FROM KILRATHMURRY LOT 3059 3059 Run The Gantlet Ardross Alderbrook (GB) Le Melody Thatching ORCHID BAY Twine (GB) House Tie (1999) Hotfoot Free State BAY MARE Irish Orchid Born Free (1986) Brother Flower Child Grey Orchid Covered by KING'S THEATRE (IRE). Last Service May 19th. Pregnancy and Covering Certificates at Sale.

Orchid Bay (GB), placed once in a N.H. Flat Race at 5 years; also winner over hurdles at 5 years and £13,655 and placed twice inc. 2nd K. McManus Bookmaker Joe Mac Novices’ Hurdle, Tipperary, Gr.3.

1st dam IRISH ORCHID: ran once in a N.H. Flat Race at 5 years and ran a few times over hurdles at 5 and 6 years; dam of 2 winners from 5 runners and 8 foals; Orchid Bay (GB) (f. by Alderbrook (GB)): see above. Gentleman Jimmy (GB) (g. by Alderbrook (GB): 2 wins, £12,128: winner of a N.H. Flat Race at 5 years; also winner over hurdles at 6 years, 2006 and placed 5 times over fences, 2007. Cool Border (GB): placed once over hurdles at 6 years. Go To War (GB): placed once in a point-to-point at 5 years. Brownpolish (GB): placed once in a point-to-point at 5 years, 2006. Half Irish (GB): unraced; dam of a winner: What A Scientist (IRE): 2 wins over hurdles, 2007 and £7438 and placed once; also winner of a point-to-point at 6 years, 2006 and placed once.

2nd dam FLOWER CHILD: 2 wins over fences and placed 10 times; dam of 3 winners from 6 runners and 6 foals; DESERT ORCHID: Champion steeplechaser in England in 1988-89, 34 wins, £652,805: 7 wins over hurdles at 4 to 6 years and £35,069 inc. Tolworth Hurdle, Sandown Park, L. and Kingwell Pattern Hurdle, Wincanton, L., placed 5 times inc. 2nd Ladbroke Christmas Hurdle, Kempton Park, L. and December Novices' Hurdle, Sandown Park, L. and 27 wins over fences and £617,736 inc. Tote Chase, Cheltenham, L., King George VI Chase, Kempton Park, L. (4 times), Irish H. Chase, Fairyhouse, L., Tingle Creek H. Chase, Sandown Park, L., Chivas Regal Cup Chase, Liverpool, L., Whitbread Gold Cup H. Chase, Sandown Park, L., Racing Post H. Chase, Kempton, L., Holsten Export Lager H. Chase, Sandown, L., Gainsborough H. Chase, Sandown, L. (3 times), Chase, Wincanton, L. and Hurst Park Novices' Chase, Ascot, L., placed 18 times inc. 2nd Queen Mother Champion Chase, Cheltenham, L., King George VI Chase, Kempton Park, L., Scilly Isles Novices' Chase, Sandown Park, L., Tingle Creek H. Chase, Sandown Park, L. (twice), Plymouth Gin Haldon Challenge Cup Chase, Devon & Exeter, L., Desert Orchid South West. Pattern Chase, Wincanton, L., Jim Ford Challenge Cup Chase, Wincanton, L., 3rd Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase, Cheltenham, L. (twice), Challenge Trophy Chase, Cheltenham, L., Queen Mother Champion Chase, Cheltenham, L. Ragged Robin: 5 wins, £9838: 4 wins over hurdles at 4 and 5 years and placed 4 times inc. 3rd Memorial Hurdle, Chepstow, L. and winner over fences at 5 years. Peacework: 4 wins over fences and £14,988 and placed 11 times. Indian Orchid: placed once in a N.H. Flat Race at 5 years; dam of a winner: Chaos Theory (GB): 2 wins over hurdles at 5 years and £7338 and winner over fences at 6 years; also 2 wins in point-to-points, 2005.

3rd dam GREY ORCHID: 2 wins in point-to-points; dam of a winner from 1 runner and 2 foals; Flower Child: see above. STABLED IN BARN B BOX 59