| Owner: 1) Sir Charles Davers, 6th Baronet 2) Hon. Richard Vernon 3) George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont Breeder: Sir Charles Davers, 6th Baronet Winnings: 22 Starts: 15 - 4 - 0
Outstanding racehorse, winner of 15 races and not finishing outside first two after his first three races in 1777; comparable in quality to the exceptional Pot8os
Principal performances, all at Newmarket:- 6 Apr 1778 - Craven Stakes (7/2, from Maiden 6/1); 22 Mar 1779 - Craven Stakes (1/1, from Stormer and Humbug); 28 Mar 1780 - 1,400gns stakes (9/2, from Bourdeaux 9/2, Pot8os 5/6, Laburnum 10/1 and Dorimant 10/1); 2 Apr 1781 - Craven Stakes (1/3, from Flying Gib, Whipcord, Girandola 4/1, Burringdon and Fame 4/1); 6 Oct 1781 - 200gns match (4/6) v Spitfire (rec 16lbs); 17 Oct 1781 - 140 Guineas Stakes (4/7, from Pot8os); 19 Oct 1781 - 65gns Subscription (4/5, from Hollandaise)
19 Oct 1780 - 2nd 150gns Subscription (5/6, to Pot8os 2/1)
Very successful stallion, second on sires list from 1789 to 1792, sire of 179 winners of £76,103, notably Buzzard which ensured survival of Byerley Turk sire line; Ephermera (1800 Oaks); and the dams of classic winners Bellissima, Cardinal Beaufort, Music and Minuet
Died in late 1798
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