2024 AUGUST (Early) Online Sale

ULYSSES (IRE) (Chestnut 2013-Stud 2018). 5 wins 1¼m to 1½m, York International S., Gr.1. Sire of 195 rnrs, 96 wnrs, inc. SW White Birch (Curragh Tattersalls Gold Cup, Gr.1), Passenger, Mighty Ulysses, Piz Badile, Wendla, Holloway Boy, Peripatetic, SP Oddyssey, Relentless Voyager, Animato, Gwan So and of Magic Merlin, Terra Mitica, Elsie's Ruan, Goodwood Odyssey, Poutchek, Sea Grey, Wrathful, Incensed, A Dublin Lad, Hedonista, Knockbrex, etc.

1st dam

FELLBECK, by Cacique. Unraced. Blood-sister to HOME AFFAIRS, half-sister to WEIGHTLESS, MAIN AIM, Verdant. Dam of 4 foals, 3 to race, 2 winners, inc:-

 Cave Diver (f by Ulysses) 2 wins. See below.

 Deep Dive (f by Ulysses) 2 wins at 1500m, 1950m to 2024 in Italy.

 Eavestone (f by Lope de Vega (Ire)) Placed at 2 & 3 to 2024 in GB.

2nd dam

ORFORD NESS, by Selkirk. 2 wins at 1600m, Chantilly Prix de Sandringham, Gr.3, Saint-Cloud Prix Hildegarde, 3d Deauville Prix Messidor, Gr.3, Prix de Lieurey, L, 4th Maisons-Laffitte Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord, Gr.3. Half-sister to Aware, The Great Legion,  Notable (dam of MARIA ROYAL, RED CARDINAL). Dam of 14 foals, 11 to race, 7 winners, inc:-

WEIGHTLESS (g In the Wings) 7 wins from 1950m to 2100m, £55,846, €135,300, Longchamp Prix Dollar, Gr.2, Prix du Prince d'Orange, Gr.3, Sandown Gordon Richards S., Gr.3, Deauville Prix de Martinvast, Longchamp Prix de Nanterre, Kempton Day Time Night Time Great Time H., 2d Grand Prix du Lion d'Angers, L, Sandown Zycko H., Chantilly Prix des Gres, 3d Kempton Rosebery H., 4th La Coupe de Longchamp, Gr.3.

MAIN AIM (c Oasis Dream) 6 wins to 7¼f, £270,695, Haydock John of Gaunt S., Gr.3-twice, Newbury Berry Bros & Rudd H., Doncaster State Club H., Sandown Emerald Steel H., 2d Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1, Goodwood Celebration Mile, Gr.2, 3d York Duke of York S., Gr.2, Newmarket Challenge S., Gr.2, Sandown Thames H., 4th Royal Ascot Queen Anne S., Gr.1, Goodwood Lennox S., Gr.2, Newmarket Challenge S., Gr.2. Sire.

HOME AFFAIRS (c Dansili) 3 wins-1 at 2-at 7f, 8¼f, £92,927, €22,840, Windsor Royal Windsor S., L, Haydock Totesport Silver Bowl, 3d Epsom Diomed S., Gr.3, York Jersey S., Gr.3, 4th Chantilly Prix Jean Prat, Gr.1. Sire.

Verdant (g Singspiel) 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 3000m, £63,932, A$296,080, Goodwood Racing UK H., Sandown Moorcroft H., Bet365.com H., MVRC Spotless H., VRC Lavazza Long Black H., 2800m-in track record time, 2d Geelong Cup, Gr.3, Albury Gold Cup, L, VRC Baden Baden Trophy H., Newmarket Wow 2YO S., MRC (Mornington) Beleura Retirement Village H., 3d Ascot Buckhounds S., L, BRC Queensland Cup, L, Epsom Vincent O'Brien H., MVRC Jeep Don't Hold Back H., 4th Newmarket Fred Archer S., L, MRC (Mornington) RM Ansett Classic, L.

 Castle Rising - Amheed (Sau.). 5 wins from 1500m to 2100m in France and Saudi Arabia, Deauville Prix de Canteloup, Saint-Cloud Prix Saint-Simon, 3d Longchamp Prix du Pre Catelan, Prix de Gesvres.

3rd dam

Nesaah, by Topsider. 2 wins at 1¼m, 11f, 2d York Galtres S., L. Half-sister to PRIVITY (dam of PRIVET HEDGE), ZINDARI, Rate Cut,  Tarocchi (dam of PRICE TAG). Dam of 11 foals, 6 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

ORFORD NESS (f Selkirk) 2 wins. See above.

Aware (c Kenmare) 2 wins at 2000m, US$79,600 in France and U.S.A, Chantilly Prix du Mont Pagnotte, 2d Maisons-Laffitte Prix Eugène Adam, Gr.2, 3d Maisons-Laffitte Prix Pelleas, L.

The Great Legion (g Kris) 2 wins at 1600m, 2000m, 3d Evry Prix Pelleas, L.

 Nishan. Unplaced. Dam of 5 winners-

Molomo (f Barathea) Champion Older Female in Ireland in 2001 (Int.). Winner at 1½m, 2d Curragh Pretty Polly S., Gr.2, Royal Whip S., Gr.2, Gowran Park Denny Cordell Lavarack Memorial Fillies S., L, 3d Curragh Mooresbridge S., L. Dam of 3 winners-

RAINFALL (f Oasis Dream) 3 wins at 7f, £124,097, €8,580, Royal Ascot Jersey S., Gr.3, Ascot October S., L, 2d Haydock Sandy Lane S., L, 3d Newmarket Falmouth S., Gr.1, Sun Chariot S., Gr.1, 4th Haydock Superior Mile, L. Dam of-

SHILLONG (c Dubawi) 5 wins at 1000m, 1200m in U.A.E, Jebel Ali Sprint S., L.

Pepperwood (g Barathea) 5 wins from 1m to 17¾f, Leopardstown Strathmore H., 3d Leopardstown Trigo S., L.

 Nesaah's Princess. Unraced. Dam of 7 winners-

Red Hot Calypso (c Art Connoisseur) 7 wins from 1800m to 2800m in Hungary and Slovakia, Kincsem Park Magyar St Leger, Szent István Díj, 2d Magdeburg Jubiläumspreis, L, Kincsem Park Magyar Derby.

Mekong Delta (f Art Connoisseur) Winner at 1600m in India, 3d Mumbai Indian One Thousand Guineas, L, 4th Pune RWITC Gold Cup, L.

 Notable. Unraced. Dam of 4 winners-

RED CARDINAL (g Montjeu) Champion Older Male Stayer in Germany in 2017. 7 wins from 1900m to 3200m, £22,255, €74,550, US$220,000, A$379,050 in GB, U.S.A., Germany and Aust, Hoppegarten Oleander Rennen, Gr.2, ATC Sky High S., Gr.3, Belmont Gold Cup Invitational S., Gr.3, ATC Parramatta Cup, L, 2d Köln Preis von Europa, Gr.1, 3d Newbury Geoffrey Freer S., Gr.3, ATC Parramatta Cup, L, St Leger, 4th Geelong Cup, Gr.3.

MARIA ROYAL (f Montjeu) 4 wins from 2000m to 2500m, €160,125, Longchamp Prix de Royallieu, Gr.2, Vichy Prix Madame Jean Couturié, L, Longchamp Prix de la Celle Saint-Cloud, 4th Baden-Baden Grosser Preis von Baden, Gr.1, Longchamp Prix Royal Oak, Gr.1. Producer.

Race Record:

2 wins-1 at 2-at 8½f, 10½f, 3d Haydock Seven Sisters 2YO Fillies' S.