Sale Catalogue - Tattersalls

FROM BISHOPSTOWN STUD (AGENT)
LOT 175 175
BAY OR BROWN
FILLY (IRE)
April 11th, 2002
(Fourth Produce)
Luso (GB)
Salse
Lucayan Princess
Topsider
Carnival Princess
High Line
Gay France
Mandamus
Laminate
Strong Gale
Farm Hill
Vital Approach Mandalus
(IRE)
(1990) Gayles Approach
E.B.F. Nominated.
1st dam
VITAL APPROACH (IRE): placed 4 times in point-to-points at 5 and 6 years; dam of-
Bramblehill Fairy (IRE) (1997 f. by Toulon (GB)): unraced; broodmare.
She also has a 5-y-o mare by Over The River (FR) and a 3-y-o colt by Luso (GB).
2nd dam
GAYLES APPROACH: unraced; dam of a winner:
HARWELL LAD (IRE) (g. by Over The River (FR)): 6 wins over fences and £92,521
inc. Whitbread Gold Cup H. Chase, Sandown Park, Gr.3, placed 6 times inc. 2nd
Betterware Cup H. Chase, Ascot, L.; also 3 wins in point-to-points and placed twice.
Nice Approach (IRE): placed once in a N.H. Flat Race at 4 years; also placed 5 times
over fences, 2001; also winner of a point-to-point, 2002 and placed 7 times.
Dramatic Approach (IRE): winner of a point-to-point at 6 years and placed 3 times.
She also has a 5-y-o mare by Old Vic and a 4-y-o colt and a 3-y-o colt both by Bob Back
(USA) and a 2-y-o colt by Simply Great (FR).
3rd dam
FARM HILL: unraced; dam of a winner:
APPROACHING: 10 wins, £59,038: winner over hurdles at 5 years and 9 wins
over fences and £58,036 inc. Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup H. Chase, Newbury, L.,
3rd Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase, Cheltenham, L.
Anthonys Aproach: winner of a point-to-point; grandam of BALLYHANE, won S.G.B.
H. Steeplechase, Ascot, L. and Bollinger Champagne Novices' H'cp Chase, Ascot,
L., Direct Approach, 3rd Baggeridge Brick Novices' Chase, Newbury, L.
Farm Approach: unraced; dam of 3 winners inc.:
FEATHERED GALE: 7 wins, £170,453: winner over hurdles at 5 years and 6
wins over fences and £167,383 inc. Irish Grand National, Fairyhouse, L.,
Galway Plate, L., 3rd Irish Grand National, Fairyhouse, L.
MAGICAL APPROACH (IRE): 3 wins over fences, 2001 and £31,223 inc.
Grand National Trial H. Chase, Punchestown, Gr.3, 3rd Pierse Leopardstown
Limited H. Stp, Leopardstown, Gr.2; also 2 wins in point-to-points.
Crash Approach: unraced; dam of a winner:
ADAMANT APPROACH (IRE): 4 wins, £89,774: winner of a N.H. Flat Race;
also 2 wins over hurdles, 2002 inc. Pierse H. Hurdle, Leopardstown, Gr.1, 3rd
Champion Novice Hurdle, Punchestown, Gr.1 and winner over fences, 2002.
Approaching Land (IRE): winner of a point-to-point, 2002.
4th dam
FLOTATION: unraced; dam of 3 winners:
ROYAL APPROACH: 8 wins: winner at 5 years; also 7 wins over jumps at 5 and
6 years inc. Irish Grand National H. Chase, Fairyhouse.
QUICK APPROACH: 27 wins: 3 wins; also 24 wins over jumps inc. November H.
Hurdle, Liverpool, 3rd Henry VIII Steeplechase, Hurst Park.
External Relations: 11 wins: 2 wins at 3 and 4 years 2nd Pretty Polly S.,
Curragh; also 9 wins over jumps at home and in U.S.A.; dam of 2 winners:
IRISH HAMMER: won Charles L Appleton Mem. H. Chase, Aqueduct.
IMPEACH: won Indian River H. Steeplechase, Delaware Park.
Cousin Yvonne: ran over jumps in U.S.A.; dam of UNCLE EDWIN (USA), won
National H. Chase, Fair Hill; grandam of UNCLE MERLIN (USA), won
Maryland Hunt Cup H. Steeplechase, Glyndon, L.
STABLED IN BARN E BOX 175