DATA BOOK STAKES RESULTS National Hunt Grade Ones ARVIKA LIGEONNIERE b g 2005 Briar Hill’s record now stands at four High Top 60 HENRY VIII NOVICES’ CHASE G1 61 G1 Top Ville successive victories since he was Sega Ville Pistolet Bleu Armos bought for £100,000 on the strength SANDOWN PARK. December 7. 16f. Good. SANDOWN PARK. December 7. 16f. Good. Pampa Bella Kendie ARVICO b 98 of an encouraging point-to-point 1. HINTERLAND (FR) 5 b g 1. (FR) 7 ch g Baillamont victory. Even so, he still appears to be Poliglote - Queen Place (Diamond Prospect) My Risk - Hirlish (Passing Sale) Lodeve Arvika O- Chris Giles B- E Aubree, C Bresson O- The Preston Family & Friends Ltd B- La Grugerie a work in progress. Having sprung a Beaute Dangereuse TR- Paul Nicholls TR- Gary Moore Allicance 25-1 surprise in the Weatherbys 2. Grandouet (FR) 6 b/br g 2. Somersby (IRE) 9 b g Labus Cordovilla , he has made the Al Namix - Virginia River (Indian River) Second Empire - Back To Roost (Presenting) Akarad Abdos Licata successful transition to hurdling, 3. Taquin du Seuil (FR) 6 b/br g 3. Captain Conan (FR) 6 b g Gaia DARAKA b 86 notably making all to beat a solitary Voix du Nord - Sweet Laly (Marchand de Sable) Kingsalsa - Lavandou (Sadler’s Wells) Diatome Margouillat Tita opponent in the Gr1 Navan Vanelia Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned Huntercombe Vanda Diana Hurdle. But everything about him 3-5 13 57£107,188 4-7 21 10 9 £238,512 Bowling Green suggests that it is as a staying chaser HINTERLAND b g 2008 SIRE DE GRUGY ch g 2006 The Vauterhill Stud in Devon must be that Briar Hill will be at his most Nearctic Kenmare Highest Honor more than happy with the decision to effective. High River Sadler’s Wells Take Risks When his sire Shantou won the Bold Reason Be My Guest import the French stallion Arvico at the Fairy Bridge Baino Bluff Special Rapids 1996 St Leger he was following in the POLIGLOTE b 92 MY RISK b 99 start of 2011. The stallion’s first three Val de Loir Val de L’Orne Vacarme years in England have coincided with footsteps of his second dam Oh So Aglae Virunga Alexandrie Miss Pat Sir Gaylord Bon Sang the emergence of Arvico’s son Arvika Sharp. Shantou went on to win the Apachee Miss Mood Americaine Missy Ligeonniere as one of the most Gran Premio del Jockey Club and Raise A Native Northfields Mr Prospector No Pass No Sale Gran Premio di Milano before retiring Gold Digger No Disgrace successful chasers in Ireland. This Diamond Prospect Passing Sale Social Climber Youth bold was recording his fourth to stud in Italy, where he sired several Sociable Angel Reachout And Touch Turf Angel Everything Nice QUEEN PLACE ch 96 HIRLISH b 95 Gr1 victory when he landed the odds very useful performers. The Prix Herbager Green Dancer French Friend Chamberlin Take A Stand On The Wing in the Punchestown Chase. Vermeille winner Sweet Stream was Valenda Tara Kane II Hardicanute Alfaro Hard To Fight Laida A son of Pistolet Bleu, Arvico was a the best of them. Shantou was Valensole Dariga four-time winner from six furlongs switched to Ireland as a jumps stallion Although Poliglote was in the spotlight Take Risks isn’t the best known to a mile and a quarter at two, before at the age of 12 in 2005, no doubt in as the sire of the 2012 Arc winner French stallion but his name cropped proving that he stayed a mile and the hope that he would prove as Solemia, the Haras d’Etreham veteran up twice in the final months of 2013. three-quarters by winning the Grand effective as some of Alleged’s other has arguably made a bigger impact in Firstly we saw Tac de Boistron, one of Prix d’Angers. Arvico also scored sons, such as Montelimar and recent years as a sire of jumpers. He his five Group winners on the Flat, three times over hurdles. Pistolet Bleu Flemensfirth. became France’s champion sire of become his first Gr1 winner when he also sired jumpers of the calibre of Shantou’s first Irish crop has jumpers in 2010 and then repeated landed the Prix Royal-Oak at , Geos, Katarino and produced the very useful chasers the feat in 2012, thanks largely to the Longchamp. Then My Risk, another of Vodka Bleu. Ballynagour, Super Duty and Our Gr1-winning hurdlers Saint du Chenet these five Group winners, was Arvika Ligeonnaire’s dam Daraka Father, and he has followed up with and Nikita du Berlais. The son of responsible for Sire de Grugy, the showed little ability on the Flat in the smart hurdler/chaser Morning Sadler’s Wells then made it three titles progressive gelding who enjoyed a France. However, she had a Assembly in his second and Briar Hill in the space of four years in 2013. highly profitable December thanks to respectable Flat pedigree, with the in his third. His successes earned him Now Poliglote has a couple of very a graded double with victories in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud winner a book of 105 mares in promising young chasers in the care Gr1 Tingle Creek Chase and Gr2 Akarad as her sire and the dual 2012 and a similar book in 2013. of Paul Nicholls. One, Wonderful Chase. Sire de Grugy Gr2 winner Margouillat as her Briar Hill’s brother sold for €45,000 Charm, has won a pair of Gr2 novice has now won half of his 22 starts, broodmare sire. as a foal in 2013 and there are chases and the other, Hinterland, took having also been a Gr2 winner over Her best winner prior to Arvika several other siblings. Their dam the Gr1 Henry VIII Novices’ Chase. hurdles. Ligeonnaire was Darastan, a winner of Backaway is an unraced sister to Hinterland has looked potentially Take Risks and My Risk were both a Gr3 hurdle at Auteuil and a Gr2 Boston Bob, a Gr1 winner over both smart from the moment he won a prolific Gr3 winners over a mile, so it is chase at Enghien. The Enghien chase hurdles and fences, while Briar Hill’s Listed race at Auteuil on his debut hardly surprising that Sire de Grugy is was over three miles and a furlong, second dam Bavaway was an unraced over hurdles in May 2011 and he excelling over the minimum distance but the free-running Arvika half-sister to the smart hurdler and quickly became a Gr2 winner after his of two miles. He stays a bit further, Ligeonnaire seemed not to stay when chaser Danny Harrold. transfer to England. He ought to be though, as he has won both his starts tried over three miles and now divides The next dam, Chillaway, was a tough, as Poliglote raced 17 times and over two and a quarter miles. his time between two miles and two half-sister to the very useful chaser his dam Queen Place raced a total of Hirlish, the dam of Sire de Grugy, is and a half. Golden Freeze. 37 times in France. an unraced selle français. However, Queen Place won over 12.5 her sire Passing Sale had been a high- 63 NAVAN NOVICE HURDLE G1 64 G1 furlongs on the Flat, before being tried class middle-distance performer, over hurdles, but her disappointing winner on the Flat and was victorious NAVAN. December 15. 20f. Yielding to Soft. ASCOT. December 21. 25f. Soft. efforts saw her returned to the Flat in the Gr1 Gran Premio del Jockey 1. BRIAR HILL (IRE) 5 b g 1. REVE DE SIVOLA (FR) 8 b g Club in Italy. Hirlish has previously Shantou - Backaway (Bob Back) Assessor - Eva de Chalamont (Iron Duke) and she won three more times in O- Mrs Andrea Wylie B- V Connolly O- Paul Duffy Diamond Partnership handicaps. Her sire Diamond Prospect produced the winning hurdler/chaser TR- WP Mullins B- G Trapenard, T Trapenard TR- Nick Williams was a high-class and versatile son of Magot de Grugy to Tzar Rodney and 2. Azorian (IRE) 5 b g 2. Salubrious (IRE) 6 b g Mr Prospector who kept finding one the Listed-placed chaser Nassor de Westerner - Eliane di Rupette (Cosmonaut) Beneficial - Who Tells Jan (Royal Fountain) too good for him at Group level. Grugy to Assessor. 3. Tweedledrum (GB) 6 b m Only two ran Beat Hollow - Tweed Mill (Selkirk) Initially retired to stud in Florida, The next dam, Tara Kane II, won Diamond Prospect eventually returned three cross-country races during a 30- Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned to France, where he was moderately race career. 4-5 650£79,296 3-8 29 8 15 £474,869 successful, siring a handful of Listed BRIAR HILL b g 2008 REVE DE SIVOLA b g 2005 62 JOHN DURKAN MEMORIAL winners on the Flat. Northern Dancer Hoist The Flag PUNCHESTOWN CHASE G1 Wavy Navy Flaming Page Hinterland only just held on when Alleged Prince John Tom Rolfe PUNCHESTOWN. Dec 8. 20f. Good to Yielding. Princess Pout Virginia Hills he gained his first Gr1 success and Determined Lady Ridin’ Easy SHANTOU b 93 ASSESSOR b 89 some of his other performances have 1. ARVIKA LIGEONNIERE (FR) 8 b g Northern Dancer Petingo Arvico - Daraka (Akarad) Sweet Alliance Alcazar raised doubts as to the extent of his Shaima Dingle Bay O- Mrs S Ricci B- Y Lepage Kris Bounteous Border Bounty stamina. Perhaps this is because his TR- WP Mullins Oh So Fair B Flat Hail To Reason Prince Bio broodmare sire was fast enough to be 2. Rubi Light (FR) 8 b g Sicambre Bramalea Sif Network - Genny Lights (Lights Out) Bob Back Iron Duke placed in such top speed races as the Carry Back Aureole Toter Back Insulaire six and a half-furlong Prix Maurice de Romantic Miss Ismene II BACKAWAY b 2002 EVA DE CHALAMONT ch 92 Only two finished Devon Royal Coinage Gheest at Deauville and the Prix de la Le Bavard Royal Exchange Lueur Doree Little Stormy Bavaway Bel Natura Foret, over seven furlongs, at Age Starts Wins Places Earned Arctic Slave Novitur Chillaway Fudnatura Longchamp. 4-8 14 84£249,507 Freezeaway Fudna

92 THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER Caulfield on : “His sire Dom Alco has proved a powerful source of stamina, siring the likes of , Grands Crus, Unioniste and Sire Collonges”

The connections of Reve de Sivola Annacotty started at 12-1 in a five- SILVINIACO CONTI ch g 2006 Alliance Novices’ Chase) and Val Traffic must be wondering why it took them horse field for the Novices’ Rheffic d’Alene (1995 Racing Post Chase), Rhenane Dom Pasquini so long to return him to hurdling after Chase, with his price reflecting his La Varende and also sired some major winners Boursonne Arctic Star he struggled to reproduce his best record of only one win in five previous DOM ALCO gr 87 over fences in France. Nearctic form over fences. starts over fences. Seximee One of them, the outstanding Alconaca Of course the son of Assessor However, the son of Beneficial Sheshoon Vela Ucello, was twice a winner of the raised their hopes when he won his proved much the best of the five, Cenerentola Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris. Forli second start over the bigger obstacles, scoring by ten lengths after leading In Hot Pursuit Stamina was one of Quart de Vin’s Altayan Red God but eight consecutive defeats then throughout. It shouldn’t be forgotten Aleema strong suits, as he won over two and a Alannya followed. Contrast this to the gelding’s that he had started favourite in three GAZELLE LULU ch 94 Devon quarter miles on the Flat and counted Quart de Vin record since his return to hurdling. of his first four races over fences, Quartelette Tatiana Lulu the Grande Course de Haies d’Auteuil Vieux Chateau Nine starts have resulted in four having won two of his three races over Kaline Lulu among his hurdling victories. victories, including two editions of the hurdles (as well as one of his three Violine D P Gr1 Long Walk Hurdles and one of starts in point-to-points). The King George VI Chase has played the valuable Grand Prix d’Automne, a Annacotty is very well suited by an important role in the promotion of 68 RACING POST NOVICE CHASE G1 Gr1 at Auteuil. He is clearly back in three miles, hardly surprising in view of France’s non-thoroughbred jumpers. LEOPARDSTOWN. December 26. 17f. Soft. the type of form which brought him his stamina-packed pedigree. His dam The selle français Nupsala took the three Graded victories during the Mini Moo Min tackled distances of up 1. DEFY LOGIC (IRE) 6 ch g 1987 race and was soon succeeded Flemensfirth - Osiery Girl (Phardante) 2009-2010 season, including the to three and a quarter miles and won by the dual winner The Fellow. They O- John P McManus B- W McCarthy Champion Novice Hurdle at three times over hurdles. What’s more, were followed by the likes of Algan, TR- Paul Nolan Punchestown. she was sired by , the First Gold and Edredon Bleu, but then 2. Trifolium (FR) 6 b g Three miles now seems a minimum outstanding stayer and dual Ascot Goldneyev - Opium des Mottes (April Night) the race was dominated for seven 3. (IRE) 6 gr g distance for Reve de Sivola. He no Gold Cup winner who sired the years by two French-bred winners – Stowaway - Forever Bubbles (Roselier) doubt owes his stamina to Assessor, winner , Kauto Star and – which are who followed in the footsteps of his plus such notable jumpers as , . It was the turn of the Age Starts Wins Places Earned 5-6 844£80,764 own sire Niniski in winning the Prix Avro Anson, Young Kenny and Sir non-thoroughbreds again in 2013, Royal-Oak over nearly two miles as a Talbot. when Silviniaco Conti used his DEFY LOGIC ch g 2007 three-year-old. Annacotty’s second dam, Mulloch Tom Rolfe stamina to very good effect to wear Hoist The Flag Wavy Navy Assessor went on to win the Brae, was at her most successful over Alleged down the King’s Theatre gelding Prince John Princess Pout Yorkshire and Doncaster Cups at four, fences, winning four consecutive Determined Lady . FLEMENSFIRTH b 92 Sharpen Up as well as the Prix du Cadran over two races at up to three miles and a Of course several of these French- Diesis Doubly Sure and a half miles. Assessor’s other furlong. She would probably have Etheldreda bred King George winners went on to Royal Coinage Royal Bund notable as a stallion is stayed further, given the chance, as win the and it Nato Lyphard the versatile My Way de Solzen, she was a sister to Bigsun, a winner would be no surprise were Silviniaco Comely Phardante winner at the of over four miles at Cheltenham who Taj Dewan Conti to follow in their footsteps. His Pallante Cavadonga the 2006 World Hurdle and 2007 was one of the leading fancies for the sire Dom Alco has proved a powerful OSIERY GIRL ch 95 Narrator Chase. 1991 . Mulloch Brae No Argument source of stamina, siring the likes of Persuader Let’s Compromise Reve de Sivola’s dam Eva de was also a half-sister to the Scottish Renwood the Grand National hero Neptune Osiery Wood Chalamont was a lightly raced winner National winner Androma. Collonges, Grands Crus, Unioniste and Good Oh! over a mile and a half. This daughter Sire Collonges, as well as the speedier We have become accustomed to of Iron Duke has two other winners to 66 G1 . Dom Alco owed his place at seeing many novice chases fall to her credit, including de Sivola, stud to his record over jumps, which whose names carry the (FR) dam of the Gr3-winning chaser Soleil KEMPTON PARK. December 26. 16f. Soft. included six wins over hurdles, suffix, but the Racing Post Novice 1. (IRE) 6 b g de Sivola and the talented Urbain de including two Listed events at Auteuil. Chase was won by Defy Logic, a horse Sivola. Eva de Chalamont also has a - Spartan Girl (Ela-Mana-Mou) O- JP McManus B- F Dunne TR- N Henderson Silviniaco Conti’s dam Gazelle Lulu with a traditional Irish jumping 2012 filly by Assessor. 2. (IRE) 5 b g raced only on the Flat, winning five pedigree. This son of Flemensfirth is The next dam, Bel Natura, failed to King’s Theatre - Thuringe (Turgeon) times at up to a mile and a half from out of a half-sister to Strong Promise, win in as many as 25 attempts on the 3. Sametegal (FR) 4 b g 20 starts, and she was once beaten a who was good enough to finish Saint des Saints - Loya Lescribaa (Robin des Champs) Flat and over jumps but fared much head over 15 furlongs. Gazelle Lulu’s second in one edition of the better as a broodmare. Her team of Age Starts Wins Places Earned first five starters are all winners. Cheltenham Gold Cup and third in eight winners featured the prolific 4-6 11 74£289,215 Among them are Silviniaco Conti’s another. Then there’s the third dam, winner Foehn de Chalamont. See race 4 in the January issue year-younger sister Toscana Conti, Osiery Wood. She was a half-sister to MY TENT OR YOURS b g 2007 winner of a Listed chase over nearly the smart staying chaser Woodlawn Northern Dancer two and three-quarter miles at Auteuil, and to Connivance, the second dam of 65 KAUTO STAR NOVICES’ CHASE G1 Danzig Pas de Nom and Ucello Conti, a very useful chaser the high-class staying chaser Sir Ivor KEMPTON PARK. December 26. 24f. Soft. Foreign Courier Courtly Dee in France. Contradeal. Another branch of this DESERT PRINCE b 95 1. ANNACOTTY (IRE) 5 b g Busted The chances are that there are family produced the high-class hurdler Beneficial - Mini Moo Min (Ardross) Ship Yard Flying Fairy more chapters waiting to be written, as O- Mrs Peter Prowting B- P Crotty Jnr Bannow Bay. Fairy Footsteps TR- Martin Keighley Glass Slipper Silviniaco Conti’s brother Adagio Conti There is therefore good reason to Petingo 2. Green Flag (IRE) 6 b g has been placed on his first two starts. hope that Defy Logic will continue to Border Bounty Milan - Erin Go Brea (Un Desperado) Ela-Mana-Mou High Hat Then there’s a 2011 filly by Network, a add to an impressive record which Rose Bertin 3. Third Intention (IRE) 6 b g Wide Awake SPARTAN GIRL ch 94 2012 gelding by Poliglote and a 2013 stands at four wins and four seconds - Third Dimension (Suave Dancer) Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge filly by Martaline, who is a sister to from eight starts at the time of writing. Well Head Age Starts Wins Places Earned Irish River Ucello Conti. All of his wins have been gained at up River Dancer 4-5 13 55£57,766 Dancing Shadow Silviniaco Conti is out of a daughter to two and a quarter miles, which may ANNACOTTY b g 2008 of Altayan, as is Al Ferof. Altayan reflect the fact his sire was best at Derring-Do appeared to have the pedigree of a around a mile and a quarter. However, High Top 67 KING GEORGE VI CHASE G1 Camenae Top Ville miler but he proved suited by a mile Flemensfirth has shown he can sire Charlottesville Sega Ville KEMPTON PARK. December 26. 24f. Soft. La Sega and a half, ending his three-year-old geldings who shine over long BENEFICIAL b 90 Nijinsky 1. SILVINIACO CONTI (FR) 7 ch g season with wins in the Prix Maurice distances, such as Gold Cup hero Green Dancer Green Valley Dom Alco - Gazelle Lulu (Altayan) Youthful de Nieuil and Prix du Conseil de Paris. Imperial Commander and the stamina- Primera O- Potensis Limited, Mr Chris Giles First Bloom Flower Dance B- P Joubert TR- Paul Nicholls Silviniaco Conti’s second dam, packed . Tom Rolfe 2. Cue Card (GB) 7 b g Tatiana Lulu, was by Quart de Vin, who Defy Logic is by no means the first First Feather Ardross King’s Theatre - Wicked Crack (King’s Ride) sired the dams of a couple of Dom talented performer sired by Le Melody 3. Al Ferof (FR) Arctic Melody 8 gr g Alco’s better winners, Sire Collonges Flemensfirth from a mare by the St MINI MOO MIN b 94 Mourne Dom Alco - Maralta (Altayan) Sunyboy and New Alco. Leger second Phardante. Interestingly, Fair Bid Mulloch Brae Le Levanstell Age Starts Wins Places Earned Quart de Vin made his mark in the best of his predecessors, the Stella Roma Roman Nose 4-7 19 11 7 £528,266 Britain with Rolling Ball (1991 Sun smart hurdler Luska Lad, did all his >>

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>> winning around two miles. On the 70 FUTURE CHAMPIONS Sametegal. Saint Des Saints himself being very ably represented by the other hand, this cross also produced NOVICE HURDLE G1 also shone over jumps. His record likes of Dedigout and Boston Bob, and Sydney Paget, a useful staying chaser. consisted of seven victories, four his broodmare daughters are already Daughters of Phardante have also LEOPARDSTOWN. December 27. 16f. Soft. seconds and a third from 13 keeping up the good work, producing done well with several sons of Sadler’s 1. THE TULLOW TANK (IRE) 5 b g Oscar - Bobbing Back (Bob Back) completed starts. such as The Tullow Tank and Briar Hill. Wells, such as Milan (sire of ), O- Barry Connell B- A Aherne TR- P Fenton After winning over hurdles and ’s is the second Gr1 Oscar ( and Oscar Dan 2. King of The Picts (IRE) 4 ch g fences at three, it was as a four-year- jumping winner produced by a Dan), Cloudings (Cloudy Too), Brian Rock of Gibraltar - Belle Rebelle (In The Wings) old that the son of Cadoudal daughter of King’s Theatre, following Boru (Fox Appeal) and Old Vic 3. Moyle Park (IRE) 5 ch g developed into a four-time graded Shinrock Paddy. Bobs Worth’s dam Flemensfirth - Lovely Present (Presenting) (Snoopy Loopy and Chelsea Harbour). winner at up to nearly two and a half Fashionista is a sister to Last Theatre, The Beneficial gelding Kid Cassidy is Age Starts Wins Places Earned miles over hurdles. a Listed-placed winner of five races at another good recent winner with a 4-5 632£50,634 Le Rocher’s broodmare sire Adieu up to 13 furlongs on the Flat, prior to dam by Phardante. See race 5 in the January issue. Au Roi won the Gr2 Prix Hocquart in winning over hurdles, and Fashionista THE TULLOW TANK b g 2008 1992. His dam, Belle du Roi, was a is also a three-parts-sister to the 69 PADDY POWER Nearctic middle-distance winner at Longchamp smart middle-distance filly Ballykett Northern Dancer DIAL-A-BET CHASE G1 Natalma Sadler’s Wells before being placed over hurdles. She Nancy (by Northern Dancer’s son Bold Reason LEOPARDSTOWN. December 27. 17f. Soft. Fairy Bridge Special has produced numerous winners over Hero’s Honor). OSCAR b 94 1. BENEFFICIENT (IRE) 7 ch g jumps, including Roi de Garde, a Bobs Worth’s second dam Last II Beneficial - Supreme Breda (Supreme Leader) Relance III Snow Day winning staying chaser in Britain. Le produced another three black- O- A Shiels, Niall Reilly B- P Tomany Roi Dagobert Vindaria TR- AJ Martin Heavenly Body Rocher is a thoroughbred, his second type performers, including the useful Hail To Reason 2. Hidden Cyclone (IRE) 8 b g Roberto dam Arctic Beauty being a half-sister hurdler Il Trovatore. Last Flair was a Bramalea Stowaway - Hurricane Debbie (Shahanndeh) Bob Back to the French 2,000 Guineas winner half-sister to the French 1,000 Carry Back 3. Arvika Ligeonniere (FR) Toter Back 8 b g Romantic Miss Red Lord, while his third dam was a Guineas winner Ukraine Girl and Bobs BOBBING BACK b 97 Arvico - Daraka (Akarad) Sallust Salluceva half-sister to the Arc winner Soltikof Worth’s third dam Paddy’s Flair was a Aliceva Ballyvooney Age Starts Wins Places Earned Le Bavard and to the dam of the Prix du Jockey- half-sister to the Irish 2,000 Guineas Leveret 4-7 19 67£171,449 Merry Palm Club winner Val de l’Orne. winner Ballymore. BENEFFICIENT ch g 2006 71 FUTURE CHAMPION Derring-Do High Top 72 LEXUS CHASE G1 73 CHRISTMAS HURDLE G1 Camenae JUVENILE FINALE HURDLE G1 Top Ville Charlottesville Sega Ville CHEPSTOW. December 28. 16f 110yds. Heavy. LEOPARDSTOWN. Dec 28. 24f. Yielding to soft. LEOPARDSTOWN. December 28. 24f. Soft. La Sega BENEFICIAL b 90 Nijinsky 1. LE ROCHER (FR) 3 b g 1. BOBS WORTH (IRE) 8 b g 1. ZAIDPOUR (FR) 7 b g Green Dancer Green Valley Saint Des Saints - Belle du Roi (Adieu Au Roi) Bob Back - Fashionista (King’s Theatre) Red Ransom - Zainta () Youthful Primera O- AJ White, Mrs A Underhill O- The Not Afraid Partnership B- Mrs L Eadie O- Mrs S Ricci B- HH The Aga Khan’s Studs SC First Bloom Flower Dance B- S Ringler, Roger Frieh TR- Nick Williams TR- NJ Henderson TR- WP Mullins Busted Bustino 2. Kentucky Hyden (IRE) 3 ch g 2. First Lieutenant (IRE) 8 ch g 2. (GB) 6 b g Ship Yard Supreme Leader Kentucky Dynamite - Cap Serena (Highest Honor) Presenting - Fourstargale (Fourstars Allstar) - Elaine Tully (Persian Bold) Princess Zena 3. Violet Dancer (GB) 3. Rubi Ball (FR) 3. Mala Beach (IRE) Guiding Light 3 b g 8 ch g 5 b g SUPREME BREDA br 01 Gallant Man Bertolini - Another Secret (Efisio) Network - Hygie (Lute Antique) Beneficial - Peppardstown (Old Vic) Ya Zaman Irish Exchange Ask Breda Whistling Wind Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned Serenade Sweet Heart V 3530£52,738 5-8 13 93£580,893 3-7 26 8 13 £380,396 Having faded badly when tried over LE ROCHER b g 2010 BOBS WORTH b g 2005 ZAIDPOUR b g 2006 Nijinsky Turn-To Turn-To three miles and a furlong at Wetherby, Green Dancer Hail To Reason Hail To Reason Green Valley Nothirdchance Nothirdchance Cadoudal Roberto Roberto Benefficient showed his appreciation Sea Hawk II Nashua Nashua Come To Sea Bramalea Bramalea Camarilla Rarelea Rarelea of a marked reduction in distance to SAINT DES SAINTS b 98 BOB BACK br 81 RED RANSOM b 87 Lyphard Saggy Sword Dancer record the third Gr1 success of his Pharly Carry Back Damascus Comely Joppy Kerala Chamisene Toter Back Arabia career – with all three coming at up to Beauchef Nearctic Tuneria Romantic Miss Christmas Wind two and a quarter miles. All three wins Torrefranca Roman Zephyr Bally Free Kalamoun Northern Dancer Nijinsky Kenmare Sadler’s Wells were somewhat unexpected, as they Belle of Ireland Fairy Bridge Roseliere Adieu Au Roi King’s Theatre Kahyasi were gained at 50-1, 10-1 and 9-1, Princely Native Blushing Groom Pomme Royale Regal Beauty Kadissya Pomme Rose Dennis Belle Kalkeen and he had also started at 20-1 when BELLE DU ROI gr 97 FASHIONISTA b 99 ZAINTA b 95 Sea Bird II Arctic Tern Busted he won the 2013 Jewson Novices’ Bubbling Beauty Sans Le Sou Delsy Arctic Beauty Last Flair Zaila Armistice Alcide Habitat Chase. Dame de Grace Paddy’s Flair Zahra Benefficient won a point-to-point Aglae Grace Paddy’s Sister prior to being sold for €52,000 in May For the second successive year, Saint Already a winner at three consecutive After a sequence of nine successive 2011. His sire Beneficial died in 2013 Des Saints finished runner-up to Cheltenham Festivals, Bobs Worth defeats, Zaidpour finally returned to at the age of 23, in the year he Poliglote on France’s table of leading must have every chance of extending the winners’ enclosure when faced recorded his first sires’ championship. sires of jumpers, with his margin of this impressive sequence in 2014, with three inferior rivals in the Beneficial covered around only 20 defeat standing at less than €20,000 judging by his victory in the Lexus Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown. mares in his final year, but once in 2013. He owed his high rank to a Chase. This was the third win at the top level covered as many as 242 in a single strong team of stakes winners, He handed out a similar beating to for the son of Red Ransom, who was season. including Storm Of Saintly (Gr1), the joint-favourite as bought for €80,000 at the 2009 Arc In addition to Benefficient, his Saindor (Gr2), Saint Palois (Gr3), Saint he had in the 2013 Cheltenham Gold Sale. The gelding had previously taken current representatives include the Firmin (Gr3), Monpilou, Balbir du Cup and he should be even harder to the 2010 Royal Bond Novice Hurdle Gr1 novice chase winner Annacotty, Mathan, Laterano and Vladimir. beat when an extra quarter mile is and the 2012 Hatton’s Grace Hurdle. the Gr2-winning hurdler , Another contributor was a three- added to the distance of his victory at His six graded victories have been the Gr3 novice chase winner year-old gelding called Le Rocher, who Leopardstown. gained over distances ranging from Ballinahow Lady and the smart chaser won two of his first three starts for Bobs Worth’s earnings now stand in two miles to three, but the style of his Kid Cassidy, plus the likes of Mala Nick Williams before fading into the region of £650,000, yet he was Christmas Hurdle success suggests Beach, Realt Dubh, Lead Kindly Light seventh place in Gr1 company at unsold at €24,000 at the 2008 Land he now appreciates a stiff test of and Salubrious. Ballinahow Lady’s Auteuil in November. Le Rocher made Rover Sale and then cost only stamina. Zaidpour no doubt owes dam is by the two-time champion sire his British debut in the Gr1 Finale £20,000 at Doncaster’s 2009 Spring much of his stamina to his dam, the Supreme Leader, as is Benefficient’s Juvenile Hurdle and was good Sale. His three-parts-sister by Big Bad top-class Kahyasi filly Zainta, who dam, the unraced Supreme Breda. The enough to survive a couple of sloppy Bob made €31,000 as a foal in 2013. began her career with six straight Gr3 novice hurdle winner Top Madam jumps to win. Bobs Worth’s sire Bob Back lived to victories, including the Prix Saint-Alary is another of Beneficial’s winners out Of course Saint Des Saints is no the grand age of 30, but he had been and . Zainta proved of Supreme Leader’s daughters. stranger to success in Britain and in retirement for several years and his disappointing as a producer of Flat Benefficient’s dam is a half-sister to Ireland, thanks to the likes of Quito de last few foals were born in 2007. performers, though her 2010 a couple of talented winners, notably La Roque, Irish Saint, Quel Esprit, Although Bob Back will soon be Zamindar colt Zaidiyn was well fancied Irish hurdler Asklynn. Lyreen Legend, Salut Flo and running short of ammunition, he is still to win the Gr2 Prix Hocquart after

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winning his first two starts. Captain Cutter was one of the to a mile and a half. This female line wins, including his victory over However, Zaidpour is the second of longest-priced contenders for the also produced Earthmover, winner of Morning Assembly in the Topaz Novice Zainta’s sons to have made amends Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury, the Christie’s Foxhunter Chase at Chase, while finishing second on him over jumps. The first was her but the progressive son of Westerner Cheltenham. on another couple of occasions, the gelding Zaynar, winner of the 2009 stayed on strongly to improve his Kerry National and the Grade 1 and third in the 2010 record over hurdles to three wins from Drinmore Chase. Champion Hurdle. Zaynar also won a three starts. 75 G1 Three miles clearly suits Carlingford Gr2 novices’ chase. It is hardly surprising that stamina Lough, as do testing underfoot Zaidpour and Zaynar arguably owe LEOPARDSTOWN. Dec 29. 24f. Yielding to Soft. conditions, though he also won on won the day for Captain Cutter at 1. CARLINGFORD LOUGH (IRE) 7 b g some of their prowess over jumps to Newbury, as Westerner won two King’s Theatre - Baden () good ground. their broodmare sire Kahyasi. This editions of the Prix du Cadran and one O- John P McManus B- Kenilworth House Stud His dam Baden was a useful Derby winner sired such fine jumpers of its British counterpart, the Ascot TR- JE Kiely hurdler in Ireland, good enough to win 2. Morning Assembly (IRE) 6 b g as Kasbah Bliss, Paddy’s Return, Gold Cup. None of his nine Group a Listed race at Fairyhouse. Baden still Kalahari King, Karabak, Ansar, Afsoun, Shantou - Barrack Village (Montelimar) had time to develop into an excellent victories was gained over a distance 3. Foxrock (IRE) 5 b g Sentry Duty, Darwins Fox and Vino shorter than 15½ furlongs, though he Flemensfirth - Midnight Light (Roselier) producer, best known as the dam of Griego. Zainta was bred along similar was fast enough to finish second in Thisthatandtother, a Gr1-winning lines to Zarkasha, dam of the brilliant the Arc. Age Starts Wins Places Earned hurdler who developed into a very 5-7 18 66£228,922 . Both mares are by Kahyasi The good winners from Westerner’s smart chaser. Her Accordion gelding and descend from Petite Etoile’s early crops are also showing a degree CARLINGFORD LOUGH b g 2006 The Tother One also showed smart daughter Zahra. Zahra ranks as the Nearctic form. of stamina. For example Katkovana Northern Dancer Natalma second dam of Zainta and the third Sadler’s Wells Carlingford Lough’s broodmare sire, was runner-up in the Gr1 Grand Bold Reason dam of Zarkasha. This family has Fairy Bridge the 1974 Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Steeple-Chase d’Enghien over an Special KING ’S THEATRE b 91 produced several other talented Raise A Native Furry Glen, occupies the same extended three miles, while Creepy Princely Native Charlo jumpers, including the top French Regal Beauty position in the pedigrees of such good won a Gr2 novice hurdle over two Crafty Admiral Dennis Belle winners as Comply Or Die, Kingscliff, hurdler Zaiyad and the miles five furlongs and Grandioso won Evasion Sovereign Path Like-A-Butterfly and Sir OJ. winner . a Gr2 novice chase over a similar Cygnet Furry Glen distance. Cleftess Cleft 76 DECEMBER 74 CHALLOW NOVICES’ HURDLE G1 Captain Cutter’s broodmare sire BADEN b 88 Rockefella Linacre FESTIVAL HURDLE G1 Accordion never raced but his brother True Picture St Moritz NEWBURY. December 28. 21f. Heavy. Sonus won the Goodwood Cup and Macherio LEOPARDSTOWN. December 29. 16f. Soft. Machete 1. CAPTAIN CUTTER (IRE) 6 b g was placed in the Prix du Cadran and Eastern Slipper 1. (IRE) 9 b g Westerner - Hollygrove Samba (Accordion) . Montjeu - Scandisk (Kenmare) O- John P McManus B- Mrs S Brennan O- G Creighton B- Agr Del Parco TR- WP Mullins TR- Captain Cutter’s dam, the unraced King’s Theatre, the champion sire of 2. Jezki (IRE) 5 b g 2. Timesremembered (IRE) 5 b/br g Hollygrove Samba, has a distinguished 2011-12, is setting a very strong pace Milan - La Noire (Phardante) Akbar - Native Hope (Be My Native) background. Her half-sister Holly in the race for the 2013-14 3. (IRE) 4 b g 3. Oscar Rock (IRE) 5 b g Grove Lass did very well with championship. By the start of 2014 he Jeremy - Flamands (Sadler’s Wells) Oscar - Cash And New (Supreme Leader) held a lead of nearly £400,000, Accordion, producing the high-class Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned chaser , who numbered thanks to Gr1 victories from Cue Card 2-9 33 22 7 £1,557,432 5-6 642£35,997 the RSA Chase among his Gr1 and Carlingford Lough, as well as Gr2 See race 2 in the January issue victories. wins by Riverside Theatre, The New CAPTAIN CUTTER b g 2007 HURRICANE FLY b g 2004 Hollygrove Samba was also a half- One and Kings Palace, and Gr3 wins Northern Dancer Nearctic Danzig Northern Dancer Pas de Nom sister to Southolt, a very useful chaser by Minella Foru and Theatre Bird. He Natalma Danehill Sadler’s Wells His Majesty Bold Reason Razyana at around two and a half miles, to The also has another potential graded Fairy Bridge Spring Adieu Special WESTERNER b 99 MONTJEU b 96 Petingo Proms, a smart hurdler who stayed winner in Mendip Express. High Top Troy Top Ville La Milo three miles, and to Mister Morose, Carlingford Lough has been Sega Ville Walensee Floripedes Bon Mot III Tennyson Warsaw whose biggest wins included the Gr1 something of a slow learner over Toute Cy War Path III Adele Toumignon Northern Dancer Martell Aintree Hurdle and Gr2 fences and didn’t win until his ninth Zeddaan Sadler’s Wells Kalamoun Fairy Bridge Khairunissa Accordion . attempt, having twice had to be pulled Kenmare Successor Milesian Sound of Success up. Belle of Ireland Belle Musique Their dam, the Furry Glen mare Belle Of The Ball HOLLYGROVE SAMBA b 01 SCANDISK b 95 Wolver Hollow Girseach, was a talented stayer on the However, he seems to have Sir Gaylord Furry Glen Lord Gayle Cleftess Sticky Case Girseach Flat before winning over hurdles and benefited from a new partnership with Yankee Lady Tarqogan Vimy Happy Lass Ceol An Oir Never On Time the next dam, Happy Lass, won at up AP McCoy, who rode him to both his Pal An Oir National Hunt Graded races Date Grade Race (course) Dist Horse Age Sex Sire Dam Broodmare Sire Index 01/12/13 GrC Porterstown H Chase (Fairyhouse) 29f Thelobstercatcher (GB) 9GSilver Patriarch Everything's Rosy Ardross 77 06/12 G2 Winter Novices' Hurdle (Sandown Park) 20f Killala Quay (GB) 6GKaringa Bay Madam Bijou Atraf 78 07/12 G3 Becher H Chase (Aintree) 26f Chance Du Roy (FR) 9GMorespeed La Chance Au Roy Rex Magna 79 08/12 G2 Hilly Way Chase (Cork) 16f Twinlight (FR) 6GMuhtathir Fairlight Big Shuffle 80 08/12 G3 Lombardstown Chase (Cork) 17f Dressedtothenines (IRE) 6MOscar Regal Holly Gildoran 81 08/12 G3 Cork Stayers Novice Hurdle (Cork) 24f The Job Is Right (GB) 5GWith Approval Common Request Lear Fan 82 12/12 G2 Peterborough Chase (Huntingdon) 20.5f Riverside Theatre (GB) 9GKing's Theatre Disallowed Distinctly North 83 13/12 G3 Majordomo Hospitality H Chase (Cheltenham) 25.5f Monbeg Dude (IRE) 8GWitness Box Ten Dollar Bill Accordion 84 14/12 G2 Bristol Novices' Hurdle (Cheltenham) 24f Kings Palace (IRE) 5GKing's Theatre Sarahs Quay Witness Box 85 14/12 G2 (Cheltenham) 20.5f More Of That (IRE) 5GBeneficial Guigone Esprit du Nord 86 14/12 G2 (Cheltenham) 17f The New One (IRE) 5GKing's Theatre Thuringe Turgeon 87 14/12 G3 Stewart Family Thank You Gold Cup H Chase (Cheltenham) 21f Double Ross (IRE) 7GDouble Eclipse Kinross Nearly A Hand 88 14/12 G2 Summit Juvenile Hurdle (Doncaster) 16.5f Fox Norton (FR) 3GLando Natt Musik Kendor 89 14/12 G2 December Novices' Chase (Lingfield Park) 24f Black Thunder (FR) 6GMalinas Blackmika Subotica 90 15/12 G2 Future Champions Flat Race (Navan) 16f Fine Rightly (IRE) 5GVinnie Roe Blackwater Babe Arctic Lord 91 15/12 GrB Tara H Hurdle (Navan) 20f Jennies Jewel (IRE) 6MFlemensfirth Fishin Joella Gone Fishin 92 20/12 G2 Noel Novices' Chase (Ascot) 19f Fox Appeal (IRE) 6GBrian Boru Lady Appeal Phardante 93 20/12 G2 Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle (Ascot) 16f Irving (GB) 5GSingspiel Indigo Girl Sternkoenig 94 21/12 G3 Ladbroke H Hurdle (Ascot) 16f Willow's Saviour (GB) 6GSeptieme Ciel Willow Gale Strong Gale 95 26/12 G2 Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle (Leopardstown) 16f Guitar Pete (IRE) 3GDark Angel Innishmore Lear Fan 96 26/12 G2 Greenmount Park Novice Chase (Limerick) 19.5f The Paparrazi Kid (IRE) 6GMilan Banbury Cross Supreme Leader 97 26/12 G3 Rowland Meyrick H Chase (Wetherby) 25f Cloudy Too (IRE) 7GCloudings Curra Citizen Phardante 98 27/12 G2 Wayward Lad Novices' Chase (Kempton Park) 16f (GB) 5GDubawi Nova Cyngi Kris S 99 27/12 G2 (Kempton Park) 16f Sire De Grugy (FR) 7GMy Risk Hirlish Passing Sale 100 27/12 GrB Paddy Power H Chase (Leopardstown) 24f Rockyaboya (IRE) 9GRock Hopper Motility Yashgan 101 27/12 GrB Tim Duggan Memorial H Chase (Limerick) 19.5f Make A Track (IRE) 7GHernando Tracker Bustino 102 28/12 G3 Welsh National H Chase (Chepstow) 29.5f Mountainous (IRE) 8GMilan Mullaghcloga Glacial Storm 103 28/12 G3 Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle (Limerick) 24f (IRE) 5GGermany Miss Pickering Accordion 104 29/12 G3 IFG EBF Mares Hurdle (Leopardstown) 20f Theatre Bird (IRE) 5MKing's Theatre Hallaniya 105 01/01/14 G2 Dipper Novices' Chase (Cheltenham) 21f Oscar Whisky (IRE) 9GOscar Ash Baloo Phardante 106 01/01 G3 Victor Chandler H Chase (Cheltenham) 21f Double Ross (IRE) 7GDouble Eclipse Kinross Nearly A Hand 107

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