Stallion statistics: Montjeu

RACING POST TROPHY-G1

£200,000, Doncaster, 10-24, 2yo, c/f, 1mT, 1:39.62, gd/sf.

1--ST NICHOLAS ABBEY (IRE), 126, c, 2
Montjeu (Ire)--Leaping Water (GB), by Sure Blade
O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Barton Bloodstock & Villiers Syndicate; T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Johnny
Murtagh; £113,540.

2--Elusive Pimpernel, 124, c, 2
Elusive Quality--Cara Fantasy (Ire), by Sadler's Wells.
O/B-Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc; T-John Dunlop; £43,040.

3--Al Zir, 124, c, 2
Medaglia d'Oro--Bayou Plans, by Bayou Hebert.
O-Godolphin; B-Jacks or Better Farm Inc; T-Saeed bin Suroor; £21,540.

Margins: 3 3/4, 2HF, NK. Odds: 13-8, 4-1, 9-2.
Also Ran: Dancing David (Ire), Morana (Ire), Shakespearean (Ire), Hanson'd (Ire), Al Ghazal, Musaafer (Ire), Coordinated Cut (Ire), Elusive Award.
Non runner: Big Audio (Ire).

A 200,000 gns yearling, St Nicholas Abbey is a brother to the winner Cascata and a half brother to Grade Two winner Grammmarian, out of an unraced half sister to Group One Criterium de Saint-Cloud and Grade One Canadian International winner Ballingarry, Group One Racing Post Trophy winner Aristotle, Group One St James's Palace Stakes and Prix Jean Prat winner Starborough and Group Three winner Spanish Falls, all out of Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Flamenco Wave.

Montjeu has 11 European stakes winners this year, 5% of his 231 runners, amongst his 75 individual winners, with St Nicholas Abbey, Fame And Glory and Jukebox Jury all Group One winners.

Pedigree of ST NICHOLAS ABBEY (IRE), 2007