Lot

 

Melikah

Account of THE OAKS STUD, Cambridge.

Lot

403

Foaled 4th September 2009

Bay Filly

Box

A 14

Branded: acornnr sh; 27 over 9 off sh

Sire

CapeCross(IRE)

1994

GreenDesert

Danzig

Northern Dancer

Foreign Courier

Sir Ivor

Park Appeal

Ahonoora

Lorenzaccio

Balidaress

Balidar

Dam

Leading Artist (GB)

2005

Peintre Celebre

Nureyev

Northern Dancer

Peinture Bleue

Alydar

I Will Lead

SeattleSlew

Bold Reasoning

I Will Follow

Herbager

1st dam

LEADING ARTIST, by Peintre Celebre. Unraced. Half-sister to Stay Behind. This is her first foal.

2nd dam

I WILL LEAD, by Seattle Slew. Unraced. Half-sister to RAINBOW QUEST, Arcane, Red Comes Up (dam of RED AFFAIR). Dam of 8 foals, 6 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

Stay Behind(Elmaamul). 2 wins at 9½f, 1¼m, 2d Chepstow Golden Daffodil S., L. Producer.

3rd dam

I WILL FOLLOW, by Herbager. 2 wins at 2000m, 2400m, Evry Prix de Minerve, Gr.3, Maisons-Laffitte Prix d'Evreux. Half-sister to SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS(dam of COMMANDER IN CHIEF, WARNING, YASHMAK, DUSHYANTOR, JIBE), Sequel (dam of FAMILY TRADITION), Idyllic (dam of SCENIC, SILENT WARRIOR, CUPID). Dam of 11 foals, 7 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

RAINBOW QUEST(Blushing Groom). Joint Head of The 1985 European4YO+ Classification. 6 wins-2 at 2-from 7f to 1½m, £227,491,2,659,250fr., Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Gr.1, Epsom Coronation Cup, Gr.1, York Great Voltigeur S., Gr.2, Goodwood Clive Graham S., L, 2d Irish Derby, Gr.1, Newmarket Dewhurst S., Gr.1, 3d Ascot King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S., Gr.1, Chantilly Prix du Jockey Club, Gr.1. Sire.

Arcane(Blushing Groom). 5 wins from 1¼m to 2m, 2d Curragh Giolla Mear S., L. Sire.

Red Comes Up. Placed at 3 in France. Dam of-

RED AFFAIR(Generous). 2 wins at 1¼m, Curragh Mitsubishi Diamond Vision S., L. Dam of-

REDSTONE DANCER(Namid). 6 wins at 7f, 1m, £5,385, €292,595, Curragh Minstrel S., Gr.3, Leopardstown Brownstown S., Gr.3, Curragh Summer Fillies H., 3d Goodwood Oak Tree S., Gr.3.

RED LIASON(Selkirk). 3 wins-2 at 2-at 6f, 7f, Epsom Surrey S., L, 2dBaden-Baden Jacobs Goldene Peitsche, Gr.2, Hoppegarten GrosserPreis von Berlin, Gr.3, 3d German One Thousand Guineas, Gr.2.

Kassab(Caerleon). 5 wins from 2400m to 2800m, SAJC West End Export H., 3d Royal Ascot Queen's Vase, Gr.3. Sire.

Danger Point(Danehill). Winner at 2 in GB, 3d Swedish Open Mile, L.

All My Heart. Unraced. Grandam of-

Ibiscus(Zafonic). 9 wins-3 at 2-to 1200m, 3d Livorno CriteriumLabronico, L, Varese Criterium Varesino, L, 4th Milan Premio Eupili, L.

Bauci. Unraced. Dam of-

Lisa's Strong(Kalanisi). 5 wins from 1800m to 2400m in 2010, Milan Premio Emilio Trenta, 3d Milan Premio Giovanni Falck, L.