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DATA BOOK STAKES RESULTS National Hunt Grade Ones fences. Gazelle De Mai, a winner at up 147 SPRING JUVENILE HURDLE G1 148 HENNESSY GOLD CUP CHASE G1 149 DELOITTE HURDLE G1 to two miles and five furlongs, is now the dam of four winners. LEOPARDSTOWN. Feb 9. 16f. Soft to Heavy. LEOPARDSTOWN. Feb 9. 24f. Soft to Heavy. LEOPARDSTOWN. Feb 9. 18f. Soft to Heavy. Her sire Dom Pasquini, the Gr2 Prix 1. GUITAR PETE (IRE) 4 br g 1. LAST INSTALMENT (IRE) 9 ch g 1. (FR) 5 b g Greffuhle winner over ten furlongs at - Innishmore () Anshan - Final Instalment (Insan) Robin des Champs - Gazelle de Mai (Dom Pasquini) O-Mrs Pat Sloan B-PJ Burke O-Gigginstown House Stud B-J O'Mahony O-Mrs S Ricci B-Haras de Saint Voir, P Joubert Longchamp, was twice France’s TR-DT Hughes TR-Philip Fenton TR-WP Mullins champion sire of jumpers. Dom 2. (IRE) 4 b g 2. (IRE) 13 b g 2. The Tullow Tank (IRE) 6 b g Pasquini, a son of French Derby Authorized - Swiss Roll (Entrepreneur) - June's Bride (Le Moss) Oscar - Bobbing Back (Bob Back) winner Rheffic, is best known here as 3. Plinth (IRE) 4 b g 3. First Lieutenant (IRE) 9 ch g 3. King Of The Picts (IRE) 5 ch g the sire of Dom Alco, the Montjeu - Crazy Volume (Machiavellian) Presenting - Fourstargale (Fourstars Allstar) Rock Of Gibraltar - Belle Rebelle () responsible for such fine stayers as Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned , Grands Crus and 3-4 12 43£86,660 4-9 13 92£240,202 3-5 532£85,422 .

GUITAR PETE br g 2010 LAST INSTALMENT ch g 2005 VAUTOUR b g 2009 150 DR P J MORIARTY Waajib Bold Ruler Never Bend Flying Melody Barn Pride Milan Mill NOVICE CHASE G1 Acclamation Persian Bold Garde Royale Relko Sicambre Princess Athena Relkarunner Royal Way LEOPARDSTOWN. Feb 9. 21f. Soft to Heavy. Shopping Wise Running Blue Right Away DARK ANGEL gr 05 ANSHAN ch 87 ROBIN DES CHAMPS b 97 Mr Prospector Captain's Gig Sicambre 1. BALLYCASEY (IRE) 7 gr g Machiavellian Manado Iron Duke Coup de Folie Slipstream Insulaire Presenting - Pink Mist (Montelimar) Midnight Angel Lady Zi Relayeuse Night Shift Exbury El Relicario O-Mrs S Ricci B-R Tanner Night At Sea Exbury Grace Reliorneuse Into Harbour Your Grace II Ordonneuse TR-WP Mullins Exclusive Native Traffic Our Native Rheffic 2. (GER) 7 br g Bramalea Our Jackie Rhenane Lear Fan Insan Dom Pasquini Sholokhov - Depeche Toi (Konigsstuhl) Lt Stevens Ruritania La Varende Wac Artania Boursonne Belthazar Arctic Actress Arctic Star INNISHMORE b 01 FINAL INSTALMENT b 95 GAZELLE DE MAI gr 89 Danzig Lord Gayle Eudaemon Only 2 finished. Callernish Sword Dancer Foreign Courier Azurine Doll Dance Inishdalla Augustaeliza Mexia Caro Black Tarquin Swaps Age Starts Wins Places Earned Costly Wave Miss Madam Kozmic Blues Arctic Wave Miss Red Spy 4-6 843£32,384 There was a time when the Champion Everything suggested Last Instalment Although he found one too good for BALLYCASEY gr g 2007 Hurdle regularly fell to sons of was destined to develop into a major him in each of his races over hurdles Busted Sans Le Sou Mtoto who made their name as force when he won the Dr PJ Moriarty in France, Vautour has proved a Mincio Amazer sprinters, prime examples being Novice Chase at Leopardstown in different proposition since his arrival in Alzara PRESENTING br 92 Bold Lad Tangle’s Kirriemuir, Goldhill’s Comedy February 2012. In winning his second Ireland. Three races there so far Persian Bold Relkarunner D'Azy Of Errors, Milesian’s Lanzarote and consecutive Gr1 race, he improved his culminated in him making all to defeat Riverman Belle Viking Falcon’s Night Nurse. Consequently record over fences to four wins from The Tullow Tank in the Gr1 Deloitte Vallarta we shouldn’t be too surprised that as many starts, having earlier won a Novice Hurdle, and he went on to run Princess Pout Montelimar Dark Angel, the Middle point-to-point, a bumper and his first out a strikingly impressive winner of Le Fabuleux L'Extravagante Fanfreluche winner responsible for 2013’s Group- two starts over hurdles. However, the the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. PINK MIST gr 98 Sea Hawk II General Ironside winning sprinters and son of Anshan was described by his Vautour is a member of the last Come Dancing Misty Joy Heeraat is also responsible for Guitar owner Michael O’Leary as having two crop sired by Robin Des Champs Darantus Darjoy Pete, one of the leading juvenile glass legs, and two separate tendon before this very successful French Our Joy hurdlers. injuries were to keep him off the stallion moved to Ireland to stand at With four sires’ championships to his A €17,000 yearling, Guitar Pete course for nearly two years. He Glenview Stud in Fermoy. Several credit, Presenting has been could have been expected to show showed he retained his ability – and members of Robin des Champs’s responsible for a string of Gr1 more speed than stamina. His dam his boldness – judging by his earlier French crops have also winners. Among them are such Innishmore is an unraced daughter of commanding victory in the Hennessy excelled outside France, the best Lear Fan, a top-class two-year-old and Gold Cup but was retired after a spill examples being , a notable chasers as , War Of miler, while his second dam Inishdalla in the . winner of the Hennessy Gold Cup at Attrition, Weapon’s Amnesty, First was a Green Desert mare who was Last Instalment was very well suited Leopardstown and Punchestown Gold Lieutenant, China Rock and the Grand fast enough to finish second in the by three miles. His sire Anshan, who Cup, , the outstanding mare National winner Ballabriggs. Gr1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and the died in 2005, possessed more speed who has won six Mares’ Hurdles at To this list was added the name of Gr3 Phoenix Sprint. Coincidentally, than stamina, notably winning the Gr3 Cheltenham, and the Gr1 winners Un Ballycasey, who has built the both of the Group-winning Dark Angel Supreme Stakes over seven furlongs. Atout and Sous Les Cieux. impressive record of five wins from sprinters mentioned earlier also have Also third in the 2,000 Guineas, Robin Des Champs retired to stud seven starts since he graduated from Green Desert in their pedigrees, Anshan later became a dual stakes in 2001, having raced only as a three- the point-to-point field (where he Lethal Force’s dam being a grand- winner over nine furlongs in the US. year-old, when he won the first four of failed to win in three starts). He has daughter and Heeraat having a Green However, three miles was also within his five starts over hurdles. He covered won a bumper and two races over Desert dam. the compass of Anshan’s best 144 mares in his first year in Ireland in hurdles, but it is as a chaser that he However, Guitar Pete raced at up to daughter Asian Maze, winner of the 2009, which means that he should looks most promising. A clear-cut a mile and three-quarters during a Champion Stayers’ Hurdle at soon be making an impact with his winner of both his starts, he benefited winless Flat career and he has thrived Punchestown. Other good jumping Irish progeny. He has been less busy from the last-fence fall of Carlingford at around two miles over hurdles. winners by Anshan include in recent years, the 2013 Return of Lough after leading throughout in the Having won a Gr2 event in December, Quantitativeeasing, Powerstation and Mares crediting him with 71 Gr1 Dr PJ Moriarty Novice Chase. the gelding was a decisive winner of Il Duce. mares in 2012 and 51 Presenting has several very useful the Gr1 Spring Juvenile Hurdle at Last Instalment’s dam Final in 2013. winners out of grand-daughters of Leopardstown, improving his record Instalment is an unraced daughter of The maximum distance tackled by Alleged, and Ballycasey’s dam Pink over jumps to four wins and two the rather luckless Insan. A winner of Robin Des Champs was just under Mist is by Alleged’s successful son seconds from six starts. the Gr2 Beresford Stakes at two, two and a quarter miles. However, his Montelimar, who sired the Grand So where has his stamina come Insan was caught on the line by pedigree suggests that he would have National winners Hedgehunter and from? The most likely sources are Kahyasi in the after his stayed further and both Sir Des Monty’s Pass. Ballycasey’s female line Roberto, sire of Lear Fan, and Guitar rider lost his whip. Insan retired to stud Champs and Quevega are suited by has also produced a Pete’s fourth dam Arctic Wave. This in Yorkshire but problems with a stifle three miles. winner, his second dam Misty Joy very stoutly-bred daughter of the initially compromised his effectiveness Vautour has so far raced only at up being a half-sister to Royal Athlete. noted National Hunt stallion Arctic and he was moved to Germany in to two and a quarter miles, but he Add to this the fact that Misty Joy Slave was third in the Oaks and fourth 1991. His next move was to should stay further. His dam Gazelle was a daughter of General Ironside in the Irish Oaks in 1970. This stamina Garryrichard Stud in Ireland and Insan De Mai must have given her owner and there is a good chance that emerged when Inishdalla visited In The went on to sire such as Davenport great pleasure, as she totted up 20 Ballycasey will eventually prove suited Wings, to produce the useful stayer Milenium, Ballycassidy and Boychuk. victories (nine on the Flat, six over by three miles. To date his only defeats Hearthstead Wings, and Guitar Pete is Last Instalment’s second dam hurdles and five over fences). Her have come at that distance, when himself a half-brother to King Of Aran, Augustaeliza was an unraced sister to brother Lord Pasquini was also a favourite for a Gr1 novice hurdle at a 12-furlong winner by miler Val Royal. the useful hurdler/chaser Call Me Later. prolific winner on the Flat and over Punchestown and in the RSA Chase.

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Caulfield on Vautour: “He is a member of the last crop sired by Robin des Champs before this very successful French stallion moved to Ireland to stand at Glenview Stud in Fermoy”

When Captain Chris ended the Function Dream raced mainly at up 151 ASCOT CHASE G1 2010/11 season with victories in the to 21 furlongs in the latter part of her Gr1 Arkle Chase at Cheltenham and career but she had earlier scored over ASCOT. February 15. 21f 110yds. Heavy. the Gr1 at as far as three miles. Maybe it is 1. CAPTAIN CHRIS (IRE) 10 b g King's Theatre - Function Dream (Strong Gale) Punchestown, the son of King’s significant that Captain Chris’s most O-Mrs Diana L Whateley B-Mrs N Walsh Theatre looked to have every chance recent wins have come at around two TR-Philip Hobbs of making it to the top in his new role. and three quarter miles. In fact he has 2. Cloudy Too (IRE) 8 b g Although he continued to turn in some never won beyond that distance, Cloudings - Curra Citizen (Phardante) very good efforts, such as his narrow though he clearly stays at least three 3. Hunt Ball (IRE) 9 b g Winged Love - La Fandango (Taufan) defeat by in the 2012 King miles. George, he managed to win only one Captain Chris is by no means the Age Starts Wins Places Earned of his next ten starts. Hopefully his only smart performer sired by King’s 6-10 23 9 10 £427,369 career has now turned another corner, Theatre from daughters of Strong CAPTAIN CHRIS b g 2004 as he has won both his starts in 2014, Gale. Another fine example is Nearctic including an impressive win in the Gr1 Menorah, a Gr1 winner over two miles Sadler's Wells Ascot Chase. over hurdles and over two and a half Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Captain Chris is the second foal of miles over fences. Special KING'S THEATRE b 91 Raise A Native Strong Gale’s admirable daughter Captain Chris’s female line has Princely Native Charlo Regal Beauty Function Dream, whose career another talented chaser to its credit in Crafty Admiral Dennis Belle Evasion extended to 33 starts under rules, plus Baily Green, a triple Gr3 winner over Sir Gaylord another two in point-to-points. fences who was also sired by King’s Lord Gayle Sticky Case Strong Gale Function Dream achieved three Gr2 Theatre. This gelding’s third dam Rare Tamerlane Sterntau Sterna successes over fences, including Dream, a point-to-point winner by FUNCTION DREAM b 92 Rarity Pollerton victories over Cenkos in the Victor Group 2 Princess of Wales's Stakes Nilie Captain Chris: perhaps best Rare Dream Chandler Chase and over Flagship winner and Group 1-placed Pollerton, Varano Dream House Hill Dancer Uberalles in the . is the second dam of Captain Chris. trip is shy of three miles National Hunt Graded races

Date Grade Race (course) Dist Age Sex Sire Dam Broodmare Sire Index 08/02 G2 Denman Chase (Newbury) 24f Harry Topper (GB) 7GSir Harry Lewis Indeed To Goodness Welsh Term 152 08/02 G3 Betfair H Hurdle (Newbury) 16.5f Splash Of Ginge (GB) 6GOscar Land of Honour Supreme Leader 153 08/02 G2 Game Spirit Chase (Newbury) 17f Module (FR) 7GPanoramic Before Royale Dauphin du Bourg 154 08/02 G2 Kingmaker Novices' Chase (Warwick) 16f Balder Succes (FR) 6GGoldneyev Frija Eria Kadalko 155 15/02 G2 Reynoldstown Novices' Chase (Ascot) 24f O'Faolains Boy (IRE) 7GOscar Lisa's Storm Glacial Storm 156 15/02 G2 Red Mills Chase (Gowran Park) 20f Argocat (IRE) 6GMontjeu Spirit Of South Giant's Causeway 157 15/02 G2 Red Mills Trial Hurdle (Gowran Park) 16f (FR) 6GDenham Red Hotesse de Sceaux April Night 158 15/02 G2 Prestige Novices' Hurdle (Haydock Park) 24f Toubeera (GB) 8MTobougg Efizia Efisio 159 15/02 G2 Rendlesham Hurdle (Haydock Park) 24f Seeyouatmidnight (GB) 6GMidnight Legend Morsky Baloo Morpeth 160 15/02 G3 Grand National Trial H Chase (Haydock Park) 29f Rigadin de Beauchene (FR) 9GVisionary Chipie d'Angron Grand Tresor 161 15/02 G2 Kingwell Hurdle (Wincanton) 16f Melodic Rendezvous (GB) 8GWhere Or When Vic Melody Old Vic 162 16/02 G2 Ten Up Novice Chase (Navan) 24f Foxrock (IRE) 6GFlemensfirth Midnight Light Roselier 163 16/02 G2 Boyne Hurdle (Navan) 21f Dunguib (IRE) 11 G Presenting Edermine Berry Durgam 164 16/02 G2 Flyingbolt Novice Chase (Navan) 17f Bright New Dawn (IRE) 7GPresenting Shuil Dorcha Bob Back 165 20/02 G3 Powerstown Novice Hurdle (Clonmel) 24f Don Poli (IRE) 5GPoliglote Dalamine Sillery 166 22/02 G2 Bobbyjo Chase (Fairyhouse) 25f On His Own (IRE) 10 G Presenting Shuil Na Mhuire Roselier 167 22/02 G2 Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (Fairyhouse) 16f Abbyssial (IRE) 4GBeneficial Mega d'Estruval Garde Royale 168 22/02 G2 Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (Kempton Park) 16f Irving (GB) 6GSingspiel Indigo Girl Sternkoenig 169 22/02 G3 BetBright H Chase (Kempton Park) 24f Bally Legend (GB) 9GMidnight Legend Bally Lira Lir 170 22/02 G2 Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Kempton Park) 16f Activial (FR) 4GLord du Sud Kissmirial Smadoun 171 22/02 G2 Pendil Novices' Chase (Kempton Park) 20.5f Balder Succes (FR) 6GGoldneyev Frija Eria Kadalko 172 23/02 G2 National Spirit Hurdle (Fontwell Park) 20f Kayf Moss (GB) 6GKayf Tara Madam Mosso Le Moss 173 23/02 G2 Nas Na Riogh Novice Chase (Naas) 20f Mozoltov (GB) 8GKayf Tara Fairmead Princess Rudimentary 174 23/02 G2 Johnstown Novice Hurdle (Naas) 16f Real Steel (IRE) 6GOld Vic Grangeclare Dancer Top Of The World 175 23/02 G2 Newlands Chase (Naas) 16f Days Hotel (IRE) 9GOscar Call Catherine Strong Gale 176 27/02 G2 Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Thurles) 20f Giantofaman (IRE) 6GStowaway Anno Mundi Red Ransom 177 01/03 G2 Kelso Novices' Hurdle (Kelso) 18f Clever Cookie (GB) 6GPrimo Valentino Mystic Memory Ela-Mana-Mou 178 01/03 G3 Greatwood Gold Cup H Chase (Newbury) 20f Shangani (USA) 8GGiant's Causeway Tanzania Alzao 179 02/03 GrB Carrickmines H Chase (Leopardstown) 21f Pass The Hat (GB) 7GKaringa Bay Moor Spring Primitive Rising 180

Leading National Hunt sires 2013/14 by earnings

Name YOF Sire Rnrs Wnrs %WR Races AWD Earnings (£) Top horse Earned (£) King's Theatre 1991 Sadler's Wells 234 91 38.9 135 20.3 1,622,513 Carlingford Lough 174,085 Midnight Legend Beneficial 1990 288 87 30.2 120 19.7 1,354,149 Benefficient 58,444 Oscar 1994 Sadler's Wells 295 87 29.5 112 19.0 1,243,290 The Tullow Tank 100,187 and Oscar on rise Presenting 1992 Mtoto 313 87 27.8 118 20.7 1,180,419 On His Own 73,662 Milan 1998 Sadler's Wells 274 75 27.4 104 20.7 1,133,806 Double Seven 97,919 Flemensfirth 1992 Alleged 258 66 25.6 96 19.8 996,781 Tidal Bay 62,335 Five sires had topped the £1 million Old Vic 1986 Sadler's Wells 172 45 26.2 62 20.7 700,599 Colour Squadron 44,892 Kayf Tara 1994 Sadler's Wells 176 53 30.1 70 18.7 640,506 Cantlow 52,650 mark even before Cheltenham, with Westerner 1999 Danehill 120 37 30.8 52 19.1 482,986 Gilgamboa 65,073 Dom Alco 1987 Dom Pasquini 28 12 42.9 13 22.6 449,619 Silviniaco Conti 135,753 Flemensfirth on the brink. Oscar did Midnight Legend 1991 Night Shift 93 31 33.3 48 20.3 394,360 Bally Legend 83,647 Alflora 1989 Niniski 119 36 30.3 46 20.7 394,329 Alasi 39,116 best in February, with more than Dr Massini 1993 Sadler's Wells 88 20 22.7 30 20.5 334,774 Rocky Creek 58,768 Anshan 1987 Persian Bold 71 14 19.7 19 22.7 332,256 Last Instalment 79,479 £250,000 added to his tally thanks Shantou 1993 Alleged 78 25 32.1 36 18.8 330,837 Briar Hill 61,512 principally to Splash Of Ginge’s victory Montjeu 1996 Sadler's Wells 60 12 20.0 17 18.7 324,250 147,388 1992 Indian Ridge 120 21 17.5 32 19.5 314,424 Cailin Annamh 43,341 in the . Gold Well 2001 Sadler's Wells 49 19 38.8 27 19.7 304,127 Johns Spirit 125,080 Bob Back 1981 Roberto 49 17 34.7 22 20.9 300,546 78,367 The biggest jump among the Cloudings 1994 Sadler's Wells 62 20 32.3 32 20.9 278,354 Cloudy Too 69,797 Brian Boru 2000 Sadler's Wells 74 21 28.4 30 19.9 272,134 Shotgun Paddy 47,621 leading dozen was by Midnight Heron Island 1993 96 24 25.0 32 18.4 260,407 Sizing Rio 20,325 Karinga Bay 1987 79 19 24.1 28 20.5 259,749 Pass The Hat 35,470 Legend, from 18th to 11th. He has Overbury 1991 Caerleon 79 18 22.8 26 19.5 257,545 Bury Parade 65,278 Sir Harry Lewis 1984 Alleged 57 15 26.3 22 20.9 252,878 Harry Topper 99,938 never had a mass of runners – his Golan 1998 Spectrum 68 15 22.1 17 17.8 232,701 Missunited 127,317 Alderbrook 1989 Ardross 64 17 26.6 24 20.2 224,550 Alderbrook Lad 25,034 total this season is only 93 – but he has Winged Love 1992 In The Wings 63 16 25.4 22 20.4 224,427 Amore Alato 24,430 My Risk 1999 Take Risks 2150.0 4 16.4 213,059 213,060 been a model of consistency and Bally Azamour 2001 Night Shift 23 9 39.1 12 17.8 198,316 65,893 Witness Box 1987 Lyphard 51 12 23.5 15 22.3 195,284 Monbeg Dude 29,216 Legend’s win in the BetBright Chase Vinnie Roe 1998 Definite Article 79 16 20.3 22 19.5 195,172 Return Spring 32,000 was another fillip.

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