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Majestic Missile To Retire To Ballyhane After Prix De L'Abbaye
25/09/06

Multiple Group-winning sprinter Majestic Missile has been bought by Joe Foley to stand as a stallion at Ballyhane Stud in Co Carlow and will retire after Sunday's Group 1 Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp.

The son of Royal Applause was the outstanding sprint two-year-old of his generation. He was a hugely impressive winner of the Group 3 Molecomb Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, scoring by a length and three quarters, and won even more decisively when capturing the Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes at Ascot by three and a half lengths. He also holds the two-year-old five-furlong course record time at Chester.

He finished a close third in last season's Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York and heads to Sunday's Group 1 Prix de l'Abbaye on the back of a victory in the Group 3 Prix du Petit Couvert at Longchamp on his most recent start earlier this month.

Trainer William Haggas said today: "Majestic Missile got very ill in Hong Kong last December and consequently hasn't been right all summer but he's back to his best now and was impressive at Longchamp a couple of weeks ago.

"He was a touch unlucky when a close third in last year's Nunthorpe and, given good ground, he's up to winning a Group 1 and I'd love to see him do it on Sunday."

Majestic Missile's stud fee has yet to be set.