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CLASSY MERCHANT NAVY FILLY

THREE-QUARTER SISTER TO BOBBY DAZZLER

Blueblood is offering Racehorse Syndication shares in this classy filly is out of a Zabeel mare and it’s no secret how successful the Fastnet Rock / Zabeel cross has become. The combination of speed and stamina makes her a Group 1 Thousand Guineas type of proposition.

We’re thrilled to be able to offer her for the brilliant value and look forward to getting some great owners involved, but like the horses we advertise at this price, they tend to get snapped up very quickly so…SECURE YOUR SHARE NOW!!                                                                                                                        

Our filly has passed 100% clean on her x-rays and clinicals and was rated a low risk.

Comments – David Mourad (Racing Manager):  Lot 103 MERCHANT NAVY filly out of SLIPPERS. Look I love this filly, thought she was one of the highest rated horses in the HTBA Sale for me. Plenty of size and strength about her, and what I liked the most is just how she moved over the ground, she has this beautiful action and lovely big overstep. As I said, I think she was one of the nicest horses on the ground and we purchased her at extremely good value.

The Sire: MERCHANT NAVY

MERCHANT NAVY was a brilliant racehorse who scored Group 1 victories in both Hemispheres. Many will remember the Ciaron Maher trained galloper’s exciting victory in the Group 1 Coolmore Stakes then his thrilling win in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot.

As a stallion he holds his own now too. He’s currently sitting 3rd (by winners) only behind Hellbent and Russian Revolution, on the 3rd Season Sires Table with a better winner to runner strike rate than Hellbent. He has produced 3 Stakes winners to date including Royal Merchant at Group 1 level.

The Dam: SLIPPERS (NZ)

SLIPPERS by ZABEEL was unraced. She is a three-quarter sister to BOBBY DAZZLER. This is her third live foal. Her second foal is a 2YO. Dam of one foal to race, Needless to Say, winner at 1650m in 2023-24 in NZ.

Trainer: CIARON MAHER

Ciaron Maher took his first tentative steps in racing as a teenager, working with a trainer after school each day. He was an apprentice jockey with Peter Hayes in Adelaide and Melbourne before becoming an accomplished jumps jockey, competing in Australia versus Ireland jockey challenges and riding in England, Ireland and Dubai.

In 2005 he established himself as a trainer in Warrnambool, home of jumps racing. His first winner was Spectacular Storm in a hurdle race at Terang, followed up smartly by another win at Sandown. The stage was set for a successful career not only in jumps racing, but also on the flat as the stable grew. Ciaron Maher has since moved to Caulfield, where he has expansive stables on the course. He has retained facilities in Warrnambool, which suit horses in need of a country setting, and has secured new premises at Randwick. At his property in Pakenham, on the edge of Melbourne’s suburbs, he has agistment and pre-training facilities.

A young trainer with an eye for picking winning prospects at yearling sales, he has built a stable of loyal owners as well as successful horses. He welcomes first-time owners as well as experienced racing hands. He is regarded as hard-working, thoughtful and, above all, patient. His promise is that every horse will be given every chance to develop its full potential.

Ciaron Maher discovered the thrill of Group 1 success in 2007 with TEARS I CRY winning the VRC Emirates stakes at Flemington.

Black type races have flowed since then, SRIKANDI winning the Group 1 AAMI Stradbroke Handicap and the Group 1 Sky Racing Tatts Club Tiara, SET SQUARE winning the Group 1 Crown Oaks, and the following year, JAMEKA winning the Group 1 Crown Oaks including the Group 1 BMW Stakes and the Group 1 Caulfield Cup not forgetting LOVING GABY (by I Am Invincible) winning the Group 1 William Reid Stakes in 2020.

NOMINATIONS AND BONUS SCHEMES

Eligible for the lucrative BOBS Silver Bonus scheme, $5 million Golden Slipper, $1 million Golden Rose, $2 million Blue Diamond, $200,000 Blue Sapphire and the $5 million Inglis Extra Bonus Race Series.

Share Price:  2.5% share $750 or 5% share $1,500 or 10% share $3,000

Share Price Includes – Purchase Price, Nominations and Bonus Schemes, X-Rays, Scoping and Mortality Insurance which is covered up to 30^th April 2025.

Ongoing Expenses and MMF: The Ongoing Expenses consist of a $77 flat Monthly Management Fee (MMF) per owner, regardless of share percentage. The remainder of the fees are the Ongoing Expenses for the horse billed monthly, in arears, which are split between the owners based on their percentage held. The following are estimated total monthly costs based on averages, as the Ongoing Expenses for the horse do vary depending on the current whereabouts of the horse i.e. training, spelling etc. The following amounts include both the $77 MMF and the average Ongoing Expenses combined:

• 2.5% – $162 estimated total monthly cost
• 5% – $247 estimated total monthly cost
• 10% – $417 estimated total monthly cost

The first monthly fees will be due on the 1st September 2024.

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