(Shamardal - Wedding Gift (Always Fair))
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- 2008 Foal, 16.1hh. Cost €54,000 as a foal. As a 2yo trained by Michael Halford in Irelland an owned by Sheikh Mohammed. Transferred to Godolphin ownership at 3yo and trained by Mahmood al Zrooni in Newmarket. Won 3 of his 4 starts as a juvenile beginning with a win in a 7f maiden in late August. Placed second in the 7f Group 1 National Stakes after that then successful in the 8f Group 2 Beresford Stakes. Favourite for the 8f Group 1 Racing Post Trophy in late October and won beating Seville.
- Ran 4 times as a 3yo starting with a poor run in the 'broken race' that Frankel made of the 2,000 Guineas that year. Followed that with an unplaced run in the 10.5f Group 1 French Derby. Returned from a break to win a minor French 10f Group 3 in September and followed that by being well beaten in the 10f Group 1 Champion Stakes at Ascot.
- Retired to Darley's Kildangan Stud in Ireland at a fee of €5,000 and still there in 2015 at the same level. Moved to Darley's Dalham Hall Stud for 2016 at a £5,000 fee. 89 Yearlings sold in 2015, of 119 catalogued, for an Average of 33,037gns and a Median at 20,952gns. First Season Sire in 2016.