Chulmleigh (horse)
Chulmleigh | |
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Sire | St Leger (1937) |
Chulmleigh (1934 – after 1957) was a British
Background
Chulmleigh was a "massive" bay horse standing 16.3
Both of Chulmleigh's parents were Classic winners who had been owned by Lord Glanely and trained by Hogg. He was from the first crop of foals sired by Singapore, who won the St Leger in 1930, while his dam, Rose of England took the Oaks Stakes in the same year. Singapore was not a great success as a breeding stallion and was eventually exported to Brazil. Rose of England produced several other good horses including the July Stakes winner British Empire.[6]
Racing career
1936: two-year-old season
Chulmleigh ran three times as two-year-old in 1936, producing his only placed effort on his debut when running third in the Whitsuntide Plate at
1937: three-year-old season
Chulmleigh did not compete as a three-year-old until July and then made no impact in a seven
On 8 September Chulmleigh was moved into the highest class to contest the 162nd running of the St Leger Stakes over 14+1⁄2 furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse. Before the race he was described as having "nothing to his credit" as a contender.[9] Ridden by Gordon Richards, who only took the ride when his intended mount was withdrawn,[10] he started an 18/1 outsider in a fifteen-runner field headed by the Epsom Derby winner Mid-day Sun. After taking an early lead, he settled behind the leaders as Maranta set the pace from a closely bunched field. Many horse were still in close contention a furlong out at which point Fair Copy went to the front and looked the likely winner. Chulmleigh, however, produced a strong late run to overtake Fair Copy inside the last 50 yards and won by half a length in what was described as a "sensational finish".[10] Mid-Day Sun, who had been repeatedly hampered, was three-quarters of a length away in third.[3]
Chulmleigh was expected to reappear in the Jockey Club Stakes[3] but never ran again and was retired to stud at the end of the 1938 season.[5]
Assessment and honours
In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Chulmleigh a "poor" winner of the St Leger.[11]
Stud record
Chulmleigh stood as a stallion in England but attracted little interest from breeders. The best of his offspring was probably Whiteway, who won the Yorkshire Cup and the Cesarewitch. He also sired the mare Sweet and Rough who produced the Goodwood Cup winner Tenterhooks. In 1945 he was sold and exported to Argentina where his last reported foals were born in 1958.[5]
Pedigree
Sire Singapore (GB) 1927 |
Gainsborough (GB) 1915 |
Bayardo | Bay Ronald |
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Galicia | |||
Rosedrop | St. Frusquin | ||
Rosaline | |||
Tetrabbazia (IRE) 1918 |
The Tetrarch | Roi Herode | |
Vahren | |||
Abbazia (GB) | Isinglass | ||
Mrs Butterwick | |||
Dam Rose of England (GB) 1927 |
Teddy (FR) 1913 |
Ajax | Flying Fox |
Amie | |||
Rondeau (GB) | Bay Ronald | ||
Doremi | |||
Perce-Neige (GB) 1916 |
Neil Gow | Marco | |
Chelandry | |||
Gallenza (IRE) | Gallinule | ||
Excellenza (Family: 3-i)[6] |
- Chulmleigh was inbred 4 × 4 to Bay Ronald, meaning that this stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.
References
- ^ a b "Chulmleigh pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ "Racing News". Otago Daily Times. 30 November 1937. p. 15 – via Papers Past.
- ^ a b c d "Racing and Trotting". The Press. 5 October 1937. p. 12 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "St. Leger Stakes". British Pathe.
- ^ ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- ^ a b "Sister To Edwin – Family 3-i". Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
- ^ "Guineas Day". The New Zealand Herald. 10 September 1937. p. 11 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Turf in England". The New Zealand Herald. 14 September 1937. p. 7 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "St. Leger Stakes". Auckland Star. 2 September 1937. p. 22 – via Papers Past.
- ^ a b "Last-Minute Mount". The Evening Post. 30 September 1937. p. 13 – via Papers Past.
- ISBN 1-901570-15-0.