Lot

 

Superleggera

Account of LITTLE AVONDALE STUD, Masterton (As Agent).

Lot

587

Foaled 25th August 2015

Brown Colt

Box

D 44

Branded: laconjnr sh; 68 over 5 off sh

Sire

Rip Van Winkle (IRE)

2006

Galileo

Sadler's Wells

Northern Dancer

Urban Sea

Miswaki

Looking Back

Stravinsky

Nureyev

Mustique Dream

Don't Forget Me

Dam

Can't Keeper Down

2005

Keeper

Danehill

Danzig

Nuwirah

Pleasant Colony

Ashley Downs

Grosvenor

Sir Tristram

Selliera

Khairpour

RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE) (Bay 2006-Stud 2011). 5 wins-2 at 2, York International S., Gr.1. Sire of 295 rnrs, 147 wnrs, 13 SW. His SH-bred progeny inc. SW Capella (ARC Eight Carat Classic, Gr.2), Euro Angel, First Impressions, Magic Dancer, SP Sonorous, War Legend, etc. His NH-bred progeny inc. SW Dick Whittington (Curragh Phoenix S., Gr.1), I Am Beautiful, The Happy Prince, Almorox, Bravo Zolo, Creggs Pipes, etc.

1st dam

Can't Keeper Down, by Keeper. 4 wins from 1400m to 2000m, NZ$197,925, Manawatu Cup Prelude, Rotorua RC NZCT H., 2d New Zealand Oaks, Gr.1, Manawatu RC Eulogy S., Gr.3, Marton Cup, L, 3d Manawatu RC Awapuni Gold Cup, Gr.2, 4th Avondale Cup, Gr.2, Wellington Cup, Gr.2, Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders' S., L. Half-sister to TIE ME DOWN. This is her third foal. Her second foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of one foal to race-

Bob of the Head (g. by Per Incanto). 4 wins to 1350m to 2016-17 in Aust.

2nd dam

ASHLEY DOWNS, by Grosvenor. Winner at 2100m. Three-quarter-sister to SNEETCH(dam of BLACK MAMBA), Sandarac, half-sister to Centra Rainbeam (dam of BELCENTRA). Dam of 6 named foals, all raced, 5 winners, inc:-

TIE ME DOWN(Pins). 5 wins from 1300m to 1600m, NZ$81,060, Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders' S., L, Manawatu RC Murphy Properties H.

Can't Keeper Down(Keeper). 4 wins. See above.

Down Town. 3 wins at 1600m, 2200m, WRC Mills Reef H., Hawkes Bay Hastings Heart of Hawkes Bay H., 3d Manawatu RC Richard Algar Ltd H.

Fun Heroes. 3 wins at 1400m, 1800m, HK$2,743,425, HKJC Li Cup, Chevalier E&M Engineering H., Jordan Path H., 2d HKJC Sunset Peak H.

Towkash. 4 wins from 1400m to 2400m to 2015-16 in Aust.

3rd dam

SELLIERA, by Khairpour. 4 wins from 1400m to 1800m, Otago RC French Floozie H., Ford New Holland H., CJC Noahs Welter H., 3d CJC Bluebird Foods Qualifier H. Half-sister to FLEUR DE CHINE(dam of TULLY THUNDER, SUFFICIENT), SNEETCH(dam of BLACK MAMBA), Sandarac. Dam of 4 foals, all raced, 2 winners, inc:-

Didi. Winner at 1200m, HKJC Mission Hills Group H.

Centra Rainbeam. Unplaced. Dam of-

BELCENTRA(Bel Esprit). 3 wins to 1400m, A$219,200, VRC Desirable S., L, 2d MRC Blue Diamond Prelude (f), Gr.3, 3d MRC Thoroughbred Club S., Gr.3, 4th MRC Blue Diamond Preview (f), L. Dam of-

Mesa(Lonhro). 2 wins at 1000m, 1100m in 2015-16, 3d MRC Merson Cooper S., L.

4th dam

SELLOU, by Sound Reason. Unraced. Three-quarter-sister to I WILL, half-sister to Sandy's March (dam of SANDY'S PLEASURE). Dam of 6 foals, 5 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

FLEUR DE CHINE(Centaine). Third top filly on The 1995-96 NZ 2YO Free H. 3 wins-2 at 2-at 1000m, 1200m, NZ$99,725, Taranaki 2YO Classic, Gr.2, Waikato RC Star Way S., L, 2d Matamata Breeders' S., Gr.2. Producer.