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Touch o' Feist

Account of VALENTINE STABLES, Cambridge.

Lot

221

Foaled 15th August 2003

Bay or Brown Filly

Box

          F 501

Branded: nr sh; 2 over 3 off sh

SireMiswakiMr. ProspectorRaise a Native
Rossini* (USA) HopespringseternalBuckpasser
1997Touch of GreatnessHero's HonorNorthern Dancer
  Ivory WandSir Ivor
DamHonor Grades*DanzigNorthern Dancer
Honor Abounds Weekend SurpriseSecretariat
1995French AccoladeGielgud*Sir Ivor
  La BijouMatrice

 

ROSSINI (USA) (Bay 1997-Stud in Ire. 2001, NZ 2002). 3 wins at 2, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Robert Papin, Gr.2, Curragh Anglesey S., Gr.3, 2d Doncaster Champagne S., Gr.2, 3d Curragh Greenlands S., Gr.3, 4th Newmarket Craven S., Gr.3. Half-brother to SW Elusive Quality (Belmont Jaipur H., Gr.3, sire). Out of a half-sister to SW Gold and Ivory* and to the dam of SW Anees (1999 Champion USA 2YO Colt). His oldest NZ-bred progeny are now foals. 

 

1st dam

BUDGIE'S HONOR - HONOR ABOUNDS (AUST.), by Honor Grades*. Placed up to 1250m, 3d VRC Rowland Gardner Merchants H. Half-sister to DO SI DO. This is her third foal. Her second foal is a yearling. Dam of one foal to race-

Button (g. by El Moxie*). Placed at 1400m in 2003 in Sing.

 

2nd dam

FRENCH ACCOLADE, by Gielgud*. Unraced. Half-sister to CONTWIG, MONAK. Dam of 9 named foals, 6 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

DO SI DO (Take Your Partner). Third on The 1992-93 NZ 2YO Free H. 4 wins at 2, US$6,590, NZ$91,500, A$1,400, ARC Ellerslie Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, BOP RC Mitsui OKS Lines H., 3d Matamata Breeders' S., Gr.2.

Boulder Blaze. 2 wins at 1200m, 1300m to 2003-04, 3d QTC Paul's Folly Maiden H.

Neversaydye - Washington Hammer (Mal.). Winner at 1200m in Mal.

Just Lucy. Unraced. Dam of-

Capitalize. 5 wins from 1000m to 2050m to 2003-04, BTC Sita Recycling H.

 

3rd dam

LA BIJOU, by Matrice. Winner at 1450m, Adelaide RC Gardens Maiden H., 3d SAJC Hove Maiden H. Sister to AXINITE, three-quarter-sister to MANIHI, half-sister to CARTIER, LITTLE SLAM, Belus. Dam of 15 foals, 11 to race, 8 winners, inc:-

CONTWIG (Twig Moss*). 2 wins at 2000m, 2400m, Western Australian Oaks, Gr.1, 3d Pinjarra RC Heytesbury Oaks Trial H., L. Dam of-

Miss Conviction. 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1000m to 1800m, A$104,505, VATC George Swinburne P., Regal Wench H., 2d VATC Highways Tabaret H.

MONAK (Twig Moss*). 14 wins from 1000m to 1600m, A$82,955, Kalgoorlie Boulder RC Hannan's H., L, WATC Land Cruiser Welter H., 2d Kalgoorlie Boulder RC Hannan's H., L, 3d WATC Colonel Reeves S., L

Sycamore. Winner at 1300m, STC AMP Eastwood H. Producer.

Wassail. Unplaced. Dam of Yulan (El Moxie*).

 

4th dam

French Jewel , by Damnos*. 6 wins-1 at 2-from 5f to 10½f, SAJC Hillcrest H., Sir Robert George H., Belmont H., PARC Illeroo H., 2d SAJC Morphettville P., L. Half-sister to BEAUTEOUS (dam of MANIHI), Little Dreamer (dam of ROTHSCHILD). Dam of 10 named foals, all raced, 7 winners, inc:-

CARTIER (Beau Court*). 15 wins-3 at 2-from 6f to 15f, Port Adelaide Cup, Gr.3, 2d Adelaide Guineas, Gr.3, 3d South Australian S., Gr.3.

AXINITE (Matrice). 15 wins to 1¼m, SAJC George Adams Invitation S., Gr.3, PARC Christmas H., Gr.3, 2d SAJC George Adams Invitation S., Gr.3.