2022 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale

Lot: 699

Type: Racehorse Filly/Mare
Vendor: Ciaron Maher Racing, Melbourne, Vic (As Agent)
Sire: Shalaa (IRE)
Dam: Bana Wu (GB)
Colour: Bay or Brown
Sex: Filly
DOB: 30 September 2018
COB: AUS
Buyer: Dermot Farrington Bloodstock, UNITED KINGDOM $500,000
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Subject Horse: Nice for What (2018.f. by Shalaa-Bana Wu, by Shirocco-My Way).
1st Cranbourne TC Do it for Dolly Maiden P.

Account of CIARON MAHER RACING (As Agent), Melbourne, Vic.

Lot 699 (45% GST)     NICE FOR WHAT              Stable R 5

Bay or Brown filly     (Branded : nr sh; 90 over 8 off sh)           Foaled in 2018

 

Sire

SHALAA (IRE)

2013

Invincible Spirit

Green Desert

Danzig

Rafha

Kris

Ghurra

War Chant

Danzig

Futuh

Diesis

Dam

BANA WU (GB)

2009

Shirocco

Monsun

Königsstuhl

So Sedulous

The Minstrel

My Way

Marju

Last Tycoon

Ausherra

Diesis

 

SHALAA (IRE) (Bay 2013-Stud France 2017, Aust. 2017). 6 wins-5 at 2-at 6f, Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1. Out of a half-sister to SW Hayil. Sire of 265 rnrs, 110 wnrs. His oldest SH-bred progeny are 3YOs and inc SW Seven Veils (ATC Reisling S., Gr.2), Shaquero, Semillion, SP Hunnam, All Sassed Up, Le Gagneur, Shalatin, etc. His NH-bred progeny inc SW No Speak Alexander (Leopardstown Matron S., Gr.1), King Shalaa, etc.

 

1st dam

Bana Wu, by Shirocco. Winner at 1¼m, 2d Newmarket 2YO Fillies' S., 3d Royal Ascot Wolferton H., L, Sandown Fortune S., L, Distaff S., L, 4th Newmarket Rockfel S., Gr.2, Dahlia S., Gr.3, Goodwood Tapster S., L, Newmarket James Seymour S., L. Dam of 6 foals, 5 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

MONTEFILIA (f. by Kermadec). 6 wins-1 at 2-1400m to 2400m, $2,378,525, to 2021-22, ATC Flight S., Gr.1, Spring Champion S., Gr.1, Metropolitan H., Gr.1, Ranvet S., Gr.1, Sky Racing Active H., 2d ATC Kingston Town S., Gr.3, 3d VRC Oaks, Gr.1, ATC Rosehill Guineas, Gr.1, Chelmsford S., Gr.2, 4th ATC Australian Derby, Gr.1, MRC Caulfield Cup, Gr.1, ATC Tea Rose S., Gr.2, Schweppervescence H., Gr.3.

Nice for What (f. by Shalaa). Placed. See below.

2nd dam

MY WAY, by Marju. Unraced. Half-sister to STRATEGIC PRINCE, YORKSHIRE, Astrantia (dam of VELOCIDAD), Alchemilla (dam of SMUGGLER'S MOON - GOLD LAND (H.K.)). Dam of 8 foals, 7 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

Bana Wu (Shirocco). Winner. See above.

3rd dam

AUSHERRA, by Diesis. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 6f, 11f, Lingfield Oaks Trial S., L, 2d Goodwood Prestige S., Gr.3, 3d Haydock Lancashire Oaks, Gr.3, 4th Evry Prix Minerve, Gr.3, Kempton Princess Elizabeth S., L. Sister to RAMRUMA, ROYAL SCIMITAR, three-quarter-sister to ALL THE GOOD. Dam of 14 foals, 11 to race, 8 winners, inc:-

STRATEGIC PRINCE (Dansili). 3 wins at 2 5f to 7f, £113,157, Goodwood Vintage S., Gr.2, Newmarket July S., Gr.2, 3d Newmarket Dewhurst S., Gr.1. Sire.

YORKSHIRE (Generous). 9 wins-1 at 2 and 3 in succession-1m to 2½m, $308,267, Newbury Aston Park S., L, Newmarket Reg Day Memorial H., Chester Granada TV H., 3d Newbury Geoffrey Freer S., Gr.2.

Astrantia. Raced 3 times. Dam of 3 winners-

VELOCIDAD (Gleneagles). 2 wins at 2 at 6f in 2021, Curragh Airlie Stud S., Gr.2.

Alchemilla. Unraced. Dam of 4 winners-

SMUGGLER'S MOON - GOLD LAND (H.K.) (Danehill Dancer). 4 wins at 1408m, 1650m, £140,103, Epsom Surrey S., L, Newbury Coolmore Stud S., HKJC Residents' Service H., Des Voeux H.

Auspice. Unraced. Dam of 9 winners-

Storyland (Menifee). 4 wins 7f to 1½m, Newmarket Racing South Africa H., Goodwood Spinal Research H., 3d Lingfield River Eden S., L.

Race Record : Placed at 2 & 3, $153,075, to 2021-22, 2d VRC Ottawa S., Gr.3, 4th ATC Inglis 2YO Millennium, RL.

 

 

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