Golden Sword (GB) bay, 2006 • height 16.2hh Nearctic - Nearco NORTHERN DANCER RACE RECORD Natalma - Native Dancer In Ireland, UK, France and Dubai, 4 wins, Sadler’s Wells 1400-2400m, at 2 to 6, on turf and tapeta. 1981 Bold Reason - Hail To Reason Timeform 122. Fairy Bridge at 2 WON over 7f High Chaparral Special - Forli at 3 WON Gr3 Chester Vase (2400m) (IRE) 1999 Shirley Heights - Mill Reef 2nd Gr1 Irish Derby (2400m) Darshaan 4th Gr2 Prix Noailles (2100m) Kasora Delsy - Abdos 5th Epsom Derby Gr1, beaten 2L by Sea The Stars 1993 Kris - Sharpen Up at 4 WON 2000m fastest time in Dubai history Kozana 3rd Gr2 Dubai City of Gold (2400m) Koblenza - High Lupus 4th Gr3 Geoffrey Freer S. (2600m) NORTHERN DANCER - Nearctic Topsider SIRE LINE Salse Drumtop - Round Table HIGH CHAPARRAL – 10 wins, 1600-2400m, Gr1 Epsom 1985 Prince John - Princequillo Derby, Gr1 Irish Derby, Gr1 Breeder’s Cup Turf (2x), Gr1 Carnival Princess Irish Champion S., Gr1 Racing Post Trophy; 3rd Gr1 Sitara(GB) Carnival Queen - Amerigo Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2x). Timeform 132. Sire of 1998 Lorenzaccio - Klairon Champions. Sire of sires. Ahonoora Notable progeny incl It’s A Dundeel (09f, Zabeel, Fiesta Souk Helen Nichols - Martial Star) - Triple Crown winner in Australia 2013; Toronado 1988 Pharly - Lyphard (10c - Grand Slam, Always Fair) - world’s highest rated Soumana 2013; So You Think (06c – Tights, Long Row); Wrote Faizebad - Prince Taj (09c – Green Desert, Kris); Redwood (06c – Woodman, Lyphard); Wigmore Hall (07c – Theatrical, Sri Pekan); Shoot Out (06c – Pentire, Virginia Privateer); Descarado SUITABLE LINES for Golden Sword might include Dalmary LION SANDS (04c Montjeu): 3 wins, Fred (06c – Lord Ballina, Forty Winks (FR)); Contributer (10c - female line descendants, notably Golden Thatch (son Archer S.-(L), Noel Murless S.-(L); 3rd Gr3 September S., Gr3 Glorious S. (TFR 116) Exit To Nowhere, Royal Academy); Fenway (11f - Zabeel, Goldmark has dam by Royal Prerogative), but also Pukka (01c Sadler’s Wells): 2 wins; 2nd July Danehill); High Jinx (08c - Surumu, Vitiges); Lucky Ahonoora, Nureyev and even Sadler’s Wells (notably through Dolpour). Royal Prerogative looks a suitable Trophy-(L) (TFR 112) Lion (11c - Big Shuffle, Ashkalani); Pondarosa Miss signpost. Female line ancestor Lost Soul is close kin to Platonic (99f Zafonic): won in France; dam of (10f - Danske, Bakharoff); Monaco Consul (06c – Star Argentina, from the female line of Averof, sire of Foveros PRUDENZIA (05f Dansili): 2 wins, Prix de la Way, In The Purple); Joanna (07f – Mujadil, Riverman); (who may well be found together with Dolpour, both Seine-(L) (TFR106); dam of The Minniver Rose (06f – Cape Cross, Great Nephew); standing at the same farm). Lost Soul is also in the female CHIQUITA (10f Montjeu): won Gr1 Irish Hidden Asset (07c – Zabeel, Oakville); Above Average line of Derring Do (Roland Gardens, Dominion Royale), Oaks; 2nd Gr1 Prix de Diane (TFR 117) (06c – Danehill, Roberto); Golden Sword (06c – Salse, and in some female lines present in South Africa (notably MAGIC WAND (15f, Galileo): 2 wins, Gr2 Ahonoora); High Heeled (06f – Turtle Island, Assert); Royal Prerogative mare Allumette). Descendants of Lalun Ribbesdale S.; 2nd Gr1 Prix Vermeille, Magadan (05c – Machiavellian, Shirley Heights); Noll could count, through Bold Reason, Never Bend (Mill Reef, Gr1 Prix de l’Opera, G1 Pegasus World Wallop (07c – Danehill, Vaguely Noble); Alpine Eagle Shirley Heights, Riverman, etc.). Habitat features in the Cup Turf (TFR 117) (11c - Zabeel, Warning); Show The World (10c - Zabeel, female line, leading to Tara’s Halls (Fairy King x Habitat) PACIFIQUE (08f Montjeu): 3 wins, Gr3 Prix de Show Down); Western Hymn (11c - Cape Cross, and Count duBois (grandam Habitat x female line of Kris). Lutece; 2nd Gr3 Prix Minerve; 3rd Gr2 Prix Darshaan); etc. Chaudenay (TFR 114) KIN-BREEDING: High Chaparral is bred on the successful Golden Quest (01c Rainbow Quest): 5 wins, 2400- STAMINA 3200m; 2nd Gr2 Goodwood Cup; 3rd Grand Cup- cross of Sadler’s Wells with mares who have Never Bend, highest distance of individual winners, 3yo & up (L) (TFR 123) notably through Mill Reef, Shirley Heights and Darshaan. 800/1399m 14/1600m 16/1999m 20/2399m 2400m+ Shouk (94f Shirley Heights): won 2100m (TFR 94); dam This involves the kin-link of Sadler’s Wells’ damsire Bold 5% 19% 38% 19% 19% Reason with Never Bend, both sons of the mare Lalun. of High Chaparral’s third dam Koblenza is close kin to Lalun, ALEXANDROVA (03f Sadler’s Wells): 4 wins, Gr1 with their respective sires Hugh Lupus and Djeddah the SALES ANALYSIS Epsom Oaks, Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks, Gr1 Fillies driving force. BORN colt avg sold SI filly avg sold SI Mile; 2nd Gr3 Musidora S.; Champion 3yo Filly (TFR 123); dam of High Chaparral’s Gr1 Breeder’s Cup Juvenile winner Wrote ’13 137,500 12 0.45 111,471 17 0.56 ’14 100,000 2 0.23 33,000 5 0.21 ALEX MY BOY (11c Dalakhani): 4 wins, Gr3 Pr has an interesting pedigree, his dam by Green Desert de Barberville (TFR 115) (dam close kin to Bold Reason), out of a mare by Kris ’15 15,000 2 0.16 49,000 5 0.45 ’16 20,000 1 0.23 0 MAGICAL ROMANCE (02f Barathea): 3 wins, (who is duplicated, as High Chaparral’s second damsire), 1200m at 2, Gr1 Cheveley Park S. (TFR 110); with the next dam a daughter of Special (and close kin to dam of Sadler’s Wells). NotaBLE PROGENY (*SW) Love Magic (10f Dansili): won in UK; dam of High Chaparral’s significant bottom line ancestor is the * BELLE ROSE (13f - Qui Danzig, Last Tycoon; MR 97) - won SA CHANNEL (16f, Nathaniel): 3 wins, Gr1 closely kin-bred mare Indiara, who features in the kin- Oaks Trial (L) (exported to Dubai) Prix de Diane breeding of High Chaparral’s best son So You Think. Washington Irving (05c Montjeu): won; 2nd Gr2 Irish Derby Trial (TFR 115) Sadler’s Wells line sires in South Africa: FEMALE LINE Saree (01f Barathea): won, 1400m at 2; 2nd Gr3 Flying The Flag, Global View, New Predator, The Assayer, 1st dam Natalma S. (Tfr 95) Sitara (98f Salse): won 2400m in UK (TFR 74); dam of The United States (Galileo); Elusive Fort (Fort Wood); Masterofthehorse (06c Sadler’s Wells): won; 2nd GOLDEN SWORD (06c High Chapparal): subject Act Of War, Futura, Horizon, Jackson, Irish Flame Gr3 Chester Vase; 3rd Gr1 Epsom Derby (TFR stallion (Dynasty); Golden Sword (High Chaparral); Potala 122) Palace (Singspiel); Admiral Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) Rekindling (14c, High Chapparal): 4 wins, 1600-3200m, Gr1 Melbourne Cup, Gr2 Curragh Cup, Gr3 Ballysax 3rd dam S.; 2nd Gr3 Irish St Leger Trial S. (TFR 123) Soumana (79f Pharly): unraced; dam of PEDIGREE Harrison’s Cave (08c Galileo): 3 wins, in Ire (TFR 100) Souk (88f Ahonoora): 2 wins – see above Although opportunity may have had an influence, many Skimmia (04f Mark Of Esteem): unraced; dam of Selva (91f Darshaan): did not win; dam of of the best performers under Golden Sword’s grandam JULIE’S LOVE (08f Ad Valorem): 5 wins; de la Schnipp Schnapp (01c Acatenango): 2nd show similarities. Two daughters, Puce by Darshaan Rose S. -(L); 2nd Gr2 Diana Trial, Gr2 Dance Oppen-heim Benefiz Preis-(L) (Shirley Heights) and Shouk by Shirley Heights (Mill Smartly S., Gr3 Cardinal Hcp; 3rd Gr3 Penny Mem Hcp (TFR 107) 4th dam Reef). Their Gr1 offspring by Sadler’s Wells, Barathea Faizebad (62f Prince Taj): won in France; dam of (by Sadler’s Wells), Montjeu (by Sadler’s Wells). Golden Julissima (10f Beat Hollow): 2 wins; 2x SP in Germany; dam of DUMKA (71f Kashmir): 2 wins, Gr1 Poule d’Essai des Sword fits the pattern, his sire High Chaparral by Sadler’s Pouliches; 2nd Prix d Reservoirs (TFR 117); dam of Wells out of a Darshaan mare. Barathea’s damsire Habitat Julio (15c, Exceed and Excel): won; 3rd Gr3 Prix Thomas Byron, Gr3 Zukuntts-rennen DOYOUN (85c Mill Reef): 3 wins, Gr1 2000 also features in the family, as sire of Dalsaan (under the Guineas, Gr3 Craven S.; 3rd Gr1 Epsom 4th dam) – the latter’s sire half brother Doyoun is by Mill 2nd dam Derby, Gr1 Champion S., Gr2 Waterford Reef, another sire-half brother Dolpour is by Sadler’s Souk (88f Ahonoora): 2 wins, 1400m; 3rd Sceptre S.-(L) Crystal Mile (TFR 124); sire Wells. (TFR 98); dam of DALSAAN (77c Habitat): 5 wins, Gr3 Hungerford It is notable that Golden Sword has three lines of Dalmary, Sitara(98f Salse): won – see above S; 3rd Gr2 Lockinge S. (TFR 125); sire (in Sadler’s Wells, in Salse’s sire Topsider, and Ahonoora’s PUCE (93f Darshaan): 3 wins, 2000-2400m, Harvest S.- DOLPOUR (86c Sadler’s Wells): 3 wins, Gr3 sire Lorenzaccio). Added to this, the female line of Golden (L); 2nd Pr Giovanni Falck-(L); 3rd Gr3 Park Hill S. Gordon Richards S.; 2nd Gr1 Champion S., Sword traces to Lost Soul, best known in South Africa for (TFR 112); dam of Gr3 Prix Perth; 3rd Gr3 September S (TFR champion sire Royal Prerogative, who showed an affinity PONGEE (00f Barathea): 6 wins, Gr2 Lancashire 128); sire for Golden Thatch, whose sire and dam are from the Oaks; 2nd Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks (TFR 110); dam of DAFAYNA (82f Habitat): 4 wins, Gr3 Cork & Orrery Dalmary female line. PINZOLO (11c Monsun): 3 wins, Fairways S -(L); S., Blue Seal S.-(L); 3rd Gr1 July Cup, Vernons 2nd August S-(L); 3rd Makfi Newmarket S -(L) Sprint Cup; 4th Gr1 Irish 1000 Guineas (TFR (TFR 107) 121) GOLDEN SWORD STUD ANALYSIS Colts: SSI 0.29 (stamina 1900m) 0% SW; 0% BType; Fillies : SSI 0.30 (stamina 1888m) 2% SW; 2% BType.