Duke Of Marmalade (IRE)

Danehill - Love Me True (Kingmambo) bay, 2003 - height 16hh

Died in 2021 (during the covering season)

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Race Record

In UK, Ireland, France & USA - 6 wins, 1400-2400m at 2 to 4

Champion Older Horse in Europe 2008. Timeform 132

at 2      2nd Gr2 Vintage S. (1400m)

at 3      2nd Gr1 St James’ Palace S. (1600m)

            2nd Gr1 Irish Champion S. (2000m)

             3rd Gr1 Queen Elizabeth II S. (1600m)

at 4   WON Gr1 King George & QEII S. (2400m)

         WON Gr1 Prince of Wales S. (2000m)

         WON Gr1 Tattersalls Gold Cup (2100m)

         WON Gr1 Prix Ganay (2100m)

         WON Gr1 Juddmonte Int. (2000m)

Sire Line

DANEHILL – 4 wins, Gr1 Haydock Sprint Cup; 3rd Gr1 July Cup, Gr1 2000 Guineas. Champion 3yo Sprinter in Europe. Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes. Sire of Champions. Multiple Champion Sire in Europe & Australia. Sire of sires.

Notable progeny incl. Danehill Dancer (93c – Sharpen Up, Caro); Rock Of Gibraltar (99c – Be My Guest, Bold Lad IRE); Redoute’s Choice (96c – Canny Lad, Nijinsky); Dansili (96c – Kahyasi, High Line); Desert King (94c – Nureyev, Bustino); Flying Spur (92c – Mr Prospector, Sir Ivor); North Light (01c – Rainbow Quest, Charlottown); Dylan Thomas (03c – Diesis, Mount Hagen); Duke Of Marmalade (04c – Kingmambo, Alydar); George Washington (03c – Alysheba, Tip Moss); Holy Roman Emperor (04c – Secretariat, Northern Dancer); Exceed And Excel (00c – Lomond, Watch Your Step); Banks Hill (98f – Kahyasi, High Line); Clodovil (00c – Linamix, Good Times); Oratorio (02c – Vaguely Noble, Alydar); Aussie Rules (03c – Alzao, Crystal Palace); Peeping Fawn (04f – Sadler’s Wells, Blushing Groom); Echelon (02c – Exclusive Native, Dead Ahead); Horatio Nelson (03c – Sadler’s Wells, Master Derby); etc.

KIN-BREEDING: Danehill is kinbred 1x2 Danzig x Spring Adieu and 4x3 Lady Angela x Flower Bowl.

DANEHILL-line sires in South Africa include: Duke Of Marmalade, Oratorio (Danehill); Mofeed (Duke Of Marmalade); Buffalo Bill Cody, Rafeef, Redoute’s Promise, Time Thief (Redoute’s Choice); Heavenly Blue (Snitzel); Soqrat (Epaulette)

 

Pedigree

Danehill
1986
Danzig
1977
Northern DancerNearctic - Nearco
Natalma - Native Dancer
Pas de NomAdmirals Voyage - Crafty Admiral
Petitioner - Petition
Razyana
1981
His MajestyRibot - Tenerani
Flower Bowl - Alibhai
Spring AdieuBuckpasser - Tom Fool
Natalma - Native Dancer
Love Me True
1998
Kingmambo
1990
Mr ProspectorRaise A Native - Native Dancer
Gold Digger - Nashua
MiesqueNureyev - Northern Dancer
Pasadoble - Prove Out
Lassie's Lady
1981
AlydarRaise A Native - Native Dancer
Sweet Tooth - On and On
Lassie DearBuckpasser - Tom Fool
Gay Missile - Sir Gaylord

Pedigree

Duke Of Marmalade is kinbred 2x1 Razyana x Love Me True, 3x2 Spring Adieu x Lassie’s Lady.

Notable Progeny

International Gr1 winners

SIMPLE VERSE (12f, Sadler’s Wells, Darshaan): won Gr1 St Leger, Gr1 British Champions F&M S., Gr2 Park Hill S., Gr3 Lillie Langtry S.
SOUND OF FREEDOM (12f, Invincible Spirit, Generous): won Gr1 Pr Lydia Tesio, Gr3 Pr Regina Elena
STAR OF SEVILLE (12f, Selkirk, Tirol): won Gr1 Prix de Diane, Gr3 Musidora S.
NUTAN (12c, Peintre Celebre, Platini): won Gr1 Deutsches Derby
BIG ORANGE (11c, Fasliyev, Dancing Brave): won Gr1 Gold Cup, Gr2 Goodwood Cup (2x), Gr2 Princess of Wales S. (2x), Gr3 Henry II S., Chester S.-(L). Noel Murless S.-(L)

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Sales Analysis

BORN colt avg sold SI filly avg sold SI
2010 550,000 1 1.28 700,000 1 3.74
2015 328,654 26 1.15 330,000 19 1.65
2016 182,679 28 1.25 210,000 22 0.84
2017 172,381 21 0.75 526,667 12 1.53
2018 105,625 8 0.34 112,000 10 0.71
2019 63,333 12 0.35 81,250 8 0.68
2020 128,462 13 0.48 76,667 3 0.62
2021 157,500 4 0.58 120,000 3 0.56

Stamina

by highest winning distance of 3yo and up (the higher the count, the more reliable the %)

800/1399m 14/1600m 16/1999m 20/2399m 2400m+ count
24% 49% 10% 10% 7% 182

Best Rated Offspring

(SA only)

horse wins (SW) places (SP) stakes AR
True To Life 16f 8 (2) 9 (5) R 1,127,125 115
Moofeed 10c 6 (1) 14 (5) R 882,000 111
Son Of Raj 19c 4 (2) 1 (0) R 1,267,250 107
Temple Grafin 15f 4 (3) 4 (3) R 918,250 107
Santa Clara 15f 3 (1) 6 (4) R 657,250 106
Rain In Holland 18f 11 (7) 6 (3) R 3,588,500 105
Larentina 16f 2 (0) 5 (0) R 209,200 101
We're Jamming 19c 3 (2) 6 (3) R 806,500 101
Seville Orange 15f 4 (1) 5 (2) R 589,850 100
Duke Of Spin 15c 3 (0) 5 (0) R 265,500 100

The Power Of Ratings

Colts

AR Band < 59 59 - 69 70 - 79 80 - 89 90 - 99 > 99 > 79 > 89 count
All Colts 26% 18% 27% 18% 7% 3% 29% 11% 25,447
Duke Of Marmalade 17% 19% 36% 19% 7% 3% 28% 9% 150

Fillies

AR Band < 54 54 - 64 65 - 74 75 - 84 85 - 94 > 94 > 74 > 84 count
All Fillies 27% 18% 26% 20% 7% 2% 29% 9% 24,910
Duke Of Marmalade 19% 13% 28% 25% 11% 5% 40% 16% 167

Black Type Offspring

with best career rating by distance category:
1000-1399m/14-1600m/1601-1999m/20-2399m/2400m+

  • Bye Bye Bombshell 2018 filly 88/86/82/86/-
  • Dubai Gina (Dubai Destination x Sunday Silence)
  • Won E-Cape Oaks (L) 2000m
  • Dancing Feather 2016 filly 89/94/93/-/-
  • Daffodil Day (Silvano x Cordoba)
  • 3rd Devon Air S. (L) 1400m
  • Je Ne Sais Quoi 2015 filly -/84/84/84/67
  • Star Deputy (Deputy Governor x Gleam Machine)
  • 2nd Jockey Club S. (L) 2000m
  • Lucy English 2018 filly 88/-/-/-/-
  • Ha Lucy (Trippi x Kahal)
  • 3rd Gardenia S. (L) 1000m
  • Marmalisa 2017 filly 87/91/-/-/-
  • Louvre (Doowaley x Saumarez)
  • 3rd Gr3 Diana S. 1400m
  • Miss Orange 2016 filly 89/89/87/84/89
  • Eleonora (Fasliyev x Foveros)
  • Won Glenlair Trophy (L) 2750m
  • Nastergal 2015 filly 93/89/82/-/-
  • Royale Noir (Black Minnaloushe x Northern Guest)
  • Won Gr3 Champagne S. 1200m
  • Princess Irene 2015 filly 63/98/97/96/93
  • Archerfield (Arch x El Gran Senor)
  • Won Jamaica Hcp (L) 2000m
  • Qhawe Lami 2020 colt 95/-/-/-/-
  • Vice Versa (Var x National Assembly)
  • 3rd Storm Bird S. (L) 1000m
  • Wallis Simpson 2015 filly 84/88/76/-/-
  • King's Temptress (King of Kings x Model Man)
  • 3rd Lady's Bracelet (L) 1600m

Stud Analysis

Colts

  • SSI 0.78
  • Stamina 1614m
  • Stakes Wins 16%
  • Black Type 10%
  • winners/runners% 52%
born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SW SW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR Stamina
2010 3 3 3 100% 1 33% 1 33% 12 2.16 101 1733m
2012 2 2 1 50% 0 0% 0 0% 4 0.33 81 1600m
2015 33 28 15 54% 0 0% 1 4% 38 0.66 75 1617m
2016 40 31 10 32% 0 0% 0 0% 21 0.54 68 1705m
2017 36 30 19 63% 0 0% 1 3% 50 0.86 69 1732m
2018 27 22 13 59% 1 5% 1 5% 29 0.69 69 1658m
2019 25 19 10 53% 2 11% 2 11% 17 1.01 63 1471m
2020 19 17 9 53% 0 0% 1 6% 11 0.62 71 1400m
2021 4 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0.16 60 0m

Fillies

  • SSI 1.4
  • Stamina 1702m
  • Stakes Wins 9%
  • Black Type 32%
  • winners/runners% 62%
born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SW SW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR Stamina
2010 3 1 1 100% 0 0% 1 100% 5 2.93 93 2600m
2011 1 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0% 3 1.41 78 2000m
2013 1 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0 40 0m
2015 40 35 25 71% 6 17% 9 26% 51 1.49 76 1656m
2016 54 51 32 63% 3 6% 5 10% 90 1.19 71 1594m
2017 33 31 22 71% 1 3% 2 6% 41 0.88 69 1493m
2018 24 19 12 63% 2 11% 3 16% 30 2.19 66 1525m
2019 22 19 9 47% 0 0% 0 0% 13 0.61 63 1333m
2020 13 11 3 27% 0 0% 0 0% 3 0.48 58 1417m

Sires Book page (PDF)

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Futura (SAF)

Dynasty - Scribblin' The Cat (Badger's Drift)

Jet Dark (SAF)

Trippi - Night Jet (Jet Master)

One World (SAF)

Captain Al - Aquilonia (Giant's Causeway)

Trippi (USA)

End Sweep - Jealous Appeal (Valid Appeal)

What A Winter (SAF)

Western Winter - Waseela (Ahonoora)

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