Priory Belle
Priory Belle | |
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Sire | Chestnut |
Breeder | Tom Lacy |
Owner | Ballylinch Stud |
Trainer | Jim Bolger |
Record | 6: 2-1-0 |
Earnings | £74,623 |
Major wins | |
Moyglare Stud Stakes (1995) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating 104 (1995)[2] |
Priory Belle (10 April 1993 – after 2005) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She showed her best form as a two-year-old in 1995 when she won two of her three races including the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes. She failed to win in three starts in 1996 and was retired to become a broodmare. She had some success as a dam of winners, with the last of her foals being born in 2005.
Background
Priory Belle was a chestnut mare bred in Ireland by Tom Lacy. During her racing career he was trained by Jim Bolger and raced in the colours of the County Kilkenny-based Ballylinch Stud. She was ridden in all but one of her races by Kevin Manning.
She was from the first crop of foals sired by
Racing career
1995: two-year-old season
Priory Belle made her first racecourse appearance in a minor race run over six
Pat Gilson took the ride when Priory Belle moved up into Group 1 class and started a 16/1 outsider for the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh. The British-trained filly Zelzelah started favourite ahead of Dance Design and Rouge Rancon with the other nine runners included Tamnia (Star Stakes), My Melody Parkes (second in the Lowther Stakes) and Catch a Glimpse (third in the Phoenix Stakes). Priory Belle tracked the leaders as her stablemate Ceirseach set the pace, but began to make good progress in the last quarter mile. She took the lead inside the final furlong and came out on top in a closely contested finish, beating Tamnia by three quarters of a length with My Melody Parkes, Dance Design, Rouge Rancon and Rithab finishing just behind. Just over two lengths covered the first six finishers.[7]
1996: three-year-old season
On her three-year-old debut Priory Belle ran on ground softer than she had previously encountered when she contested the
Breeding record
After her retirement from racing Priory Belle became a broodmare for the Ballylinch Stud. She produced at least eight foals and four winners between 1998 and 2005:
- Bellflower, a chestnut filly, foaled in 1998, sired by Indian Ridge. Failed to win in five races.
- Kiltubber, bay filly, 1999, by Sadler's Wells. Won two races including the Listed Premio Giovanni Falck. Dam of Fox Hunt (Duke of Edinburgh Stakes), Opinion (The Metropolitan (ATC)) and Anam Allta (Concorde Stakes).[9]
- Seeking Bellissimo, bay colt (later gelded), 2000, by Rainbow Quest. Won one race.[10]
- Waltons Grove, bay filly, 2001, by Machiavellian. Failed to win in six races.
- Silk Mighty, chestnut colt, 2002, by Giant's Causeway. Failed to win in 21 races.
- Unnamed colt, 2003, by Green Desert
- Priory Rock, chestnut filly, 2004, by Rock of Gibraltar. Won one race.[11]
- Lake An Lay, bay colt (gelded), 2005, by Fasliyev. Won one race.[12]
Pedigree
Sire Priolo (USA) 1987 |
Sovereign Dancer (USA) 1975 |
Northern Dancer | Nearctic |
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Natalma | |||
Bold Princess | Bold Ruler | ||
Grey Flight | |||
Primevere (USA) 1982 |
Irish River | Riverman | |
Irish Star | |||
Spring Is Sprung | Herbager | ||
Pleasant Flight | |||
Dam Ingabelle (IRE) 1984 |
Taufan (USA) 1977 |
Stop The Music
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Hail To Reason |
Bebopper | |||
Stolen Date | Sadair | ||
Stolen Hour | |||
Bodelle (IRE) 1975 |
Falcon | Milesian | |
Pretty Swift | |||
Shade | Gratitude | ||
Summer Tan (GB) (Family: 10)[5] |
References
- ^ a b "Priory Belle pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ "PRIORY BELLE (IRE) (Dam) Progeny Career". Timeform.
- ^ "Priolo - Progeny". Racing Post.
- ^ "Ingabelle - Progeny". Racing Post.
- ^ a b "Fair Helen - Family 10". Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
- ^ "Ratoath EBF Race result". Racing Post. 9 August 1995.
- ^ "Moyglare Stud Stakes result". Racing Post. 10 September 1995.
- ^ "Coronation Stakes result". Racing Post. 19 June 1996.
- ^ "Kiltubber - Progeny". Racing Post.
- ^ "Seeking Bellissimo - Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
- ^ "Priory Rock - Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
- ^ "Lake An Lay - Race Record & Form". Racing Post.