Cerise Bleue (FR)

Dam of Knight In Purple (GB), River Purple (GB), Tickity Bleue (GB)

Country: FR
Sire: Port Lyautey (FR)

Winners (GB & IRE): 3 of 9 runners (33%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 16 from 160 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £108,174 GB
Best progeny OR: 134

Progeny

All known progeny


2002	Justtheoneforyou (GB)	0	-	Malcolm Jefferson	gelding	Classic Cliche (IRE)	18	4	2	0.0%	112	£7,826	16 Nov 11
2003	Tout Or Et Bleue (GB)	0	-	Donald McCain	mare	Beat All (USA)	3	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	1 May 08
2004	Knight In Purple (GB)	8	Black-type placed	John Mackie	gelding	Sir Harry Lewis (USA)	50	7	5	16.0%	134	£54,212	30 Oct 15
2007	River Purple (GB)	6	-	Lady Susan Brooke	gelding	Bollin Eric (GB)	53	4	3	11.3%	120	£34,745	29 May 19
2008	Tickity Bleue (GB)	2	-	Alan King	mare	Tikkanen (USA)	5	1	1	40.0%	108	£5,758	8 Dec 15
2010	Ballalough (GB)	0	-	Chris Grant	gelding	Lucarno (USA)	4	0	1	0.0%	-	£611	30 Apr 15
2014	Willow May (GB)	0	-	Jane Williams	mare	Sakhee (USA)	7	0	1	0.0%	82	£429	14 Jan 19
2015	Tres Francais (GB)	0	-	Philip Hobbs	gelding	Great Pretender (IRE)	3	0	0	0.0%	118	£350	8 Jun 21
2017	Tre A Peni (GB)	0	-	Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	mare	Pether's Moon (IRE)	17	0	4	0.0%	79	£4,243	3 Sep 23

Every offspring with a British or Irish run since 1990, oldest first, plus unraced offspring we know of from profiles and forward entries.

Progeny's best wins


25 Apr 17	River Purple (GB)	Ludlow	Wye Valley Brewery "Confined" Handicap Chase	Class 3	102	£9,495
23 May 13	Knight In Purple (GB)	Wetherby	Watch Racing UK On Sky 432 Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	122	£5,393
24 May 12	Knight In Purple (GB)	Wetherby	Hatmakers of The North Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	127	£2,599
23 Apr 11	Knight In Purple (GB)	Haydock	You're Better Off With Betfair Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	118	£6,505
24 May 15	River Purple (GB)	Uttoxeter	Hannah May Spendlove 21st Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase	Class 4	107	£3,925
13 Dec 14	Knight In Purple (GB)	Doncaster	bet365 Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	107	£3,249
16 Jul 14	River Purple (GB)	Uttoxeter	Racing Specials At 32RedSport.com Handicap Chase	Class 4	109	£3,798
31 Dec 13	Tickity Bleue (GB)	Warwick	EBF Stallions/32Red.com Mares' "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£2,228
9 Apr 11	Knight In Purple (GB)	Chepstow	John Smith's Grand National Day Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	108	£2,342
23 Apr 10	Knight In Purple (GB)	Bangor-on-Dee	Tetley Bitter Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	103	£3,802
6 Mar 10	Knight In Purple (GB)	Doncaster	sportingbet.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	83	£3,253
3 May 14	River Purple (GB)	Uttoxeter	William Hill - The Home of Betting Handicap Chase	Class 5	99	£2,859
13 Apr 14	River Purple (GB)	Wetherby	Download New RacingUK iPad App Handicap Chase	Class 5	87	£3,249
10 Dec 13	River Purple (GB)	Uttoxeter	32Red Novices' Handicap Chase	Class 5	80	£2,859
2 Mar 12	Tickity Bleue (GB)	Newbury	MC Seafoods Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 6	-	£1,365
14 Apr 09	Knight In Purple (GB)	Exeter	Wood Farm Stud Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 6	-	£1,626

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Classic Cliche (IRE)	2002	1	1	0	18	0	0.0%	£7,826	-
Beat All (USA)	2003	1	1	0	3	0	0.0%	£0	-
Sir Harry Lewis (USA)	2004	1	1	1	50	8	16.0%	£54,212	Knight In Purple (GB)
Bollin Eric (GB)	2007	1	1	1	53	6	11.3%	£34,745	River Purple (GB)
Tikkanen (USA)	2008	1	1	1	5	2	40.0%	£5,758	Tickity Bleue (GB)
Lucarno (USA)	2010	1	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£611	-
Sakhee (USA)	2014	1	1	0	7	0	0.0%	£429	-
Great Pretender (IRE)	2015	1	1	0	3	0	0.0%	£350	-
Pether's Moon (IRE)	2017	1	1	0	17	0	0.0%	£4,243	-

Her known produce grouped by the stallion she was mated with, earliest foal first. Foal years come from age (unraced foals without an age are counted but not dated). GB and IRE records since 1990.

Quick answers

How many winners has Cerise Bleue produced?: Cerise Bleue (FR) is the dam of 9 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 3 of them winners, with 16 wins from 160 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Cerise Bleue?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Cerise Bleue (FR) is Knight In Purple (GB), by Sir Harry Lewis (USA), a Black-type placed with a best official rating of 134; the top win came in the Watch Racing UK On Sky 432 Handicap Hurdle at Wetherby on 23 May 2013.
How much prize money have Cerise Bleue's offspring won?: The offspring of Cerise Bleue (FR) have earned £108,174 in Britain since 1990.
What is Cerise Bleue's pedigree?: Cerise Bleue (FR) is by Port Lyautey (FR).
Did Cerise Bleue race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Cerise Bleue (FR) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Have Cerise Bleue's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of Cerise Bleue (FR) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Cerise Bleue belong to?: Cerise Bleue (FR) is the founding mare of the Cerise Bleue (FR) family in RaceWatch records.

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