BACHIR (Ire)

Bay horse - 1m 62
1997

Won £ 401 347

Breeder : Mrs. K. Cullen

- Pictures : Darley -

 

Dual group I winner : Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Gr.1), Irish 2000 Guineas (Gr.1)

Conqueror of Giant's Causeway

 

 

 

RACE RECORD

 

At 2, for Shaik Mohammed
Richmond St. (Gr.2 - 6 f - Goodwood) beating Mujahid and Bertolini, Maiden (6 f - Chepstow), 3rd Prix Morny (Gr.1 - 6 f - Deauville - Fasliyev), de la Salamandre (Gr.1 - 7 f - Longchamp - Giant's Causeway)

At 3, for Godolphin
Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Gr.1 - 8 f - Longchamp) dominating Berine's Son, 2000 Irish Guineas (Gr.1 - 8 f - Curragh) defeating Giant's Causeway and Barathea Guest, Khor Dubai (8 f - Nad Al Sheba), 2nd U.A.E. Derby (9 f - China Visit) in front of Crimplene.

Timeform 118

 

 

 

 

PRODUCE RECORD

 

Sire in Ireland in 2001. Sire in Japan from 2002 to 2006.

2004 - 11 winners of 15 races at 2. 3rd Leading 1st crop Sire in Europe

 

2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - Black type

Jumping races

BACPLUS - Grand Steeple-Chase de Lyon 2014 (L.), Grande Course de Haies de Lyon 2015, 2nd Prix de la Gascogne (L.) (15), 3rd Grande Course de Haies de Clairefontaine (L.), 4th Grand Steeple-Chase d'Enghien 2015 (Gr.2), Grand Steeple-Chase de Lyon 2019 (L.), 5th Prix du Comté de Nice (L.)
DALILA DU SEUIL - Prix Alain et Gilles de Goulaine (L.) (17), Dominique Sartini (L.) (17), 4th Prix Renaud du Vivier (Gr.1) (17)

 

2012 - Winners (France)

Flat races

FINNIGAN - Prix de Saint-Véran-la Gare (Hdp. - 19 000 euros - 10 f sand), Cagnes-sur-Mer 4/2 ; Prix du Haras Au Bois (D - 18 000 euros - 10,5 f sand), Chantilly 23/3
CAT SPIRIT - Prix de la Côte Bleue (D - 16 000 euros - 7,5 f sand), Marseille-Vivaux 28/2 ; Prix Sainte-Anne (Hdp. - 14 000 euros - 7,5 f sand), Marseille-Vivaux 20/11
BRANLY - Prix de Gascogne (E - 10 000 euros - 13 f), Auch 11/3
NARKOTIC - Prix de Châtou (F - 23 000 euros - 8 f), Saint-Cloud 27/03
BABEL OUEST - Prix de Sartrouville (E - 19 000 euros - 12 f), Maisons-Laffitte 10/5 ; Prix des Fédérations Régionales (Hdp. - 30 000 euros - 10,5 f), Longchamp 6/9
BACHIFLOR - Prix Paul Noël Delahoutre (6 000 euros - 9,5 f), Lisieux 27/5
BANGKOK - Prix Félix Guibert (13 000 euros - 8,5 f sand), Pornichet 30/7
MONT CALPE - Prix des Chaumières (Hdp. - 16 000 euros - 9,5 f sand), Deauville 15/12


Jumping races

KISS ME LATER - Prix Stodoun (h. - 32 000 euros - 17,5 f), Cagnes-sur-Mer 13/1
BACPLUS - Prix du Puy de Sancy (st. - 18 000 euros - 17 f), Lyon-Parilly 15/4 ; Prix du Puy de Dôme (st. - 19 000 euros - 17 f), Lyon-Parilly 6/5 ; Prix Alain du Breil (st. - 24 000 euros - 17 f), Lyon-Parilly 10/6
PETIT BACHELIER - Prix de la Sapinière (h. - 14 000 euros - 15 f), Senonnes-Pouancé 8/5 ; Prix de Fontenailles (st. - 12 000 euros - 17 f), Ecommoy 2/9

 

2011 - Winners (France)

Flat races

FLAW BABY - Prix des Mélèzes (F - 15 000 euros - 6 f), Mont-de-Marsan 13/3
BABEL OUEST - Prix du Haras de Beaumont (14 000 euros - 11,5 f), Le Lion-d'Angers 13/5 ; Prix du Maine (13 000 euros - 11 f), Craon 5/9
ARCO CELESTE - Prix Corène (AA - 11 000 euros - 9 f), Agen 23/5 ; Critérium des Poulains à 12,5 % (F - 20 000 euros - 11 f), Mont-de-Marsan 18/7 ; Poule d'Essai à 12,5% (AA - 30 000 euros - 12 f), La Teste 8/8
BACHIFLOR - Prix de Gastines (7 000 euros - 11 f), Sablé-sur-Sarthe 5/6
TEMBADAS - Prix Gaston Branère (12 000 euros - 7 f), Mont-de-Marsan 2/10
CAT SPIRIT - Prix du Quartier Saint-Cyr (F - 16 000 euros - 7,5 f sand), Marseille-Vivaux 6/12
NARKOTIC - Prix du Hameau Père (17 000 euros - 7,5 f sand), Deauville 21/12


Jumping races

BACPLUS - Prix La Croix Rousse (h. - 18 000 euros - 15 f), Lyon-Parilly 20/3 ; Prix du Bois Noir (h. - 16 000 euros - 17 f), Lyon-Parilly 17/4 ; Prix Louis Tresca (h. - 20 000 euros - 17 f), Lyon-Parilly 10/6

 

2010 - Winners (France)

BABEL OUEST - Prix René Levayer (8 000 euros - 8 f), La Roche-Posay 22/8/2010 ; Prix de Bouchemaine (F - 17 000 euros - 10 f), Angers 11/11/2010
CAT SPIRIT - Prix de Salon (12 000 euros - 8 f), Cavaillon 2/10/2010
BACPLUS - Prix des Camélias (14 000 euros - 10 f), Lyon-Parilly 24/10/2010


Main winners

Gypsy Johnny (GB), 2nd UAE 2000 Guineas (Gr.3), Coachman Caravans Novice St.

BACAU (Ire), Purse Race, Urawa ; Purse Race, Kawazaki ; Purse Race, Kawazaki ; Purse Race, Urawa ; Purse Race, Urawa ; Purse Race, Kawazaki ; Dubai Trophy Maiden ; Al Shafar Hdp.
EMIRATES TOWER (Ire), Premio Crisso, Premio Shirley Heights, Premio Capo Bon, Premio Posta Elettronica, Premio Parco delle Cascine, Premio Pesce Palla, Premio Rosario.
ERASMUS (Ire), Premio Moltrasio, Premio Martinengo, Premio Viggili, Premio Tullio Righetti, Premio Flossy, Premio Ahoy, Premio Piave.
WILD DAUGHTER (GB), Premio Monvalle, Premio Recitation, Premio Varedo, Premio Ciacolesso, Premio Jacopa del Sellaio, Premio Nervesa.
ART FORUM (Ire), Premio Canal Bianco, Premio Borgomanero, Premio Capolago, Premio Brembo, Premio Lambro, Premio Camprino.
ALEYAH (GB), Net Economy Prijs, Lions-Prijs, Silidyn Prijs, Najaarsprijs, Winter Prijs.
OCEAN IRISH (Ire), Premio Capolago, Premio Demetrio, Premio Alan Ford, Premio Imbarcadero.
PAVONCELLA (Ire), Premio Monte Ivigna, Premio Delleana Tattersalls, Premio Cremona, Premio Mondavio.
NEW ENGLAND (GB), Banded St., Footballpools.com Hdp., Heathcotes Restaurant Hdp.
ROSE BACHIR (Ity), Premio Emilla Romagna, Premio Bhitia, Premio Comune Di Ardara.
BACHEEN (Ire), Premio Val d'Erica, Premio Malacate.
CASTANZA (GB), Rebecca & Ray's Wedding Day Hdp., Dine In The Queen Mother Restaurant Hdp.
DAHTEER (Ire), EBF Yell Ltd Auction Maiden, Knight Frank EBF Novice St.
GIANT KILLER (Ire), Premio San Diego, Premio Algaiola.
HONEMADE AISHITE (JPN), Purse Race, Kanazawa (twice).
MAUREEN'S LOUGH (Ire), Magnum Selling St., Costa Claiming St.
SKIDROW (GB), Appleby Group Limited Maiden Auction St., BP Acetyls Saltend Hdp.
TRAVELLER'S GIFT (Jpn), Purse Race, Kanazawa ; Purse Race, Kanazawa.
KURINO SAKURAKO (JPN), Purse Race, Asahikawa ; Purse Race, Arao.
NEW ENGLAND (GB), Be Lucky Online Hdp., Heathcotes Restaurant Hdp.
BACHA (Ire), Dubai Trophy Maiden Handicap, Al Shafar Investment Hdp.
CONQUISTADORES (Ire), EBF Median Auction Maiden.
DAIGO FUJIN (Jpn), 3 yo and Up Race.
GAINBACH (Ity), Premio Peveril.
GIORDANO (Jpn), Purse Race.
HERCULES BIO (Jpn), 8f Race, Kyoto.
HRYSOTHRONI IRA (GR), Conditions Race.
JAMAARON (GB), Chapel Downs English Wine Auction Maiden St.
JOSHO BLUE (Jpn), 3 yo Race.
KIMBERLEY HALL (GB), Hojgaard Hestehospital.
KINKA (Jpn), 3YO Race.
LE PIANISTE (Fr), Prix Gerard Brami.
LOOK AT THE STARS (Ire), Haydock Park Annual Badgeholders Club Maiden Auction St.
MAYUNE PRINCESS (Jpn), 2 yo Race.
MEINE EMERAUDE (Jpn), Maiden Race, Nakayama.
NIHED (Fr), Prix de Montfort.
NIITAKA PYTHON (Jpn), 3 yo Race.
OCEAN IRISH (Ire), Premio Imbarcadero, Pisa.
SOREI (Jpn), 2YO Race, Morioka.
TOHO KUNOICHI (Jpn), Newcomer Race, Kawazaki.
T M BEAST (Jpn), Purse Race, Urawa.
VIN ROSE (Jpn), 5f Race, Sapporo.

And also FOR LIFE (GB), RIVER JEWELRY (Jpn), KITASAN SILHOUETTE (Jpn)

And, in jumping races, Bacheen, 2nd Premio Corona Ferrea (L.), CONQUISTADORES, JAMAARON, LE PIANISTE, SENSE OF AWARENESS

 

 

 

PEDIGREE

 DESERT STYLE
b. 1992

 Green Desert
b. 1983

 Danzig

 Northern Dancer
 Pas de Nom

 Foreign Courier

 Sir Ivor
 Courtly Dee

Organza
b. 1985

 High Top

 Derring Do
 Camenae

 Canton Silk

 Runnymede
 Clouded Lamp

 MORNING WELCOME
ch. 1989

 Be My Guest
ch. 1974

 Northern Dancer

 Nearctic
 Natalma

 What A Treat

 Tudor Minstrel
 Rare Treat

 Dawn Is Breaking
br. 1978

 Import

 Porto Bello
 Immortelle

 Brief Chorus

 Counsel
 B Flat

 

By DESERT STYLE (Ire)

Champion three-year-old sprinter in Europe, Ballycorus St. (Gr.3), Tetrarch Stakes (Gr.3), Phoenix Sprint St. (Gr.3), 2nd Hong Kong International Bowl (Gr.2), National Irish Bank Tailored Home Loan St. (Gr.3), Greenlands St. (Gr.3), 3rd Phoenix St. (Gr.1), National St. (Gr.1).

Particularly Sire of Bachir, Mandesha (Prix d'Astarté - Gr.1, Vermeille - Gr.1, de l'Opéra - Gr.1), Caradak (Prix de la Forêt - Gr.1, Celebration Mile - Gr.2), Next Desert (Deutsches Derby - Gr.1, Oppenheim Rennen - Gr.2), Paco Boy (Prix de la Forêt - Gr.1, Lennox Stakes - Gr.2, Hungerford St. - Gr.2, 3rd Prix du Moulin de Longchamp - Gr.1), Cool Creek (Mill Reef St. - Gr.2), Captain Hurricane (July St. - Gr.2 - 2yo's), Ascot Family, Cape Town, Deseree Lass, Dangle, Desert Trail, Destinate, Iron Fist, Jessica's Dream, Rally, Sand Partridge, Shermeen, Stormy Summers, Tres Sheik,

 

1st dam
MORNING WELCOME. Placed at 3. Dam of 10 foals, 7 to race, all winners :

- BACHIR
- ELLIOTS WORLD (c. King's Best), 3 wins at 2 and 3, Acomb St. (L.), 2nd On The House St. (L.), 3rd Hampton Court St. (L.), 4th Royal Lodge St. (Gr.2), £ 80 809.
- ALBUHERA (g. Desert Style), 4 wins at 2 and 3, placed 8 times in flat races ; 8 wins in jumping races, Dubai Duty Free Fulke Walwyn Novices Chase (Gr.2), 2nd Sharp Novices' Hurdle (Gr.2), Castleford Chase (Gr.2), Gerry Feilden Hurdle (L.), 3rd November Novices Chase (Gr.2)
- DAWN RAID (f. Docksider), 1 win at 3 in Ireland, placed 4 times. Brood mare in Ireland.
- GAELIC'S FANTASY (f. Statoblest), 1 win at 3 in Italy. Dam of 4 winners.
- MUNICIPAL GIRL (f. Mac's Imp), 1 win at 3 in England, placed twice. Dam of a winner.
- Shalwell (Shalford), unraced. Dam of a winner.
- Hafif (c. Grand Lodge - 2003), 1 win in the Emirates
- Optimus Maximus (c. Galileo), placed in England (08)
2nd dam
DAWN IS BREAKING, 2 wins at 2, placed 4 times. Dam of 9 winners :

- DOWN AGAIN (f. Encino), 10 wins, Monrovia Hdp. (Gr.3), Lady Canterbury Hdp. (L.), Mt Wilson St. (L.), Oldtown Stud Debutante St. (L.), 2nd Las Cienegas Hdp. (Gr.3), Autumn Days Hdp. (L.), Midwick Hdp. (L.), Allez France Hdp. (L.), Orby St. (L.), Goffs St. (L.), 3rd Del Mar Oaks (Gr.2), Sierra Madre Hdp. (Gr.3), Rancho Bernardo Hdp. (Gr.3), Jaipur St. (Gr.3), Autumn Days Hdp. (L.), San Clemente St., 4th Ramona Hdp. (Gr.1), Honeymoon Hdp. (Gr.3), $ 569 465.
- SOTABRASCIET (g. Danehill), 18 wins in Italy, Premio Capannelle (L.), Premio del Giubileo (L.), Premio Certosa (L.), placed 27 times, 2nd Premio Guido Reni (L.), Premio Bersaglio (L.), £ 284 822.
- SOLE CHE SORGI (c. Dancing Dissident), 8 wins in Italy, Premio Bereguardo (L.), placed 22 times, 2nd Prix Quincey (Gr.3), Paradise Mile Hdp. (L.), Prix Jacques de Bremont (L.), 3rd Premio Ribot (Gr.2), Premio WWF (L.), Premio Signorino (L.), £ 158 877.
- Dr Brook (c. Dr Blum), 6 wins, 2nd Irish National Stud St. (L.), Orby St. (L.),
- CONSCIOUS AIM (g. Unconscious), 9 wins from 3 to 9 in the USA, $ 88 338.
- THALJANAH (g. In The Wings), 3 wins at 3 in England.
- WHITEBONNET (g. Rainbow Quest), 3 wins from 6 to 9 in jumping races.
- ANITA AT DAWN (Anita's Prince), 2 wins in England. Dam of Aeroplane, 2 wins, 3rd Totesport Spring Trophy (L.) (08).
- GUIGNOL (Anita's Prince), 1 win in Ireland. Brood mare in England.
3rd dam
Brief Chorus, 2 wins at 3, 2nd Wilkinson Memorial St. (L.), 3rd Yorkshire Oaks (Gr.1), Convivial Maiden St.. Dam of 7 winners :
  - Brief Bay (g. Canisbay), 9 wins in flat and jumping races, March Hdp., 2nd Goodwood Cup (Gr.3).
- Donrae (Don), 2 wins at 2, 3rd Lowther St. (Gr.3). Dam of 5 winners.
- DAWN IS BREAKING - see above
- BRUNTLAW (Bounteous), 3 wins at 2 and 3 in England. Dam of 6 winners :
    - COOLINEY DANCER (Dancer's Image), 1 win in England at 2. Dam of Straw (c. Thatch), 9 wins, 2nd Noor Invitational Hdp. (L.), 3rd Damage Control Invitational Hdp. (L.), $ 117 971.
2nd dam of CANARY WHARF, 3 wins, Slaney Novice Hurdle (Gr.3), LORD OF THE TURF, 6 wins, Smirnoff Hdp. Chase (L.), £ 76 253.
  - SKELTON (f. Derrylin), 2 wins at 2 in England. Dam of 3 winners.
- I'M IMPRESSED (f. Julio Mariner), 10 wins in England from 3 to 5.
4th dam
B FLAT (Chanteur II), winner at 3. Dam of 3 winners :
  - Border Bounty (Bounteous), 2nd Yorkshire Oaks (Gr.1), Musidora St., Park Hill St. Dam of :
    - PITCAIRN (Petingo), 5 wins, Goodwood Mile (Gr.3), Hungerford St. (Gr.3), Ladbroke Blue Riband Trial St. (Gr.3), 2nd Irish 2 000 Guineas (Gr.1), Dewhurst St. (Gr.1), Middle Park St. (Gr.1), 3rd Champion St. (Gr.1). Sire.
- VALLEY FORGE (Petingo), 3 wins, Blandford St. (Gr.2), 3rd Irish St Leger (Gr.1). Sire.
- DINGLE BAY (Petingo), 2 wins at 3 in England. Dam of ASSESSOR (Niniski), 8 wins, Prix Royal Oak (Gr.1), du Cadran (Gr.1), Italian St Leger (Gr.3). Sire. Grandam of WINENDYME (f. Dynaformer), Manhattan Beach St., 3rd Miesque St. (Gr.3).
- ELJAZZI (Artaius), 1 win at 2 in England. Dam of RAFHA (f. Kris), 5 wins, Prix de Diane (Gr.1), May Hill St. (Gr.3), CHIANG MAI (f. Sadler's Wells), 4 wins, Blandford St. (Gr.3), Eyrefield St. (L.). Brood mare.
Grandam of INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (Green Desert - Rafha), 7 wins, Sprint Cup (Gr.1), Sire ; SADIAN (c. Shirley Heights), Ormonde St. (Gr.3), John Porter St. (Gr.3) ; MASSARRA (f. Danehill), Empress St., 2nd Prix Robert Papin (Gr.2).
  - Brief Chorus - see above.
- Mexican Music (Astec), placed in England. Dam of ALWAYS WIN, 2 wins in Hong Kong, Queen Mother's Cup (L.)

 

 

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