DATA BOOK STAKES RESULTS

National Hunt Grade Ones 108 TOLWORTH NOVICES’ HURDLE G1

109 CLARENCE HOUSE CHASE G1

KEMPTON PARK. January 11. 16f. Soft.

ASCOT. January 18. 17f. Heavy.

1. ROYAL BOY (FR) 7 b/br g Lavirco - Quintanilla (Royal Charter) O-Michael Buckley B-EARL Haras Du Luy TR-Nicky Henderson 2. Josses Hill (IRE) 6 b g Winged Love - Credora Storm (Glacial Storm) 3. Upazo (FR) 6 b g Enrique - Honey (Highlanders)

1. SIRE DE GRUGY (FR) 8 ch g My Risk - Hirlish (Passing Sale) O-Preston Family B-La Grugerie TR-G Moore 2. Hidden Cyclone (IRE) 9 b g Stowaway - Hurricane Debbie (Shahanndeh) 3. Kauto Stone (FR) 8 ch g With The Flow - Kauto Relka (Port Etienne)

Age 4-7

Starts 6

Wins 3

Places 3

Earned £30,895

ROYAL BOY b/br g 2007 Tamerlane Donna Diana Tiepoletto Konigskronung Kronung Literat Surumu Surama Kronzeuge La Dorada Love In Never Bend Mill Reef Milan Mill Sicambre Royal Way Right Away Northern Dancer Fabulous Dancer Last of The Line Relko Prosodie Prophetesse

Starts Wins Places Age 4-8 23 12 9 See race 61 in the February issue SIRE DE GRUGY ch g 2006

Dschingis Khan Konigsstuhl LAVIRCO b 93 La Virginia

Royal Charter QUINTANILLA b 99 Prance By

Having won a point-to-point at Rathmorrissey, the four-year-old Royal Boy made his next appearance at Goffs’ Punchestown Festival Sale. It cost Highflyer Bloodstock €150,000 to secure him, but the money appears to have been well spent. Not asked to race again until December 2012, Royal Boy started odds-on for a novices’ handicap chase on his chasing debut in November 2013. Unfortunately a mistake seemed to knock his confidence and he eventually trailed home last of three finishers. It was back to the drawing board and Royal Boy was quickly returned to hurdling, with excellent results. A victory in a maiden hurdle over two and three-quarter miles at Ascot led to his contesting the Gr1 Tolworth Hurdle over the minimum distance and his stamina earned him a narrow victory over Josses Hill. Royal Boy’s sire Lavirco has also enjoyed Gr1 success during the current season, with Down Royal’s Champion Chase winner Roi du Mee. A winner of the 1996 German Derby, Lavirco died in November 2009. He was only 16 at the time and the subsequent years have made his death look regrettable. His British and Irish sons also include Majala (Gr2 Kingmaker Novices’ Chase) and So Young (Gr2 Red Mills Trial Hurdle), while his French representatives include Bel La Vie (Gr1 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris in 2013). Royal Boy’s dam Quintanilla won twice over hurdles and comes from the same family as the useful hurdler/chaser Saintsaire. Royal Boy’s broodmare sire, Royal Charter, fills the same position in the pedigrees of Quel Esprit (Leopardstown’s Gr1 Hennessy Gold Cup), Questarabad (Gr1 Grande Course de Haies d’Auteuil) and Lacdoudal (Bet365 Gold Cup), as well as that of the 2013 Gr3 French chase winner Une Epoque. A son of Mill Reef, Royal Charter was a brother to Garde Royale, sire of that very good jumping sire Robin des Champs.

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Earned £343,485

Kenmare High River Be My Guest Baino Bluff Rapids Lyphard Vacarme Virunga Bon Sang Miss Mood Missy Northfields No Pass No Sale No Disgrace Youth Reachout And Touch Everything Nice Green Dancer Chamberlin On The Wing Alfaro Laida Dariga Highest Honor

Take Risks MY RISK b 99 Miss Pat

Passing Sale HIRLISH b 95 Tara Kane II

110 ARKLE CHALLENGE CUP NOVICE CHASE G1

as a sire of jumpers, to the extent that he finished third among France’s leading sires in 2008 and 11th in both 2010 and 2012. His leading French jumpers include the Gr1 winner Usual Suspects and the smart Lord Carmont. Trifolium has been very consistent, finishing first or second in 15 of his 21 starts. He initially did well in AQPS events over middle distances on the Flat before being transferred to Ireland. His efforts over hurdles included excellent placed efforts in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and the Champion Novice Hurdle. His dam Opium des Mottes also produced the promising Mister Sacha gelding Urticaire, who is now, like Trifolium, owned by Gigginstown House Stud. Opium des Mottes is an unraced daughter of April Night, a tough and versatile performer who numbered a couple of Listed wins among his 18 victories on the Flat. By the Caro horse Kaldoun, he scored at up to 15 furlongs. 111 IRISH CHAMPION HURDLE G1

LEOPARDSTOWN. January 26. 17f. Heavy.

LEOPARDSTOWN. Jan 26. 16f. Soft to Heavy.

1. TRIFOLIUM (FR) 7 b g Goldneyev - Opium des Mottes (April Night) O-Gigginstown House Stud B-Haras de la Rousseliere, J Poirier TR-C Byrnes 2. Felix Yonger (IRE) 8 b g Oscar - Marble Sound (Be My Native) 3. Mozoltov (GB) 8 b g Kayf Tara - Fairmead Princess (Rudimentary)

1. HURRICANE FLY (IRE) 10 b g Montjeu - Scandisk (Kenmare) O-G Creighton B-Agr del Parco TR-WP Mullins 2. Our Conor (IRE) 5 b g Jeremy - Flamands (Sadler's Wells) 3. Captain Cee Bee (IRE) 13 b g Germany - Elea Victoria (Sharp Victor)

Age 3-7

Starts 21

Wins 7

Places 12

Earned £171,169

TRIFOLIUM b g 2007 Northern Dancer Nureyev Special GOLDNEYEV b/br 86 Riverman Gold River Glaneuse Kaldoun April Night My Destiny OPIUM DES MOTTES b 02 Abdonski Clyde des Mottes Queen Mary IV

Age Starts Wins Places Earned 2-10 34 23 7 £1,617,015 See race 2 in the January issue HURRICANE FLY b g 2004

Nearctic Natalma Forli Thong Never Bend River Lady Snob II Glamour II Caro Katana Chaparral Carmelite Bolkonski Abdecka Quart de Vin Urfa II

Trifolium, in common with so many other successful French jumpers, is a non-thoroughbred (he’s an AQPS). Yet this winner of the Gr1 Arkle Novice Chase has a positively blue-blooded sire in Goldneyev. A son of Nureyev, one of Northern Dancer’s most brilliant stallion sons, Goldneyev was produced by Gold River, the wonderfully versatile mare who won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the Prix Royal-Oak and the Prix du Cadran. Goldneyev himself raced only over a mile during an abbreviated racing career, the highlight of which was his second to Kendor in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains. With a background like that, it was hardly surprising that Goldneyev made his mark on Flat racing, notably siring the very good French miler Gold Away, who found fame as the sire of that tough mare Alexander Goldrun. He also sired the dams of two Group 1 winners before his death in August 2010. More recently, though, he enjoyed success

Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge MONTJEU b 96 Top Ville Floripedes Toute Cy Kalamoun Kenmare Belle of Ireland SCANDISK b 95 Lord Gayle Yankee Lady Ceol An Oir

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special High Top Sega Ville Tennyson Adele Toumignon Zeddaan Khairunissa Milesian Belle Of The Ball Sir Gaylord Sticky Case Vimy Pal An Oir

With three of his wins having been gained on heavy going, the ground didn’t seem likely to be a problem for the former Champion Hurdle third Oscar Whisky in the Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase, which had to survive a course inspection. He was sent off at odds of 1-6 and duly won, but only after giving his supporters some worrying moments. Oscar Whisky has now won three of his four starts over fences, having previously been unbeaten in three starts in bumpers and in ten of his 17 starts over hurdles. Three of his defeats have come on the only occasions he has been asked to tackle a distance as long as three miles, but his narrow defeat by Reve de Sivola in the 2013 Cleeve Hurdle suggests he stays that far. Oscar Whisky cost €80,000 at Goffs in June 2008. His sire Oscar has been unlucky enough to finish second on the leading sires’ list for three consecutive seasons, despite being represented by such fine performers as At Fishers Cross, Felix Yonger, Rock On Ruby, Big Zeb and Oscars Well. His latest runner’s-up spot was by a margin of only around £30,000. Oscar Whisky’s dam Ash Baloo won over two miles over hurdles but stayed beyond two and a half miles. Ash Baloo is a half-sister to the useful Irish hurdler/chaser Lucky Baloo and to the dams of the useful hurdler/chaser Kahuna and the Gr2 bumper winner Drumbaloo. Oscar Whisky is one of several above-average winners sired by Oscar from daughters of the St Leger runner-up Phardante, another being Oscar Dan Dan (Gr1 Hatton’s Grace Hurdle). Phardante mares have also done very well with other stallion sons of Sadler’s Wells, such as Milan (Jezki and Double Seven), Cloudings (Cloudy Too), Brian Boru (Fox Appeal) and Old Vic (Snoopy Loopy and Chelsea Harbour).

112 SCILLY ISLES NOVICES' CHASE G1 SANDOWN PARK. Feb 1. 20f 110yds. Heavy.

1. OSCAR WHISKY (IRE) 9 b g Oscar - Ash Baloo (Phardante) O-Walters Plant Hire Ltd B-Mrs S Hanly TR-Nicky Henderson 2. Manyriverstocross (IRE) 9 b g Cape Cross - Alexandra S (Sadler's Wells) 3. Benvolio (IRE) 7 b g Beneficial - Coumeenoole Lady (The Parson) Age 4-9

Starts 24

Wins 16

Places 5

Earned £472,999

OSCAR WHISKY b g 2005 Northern Dancer Sadler's Wells Fairy Bridge OSCAR b 94 Reliance II Snow Day Vindaria Pharly Phardante Pallante ASH BALOO ch 94 Lucky Brief Lane Baloo Salle Privee

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Tantieme Relance III Roi Dagobert Heavenly Body Lyphard Comely Taj Dewan Cavadonga Counsel Welsh Rose Big Game Solisequious

Oscar Whisky: has won three of his four starts over fences

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DATA BOOK STALLION STATISTICS

National Hunt Graded races Date 05/01 11/01 11/01 11/01 12/01 16/01 16/01 18/01 18/01 18/01 18/01 18/01 18/01 18/01 18/01 19/01 19/01 23/01 23/01 25/01 25/01 25/01 25/01 25/01 25/01 25/01 25/01 25/01 25/01 25/01 26/01 01/02 02/02 02/02

Grade G2 G2 G3 G2 GrC G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G3 GrA G3 GrA G2 G2 G3 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 GrB G2 GrA G2 G2 G2 GrC

Race (course) Slaney Novice Hurdle (Naas) Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle (Punchestown) Classic H Chase (Warwick) Leamington Novices' Hurdle (Warwick) Foxrock H Chase (Navan) Coolmore Mares Novice Chase (Thurles) Kinloch Brae Chase (Thurles) Keltbray Holloway's H Hurdle (Ascot) Warfield Mares Hurdle (Ascot) Altcar Novices' Chase (Haydock Park) Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle (Haydock Park) Peter Marsh H Chase (Haydock Park) Champion Trial Hurdle (Haydock Park) Woodlands Park 100 Club Naas Novice Chase (Naas) Limestone Lad Hurdle (Naas) Dan Moore H Chase (Fairyhouse) Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle (Fairyhouse) Thyestes H Chase (Gowran Park) Galmoy Hurdle (Gowran Park) Cotswold Chase (Cheltenham) Freebets.com H Chase (Cheltenham) Cleeve Hurdle (Cheltenham) Finesse Juvenile Hurdle (Cheltenham) Classic Novices' Hurdle (Cheltenham) Doncaster Mares Hurdle (Doncaster) Lightning Novices' Chase (Doncaster) River Don Novices' Hurdle (Doncaster) Boylesports.com H Hurdle (Leopardstown) Killiney Novice Chase (Leopardstown) Leopardstown H Chase (Leopardstown) Synergy Security Solutions Novice Hurdle (Leopardstown) Towton Novices' Chase (Wetherby) Tied Cottage Chase (Punchestown) Grand National Trial H Chase (Punchestown)

Dist 20f 16f 29f 21f 20f 20f 20f 19.5f 24f 21f 16f 25f 16f 24f 19f 17f 18f 25f 24f 25.5f 21f 24f 17f 20.5f 16.5f 16.5f 24.5f 16f 21f 21f 20f 25f 16f 28f

Horse Briar Hill (IRE) Vautour (FR) Shotgun Paddy (IRE) Deputy Dan (IRE) She's Got Grit (IRE) Byerley Babe (IRE) Texas Jack (IRE) Irish Saint (FR) Highland Retreat (GB) Taquin Du Seuil (FR) Zamdy Man (GB) Wychwoods Brook (GB) Melodic Rendezvous (GB) Foxrock (IRE) Rule The World (GB) Turban (FR) Gitane Du Berlais (FR) On His Own (IRE) Mala Beach (IRE) The Giant Bolster (GB) Wishfull Thinking (GB) Knockara Beau (IRE) Le Rocher (FR) Red Sherlock (GB) Annie Power (IRE) Valdez (GB) Urban Hymn (FR) Gilgamboa (IRE) Djakadam (FR) He'llberemembered (IRE) Sure Reef (IRE) Ely Brown (IRE) Arvika Ligeonniere (FR) Folsom Blue (IRE)

Age 6 5 7 6 9 7 8 5 7 7 5 8 8 6 7 7 4 10 6 9 11 11 4 5 6 7 6 6 5 11 5 9 9 7

Sex G G G G M M G G M G G G G G G G F G G G G G G G M G G G G G G G G G

Sire Shantou Robin des Champs Brian Boru Westerner Flemensfirth Beneficial Curtain Time Saint des Saints Exit To Nowhere Voix du Nord Authorized Midnight Legend Where Or When Flemensfirth Sulamani Dom Alco Balko Presenting Beneficial Black Sam Bellamy Alflora Leading Counsel Saint des Saints Shirocco Shirocco Doyen Robin des Champs Westerner Saint des Saints Blue Ocean Choisir Sunshine Street Arvico Old Vic

Dam Backaway Gazelle de Mai Awesome Miracle Louisas Dream Welsh Carousel I Can Imagine Sailors Run Minirose St Kilda Sweet Laly Lauderdale Miss Millbrook Vic Melody Midnight Light Elaine Tully Indianabelle Boheme du Berlais Shuil Na Mhuire Peppardstown Divisa Poussetiere Deux Clairabell Belle du Roi Lady Cricket Anno Luce Skew Betty Brune Hi Native Rainbow Crest Remember Rob Cutting Reef Browneyed Daughter Daraka Spirit Leader

Broodmare Sire Bob Back Dom Pasquini Supreme Leader Supreme Leader Ragapan Husyan Roselier Mansonnien Past Glories Marchand de Sable Nebos Meadowbrook Old Vic Roselier Persian Bold Useful Simon du Desert Roselier Old Vic Lomitas Garde Royale Buckskin Adieu Au Roi Cricket Ball Old Vic Niniski Dark Stone Be My Native Baryshnikov Deep Society Kris Broken Hearted Akarad Supreme Leader

Index 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146

Leading National Hunt sires 2013/14 by earnings Name

King's Theatre Beneficial Oscar Milan Presenting Flemensfirth Old Vic Kayf Tara Westerner Dom Alco Alflora Dr Massini Shantou Montjeu Gold Well Bob Back Definite Article Midnight Legend Brian Boru Heron Island Anshan Cloudings Overbury My Risk Golan Karinga Bay Vinnie Roe Alderbrook Azamour Shirocco Winged Love Saddlers' Hall Sir Harry Lewis Witness Box Lavirco Hernando Galileo Revoque Exit To Nowhere Desert Prince Court Cave Saint des Saints Cape Cross Double Eclipse Stowaway Poliglote Turgeon Panoramic Sholokhov Beat Hollow Martaline Dubawi Generous Zagreb Rudimentary Doyen Halling

YOF

1991 1990 1994 1998 1992 1992 1986 1994 1999 1987 1989 1993 1993 1996 2001 1981 1992 1991 2000 1993 1987 1994 1991 1999 1998 1987 1998 1989 2001 2001 1992 1988 1984 1987 1993 1990 1998 1994 1988 1995 2001 1998 1994 1992 1994 1992 1986 1987 1999 1997 1999 2002 1988 1993 1988 2000 1991

Sire

Rnrs

Wnrs

%WR

Sadler's Wells Top Ville Sadler's Wells Sadler's Wells Mtoto Alleged Sadler's Wells Sadler's Wells Danehill Dom Pasquini Niniski Sadler's Wells Alleged Sadler's Wells Sadler's Wells Roberto Indian Ridge Night Shift Sadler's Wells Shirley Heights Persian Bold Sadler's Wells Caerleon Take Risks Spectrum Ardross Definite Article Ardross Night Shift Monsun In The Wings Sadler's Wells Alleged Lyphard Konigsstuhl Niniski Sadler's Wells Fairy King Irish River Green Desert Sadler's Wells Cadoudal Green Desert Ela-Mana-Mou Slip Anchor Sadler's Wells Caro Rainbow Quest Sadler's Wells Sadler's Wells Linamix Dubai Millennium Caerleon Theatrical Nureyev Sadler's Wells Diesis

224 273 277 263 295 243 166 160 108 28 117 84 71 58 43 45 113 88 70 91 68 58 76 1 62 71 75 60 22 20 62 50 56 51 19 29 56 46 55 14 55 21 29 8 35 15 25 7 8 33 17 19 62 36 25 28 26

82 76 79 67 76 63 44 48 31 11 32 19 20 11 17 15 19 28 18 22 13 17 17 1 13 16 16 15 9 9 14 9 11 11 8 11 10 13 12 6 14 5 12 2 7 5 9 3 3 12 6 10 14 11 12 6 14

36.6 27.8 28.5 25.5 25.8 25.9 26.5 30.0 28.7 39.3 27.4 22.6 28.2 19.0 39.5 33.3 16.8 31.8 25.7 24.2 19.1 29.3 22.4 100.0 21.0 22.5 21.3 25.0 40.9 45.0 22.6 18.0 19.6 21.6 42.1 37.9 17.9 28.3 21.8 42.9 25.5 23.8 41.4 25.0 20.0 33.3 36.0 42.9 37.5 36.4 35.3 52.6 22.6 30.6 48.0 21.4 53.9

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Races

AWD

Earnings (£)

Top horse

119 101 97 88 99 87 54 60 45 12 38 29 30 14 23 17 28 37 27 28 17 28 24 4 13 24 22 20 12 15 19 11 15 13 10 15 14 17 17 9 22 7 16 4 9 8 14 4 5 19 7 17 18 16 14 8 16

20.3 19.8 19.0 20.5 21.0 19.8 20.8 18.6 19.2 22.7 20.5 20.7 18.9 18.9 19.7 21.3 19.9 20.0 20.0 18.3 22.7 21.0 19.4 16.4 17.6 20.3 19.5 19.8 17.8 18.5 20.4 22.1 20.6 21.8 20.8 19.4 18.5 20.0 20.7 18.4 19.5 19.1 17.4 20.6 20.9 19.5 20.9 20.0 21.1 17.4 21.7 17.8 19.6 19.9 20.0 16.9 17.5

1,426,853 1,166,624 987,108 984,094 943,627 835,590 588,901 505,517 427,587 411,405 334,180 313,360 294,627 271,924 267,343 264,612 259,235 254,154 243,301 235,020 228,047 217,852 215,022 213,059 212,506 209,570 189,906 189,125 181,098 177,085 174,889 172,315 171,777 167,109 162,909 162,517 161,943 158,081 157,278 157,094 156,879 153,192 147,290 145,938 141,913 141,211 137,377 134,494 134,156 130,194 125,358 124,392 121,553 117,441 116,741 114,749 113,864

Carlingford Lough Benefficient The Tullow Tank Double Seven Standing Ovation Defy Logic Colour Squadron Cantlow Gilgamboa Silviniaco Conti Alasi Rocky Creek Briar Hill Hurricane Fly Johns Spirit Bobs Worth Cailin Annamh Wychwoods Brook Shotgun Paddy Sizing Rio Your Busy Cloudy Too Bury Parade Sire de Grugy Missunited Killala Quay Return Spring Alderbrook Lad Zarkandar Annie Power Amore Alato White Star Line Harry Topper Monbeg Dude Roi du Mee Conquisto Royal Irish Hussar Sraid Padraig Highland Retreat My Tent Or Yours Champion Court Sametegal Sea Lord Double Ross Hidden Cyclone Wonderful Charm Anay Turge Houblon des Obeaux Dell' Arca Wicklow Brave Dynaste Dodging Bullets Down Ace Hansupfordetroit Hey Big Spender Valdez Silk Hall

Earned (£)

174,085 58,444 87,520 97,919 53,412 58,874 44,892 52,650 65,073 135,753 39,116 58,768 61,512 147,388 125,080 78,367 43,341 34,533 47,621 20,325 40,651 37,747 43,908 213,060 127,317 19,845 32,000 22,172 53,071 88,904 18,553 86,980 71,128 29,216 77,600 42,722 40,147 26,423 52,825 113,220 20,874 51,416 51,665 109,364 70,199 46,625 38,947 88,470 56,950 40,659 48,393 42,940 16,781 15,694 23,796 31,389 33,565

Gold Well death at just 12 looks major loss to the industry Beneficial has cut King’s Theatre’s lead from over £400,000 to £260,000, thanks to such as Byerley Babe and Mala Beach winning valuable races. But perhaps more interesting are a couple of sires lower down the list. Kayf Tara is in his accustomed position as the leading UK-based sire, with 48 winners from 160 runners. They are headed by smart chaser Cantlow, successful in the bet365 Chase at Newbury before finishing a good runner-up at Cheltenham. Montjeu’s unraced brother Gold Well sadly died of colic in November, a year after being transferred to The Beeches Stud from Arctic Tack Stud. The achievements of his runners suggest the stallion’s death at the tender age of 12 may turn out to be a significant loss to jump breeding. His progeny include Cheltenham Festival winner Holywell and this season’s Paddy Power Gold Cup winner Johns Spirit, plus half a dozen other well above average horses led by Joxer, Festive Felon and Mr Watson. Mr Watson is one of three of Gold Well’s offspring to have fetched big bucks at the sales, going for £215,000. Legacy Gold sold for £210,000 and Grand Jesture’s price was €200,000.

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