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Gai & Adrian TV 28th November 2025

This weekend, our Victorian campaign is headlined by the promising mare Alalcance in the Group 2 Zipping Classic over 2400m at Caulfield.

Playing By The Rules

Emma Reeves aids us with programming and identifies who she thinks is the best placed horse each weekend.  Alalcance, Saturday 29th November, Caulfield, Race 8: I was tempted to go with Shangri La Spring because a horse coming out of a Golden Eagle should be the one to beat in an offseason 2000 metre Listed race. I have gone with the mighty mare Alalcance because it is yet another good example of how we have to adapt plans and pivot as they are not machines, they are animals. In April we pieced together a plan to get her to the Group 1 Metropolitan Handicap and on to Melbourne and although she did a good job in the Wyong Cup first up, it seemed that her almost flawless last preparation had taken a little more out of her than we first thought. We decided to do the right thing by her, reset and give her a freshen up in the paddock.Although she only had a short time out, she was a different horse upon her return. She was brighter, happier, she wanted to get out and do her work and she was eating everything in sight. We have had success in the Zipping Classic recently and it is fair to say that horse did not have the same level of form as Alalcance who started favourite in a Sydney Cup. She is second up and over what we believe is her pet distance and if her revitalised demeanour is anything to go by, she is going to give this an almighty shake.

Gai's Tip Sheet

Friday 5th DECEMBER - KENSINGTONRail Position: TrueLANCELOT DU LAC - Race 1, 1300M, A Hyeronimus 58.5kgLancelot Du Lac is delighting Adrian and I ahead of his first start. He has had three trials to prepare him for this run and he's made steady improvement, so we're looking forward to seeing him at the races. The blinkers really switched him on in his latest trial, so he retains them here and they'll ensure he's nice and focused in the run. Giving him three trials has given him a good fitness grounding for the 1300 metres first-up, and he should be able to get into a comfortable rhythm over this distance. He's drawn to do no work in barrier 1, so Adam will land in a forward position where he can make his luck on or close to the speed. He's a horse that'll improve with race experience, but he's had several trials so he doesn't lack any match practice and we're looking forward to him running a bold race for you.VIRGIL'S GIFT - Race 5, 1400M, R King 58.5kgVirgil’s Gift has made a very encouraging start to her career and she is delighting us ahead of this assignment. She was impressive when winning on debut at Kembla over 1200 metres, so we then set her a fairly tough task by bringing her into town, but she rose to the occasion and was most unlucky to be nailed late at Rosehill last time. As Rachel said afterwards, she's still learning what it's all about, so she's taken plenty of further improvement from that experience and there's certainly a lot more to come. She's stepping back in trip ever so slightly to 1400 metres, but Kensington's her home track where we have plenty of success and we think it'll suit her racing pattern. She should be able to land in a forward position from barrier 7 to make her own luck on speed, and this will enable her to build into the race at the right time. She is a talented filly with a professional attitude, so with more to come we hope she can get her head back in front for you all here. Friday 5th DECEMBER - CANBERRARail Position: +8m EntireWHACK ATTACK - Race 5, 1300M, L Beuzelin 57.5kgWhack Attack has been coming along nicely in the lead up to this assignment. He has had two trials this preparation at Randwick, improving from his first to his second, where he travelled strongly and finished close up behind Due North and stablemate Triple Salute. These hit outs have given him a good fitness grounding, so he is ready to go first-up here. In his first race start at Geelong things didn’t quite fall his way, however, that outing gave him valuable race day experience which he can put to good use here. He's resuming over 1300 metres which will enable him to get into a comfortable rhythm, and Canberra is a realistic level for him at this stage. Louis will roll forward from barrier 12 to get him travelling in a handy position, and he has done everything right in his work and trials so we’re looking forward to seeing put in a very competitive performance.Saturday 6th DECEMBER - BEAUMONT NEWCASTLERail Position: +5m 800m-400m, +2m the RemainderITALIAN SPIRIT - Race 3, 1250M, Jean Van Overmeire 57.5kgItalian Spirit is delighting us ahead of his first career start. He has had two solid trials to prepare him for this run and he took a significant step forward from his first to his second, where you could tell he gained valuable experience as he travelled more professionally, quickened well and went through the line strongly. These two hit outs have given him a solid fitness grounding for 1250 metres first-up, and he’s also had plenty of further experience in the barriers which will stand him in good stead on race day. He's by Pierro and out of a VRC Oaks winner over 2500 metres, so he is a horse who will improve again as he gets over further and we don't expect to see the best of him over this distance. However, Newcastle's an expansive track which will help him, he’s had plenty of education and certainly won't lack for fitness so Adrian and I hope to see him hitting the line strongly to get his career off to an encouraging start.STATE SECRET - Race 3, 1250M, Zac Wadick 57.5kgState Secret is delighting us ahead of his first career start. He has had two trials to prepare him for this run and took a good step forward from his first to his second, where the penny really seemed to drop and he travelled more professionally before finding the line strongly. Those two hit outs have given him a solid fitness grounding for 1250 metres first-up, and his recent work at home has been very pleasing. Newcastle is a spacious track with a long home straight, so Zac should be able to let him find his feet early, get him into a comfortable rhythm and then build through his gears down the running. He will improve again with race experience, but he doesn’t lack for education or fitness. Zac is a talented rider at this level and his 1.5kg claim is another bonus, so we’re hopeful he’ll be right there at the finish to get his career off to an exciting start.Sunday 7th DECEMBER - ROSEHILL GARDENSRail Position: 4mSUPERMASSIVE - Race 5, 1200M, T Clark 56.5kgSupermassive is delighting Adrian and I ahead of this assignment. He didn't give his rivals a chance when leading throughout for a dominant win at Canterbury last time, and he's taken further improvement from that effort so it’s hard not to be excited about what he might do as he continues to progress. This is a step up in class to a Benchmark 72 on a Saturday, but it's confined to his own age group which is a positive and it's the natural next step after he won so impressively. He showed good tactical speed last time, so Tim will be positive from barrier 4 to try and establish himself in a forward position. He sticks to 1200 metres again here and will no doubt appreciate a bit further in time, but he should be able to handle it and Rosehill's an expansive track which we expect to suit him better than Canterbury. He is in terrific order and comes into this at the top of his game, so we expect him to be very competitive and hope to see him with his nose in front at the winning post.

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Wootton Bassett: The Tattersalls Triple Play

Our recent trip to the Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale in Newmarket was a sensationally successful raid, further cementing Tulloch Lodge's formidable reputation at this international auction. The numbers speak for themselves: this sale has been the source of our Group 1 Underwood and Turnbull Stakes winner Sir Delius, Group 1 Metropolitan winner Just Fine, Group 1 Canterbury Stakes winner Royal Patronage and Sydney Cup hero Knights Order, demonstrating that we know how to secure value and top-tier talent.

This year, we have locked in three elite European prospects by the late, great, worldwide sensation WOOTTON BASSETT who are primed for immediate impact once they land Down Under. These three top-class prospects represent the perfect blend of immediate racing firepower and exceptional long-term opportunity, offering you the chance to fast-track your success by investing in proven talent.

Please find additional information on our Tattersalls HIT Sale purchases below.



LOT 531 - TRIBAL NATION (Wotton Bassett x Indian Blessing) - 3YO Gelding:

Purchase Price: 200,000 guineas (approx. A$440K)

Sales: 2025 Tattersalls Horses In Training Sale

Shares Available: Yes

Colours Available: Yes

Profile:

  • A 3YO gelding by the late, great, worldwide sensation, WOOTTON BASSETT.
  • Timeform rating 101 (to compare, Royal Patronage had a Timeform rating of 105 as a 4YO at the time of purchase)
  • From a mare who was a Champion miler by Sepoy, followed by stamina influences Halling, Rainbow Quest & Mill Reef through his dam sires
  • Raced in the Britannia Stakes over 1600 metres at Royal Ascot in June, beaten just 2 ¾ lengths in a 30-horse field. This is a very good form race we follow closely every year.
  • Purchased from the same stable that gave us WHITE MARLIN (Joseph O'Brien), and the same ownership that we secured NEW ENDEAVOUR from (Teme Valley).
  • He has won from 1400m-1600m, effective on all going, and 3rd last time out in rich Irish Handicap, the Sovereign Path
  • Aspirational race targets = think the Epsom, the Doncaster, the Five Diamonds and the 40 x $1m+ races open to him from 1400m-2200m in the next 18 months!

Form:

Broke his maiden impressively at Galway over 7f. Has already mixed it with Group 1-class colts: ran in the G3 “Red Rocks” Stakes at Leopardstown behind Henri Matisse and Arizona Blaze, giving you a hard line to top-level form. Physically scopey; mentality rock- solid; the right profile to climb into Stakes company.

Winning rider Dylan Browne McMonagle: “He is a gorgeous horse... a nice horse who will only get better.”

Type:

Lovely, big, strong gelding with great size and scope. A ‘bombproof attitude’ and a fluid, free-flowing action. He is very much his father’s son.

  • View his Racing Post profile here. 
  • View his race replays here. 
  • View his Tattersalls Sales page and pedigree here.





Lot 674 SWAGMAN (Wootton Bassett x Secretina) - 3YO Colt

Purchase Price: 260,000 guineas (approx. A$520K)

Sales: 2025 Tattersalls Horses In Training Sale

Shares Available: Yes

Colours Available: No

Profile

  • A 3YO colt by the late, great, worldwide sensation, WOOTTON BASSETT.
  • Timeform rating 110
  • From a mare by Champion Broodmare Sire GALILEO, just like Saturday's Cox Plate quinella in VIA SISTINA & BUCKAROO
  • A huge pedigree behind him, a family full of top-class international Group 1 winners
  • Beaten only 4 lengths in the Group 2 Qatar Prix Niel at Longchamp the start before last behind Cualificar, Godolphin’s G1 placed & G2 winning colt, and just over two lengths behind Coolmore’s G1 and G2 winning son of Wootton Bassett, Tennessee Stud.
  • Purchased at the same sale & from the same connections that raced SIR DELIUS & THE OFFER - both Group 1 winners for our stable
  • He has won from 1400m-2000m up to Group 3 level, and effective on all going
  • Aspirational race targets = think the Brisbane Winter Carnival (Cup and Q22), the Epsom, the Metropolitan, Caulfield and Melbourne Cups and the 45 x $1m+ races open to him from 1400m-3200m in the next 18 months!

Form:

Swagman’s early education was patient and deliberate. Trained by Aidan O’Brien at Ballydoyle, he began his career at the Curragh, finishing third to subsequent G1 winner Hotazhell. He then broke his maiden stylishly at Naas, in a race that has since produced multiple winners, before returning to finish second to Hotazhell in the G3 Tyros Stakes.

After a break Swagman returned in 2025 by winning the 1m2f G3 Classic Trial at Sandow. He stayed the trip powerfully, forging clear by three-quarters of a length from Windlord, a highly regarded colt now rated 107 and a Listed winner in his own right. In the race he also beat Damysus now a G3 winner and rated 109, he is being aimed for G1 races in Europe in 2026.

 

Ryan Moore after winning the Classic Trial: “He only had three runs last year but his last one was a very good one behind Hotazhell in the Tyros. He’s done well from two to three and when I got on him in the paddock, I thought he had got stronger. He’s straightforward and seems to stay well. I’m happy with what he did today — he’s a nice horse to look forward to.”

Aidan O’Brien after winning the Classic Trial: “We were delighted with him. He started growing on us last year and he’s turned-out a much bigger horse this season. There’s plenty to look forward to.”

Notable Performers (Wootton Bassett × Galileo Cross)

  • Al Riffa 5yo– Group 1 National Stakes winner at two; Irish St. Ledger winner; Melbourne Cup favorite
  • Puerto Pico 2yo- Group 1 ParisLongchamp Criterium International and Prix Jean- Luc Lagardere winner
  • Hawk Mountain 2yo – Group 1 Futurity Trophy winner and Group 2 Bersford Stakes winner (Epsom Derby favourite )
  • Maranoa Charlie – Group 1 ParisLongchamp Prix de la Foret winner

Type

This colt is just like his dad, and he looked more and more impressive every time we inspected him. He has a real presence and 'swagger' about him. 

  • View his Racing Post profile here. 
  • View his race replays here. 
  • View his Tattersalls Sales page and pedigree here.





Lot 675 THRICE (Wootton Bassett x Mississippilanding) - 3YO Colt:

Purchase Price: 320,000 guineas (approx. A$640K)

Sales: 2025 Tattersalls Horses In Training Sale

Shares Available: Yes

Colours Available: No

 

Profile:

  • A 3YO colt by the late, great, worldwide sensation, WOOTTON BASSETT.
  • Timeform rating 108
  • A lightly raced (7 starts) 3YO Colt by world leading sire WOOTTON BASSETT, just like our own ROYAL PATRONAGE
  • He has come out of very strong form races, including his start before last in the Group 1 Irish Derby where he finished 4 ½ lengths behind Coolmore’s multiple Group 1 winning colt, Lambourn.
  • From a mare by Champion broodmare sire GALILEO, just like Saturday's Cox Plate quinella in VIA SISTINA & BUCKAROO
  • Bought in the same sale & from the same connections that raced SIR DELIUS & THE OFFER - both Group 1 winners for our stable
  • He has won from 1400m-2000m up to Group 3 level, and effective on all going
  • Aspirational race targets = think the Brisbane Winter Carnival (Cup and Q22), the Epsom, the Metropolitan, Caulfield and Melbourne Cups and the 45 x $1m+ races open to him from 1400m-3200m in the next 18 months!

 

Form:

Thrice’s first taste of victory came in a maiden race at Listowel in 2024. At the age of two, this win served as an important foundational moment. Facing relatively green competition, Thrice, ridden by Ryan Moore, was sent off as the heavy 1/4 favourite. Despite Moore's observation that the colt was "a bit babyish" and "got a little lost" on the bends, Thrice demonstrated his class by pulling away decisively in the straight to win by four lengths. This performance was a clear signal of his raw ability.

However, it was his victory in the Group 3 Gallinule Stakes at the Curragh on May 23, 2025, that truly tested and affirmed his potential. In this far more competitive race, Thrice finished second across the line after a dramatic 1 mile and 2 furlong contest. The race outcome was not settled on the track but in the stewards' room, where a lengthy inquiry followed a controversial finish. The stewards found that the horse that crossed the line first, Reyenzi, had caused interference to another horse, Emit, who in turn hampered Thrice. Despite the interference, Thrice, at 12-1 odds, had shown impressive tenacity to finish a close second. The stewards ultimately demoted Reyenzi, awarding the Group 3 victory to Thrice. This win demonstrated not just his raw speed but also his resilience and ability to handle pressure.

Race time: The 2025 Gallinule went in 2:04.46, one of the sharper clockings in recent renewals.

Notable Performers (Wootton Bassett × Galileo Cross):

  • Al Riffa 5yo– Group 1 National Stakes winner at two; Irish St. Ledger winner; Melbourne Cup favorite
  • Puerto Pico 2yo- Group 1 ParisLongchamp Criterium International and Prix Jean- Luc Lagardere winner
  • Hawk Mountain 2yo – Group 1 Futurity Trophy winner and Group 2 Bersford Stakes winner (Epsom Derby favourite )
  • Maranoa Charlie – Group 1 ParisLongchamp Prix de la Foret winner

Type

Although he’s not your typical deep coloured Wootton Bassett, he is very much in the mould of the stallion. An absolute standout on physical, and the market agreed!

  • View his Racing Post profile here. 
  • View his race replays here. 
  • View his Tattersalls Sales page and pedigree here.



For more information, or to secure a share in any one of these exciting, young prospects, please get in touch with the Bloodstock team.


Happy Racing,  

Gai & Adrian

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Savabeel/Gram '23

FULL BROTHER TO G1 WINNER MAJOR BEELThis colt is the full brother to Gai and Adrian’s impressive Group 1 Australian Derby winner MAJOR BEEL. Sired by SAVABEEL, New Zealand’s champion sire, who boasts an exceptional record with over 150 Stakes winners, 100 Group winners, and 35 Group 1 victories, this colt is bred for success. SAVABEEL’s remarkable consistency shines through, with a 73% winners to runners ratio and 11% Stakes winners to runners, underscoring his dominance in the breeding world. His dam, GRAM, is by the legendary O’REILLY, a broodmare sire responsible for 30 Group 1 winners, including the likes of Espiona, Pride Of Jenni, and Shout the Bar. The SAVABEEL/O’REILLY cross has proven to be the sire’s best match, producing an incredible 14% Stakes winners to runners and 10 Group 1 winners. Dual Group 1 winners MO’UNGA and ORCHESTRAL are also bred on this cross. This proven formula has enjoyed outstanding success at Tulloch Lodge, producing elite performers like MAJOR BEEL, NEVER BEEN KISSED, and our 2YO Lonhro Plate winner, TILLIANAM.

Maurice/Flying Evelyn '23

MAURICE is widely regarded as the greatest Japanese racehorse to ever stand at stud outside of Japan. A true champion, he secured six Group 1 wins during his illustrious career, including the G1 HKJC Hong Kong Mile, G1 Kyoto Mile Championship, G1 Tokyo Yasuda Kinen, G1 Hong Kong Cup, G1 Tokyo Tennosho, and the G1 HKJC Champions Mile. Named Horse of the Year, Champion Sprinter, and Champion Miler in Japan in 2015, he amassed over $11 million in prizemoney. His legacy continues as a sire, with his progeny delivering 6 G1 winners, 30 Stakes winners, and 66 Stakes performers, including standout horses like Hitotsu and Mazu. Gai and Adrian are the leading trainers when it comes to Maurice’s progeny, with multiple Black Type winners, including Azula, Ganbare, and Kibou. This classy filly comes from the same family as BOLLINGER, the Group 1 Coolmore Classic winner, adding yet another layer of brilliance to her pedigree. 

Pinatubo/Teramia '23

This colt is by PINATUBO, the Champion European 2YO Colt of 2019, who dominated his juvenile season with an unbeaten record, securing six victories, including the prestigious Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes and Group 1 National Stakes. At three, he continued his elite form, adding the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat to his impressive résumé. A son of the legendary SHAMARDAL, Pinatubo hails from a family of champions, sharing bloodlines with Invincible Spirit, Kodiac, and Pride of Dubai, all renowned sires in their own right. On the dam’s side, this colt is out of TERAMIA, a 3-time winning mare by the highly successful DEEP FIELD. Her pedigree is packed with black-type, featuring Stakes and Group winners throughout the page, reinforcing a lineage of proven performance. Handpicked by Gai, he stood out for his exceptional build, athletic style, and free-flowing movement. With a pedigree stacked with champions and speed influences on both sides, this colt fits the exact mould we look for at Tulloch Lodge.

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