Saffron Dandy

Race entries

Oozes class ! 

You just can’t go wrong with a Dandy Man - especially a Dandy Man FILLY (most of his best progeny have been fillies) - particularly if they’re out of a mare who has already produced a full brother rated 104. We’d most certainly hope that with Richard Hannon and his team at the helm for this filly, that she could turn out to be a TOP CLASS 2yo performer for 2025 and even beyond.

Her sire, DANDY MAN sadly died in December and was one of the most prolific sources of naturally speedy & high quality 2yo’s. The likes of our very own black type winner Ventura Diamond, plus Group 1 winners River Boyne, Peniaphobia, La Pelosa, Group 3 winner Happy Romance and Dandalla to name but a few. Read the story about his career, here: https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/news/he-was-like-a-member-of-our-family-ballyhane-studs-long-serving-group-1-sire-dandy-man-dies-aged-20-actGl4o4L5Ty/

Our filly has a really good size and scope to her but carries it with aplomb and moves like a dream. She has the perfect combo of quality of individual and quality of movement - there’s no compromise about her. She flew through the vetting and wind test processes and we were very determined to secure her - £68,000 plus the sales’ cost add ons, meant we had to dig deep, however that middle market of £40,000-£75,000 has served us so well recently in acquiring top class performers like the £40,000 for Shouldvebeenaring from this sale, £57,000 The Platinum Queen and £65,000 for The Strikin Viking.

Furthermore, she could easily prove the perfect ticket for Harry’s Half Million, which carried over £600,000 in prize money - £308,000 to the winner - in 2024. Richard Hannon has won the equivalent race 5 times in the last 9 years. Ourselves, we’ve finished 1st and 2nd in two of the last 3 years and our Richard Hannon charge, An Outlaw’s Grace, an £80,000 acquisition from this sale last year, went off 2nd fav for Harry’s Half Million this year, following his 4th and 5th placings in the Group 2 Prix Robert Papin and Vintage Stakes respectively. Read about this year's race here: Harry Angel's Diligently Swoops Late To Snag Harry's Half Million Pot at York (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

She qualifies for a €10,000 'IRE' bonus, should she win a qualifying maiden or novice Stakes race in 2025. You can read more about how it works, here: https://www.itm.ie/Buying/Sales-Incentives/IRE-Incentive

Race Entries: 

(Early Closing) Harry's Half Million By Goffs over 6f on the 21st of August at York. 

(Early Closing) William Hill 2-Year-Old Trophy (listed race) over 6f at Redcar 

Walking home from the gallops:

Watch a video of her cantering:

Find videos of her below, lunging and long reining:

Watch a video of her lunging, first stage of the "breaking in process":