Brendan's Cottage
Brendan's Cottage | |
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Sire | Cottage |
Grandsire | Tracery |
Dam | Brendan's Glory |
Damsire | St Brendan |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 1930[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Owner | Jean Smith-Bingham |
Trainer | George Beeby |
Major wins | |
Cheltenham Gold Cup (1939) |
Brendan's Cottage (1930–1940) was a British
Background
Brendan's Cottage was a bay gelding bred in the United Kingdom. He was sired by Cottage, an unsuccessful racehorse who became an outstanding National Hunt stallion.[2] His other offspring included Cottage Rake and the Grand National winners Workman, Lovely Cottage and Sheila's Cottage. Brendan's Cottage's dam Brendan's Glory, was distantly descended from the influential Irish broodmare Caprice.[3]
During his racing career, Brendan's Cottage was owned by Jean Smith-Bingham and trained by George Beeby. Beeby trained the horse at Melton Mowbray before moving to Hamilton House at Compton in Berkshire.[4]
Racing career
Brendan's Cottage began his racing career
On 9 March 1939 Brendan's Cottage, having run promisingly at
Brendan's Cottage sustained a serious leg injury in the following season and died in 1940.[4]
Assessment and honours
In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Brendan's Cottage a "poor" Gold Cup winner.[11]
Pedigree
Sire Cottage (GB) 1918 |
Tracery (USA) 1909 |
Rock Sand | Sainfoin |
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Roquebrune | |||
Topiary | Orme | ||
Plaisanterie | |||
Casetta (GB) 1910 |
Marco | Barcaldine | |
Novitiate | |||
Creme Simon | St Simon
| ||
Settlement | |||
Dam Brendan's Glory (IRE) 1915 |
St Brendan (IRE) 1899 |
Hackler | Petrarch |
Hackness | |||
Court Card | Royal Hampton | ||
Bendlet | |||
Strategy (IRE) 1899 |
Circassian | Camballo | |
Lais | |||
Policy | Atheling | ||
Lady Pitt (Family: 22)[3] |
References
- ^ a b "Brendan's Cottage pedigree". Pedigree Online. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ "Great Blood". Auckland Star. 11 August 1939.
- ^ a b "Belgrade Turk Mare - Family 22". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ ISBN 1-84018-381-0.
- New Zealand Herald. 24 February 1938.
- ^ "Racing and Trotting: Liverpool Grand National". The Press. 4 February 1938.
- Glasgow Herald.
- ISBN 978-1-873626-15-3.
- ^ Richard Griffiths (1 October 1997). "Obituary: George Owen". The Independent.
- ^ "Grand National". New Zealand Herald. 14 April 1939.
- ISBN 9781901570151.