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  • Pour Moi

    Pour Moi’s win in the Derby was further proof that Montjeu is the pre-eminent sire of Derby colts in Europe. Galileo is enjoying a stellar year but Montjeu is still to my mind a better bet to throw a top middle distance colt.  Pour Moi’s performance at Epsom was all the more meritorious as he sweated up quite a lot lot beforehand and Mickael Barzalona stood up in the irons having perhaps misjudged the finishing line.  The sustained run of  Pour Moi was impressive as he made up a lot of ground in the last two furlongs and it reinforced the visual impression he gave in the Prix Greffulhe of a horse with a serious turn of foot.

    Pedigree Assessment

    Montjeu’s major Derby record is seriously impressive. Below is a full list of his Derby and Irish Derby runners to date. Six individual Derby winners since his first crop of three year olds in 2005 (3 Epsom and 3 Irish) is an exceptional record. Breeders have their reservations about Montjeu based on concerns over temperament and the relative failure of his fillies, but the regularity of his production of top class colts should outweigh these concerns.

    Dam- Gwynn

    Pour Moi’s dam Gwynn was unraced but she comes from an outstanding family and it is easy to see why she was sent to Montjeu.  The Sadler’s Wells Darshaan cross has produced countless top class individuals and Gwynn herself produced Gagnoa (by Sadler’s Wells) who was a dual Group 3 winner and twice a runner up in Group 1 company (the Prix Saint Alary over 12 furlongs and the 10 furlong Prix de Diane aka the French Oaks). Pour Moi’s second dam Victoress was a winner in France but an unremarkable broodmare, producing just 2 winners from 10 foals.  However once we hit the third dam, the winning Northern Dancer filly Royal Statute , the family starts to produce some top class individuals.   Royal Statute is the dam of Awaasif (by the 1974 Derby winner Snow Knight) a winner of the Yorkshire Oaks and close third in the Prix de l’Arc.  At stud she was the dam of a classic winner in Snow Bride (by Blushing Groom) who was awarded the 1989 Oaks on the demotion of Aliysa (ironically by Darshan) for a failed drugs test.  At stud Snow Bride become dam of the 1995 Derby, King George and Arc winner Lammtarra (by Nijinksy) so this is a family with plenty of classic connections.

    Konafa (by Damascus)  another daughter of Queens Statute was placed in the 1000 Guineas and started her own dynasty. She is dam of Korveya (by Riverman) a Group 3 winner who achieved renown as dam of champion two year old and French Guineas winner Hector Protector (by Woodman), 1000 Guineas and Champion Stakes winner Bosra Sham (also by Woodman) and French Guineas winner (Shanghai by Procida).

    Pour Moi’s 4th dam Queens Statute was unraced but was the dam of Canadian Oaks winner Menedict by (Menetrier) and a Candadian champion in Dance Act (also by Northern Dancer). Unsurprisingly given the names involved Queens Statute and Royal Statute were part of E P Taylors broodmare band at Windfields farm.

    Conclusion

    Pour Moi’s family has plenty of top class connections. Her dam Gwynn has already shown herself to be capable of producing a Group 1 performer to Montjeu’s sire, Sadler’s Wells. Montjeu is an outstanding sire of Derby class colts and the stated intention for Pour Moi is now the Prix de l’Arc a race in which his trainer Andre Fabre has a superb record. There looks to be a very strong crop of four year olds on the scene this year but they will have a worthy adversary in Pour Moi.

     Epsom Derby
     Year  Horse  Dam (Broodmare sire)  Position
     2005  Motivator  Out West (Gone West)  1st
     2005  Walk in the Park  Classic Park (Robellino)  2nd
     2005  King’s Quay  Glen Rosie(Mujtahid)  10th
     2006  Mountain  Skidmore Girl (Vaguely Noble)  8th
     2006  Papal Bull  Mialuna (Zafonic)  10th
     2006  Snoqualmie Boy  Seattle Ribbon (Seattle Dancer)  16th
     2007  Authorized  Funsie (Saumarez)  1st
     2007  Anton Chekhov  By Charter (Shirley Heights)  12th
     2008  Washington Irving  Shouk (Shirley Heights)  5th
     2008  Alessandro Volta  Ventura Highway (Machiavellian)  6th
     2008  Frozen Fire  Flamingo Sea (Woodman)  11th
     2008  King of Rome  Amizette (Forty Niner)  12th
     2009  Fame and Glory  Gryada (Shirley Heights)  2nd
     2009  Montaff  Meshedd (Gulch)  12th
     2010  Jan Vermeer  Shadow Song (Pennekamp)  4th
     2010  Victor Delight  Apache Star (Arazi)  7th
     2011  Pour Moi  Gwynn (Darshaan)  1st
     2011  Recital  Dibenoise (Kendor)  6th
     
     Irish Derby
     Year  Horse  Dam (Broodmare sire)  Position
     2005  Hurricane Run  Hold On (Surumu)  1st
     2005  Scorpion  Ardmelody (Law Society)  2nd
     2005  Walk in the Park  Classic Park (Robellino)  8th
     2006  Mountain  Skidmore Girl (Vaguely Noble)  6th
     2006  Land Before Time  Last Spin (Unfuwain)  13th
     2008  Frozen Fire  Flamingo Sea (Woodman)  1st
     2008  Alessandro Volta  Ventura Highway (Machiavellian)  4th
     2008  Washington Irving  Shouk (Shirley Heights)  11th
     2009  Fame and Glory  Gryada (Shirley Heights)  1st
     2009  Drumbeat  Maskaya (Machiavellian)  11th
     2010  Jan Vermeer  Shadow Song (Pennekamp)  3rd
     2010  Victor Delight  Apache Star (Arazi)  7th

    2005

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    Montjeu
    (IRE) 1996
    Sadler’s
    Wells (USA) 1981
    Northern
    Dancer (CAN) 1961
    Nearctic
    (USA) 1954
    Natalma
    (USA) 1957
    Fairy
    Bridge (USA) 1975
    Bold
    Reason (USA) 1968
    Special
    (USA) 1969
    Floripedes
    (FR) 1985
    Top
    Ville (IRE) 1976
    High
    Top (IRE) 1969
    Sega
    Ville (USA) 1968
    Toute
    Cy (FR) 1979
    Tennyson
    (FR) 1970
    Adele
    Toumignon (IRE) 1971
    Gwynn
    (GB) 1997
    Darshaan
    (GB) 1981
    Shirley
    Heights (GB) 1975
    Mill
    Reef (USA) 1968
    >Hardiemma
    (GB) 1969
    Delsy
    (FR) 1972
    Abdos
    (FR) 1959
    Kelty
    (FR) 1965
    Victoress
    (USA) 1984
    Conquistador
    Cielo (USA) 1979
    Mr
    Prospector (USA) 1970
    K
    D Princess (USA) 1971
    Royal
    Statute (USA) 1969
    Northern
    Dancer (CAN) 1961
    Queen’s
    Statute (USA) 1954