Stallion:
Robin Des Champs - smart French hurdler, half-brother to Robin Des Pres, top-class jumps sire.
1st Dam
MUSICAL ACCORD (IRE): winner of a point-to-point and placed 4 times; dam of 3 previous foals; She also has a 4-y-o colt by Presenting (GB), a 3-y-o filly by Indian Danehill (IRE) and a 2-y-o filly by Robin des Champs (FR).
2nd dam
FORTHILL (IRE): unraced; dam of a winner from 4 runners and 4 foals;
MACA RINCE (IRE) (f. by Rainwatch (GB)): 2 wins over hurdles at 3 years and £34,171 inc. McGarrell Reilly Homes Juvenile Hurdle, Fairyhouse, Gr.3 .
3rd dam
ANY EXCUSE: unraced; dam of 2 winners from 6 runners and 9 foals;
Gallaher's Walk (IRE): 4 wins, £16,552: winner of a N.H. Flat Race at 6 years; also 3 wins over hurdles and £12,439.
Gallaher's Sister (IRE): winner at 5 years, broodmare.
4th dam
BALLYS PRINCESS: ran twice; dam of 3 winners from 5 runners and 8 foals inc.:
Reform Princess: 3 wins at 3 years and £10,367; dam of 2 winners.
Blowedifiknow (GB): 2 wins at 4 years.
The next dam BALLYNULTA: winner at 2 years; dam of 10 winners from 13 runners and 14 foals inc.:
PUGNACITY: 8 wins at 2 to 4 years and £11,800 inc. Falmouth S., Newmarket, King George S., Goodwood and Lowther S., York; dam of 7 winners inc.:
RELKINO: 4 wins at 2 to 4 years and £127,554 inc. Benson & Hedges Gold Cup, York, Gr.1, 2nd Champion S., Newmarket, Gr.1, Derby S., Epsom, Gr.1; sire.
Triumphant: winner at 3 years; dam of TIMARIDA (IRE): Champion older mare in Europe in 1996, won Guinness Champion S., Leopardstown, Gr.1, Grosser Dallmayr-Preis Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, Munich, Gr.1 and Beverly D S., Arlington Int., Gr.1, 3rd Dubai Champion S., Newmarket, Gr.1; grandam of TIMARWA (IRE): won D. C. Lavarack & Lanwades Stud S., Gowran Park, Gr.3; third dam of MISTER SACHA (FR): won Prix de Guiche, Longchamp, Gr.3, 3rd Prix Daniel Wildenstein, Longchamp, Gr.2, DIAMOND SAL (GB) : 3 wins, £35,896: winner of a N.H. Flat Race at 6 years and £19,707, Martell Cognac Chmpn. Nat.Hunt Flat Race, Aintree, Gr.2 ; also 2 wins over hurdles and £16,189, TILABAY (IRE) : won Lartigue Hurdle, Listowel, Gr.3 , RING THE BOSS (IRE) : 7 wins, £118,969: 5 wins over hurdles inc. Sandown H. Hurdle, Sandown Park, L. , 2nd Ballymore Anniversary H. Hurdle, Punchestown, Gr.2 and 2 wins over fences, 2nd Kingmaker Nov. Chase, Warwick, Gr.2 .
Haughty Manner: placed once at 3 years; dam of KINCARA PALACE (IRE): 4 wins at 2 and 3 years and £44,058 inc. Killavullan S., Leopardstown, Gr.3. Gainstrive: 8 wins: 2 wins at 2 years, 2nd Great Surrey S., Epsom and 3rd Windsor Castle S., Ascot; also 6 wins in U.S.A., 2nd Bay Meadows H., Bay Meadows; sire.
Ballynanty: unraced; dam of 4 winners inc.:
BALLY BIS: won Criterium di Roma, Rome, Gr.3; grandam of BLISSFUL STATE (USA): 3 wins in U.S.A. inc. Bay Shore S., Aqueduct, Gr.3.
SILVER BIRCH: 3 wins inc. Somerville Tattersall S., Newmarket, L., 2nd Coronation S., Ascot, Gr.2; grandam of SCALIGERO (GER) : won Djuardin Steeplechase, Krefeld, L. , Grosses IDEE Preis von Karlshorst Stp, Bremen, L.
