Pasty (horse)

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Pasty
Sire Raffingora
Grandsire Grey Sovereign
DamMa Marie
Damsire My Babu
Sex Mare
Foaled1 May 1973 [1]
Died12 February 1993 (Aged 19)
Country United Kingdom
Colour Grey
BreederPercival Williams
OwnerPercival Williams
Trainer Peter Walwyn
Record10:5-0-0
Major wins
Lavant Stakes (1975)
Lowther Stakes (1975)
Cheveley Park Stakes (1975)
Awards
Timeform rating 122 (1975)
Top-rated British two-year-old filly (1975)

Pasty (1 May 1973 12 February 1993) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was the leading two-year-old filly of her generation in Britain in 1975 when she was undefeated in five races, including the Lavant Stakes, Lowther Stakes and Cheveley Park Stakes. She failed to progress as a three-year-old and finished no better than fourth in her five races. She was then retired to become a broodmare and produced at least three minor winners.

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Background

Pasty was a "neat, well-made" [2] grey mare bred in England by her owner Percival Williams. She was from the second crop of foals sired by Raffingora, a very fast horse who won the King George Stakes and several major handicap races, including the Cherkley Sprint Handicap at Epsom Downs Racecourse when he ran five furlongs in 53.89 seconds under a weight of 140 pounds. He was beginning to make a mark as a breeding stallion in Europe when he was exported to Japan in 1973. [3] Pasty's dam Ma Marie was a granddaughter of the broodmare Scotia's Glen, whose other descendants included the 2000 Guineas winner Our Babu and the Eclipse Stakes winner King of the Tudors. [4]

Like Williams' other good horses, which included May Hill, Pasty was sent into training with Peter Walwyn at Lambourn in Berkshire.

Racing career

1975: two-year-old season

In June, Pasty began her racing career in the Dr Abernethy Maiden Plate over five furlongs at Wolverhampton Racecourse. Racing against moderate opposition, she took the lead in the final furlong and won by one and a half lengths. In July, she won a minor race over five furlongs at Sandown Park Racecourse and was then moved up in class for the Lavant Stakes over the same distance at Goodwood Racecourse. Receiving weight from her three opponents, she started odds-on favourite and won by one and a half lengths from the Ian Balding-trained Key to the Kingdom. In August, Pasty, ridden by Pat Eddery, started at odds of 15/8 [5] for the Group Two Lowther Stakes over six furlongs at York Racecourse. She was one of five fillies still in contention a furlong from the finish and drew ahead to win by a length from the Seaton Delaval Stakes winner Sweet Nightingale, from whom she was receiving three pounds. [6]

In October, the filly was again ridden by Eddery when she started at odds of 9/1 [5] for the Cheveley Park Stakes, which was then the only Group One race in Britain restricted to two-year-old fillies. The race attracted an international field, including the Irish filly Petipa (winner of the Moyglare Stud Stakes), who started favourite, and the French challenger Guichet. The British runners included Nagwa (already the winner of nine races), Outer Circle (Princess Margaret Stakes), Hayloft (Molecomb Stakes) and Western Jewel (runner-up to the colt Vitiges in the Group One Prix Robert Papin). Despite an unfavourable draw on the outside of the fourteen-runner field, Pasty took the lead two furlongs from the finish and held off several challengers to win by a neck from the 33/1 outsider Dame Foolish, with Solar a neck away in third. [6]

1976: three-year-old season

Pasty began her three-year-old season in the Fred Darling Stakes over seven furlongs at Newbury Racecourse in April, finishing fourth behind Rowantree, Solar and Manilata. In the 1000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket, Pasty started 12/1 as the second favourite but made little impression, finishing twentieth of the twenty-five runners behind the French-trained favourite Flying Water. She ran poorly at Royal Ascot again, finishing last of the eight runners behind Kesar Queen. She was then dropped in class but did not recover her form, finishing unplaced in two handicap races over six furlongs. [2]

Assessment

There was no International Classification of European two-year-olds in 1975: the official handicappers of Britain, Ireland and France compiled separate rankings for horses which competed in those countries. In the British Free Handicap, Pasty was the top-rated two-year-old filly, a pound ahead of Dame Foolish and eight behind the leading colt Wollow. [7] The independent Timeform organisation awarded her a rating of 122, six pounds below the French filly Theia. [6] Timeform did not award the filly a rating as a three-year-old. [2]

Breeding record

Pasty retired from racing to become a broodmare and produced at least ten foals between 1978 and 1991. Pasty died in Australia on 12 February 1993. [8]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Pasty (GB), grey mare, 1973 [1]
Sire
Raffingora (GB)
1965
Grey Sovereign (GB)
1948
Nasrullah Nearco
Mumtaz Begum
KongBaytown
Clang
Cameo (GB)
1955
ComoSir Cosmo
Maia
Record Serenade Straight Deal
Columbia
Dam
Ma Marie (GB)
1956
My Babu (FR)
1945
Djebel Tourbillon
Loika
PerfumeBadruddin
Lavendula
Marie d'Ecosse (GB)
1947
Mieuxce Massine
L'Olivete
Scotia's GlenBeresford
Queen Scotia (Family: 19-b) [4]

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