Lot

 

Lame Excuse

Account of LITTLE AVONDALE STUD, Masterton.

Lot

158

Foaled 20th November 2005

Chestnut Colt

Box

G 197

Branded: laconjnr sh; 41 over 5 off sh

Sire

No Excuse Needed (GB)

1998

Machiavellian

Mr. Prospector

Raise a Native

Coup de Folie

Halo

Nawaiet

Zilzal

Nureyev

Greenland Park

Red God

Dam

Flight Queen

1983

Noble Bijou

Vaguely Noble

Vienna

Priceless Gem

Hail to Reason

Country Flight

Agricola

Precipitation

Mystic Flight

Sabaean

NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) (Chestnut 1998-Stud 2003). 4 wins-2 at 2-at 7f, 1m, £251,080, €20,200, US$3,783, Goodwood Celebration Mile S., Gr.2, Royal Ascot Queen Anne S., Gr.2, Goodwood Vintage S., Gr.3, Sandown EBF 2YO Maiden S., 2d Goodwood Sussex S., Gr.1, 4th Goodwood Sussex S., Gr.1, Newbury Lockinge S., Gr.1. Brother to SP Skywards (3d Royal Ascot Norfolk S., Gr.3). His oldest progeny are now yearlings.

1st dam

FLIGHT QUEEN, by Noble Bijou. 8 wins from 1400m to 2000m, NZ$107,150, Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders' S., L, Napier Park RC Hawkes Bay Caltex Dealers H., Rangitikei RC Paramount Stud S., Bulls H., WRC Douro Cup, Barina H., 2d WRC Thompson H., Gr.3, Manawatu RC Glen Oaks Breeders' S., Gr.3, 4th Manawatu RC Selwyn Motors S., L. Sister to Flight Bijou, half-sister to Flight King, Cashelmara (dam of CARSON'S CASH, Frisco Ann). This is her thirteenth foal. Her twelfth foal is a 2YO. Her eleventh foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of nine foals to race, six winners-

DRESS CIRCLE (g. by Zabeel). 7 wins from 1300m to 2400m, A$940,840, AJC Metropolitan H., Gr.1, STC Hill S., Gr.2, AJC Colin Stephen H., Gr.3, STC Kingston Town S., Gr.3, NSW Tatt's RC Tattersall's P., L, STC Elgas Eagle Award H., 2d STC Ranvet S., Gr.1, 3d AJC All Aged S., Gr.1, Metropolitan H., Gr.1, Chipping Norton S., Gr.1, STC Premier's Cup, L, 4th AJC Chipping Norton S., Gr.1, All Aged S., Gr.1, Epsom H., Gr.1.

Flying Flight (f. by Centaine). 8 wins from 1000m to 1600m, A$94,875, AJC Imagele H., STC Blitzen H., Snowy River H., 2d AJC Coogee Flying Welter H., STC Public Trustee H., 3d AJC Angst H., L. Dam of-

Aerostatic. 6 wins from 1350m to 1600m, Paeroa RC Modern Bay Builders H., ARC Lindauer Fraise H., Counties RC Lion Foundation H.

Tavern. 5 wins from 1000m to 1600m to 2004-05 in Aust.

Horse of My Dream - Qixl (Aust.) (c. by Centaine). 6 wins-2 at 2-to 1300m, A$26,850, 156,355Dhs, to 2005-06 in Aust. and UAE, MVRC F Burn 3YO H., Jebel Ali Juma Al Majid Est. (Hyundai) H.

Dress Suit (c. by Pins). 4 wins at 1200m, A$93,050, to 2005-06, AJC Arbogast H., STC Marsh Air H., Nivea Visage H.

Golden Week (f. by Grosvenor). 6 wins to 2000m, 3d STC Startling Lass H.

Loose Lill (f. by Towkay). Winner at 1300m in 2004-05.

Amour (g. by Carolingian). Placed at 3, 2d HKJC Duddell H.

Kelly Flinn (f. by Centaine). Unplaced. Dam of-

Multijet. 2 wins at 2000m, 2300m in 2005-06 in Aust.

2nd dam

Country Flight, by Agricola. 8 wins from 1200m to 2100m, HBJC Wishart H., Woodville Cup, Pahiatua Cup, Masterton RC Macrae H., Wanganui JC Earle H., 3d WRC Captain Cook S., L. Three-quarter-sister to Winsome Flight (dam of COURIER FLIGHT, BELL FLIGHT). Dam of 8 named foals, all raced, 7 winners, inc:-

Cashelmara. 5 wins from 1600m to 2000m, CJC Harewood H. Dam of-

CARSON'S CASH (Lord Ballina). 9 wins from 1200m to 1600m, NZ$153,633, A$59,650, ARC Easter H., Gr.1, MVRC Waterford Crystal Mile H., Gr.3, 2d ARC Bluebird Foods Trophy H., Gr.2.