Bint Allayl
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Bint Allayl was a British champion Thoroughbred
racehorse. She was rated the best two-year-old filly of 1998 by both the International Classification and the Cartier Racing Awards. She won three of her four races including the Queen Mary Stakes
and the Lowther Stakes
and was made favourite for the 1999 1000 Guineas. She was put down after suffering an injury in training in February 1999.
. She was sired by Green Desert
out of the Mr. Prospector
mare Society Lady.
Green Desert finished second to Dancing Brave
in the 2000 Guineas and became a leading sprinter, winning the July Cup
. Apart from Bint Allayl, he sired the winners of over 1,000 races, including Oasis Dream
, Sheikh Albadou
and Cape Cross
, the sire of Sea The Stars
.
Society Lady, a daughter of the Canadian champion La Voyageuse
, failed to win a race but went on to produce the Jersey Stakes
winner Kheleyf.
Bint Allayl was inbred
3x4 to Northern Dancer (see below)
Bint Allayl was sent into training with Mick Channon
at West Ilsley
, Berkshire
.
maiden race at York
in May. Ridden by Frankie Dettori
she reportedly had "every chance" but was beaten a neck by Pipalong, a filly who went on to be a Group One winning sprinter. It was to be her only defeat.
Two weeks later, she reappeared in the Listed National Stakes at Sandown. She was held up by Dettori before being sent past the odds-on favourite, Speedy James a furlong
from the finish. She immediately went clear and scored an easy, three and a half length victory.
She was then moved up to Group Three class for the Queen Mary Stakes
at Royal Ascot where she was again matched against Pipalong. She had already been described in the press as "arguably the season's fastest two-year-old", while Channon was reported to believe that she was the best juvenile he had trained. Dettori settled her just behind the leaders, then moved her into the lead a furlong out, she once again went quickly clear of her opponents and won by two lengths from Pipalong, who ran on from well off the pace.
It was more than two months before Bint Allayl appeared for her final start, the Lowther Stakes
at York, although she was reported to be working impressively at home. In the York race she ran over six furlongs for the first time and the field was considered a strong one, with her opponents including the Princess Margaret Stakes
winner Mythical Girl and Wannabe Grand who had won the Cherry Hinton Stakes
. Ridden by Mick Kinane Bint Allayl was held up in the early stages before moving easily up to take the lead a furlong out and win impressively by a length and three quarters from Wannabe Grand. After the race she was made favourite for the 1,000 Guineas, a position she still held at the time of her death.
Plans to run Bint Allayl in the Moyglare Stud Stakes
and the Cheveley Park Stakes
did not materialise after she suffered a setback in training.
Although Bint Allayl did not race again, the form of the Lowther Stakes was boosted when Wannabe Grand won the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket
in September.
but appeared to have fully recovered. On February 24 1999 Bint Allayl was injured when cantering during light exercise at West Ilsley. She received emergency veterinary
treatment, but examinations revealed that she had suffered an untreatable "spiral fracture of her left-fore humerus". She was euthanized that evening.
She was named European Champion Two-year-old Filly at the Cartier Racing Awards.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse. She was rated the best two-year-old filly of 1998 by both the International Classification and the Cartier Racing Awards. She won three of her four races including the Queen Mary Stakes
Queen Mary Stakes
The Queen Mary Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 5 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
and the Lowther Stakes
Lowther Stakes
The Lowther Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at York over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.-History:...
and was made favourite for the 1999 1000 Guineas. She was put down after suffering an injury in training in February 1999.
Background
Bint Allayl, a powerfully-built ("barrel-chested") bay filly, was bred by her owner Sheikh Ahmed Al MaktoumAhmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Major General Sheikh Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the Deputy Chairman of Dubai Police & Public Security. He is the current Chairman of the Al Wasl FC club located in Dubai....
. She was sired by Green Desert
Green Desert
-Personnel:* Christopher Franke* Edgar Froese* Pete Beaulieu – engineering* Mark Weinberg – sleeve design...
out of the Mr. Prospector
Mr. Prospector
Mr. Prospector was a thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Kentucky, whose descendants have been dominant in the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. He won half of his 14 career races.-Background:...
mare Society Lady.
Green Desert finished second to Dancing Brave
Dancing Brave
Dancing Brave was a thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1983, a bay colt sired by Lyphard out of Navajo Princess. He was purchased as a yearling by Khalid Abdullah for US$200,000 in Kentucky....
in the 2000 Guineas and became a leading sprinter, winning the July Cup
July Cup
The July Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July....
. Apart from Bint Allayl, he sired the winners of over 1,000 races, including Oasis Dream
Oasis Dream
Oasis Dream is retired thoroughbred racehorse and active sire who was bred and trained in the United Kingdom. He was the highest-rated two-year-old in the 2002 European flat racing season and won the Cartier Racing Award for European Champion Sprinter in 2003.-Background:Oasis Dream, a bay horse...
, Sheikh Albadou
Sheikh Albadou
Sheikh Albadou , was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was bred and trained in the United Kingdom. He is best known for being the only European-trained winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint and being named as European Champion Sprinter in 1991.-Background:Sheikh Albadou, a bay horse with a narrow...
and Cape Cross
Cape Cross
Cape Cross is a cape in the South Atlantic on the coast of Namibia, on the C34 highway some 60 kilometres north of Hentiesbaai and 120 km north of Swakopmund on the west coast of Namibia....
, the sire of Sea The Stars
Sea the Stars
Sea The Stars is a champion Irish Thoroughbred colt racehorse. Regarded by many as one of the greatest racehorses of all time, he is best known for winning the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, - the first colt to accomplish this treble since 1989 champion Nashwan - the...
.
Society Lady, a daughter of the Canadian champion La Voyageuse
La Voyageuse
La Voyageuse is a Canadian Thoroughbred filly racehorse who was a three-time Sovereign Award winner. She was bred and raced by prominent Quebec businessman and major racing stable owner, Jean-Louis Levesque....
, failed to win a race but went on to produce the Jersey Stakes
Jersey Stakes
The Jersey Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
winner Kheleyf.
Bint Allayl was inbred
Inbreeding
Inbreeding is the reproduction from the mating of two genetically related parents. Inbreeding results in increased homozygosity, which can increase the chances of offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits. This generally leads to a decreased fitness of a population, which is...
3x4 to Northern Dancer (see below)
Bint Allayl was sent into training with Mick Channon
Mick Channon
Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:...
at West Ilsley
West Ilsley
West Ilsley is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England.-Location and amenities:It is situated in the West Berkshire district north of the town of Newbury on the Berkshire Downs. There is also an East Ilsley approximately a mile southeast of the village.West Ilsley has a public house, The...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
.
1996: two-year-old season
Bint Allayl made her debut in a five furlongFurlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
maiden race at York
York Racecourse
York Racecourse is a horse racing track in the southwest of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England with a spectator capacity of 60,000. The most famous race to be held at York on an annual basis is the Ebor Handicap, which is run during the Ebor Festival meeting in August...
in May. Ridden by Frankie Dettori
Frankie Dettori
Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE is an Italian horse racing jockey and celebrity. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races.. He has had many successes in his role of stable jockey to Godolphin Racing...
she reportedly had "every chance" but was beaten a neck by Pipalong, a filly who went on to be a Group One winning sprinter. It was to be her only defeat.
Two weeks later, she reappeared in the Listed National Stakes at Sandown. She was held up by Dettori before being sent past the odds-on favourite, Speedy James a furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
from the finish. She immediately went clear and scored an easy, three and a half length victory.
She was then moved up to Group Three class for the Queen Mary Stakes
Queen Mary Stakes
The Queen Mary Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 5 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
at Royal Ascot where she was again matched against Pipalong. She had already been described in the press as "arguably the season's fastest two-year-old", while Channon was reported to believe that she was the best juvenile he had trained. Dettori settled her just behind the leaders, then moved her into the lead a furlong out, she once again went quickly clear of her opponents and won by two lengths from Pipalong, who ran on from well off the pace.
It was more than two months before Bint Allayl appeared for her final start, the Lowther Stakes
Lowther Stakes
The Lowther Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at York over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.-History:...
at York, although she was reported to be working impressively at home. In the York race she ran over six furlongs for the first time and the field was considered a strong one, with her opponents including the Princess Margaret Stakes
Princess Margaret Stakes
The Princess Margaret Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July....
winner Mythical Girl and Wannabe Grand who had won the Cherry Hinton Stakes
Cherry Hinton Stakes
The Cherry Hinton Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July....
. Ridden by Mick Kinane Bint Allayl was held up in the early stages before moving easily up to take the lead a furlong out and win impressively by a length and three quarters from Wannabe Grand. After the race she was made favourite for the 1,000 Guineas, a position she still held at the time of her death.
Plans to run Bint Allayl in the Moyglare Stud Stakes
Moyglare Stud Stakes
The Moyglare Stud Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September.The event is named after its long-term sponsor,...
and the Cheveley Park Stakes
Cheveley Park Stakes
The Cheveley Park Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.The event was...
did not materialise after she suffered a setback in training.
Although Bint Allayl did not race again, the form of the Lowther Stakes was boosted when Wannabe Grand won the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket
Newmarket Racecourse
The town of Newmarket, in Suffolk, England, is the headquarters of British horseracing, home to the largest cluster of training yards in the country and many key horse racing organisations. Newmarket Racecourse has two courses - the Rowley Mile Course and the July Course. Both are wide, galloping...
in September.
Death
Despite a strong belief in the press that Bint Allayl would join the Godolphin Racing team, her owner decided to keep the filly in England with Mick Channon. During the winter she required surgery on an injured hockHock (zoology)
The hock, or gambrel, is the joint between the tarsal bones and tibia of a digitigrade or unguligrade quadrupedal mammal, such as a horse, cat, or dog...
but appeared to have fully recovered. On February 24 1999 Bint Allayl was injured when cantering during light exercise at West Ilsley. She received emergency veterinary
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary Medicine is the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals...
treatment, but examinations revealed that she had suffered an untreatable "spiral fracture of her left-fore humerus". She was euthanized that evening.
Race record
| Date | Race | Dist (f) | Course | Class | Prize (£K) | Odds | Runners | Placing | Margin | Time | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBF Novice Fillies Stakes Stakes | 5 | York York Racecourse York Racecourse is a horse racing track in the southwest of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England with a spectator capacity of 60,000. The most famous race to be held at York on an annual basis is the Ebor Handicap, which is run during the Ebor Festival meeting in August... |
M | 7 | 9/4 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 1:00.13 | Frankie Dettori Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE is an Italian horse racing jockey and celebrity. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races.. He has had many successes in his role of stable jockey to Godolphin Racing... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
|
| National Stakes | 5 | Sandown | Listed Conditions races Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to; the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving... |
9 | 3/1 | 7 | 1 | 3.5 | 1:02.36 | Frankie Dettori Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE is an Italian horse racing jockey and celebrity. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races.. He has had many successes in his role of stable jockey to Godolphin Racing... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
|
| Queen Mary Stakes Queen Mary Stakes The Queen Mary Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 5 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.... |
5 | Ascot Ascot Racecourse Ascot Racecourse is a famous English racecourse, located in the small town of Ascot, Berkshire, used for thoroughbred horse racing. It is one of the leading racecourses in the United Kingdom, hosting 9 of the UK's 32 annual Group 1 races... |
3 | 29 | 2/1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1:02.27 | Frankie Dettori Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE is an Italian horse racing jockey and celebrity. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races.. He has had many successes in his role of stable jockey to Godolphin Racing... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
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| Lowther Stakes Lowther Stakes The Lowther Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at York over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.-History:... |
6 | York York Racecourse York Racecourse is a horse racing track in the southwest of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England with a spectator capacity of 60,000. The most famous race to be held at York on an annual basis is the Ebor Handicap, which is run during the Ebor Festival meeting in August... |
2 | 45 | 15/8 | 10 | 1 | 1.75 | 1:10.92 | Michael Kinane Michael Kinane Michael J. Kinane is a former flat racing jockey. He had a 34-year career, retiring on 8 December 2009.... |
Mick Channon Mick Channon Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:... |
Assessment
In the 1998 International Classicifation, Bint Allayl was assessed at 116, making her the highest rated two-year-old filly in Europe.She was named European Champion Two-year-old Filly at the Cartier Racing Awards.
Pedigree
- Bint Allayl was inbredInbreedingInbreeding is the reproduction from the mating of two genetically related parents. Inbreeding results in increased homozygosity, which can increase the chances of offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits. This generally leads to a decreased fitness of a population, which is...
3x4 to Northern Dancer. This means that the stallion appears in both the third and fourth generations of her pedigree.