Gandvik

Courtesy West Ilsley Stables

Got an awful lot of work done recently, but that has also meant that I've not been able to do a lot on the blog. It seems crazy that I haven't even put up profiles on the English racers for this year, even though they mean a great deal to me being stationed with the Channon family.

First, let's take a look at Gandvik in the Lord Ilsley Racing syndicate, who was born in the Spring of 2013. Gandvik is a colt sired by Baltic King. Baltic King had an incredibly long history on the track by UK standards, and won a few Stakes races along the way before being sent to the Tally-Ho Stud in Ireland. His father was Danetime by Danehill, the latter successfully combining the blood of Tesio's greatest to go down in history as one of the most successful sires of all-time, while his female line has Roberto (Hail To Reason) and Northern Dancer DNA running through its veins. Hail To Reason and Northern Dancer pop up again on Baltic King's dam side via Lindfield Belle. 

The colt's dam was Regal Lustre, who carries yet more Roberto and Northern Dancer blood, which is fine by me - I love Roberto! Her sire, Averti, picked up a 5-2-6 record from 41 starts, and had Warning as his father, who had a fabulous record, including a win in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Her dam was Noble Lustre, a Kentucky mare that has given birth to numerous successful racers. 

He didn't have the best of starts to his career when he first hit the track, but having been gelded, he will certainly improve over the next few months...