ASCOT BLOODSTOCK Pedigree Report: Subject Chestnut Colt Foaled 9th September 2006

By (AUS) from MIDNIGHT RANSOM (AUS) Five generation inbreeding: Northern Dancer 5m x 4m Nearctic x 5f, 5m sex balanced (pattern for increased speed)

SIRE: RESET (AUS) Bay 2000 Unbeaten son of champion sire . Won VRC Australian Guineas G1, MRC Futurity Stakes G1. Brother to stakeswinner So Assertive, half brother to stakesplaced Assertive Choice. Out of G1 winner Assertive Lass, a sister to G1 winner Assertive Lad. His oldest progeny are 2YOS. The regally bred Reset retired to stud giving every indication that he is poised to be a prominent flagbearer for his male line into future generations. He is a representative of the branch of the Turn-To male dynasty through his sire Zabeel and grandsire Sir Tristram, both truly great breeding stallions who have had a remarkable impact on the evolution of the thoroughbred in the Southern Hemisphere. Significantly, Reset’s dam Assertive Lass was an outstanding racemare who won the major Australian G1 1600m race for females, the STC Coolmore Classic, and a host of other Group races as well as extending her fine turn of foot to placing second in the G1 AJC Oaks. She is a full sister to Assertive Lad, a galloper who trained on from a Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic win, a Golden Slipper placing and wins in the AJC Sires Produce Stakes G1 and Champagne Stakes G1 to win the prestigious Doncaster Hcp G1 1600m over the tough mile at Royal Randwick as an older horse. This soundness and tenacity coupled with extraordinary ability and scintillating speed bodes well for the genetic strength which Reset’s dam will bring to matings with him. She hails from a fine family which has produced many high class horses. Reset’s sire Zabeel really needs no introduction, as he has been a remarkable and consistent source of wonderful racehorses in Australasia for many years. Like his son Reset, he was victorious in the Australian Guineas G1 at 1600m, considered to be the distance at which most superior colts will excel. Reset’s rendition of the race was a strong one, as both Starcraft and Elvstroem finished behind him – both colts subsequently G1 winners of the highest calibre. The abundant speed, will to win and class which Reset exhibited on the track are a faithful reflection of his excellent pedigree. He was an impressive racehorse and chances are high that he will be a successful sire.

DAM: MIDNIGHT RANSOM (AUS) Bay 2000 Unraced daughter of internationally successful stallion Red Ransom, a son of champion racehorse and noted sire/and broodmare sire Roberto. From Midnight Caper, by Northern Dancer’s son Rassendyll. Midnight Ransom hails from a successful and very consistent winner-getting family. This colt is her second foal. Her first foal is a 2YO. It is the immediate family of stakeswinners Apache King (g by Waajib - G1 winner, multiple stakesplaced), Storm Tide (f by Jungle Boy – G2 winner, producer), Flight To Fantasy (f by Bluebird – G2 winner, multiple stakes placed, blacktype producer) and of stakes horses Jungle Lyrics and Native Jester.

Pedigree Analysis

This colt’s pedigree is built around a number of patterns and affinities which are strong indications for success. The most notable of these are as follows:

* Inbreeding to champion sire Northern Dancer is a proven pattern for excellence

* Inbreeding to champion sire Nearctic who is of course the sire of Northern Dancer. This colt therefore carries strong representation of the Nearctic branch of the Nearco male line. Nearctic, by Nearco from Hyperion’s daughter Lady Angela, was a brilliant front running sprinter and a champion 2YO renowned for passing on his toughness and durability as well as his exceptional ability. His influence complements and reinforces the equally outstanding Nearco male line blood of Turn-To via his sire Royal Charger, and Royal Charger’s three quarter brother Nasrullah.

* A pedigree constructed on a cross of sires who are members of the same family is a proven pattern for success. In this case it is the Number Six family which is the subject, most famously that of the Blue Hen mare Gondolette and her wonderful granddaughter Selene. Both Sir Tristram and Red Ransom are members of this large and illustrious clan, and whilst they are not closely related as they descend from different branches of it, the affinity is definitely there. Sir Tristram descends tail female from Selene while Red Ransom is the product of another branch tracing to the influential mare Bougie. A beautiful Number Six family balance is created in this pedigree as the great sire Showdown (Zeditave’s grandsire, in Reset) has as his third dam the Family Six producer Democratie – and Democratie is the fifth dam of Red Ransom. Selene’s great son Hyperion is represented in male line by Tudor Minstrel (Gondolette x 2) and by an additional line to his sire Owen Tudor, Alibhai (twice), Forli, Mossborough (twice – significantly, a sire from All Moonshine, the Selene daughter who is Sir Tristram’s third dam), the superb Star Kingdom son Todman, and through a number of daughters. Other family members which appear are Pharamond, Big Game and Ribot’s sire Tenerani. The wonder broodmare Selene also foaled the stallion Sickle, founder of Native Dancer’s male line. The numerous lines to Native Dancer in this pedigree include his great sons Raise A Native and Sea Bird (inbred to Selene), and via his position as the damsire of epochal stallion and inbreeding subject Northern Dancer. Lady Angela, the dam of further inbreeding subject Nearctic, is also by the Selene son Hyperion.

* The genetic affinity between family members Sir Tristram and Red Ransom is greatly enhanced by the fact that both are male line descendants of Turn-To. Inbreeding to Champion sire Turn-To has been one of the most successful inbreeding patterns of recent years and has consistently produced stakeswinners of the highest calibre. A son of the mare Source Sucree, Turn-To hails from the Marchetta family, a branch of Family Number One. Our colt’s sire Reset is therefore inbred to both Turn-To and again to Source Sucree via Vanita, third dam of Zedative. Vanita is a daughter of the sire Cagire – a half brother to Turn-To, being also from Source Sucree. This powerful family is reinforced by another member -present as damsire of the mares Kerala in Red Ransom and All My Eye in Sir Tristram. Turn-To’s sire Royal Charger is a three quarter brother to the mighty Nasrullah and has a strong affinity for him in pedigrees. The pattern of duplicating full, three quarter or half siblings from elite mares in a mating is a strong indicator for excellence. Nasrullah appears in this pedigree here via his sons Nashua and Princely Gift and significantly through a daughter, Courtesy, the dam of Dignitas. Nasrullah and Royal Charger are Lady Josephine family members so have an affinity with others of their clan who are present, notably Fair Trial and Mahmoud (dam of Blue Hen mare Almahmoud, Northern Dancer’s ancestress), both duplicated in this pedigree, Aristophanes, and Tudor Minstrel.

* Reset through his dam Assertive Lass is a member of the Number Four family, which is Nearco’s own family. Crowned Prince, the damsire of Zeditave, is another member. This will enhance Reset’s ability to harness the Nearco influence in mares he is bred to. The dam of the subject colt, Midnight Ransom, in addition to her strong Nearco linebreeding, carries the fine Ribot son Graustark and the mare Nothirdchance(dam of Hail To Reason) - both also members of the Number Four Family. Reset should respond well to this genetic affinity.

* This colt posesses a sex balanced linebreeding to Champion racehorse and sire , via Sir Tristram’s dam Isolt, and the Round Table son Dignitas, sire of Midnight Ransom’s third dam Raadisi. The sex balance increases the influence for speed this linebreeding will exert on the pedigree. Round Table, a son of the mighty , is like his sire a noted influence for toughness, soundness and racetrack longevity. Additionally, Round Table and Northern Dancer are members of the same family and thus have a liking for each other in pedigrees. The justly famous Princequillo - Nasrullah and Princequillo - Royal Charger nicks are activated by this linebreeding to Round Table.

* The Chelandry family, another branch of Family Number One and thus having a strong affinity with the aforementioned Marchetta line, is powerfully represented in this pedigree. Reset’s sire Zeditave is a member while The Judge, his sire, is out of the mare Bellition who carries Chelandry’s half sister Gas. Dignitas, the sire of Midnight Ransom’s third dam is a Chelandry family member, while The Turn-To sire First Landing carried by Reset is a son of the mare Hildene - a daughter of the influential Chelandry family stallion and champion 2YO Wrack. Addditionally the champion sire Ladas, son of Chelandry’s dam Illuminata, appears on both sides of the subject pedigree.

This outstanding colt is bred to excel as a superior juvenile athlete and to train on as a mature horse. His pedigree indicates brilliant sprinter-miler genetics as well as the stamina potential to cover further ground. Both his sire and dam represent bloodlines of the highest class, successful at the elite level in in both Hemispheres.