Stallion statistics: Mujahid

PRIX LYPHARD-Listed

€52,000, Deauville, 12-10,3yo/up, 1 3/16m (AWT), 1:57.10, stn.

1--SKY CRUSADER (GB), 125, g, 7
Mujahid--Red Cloud (Ire), by Taufan.
O-Gerard Augustin-Normand; B-V S & Mme Aram; T-Markus Nigge; J-Thomas Huet; €26,000.

2--Eire (GB), 121, m, 5
Medicean (GB)--Mavourneen, by Dynaformer. €10,400.

3--Fleur Enchantee (Fr), 121, m, 5
Marchand de Sable--Mademoiselle Fleur (Fr), by River Mist. €7,800.

Margins: 2, HF, NK. Odds: 4.40, 25.00, 4.80.
Also Ran: Magic Eye (Ire), Willywell (Fr), Philatelist, Risquillo (Fr), Burn the Breeze (Ire), Pallodio (Ire), Bigzam (GB). Also Ran (not classified): Il Divo (Ger), Indian Daffodil (Ire), Time for Gold (Fr), Forthe Millionkiss (Ger), Darjani (Ire), Audaz (GB), Arlanda (Ger), For Joy (GB).

This is the first stakes win for the prolific winner Sky Crusader, who is the sole winner to date out of a placed sister to the Listed-placed winner Green's Ferneley and half sister to dual Listed winner and Group One Irish 2000 Guineas third Cape Town and Listed winner Regiment, as well as the winning dam of dual Group One winner Paco Boy.

This is the second Listed winner of the year for Mujahid, whose leading earner is Dubai Group Two winner Balius. Overall the son of Danzig has 27 winners at a 37% strike rate and this win moves the Besnate resident to third on the list of leading Italian-based stallions in 2009.

Pedigree of SKY CRUSADER, 2002