here without training her hard and she was really only ready to come racing.”
Tenebrism, whose impressive resume also includes a second in the G1 Prix Rothschild and a third in the G1 Matron S., is the fourth foal out of the G1 Coronation S. and G1 Prix Jacques le Marois heroine Immortal Verse whose fifth is fellow Ballydoyle TDN Rising Star Statuette who was last seen winning the G2 Airlie Stud S. A full-sister to the dam of the group 1-placed pair Roseman (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) and Baradar (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), the relative of the champion Last Tycoon (Ire), the GI Matron S. winner Sense Of Style (Thunder Gulch) and the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winners Valentine Waltz (Ire) (Be My Guest) and Tie Black (Ire) (Machiavellian) also has a yearling colt by Wootton Bassett (GB).
IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF CORK S.-Listed, €42,500, Cork, 4-8, 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:17.77, s/h.
1–TENEBRISM, 135, f, 4, Caravaggio–Immortal Verse (Ire) (G1SW-Eng, G1SW-Fr, $1,053,873), by Pivotal (GB). O-Westerberg,Coolmore,Merriebelle Stables; B-Merriebelle Stables & Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (KY); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €25,500. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Eng & Fr, G1SP-Ire, 10-4-1-1, $654,856. *1/2 to Statuette (Justify), GSW-Ire.
2–Wodao (Fr), 127, c, 3, Showcasing (GB)–Dadao (GB), by Intello (Ger). (€150,000 Wlg '20 ARQDEC; €260,000 Ylg '21 GOFOR). O-Atlantic Thoroughbreds; B-SCEA Elevage d'Yllome (FR); T-Donnacha O'Brien. €8,500.
3–Pretty Rebel (Ire), 130, m, 6, Gutaifan (Ire)–La Chassotte (Fr), by Until Sundown.
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Lance Bloodstock Limited; B-Lance Bloodstock (IRE); T-Darren Bunyan. €4,250.
Margins: 1 3/4, HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.10, 10.00, 33.00.
Also Ran: Clever And Cool (Ire), Moss Tucker (Ire), Lovely Mana (Ire), Saliteh (GB), My Eyes Adore You (Ire), Wave Machine (Fr).
👋 Welcome back Tenebrism – the dual G1 scorer stamps her class on this Listed prize at @corkracecourse for @Ballydoyle
🏇 10 runs
🥇 Four wins
🏆 G1 Cheveley Park Stakes
🏆 G1 Prix Jean Prat
🏆 Listed @IrishEBF_ Cork Stakes
👏 Classy comeback pic.twitter.com/YtDwzGNF5l— Racing TV (@RacingTV) April 8, 2023
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