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Teeton Mill
Sire
Hennessy Gold Cup (1998)
King George VI Chase (1998)
Ascot Chase
(1999)

Teeton Mill (19 May 1989 – November 2014) was a British

Hennessy Gold Cup, King George VI Chase and the Ascot Chase before sustaining a career-ending injury in the 1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup
.

Background

Teeton Mill was a grey gelding bred in the United Kingdom by Mrs K I Hayward. He was sired by Neltino who won one of his five races before his racing career was ended by injury as a three-year-old in 1981.[2] He became a successful National Hunt stallion whose other offspring included Flying Instructor (winner of fourteen races including the Red Rum Chase) and Mandy's Mantino (seven races including the Sport of Kings Challenge).[3] Teeton Mill's dam Celtic Well was an unraced daughter of the broodmare Rydewell who also produced the Christmas Hurdle winner Ryde Again. Rydewell was a distant descendant of Ayrshire Beauty, a half-sister of The Derby winner Volodyovski.[4] Teeton Mill was first sent into training with Caroline Bailey and was owned during his racing career by The Winning Line.

Racing career

1997/1998 National Hunt season

Teeton Mill made his first appearance under National Hunt rules as an eight-year-old in February 1997, when he won a hunter chase over two and a half miles at

CGA Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. Teeton Mill took the lead at the eleventh fence and went clear at the final fence to win by seven lengths from Grimley Gale with a gap of more than thirty lengths back to Jigtime. Double Silk was the only one of the six other runners to complete the course.[5]

1998/1999 National Hunt season

In the 1998/1999 season, Teeton Mill moved out of hunter chases to compete against professional opposition and was ridden in all of his five races by

Martell Cup), Coome Hill, Challenger du Luc (Cathcart Challenge Cup, Murphy's Gold Cup) and Mulligan (Henry VIII Novices' Chase). Starting the 7/2 second favourite on soft ground, he raced just behind the leaders before taking the lead from Imperial Call at the fourteenth of the eighteen fences. He quickly went clear of the field and won by six lengths from Escartefigue with Imperial Call more than thirty lengths away in third and Challenger du Luc last of the four finishers.[8]

In February, Teeton Mill was dropped back in distance for the Grade 1 Ascot Chase over two and a half miles in which he was pitted against the

Mildmay of Flete winner Super Coin, the Murphy's Gold Cup and December Gold Cup winner Senor El Betrutti and Challenger du Luc. Teeton Mill took the lead at the sixth fence and drew clear of the field to establish a twelve length advantage at the second last fence. He was eased down in the closing stages to win by four lengths from Senor El Betrutti with the subsequently disqualified Challenger du Luc in third place.[9] On 18 March 1999, Teeton Mill started the 7/2 second favourite behind the Irish gelding Florida Pearl for the 72nd Cheltenham Gold Cup in a field which included Dorans Pride, See More Business, Double Thriller, Addington Boy, Simply Dashing, Escartefigue, Suny Bay and Senor El Betrutti. Teeton Mill made several jumping errors before pulling up lame before the tenth fence and was later found to have dislodged a tendon on his hock.[10]

Retirement

Although Venetia William hoped to bring Teeton Mill back in the 1999/2000 season, the injuries sustained in the 1999 Gold Cup ended Teeton Mill's racing career.[10] He served as a hack for his trainer for several years. Teeton Mill died in November 2014 at the age of twenty-five.[11]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Teeton Mill (GB), grey gelding, 1989[1]
Sire
Neltino (GB)
1978 		Bustino (GB)
1971 		Busted Crepello
Sans le Sou
Ship Yard Doutelle
Paving Stone
Flying Nelly (IRE)
1970 		Nelcius Temareze
Namagua
Flying By Bleep-Bleep
Japhette
Dam
Celtic Well (GB)
1980 		Celtic Cone (GB)
1967 		Celtic Ash Sicambre
Ash Plant
Fircone Mossborough
Wood Fire
Rydewell (GB)
1964 		Blast Djebe
Gale Warning
Arceeno Arciere
Avageeno (Family: 14-d)[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Teeton Mill pedigree". equineline.com.
  2. ISBN 0-900599-33-2
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  3. ^ "Neltino - Stud Record". Racing Post. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Berenice - Family 14-d". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Horse & Hound Gold Cup result". Racing Post. 30 May 1998. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Hennessy Gold Cup result". Racing Post. 28 November 1998. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Brilliant Teeton Mill has the stamina to make it a grey day". Birmingham Post. 24 December 1998. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  8. ^ "King George VI Chase result". Racing Post. 26 December 1998. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Ascot Chase result". Racing Post. 20 February 1999. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Teeton Mill up for Cheltenham gold". Birmingham Post. 11 January 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  11. ^ David Baxter. "Popular grey Teeton Mill dies aged 25". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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