DATA BOOK STAKES RESULTS National Hunt Grade Ones 108 TOLWORTH 109 CLARENCE HOUSE CHASE G1 110 ARKLE NOVICE CHASE G1 111 IRISH CHAMPION HURDLE G1 NOVICES’ HURDLE G1 SANDOWN PARK. January 7. 16f 110yds. Soft. ASCOT. January 21. 17f. Good to Soft. LEOPARDSTOWN. January 29. 17f. Heavy. LEOPARDSTOWN. January 29. 16f. Heavy. 1. CAPTAIN CONAN (FR) 5 b g 1. SOMERSBY (IRE) 8 b g 1. FLEMENSTAR (IRE) 7 b g 1. HURRICANE FLY (IRE) 8 b g Kingsalsa - Lavandou (Sadler’s Wells) Second Empire - Back To Roost (Presenting) Flemensfirth - Different Dee (Beau Sher) Montjeu - Scandisk (Kenmare) O- Triermore Stud B- Woodcote Stud Ltd O- Mrs TP Radford B- Miss NA Adams O- Stephen Curran B- D Barnwell O- George Creighton B- Agricola Del Parco TR- Nicky Henderson TR- Henrietta Knight TR- Peter Casey TR- WP Mullins 2. Colour Squadron (IRE) 6 b g 2. Finian’s Rainbow (IRE) 9 b g 2. Gift Of Dgab (IRE) 8 b g 2. Oscars Well (IRE) 7 b/br g Old Vic - That’s The Goose (Be My Native) Tiraaz - Trinity Gale (Strong Gale) Winged Love - Creative Princess (Creative Plan) Oscar - Placid Willow (Convinced) 3. Magnifique Etoile (GB) 5 b g 3. Al Ferof (FR) 7 gr g 3. Notus de La Tour (FR) 6 b g 3. Thousand Stars (FR) 8 gr g Kayf Tara - Star Diva (Toulon) Dom Alco - Maralta (Altayan) Kutub - Ridiyla (Akarad) Grey Risk - Livaniana (Saint Estephe) Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned Age Starts Wins Places Earned 4-5 422£43,329 4-8 20 6 13 £269,787 5-7 953£74,232 2-8 24 14 6 £880,912 CAPTAIN CONAN b g 2007 SOMERSBY b g 2004 FLEMENSTAR b g 2005 HURRICANE FLY b g 2004 Raise A Native Nearctic Tom Rolfe Nearctic Mr Prospector Northern Dancer Hoist The Flag Northern Dancer Gold Digger Natalma Wavy Navy Natalma Kingmambo Fairy King Alleged Sadler’s Wells Nureyev Bold Reason Prince John Bold Reason Miesque Fairy Bridge Princess Pout Fairy Bridge Pasadoble Special Determined Lady Special KINGSALSA b 96 SECOND EMPIRE b 95 FLEMENSFIRTH b 92 MONTJEU b 96 Fortino II Pitcairn Sharpen Up High Top Caro Ela-Mana-Mou Diesis Top Ville Chambord Rose Bertin Doubly Sure Sega Ville Caretta Welsh Love Etheldreda Floripedes Klairon Welsh Pageant Royal Coinage Tennyson Klainia Welsh Flame Royal Bund Toute Cy Kalitka Electric Flash Nato Adele Toumignon Nearctic Busted Nijinsky Zeddaan Northern Dancer Mtoto Ile de Bourbon Kalamoun Natalma Amazer Roseliere Khairunissa Sadler’s Wells Presenting Beau Sher Kenmare Bold Reason Persian Bold Realm Milesian Fairy Bridge D’Azy Mai Pussy Belle of Ireland Special Belle Viking Broad River Belle of The Ball LAVANDOU b 99 BACK TO ROOST br 98 DIFFERENT DEE ch 94 SCANDISK b 95 Nijinsky Luthier London Gazette Sir Gaylord Caerleon Over The River Quayside Lord Gayle Foreseer Medenine Wong Sticky Case Intellectuelle Horner Water White’s Quay Yankee Lady Persian Bold Tarqogan Even Money Vimy Sarah Georgina Phyll-Tarquin Ann Advancer Ceol An Oir Dance By Night Purcella Princess Pontet Pal An Oir A lot was expected of Kingsalsa after After several gallant efforts behind the Owner Stephen Curran must now be On the weekend that Big Buck’s the Classic-placed Gr3-winning miler dazzling Master Minded, including a delighted that his Flemensfirth gelding extended his winning run to 15, ended 2005 as France’s leading first- short-head defeat in the 2011 Victor Flemenstar failed to reach his lofty Hurricane Fly also turned in an crop sire. That early success resulted Chandler Chase, no-one could reserve when offered at Tattersalls outstanding performance to record his in plenty of support for the son of begrudge Somersby his first major Ireland’s Point-to-Point Sale in May 12th victory from 14 starts over Kingmambo and this helped Kingsalsa success, gained in typically 2011. hurdles. finish fifth among France’s leading determined fashion in the 2012 Victor Already the winner of a point-to- As many as ten of Hurricane Fly’s Flat stallions in 2010, when he had Chandler. point and a maiden hurdle, Flemenstar wins have been gained at Gr1 level more runners than any other stallion, Somersby’s unraced dam Back To had also underlined his potential with and his dominant display against and seventh in 2011. These rankings Roost could fairly be described as a fourth place in a Gr2 novice hurdle Oscars Well and Thousand Stars in have perhaps owed more to quantity National Hunt bred, her first three shortly before the sale. However, it is the Irish Champion Stakes suggests than quality, as Kingsalsa is still dams being daughters of Presenting, as a steeplechaser that he has there are plenty more to come. awaiting his first Group winner on the Over The River and Tarqogan. revealed his true merit. After a To the time of writing, Hurricane Flat. However, his sire Second Empire isn’t respectable second on his debut over Fly’s sire Montjeu had had only 27 Bearing in mind that Kingsalsa only a name often associated with the fences, Flemenstar has won all three runners over jumps during the 2011- just scraped into France’s top 50 jumping sector. The son of Fairy King of his subsequent starts, including the 12 season but they also include Noble jumping stallions in 2011, it was rather justified his high yearling price by Arkle Novice Chase by 19 lengths. Prince (runner-up to Big Zeb in a Gr1 surprising that he now has a leading winning all three of his juvenile starts, Flemenstar, a brother to the useful chase), Eradicate (another who has young hurdler to his credit in Captain including the Grand Criterium, on his hurdler Barafundle, has a fine jumping made a successful transition to Conan, winner of the Gr1 Tolworth way to taking second place on the pedigree. His broodmare sire, Beau fences), Midnight Game (a very Hurdle on his British debut. He had International Classification for 1997. Sher, isn’t a particularly well-known progressive young hurdler) and been a wide-margin winner on the last Although his second season was a name but the 16.3-hands son of Ile de Sweeps Hill (a Gr3 winner over of his three starts over hurdles in bit of an anti-climax, Second Empire Bourbon sired several good jumpers, fences). France seven months earlier. still showed good enough form at headed by that smart chaser Rathgar This impressive record reflects the Kingsalsa’s previous jumping stock around a mile to claim a Timeform Beau. Beau Sher seemed to have fact that Montjeu’s sire Sadler’s Wells includes the French Gr3 winners rating of 124. After disappointing in plenty to offer when he retired to and his broodmare sire Top Ville both Kinglaska and Salsa Melody. two starts at four, Second Empire Knockhouse Stud, home too to the made a considerable impact on the Kingmambo did so well with joined the Coolmore team at a fee of excellent jumping stallion Roselier. Ile jumping sector. All this bodes well for Sadler’s Wells mares, siring the likes IR8,000gns in 2000. He struggled to de Bourbon’s dam Roseliere was a any of Montjeu’s stallion sons geared of Henrythenavigator, El Condor Pasa, establish himself and was eventually top-class sister to Roselier and Beau to the jumping division, notably his St Divine Proportions and Virginia Waters, exported to South Africa, but not Sher – himself a smart performer at Leger winner Scorpion. that his sons became an automatic before he had covered some jumping up to nine furlongs – was a half- Hurricane Fly was fast enough to choice for daughters of the perennial mares in 2003.. In addition to brother to the smart hurdler Bold win a Listed race over a mile on the champion sire. The Gr1 winners Somersby he is responsible for Boss. Flat as a three-year-old before leaving Workforce, Creachadoir and Ibn Strangely Brown, a Gr1 winner over Beau Sher’s links to Roselier no France. He no doubt owes some of his Khaldun come from this cross and so hurdles in France. doubt influenced his selection as a speed to his dam Scandisk, a does Captain Conan. His lightly-raced Back To Roost is also doing quite mate for Flemenstar’s second dam, Kenmare mare who won over seven dam Lavandou, who also produced the well with her 2005 Oscar gelding the unraced White’s Quay. This mare’s furlongs at two in Italy. Montjeu also Group-placed flat filly Cavaliere, Cucumber Run, winner of two of his half-sister Suir Valley had visited sired the very smart Jukebox Jury comes from a family which has served first three races over fences. Back To Roselier to produce the outstanding from another daughter of Kenmare Woodcote Stud very well. Roost is a sister to Horner Woods, chaser Carvill’s Hill. Two other half- and the Gr1 winners Recital and Corre Captain Conan’s fourth dam Dance runner-up in the 2009 RSA Chase. sisters to White’s Quay also produced Caminos from a mare by Kendor. By Night produced three stakes Their dam, the useful hurdler Horner notable chasers, Annie Buskins being Hurricane Fly’s second dam Yankee winners, headed by Danseuse du Soir, Water, was a half-sister to Mr Baxter the dam of the Grand National third Lady shared the same sire, Lord winner of the French 1,000 Guineas Basics, a smart chaser who was Samlee and Ann’s Cap being the dam Gayle, as several successful National and Prix de la Foret, His third dam, effective at distances up to and of the Roselier Gr1 winner Alcapone.