Gala Stakes L - Kirklees

Filed on 3 Jul 2009 @ 15:14

Race report
Stallion statistics: Jade Robbery

HELICAL BAR GALA S.-Listed

£40,000, Sandown, 7-3, 3yo/up, 10f 7ydsT, 2:07.60, gd.

1--KIRKLEES (IRE), 131, h, 5
Jade Robbery--Moyesii, by Diesis (GB).
O-Godolphin; B-Darley; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Frankie Dettori; £22,708.

2--Covert Ambition (GB), 131, c, 4
Singspiel (Ire)--Super Tassa (Ire), by Lahib. £8,608.

3--Tranquil Tiger (GB), 134, h, 5
Selkirk--Serene View, by Distant View. £4,308.

Margins: 4, 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 85-40, 11-2, 11-4.
Also Ran: Confront (GB), Halicarnassus (Ire), Guarino (Ger), Democrate (GB).

Bred by Darley, Kirklees is a half brother to this year's Italian Derby winner Mastery (Sulamani) out of a winning half sister to Group Three winner Bowman. The second dam, Cherokee Rose, was a multiple Group winner for Sheikh Mohammed and John Hammond, winning the Group One Prix Maurice de Gheest and the Haydock Sprint Cup in 1995.

In 2008 Jade Robbery had seven winners from 23 runners; this season he has four winners, including Listed winner ceremonail Jade, from only 12 runners thus far.

Pedigree of KIRKLEES (IRE), 2004

Jade Robbery
1987
Mr Prospector
1970
Raise A Native
1961
Native Dancer
Raise You
Gold Digger
1962
Nashua
Sequence
Number
1979
Nijinsky
1967
Northern Dancer
Flaming Page
Special
1969
Forli
Special
Moyesii
1997
Diesis
1980
Sharpen Up
1969
Atan
Rocchetta
Doubly Sure
1971
Reliance
Soft Angels
Cherokee Rose
1991
Dancing Brave
1983
Lyphard
Navajo Princess
Celtic Assembly
1981
Secretariat
Welsh Garden
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