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DATA BOOK STAKES RESULTS National Hunt Grade Ones three miles. Western Warrior therefore Bearing in mind that his stallion career The saying that everything comes to 181 SUPREME NOVICES' HURDLE G1 broke new ground when he won the far from straightforward, he who waits may be about to come , but he needed every yard to ’s top-class son Germany true for Coolmore’s 20-year-old . March 11. 16.5f. Good to Soft. catch . made quite an impact on the National stallion Oscar. This Sadler’s Wells 1. (FR) 5 b g Robin des Champs - Gazelle de Mai (Dom Pasquini) O- Mrs S Ricci B- Haras de An element of speed was added to Hunt world. When stallion – whose 2014 fee is Saint Voir, P Joubert TR- WP Mullins the mix in Western Warhorse’s case, maintained his unbeaten record with a €6,500 – has had the misfortune to 2. Josses Hill (IRE) 6 b g as his dam An Banog is a lightly-raced decisive victory in the Neptune finish second on the leading sires’ lists Winged - Credora Storm (Glacial Storm) daughter of the 2,000 Guineas third Investment Management Novices’ for 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13, 3. Vaniteux (FR) 5 br g Anshan, who possessed more speed Hurdle he became his sire’s second having previously taken third place in Voix du Nord - Expoville (Video Rock) than stamina. winner of one of the Cheltenham 2009-10 and fourth in 2008-09. At Age Starts Wins Places Earned However, An Banog is a half-sister Festival’s Gr1 hurdle contests. the time of writing, following the 3-5 642£153,762 to Mr Baxter Basics, a smart chaser His predecessor was Captain Cee , Oscar tops a See race 149 in the April issue who was effective at distances up to Bee, conqueror of in the 2013-14 table dominated by sons of VAUTOUR b g 2009 and around two and a half miles. An 2008 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and the great Sadler’s Wells (five in the top Never Bend Banog is also a half-sister to the later successful in the Gr1 Ryanair eight). Mill useful hurdler Horner Water, who Novice Chase at Punchestown. Several of Oscar’s sons were in fine Garde Royale Royal Way Right Away made her mark as the dam of Horner Germany also enjoyed Cheltenham form at the Festival, most notably ROBIN DES CHAMPS b 97 Sicambre Woods, runner-up in the 2009 RSA Iron Duke Festival success with Tiger Cry (Gr3 O’Faolains Boy, who gamely landed Insulaire Relayeuse Chase at Cheltenham, and of the El Relicario Grand Annual Chase in 2008) and he the RSA Chase, and , Reliorneuse Ordonneuse successful broodmare Back To Roost. had a third Gr1 winner to his credit in who took the Gold Cup. Another son, Traffic Rheffic This daughter of Presenting is the Conna Castle (2008 Powers Gold At Fishers Cross, was third in the Rhenane Dom Pasquini dam of that grand chaser Somersby, La Varende Cup Chase). World Hurdle. Boursonne Arctic Star runner-up in the Queen Mother GAZELLE DE MAI gr 89 Faugheen comes from the first crop The RSA Chase winner’s dam, Eudaemon Sword Dancer Chase at Cheltenham the Doll Dance Germany sired after his move to Lisa’s Storm, was a talented performer. Mexia Swaps day after Western Warhorse’s Arkle Woodlands Stud in Co Galway in During a busy career, Lisa’s Storm Kozmic Blues Red Spy victory. 2007. That crop also includes the won five of her 28 starts over hurdles, talented Made In Germany. Germany including a Gr3 handicap hurdle over 182 ARKLE CHALLENGE 183 G1 was a dual Gr1 winner over middle two miles at Fairyhouse. Interestingly, TROPHY CHASE G1 distances in Germany at four. The son she proved disappointing when she CHELTENHAM. March 11. 16f. Good to Soft. CHELTENHAM. March 11. 16.5f. Good to Soft. of the Arc winner Trempolino was graduated to fences, but O’Faolains 1. WESTERN WARHORSE (IRE) 6 b g 1. (IRE) 6 b g supposed to retire to Gestut Rietberg Boy clearly doesn’t share her dislike Westerner - An Banog (Anshan) Milan - La Noire (Phardante) in 1996 but continued to race, for the bigger obstacles. Nor did O- RS Brookhouse B- H Kavanagh O- JP McManus B- GM McGrath TR- Mrs J Harrington TR- David Pipe 2. (IRE) 7 b g improving his rating to 124. Saddlers Storm, Lisa’s Storm’s son by 2. Champagne Fever (IRE) 7 gr g - Spartan Girl (Ela-Mana-Mou) Although he then retired to stud in Saddlers’ Hall, another son of Sadler’s Stowaway - Forever Bubbles (Roselier) 3. (IRE) 6 b g Ireland under the Wells. Saddlers Storm won a Gr3 3. Trifolium (FR) 7 b g King's Theatre - Thuringe (Turgeon) banner, he struggled and was quickly novices’ handicap chase. However, Goldneyev - Opium des Mottes (April Night) Age Starts Wins Places Earned transferred to the jumping sector. O’Faolains Boy’s brother Oscara Dara Age Starts Wins Places Earned 4-6 15 10 3 £493,066 Faugheen is another pointer to was beaten on his chasing debut and 4-6 741£97,422 See race 7 in the January issue Accordion’s potential as a sire of was immediately returned to hurdling, broodmares. Other daughters are winning a Listed race next time out. WESTERN WARHORSE b g 2008 JEZKI b g 2008 responsible for Captain Cutter, winner Lisa’s Storm was by 1988 Derby Danzig Northern Dancer Pas de Nom of the Gr1 Challow Hurdle, and second Glacial Storm, who shared the Danehill Sadler's Wells His Majesty Bold Reason Razyana Fairy Bridge Monbeg Dude, winner of the Welsh same sire – – as Cyborg, a Spring Adieu Special WESTERNER b 99 MILAN b 98 National. Faugheen’s dam Miss very good French chaser who sired Darshaan La Milo Delsy Walensee Kithanga Pickering is an unraced daughter of jumpers of the calibre of , Bon Mot III Warsaw Kalata an unraced stallion. However, Draborgie, Cyfor Malta, Hors La Loi III War Path III Kalkeen Bold Lad Accordion’s brother Sonus won the and Fondmort. Glacial Storm is best Persian Bold Pharly Relkarunner Comely Anshan Phardante and was placed in the remembered as the sire of the Gr1 Manado Taj Dewan Lady Zi Pallante Grace Cavadonga and , winners Kates Storm and Alexander AN BANOG b 99 LA NOIRE b 95 Pampered King Tarqogan Deep Run so it isn’t surprising that Faugheen Banquet, plus the Racing Post Chase Rosyogan Trial By Fire Phyll-Tarquin Arctic Run has already won over three miles in winner Gunther McBride and the good Straight Lad Bargello Purcella Arctic Rhapsody Rock Of Iron Arctic Blaze point-to-points and under rules. chasing mare Gemini Lucy.

At odds of 33-1, Western Warhorse 186 QUEEN MOTHER 184 BINGHAM NOVICES’ HURDLE G1 185 RSA CHASE G1 was one of the longest-priced CHAMPION CHASE G1 contenders for the Arkle Chase. His CHELTENHAM. March 12. 21f. Good. CHELTENHAM. March 12. 24.5f. Good. CHELTENHAM. March 12. 16f. Good. odds surely owed something to the 1. FAUGHEEN (IRE) 6 b g 1. O'FAOLAINS BOY (IRE) 7 b g 1. (FR) 8 ch g My Risk - Hirlish distance of two miles, as the gelding Germany - Miss Pickering (Accordion) Oscar - Lisa's Storm (Glacial Storm) (Passing Sale) O- The Preston Family & Friends Ltd had never previously tackled a O- Mrs S Ricci B- Dr J Waldron O- Trembath, Hyde, Outhart, Hill B- La Grugerie TR- Gary Moore distance shorter than two miles three TR- WP Mullins B- T Phelan, P Phelan TR- Rebecca Curtis 2. Somersby (IRE) 10 b g furlongs and had won a point-to-point 2. Ballyalton (IRE) 7 b g 2. Smad Place (FR) 7 gr g Second Empire - Back To Roost (Presenting) Pierre - Almilto (Mandalus) Smadoun - Bienna Star (Village Star) 3. Module (FR) 7 b g over three miles. What’s more, 3. Rathvinden (IRE) 6 b g 3. Morning Assembly (IRE) 7 b g Panoramic - Before Royale (Dauphin du Bourg) Western Warhorse is by Westerner, a Heron Island - Peggy Cullen (Presenting) - Barrack Village (Montelimar) winner of two editions of the Prix du Age Starts Wins Places Earned Cadran and the 2005 Gold Cup. Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned 4-8 24 13 9 £542,810 None of Westerner’s nine Group 4-6 660£102,475 5-7 12 64£125,600 See race 61 in the February issue victories was gained over a distance FAUGHEEN b g 2008 O'FAOLAINS BOY b g 2007 SIRE DE GRUGY ch g 2006 shorter than 15½ furlongs, even Atan Nearctic Kenmare Sharpen Up Northern Dancer Highest Honor Rocchetta Natalma High River though he once finished second in the Trempolino Sadler's Wells Take Risks Viceregal Bold Reason Be My Guest Trephine Fairy Bridge Baino Bluff Arc. The son of Danehill is passing on Quiriquina Special Rapids GERMANY b 91 OSCAR b 94 MY RISK b 99 Herbager Lyphard a good measure of his stamina Big Spruce II Vacarme Silver Sari Relance III Virunga Inca Princess Snow Day Miss Pat judging by some of the good winners Hail To Reason Roi Dagobert Bon Sang Inca Queen Vindaria Miss Mood from his early crops. His first Gr1 Silver Spoon Heavenly Body Missy Northern Dancer II Northfields winner Captain Cutter gained his best Sadler's Wells Arctic Tern No Pass No Sale Fairy Bridge Bubbling Beauty No Disgrace Accordion Glacial Storm Passing Sale win over two miles five furlongs, as did Successor Luthier Youth Sound Of Success Hortensia Reachout And Touch Belle Musique Helenouchka Everything Nice his Gr2 winners Creepy, Grandioso MISS PICKERING b 01 LISA'S STORM b 92 HIRLISH b 95 Sham Rarity and Deputy Dan, while Katkovana was Creative Plan Decent Fellow Chamberlin Another Treat Takette On The Wing Make Me An Island Ring-Em-All Tara Kane II second in the Gr1 Grand Steeple- Wrekin Rambler Alfaro Bali Wreck-Em-All Laida Chase d’Enghien over an extended Near The Line Lin-Yu-Tang Dariga

84 OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER Caulfield on Silver Concorde: “The was the second win from four starts for this late maturer, who ran on strongly to win a race that often falls to a very good sort”

DYNASTE gr g 2006 b g 2008 187 CHAMPION BUMPER Bellypha Derring-Do Mendez 190 G1 NH FLAT RACE G1 Miss Carina Camenae Linamix Breton CHELTENHAM. March 12. 16.5f. Good. Lunadix Sega Ville CHELTENHAM. March 14. 17f. Good. Lutine La Sega MARTALINE gr 99 BENEFICIAL b 90 1. SILVER CONCORDE (GB) 6 b g Northern Dancer 1. (IRE) 4 b g Sadler's Wells Green Dancer - Sacred Pearl () Fairy Bridge Green Valley - Swiss Roll () Coraline Youthful O- Dr R Lambe B- Mrs A Coughlan Mill Reef Primera O- Gigginstown House Stud B- G O'Brien Bahamian First Bloom TR- DK Weld Sorbus Flower Dance TR- Gordon Elliott High Top Northern Dancer 2. Shaneshill (IRE) 5 b g Top Ville Lyphard 2. Kentucky Hyden (IRE) 4 ch g Sega Ville Goofed King's Theatre - Darabaka (Doyoun) Pistolet Bleu Esprit du Nord Kentucky Dynamite - Cap Serena (Highest Honor) Armos Prince Taj Pampa Bella Rajput Princess 3. Joshua Lane (IRE) 5 b g Kendie Royal Arrival 3. Guitar Pete (IRE) 4 br g BELLISSIMA DE MAI b 99 GUIGONE ch 90 Gamut - Teffia Native () Riverman Luthier Dark Angel - Innishmore (Lear Fan) Bellman Ashmore Belga Almyre Bellissima Musica Stena Age Starts Wins Places Earned Luthier White Label Age Starts Wins Places Earned Deep Madonna 4-6 422£40,753 River Deep Azalea 3-4 321£84,156 SILVER CONCORDE b g 2008 Just as Oscar has been knocking at Even though he boasted the proud TIGER ROLL b g 2010 Northern Dancer Northern Dancer Danzig the door in his quest to become record of four wins from as many Sadler's Wells Pas de Nom Fairy Bridge Danehill His Majesty Britain and Ireland’s champion sire of starts when he lined up for the World Top Ville Razyana Floripedes Spring Adieu Hurdle, More Of That faced two other Toute Cy DANSILI b 96 jumpers, the 15-year-old Martaline AUTHORIZED b 04 Ile de has consistently finished among the serial winners. The favourite, Annie Kadissya Fiesta Fun Funsie High Line top few sires in France. , had built an unbeaten record of Lyphard Kerali Vallee Dansante He was fourth in 2011 and 2012 ten consecutive victories, while Big Green Valley Mill Reef Northern Dancer Doyoun Sadler's Wells Dumka before slipping back to fifth in 2013. Buck’s had wowed the jumping Fairy Bridge Daylami Entrepreneur Miswaki His quest to take top position in community with his sequence of 18 Exclusive Native Daltawa Exclusive Order Damana Bonavista SACRED PEARL b 01 France may not get any easier now wins before injury intervened. While SWISS ROLL b 00 Ballad Rock Hillbrow that the likes of Dynaste, Very Wood the effort of Big Buck’s underlined he Principia Ridgewood Pearl On Air Green Dancer Ben's Pearl and Touch The Eden have produced a was past his best - he was retired Green Light Joshua's Daughter sequence of Graded successes, no immediately after the race – More Of Ranimer For all his outstanding success in the doubt stimulating demand for more That needed to produce a top-class John Ferguson has bought two foals Flat sector, Dansili hasn’t made much imports by the Haras de la performance to end ’s out of Entrepreneur’s daughter Swiss of an impact as a sire of jumpers, even Reboursiere stallion, whose fee for winning run. In doing so he staked his Roll and each has developed into an though his broodmare sire, Kahyasi, 2014 is €6,000. claim to being the best son of important winner. The first, a excelled in that sphere. Dansili’s best Dynaste’s latest Gr1 win came in Beneficial, a champion sire previously colt purchased for 60,000gns, was jumper was probably his first-crop son the over two miles five responsible for such as Benefficient, named Alzeemah and developed into a Perce Rock, a Gr3 winner over fences. furlongs, but he has also won beyond Annacotty, Mount Benbulben, Realt Gr2-winning stayer for . The Perhaps his progeny’s preference for three miles. Martaline also stayed well, Dubh, Cooldine and Gungadu. second, a 70,000gns Authorized colt fast ground has been a factor. gaining one of his best victories in the More Of That is the third good called Tiger Roll, didn’t work out so Consequently it was a bit of a Gr2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil over a mile winner produced by Esprit du Nord’s well. Unraced by Darley, the gelding surprise that Dansili had two geldings and three-quarters. Martaline’s brother daughter Guigone and her first since was sold for £10,000 at ’s trained by Dermot Weld among the 22 Reefscape stayed even better, notably she was transferred from France to 2013 August Sales. Having won his runners for the Weatherbys Champion winning the Gr1 Prix du Cadran over Ireland. first start over hurdles for his Bumper. Vigil, the shorter-priced of the two and a half miles. One of She produced her 14th foal, a filly purchaser Nigel Hawke, Tiger Roll two, had started his career with Aidan Reefscape’s few foals, L’Unique, was by Stowaway, at the age of 23 in changed hands . This time his O’Brien but it was 16-1 shot Silver runner-up to at the latest 2013. Her best previous winner, the purchaser was Gigginstown House Concorde who ran on strongly to win a Cheltenham Festival. Mister Mat gelding Santenay, was a Stud, and on his second start for his race which often falls to a very good Dynaste shares the same very smart two-mile hurdler in new owners he landed the Gr1 sort. broodmare sire, Pistolet Bleu, as the England, where he was runner-up in Triumph Hurdle. “He’s a very decent horse,” Weld Champion Hurdle winner Binocular, the Gr1 . Her Authorized shares the same sire, said. “I knew the drying ground would the very smart staying hurdler Lough Cadoudal gelding Chamirey was a Montjeu, as that remarkable hurdler suit him well.” Derg and the current French Gr3- talented chaser in France before , so it is hardly surprising The Champion Bumper was the winning chaser Laterano. Pistolet Bleu showing useful staying form over that he has wasted little time in second win from four starts for the also left a sizeable legacy in jumpers hurdles in England. Guigone herself coming up with some talented late-maturing Silver Concorde. His of the calibre of , Geos, won at around two miles over hurdles hurdlers, another being the Gr2 winner and fences in France, and her half- dam Sacred Pearl never raced, which Katarino, Bleu, Snap Tie, Zamdy Man. brother Ahzac was a smart two-mile must have been a great Copper Bleu, Cappa Bleu, Seven Is My Tiger Roll’s dam Swiss Roll was a hurdler. disappointment in view of her Number, I’msingingtheblues and useful winner at up to a mile and More Of That is clearly well suited parentage. Her sire, Daylami, Merigo. three-quarters, so Tiger Roll has every by three miles, with Esprit du Nord and numbered the Breeders’ Cup Turf Dynaste’s dam Bellissima de Mai, right to stay well (he is inbred 3 x 3 to Ashmore, the sires of his first two among his numerous international Gr1 who was once second in a chase, Sadler’s Wells). dams, contributing to his stamina. successes, while her dam, Ridgewood produced a brother to Dynaste in Swiss Roll’s brother Berenson was Esprit du Nord was a very well-bred Pearl, won the Breeders’ Cup Mile, 2013 and also has a 2012 filly by second to Dubawi in the Gr1 National individual, by the top miler Lyphard out along with the Irish 1,000 Guineas, Saint des Saints. The next dam, Stakes on what was to prove his final of the French 1,000 Guineas winner and Prix du Moulin. Bellissima Musica, was a prolific appearance and her half-sister Pollen, Rajput Princess. He too showed Daylami is now a National Hunt winner of claiming races at around a by Orpen, was a Gr3 winner over a Classic form, finishing third in the stallion in Ireland, following the mile and a quarter. Her sire Bellman mile. This is a talented family and Tiger French Derby and a good second to success of such as Zaynar, Ebadiyan won the Gr2 Prix Eugene Adam and Roll’s fourth dam Ranimer won the in the St Leger, in and Ebaziyan. was third in the French Derby. Stakes. addition to winning the Preis von Europa and Gran Premio di Milano. 188 FESTIVAL TROPHY CHASE G1 189 WORLD HURDLE G1 Another demonstration of his 191 SPA NOVICES' HURDLE G1 was his fourth to in the 1984 CHELTENHAM. March 13. 21f. Good. CHELTENHAM. March 13. 24f. Good. Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Despite his CHELTENHAM. March 14. 24f. Good. 1. DYNASTE (FR) 8 gr g 1. MORE OF THAT (IRE) 6 b g impressive combination of pedigree 1. VERY WOOD (FR) 5 b g Martaline - Bellissima de Mai (Pistolet Bleu) Beneficial - Guigone (Esprit du Nord) Martaline - Ball of Wood (Cadoudal) O- AJ White B- P Chartier O- JP McManus B- Mrs E Hadden and performance he proved a O- Gigginstown House Stud B- C Jacquemont, TR- David Pipe TR- Jonjo O'Neill considerable disappointment as a sire JP Gronfier, A Gronfier TR- 2. Hidden Cyclone (IRE) 9 b g 2. Annie Power (IRE) 6 ch m of Flat performers, but he had some 2. Deputy Dan (IRE) 6 b g Stowaway - Hurricane Debbie (Shahanndeh) Shirocco - Anno Luce (Old Vic) success as a sire of jumpers, such as Westerner - Louisas Dream (Supreme Leader) 3. Rajdhani Express (GB) 7 br g 3. At Fishers Cross (IRE) 7 b g Tempo d’Or (Gr1 Finale Junior Hurdle). 3. Apache Jack (IRE) 6 b/br g Presenting - Violet Express (Cadoudal) Oscar - Fermoy Supreme (Supreme Leader) Ashmore, for his part, was a dual Oscar - Cailin Supreme (Supreme Leader) Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned winner of the Grand Prix de Deauville Age Starts Wins Places Earned 3-8 19 78£399,110 4-6 550£211,387 over nearly a mile and three-quarters. 4-5 843£86,853

THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER 85 DATA BOOK STAKES RESULTS National Hunt Grade Ones VERY WOOD b g 2009 Ball Of Wood, who ran once on the Oscar now ranks among the small Turnpike, the Scottish Bellypha Mendez Flat and once over hurdles. Very Fast number of stallions to have sired winner Pike and the high-class Miss Carina Linamix Breton is Ball Of Wood’s first foal and her winners of both the Champion Hurdle chaser Sackville. Satellite Dancer’s Lunadix Lutine MARTALINE gr 99 second is a 201I filly by Dom Alco. and . Oscar’s 2012 Oscar colt sold for €54,000 as Northern Dancer Sadler's Wells sire Sadler’s Wells also figures on the a foal. Fairy Bridge Coraline Mill Reef list, thanks to and Lord Windermere’s second dam Bahamian Sorbus 192 CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP G1 , and is another Greek Empress is also the second Nijinsky Green Dancer Green Valley fairly recent example, thanks to Master dam of the very useful jumpers Stars Cadoudal CHELTENHAM. March 14. 26.5f. Good. Sea Hawk II Come To Sea Oats and . Out Tonight and Start Me Up. Greek Camarilla 1. LORD WINDERMERE (IRE) 8 b g BALL OF WOOD b 02 Oscar’s best progeny vary in their Empress was by Royal Buck, who also Mr Prospector Oscar - Satellite Dancer (Satco) Mining I Pass O- Dr R Lambe B- E Coleman distance requirements, but they sired the dam of Satco’s son Paris Ball of Fire TR- J Culloty Bonshamile include stayers of the calibre of Black Pike. Royal Buck was best known as Narration 2. On His Own (IRE) 10 b g Jack Ketchum and At Fishers Cross. It the sire of the Cheltenham Gold Cup Presenting - Shuil Na Mhuire (Roselier) A day after Martaline hit the bullseye 3. The Giant Bolster (GB) 9 b g is possible that Oscar needs a bit of winner Royal Frolic, the Queen Mother with Dynaste in the Ryanair Chase, the Black Bellamy - Divisa (Lomitas) help to sire a top-notch stayer, and he Champion Chase winner Buck House French-based son of Linamix hit the received it from Lord Windermere’s and the very good chasers What A Age Starts Wins Places Earned dam Satellite Dancer, a lightly-raced Buck and The Pilgarlic. Gr1 target again, this time with Very 5-8 16 65£469,948 Wood in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ hurdler by Satco. This is an excellent jumping family. Hurdle. LORD WINDERMERE b g 2006 The son of won the Prix Greek Empress was a half-sister to Nearctic Exactly what Very Wood achieved is Northern Dancer Berteux over 15 furlongs and also Rathgorman, winner of the Queen Natalma Sadler's Wells contested the Prix du Cadran, finishing Mother Champion Chase, and the next hard to say, as the three market Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special second to in 1987 and dam Greek Light – by the same sire leaders all failed to finish, but the 33-1 OSCAR b 94 Tantieme chance has the pedigree to build on Reliance II third in 1988. Satco passed on plenty as the Grand National winner Anglo – Relance III Snow Day his first Graded victory. Roi Dagobert of stamina to his best sons, was a half-sister to the smart chaser Vindaria Very Wood’s pedigree combines a Heavenly Body including the Cesarewitch winner Garnishee. Blakeney high-class Flat family with an Windmill Girl Satco outstanding sire of jumpers. His third Nonoalco Satwa Sinaia dam, the Ile de Bourbon mare SATELLITE DANCER b 93 Buckhound Royal Buck Bonshamile, was a Gr3 winner in Royal Charge Greek Empress Greek Star France and a Gr2 winner over 11 Greek Light furlongs in the USA as a four-year-old. Only Light She went on to provide the Lord Windermere was still in third Wildenstein family with the high-class place when Boston Bob fell in the lead filly Bright Moon, who in turn produced at the last in the 2013 RSA Chase, the and Prix de l’Opera but his stamina then kicked in to such winner and the smart an extent that he wore down Lyreen French filly Board Meeting. Legend to win. History came close to Very Wood’s second dam, Ball Of repeating itself a year later in the Fire, wasn’t among the family’s Cheltenham Gold Cup. With Silviniaco winners. A daughter of Mr Conti’s stamina evaporating on the Prospector’s fast son Mining, who was run-in, Lord Windermere again stayed victorious in the Gr1 Vosburgh Stakes, on to come out on top in a Ball Of Fire never raced but she controversial, tight finish with On His produced a useful jumper in Beraud, Own. plus two foals to France’s outstanding This latest win by Lord Windermere, jumping stallion Cadoudal. One of the just two years after ’s Cadoudal foals was Very Fast’s dam Champion Hurdle victory, means that Lord Windermere added his name to the Gold Cup honour roll National Hunt Graded races

Date Grade Race (course) Dist Horse Age Sex Sire Dam Broodmare Sire Index 08/03 G3 NH Novices' H Hurdle (Sandown Park) 20f Brave Vic (IRE) 6GOld Vic Baliya Robellino 193 08/03 G3 H Hurdle (Sandown Park) 16.5F Baltimore Rock (IRE) 5GTiger Hill La Vita E Bella 194 09/03 G3 Naas Directors Plate Novice Chase (Naas) 20f Bright New Dawn (IRE) 7GPresenting Shuil Dorcha 195 09/03 GrB Leinster National H Chase (Naas) 24f Gallant Oscar (IRE) 8GOscar Park Wave Supreme Leader 196 11/03 G3 Baylis & Harding H Chase (Cheltenham) 24.5f Holywell (IRE) 7GGold Well Hillcrest 197 11/03 G2 David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle (Cheltenham) 20f Quevega (FR) 10 M Robin Des Champs Vega IV Cap Martin 198 12/03 G3 Juvenile H Hurdle (Cheltenham) 16.5f Hawk High (IRE) 4GHigh Chaparral Septembers Hawk Machiavellian 199 12/03 G2 H Hurdle (Cheltenham) 21f Whisper (FR) 6GAstarabad Belle Yepa Mansonnien 200 13/03 G3 Byrne Group Plate H Chase (Cheltenham) 20f Ballynagour (IRE) 8GShantou Simply Deep Simply Great 201 14/03 G3 Vincent O'Brien County H Hurdle (Cheltenham) 17f Lac Fontana (FR) 5GShirocco Fontaine Riant Josr Algarhoud 202 14/03 G3 Grand Annual Challenge Cup Chase (Cheltenham) 16.5f Savello (IRE) 8GAnshan Fontaine Frances Lafontaine 203 16/03 G2 Mares' Novice Chase (Limerick) 22f Caoimhe's Delight (IRE) 8MBlueprint Scintilla Sir Harry Lewis 204 16/03 G3 Shannon Spray Novice Hurdle (Limerick) 16f Katie T (IRE) 5MBeneficial Long Acre Mark of Esteem 205 16/03 GrC Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice H Chase (Navan) 24f My Murphy (IRE) 8GPresenting Fine de Claire 206 29/03 G2 An Uaimh Chase (Navan) 20f Bog Warrior (IRE) 10 G Kilmac Princess King's Ride 207 30/03 G2 Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase (Limerick) 24f Touch The Eden (FR) 7GMalinas Loika Sleeping Car 208 European Pattern races

Date Grade Race (course) Dist Horse Age Sex Sire Dam Broodmare Sire Index 15/03 G3 (Saint-Cloud) 10f Norse King (FR) 5GNorse Dancer Angel Wing 1 22/03 G3 Winter Derby (Lingfield Park) 10f Robin Hoods Bay (GB) 6GMotivator Bijou Moi Rainbow Quest 2 23/03 G3 Park Express S (Curragh) 8f Vote Often (GB) 3FBeat Hollow Minority 3 30/03 G3 Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial (Leopardstown) 7f (IRE) 3FMontjeu Cherry Hinton 4 03/04 G3 Prix (Maisons-Laffitte) 7f Charm Spirit (IRE) 3CInvincible Spirit L'Enjoleuse Montjeu 5 03/04 G3 Prix (Maisons-Laffitte) 7f Xcellence (FR) 3FChamps Elysees Xanadu Bliss Xaar 6 06/04 G3 Prix La Force (Longchamp) 10f Gailo Chop (FR) 3GDeportivo Grenoble Marignan 7 06/04 G2 Prix d'Harcourt (Longchamp) 10f Smoking Sun (USA) 5HSmart Strike Burning Sunset 8

86 THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER DATA BOOK EXCLUSIVE STALLION STATS

Leading National Hunt sires 2013/14 by earnings

Name YOF Sire Rnrs Wnrs %WR Races AWD Earnings (£) Top horse Earned (£) Top dogs dominate King's Theatre 1991 Sadler's Wells 245 97 39.6 147 20.3 1,881,163 Carlingford Lough 176,095 Oscar 1994 Sadler's Wells 307 98 31.9 135 19.3 1,880,934 Lord Windermere 327,992 but Martaline worth Beneficial 1990 Top Ville 304 100 32.9 142 20.0 1,691,198 More Of That 209,608 Milan 1998 Sadler's Wells 291 85 29.2 124 20.8 1,519,351 Jezki 324,947 Presenting 1992 330 95 28.8 134 20.7 1,516,548 On His Own 196,488 honourable mention 1992 273 71 26.0 106 19.7 1,086,832 Tidal Bay 62,335 Old Vic 1986 Sadler's Wells 181 49 27.1 69 20.7 878,793 Colour Squadron 64,125 Given he had a less memorable Kayf Tara 1994 Sadler's Wells 196 66 33.7 88 18.6 770,640 Cantlow 52,650 Cheltenham Festival than several Westerner 1999 Danehill 131 39 29.8 60 19.1 672,901 Western Warhorse 94,303 Dom Alco 1987 Dom Pasquini 30 15 50.0 16 22.8 511,982 166,388 pursuing him, King’s Theatre did well Midnight Legend 1991 Night Shift 102 33 32.4 54 20.7 487,122 Bally Legend 85,517 Alflora 1989 Niniski 128 39 30.5 53 20.7 440,156 Wishfull Thinking 47,709 to stay at the top, albeit by only £229 Shantou 1993 Alleged 79 30 38.0 42 19.0 417,041 Briar Hill 61,512 from Oscar. He notched two victories, My Risk 1999 Take Risks 2150.0 5 16.3 414,839 Sire de Grugy 412,385 Gold Well 2001 Sadler's Wells 52 22 42.3 35 19.9 412,294 Johns Spirit 129,877 courtesy of Balthazar King and Fingal Anshan 1987 Persian Bold 72 15 20.8 20 22.4 385,742 Last Instalment 79,479 Bay, but in earnings for the meeting Dr Massini 1993 Sadler's Wells 90 21 23.3 34 20.4 382,541 Rocky Creek 58,768 Martaline 1999 Linamix 18 9 50.0 12 21.5 377,374 Dynaste 205,006 that put him well behind Oscar. Montjeu 1996 Sadler's Wells 61 12 19.7 17 18.7 367,023 Hurricane Fly 169,668 Bob Back 1981 51 18 35.3 24 21.2 347,679 93,770 The latter hit the mark with Definite Article 1992 Indian Ridge 132 23 17.4 34 19.7 338,547 Cailin Annamh 43,341 O’Faolains Boy in the RSA Chase and 2000 Sadler's Wells 78 24 30.8 37 19.7 328,444 Shotgun Paddy 63,542 Winged Love 1992 In The 70 18 25.7 27 21.2 323,874 Josses Hill 38,665 Lord Windermere in the Gold Cup, Heron Island 1993 Shirley Heights 105 27 25.7 36 18.5 306,823 Rathvinden 30,551 the two strikes adding more than Cloudings 1994 Sadler's Wells 63 22 34.9 38 21.2 304,440 Cloudy Too 69,797 Karinga Bay 1987 84 23 27.4 32 20.7 299,911 Pass The Hat 35,470 £400,000 to his total. The next two in Shirocco 2001 Monsun 24 9 37.5 17 18.3 295,421 Annie Power 147,672 Robin des Champs 1997 Garde Royale 22 7 31.8 12 18.8 295,289 Vautour 137,596 the list, Beneficial and Milan, also had Stowaway 1994 42 12 28.6 17 20.2 293,882 Hidden Cyclone 128,966 Grade 1 winners, respectively More Of Sir Harry Lewis 1984 Alleged 59 19 32.2 27 20.9 273,982 Harry Topper 99,938 Overbury 1991 Caerleon 83 19 22.9 27 19.5 269,635 Bury Parade 65,278 That in the World Hurdle and Jezki in 1989 Ardross 65 19 29.2 30 20.2 264,500 Bygones Of Brid 27,515 1998 74 18 24.3 22 18.1 258,656 Missunited 127,317 the Champion Hurdle. Desert Prince 1995 Green Desert 14 6 42.9 10 18.2 256,808 My Tent Or Yours 208,877 Presenting had one winner, Present Witness Box 1987 Lyphard 53 15 28.3 19 22.0 233,788 Monbeg Dude 29,216 Saddlers' Hall 1988 Sadler's Wells 57 14 24.6 19 22.3 225,052 White Star Line 86,980 View, plus Gold Cup runner-up On 1998 Definite Article 82 18 22.0 24 19.5 216,772 Return Spring 32,000 His Own, so all told it was a successful 2001 Night Shift 23 9 39.1 12 17.8 216,530 80,550 Panoramic 1987 Rainbow Quest 7571.4 6 18.8 211,839 Houblon des Obeaux 92,750 meeting for the leading players. Poliglote 1992 Sadler's Wells 17 6 35.3 11 19.7 198,857 Don Poli 55,968 1998 Sadler's Wells 64 14 21.9 18 18.0 197,165 Royal Irish Hussar 41,755 Two others were responsible for Saint des Saints 1998 Cadoudal 26 7 26.9 9 19.3 195,742 Sametegal 51,416 two winners each among a group of Sholokhov 1999 Sadler's Wells 10 4 40.0 7 20.9 191,412 Dell' Arca 91,683 Exit To Nowhere 1988 Irish River 65 13 20.0 19 20.5 188,190 Highland Retreat 53,114 eight French-breds to win, including Court Cave 2001 Sadler's Wells 61 16 26.2 24 19.3 185,691 Champion Court 20,874 in five Grade 1s. Top of the list was Turgeon 1986 Caro 30 9 30.0 17 20.4 185,587 Ma Filleule 47,100 Double Eclipse 1992 Ela-Mana-Mou 9333.3 6 20.6 185,476 Double Ross 122,204 Martaline, whose victories came Voix du Nord 2001 Valanour 12 6 50.0 10 18.3 184,972 Taquin du Seuil 114,431 Lavirco 1993 Konigsstuhl 21 11 52.4 13 21.4 182,038 Roi du Mee 79,204 through Dynaste (Ryanair) and Very Revoque 1994 Fairy King 56 16 28.6 20 20.1 178,631 Sraid Padraig 26,423 Wood (Albert Bartlett). From an 1990 Niniski 31 12 38.7 18 19.2 177,822 Conquisto 42,722 Dubawi 2002 Dubai Millennium 19 12 63.2 21 17.7 177,249 61,620 outstanding Juddmonte family – aren’t Cape Cross 1994 Green Desert 31 12 38.7 17 17.4 173,740 Sea Lord 51,665 Black Sam Bellamy 1999 Sadler's Wells 16 6 37.5 7 19.1 171,291 The Giant Bolster 120,375 they all? – Martaline is by Linamix out Germany 1991 Trempolino 11 3 27.3 6 21.3 170,336 Faugheen 97,986 of a Sadler’s Wells mare. He has had Beat Hollow 1997 Sadler's Wells 35 14 40.0 22 17.4 161,719 Wicklow Brave 42,267 Accordion 1986 Sadler's Wells 47 7 14.9 9 22.3 160,502 Get Me Out Of Here 17,096 only 18 runners in Britain and Ireland Generous 1988 Caerleon 76 20 26.3 25 19.2 160,259 Down Ace 16,781 this year but we can expect more. Authorized 2004 Montjeu 20 6 30.0 9 16.6 155,703 Tiger Roll 84,155 1999 Sadler's Wells 58 15 25.9 17 16.7 153,279 Hawk High 51,426 Robin Des Champs’ scorers were Goldneyev 1986 3266.7 6 17.8 145,881 Trifolium 80,091 Rudimentary 1988 Nureyev 29 13 44.8 18 20.0 144,566 Hey Big Spender 35,370 Vautour (Supreme Novices) and Pierre 1994 Sadler's Wells 21 7 33.3 11 22.5 144,146 Ballyalton 45,207 Quevega (OLBG Mares Hurdle). The Second Empire 1995 Fairy King 5120.0 1 17.5 143,114 Somersby 139,238 Smadoun 1990 Kaldoun 12 6 50.0 9 20.5 141,362 Smad Place 46,183 other French-bred top-level winners Moscow Society 1985 Nijinsky 51 12 23.5 16 19.5 137,302 Muzak 28,640 were Sire de Grugy (by My Risk) and Kapgarde 1999 Garde Royale 30 10 33.3 16 19.3 135,313 Kapga de Cerisy 25,024 1993 Theatrical 43 13 30.2 18 20.1 134,345 Trucking Along 16,358 Taquin du Seuil (by Voix du Nord). Norwich 1987 Top Ville 29 8 27.6 11 18.6 132,883 Baile Anrai 36,568 Dynaformer 1985 Roberto 13 6 46.2 9 19.9 130,150 Cause Of Causes 51,299 Flat stallions made their presence Fruits Of Love 1995 Hansel 52 13 25.0 14 17.9 127,399 Simply Ned 29,887 felt through Authorized (Tiger Roll, 2002 Montjeu 34 11 32.4 18 17.5 127,298 Domination 26,106 Tikkanen 1991 Cozzene 44 11 25.0 16 20.2 127,286 Buywise 23,476 Triumph), Dansili (Silver Concorde, Champion Bumper) and High Statistics to March 31 Chaparral (Hawk High, Fred Winter). 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