Tag: cima de triomphe

  • Cheltenham 2020 and Galileo..

    I recently wrote about the deeply concerning rush by National Hunt breeders to use sons of Galileo https://www.montjeu.com/archives/1122. The results at Cheltenham don’t lessen that concern.

    Herd mentality will see one third of NH mares go to sons of Galileo this year. Looking at the results at Cheltenham, where Galileo had 3 runners and his sons sired 17 runners, there is nothing to justify such faith.

    Nathaniel did very well with 2 winners (albeit Burning Victory was fortunate that Goshen unseated) from 3 runners. However, he is a £25000 flat sire and if you take him out the results are very ordinary. If Irish and UK breeders want to reclaim some of the ground they have lost to French breds then they will have to put less trust in the adverts from the stud farms and look at supporting a more varied range of NH stallions… The full listing of runners by Galileo and his sons is shown below.

    HorseSirePositionRunnersClassType
    WhatsnotoknowMahler815Grade 1Hurdle
    SupasundaeGalileo717Grade 1Hurdle
    SacchoaandvanzettiFinsceal Fior1122Grade 3Hurdle
    Fraser IslandAustralia1822Grade 3Hurdle
    Ocean WindTeofilo623Grade 1NHF
    Mahler AllstarMahler1223Grade 1NHF
    Annie McMahler912Grade 1Chase
    Itchy FeetCima de Triompheur12Grade 1Chase
    ConcertistaNathaniel122Grade 2Hurdle
    Vienna CourtMahler822Grade 2Hurdle
    Bob MahlerMahler323HcpChase
    Deise AbaMahler523HcpChase
    Le MuseeGalileo1323HcpChase
    Like the SoundSoldier of Fortunepu23HcpChase
    Burning VictoryNathaniel113Grade 1Hurdle
    Navajo PassNathaniel413Grade 1Hurdle
    Lord LamingtonAustralia1013Grade 1Hurdle
    BuildmeupbuttercupSixties Icon324Grade 3Hurdle
    Chris’s DreamMahler1012Grade 1Chase
    Big BlueGalileo1923HcpHurdle