Ocovango a talented son of Monsun

OCOVANGO (GB) - 2010 brown horse

Sons of the great German stallion Monsun (by Konigsstuhl) have become very popular in National Hunt circles and so when Ocovango did not become a Group 1 star, retiring instead as a Group 1-placed Group 2 scorer, it was almost inevitable that his new home would be as a sire of future hurdlers and chasers.

The Beeches Stud resident covered 310 mares in his first season, and although it is possible that a handful of his early offspring will run on the flat, it is likely that we will not start seeing many of them in action at least until the juvenile hurdles, bumpers and point-to-points of 2019/20.

He is out of Crystal Maze (by Gone West), a half-sister to two blacktype horses and out of the Group 1 Fillies' Mile scorer Crystal Music (by Nureyev). She was fourth (no blacktype) in the 1000 Guineas, chased home Imagine in the Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas and was also runner-up to Banks Hill in the Group 1 Coronation Stakes.

Her blacktype siblings include Group 1 Irish Derby third Tchaikovsky (by Sadler's Wells) and the Group 2-placed pattern scorer Dubai Success (by Sadler's Wells), their dam, Crystal Spray (by Beldale Flutter) was a half-sister to the Group 2 winner Crystal Hearted (by Broken Hearted), and if you go back farther then you will find the brilliant Royal Palace (by Ballymoss), among others of note.

OCOVANGO (GB) – br.2010 – Monsun – Crystal Maze, 3 wins inc Prix Greffulhe (Gr2), Prix Francois Mathet (L), 3rd Grand Prix de Paris (Gr1), Prix Niel (Gr2), La Coupe (Gr3). Sire in Ireland. First foals in 2016.

FOALS CATALOGUED (updated)
bc – A Long Way (by Gamut)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc – African Miss (by Beneficial)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €7,000
bf - Balleen Rose (by Old Vic)     Goffs     Dec     not sold
bc – Ballybrowney Hall (by Saddlers' Hall)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €5,500
brc – Ballyquin Queen (by King's Theatre)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €5,000
bc - Bonmahon (by Westerner)     Goffs     Dec     €4,000
bf – Bounty's Sister (by Gold Well)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     withdrawn
chc – Buzy Lizzie (by Golan)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €15,000
bc - Cairnryan Mag (by Old Vic)     Goffs     Dec     withdrawn
bf - Candle Massini (by Dr Massini)     Goffs     Dec     withdrawn
bc – Celestial Spirit (by Presenting)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €10,000
chc – Charlie's Vic (by Old Vic)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €14,000
bc – Clever Mode (by Poliglote)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €21,000
bc – Copper Kate (by Saddlers' Hall)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €6,000
bc - Court My Eye (by Elmaamul)     Goffs     Dec     €12,000
bc – Cuilogue Lady (by Beneficial)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €14,000
bf – Deadly Pursuit (by Subtle Power)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €1,500
bc – Divine Milan (by Milan)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc - Dr Doocey (by Dr Massini)     Goffs     Dec     €4,000
bc – Fashionista (by King's Theatre)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €21,000
brc – Fern Bird (by Revoque)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €23,000
chc - Final Bond (by Supreme Leader)     Goffs     Dec     €2,800
bc – Fire And Ice (by Pilsudski)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €6,000
bc – Fitanga Speed (by Oscar)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €6,200
bf – Foxyfirth (by Flemensfirth)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc – Fugal Maid (by Winged Love)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €18,000
chc – Funny Times (by Silver Patriarch)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €10,000
bc – G Up (by Beneficial)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €4,500
bf - Gayeroyale (by King's Theatre)     Goffs     Dec     €1,800
bc – Glass Curtain (by Old Vic)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc - Griffith Avenue (by Oscar)     Goffs     Dec     not sold
chc – Had To Be Done (by Presenting)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €10,000
bc - Hapeney (by Saddlers' Hall)     Goffs     Dec     €10,000
bc – Hard As The Road (by Beneficial)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
chc - High Life (by Kayf Tara)     Goffs     Dec     €7,500
bf – Highringa (by High-Rise)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €1,700
brf - Hollygrove Gabbana (by Presenting)     Goffs     Dec     €1,800
brc - Howaboutthis (by Oscar)     Goffs     Dec     €17,000
bc – Howards Babe (by Great Palm)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc – Iruna Iris (by Golden Tornado)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc – Keith's Delight (by Saffron Walden)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc – Kilbarry Flame (by Flemensfirth)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     withdrawn
bc – Killashee Lady (by Flemensfirth)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bf - Lady Monksfield (by Sonus)     Goffs     Dec     not sold
chf – Last of The Bunch (by Silver Patriarch)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €3,200
bf - Like A Ballerina (by Shantou)     Goffs     Dec     €1,000
chc – Lisacul Lady (by Snurge)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc - Macetown Gale (by Old Vic)     Goffs     Dec     €9,000
chc – Majella (by Fourstars Allstar)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
b/brf – Mary Wilkie (by Oscar)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
brc - Miss Hilly Wager (by Anshan)     Goffs     Dec     €5,500
chc – Miss Lauren Dee (by Montelimar)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
brc - Miss Your Top (by Luso)     Goffs     Dec     not sold
bc – Mistress Pope (by Catcher In The Rye)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     withdrawn
bc - Mollys Joy (by Waky Nao)     Goffs     Dec     €8,000
bc – Mushagak (by Oratorio)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €16,000
bc – Pale Face (by High Chaparral)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €10,000
bc – Poppyvillaexpress (by Old Vic)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc – Presentingmissoats (by Presenting)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €7,000
bc – Reserve The Right (by Double Eclipse)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €8,000
brf – Roaming (by Be My Native)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
brc – Romy's Birthday (by Rudimentary)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €10,000
brc – Sainte Careigne (by Saint des Saints)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc – Send To War (by Sendawar)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
chc – Shellyjo (by Synefos)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €5,000
chc – Shuil Bob (by Bob Back)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €15,000
chc – Sika Trix (by Try Prospect)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €11,000
brf – Sleeping Diva (by Sleeping Car)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €1,000
blf – South Street (by Saddlers' Hall)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bf – Spare A Thought (by Hurricane Run)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     withdrawn
bc – Tabita (by Alzao)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc – The Millers Tale (by Rashar)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc – Thistle Win (by Blueprint)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €1,500
bc – Tonaphuca Girl (by Saddlers' Hall)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     not sold
bc – Top Nurse (by Mountain High)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €19,000
bc - Tropical Moment (by Cape Cross)     Goffs     Dec     not sold
b/blc – Victorian Lady (by Old Vic)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €5,700
chc - Vinnie's Princess (by Vinnie Roe)     Goffs     Dec     €12,000
brc – Ware It Vic (by Old Vic)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €13,000
bc - Westerner Brook (by Westerner)     Goffs     Dec     ​withdrawn
bc – What A Fashion (by Milan)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €12,000
bc – Witneses Daughter (by Witness Box)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov     €10,000
chc – Zebs Little Sister (by Oscar)     Tattersalls IRE NH     Nov    not sold