From Morestead Farm Stables (With VAT) The Property of The Morestead Breakfast Club Nearctic Northern Dancer Sadler's Wells Natalma ATTORNEY (USA) Bold Reason GENERAL (IRE) Fairy Bridge Special (1999) Danzig Bay Gelding Polish Precedent Past Example Her Ladyship (GB) (Fourth Produce) (1991) Shirley Heights Upper Strata Bright Landing
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ATTORNEY GENERAL (IRE), 16.1 h.h. (approx): 5 wins, £66,382: 2 wins at 3 years and £9722; also 3 wins over hurdles and £56,660 and placed 9 times. A wonderful old servant, has done nothing wrong but is being sold to dissolve a partnership. A winner in his prime at Cheltenham and a runner in the World Hurdle. He was an excellent second at Cheltenham at the Paddy Power meeting this season and is sure to give his new owner more fun in the future. Easy to do in every way. Hobdayed in 2007. Sold subject to veterinary re-examination as per condition 8 (conditions of sale). 1st dam HER LADYSHIP (GB): 2 wins at 3 years in France and £100,066 inc. Prix de la Seine, Saint-Cloud, L., 2nd Prix de Diane Hermes, Chantilly, Gr.1 and 3rd Sunset & Vine Prix de l'Opera, Longchamp, Gr.2; dam of 7 winners from 7 runners: DIGNIFY (IRE) (1997 f. by Rainbow Quest (USA)): 2 wins at 2 years in France and £44,605 inc. Prix d'Aumale, Chantilly, Gr.3, 3rd Sweet Solera S., Newmarket, L.; dam of a winner. Lady Bountiful (GB) (2002 f. by Spectrum (IRE)): 3 wins at 3 years in France and £29,681 and placed 3 times inc. 3rd Prix Urban Sea, Le Lion D'Angers, L.; broodmare. Attorney General (IRE) (1999 g. by Sadler's Wells (USA)): see above. House of Bourbon (IRE) (2003 g. by Rainbow Quest (USA)): 3 wins, £29,247: winner at 3 years and £9048 and placed 3 times; also winner over hurdles at 6 years, 2009 and £14,511 and placed 13 times and winner over fences at 6 years, 2009 and £5688 and placed 3 times. Upper Class (IRE) (2005 g. by Fantastic Light (USA)): 2 wins at 2 and 3 years, 2008 and £9459 and placed twice. Truly Royal (GB) (2004 g. by Noverre (USA)): winner at 2 years and £5182; also placed once at 3 years in U.A.E. Art Excellence (GB) (2007 c. by Noverre (USA)): winner at 2 years, 2009. 2nd dam UPPER STRATA: 3 wins at 2 and 4 years and £29,786 inc. George Stubbs EBF S., Newmarket, L. and Jennings The Bookmakers Zetland S., Newmarket, L., 4th Jefferson Smurfit Mem. Irish St Leger, Curragh, Gr.1; dam of 7 winners inc.: LORD OF MEN (GB) (c. by Groom Dancer (USA)): 10 wins at 2 to 6 years at home, in France and in U.A.E. and £245,325 inc. Prix de la Salamandre, Longchamp, Gr.1, 3rd Premio Roma - Trofeo After Eight, Rome, Gr.1; sire. HER LADYSHIP (GB) (f. by Polish Precedent (USA)): see above. Rupestrian (GB): 5 wins, £22,786: winner at 3 years, 2009; also 4 wins over hurdles at 3 years, 2009 and £19,358. John Donne (GB): 4 wins at 4 and 5 years, 2009 in Japan. Up State (GB): winner at 3 years in France and £21,554; broodmare. Tannenberg (IRE): winner at 5 years and £9973. 3rd dam BRIGHT LANDING: 3 wins at 3 years in France and £9686; dam of 6 winners inc.: UPPER STRATA: see above. Habitancy: 3rd Bentinck S., Newmarket, L.; dam of 2 winners. 4th dam LAND HO: ran 3 times at 3 years; dam of 7 winners inc.: LIFTING (IRE): 4 wins at 3 and 4 years in Italy and £44,960 inc. Premio Archidamia, Rome, L.; dam of 8 winners.