| Owner: 1) William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire 2) Mr. Neale Breeder: William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
A top contestant in 1737 and 1738 including winning 2 King's Plates, but his form fell away subsequently
25 Apr 1737 - 200gns match Newmarket v Sultan; 21 Jun 1737 - King's Plate Ipswich; 4 Apr 1738 - 600gns Wallasey Stakes Newmarket (from Marmot); 27 Apr 1738 - 50gns match Newmarket v [Grisewood's] Partner (rec 4lbs); 5 Oct 1738 - King's Plate Newmarket; 3 Aug 1743 - £50 Plate Hereford
27 Jun 1738 - 2nd King's Plate Winchester (to Black Chance); 5 Apr 1739 - unplaced King's Plate Newmarket (to Spanking Roger, fifth and last in the first heat and falling and distanced in the second heat); 4 Aug 1741 - 2nd £50 Stockbridge (to Sedbury); unplaced 2 races in 1744
Sire of Leedes (1762 King's Plates Guildford, Winchester, Canterbury); of Merlin, sire of the dam of the great racehorse Meteor, winner of record 21 consecutive races by a British racehorse; and of a number of broodmares which bred on successfully
Full brother to Snip and to Champion Sire [Devonshire] Blacklegs and half brother to Champion Sire Crab
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