Stallion statistics: King's Best

PRIX MAURICE DE GHEEST-G1

€250,000, Deauville, 8-9, 3yo/up, 6 1/2fT, 1:15.70, gd.

1--KING'S APOSTLE (IRE), 128, h, 5
King's Best--Politesse, by Barathea (Ire)
O-Bernard Kantor; B-Wentworth Racing (Pty) Ltd; T-William Haggas; J-Ryan Moore; €142,850.

2--Mariol (Fr), 128, g, 5
Munir (GB)--La Bastoche (Ire), by Kaldoun (Fr).
O-Famille Vidal; B-Robert Collet & Classic Breeding SARL; T-Robert Collet; €57,150.

3--Lesson in Humility (Ire), 125, f, 4
Mujadil--Vanity (Ire), by Thatching (Ire).
O-Michael Nelmes-Crocker; B-Kevin Quinn; T-Alan Jarvis;
€28,575.

Margins: HF, HD, NK. Odds: 13.80, 45.00, 13.00.
Also Ran: Varenar (Fr), Sayif (Ire), Dunkerque (Fr), Tiza (SAf), Serious Attitude (Ire), Asset (Ire), Naaqoos (GB), African Rose (GB), Delvita (Fr).

King's Apostle is the first foal out of an unraced half sister to three winners, out of Embassy, the champion juvenile filly in 1997 and winner of the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes and Group Three Princess Margaret Stakes. The third dam Pass The Peace was herself champion juvenile filly in Ireland and also won the Cheveley Park Stakes.

King's Apostle becomes the fourth Group One winner for his sire King's Best, alongside Proclamation, Creachadoir and Dubai Surprise. The Darley sire has four European stakes winners and 52 individual winners this year, and is the leading sire of Kingmambo at stud in Europe.

Pedigree of KING'S APOSTLE, 2004