Lot 69 SWEET AVON (GB) April 2nd, 2007 Grey Filly
From Oaktree Racing Ltd The Property of Brigadier C K Price Averti Avonbridge (GB) Alessia Sweet Whisper (GB) (1991)
Petong Softly Spoken
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SWEET AVON (GB), 15.2 h.h. (approx): winner at 3 years, 2010 over 6 furlongs and placed 3 times from 5 to 7 furlongs. Half-sister to 5 winners including Blue Velvet and Adantino. Dam a winner at 2 years at 5 and 6 furlongs. Well-mannered and easy to handle and ride. Sold subject to veterinary re-examination as per condition 8 (conditions of sale). 1st dam SWEET WHISPER (GB): 2 wins at 2 years and £8695 and placed 6 times; dam of 6 winners from 8 runners: Adantino (GB) (1999 g. by Glory of Dancer (GB)): 9 wins and £65,822, placed 35 times. Blue Velvet (GB) (1997 f. by Formidable (USA)): 6 wins at 2, 3 and 5 years and £84,402 and placed 26 times; also placed once at 4 years in Germany; dam of a winner. So Willing (GB) (1996 g. by Keen): winner at 3 years and placed 5 times. Gentle Response (GB) (2000 f. by Puissance): winner at 4 years and £5171 and placed 5 times. Bungie (GB) (2004 g. by Forzando): winner at 2 years and placed 4 times. Sweet Avon (GB) (2007 f. by Avonbridge (GB)): see above. Red Light Runner (GB) (2002 g. by Mind Games (GB)): placed once at 2 years in Spain. Dream Whisperer (GB) (2009 f. by Piccolo (GB)): unraced to date. She also has a 5-y-o mare by Iron Mask (USA). 2nd dam SOFTLY SPOKEN: 7 wins at 2 to 5 years and £39,642; dam of 4 winners inc.: Here Comes Risky (GB): 22 wins, £34,116: 2 wins at 2 years and placed 4 times; also 20 wins in Belgium, in France and in Germany and placed 15 times. Branston Lucy (GB): 2 wins at 2 and 3 years and placed 5 times; dam of a winner. Branston Danni (GB): winner at 2 years and £7767 and placed 3 times. 3rd dam TENDER ANSWER: 3 wins at 2 and 4 years and placed 6 times; Own sister to Stracomer Queen; dam of 4 winners: Brentano: 3 wins, £15,486: 2 wins at 2 and 3 years and £10,698 and placed twice; also winner at 4 years in Australia, placed 3rd Summer Cup, Randwick, Gr.3. Softly Spoken: see above. Record Answer: 4 wins, £8859: 3 wins at 3 years and placed once; also winner in South Africa; dam of 2 winners. Bonne Answer: winner at 2 years and placed 3 times; dam of 4 winners inc.: Balboa Royal (IRE): winner in Italy, 3rd Premio Botticelli, Rome, L.; also winner over jumps in Italy. 4th dam SI: unraced; dam of 7 winners inc.: Stracomer Queen: 3 wins at 2 and 3 years and £9726, placed 3rd Irish Guinness Oaks, Curragh, Gr.1 and Pretty Polly S., Curragh, Gr.2; dam of 3 winners inc.: COMAREEN (SAF): won Cape of Good Hope Derby Futurity S., Kenilworth, Gr.1, 2nd Clairwood Park Juvenile Futurity, Clairwood, Gr.2 and 3rd Administrator's Challenge Cup, Kenilworth, Gr.2. Squiddgy (SAF): placed once in South Africa; dam of Mister Softee (SAF): winner in South Africa, 2nd Nijinsky Derby Trial, Turffontein, L. Atlanta Royale: placed once at 3 years; dam of 4 winners inc.: Kathy Sabina (IRE): winner in Italy, 2nd Premio Alessandro Perrone, Rome, L.; dam of Kathy Chapel (IRE): 2 wins in Italy, 3rd P. Alessandro Perrone, L.