Karel Miedema’s Pedigree Evaluation PICK OF THE BUNCH reys Inn (AUS) Suitable mares for Greys Inn could include 1. Mares with ancestors who have Hyperion GZabeel - Great Verdict by Christmas Tree affinities (widespread - incl Fort Wood; Rockefella, Sharpen Up; etc, etc) 2. Mares with Danzig (Danehill, National It is written that Zabeel managed 11 sire championships in Australasia. In itself a Assembly, National Emblem, etc) sound indication of the quality he transfers. But when the opposition is taken into 3. Mares with His Majesty/Graustark account, and it emerges that Zabeel had to compete against world champion sire (Caesour) 4. Mares with Nanatallah (Thong, Special - Danehill to get to the top, his performance gains in stature. leading to Sadler’s Wells, Nureyev, In 2006 his Hong Kong trained son Vengeance Of Rain got the world’s attention, Golden Thatch, etc. which he confirmed in 2007 with a big win in Dubai. From previous crops Zabeel 5. Mares with Sir Ivor affinity group had produced sires Octagonal and Might And Power. Octagonal went to stud in elements (Riverman, Mill Reef, Halo) 6. Mares with Royal Charger, Turn To, Hail France and in 2006 had multiple Gr1 winner Laverock, rated Timeform 123. to Reason (Bold Reason, Sadler’s Wells); That’s the same rating Timeform awarded Greys Inn for his efforts in Dubai and Mahmoud Hong Kong as a 4yo, following his three Gr1 wins at three in South Africa. 7. Mares with Majestic Prince (Coastal, etc) abeel’s sire Sir Tristram cated in Sir Tristram himself, and Five of the dams of Zabeel’s Gr1 Teddy plays a major role in the has been one of the elements from his female line get winners have sons (Pieces Of Eight) bottom pedigree: Valderna’s own most influential sires in picked up. Nasrullah siblings mat- or grandsons (Vice Regal, dam Derna has no less than four Australasia in modern ter, especially Turn To (Royal Rockcress, Reliance) of Relic close lines of Teddy - in fact, Derna, her Ztimes - even if during his days there Charger), Mahmoud. up. Interestingly, Vice Regal is by dam Miss Barberie and the next dam wasn’t the stiff competition from With Sir Tristram’s sire and Bismark, the latter by Relic out of Vaneuse are all individually inbred the shuttle stallion legion such as dam pedigree-halves are so a half sister by Wilwyn to Sing Sing to Teddy. Zabeel has to compete with. similar, building further on that and Contraband (Relic and Derna proved an exceptional Foaled in Ireland in 1971, Sir might be a sensible approach. Wilwyn can be found in the pedi- broodmare, producing top fillies Tristram started his stud career at gree of the dam of sire Goldmark), Detroit (Arc de Triomphe; TFR 131) a fee of NZ$ 1250, with shares on while Rockcress is a 3-parts rela- and Durtal (2nd 1000 Guineas; TFR A look at Zabeel’s best progeny. offer at NZ$4000. At a point later tive to Relko (sire of Royal Pre- 121). Detroit was by Riverman, in his career his fee was Australian Horse of the Year rogative). whose second dam is inbred 3x3 to NZ$220.000, with shares changing Might And Power is out of a mare Other lines which appear repeat- Teddy, and whose sire Never Bend hands for half a million and more. by stallion Day Is Done. The lat- edly and could be of note are Dante has Asterus in his female line. ter is by Artaius out of a mare by Sir Tristram’s best progeny show (damsire of Tudor Melody) and Zabeel’s influence as a sire of sires Habitat, out of a mare by Aure- commonalities. A great many of Panorama (Sir Cosmo). may well hinge on the pedigrees of ole. In perspective: Artaius is by them are out of mares by Sover- Sir Tristram (Round Table, Round Table out of a mare by My eign Path, or out of mares with ei- Nasrullah, Hyperion), or of Lady Babu, out of a mare by Hyperion. Zabeel’s dam Lady Giselle never ther Hyperion or Hyperion’s three- Giselle (Northern Dancer, the Habitat is by Sir Gaylord. The raced. She is by Nureyev out of a part sister All Moonshine, or out Rough Shod female line, Teddy). bottom female line of Might And mare by Val de Loir, two sires who of mares with Princequillo. Not sur- The earlier mentioned son of Oc- Power shows that his fourth dam are from the same female line - prisingly, perhaps, for Sir tagonal, Laverock, is a son of the is a daughter of All Moonshine. the one that also produced Tristram’s dam Isolt carries the Sadler’s Wells, Fairy King, and to mare Sky Song (Sadler’s Wells). Octagonal, also voted Horse of perfect matches for those. Isolt is which Golden Thatch and Grandam Criquette is by Shirley the Year, and his Champion 3yo by Round Table out of All My Eye, Thatching are inbred. Heights (Mill Reef), the next two who was by My Babu out of All full brother Mouawad are out of damsires are Icecapade (a Northern Lady Giselle’s dam Valderna is Moonshine - the latter a three-part famous mare Eight Carat, who is Dancer genetic sibling) and inbred to Sunny Boy. The latter, a sister to Hyperion. To complete the closely inbred herself. Roberto. Which could point at Hail grandson of Asterus (by Teddy) is picture: Round Table is by Vengeance of Rain is out of a to Reason/Turn To, or Thong/Spe- inbred to 3x3 to Gainsborough. Princequillo, and My Babu is by mare by Danehill. cial - the dam of Sadler’s Wells has Djebel out of Perfume, the latter a both. genetic sibling to Nasrullah. The top and bottom half of Sir Where From Here The damline of Greys Inn seems Tristram’s pedigree are very simi- The most likely scenario is that the affinity of Greys Inn will to connect to elements from Sir lar in their make-up. Turn To at Tristram, who has much in common follow that of Zabeel and Sir Tristram, and goes the Hyperion the top, his genetic sibling Perfume with Greys Inn’s grandam Sum- route. That makes Danzig/Danehill a useful cross, especially if down below. Princequillo at the top moned. Sir Tristram’s grandam All and at the bottom. Hyperion’s dam some Bold Ruler can be added to enhance the GG-factors. In this My Eye and Greys Inn’s fourth dam Selene at the top and at the bot- context the spotlight falls on a half sister to the dam of Greys Inn, Vanita are genetic siblings. tom. Interesting to note that Sir Pampas Fire. She has a daughter Summary (by Tierce, Sir Ivor Interesting to note that Gr1 win- Tristram’s sire Sir Ivor had a simi- line sire) who produced 2005 NZ champion 3yo Filly Shikoba. ner and sire Zeditave, who is a half lar pattern, with his grandsire Turn The youngster is by US sire Chief Bearheart, a son of Chief’s brother to the dam of Greys Inn, To and damsire Mr Trouble con- Crown (Danzig x Secretariat by Bold Ruler) out of a mare by Bold has so much in common with his sisting of matching elements. Hour (Bold Ruler). half sister that the pair can be re- An evaluation of Sir Tristram’s garded genetic siblings. best progeny shows that Hyperion If, on the other hand, Greys Inn inherited some of the Nureyev is important, especially if it comes affinities, Sadler’s Wells becomes an option, as do the relatives through Aureole, who shares his with Nantallah (Special, Thong) in their pedigree. Fort Wood grandam with Round Table. The springs to mind here, as he’s a son of Sadler’s Wells and has standing at: ROSEDENE STUD Graeme Koster, Cell: 082 495 7475 latter’s sire Princequillo is dupli- Hyperion tendencies, inherited from his damline. 2008 Sires Handbook - Raceform.