Group 2 winner Es Que Love represents Danehill line

ES QUE LOVE (IRE) - 2009 brown horse

By a classic-winning son of Danehill (by Danzig), Es Que Love represents one of the most powerful male lines in Europe, although is an early stallion son for his sire, Clodovil. That grey won the Group 1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains, has sired two winners at the highest level, and also has the Group 2 scorer Gregorian as a son with first yearlings in 2016.

Es Que Love's first foals made up to €28,000.
 
Es Que Love won over five furlongs in late May of his two-year-old season, earned his first piece of blacktype when runner-up to Slade Power in the Listed Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock, and his first blacktype success at the age of five. That was a neck defeat of Toormore in the Group 2 Lennox Stakes over seven furlongs at Goodwood.

His overall tally was just five wins and 14 places from 51 starts, the latter included second in the Group 3 Abernant Stakes, third in the Group 2 Duke of York Stakes and third in the Group 3 Hackwood Stakes, and Timeform rated him 118.
 
Es Que Love stands alongside his sire at Rathasker Stud, he covered 68 mares in his first season, and represents a prolific blacktype family. His dam, Es Que (by Inchinor), got her only win in France as a three-year-old and her progeny also include the Grade 1 Hong Kong Vase winner Dominant (by Cacique), stakes-placed Zhui Feng (by Invincible Spirit), and this year's Group 2 Prix de Mallaret runner-up Listen In (by Sea The Stars).
 
His grandam Bellona (by Bering), who won the Listed Prix Rose de Mai and was third in the Group 3 Prix Penelope, is also the grandam of the listed scorer Glorious Sinndar (by Sinndar), and his third dam is the Group 3 Prix de Royaumont winner Bellarida (by Bellypha), a mare whose progeny also include pattern-placed stakes winner Bayourida (by Slew O' Gold) and Group 3 Prix de Flore scorer In Clover (by Inchinor).
 
The latter, who is closely related to Es Que, is the dam of the listed race winning full-sisters Dream Clover (by Oasis Dream) and Incahoots, but is better known as being the dam of the Group 1 Prix de l'Opera heroine We Are (by Dansili). That high-class filly has a similar pedigree to that of Es Que Love as they are both by sons of Danehill and have dams that are closely related.
 
Also of note under the third generation of the family is Noyelles (by Docksider) as that half-sister to Bellona and In Clover is the dam of the Group 3 Chartwells Fillies' Stakes winner and Group 1 Matron Stakes runner-up Lily's Angel (by Dark Angel) and of the Group 2-placed stakes winner Zurigha (by Cape Cross).
 
Es Que Love looks likely to get his best results in the six to 10-furlong range, mostly with three-year-olds and older horses. Some will win at two, of course, but he won just one from nine at that age, he improved with age, and the aptitude of his juveniles will likely depend on what the mare contributes.

ES QUE LOVE (IRE) – br.2009 – Clodovil – Es Que, 5 wins inc Lennox Stakes (Gr2), 2nd Abernant Stakes (Gr3), Sandy Lane Stakes (L), 3rd Duke of York Stakes (Gr2), Hackwood Stakes (Gr3). Sire in Ireland. First foals in 2016.

YEARLINGS CATALOGUED:
bc - Ajig Dancer (by Niniski)     Goffs UK     Aug     ​£62,000
bc - Anamundi (by Rock Of Gibraltar)     Goffs UK     Aug     ​withdrawn
bc - Anamundi (by Rock Of Gibraltar)     Goffs     Oct     withdrawn
chf - Apple Brandy (by Cox's Ridge)     Goffs     Oct     ​€1,200
bc - Beguiler (by Refuse To Bend)     Goffs     Sept     ​​€36,000
chf - Bintalreef (by Diesis)     Tattersalls     Sept     ​€6,000
chf - Dirtybirdie (by Diktat)     Tattersalls IRE     Sept     not sold
bf - Dora Carrington (by Sri Pekan)     Tattersalls     Oct     26,000gns
​chc - Dubai Pearl (by Refuse To Bend)     Goffs     Feb     withdrawn
chc - Dubai Pearl (by Refuse To Bend)     Tattersalls IRE     Sept     ​not sold
bf - French Doll (by Titus Livius)     Goffs     Feb     not sold
bf - French Doll (by Titus Livius)     BBAG     Oct     not sold
bc - Gold Blended (by Goldmark)     Tattersalls IRE Ascot     Sept     ​£22,000
bf - Hot To Rock (by Kalanisi)     Goffs     Feb     withdrawn
bf - Howareyabelle (by Sir Percy)     Goffs     Feb     withdrawn
bc - Itzakindamagic (by Indian Haven)     Goffs     Feb     €6,000
bc - Kathy Sun (by Intikhab)     Goffs UK     Aug     £37,000
bc - Larghetto (by Giant's Causeway)     Goffs     Sept     ​€10,500
bf - Lucky Leigh (by Piccolo)     Goffs UK     Aug     £28,000
bc - Matadora (by Kris)     Goffs     Sept     ​€7,000
chc - Nakara (by Arakan)     Goffs     Feb     not sold
bc - Off Stage (by Danehill Dancer)     Goffs     Feb     €1,000
bf - Onomatomania (by Mr Greeley)     Tattersalls     Oct     ​28,000gns
chc - Prima (by Primo Dominie)     Tattersalls     Sept     not sold
bf - Purple Vision (by Rainbow Quest)     Goffs     Feb     withdrawn
bf - Purple Vision (by Rainbow Quest)     Tattersalls IRE     Sept     not sold
bf - Ra Hydee (by Rahy)     Goffs     Feb     €1,000
brc - Ruby Ridge (by Acatenango)     Goffs     Feb     withdrawn
bf - Spirit of Grace (by Invincible Spirit)     Tattersalls IRE     Sept     €2,500
bc - Sunblush (by Timber Country)     Tattersalls     Sept     withdrawn
bf - Tallassee (by Indian Ridge)     Goffs UK     Aug     £10,000
​bc - Welsh Diva (by Selkirk)     Goffs     Sept     €16,000
bc - Windsor Queen (by Windsor Knot)     Goffs     Sept     ​not sold
chc - Wordsaplenty (by Thousand Words)     Goffs     Feb     ​€1,000
chc - Wordsaplenty (by Thousand Words)     Goffs     Oct     €7,500