Clovis du Berlais a blacktype son of King's Theatre

CLOVIS DU BERLAIS (FR) - 2011 bay horse

This hurdle and chase scorer was three-times graded placed over the smaller obstacles as a four-year-old and he begins his new career at Yorton Farm Stud.

He is a son of the champion National Hunt sire King's Theatre (by Sadler's Wells) and the best of his siblings is Caid du Berlais (by Westerner), the Paul Nicholls-trained gelding who won the Grade 3 Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase over the extended two and a half miles at Cheltenham two years ago.

He is out of Kenza du Berlais (by Kahyasi), who is a half-sister to the National Hunt blacktype scorers Enzo du Berlais (by Mansonnien), Karoo du Berlais (by Irish River) and Isis du Berlais (by Cadoudal).

​The latter is a blacktype producer and a full-sister to Chica du Berlais, a placed mare whose four blacktype-winning offspring include the Grade 1-winning juvenile hurdler and prolific French blacktype scorer Bonito du Berlais (by Trempolino) and Grade 2 winning mare Nikita du Berlais (by Poliglote).​

In addition to his long list of flat and National Hunt listed, pattern and graded winning progeny, King's Theatre is also responsible for Great Pretender, a blacktype-winning hurdler and French-based stallion whose offspring feature the high-class pair Mr Mole and Ptit Zig.

​Clovis du Berlais (FR) – b.2011 – King's Theatre – Kenza du Berlais, 2 wins inc 2nd Prix Amandou (NH-3), Prix Le Parisien (NH-3), 3rd Prix de Pepinvast (NH-3). Sire in UK. First foals in 2018.