National Weanling & Broodmare Sale

MELLIFONT (USA) (Chestnut 1994-Stud 1997). Winner at 2. Out of a three-quarter sister to SW Sadler's Wells. Sire of 103 rnrs, 56 wnrs, inc. SW Deprivation (SAJC Breeders' S., Gr.2), Native Song, Pledge, SP Finbar Reidy, Woodford Girl, Madison Gray, Rosemont and of Touchoftheblarney, Titan Smile, Mapua, Scissorman, Bugle Boy, Oriental Bay, Ringa Kaha, Special Habit, Titan Happiness, Val Michelle, Rodger Fox - Winning Kev (Mac.), etc. 

1st dam

VIRTUAL, by Half Iced*. Unraced. Sister to Crackenback. This is her seventh live foal. Dam of five foals to race, inc:-

Go Blayco (c. by Kreisler*). 2 wins at 1000m, 1100m.

Northern Reality (f. by Kreisler*). Placed at 2, 2d Wanganui JC Yalumba Wines Juvenile H. Dam of-

Belthazar (O'Reilly). Placed at 2 in 2003-04, 2d ARC Lindauer Fraise Juvenile S., 3d WRC Wellesley S., L.

2nd dam

AVARIA, by Avaray*. Winner at 2000m. Half-sister to WORLD NEWS, (A) PALACE GOSSIP (dam of MOUNTEBANK). Dam of 7 named foals, 4 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

Crackenback (Half Iced*). 7 wins-3 at 2-from 1400m to 1600m, A$134,215, VRC Crown Club Welter H., AJC McWilliam's Sherry H., Roy Abbott H., VATC Vite Cheval H., Anniversary H., Matrice Welter H., AJC NE Joseph H., 2d VRC Battle of Britain Welter H., VATC Vite Cheval H., Matrice Welter H., SAJC Galway Bay H., 3d STC Peter Pan S., Gr.2, 4th AJC Apollo S., Gr.3, VRC Winter Championship H., L.

Staanray. 3 wins at 1200m, 1400m, MVRC Vic Health Foundation H., VATC Trenton H., 2d MVRC Yarra Burn Wines H., VATC Steeves Lumley P. H.

Opera Queen. Winner at 1400m. Dam of-

Star Event. 3 wins up to 1200m, STC Clipsal Vision Super Screen H.

3rd dam

EARLY EDITION, by Sovereign Edition*. Unplaced. Sister to HELEN OF TROY (dam of CALERA), Te Akau Princess (dam of PALACE NEWS), half-sister to Sobriquet (dam of HIGH FINANCE). Dam of 9 foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

WORLD NEWS (Sobig). Third on The 1976-77 South African 2YO Free H. 8 wins-3 at 2-from 1000m to 3200m, South African Guineas, Gr.1, 2d Milnerton WC Starke H., L, 3d Clairwood Christmas H., L.

(A) PALACE GOSSIP (In the Purple*). 6 wins from 1400m to 2000m, VRC Frances Tressady S., Gr.3, VATC Easter Cup, Gr.3, SAJC Birthday Cup, Gr.3, VRC Labour Day H., 2d STC Storm Queen S., Gr.2, 4th AJC Oaks, Gr.1, VATC Herbert Power H., Gr.3, AJC Princess H., L. Dam of-

MOUNTEBANK (Habituate*). 11 wins from 1600m to 2800m, A$160,170, STC Christmas Cup, L, AJC Toi Port H., STC Restaurant Caterers Welter H., 2d STC NE Manion Cup, Gr.3, Werribee Cup, L, 3d AJC Summer Cup, Gr.3, 4th AJC Chairman's H., Gr.3.

Palace Scandal. Winner at 1400m in Aust. Dam of-

Heir Affair (Salieri*). 4 wins up to 1550m, A$80,318, to 2002-03, STC Montreal H., 2d STC Peter Pan S., Gr.2, 4th AJC Dulcify H., L.