Festival Yearling Sale

Account of ASHWELL FARM, Cambridge.

HANDSOME RANSOM (AUS) (Bay 2000-Stud 2005). 2 wins at 2, A$364,930, Canberra RC Black Opal S., Gr.3, Black Opal 2YO Preview, 2d STC Tooheys New Golden Rose 3YO S., 3d AJC Hobartville S., Gr.2, 4th AJC San Domenico S., Gr.2, Royal Sovereign S., Gr.2. Half-brother to SW Danajaya (VRC Flemington Rose S., L). Out of a half-sister to SW Boleslao Il Rosso. Grandson of SW Barbara Conti. His oldest progeny are yearlings.

1st dam

PIPIT, by Generous. Unraced. This is her second live foal. Her first foal is unraced.

2nd dam

CAPTIVATING, by Kaapstad. Winner at 1200m. Sister to KAPITAIN KASH, half-sister to DANTE'S PARADISO, Lord Vader. Dam of 5 named foals, 3 to race, all winners, inc:-

Enthralling. 4 wins-1 at 2-to 1400m, ARC Jacks Fruit Supply 3YO H., Rotorua RC Price & Pierce 3YO H., 2d Marton JC Richards Construction 3YO H.

Mears Cleary. Winner at 1600m in Aust.

3rd dam

(LADY) GENESIS, by Star Way. 2 wins at 1600m, AJC Maidenhead H. Three-quarter-sister to NIMUE, SMILING LIKE, (MR) EUROSTAR, Usha, half-sister to Eustaci (dam of SIRSTACI). Dam of 12 named foals, 10 to race, 7 winners, inc:-

KAPITAIN KASH (Kaapstad). 9 wins from 1400m to 2300m, NZ$170,275, Counties Cup, Gr.2, Rotorua Cup, Gr.3, ARC Body Bronze H., Waikato RC ZHFM H., ARC McGinty H., Support-a-Paedic H., Waikato RC Atlanta Golf Cambridge H., Matamata RC Mapperley Stud H., 2d Paeroa RC Cup, 4th Auckland Cup, Gr.1, Counties RC Metric Mile, L.

DANTE'S PARADISO (Danske). 5 wins from 1500m to 2000m, A$163,100, NSW Tatt's RC Tattersalls Club Cup, L, AJC Motor Neurone Disease P., STC BMW 5 Series H., West Ashfield H., 2d AJC Villiers S., Gr.2.

Lord Vader (Grosvenor). 6 wins from 1400m to 1900m, STC Turrella H., Campbellfield H., 2d AJC December H., Rogilla Welter H., 3d STC Parramatta Cup, L, 4th NSW Tatt's RC Tattersall's Club Cup, L.

4th dam

ARGA, by Arragon. Winner at 2, ARC Onslow S. Three-quarter-sister to STYLEMAN, half-sister to Jamarl. Dam of 8 named foals, 6 to race, all winners, inc:-

Eustaci. Winner at 1600m, 2d Waikato RC Te Pahu H. Dam of-

SIRSTACI (Silver Dream). 9 wins from 1200m to 1600m, NZ$340,792, ARC Easter H., Gr.1, 2d ARC New Zealand S., Gr.1, WRC Jarden Mile, Gr.1, Telegraph H., Gr.1, 3d WRC Telegraph H., Gr.1.

NIMUE (Star Way). 8 wins-2 at 2-from 1200m to 1600m, NZ$245,825, New Zealand One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Levin RC Bayer Classic, Gr.1, ARC Ladies Mile, Gr.3, Masterton RC Lowland S., Gr.3. Producer.

SMILING LIKE (Star Way). 7 wins from 2000m to 3200m, NZ$342,675, Wellington Cup, Gr.1, CJC New Zealand Cup, Gr.2. Producer.

(MR) EUROSTAR (Star Way). 11 wins from 1200m to 2400m, NZ$124,115, A$406,758, AJC Summer Cup, Gr.3, 2d QTC Brisbane Cup, Gr.1.

Ladystaci. Winner at 2100m. Dam of-

GREENMAILER (Star Way). Winner at 2000m, STC Kingston Town S., Gr.3.