Marvellous (horse)

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Marvellous
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Marvellous at Leopardstown on 30 March 2014
Sire Galileo
Grandsire Sadler's Wells
DamYou'resothrilling
Damsire Storm Cat
Sex Filly
Foaled9 January 2011
CountryIreland
Colour Bay
BreederYou'resothrilling Syndicate
OwnerDerrick Smith
Susan Magnier
Michael Tabor
Trainer Aidan O'Brien
Jockey Joseph O'Brien
Seamie Heffernan
Ryan Moore
Record4: 2–0–0
Earnings£160,222
Major wins
Irish 1,000 Guineas (2014)

Marvellous (foaled 9 January 2011) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Irish 1,000 Guineas at The Curragh by three lengths. She is trained by Aidan O'Brien and owned by Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor.

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Background

Marvellous is a bay filly bred by the You'resothrilling Syndicate and foaled on 9 January 2011. [1] She was sired by Galileo, who won the Derby, Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001. Galileo is now one of the world's leading stallions and has been champion sire of Great Britain and Ireland five times. His other progeny include Cape Blanco, Frankel, Golden Lilac, Nathaniel, New Approach, Rip Van Winkle and Ruler of the World. [2] Marvellous's dam is You'resothrilling, a daughter of Storm Cat was a sister of the leading racehorse and stallion Giant's Causeway. [3] You'resothrilling was trained by Aidan O'Brien and won the Cherry Hinton Stakes in 2007. [4] Marvellous, who is You'resothrilling's first foal, is owned by Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor, and is trained by Aidan O'Brien. [5]

Racing career

2013: Two-year-old season

Marvellous made her racecourse debut on 9 October 2013, when she was one of fifteen runners in a one-mile maiden race for fillies at Navan. Jockey Joseph O'Brien held her up near the rear of the field in the early stages of the race. When the field had two furlongs left to run she had moved through the field to sixth place, before challenging the leaders in the final furlong. Marvellous took the lead near the finish and won by half a length from the Dermot Weld trained filly I'm Yours. [6]

2014: Three-year-old season

Marvellous returned to the racetrack as a three-year-old for the Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes, where she finished in sixth place, about four lengths behind stablemate Bracelet, who won the race. [7] Marvellous then faced ten opponents in the Irish 1,000 Guineas at The Curragh, where she started at the price of 10/1 and was ridden by Ryan Moore. She was in the rear of the field for most of the race and was in last place at the halfway point. However, she closed the gap to the leaders to challenge for the lead inside the final furlong, before pulling clear to win by three lengths from pre-race favourite Lightning Thunder. Vote Often finished over four lengths behind the runner-up in third place. [8] Marvellous's next race was the Oaks at Epsom Downs, where she was ridden by Joseph O'Brien and started as the 4/1 favourite. She raced near the middle of the 17-runner field in the early stages of the race. Marvellous made some progress, but could never get to the leaders and finished in sixth place, over eight lengths behind winner Taghrooda. [9]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Marvellous, bay filly, 2011 [1]
Sire
Galileo (IRE)
b. 1998
Sadler's Wells (USA)
b. 1981
Northern Dancer*
b. 1961
Nearctic
Natalma
Fairy Bridge
b. 1975
Bold Reason
Special
Urban Sea (USA)
ch. 1989
Miswaki
ch. 1978
Mr. Prospector
Hopespringseternal
Allegretta
ch. 1978
Lombard
Anatevka
Dam
You'resothrilling (USA)
b. 2005
Storm Cat (USA)
b. 1983
Storm Bird
b. 1978
Northern Dancer*
South Ocean
Terlingua
ch. 1976
Secretariat
Crimson Saint
Mariah's Storm (USA)
b. 1991
Rahy
ch. 1985
Blushing Groom
Glorious Song
Immense
b. 1979
Roberto
Imsodear (Family 11) [3]

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut

* Marvellous is inbred 3 × 4 to the stallion Northern Dancer, meaning that Northern Dancer appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of his pedigree.

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