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FROM THE BEECHES STUD LOT 1964 THE PROPERTY OF MR. BRIAN & MRS. BRONAGH LAWLER 1964 Northern Dancer Sadler's Wells Sea Raven (IRE) Fairy Bridge Home Guard BAY FILLY Cormorant Wood May 6th, 2002 Quarry Wood (Fourth Produce) Ballywilliam Star Saronicos Dalsaan (IRE) Gulf Bird Ballywilliam Girl Royal Match (1990) Honeyburn E.B.F. Nominated. 1st dam BALLYWILLIAM STAR (IRE): placed once in a point-to-point at 5 years; dam of- Ballywiliam Prince (IRE) (1997 g. by Good Thyne (USA)): unraced to date. She also has a 4-y-o filly by Arctic Lord and a 3-y-o gelding by Good Thyne (USA). 2nd dam BALLYWILLIAM GIRL: unraced; dam of- Take The Brush (IRE): winner of a point-to-point at 6 years, 2000 and placed 3 times. 3rd dam HONEYBURN: placed once at 5 years; dam of 2 winners: Take The Buckskin: 3 wins, £13,890: winner of a N.H. Flat Race at 6 years; also 2 wins over hurdles and £9931, Leiths Events and Parties Novices Hurdle, Aintree and Trent Bridge 'National Hunt' Novices Hdl, Nottingham, placed 6 times and placed 4 times over fences; also placed 4 times in point-to-points, 2000. Uncle Keeny (IRE): 3 wins, £13,913: winner of a N.H. Flat Race and placed twice; also 2 wins over hurdles at 5 and 6 years and £10,094 and placed 7 times. 4th dam HONEYTOWN: 4 wins over jumps and placed 6 times; dam of 5 winners inc.: THE BENIGN BISHOP: 16 wins, £22,126: 3 wins over hurdles at 5 years and £22,126 and 13 wins over fences inc. Greenall Whitley H. Chase, Haydock, L., Welsh Champion Chase, Chepstow, L. and Great Lancashire H. Chase, Haydock, L. and placed 2nd Black & White Gold Cup Chase, Ascot, L., Whitbread Northern Trophy H. Chase, Newcastle, L., 3rd Arkle Chase, Cheltenham, L. and Scottish National Chase, Ayr, L., Whitbread Gold Trophy, Newcastle, L. Bannow Bay: 7 wins: placed once; also 3 wins over hurdles at 6 years and 4 wins over fences and placed 4 times; dam of 2 winners inc.: DEEP SENSATION: 13 wins, £360,303: 4 wins over hurdles at 4 and 5 years and £56,898 inc. Tote Gold Trophy H. Hurdle, Newbury, L., placed 6 times inc. 3rd Top Rank Christmas Hurdle, Kempton Park, L. and Bic Razor Lanzarote H. Hurdle, Kempton Park, L. and 9 wins over fences and £303,405 inc. Queen Mother Champion Chase, Cheltenham, L., Mumm Melling Chase, Liverpool, L., H & T Walker Gold Cup H. Chase, Ascot, L., Nottinghamshire Novices' Chase, Nottingham, L. and PML Lightning Novices' Chase, Ascot, L., placed 20 times inc. 2nd Queen Mother Champion Chase, Cheltenham, L., Mitsubishi Shogun Tingle Creek H. Chase, Sandown Park, L. (twice), Mumm Melling Chase, Liverpool, L., Plymouth Gin Haldon Gold Chal. Cup Chase, Exeter, L., Peterborough Column Chase, Huntingdon, L. (twice), Victor Chandler H. Chase, Ascot, L., Marston Moor H. Chase, Wetherby, L., 3rd Queen Mother Champion Chase, Cheltenham, L., Tingle Creek Chase, Sandown Park, L., Mumm Melling Chase, Liverpool, L. and Haldon Gold Chal. Cup Chase, Exeter, L. Ballyowen: 5 wins: 2 wins and placed twice; also 3 wins over hurdles at 6 years and placed once; dam of 3 winners inc.: Botham: 2 wins over fences and £7291 and placed 10 times inc. 3rd Dipper Novices' Chase, Newcastle, L. Money For Honey: winner over hurdles and placed twice; dam of Catalpa Cargo (IRE), winner of a N.H. Flat Race at 5 years and placed once; also winner over hurdles, 2001 and £6855 and placed once. STABLED IN BARN M BOX 464 .

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