Irish Flame (SAF)

Dynasty - Clock The Rock (Flaming Rock) bay, 2006 - height 16.2hh

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Race Record

In South Africa, UK & UAE: 
7 wins, 1600-2450m (won on turf in SA, and over 2200m in UK)

Rated MR 113 in SA

Timeform 115 in UK

Horse of the Year

Champion 3yo Colt

Champion Stayer at 3

 

at 3   WON   Gr1 SA Derby (2450m)

        WON   Gr1 Daily News (2000m)

        WON   Gr2 KZN Derby (2400m)

        WON   (L) Politician S. (1800m)

        2nd      Gr1 Vodacom July (2200m)

        3rd       Gr1 SA Classic (1800m)

at 4  4th       Gr2 Al Rashidiya (1800m, turf)

 

 

Sire Line

DYNASTY – 9 wins, Gr1 Durban July, Gr1 Daily News 2000, Gr1 Cape Derby, Gr1 SA Guineas; multiple Gr1 placed. Rated MR 114. Champion 3yo Colt, Horse of the Year at 3. 

Equus Outstanding Sire x4 - 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017. Sire of 3 Horses Of The Year (2010, 2014, 2015), 5 Equus Champions, 23 Gr1 horses. Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes. Sire of sires.
Notable progeny incl. Futura (10c - Badger’s Drift, Western Winter) Horse of the Year, Champion 2015, sire; Legislate (10c – Restructure, Jungle Cove) Horse of the Year, Champion 2014; Beach Beauty (07f – Capture Him, Hobnob) Champion twice 2013, 2014; Irish Flame (06c – Flaming Rock, Condorcet) Horse of the Year, Champion; Jackson (08c – Cozzene, Gone West) sire; Act Of War (11c - Cordoba, Calvados) Cape Champion; Ancestral Fore (06c – Pole Position, Lords) Cape Champion; Bela-Bela (12f - Royal Academy, Secreto) Champion; It’s My Turn (12c - Jallad, Elliodor); Eyes Wide Open (14c - Jallad, All Fired Up); Lady In Black (14f - Jet Master, Flaming Rock); Front And Centre  (15f - Alzao Shirley Heights) Lady Of the House (13f - Arch, Known Fact); Roman Discent (12c - Caesour, Al Mufti); Liege (12c - Jallad, Royal Prerogative); Run For It (07c – Jallad, Topsider); Alexis (11f - Parade Leader, Red Ryder); Dynastic Power (10c - Royal Prerogative, Jamaico); De Kock (10c – Al Mufti, Quick Turnover); Paddy O’Reilly (06c – West Man, Irish River); Blake (06c – Nassipour, Century); Dellotto (06c – Averof, Lyphard); Cracker Jack (06c – Aristis, Mistral Dancer); Sammy Jo (07f – Al Mufti, Hard Up); Squashy Joy (06f – Home Guard, Volcanic); Ice Diamond (08c – Elliodor, Where To Dance); Demanding Lady (08f – Deputy Commander, Northern Flagship); Taipan (08c – Hermitage, Waterville Lake); Dynamic (09c – Theatrical, Lord at War); Blaze Of Noon (10c - Goldkeeper, Bucks Bid); Just Sensual (13f - Camden Park, Dancing Champ); Olma (11f - Danzig, Mujtahid); Smiling Blue Eyes (13f - Badger Land, Jamaico); Horizon (13c - Lomitas, Beau’s Eagle); It Is Written (10c - Northfields, Sir Tristram); etc

KIN-BREEDING: the sequence of damsires, for five generations, of Dynasty’s Gr1 winners shows Drum Beat appearing more than once, while related names appear. Gone West (in Jackson) is sire of Western Winter (in Futura). Badger’s Drift (in Futura) and Restructure (in Legislate) are both out of mares by Thatching who is full brother to Golden Thatch (in Futura). These full brothers are out of Abella, by Abernant -  who is close kin to Drum Beat, and to the mare Mixed Marriage, third dam of Gone West. Another kin-link is to the mare Farthing Damages, who is doubled in the dam of Pole Position (in Ancestral Fore). This leads to kin-relatives Court Martial and Tudor Minstrel. Dynasty kin-links through his 3rd dam Lavenda Lady, by Abernant, and close kin to Drum Beat et al, including the mare Popcorn (in Irish Flame).

SADLER'S WELLS line sires in South Africa: Flying The Flag, Global View, New Predator, The United States (Galileo); Elusive Fort (Fort Wood); Act Of War, Futura, Horizon, Jackson, Irish Flame, Legislate (Dynasty); Potala Palace (Singspiel); Admiral Kitten (Kitten’s Joy)

Pedigree

Dynasty
1999
Fort Wood
1990
Sadler's WellsNorthern Dancer - Nearctic
Fairy Bridge - Bold Reason
Fall AspenPretense - Endeavour II
Change Water - Swaps
Blakes Affair
1986
Commodore BlakeBlakeney - Hethersett
Ribamba - Ribocco
Joy PetiteJoy II - Djebe
Lavenda Lady - Abernant
Clock The Rock
1994
Flaming Rock
1987
Ballad RockBold Lad IRE - Bold Ruler
True Rocket - Roan Rocket
FlogeraOwen Dudley - Tudor Melody
Argentina - Nearco
Cora Dora
1986
CondorcetLuthier - Klairon
Pan American - Pan II
CornDapper - Forli
Cornice - Oligarchy

Pedigree

Irish Flame is solidly kinbred, involving female line ancestors of sires used in consecutive generations. The kin-breeding traces back to ancestor Joy Ride, who is closely kinbred and whose dam is a virtual full sister to influential sire Blandford.

Sires of highclass winners produced by female descendants of Joy Ride can all be considered as having suitable elements for Irish Flame.

Suitable Lines

Suitable Lines for Irish Flame could include Fragrant View (Condorcet, Lavery); Mexico (Harry Hotspur, Super Magic); Elevation (Rain Forest); Persian Wonder (London News, Classic Flag, Bush Telegraph, Crimson Waves); Averof, Foveros (Rebel King, Warm White Night); Royal Prerogative (Victory Moon, Goldmark, Divine Force); Western Winter; Abadan (Full Colour); Elliodor (Model Man, Special Preview, Jay Peg); Rich Man’s Gold; Jallad; etc.

(posted 2012)

Sales Analysis

BORN colt avg sold SI filly avg sold SI
2014 52,000 5 0.38 55,000 6 0.35
2015 35,000 5 0.28 35,556 9 0.42
2016 32,500 2 0.36 42,000 5 0.34
2017 15,000 1 0.09 15,000 1 0.2

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
15% 39% 15% 22% 10% 41

Best Rated Offspring

(SA only)

horse wins (SW) places (SP) stakes AR
Drunken Sailor 15c 2 (0) 9 (0) R 286,600 93
Just My Style 14f 4 (0) 11 (1) R 449,500 92
Sunny Bill Du-Toy 14c 3 (0) 1 (0) R 205,125 91
Perpetual Flame 15c 1 (0) 4 (0) R 151,375 91
Irish Wonder Girl 15f 5 (0) 5 (0) R 378,362 90
King Of Tara 16c 1 (0) 0 (0) R 68,250 90
Calandra 16f 5 (0) 12 (1) R 296,600 88
Flaming Lass 16f 1 (0) 4 (0) R 120,500 84
Tombola 15f 4 (0) 8 (0) R 340,525 82
Magic Flame 14f 1 (0) 2 (0) R 97,850 82

The Power Of Ratings

Colts

AR Band < 59 59 - 69 70 - 79 80 - 89 90 - 99 > 99 > 79 > 89 count
All Colts 27% 18% 26% 18% 7% 3% 29% 11% 25,502
Irish Flame 30% 23% 30% 3% 13% 0% 17% 13% 30

Fillies

AR Band < 54 54 - 64 65 - 74 75 - 84 85 - 94 > 94 > 74 > 84 count
All Fillies 28% 18% 26% 20% 7% 2% 29% 9% 24,960
Irish Flame 32% 10% 30% 22% 6% 0% 28% 6% 50

Black Type Offspring

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

  • Calandra 2016 filly 82/84/88/87/70
  • Syncopate (Spectrum x Caesour)
  • 3rd Jockey Club S. (L) 2000m
  • Irish Dame 2016 filly -/71/69/77/77
  • Liste Secrete (Peintre Celebre x Persian Heights)
  • 3rd SA Oaks Trial (L) 2000m
  • Just My Style 2014 filly 58/92/82/76/87
  • Onawingandaprayer (Jet Master x West Man)
  • 3rd Lady's Bracelet (L) 1600m

Stud Analysis

Colts

  • SSI 0.57
  • Stamina 1692m
  • Stakes Wins 0%
  • Black Type 0%
  • winners/runners% 39%
born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SW SW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR Stamina
2014 15 12 4 33% 0 0% 0 0% 6 0.3 61 1550m
2015 9 9 4 44% 0 0% 0 0% 8 0.84 68 1925m
2016 10 8 4 50% 0 0% 0 0% 9 0.57 67 1600m
2017 2 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0 58 0m
2019 1 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0 0m

Fillies

  • SSI 0.66
  • Stamina 1687m
  • Stakes Wins 0%
  • Black Type 10%
  • winners/runners% 56%
born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SW SW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR Stamina
2014 15 12 7 58% 0 0% 1 8% 11 0.76 62 1786m
2015 26 23 12 52% 0 0% 0 0% 21 0.7 58 1667m
2016 17 16 10 63% 0 0% 2 13% 21 0.7 64 1695m
2017 3 3 1 33% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.45 66 1600m

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