Lot

Serpent

Lot

640

Foaled 2nd October 2009

Account of GOODWOOD STUD, Palmerston North.

Chestnut Colt

Box

H 4

Branded: gnr sh; 23 over 9 off sh

Sire

Chinese Dragon (USA)

2002

Stravinsky

Nureyev

Northern Dancer

Fire the Groom

Blushing Groom

Fabulous Fairy

Alydar

Raise a Native

Fairy Footsteps

Mill Reef

Dam

Twizzle (IRE)

1996

Arazi

Blushing Groom

Red God

Danseur Fabuleux

Northern Dancer

Twyla

Habitat

Sir Gaylord

Running Ballerina

Nijinsky

1st dam

TWIZZLE, by Arazi. Placed at 2 in Ire. Half-sister to MEATH, TWIST AND TURN, Dalcassian, Twilight Tango (dam of GWAIHIR). This is her sixth foal. Dam of four foals to race, inc:-

Snippins (f. by Pins). Winner at 1400m in 2009-10.

Biggest Chief (g. by O'Reilly). Placed at 3 in 2010, 3d Singapore TC Initiation P.

2nd dam

TWYLA, by Habitat. 2 wins at 2, Newmarket Ewar Stud Farm S., Haydock Bass Light S. Sister to DEFECTING DANCER, half-sister to SKATING(dam of FADEYEV, ICE BALLET), Dancing Decoy (dam of CATCH TWENTY TWO). Dam of 14 named foals, 10 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

TWIST AND TURN(Groom Dancer). 5 wins-2 at 2-from 7f to 1½m in GB and Ger, Chester Vase, Gr.3, Newmarket Feilden S., L, Hoppegarten Robert Pferdmenges Rennen, L, 2d Cologne Gerling Preis, Gr.2, 3d Ascot Royal Lodge S., Gr.2, Frankfurt Pokal, Gr.3. Sire.

MEATH(Sadler's Wells). 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1600m to 2200m, €95,748, HK$1,612,850, Curragh Gallinule S., Gr.3, HKJC Post Magazine H., 2d Leopardstown Two Thousand Guineas Trial S., L, Amethyst S., L.

Dalcassian(Sadler's Wells). Winner at 1m, Curragh Newbridge Credit Union S., 3d Curragh Tetrarch S., Gr.3, Leopardstown Sycamore 2YO S.

Twilight Tango. Unraced. Dam of-

GWAIHIR(Cape Cross). 3 wins-2 at 2-at 1200m, 1600m, Deauville Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage, L, 2d Saint-Cloud Prix Thomas Bryon, Gr.3, 3d Santa Anita Hill Rise S., L.

Mombassa(Mujadil). 4 wins-1 at 2-from 5f to 9¾f, €161,013, Curragh Derrinstown Stud Final H., 2d Curragh Round Tower S., L, Blenheim S., L, Belgrave S., L, Leopardstown Knockaire S., L.

3rd dam

RUNNING BALLERINA, by Nijinsky. Winner at 2 in GB. Half-sister to SIR PENFRO, DOMINION DAY, NORTHERN TAVERN, PADROUG, Burleigh, Santa Vittoria(dam of SAN VICENTE, ELEMENTARY, SANTA ROSEANNA), Relkarunner (dam of PERSIAN BOLD). Dam of 5 foals, 4 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

DEFECTING DANCER(Habitat). 5 wins-4 at 2-at 5f, 6f, Royal Ascot Windsor Castle S., L, 2d Doncaster Flying Childers S., Gr.2. Sire.

SKATING(Mill Reef). 3 wins at 1m, 1½m, Phoenix Park Lapis S., L, 2d Curragh Pretty Polly S., Gr.2, Deutscher Stutenpreis, Gr.3. Dam of-

FADEYEV(Nureyev). 3 wins-2 at 2-at 1600m, Longchamp Prix de Fontainebleau, Gr.3, Saint-Cloud Prix Thomas Bryon, Gr.3. Sire.

ICE BALLET(Nureyev). 2 wins at 1600m, 1800m, La Teste Prix Occitanie, L.

Dancing Decoy. Placed at 3, 2d Newmarket Kiwi S. Dam of-

CATCH TWENTY TWO(Taufan). 7 wins-2 at 2-from 1m to 11f in Ire. and Norway, Curragh Old Connell S., L, 4th Leopardstown Orby S., L.