Great to see dual Gr.1 winner Japan back in the winner's enclosure landing the Gr.3 Meld Stakes over 1m1f at Leopardstown.

Newsells Park Stud, home to stallions Nathaniel and Without Parole and co-breeder of the 2019 Arc winner Waldgeist, has been bought by tech entrepreneur and businessman Graham Smith-Bernal from Jacobs Holding AG. The deal, which also includes the Stud’s bloodstock, was brokered by Windsor Clive International.

Nathaniel’s run of Stakes success continued with Spirit Ridge outstaying his rivals to win the Gr.3 Premier’s Cup over 2400m at Eagle Farm in Australia.

Nathaniel continued his good run of success today with a new Gr.2 winner and three-year-old Classic colt prospect.

Nathaniel scored with another new Stakes winner today on the Flat with Nationalista landing the Listed Prix Haras du Lion - Prix Urban Sea.

Japan got his 2021 season off to a cracking start with victory in the Gr.3 Ormonde Stakes at Chester.

Nathaniel sired another Gr.2 winner today with Lady Bowthorpe showing an excellent turn of foot to land the Gr.2 Betfair Dahlia Stakes at Newmarket.

Waldkonig showed his exciting potential today in winning the bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown for John and Thady Gosden, and owner/breeders Newsells Park Stud in partnership with Gestut Ammerland.

Group 1, St James’s Palace Stakes winner Without Parole has had his first mares scanned in foal. Fittingly, the first mare scanned in foal was John and Tanya Gunther’s own mare, Church On Time, a half-sister to Gr.1 winner, Competitionofideas.

It was celebrations all round yesterday evening at Newsells Park Stud when Elody Swann won the stud staff category at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards.