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ICE BLUE Unfuwain Rainbow Quest Gr.2
ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE Efisio Slip Anchor Gr.2
L'AMOUR DE MA VIE Smoke Glacken Highest Honor Gr.2
PERMIT Swain Diesis Gr.2
REQUINTO Entrepreneur Darshaan Gr.2
RIPOSTE Rainbow Quest Stage Door Johnny Gr.2
SHAWEEL Peintre Celebre Green Desert Gr.2
STRATEGIC PRINCE Diesis Green God Gr.2
STRAWBERRYDAIQUIRI Travelling Victor Strawberry Road Gr.2
TESTOSTERONE Sadler's Wells Common Grounds Gr.2
THOMAS CHIPPENDALE Sadler's Wells Darshaan Gr.2
VANCOUVERITE Selkirk Lammtarra Gr.2
ZACINTO Distant View Nureyev Gr.2
TRICK OF LIGHT Known Fact Sir Ivor Gr.2
MATING SUGGESTIONS:
The very speedy Requinto won all four of his races over 5f against his own age group as a two-year-old. His victories
included the Gr.2 Flying Childers S. and the Gr.3 Molecomb S. In assessing the bright start to his stallion career, it is
imperative to remember that he started at €5,000. In the circumstances he has done very well to sire 16 winners from
his first 30 runners and to sire second-crop yearlings which sold for up to €145,000.
A sensible approach would be aiming to produce smart two-year-olds and sprinters by Requinto, especially when
Zoffany, another of Dansili’s fastest 2yos, was able to sire three stakes-winning first-crop 2yos at Royal Ascot.
Mares from Requinto’s family produced the Royal Ascot two-year-old Gr.3 winner Blue Dakota to
NAMID
, and Gr.2
winner Godfrey Street to
COMPTON PLACE
, another son of
INDIAN RIDGE
. Dansili has Group-winning daughters out
of mares by
INDIAN RIDGE
,
INCHINOR
and
STATOBLEST
. This suggests mares with
AHONOORA
blood, including
daughters of
ACCLAMATION
, whose dam was by
AHONOORA
.
Other sons of Dansili have Gr.1 and Gr.2 winners inbred 4x3 to
DANZIG
. One of them is Zoffany, who owes much of
his early success to mares from this male line. His smart daughter Illuminate has a dam by
GREEN DESERT
and his Gr.2
Royal Lodge winner Foundation has a dam by
POLISH PRECEDENT
. Another son, the Gr.1 Prix de l’Abbaye runner-up
Washington DC, is inbred 4x4. Two of Dansili’s Gr.1-winning daughters, Giofra and Laughing, are inbred 3x4 to
DANZIG
, as are Dansili’s high-class sprinter Bated Breath and his Gr.2 Gimcrack Stakes winner Shaweel.
A son and a grandson of
DANEHILL
sired those fast fillies Piccadilly Filly and Gilt Edge Girl from Requinto’s female
family. Now that 3x3 inbreeding to
DANEHILL
has produced the high-class sprinter Hoof It and the Middle Park winner
Astaire, breeders may want to try Requinto with mares by Danehill’s sons. Zoffany has a Gr.3 winner inbred 3x3.
NUREYEV
also demands consideration as Dansili sired the Arc winner Rail Link from a
THEATRICAL
mare and Gr.2
winner Shaweel from a
PEINTRE CELEBRE
mare. Dansili has a high proportion of Group winners out of
PIVOTAL
mares, including the precocious Fire Lily and the Gr.1 winner Winsili. Two sons of Dansili now have stakes winners out
of
PIVOTAL
mares and Zoffany sired the classic-placed Architecture from a daughter of
FASLIYEV
.
Requinto’s Group-placed son Broken Stones is out of a
FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND
mare. This suggests daughters of
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY
and
SHAMARDAL
could do well.
Requinto could be a very interesting match for mares by
ACCLAMATION
and
DARK ANGEL
.
HORSES TO FOLLOW IN 2017
all lightly-raced and highly-regarded winners:
Broken Stones
(Gr.2 pl for kevin Ryan, sold to Hong kong),
Mojito
(William Haggas),
Trevanna
(won a €100,000 auction race for kevin Prendergast),
Warrior’s Spirit
(Richard Hannon),
Kruger Park
(Richard Fahey), etc.