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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26215, 27 July 1946, Page 5

ELLOUGHTON GRANGE STUD, TIMARU 1946 SEASON *HE CLASSICLY-BRED STAYING AND COURAGEOUS RACEHORSE ROYAL ARCH (14) BAY HORSE, BRED IN ENGLAND IN 1941 ROYAL ARCH, who is a typical English ■weight-carrier and stayer, is a horse of remarkable breeding, as he is line-bred to ADMIRATION, dam of that Queen of the Turf, the invincible PRETTY POLLY winner of 22 races out of her 24 starts, and £38.597 in stakes. His sire, COLORADO KID, a grand racehorse and stayer, continues to meet with great success at the stud. He is a grandson of Pretty Polly. MOLLY BAWN. the dam of ROYAL ARCH, and of six other winners. Is a great-granddaughter of MIRANDA own sister to Pretty Polly. ROYAL ARCH is not only superbly bred for success at the stud, but he was a high-class winner in England, both at 3 and 4 years of age,winning at 11 miles, 1J miles, and at 15 furlongs as a four-year-old, when he was narrowly beaten over 21 miles. He was both a great weight-carrier and stayer, and was credited with being a very courageous horse. ROYAL ARCH retired from the racecourse perfectly sound, a great asset in a stallion. He is closely related to many great racehorses and famous sires, including the St Leger winner TEHRAN the best stayer in England last year, and recently sold as a stallion to an English Syndicate for £IOO.OOO. ROYAL ARCH started only three times as a two-year-old, running fifth at his first start to the brilliant Ally Picture Play, the ultimate easy winner of the One Thousand Guineas, and was prominent at his other two starts. The following were his performances:— AT 3 YEARS Ran fourth. Yorkshire Handicap. 1 mile, car. 8.0; 13 starters. Won Harewood Handicap, 11 miles. 8.0; 12 starters. Ran second Baghill Handicap, H miles. 8.5; 15 starters. Ran third Holiday Handicap, 1J miles 9.0: 14 starters. Ran eighth Northern Cesarewitch Handicap. 21 miles 60 yards: 15 starters. AT 4 YEARS Won Grove Handicap, 11 miles, 8.0: 14 starters. Won Crathorne Handicap, 1 mile 7 furlongs, 8.5; 7 starters. Ran second North of Trent Handipap. 2 miles 2 furlongs, 8.11: 17 starters COLORADO KID (14). the sire ot ROYAL ARCH, was also a great weight carrier and fine stayer, winning from 7 furlongs to 2J miles and £9462 in stakes At 3 years he won 6 races over 1 and 11 miles, at 4 years he ran third in the City and Suburban Handicap, and was afterwards unbeaten, winning the Kempton Jubilee Handicap, the Royal Hunt Club Cup (from a field of 28) Chesterfield Cup, 11 miles, carrying top weight, 9.6, and the Doncaster Cup. 21 miles at w.f.a He is by PHALARIS' noted son. COLORADO (3), from BABY POLLY, by SPEARMINT (1) (son of CARBINE), from PRETTY POLLY, by GALLINULE from ADMIRATION Colorado Kid Is the sire of winners, over all distances, but most of his stock stay well the average distance of his winners, from 3-year-olds upwards, being 10.38 furlongs. MOLLY BAWN (14), the dam of Royal Arch, is the dam of seven winners to date, and her three-year-old daughter. Fair Profit, was recently bought for the National Stud for 5600 guineas The family Is one of the best In the Stud Book, and in addition to Pretty Polly (One Thousand Guineas, Oaks and St Leger) and Tehran (St. Leger) has produced In recent years the unbeaten Italian champion, Donatello 11, now at the stud In England, the great sire and racehorse. Craganour. the Goodwood Cup winner, Fearless Fox (second in the St Leger) Spike Island (Irish Derby). Challenge (Jockey Club Stages, second in St. Legar), Zodiac (Irish Derby and St Leger) Light Sussex (English Oaks), King John (Irish Derby), Why Hurry (English Oaks, 1943), the champion New Zealand sire, Foxbridge, etc. Molly Bawn. a winner herself, was by Junior, winner of £7BOO in stakes, and from the same family as Salmagundi Junior, by Symington, sire of Simper, is also the maternal Grandsire of the Derby and Gold Cup winner Ocean Swell In addition to being the dam of seven winners Molly Bawn is a half-sister to Young Native, winner of the Newbury Spring Cup Brighton Cup etc. Monusca the granddam of Royal Arch was also a winner, is the dam of numerous winners, and is a half-sister to the Irish Derby winner, King John, to Mirawala. the granddam of Tehran, who defeated Ocean Swell In die St Leger ran second In the Derby and was the best stayer in England in 1945. The next dam Miranda, Is own sister to Pretty Polly, granddam of Colorado Kid. and ancestress of many famous racehorses and stres Miranda Is also a sister to Adula, the third dam of Foxbridge and the fifth dam of Gold Nib Inspection of ROYAL ARCH, who has acclimatised exceptionally well, may bs made by appointment. A limited number of mares will be accepted for the first season at a fee of 100 guineas (Free return service.) DONALD GRANT. ELLOUGHTON GRANGE, TIMARU. yRIGHT STEPHENSON & CO.. LTD Wellington Timaru. and Branches. >YNE, GOULD GUINNESS, LTD. Christchurch, Timaru, and Branches.

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