Deep King (IRE)

Date of Birth: 1995
Colour:
Sex: Gelding
Height: 16.2hh
Breeder: David Fenton, Eire
King’s Ride Rarity Heatherset Hugh Lupus Bride Elect Who Can Tell Worden Javotte Ride Sovereign Path Grey Sovereign Mountain Path Turf Ballymoss Woodfire Splendid Run Deep Run Pampered King Prince Chevalier Netherton Maid Trial by Fire Court Martial Mitrailleuse Lady Hansel Prince Hansel The Saucy Wilhelmina Overtime Overthrow Clan Cottage

Photo: Bernard Parkin
Deep King is a model of consistency, he was placed in 12 consecutive races in 2005. He has won 4 chases in his career: once in Ireland, twice in 2004 when trained by Seamus Mullins and in May 2007 when trained by Robert Webb-Bowen.
The 2006/2007 campaign has gone well and we were delighted when Deep King and Jonathan Jarrett (aka JJ) WON the Barteak Developments Hunters Steeple Chase at Stratford on Friday May 25th by 21/2 lengths beating the favourite at a generous price of 16-1!
Deep King has now accumulated £34,223 in prize money.
King’s Ride
Rarity - Ride (Sovereign Path)

The 1976 King’s Ride was one of the most successful stallions in Irish National Hunt history. He was a winner of 6 races from the age of 3 – 5 years old. He was the sire of some notable stars such as Tipping Tim, Tullymurray Toff, Big Stand and King Lucifer to name but a few. He died in 1998.
DAM:
Splendid Run
Deep Run - Lady Hansel (Prince Hansel)
Born in 1984, Splendid Run was unraced, but is the dam of 4 winners. Her two most successful foal were Deep King and Sigma Run (by The Parson). So far Sigma Run is the top earner of Splendid Run’s progeny with Deep King the second most successful of her foals. Deep King has three full siblings and each has won prize money on the course.
REFRENCE SIRES:
Sovereign Path
Grey Sovereign - Mountain Path (Bobsleigh)

Grey sire of the mare Ride who was born in 1956.
Worden
Wild Risk - Sans Tares (Sind)

Chestnut French stallion born in 1949.
Court Martial
Fair Trial - Instantaneous (Hurry On)

Chestnut stallion bred in England in 1942.
Grey Sovereign
Nasrullah - Kong (Nearco)

Sire of Sovereign Path born in 1948.
Nearco
Pharos - Nogra (Havresac)

Bay stallion born in Italy in 1935. He retired undefeated after winning 14 races in England. He died in June 1957.
Djebel
Tourbillion - Loika (Gay Crusader)

Bay French bred Thoroughbred born in 1937, champion sire in France in 1949 and 1956. Djebel died in 1958.
Tourbillion
Ksar - Durban (Durbar)

French bred stallion born in 1928. He was leading French sire in 1940, 1942 and 1945. He died in France in 1954.
Fair Trial
Fairway - Lady Juror (Son-in-Law)

Chestnut born in England in 1932.
Big Game
Bahram - Myrobella (Tetratema)

Born in 1939, Big Game was owned by HM The King. He won the Coventy Stakes and the 2000 Guineas. He retired to stud in 1943 and was champion sire in 1948. He died in 1964.
Fairway
Phalaris - Scapa Flow (Chauncer)

Sire of Fair Trial. Brown horse born in 1925 and was Champion three year old.
The Tetrarch
Roi Herode - Vahren (Bona Vista)

Born in England in 1911, the grey The Tetrarch was known as the "spotted wonder". He was champion 2yo but never raced beyond that due to leg problems. He died in 1935.
Bayardo
Bay Ronald - Galicia (Galopin)

English bred in 1906, Bayardo won 7 races from 7 starts.
Chaucer
St Simon - Canterbury Pilgrim (Tristan)

Chaucer was born in 1900 and was owned and bred by Lord Derby. His sire was St Simon.
Bay Ronald
Hampton - Black Duchess (Galliard)

Sire of Bayardo who was born in England in 1893. He won 5 races before being sold to France where he proved to be an excellent sire.
REFRENCE DAMS:
Lady Hansel
Prince Hansel - Overtime (Overthrow)
Lady Hansel was born in 1971 and was placed once over jumps and also a winner of a point-to-point at 6 years and placed once. She was the dam of 6 winners one of which was Hansel Rag who won in the USA and Ireland.
Overtime
Overthrow - Clan Cottage (Cottage)
Born in 1951, Overtime ran twice in point-to-points and the dam of 5 winners.
Lady Juror
Son-in-Law - Lady Josephine (Sundridge)

Bay mare born in England in 1919.
Selene
Chauncer - Serenissima (Minoru)

Bay mare born in1919 and was regarded the best 3yo filly for her owner Lord Derby. She was a great broodmare and dam of Hyperion. She died in 1942.
Scapa Flow
Chauncer - Anchora (Love Wisely)

Chestnut mare born in 1914. Dam of Fairway.