Comment | The Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (Fernando Bale-Serena Fly High) Winner 31 races, $1.02 million. "Boom" young sire, winners of $4.5 million. No 2 city sire (22% winners to runners, best of top 27), No 4 Australia-wide (18% winners to runners, best of top 15).The Dam: ELLIE BELLES (My Bro Fabio-Born Lightning) 90 starts, 14 wins, 12 2nds, 21 3rds, $37,000. Multiple Wentworth Park winner (30.08), Gardens (29.62), Gosford (23.16, 30.44), Richmond (31.09). Placed to 600m. From a litter of six named offspring five winners, also including Nabiac Soldier (10 wins, $24,000), Master Methane (7 wins, $20,000), Me Oh My (6 wins, $11,000), Kelly's Eye (5 wins, $11,000). PROVEN PRODUCER From her first litter to race, by My Redeemer (son of Fernando Bale), Ellie Belles is the dam of Moment Of Glory (13 wins, $49,000, finalist Alb Pk Lightning Stks), Stardust Dreams (7 wins, $26,000), Cousin Vinnie (5 wins, $26,000), Longest Ride (2 wins, $20,000), Trixie Bella (6 wins, $17,000), Winifred Ena (5 wins, $16,000). 2nd Dam: BORN LIGHTNING (Velocette-Born Princess) 73 starts, 8 wins, 15 placings, $27,000. 5 wins Meadows (30.47), Sandown (29.73, 34.74), Geelong (30.45). Litter sister to Born Ali (20 wins, $238,000, G1 WA Galaxy) and Born On Lava (8 wins, $32,000). Born Ali is a champion producer of McInerney (23 wins, $1.27m, Million Dollar Chase, and Born On Lava (8 wins, $32,000). BORN ALI is a champion producer of McInerney (23 wins, $1.27m, Million Dollar Chase, 2nd G1 Topgun), Grace Ali (21 wins, $236,000, G2 WA Oaks), Barcali (18 wins, $233,000, G1 Bold Trease), Benali (24 wins, $186,000, G1 sire), Sweet As Emm (19 wins, $136,000, G1 finalist), Rasheda (15 wins, $105, G1 finalist) etc. BORN ON LAVA is dam of Back On Lava (17 wins, $128,000), Annie Lava (13 wins, $91,000), John John Lava (12 wins, $88,000) etc. This direct damline is one of the greatest this country has seen. It also includes such legends as Paua To Burn, Feral Franky, Good Odds Harada etc. THE MATING Putting Ellie Belles to a son of Fernando Bale, recreates her first successful litter to another son of Fernando Bale, but it also recreates the pedigree of Million Dollar Chase winner McInerney (now at stud in Ireland). The Fernando Bale/My Bro Fabio cross is also found in G1 stars Ice Cream Story, Lock Master, Teddy The Bear, and in NZ Adobe Bro, Claws In Leo, Bad Bro Bad. Also, many of the best progeny by Tommy Shelby to date carry a double of Bombastic Shiraz which this mating creates. Looking for pups by the most exciting young sire in the world, from a damline that has been producing superstars for decade after decade? These are for you! 6 pups offered for sale. |