Charm Spirit
Charm Spirit
Charm Spirit DANZIG GREEN DESERT FOREIGN COURIER
SIRE
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE)
KRIS RAFHA
CHARM SPIRIT (IRE)
ELJAZZI
BAY 2011, 16.0hh SADLER’S WELLS MONTJEU FLORIPEDES
DAM
L’ENJOLEUSE (IRE)
MACHIAVELLIAN MACHAERA SOMFAS
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SIRE LINE - Invincible Spirit Gr.1 winning sprinter Invincible Spirit is a leading sire of 100 SW (15 Gr.1) including Kingman (4xGr.1), Moonlight Cloud (6xGr.1) and his highest earning son Charm Spirit (3xGr.1). A son of Green Desert (sire of 8 times champion sire Volksraad, Cape Cross etc), Invincible Spirit’s sire sons include ‘boom’ Australian sire I Am Invincible (Brazen Beau, I Am A Star, 2017 Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Houtzen, 2017 yearlings sold to A$1.6 million) and Lawman (21 SW).
DAM LINE - L’Enjoleuse Charm Spirit is the third foal of his Paris-winning dam L’Enjoleuse, a daughter of champion Montjeu, sire of boom stallion Tavistock and Pour Moi (sire of 2017 Epsom Derby winner Wings Of Eagles) and damsire of 46 SW including triple Gr.1 winner Lucia Valentina. L’Enjoleuse is a granddaughter of Somfas, a half sister to Horse Of The Year and Champion 3YO filly Fanfreluche from whom descend champion sires Encosta De Lago (113 SW- 26 Gr.1) and Flying Spur (99 SW – 12 Gr.1).
RACE RECORD 9 starts 6 -1-1-1 £1,166,105 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 1600m, £1,166,105. Won Ascot Queen Elizabeth 11 S., Gr.1 (1600m), Longchamp Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Gr.1 (1600m), Chantilly Prix Jean Prat, Gr.1 (1600m), Prix Paul de Moussac, Gr.3 (1600m), Maisons-Laffitte Prix Djebel, Gr.3 (1400m), 3rd Longchamp Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, Gr.1, 5th The Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Charm Spirit was among the leading 2YO colts of his generation displaying his natural talent in three Summer/ Autumn starts, winning over 1400m at Longchamp in Paris before finishing third in the Gr.1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagadere at his final start for the season. Charm Spirit progressed to win five of his six starts as a 3YO, developing into a world class miler with three Group One victories at 1600m at his last three starts. Charm Spirit commenced his 3YO season with a debut win in the Gr.3 Prix Djebel before finishing fifth (to Night Of Thunder, Kingman and Australia) in an outstanding renewal of the English Two Thousand Guineas. He then remained unbeaten in his final four starts culminating in three Group One wins at 1600m – the Prix Jean Prat, Prix du Moulin de Longchamp and Ascot Queen Elizabeth 11 Stakes. Charm Spirit retired to stud at the completion of his 3YO season and rated second only to his paternal half brother and champion racehorse Kingman over 1600m on turf on the World Thoroughbred Rankings. Charm Spirit was described by Timeform as ‘highclass…tough and genuine’ and was their highest rated French 3YO of 2014 with an annual rating of 127.
STUD RECORD Commenced stud duties in GB and New Zealand in 2015
• Triple Gr.1 winning miler of Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Stakes & Prix du Moulin de Longchamp • Second highest rated 3YO in the world (to Kingman in the mile category (Turf) – 2014 World Thoroughbred Rankings • Timeform rating 127 • Highest earning son of Invincible Spirit (100 SW – 15 Gr.1), sire of I Am Invincible (2017 yearlings sold to A$1.6 million) • Damsire Montjeu – Champion sire of 31 Gr.1 winners including ‘boom’ sire Tavistock
• From the distinguished stallion producing family of Champion Australian Sires Encosta de Lago & Flying Spur
Charm Spirit