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Miss Jummy
1000 Guineas (1886)
Epsom Oaks (1886)
Nassau Stakes (1886)
Park Hill Stakes
(1886)

Miss Jummy (1883–1889) was a British

1000 Guineas at Newmarket, the Oaks at Epsom, the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood and the Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster. She was unsuccessful in open competition, finishing unplaced in the Grand Prix de Paris and the Eclipse Stakes
. At the end of 1886 she was retired to stud where her record was disappointing.

Background

Miss Jummy was a bay filly with a white

2000 Guineas and the St Leger Stakes in 1876. At stud Petrarch was particularly successful as a sire of fillies: his other daughters included Busybody (1000 Guineas and Oaks) and Throstle (St Leger).[1] Her dam, Lady Portland, was not a successful racehorse but was descended from Alice Hawthorn, who won fifty-two races and became an influential broodmare.[2]

The Duke of Hamilton named his filly in honour of his friend, the Duke of Portland, who was known to his friends by the nickname Jumbo or Jummy.[3] The filly was trained at Lordship Farm in Newmarket, Suffolk by Richard Marsh[4] and was ridden to her most important victories races by John Watts.[5]

Racing career

1885: two-year-old season

The Duke of Hamilton, Miss Jummy's owner.

At Goodwood on 28 July, Miss Jummy made her first appearance in the Richmond Stakes. She started a 20/1 outsider and was never in contention before finishing sixth of the seven runners behind Sunrise.[6]

Miss Jummy ran twice at the first October meeting at Newmarket. She won the £900 Buckenham Stakes from three opponents including Argo Navis to record her first win, and returned later in the week to beat The Cob in the £1100 Rutland Stakes.[7]

On the opening day of the second October meeting, Miss Jummy ran in the £897 Clearwell Stakes. Carrying the top weight of 125

weight-for-age race over six furlongs. She carried 97 pounds and Watts was replaced by a lightweight jockey. The filly became agitated before the start, and after being among the early leaders, she dropped back to finish fifth of the seven runners behind Modwena.[8]

Two weeks later, Miss Jummy returned to Newmarket for the Houghton meeting and started second favourite behind the unbeaten colt Ormonde in the seven furlong Dewhurst Stakes. She reached third place two furlongs from the finish but faded into sixth as Ormonde won easily by four lengths.[9] On her final race of the season she won a Post Sweepstakes later that week, but was disqualified when she found to be carrying an incorrect weight.[7]

1886: three-year-old season

Spring

Miss Jummy began her three-year-old season in The Riddlesworth over the Ditch Mile course at the Newmarket Craven meeting in mid-April. She led from the start and won by half a length from her only opponent, a colt named Oberon.[10] On 30 April, Miss Jummy started at odds of 3/1 for in the 1000 Guineas over Newmarket's Rowley Mile course. The field of nine included her former opponents Modwena (the 2/1 favourite), Sunrise and Argo Navis. When the race began the outsider Sagitta rushed to the front and opened up a lead of twenty lengths before tiring rapidly after half distance. As Sagitta dropped back, Watts took over the lead on Miss Jummy just ahead of Cataract, Argo Navis and Modwena. Miss Jummy increased her advantage in the final furlong and comfortably held the challenge of Argo Navis to win the £3,250 prize by one and a half lengths; Jewel Song finished a head in front of Modwena to take third place.[11]

Summer

John Watts, Miss Jummy's regular jockey.

Four weeks later, Miss Jummy moved up in distance for the Oaks over one and a half miles at Epsom. She was made the even money favourite in a field of twelve fillies, with her most serious challenger appearing to be Braw Lass, a filly who had finished a close second to

Middle Park Plate. Watts restrained the favourite in the early stages as Storm Light set a very slow pace. Miss Jummy turned into the straight in fourth place before overtaking Storm Light approaching the final furlong. She won the race easily by half a length from Argo Navis, who finished strongly after being badly hampered, with Braw Lass a full length behind in third.[12] The prize for the winner was £3,250.[12]

Nine days after her victory at Epsom, Miss Jummy was sent to France to contest the

weight-for-age, although the winners of certain major races, including the Oaks, had to carry a seven pound penalty. She started a 40/1 outsider and finished sixth of the twelve runners behind the six-year-old Bendigo.[14] Miss Jummy was sent to Goodwood in late July and ran twice: after running second to the Duke of Westminster's colt Whitefriar in the Gratwicke Stakes[15] she won the ten furlong Nassau Stakes from three opponents at odds of 11/4, beating Argo Navis into second place for the fourth time.[16]

Autumn

On 16 September, Miss Jummy started the 6/4 favourite for the Park Hill Stakes over the St Leger course and distance in which she was set to concede six pounds to her principal opponents Argo Navis and the Yorkshire Oaks winner Philosophy. Miss Jummy tracked the leaders before taking the lead approaching the final furlong. She was immediately challenged by Argo Navis and the two fillies raced together throughout the final furlong with Miss Jummy prevailing by a neck over her old rival. The winning time of 3:20.5 was almost a second faster than that recorded by Ormonde, carrying five pounds less, in the St Leger two days earlier.[17]

Stud career

Miss Jummy was retired to stud, but had little success as a broodmare.[18] Miss Jummy produced two filly foals– Miss Jumbo by Mask and Nobody's Child by Trappist– before her death at age six in 1889.[19][20]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Miss Jummy (GB), bay mare, 1883[21]
Sire
Petrarch (FR)
1873 		Lord Clifden
1860 		Newminster Touchstone
Beeswing
The Slave Melbourne
Volley
Laura
1860 		Orlando Touchstone
Vulture
Torment Alarm
Glencoe mare
Dam
Lady Portland (GB)
1871 		The Primate
1863 		St Albans Stockwell
Bribery
Ellen Middleton Bay Middleton
Myrrha
Lady Nateby
1866 		Van Galen Van Tromp
Little Casino
Sweet Hawthorn Sweetmeat
Alice Hawthorn (Family:4-k)[22]

References

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  2. ^ Patricia Erigero. "Alice Hawthorn". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  3. ^ "Turf Gossip". Auckland Star. 27 February 1886. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  4. ^ "Person Profile : Richard Marsh". Horseracing History Online. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  5. ^ "John Watts". Horseracinghistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  6. ^ "Racing in England". Otago Witness. 19 September 1885. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  7. ^ a b "Pedigree of the winner". Otago Witness. 7 May 1886. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  8. ^ "Racing in England". Otago Witness. 12 December 1885. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  9. ^ "Racing in England. Newmarket Houghton". Otago Witness. 19 December 1885. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  10. ^ "English and Foreign". Otago Witness. 11 June 1886. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  11. ^ "Newmarket First Sprng". Otago Witness. 25 June 1886. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  12. ^ a b "Racing in England". Otago Witness. 23 July 1886. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  13. ^ "Racing in France". Otago Witness. 30 July 1886. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  14. ^ "Sporting". Press (Canterbury). 14 September 1886. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  15. ^ "Notes by Fetlock". Hawke's Bay Herald. 18 September 1886. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  16. ^ "Great Britain". Hawke's Bay Herald. 23 August 1886. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  17. ^ "Third day". Otago Witness. 12 November 1886. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  18. ^ "Petrarch". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
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  21. ^ "Miss Jummy pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  22. ^ "Sweet Hawthorn - Family 4-k". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
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