Sale Catalogue - Tattersalls

FROM BALLYCRYSTAL STUD
LOT 342 342
BAY FILLY (IRE)
June 30th, 2002
Courtship (GB)
Amelita
(1983)
Groom Dancer
Dance Quest
Strong Gale
Orlinda
E.B.F. Nominated.
Blushing Groom
Featherhill
Green Dancer
Polyponder
Lord Gayle
Sterntau
Levanter
Pretty Ditty
1st dam
AMELITA: 2 wins at 5 and 6 years and £5241 and placed 14 times; dam of a winner from
3 runners:
Laredo (IRE) (1993 g. by Accordion): 7 wins, £22,692: 2 wins in N.H. Flat Races at 4
years; also 2 wins over hurdles at 4 years and 3 wins over fences at 5 and 6
years and £15,258 and placed twice.
Lord Muck (IRE) (1997 g. by Accordion): unraced to date.
She also has a 7-y-o colt, a 5-y-o filly by Accordion, a 4-y-o filly by Courtship (GB), died and
a 3-y-o filly by Accordion, died.
2nd dam
ORLINDA: 3 wins: 2 wins at 4 and 5 years inc. Menlo Race, Galway, placed 6 times; also
winner over hurdles at 4 years and placed 14 times; dam of a winner:
Amelita: see above.
3rd dam
PRETTY DITTY: unraced; dam of 8 winners inc.:
Rosie O'Grady (f. by Barrons Court): 8 wins, £9657: 5 wins at 3 to 5 years and
placed 10 times inc. 3rd Irish Cesarewitch H., Curragh, L.; also 3 wins over
hurdles at 4 and 5 years and placed 2nd Jack Duggan H. Hurdle, Gowran Park, L.
and 3rd Smithwicks Beer H. Hurdle, Listowel, L.; dam of 4 winners inc.:
Shahreza: placed once at 3 years; also 2 wins over hurdles and placed 9 times
inc. 3rd Scalp Hurdle, Leopardstown, L. and placed 5 times over fences.
Gay Rhapsody: winner at 3 years and placed 4 times; also placed twice over
hurdles at 3 and 4 years; dam of OH SO GRUMPY (GB), 8 wins, £84,833:
winner and placed twice; also placed 3 times in N.H. Flat Races at 5 years;
also 3 wins over hurdles, £29,028 inc. Galway Extended H. Hurdle, Galway,
L., placed 4 times and 4 wins over fences and £51,554 inc. Bank of Ireland
Colliers Novice Chase, Punchestown, L., placed 11 times inc. 2nd United House
Construction H. Chase, Ascot, L., 3rd Dan Moore H. Chase, Fairyhouse, L. and
Martell Aintree H. Chase, Liverpool, L.; also winner of a point-to-point.
Lucky Janie: 3 wins at 2 and 3 years and placed 6 times; dam of 8 winners inc.:
Columbium: 3 wins, £5123: winner at 3 years and placed 5 times; also 2 wins
over hurdles, 2nd Sporting Chronicle H. Book Northern Hdl, Haydock Park, L.
4th dam
Pretty Portia: 2 wins at 2 and 4 years and placed 5 times inc. 2nd Howth H., Baldoyle;
dam of 2 winners inc.:
Portia's Slipper: placed twice at 2 years; also winner in U.S.A.
The next dam VALASQUA: unraced; dam of 6 winners inc.:
Arabesque: winner at 3 years, 4th Park Hill S., Doncaster; grandam of ARABIAN
STRONG (ARG), won Clasico General Jose de San Martin, La Plata, Gr.2.
Verula: placed once at 3 years; dam of 5 winners inc.:
PASSPORT: Champion 3yr old filly in Japan in 1963, won Mainichi Hai, Hanshin,
Hankyu Hai, Hanshin, Asahi Challenge Cup, Hanshin, Chukyo Kinen, Chukyo.
Namino Oto: winner in Japan; dam of ASAKA O (JPN), won Kikuka Sho (St
Leger), 3rd Tokyo Yushun (Derby), Satsuki Sho (2000 Guineas).
STABLED IN BARN J BOX 342