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Harlequin Messi

Will be based in Central Park

Blue Bitch Born 13th August 2023

1% Share price £20.00 per share plus kennel fees but you need to pay the 5 owned in his kennel bills

1% Pay Monthly All inclusive Share price is set at £5 per month

Please note GBGB marking up fees and transport from Ireland to the UK will be added when charged by trainers

Sire is Premier Fantasy winner of 11 of his 16 races including the 2003 National Puppy stakes and the 2004 Easter Cup. Was very short odds to win the 2004 English Derby when he sustained injury and was retired. A stunning Black and White dog and a sire of many champions.

Dam Crafty Koroko : One of the best bitches to grace the race track in many years : It was in October 2021 that Crafty Kokoro made her racing debut at Clonmel and he sent out a pretty loud and clear warning that she could be a potential star. Getting loose into the turn, she raced to a nine-length victory in a stunning 28.42. Remarkably, it would be another six starts before she would win again but that is more due to the company she was keeping than her ability. After defeat in her second start at Clonmel, she was immediately switched to Shelbourne Park where she was thrown in at the deep end in the National Puppy Stake.

OFFERS APLENTY Although beaten in each of the three rounds, her displays were enough to make her one of the most sought-after bitches on the planet.Indeed, offers came from Australia and all four corners of Ireland and the UK.

Finishing with the most remarkable gusto through the National Puppy, she eventually chased home Scooby Prince in the final, coming from a mile off the pace to be beaten just a length. It was clear whatever she was achieving over 525yds was only a bonus as she looked tailor-made for a step up in trip. She again suffered defeat at the Winter Racing Festival over 575yds in her next start but again caught the eye, finishing like a train behind Derby finalist All About Ted. Again, her connections turned down hefty offers for the youngster and they would be richly rewarded for their decision in the following year. She finally added doubled her career tally in the second round of the Christmas Oaks, coming from a mile off the pace to score in 28.28 before doing the same in the semis to win in 28.37. Luck wasn’t on her side in the decider but she was now firmly established as one of the most exciting young trackers in training.

ONE OF THE STARS OF ‘22

To say she didn’t disappoint in 2022 would be quite the understatement. Her first assignment came in the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial where she again wowed the crowds, coming from miles back to qualify for the semis. Sadly, luck was again to desert her as she crashed out after clipping the rail. She was then given a short break to recover before coming back for her long-awaited six bend debut in the opening round of the Corn Cuchualinn. Despite needing the run, she ran out a ready winner in 41.61. She may have suffered defeat in the second and third rounds but it was clear she was improving and finding form with each outing. In fact, her times through the classic got faster each round before producing a stunning final effort to see off a talented field by a wide margin. She was now a classic winner and she again confirmed her position as a serious stayer with another six-bend success on Champion Stakes final night. In one of the great races of the year, she saw off her great rival Magical Poppy to win by a neck in 41.45. It was run that would ultimately confirm her standing as a truly great stayer and ultimately see her capture the Stayer of the Year crown.

A DERBY CHALLENGE TO REMEMBER

But she wasn’t left idle. In fact, the decision was made to give her a crack at the Boylesports Derby and what was to follow was nothing short of sensational. Round after round, she did what many didn’t think was possible, giving the best in the business a head start before coming storming through to either win or qualify.A seven-length winner in the opening round in 29.71, she followed that up with a narrow defeat to Mustang Jet before lowering the colours of the eventual champion Born Warrior in the third round. Despite the company getting hotter and hotter with each week, she continued to amaze, finishing a head second to Callaway Pro Am in the quarter finals before overcoming bad traffic in the semis to finish third to the same rival. She was now in the Derby final and despite looking certain to turn closer to last than first, she was sent to traps the 7-2 second favourite. We all know that Born Warrior went on to record a brilliant victory but Crafty Kokoro didn’t disappoint. But for running into bad traffic at the third turn when absolutely motoring, she would have gone very close to landing the biggest prize of them all.

Harlequin Messi

Messi was picked up at Limerick sales and we have developed him over the past few weeks and we have him graded in very nicely in Ireland, in his debut race he went out wide on the first couple of bends and got lost but absolutely motored coming home. We feel that this pup who was sold for £5,000 at 12 weeks old will develop into a nice open class greyhound. Messi won his maiden 750 at Shelbourne by 10 lengths and was powering through the winning line!