Un-named (Hanseatic – Chickadee)

Clanbrooke Managing Director Dean Humphries says … ” This filly is a top walker and has a big overstep. She is very strong across the chest and could be an early runner “.

As a dual stakes winner at two (only just beaten as favourite in the Gr.1 Blue Diamond Stakes) and as a horse who was also competitive in good company at three, Hanseatic is an appealling stallion and as such has been strongly supported by breeders.

And what an encouraging start the handsome chestnut has made to his stud career – Tiz Worthy and Befuddle both lightly raced and promising winners whilst Bermondsey did such a great job finishing third in a Listed Blue Diamond Preview at his first start.

This imposing filly is out of the well related Chickadee, a daughter of the dual Gr.1 winner Toorak Toff who, despite limited opportunities, is doing very well as a broodmare sire – two Group winners amongst the first 21 winners.

Chickadee’s first named foal is in Hong Kong having fetched $300,000 as a yearling and her second Chick’n’star – a full sister to this filly – has shown promise at the jump-outs for the Jason Warren stable.

Chickadee is out of the excellent producer Elle Duccio, a winning Danehill mare whose eight winners include the Gr.1 Goodwood Handicap winner Perfectly Ready and the Gr.1 Macau Derby winner Turquoise Power.

Elle Duccio’s dam is the four time Group winner Delightful Belle whose ten winners include one of the most memorable of all Gr.1 Golden Slipper winners – the outstanding filly Belle du Jour.

This “Belle” family has been producing topliners for generations, its other members including the Gr.1 gallopers Aerosmith, Star Belle, Supreme Court, Honey Belle, Asgard, Casey Belle, Wonder Dancer and Melody Belle.

Hanseatic’s first two winners and his first stakes performer are all line-bred to Danehill whose son Exceed And Excel is his dam sire. That great stallion is 4 X 3 here – a cross strengthened by the presence of his high achieving relations Machiavellian and Halo.

5% Shares are $2050 (including Super Vobis nomination, breaking-in, insurance for 12 months and agistment to 30.4.2025).

To be trained by Jason Warren at Tuerong, Vic.
Jason trains the full sister Chick’N’Star, of whom he has a high opinion.