(Mozart - Rachelle (Mark Of Esteem))
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- 2003 foal from the sole crop of his sire. Cost €87,000 as a yearling and retained when bidding stopped at 50,000gns when offered at the Tattersalls Breeze Up Sale. Trained by Kevin Ryan. As a juvenile won 3 from 5 in a 6f maiden at Ayr on May 26th, the 6f Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes in August and the 6f Group 1 Middle Park Stakes in September. Beat Red Clubs in the last pair having finished behind that horse in the Coventry Stakes (at York) in June. Beaten in a minor event on his third run when dropped to 5f at Chester.
- Ran 12 times at 3-4yo between 5f to 7f. Sole win in those runs the 6f Group 2 Duke Of York Stakes on his first 4yo outing, beating Red Clubs again. Placed in Group 1 company at 3yo over 5f to 7f and unplaced in the 2,000 Guineas when tried over 8f.
- Retired to the Irish National Stud in 2008 and standing there in 2011 at a fee of €6,000. Initial fee was set at €10,000 and dropped to €8,000 for 2008-9. 58 yearlings sold in Europe in 2010 for an average of 22,831gns. First 2yo runners in 2011.
- 2005 to 2014 Wins List.