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Charming Thought (GB)

Foal date
24/01/2012
Gender
Horse
Colour
Bay
Sire
Oasis Dream (GB)
Dam
Annabelle's Charm (IRE)
Breeder
Merry Fox Stud Limited
Official rating
111
Career earnings
$226,957.06
Starts7Wins3Placed1
Charming Thought (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) Green Desert (USA) Danzig (USA)
1977
1983 Foreign Courier (USA)
1979
2000 Hope (IRE) Dancing Brave (USA)
1983
1991 Bahamian (GB)
1985
2012 Annabelle's Charm (IRE) Indian Ridge (IRE) Ahonoora (GB)
1975
1985 Hillbrow (GB)
1975
2005 Kylemore (IRE) Sadler's Wells (USA)
1981
1998 Flamenco Wave (USA)
1986
Fetched 625.000gns as a yearling at Tattersalls in October 2013; first foal; dam 1m (Listed) to 1m2f (AW) winner, half-sister to Listed-placed 7f 2yo winner Purple Sage out of twice-raced sister to Racing Post Trophy winner Aristotle and 1m2f-1m4f Group 1 winner Ballingarry; second on debut at Nottingham in 2014 before winning a Lingfield maiden and a novice event at Leicester; further significant progress when winning the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket; missed the whole of 2015; promising return when fourth in a strong Listed race over 6f at Salisbury in June 2016 but unplaced in a pair of Group 3s after; effective at 6f; acted on good to firm and soft; retired to Dalham Hall Stud.