Cable Bay is related to a multiple champion sire

CABLE BAY (IRE) - 2011 bay horse

Two of the factors that we consider when examining the future potential of any stallion are his sire line and the presence or absence of successful stallions within the distaff side of his family. In the case of Highclere Stud’s talented six-to-eight-furlong performer Cable Bay, we have a horse who passes both of those tests with flying colours.

He is a son of Group 1 winning sprinter and leading international sire Invincible Spirit (by Green Desert), and so is by the horse who gave us Group 1 sires Lawman and I Am Invincible, among others who have come up with stakes and pattern winners.

His dam, Rose de France (by Diktat), is a half-sister to notable broodmare Moyesii (by Diesis) – the dam of Group 1 scorers Kirklees (by Jade Robbery) and Mastery (by Sulamani) – and although it remains to be seen how that mare’s Group 1-winning grandson Mukhadram (by Shamardal) will be viewed in the coming years, the first juveniles by that young Nunnery Stud stallion are off the mark this year.

What stands out, however, with regard to the stallion potential of both that horse and Cable Bay is that Rose de France and Moyesii are daughters of star sprinter Cherokee Rose (by Dancing Brave). The fastest representative of her Timeform 140-rated sire, she won the Group 1 Sprint Cup and Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest, she was runner-up in the Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp, and she is a half-sister to Volksraad (by Green Desert).

He was lightly raced and earned his blacktype when third in the Group 2 Challenge Stakes over seven furlongs, but he went on to become a prolific champion sire in New Zealand. He and Cable Bay are somewhat closely related.

There are plenty of other talented horses under the various branches of just these first three generations of the pedigree, but they do not tell us anything more about this young stallion’s potential.

Cable Bay got 109 foals in his first crop, so he won’t be short of representation, and it seems likely that some of his offspring could do well as juveniles, mostly in the second half of the season. He was runner-up in each of the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes, Group 2 Richmond Stakes and Group 3 Somerville Tattersall Stakes at that age.

His top wins came in the Group 2 Challenge Stakes and Group 3 John of Gaunt Stakes – over seven furlongs – as a four-year-old, and so his best results are likely to come with his three-year-olds and older horses, in the six to 10-furlong range. There is every reason to hope that his top offspring will surpass his 119 Timeform rating.

CABLE BAY (IRE) - b.2011 - Invincible Spirit - Rose De France, 3 wins inc Challenge Stakes (Gr2), John of Gaunt Stakes (Gr3), 2nd Dewhurst Stakes (Gr1), Challenge Stakes (Gr2), Richmond Stakes (Gr2), Somerville Tattersall Stakes (Gr3), 3rd Summer Mile Stakes (Gr2), Champagne Stakes (Gr2), Gladness Stakes (Gr3). Sire in England. First foals in 2017.

YEARLINGS CATALOGUED
Bf - Across The Galaxy (by Cape Cross)     Tattersalls     February     4,000gns
Bc - Alzahra (by Exceed And Excel)     Goffs UK     August     £38,000
Bc - Angels Wings (by Dark Angel)     Tattersalls     October     21,000gns
Bc - Ashwell Rose (by Anabaa)     Tatts IRE     September     not sold
Bc - Atalis (by Holy Roman Emperor)     Tatts IRE Ascot     September     £800
Bf - Ballet Move (by Oasis Dream)     Goffs     October     €3,000
Bc - Basque Beauty (by Nayef)     Tattersalls     October     not sold
Bf - Belle Allemande (by Royal Academy)     Baden-Baden     August     withdrawn
Bc - Blissamore (by Kyllachy)     Tattersalls     October     6,000gns
Bf - Breath Of Dawn (by Dubawi)     Tatts IRE Ascot     March     not sold
Bf - Breath Of Dawn (by Dubawi)     Goffs UK     October     £15,000
Bc - Brigantian (by Makfi)     Tattersalls     November     3,000gns
Bc - Broughtons Flight (by Hawk Wing)     Tattersalls     October     16,000gns
Bf - Bubbly Ballerina (by Footstepsinthesand)     Tatts IRE Ascot     September     £2,500
Bf - Carved Emerald (by Pivotal)     Tattersalls     October     9,000gns
Bc - Clinet (by Docksider)     Tattersalls     February     2,000gns
Bc - Coin A Phrase (by Dubawi)     Goffs UK     August     £150,000
Bf - Conversational (by Thousand Words)     Goffs     October     €35,000
Bf - Decorative (by Danehill Dancer)     Tattersalls     February     800gns
Bc - Demisemiquaver (by Singspiel)     Tattersalls     October     21,000gns
Bf - Divine Power (by Kyllachy)     Tatts IRE Ascot     September     not sold
Bc - Dona Sola (by Iffraaj)     Tatts IRE     September     €5,000
Brf - Dos Lunas (by Galileo)     Goffs UK     August     not sold
Brf - Ebony Street (by Street Cry)     Goffs     October     €18,000
Bc - Euroceleb (by Peintre Celebre)     Goffs     October     €26,000
Bf - Excel Yourself (by Exceed And Excel)     Goffs UK     August     £8,000 (p/s)
Bc - Fanny May (by Nayef)     Tattersalls     October     withdrawn
Bf - First Approval (by Royal Applause)     Tattersalls     October     8,500gns
Bc - Fisadara (by Nayef)     Tattersalls     October     17,000gns
Bf - Flirtinaskirt (by Avonbridge)     Tatts IRE Ascot     September     not sold
Bc - Frabjous (by Pivotal)     Goffs     October     withdrawn
Bc - Galaktea (by Statue Of Liberty)     Goffs UK     August     £90,000
Grf - Ghedi (by Aussie Rules)     Tatts IRE Ascot     September     not sold
Grf - Ghedi (by Aussie Rules)     Goffs UK     October     £3,500
Bf - Grand Depart (by Royal Applause)     Tattersalls     October     17,000gns
Bf - Guiletta (by Dalakhani)     Tattersalls     October     4,500gns
Bc - Hadeeya (by Oratorio)     Goffs UK     August     £110,000
Bc - Hear My Cry (by Giant’s Causeway)     Tattersalls     October     30,000gns
Brc - Hewayaat (by Cape Cross)     Tattersalls     October     25,000gns
Bc - High Tan (by High Chaparral)     Tatts IRE     September     €22,000
Bf - Jacaranda Ridge (by Indian Ridge)     Tattersalls     October     28,000gns
Bc - Jessie’s Spirit (by Clodovil)     Tattersalls     October     not sold
Bf - Key Light (by Acclamation)     Tatts IRE Ascot     September     £5,000
Bc - Kibara (by Sadler’s Wells)     Goffs UK     August     £15,000
Bc - Kicker Rock (by Fastnet Rock)     Goffs UK     August     £10,000 (p/s)
Chc - Kitba (by New Approach)     Goffs     February     not sold
Chc - Kitba (by New Approach)     Tattersalls     October     withdrawn
Bc - Kurtanella (by Pastoral Pursuits)     Tatts IRE Ascot     December     not sold
Bf - La Noe (by Nayef)     Goffs     October     not sold
Bf - Lady Macduff (by Iffraaj)     Tattersalls     October     6,500gns
Bf - Leap Of Joy (by Canford Cliffs)     Goffs     October     not sold
Bc - Local Fancy (by Bahamian Bounty)     Goffs UK     August     £12,000
Bc - Lyric Art (by Red Ransom)     Tattersalls     October     9,000gns
Bc - Mahatta (by Halling)     Tatts IRE Ascot     September     not sold
Bc - Mambo Halo (by Southern Halo)     Goffs UK     August     £60,000
Bf - Marigay's Magic (by Rock Of Gibraltar)     Tattersalls     October     1,800gns
Bc - Mill Point (by Champs Elysees)     Goffs UK     August     £22,000
Bc - Mimiteh (by Maria’s Mon)     Goffs UK     August     not sold
Bf - Miss Moses (by Gulch)     Goffs UK     August     £30,000
bf - Munaa's Dream (by Oasis Dream)     Tattersalls     October     ​withdrawn
Bf - Musicora (by Acclamation)     Tatts IRE Ascot     March     not sold
Bf - Musicora (by Acclamation)     Goffs UK     October     ​£6,000
Bf - Mutheera (by Oasis Dream)     Tattersalls     October     10,000gns
Bc - On Wings Of Love (by Hawk Wing)     Tatts IRE     September     €7,500
Bc - Palais Polaire (by Polar Falcon)     Tattersalls     October     4,500gns
Bc - Phoenix Clubs (by Red Clubs)     Tatts IRE     September     €9,000
Bf - Pivotal Drive (by Pivotal)     Tattersalls     October     8,000gns
Bf - Puff Pastry (by Pivotal)     Goffs     February     €5,500
Bf - Puff Pastry (by Pivotal)     Goffs UK     August     £2,000
Bf - Quiet Protest (by Kingmambo)     Tatts IRE     September     withdrawn
Bf - Read Federica (by Fusaichi Pegasus)     Tattersalls     October     5,500gns
Bc - Ribbon Royale (by Royal Applause)     Tatts IRE Ascot     September     £9,500
Bf - Royal Confidence (by Royal Applause)     Tatts IRE Ascot     December     not sold
Bf - Selinka (by Selkirk)     Goffs UK     August     withdrawn
Bf - Semblance (by Pivotal)     Goffs     October     €30,000
Bf - Siena Gold (by Key Of Luck)     Goffs UK     August     £5,000
Grf - Silver Rainbow (by Starspangledbanner)     Tatts IRE Ascot     September     £3,000
Bf - Spectacular Show (by Spectrum)     Goffs     October     €25,000
Bc - Stresa (by Pivotal)     Tattersalls     October     withdrawn
Bf - Tamara Moon (by Acclamation)     Goffs UK     August     £6,000
Bc - Tarando (by Equiano)     Goffs UK     August     £11,000 (p/s)
Bc - Tipsy Me (by Selkirk)     Goffs     November     ​​withdrawn
Bc - Touching (by Kheleyf)     Tattersalls     October     2,000gns
Bf - Triple Star (by Royal Applause)     Goffs UK     August     £62,000
Bf - Triton Dance (by Hector Protector)     Tattersalls     October     55,000gns
Bc - Warden Rose (by Compton Place)     Goffs UK     August     £13,000
Bc - Zambujeiro (by Dutch Art)     Tatts IRE     September     ​not sold
Bc - Zambujeiro (by Dutch Art)     Tattersalls     November     ​not sold