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Purple Pitcher
Race Record
7 wins, 1450 – 2450m, at 2 to 5
Rated MR 123
at 3 WON Gr1 SA Classic (1800m)
WON Gr1 SA Derby (2450m)
WON Gr2 Dingaans (1600m)
3rd Gr1 Champions Cup (1800m)
at 4 2nd Gr1 Summer Cup (2000m)
2nd Gr3 London News S. (1800m)
3rd Gr1 Premier’s Champion Challenge (2000m)
Sire Line
NEW PREDATOR – 5 wins, 1200-1600m, Gr2 Drill Hall S., Gr2 November Hcp; 3rd Gr1 Horse Chestnut S. (twice), 3rd Gr1 Mercury Sprint. Rated MR 114. Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes. Sire-of-sires. (died after four seasons at stud).
Notable progeny includes Purple Pitcher (20c – Count Dubois, Roland Gardens)- Gr1 winner; Fatal Flaw (21f – Rock of Gibraltar, Quest for Fame) – Gr1 winner; Pure Predator (20c – Var, Equal Stripes) – Gr1 2nd ; Charming Cheetah (22c – Judpot, Western Winter); Atarime (20c – Kahal, Honor Grades); Busstopinhounslow (21c – Silvano, Saumarez); Copper Eagle (22c – Dynasty, Bel Byou); War Launch (20c – Street Sense, Fastnet Rock); Guerilla Warfare (21c – Bankable, Linney Head); Actor (21c – Kahal, Western Winter); Stars And Bras (21f – Var, Western Winter); etc.
KIN-BREEDING: female line elements of New Predator fit the pattern from his sire New Approach, linking the Significant Ancestors of both: Sunbird and Granada. The sire of Granada is from Plucky Liege female line, her dam from a female line represented in SA by Queen Of Light and Picture Play, among others. Sunbird is half sister to Knockaney Bridge, female line of Lalun.
The grandam of New Predator is inbred to Australian sire Better Boy, who is close kin to Klairon, the latter represented in the pedigree of New Approach by Ahonoora (to which New Approach’s Derby winner Masar is inbred).
SADLERS’ WELLS line sires in South Africa: Point Lonsdale (Australia); Act Of War, Futura, Legislate (Dynasty); Elusive Fort (Fort Wood); Global View, The United States (Galileo); Potala Palace (Singspiel)
| New Predator 2012 |
New Approach 2005 |
Galileo | Sadler’s Wells – Northern Dancer |
| Urban Sea – Miswaki | |||
| Park Express | Ahonoora – Lorenzaccio | ||
| Matcher – Match III | |||
| Head Over Heels 2006 |
Fastnet Rock | Danehill – Danzig | |
| Piccadilly Circus – Royal Academy | |||
| Centaine’s Gift | Centaine – Century | ||
| Forever And Ever – Authentic Heir | |||
| Heliantha 2003 |
Count Dubois 1998 |
Zafonic | Gone West – Mr Prospector |
| Zaizafon – The Minstrel | |||
| Madame duBois | Legend of France – Lyphard | ||
| Shadywood – Habitat | |||
| Tropical Garden 1986 |
Roland Gardens | Derring Do – Darius | |
| Katricia – Skymaster | |||
| Hot Ash | Noble Chieftain – Nearco | ||
| Ashplant – Herculaneum |
Purple Pitcher, who goes to stud as a 5yo, is from the first crop of his sire New Predator. This gives limited info on the direction New Predator’s influence goes.
On evidence to date several lines overlap in his best runners. The following may give some insight. Mr Prospector through Gone West (Western Winter, Zafonic) and Machiavellian (Kahal). Danzig through Danehill (Fastnet Rock), National Assembly. Sadler’s Wells and Nureyev. Blushing Groom through Rainbow Quest.
Purple Pitchers female line gives a variety of influences. His talented half sister Miss Daisy is by Crusade (grandson of Gone West). The second dam throws up links to New Predators’ best: Var and Western Winter. The best under the 3rd dam leads to Sadler’s Wells via Dynasty (Fort Wood). The next dam has Gr1 Wild West by Roland Gardens (also sire of Purple Pitcher’s grandam).
New Predator has more crops to race, which will provide further food for thought.
Suitable Lines
SUITABLE LINES for PURPLE PITCHER could include
* multiple lines of Danzig (widespread, notably Danehill, National Assembly, Fastnet Rock)
* multiple lines of Mr Prospector (widespread, notably Gone West (Western Winter, etc), Machiavellian (Kahal, etc))
* multiple lines of Sadler’s Wells (widespread, notably Fort Wood (Dynasty Elusive Fort)) and Nureyev (widespread, notably Var)
* lines of Blushing Groom (notably Rainbow Quest)
* links to Roland Gardens (sire Derring Do, notably in Legislate who is Dynasty x Restructure (Danehill))
First crop 2026
