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As a representative of the Hail To Reason male line, Canford Cliffs also possesses a pedigree which should make him a
valuable outcross for many mares.
The
GREEN DESERT
branch of the
DANZIG
line has made a fast start with Canford Cliffs. His sire Tagula sired the smart
sprinter Tax Free from a grand-daughter of Green Desert and now Canford Cliffs has sired the Gr.3 winners Al Jazi and
Most Beautiful from
CAPE CROSS
mares. He has also sired the useful miler Aspen Mountain from only two runners out
of daughters of
OASIS DREAM
.
Canford Cliffs has already sired the French Listed winner Aktoria from a daughter of
ZAFONIC
and his first two Group
winners have grand-daughters of
MR PROSPECTOR
as their second dams, by
SEEKING THE GOLD
and
GULCH
.
He has already made his mark with
GALILEO
mares, siring the Gr.1 runner-up Salouen and the very useful Wall of Fire.
His sire’s very smart son Limato is out of a mare by
SINGSPIEL
. His first runner out of a
MONTJEU
mare is a useful
winner in France.
His Group winner Princess Asta is out of an
UNFUWAIN
mare and is therefore inbred 5x3 to
NORTHERN DANCER
as well as being 4x4 to
STOP THE MUSIC
.
KYLLACHY
is the broodmare sire of Canford Cliffs’ Gr.2 winner Painted Cliffs. This suggests he could also suit
daughters of
PIVOTAL
too.
The brothers
EL GRAN SENOR
and
TRY MY BEST
are an interesting option. Mares by Try My Best’s grandson
ROYAL APPLAUSE
are likely to reinforce Canford Cliffs’ juvenile ability, and the same applies to
ACCLAMATION
.
Harlequeen, third in the Oaks and Irish Oaks, has a dam by
RAINBOW QUEST
who also sired the grandam of Gr.1 2yo
Salouen.
Canford Cliffs already has winners out of daughters of
DALAKHANI
,
DAYLAMI
and
SHIRLEY HEIGHTS
, with the
last-named siring the second dam of the classic-placed Harlequeen.
More Than Ready, Red Ransom, Sunday Silence and Fuji Kiseki are among the other members of the Hail To Reason
male line which have Gr.1 winners from
DANEHILL
mares. Canford Cliffs already has the useful Stargazer from a
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
mare.
Gr.2
winning 2YO
PAINTED CLIFFS
Classic placed 3YO
HARLEQUEEN