Elegant Air (GB)

Best progeny: Ocean Air (GB), Montpelier Lad (GB), Keep Your Distance I (GB)

Avg winning distance: Flat 9.1f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 10.2f · NH 2m2½f
As damsire: 29 winners from 56 runners
Country: GB

Winners (GB & IRE): 40 of 98 runners (41%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 103 from 1,196 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £509,378 GB
Best progeny: Ocean Air (GB), Montpelier Lad (GB), Keep Your Distance I (GB)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2001	Flat	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-
1999	Flat	1	0	4	0	0.0%	-
1998	Flat	1	0	5	0	0.0%	-
1998/99	NH	1	1	6	1	16.7%	£3,076
1997/98	NH	4	0	15	0	0.0%	-
1996	Flat	3	0	11	0	0.0%	£3,335
1996/97	NH	7	1	12	1	8.3%	£3,924
1995	Flat	10	4	40	9	22.5%	£38,665
1995/96	NH	4	2	14	3	21.4%	£9,916
1994	Flat	19	5	125	9	7.2%	£63,698
1994/95	NH	13	1	39	1	2.6%	£5,000
1993	Flat	35	10	176	11	6.3%	£68,698
1993/94	NH	14	4	51	9	17.6%	£18,481
1992	Flat	46	13	206	20	9.7%	£87,513
1992/93	NH	16	2	63	5	7.9%	£18,897
1991	Flat	36	11	182	16	8.8%	£88,412
1991/92	NH	13	0	36	0	0.0%	£1,806
1990	Flat	34	8	186	13	7.0%	£66,307
1990/91	NH	6	1	23	5	21.7%	£31,649

Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Ocean Air (GB)	Sir Henry Cecil	1990-1991	6	4	2	66.7%	1	Listed	£31,213
Montpelier Lad (GB)	G Richards	1990-1995	37	11	9	29.7%	0	-	£57,789
Keep Your Distance I (GB)	Mrs M Reveley	1992-1995	38	10	10	26.3%	0	-	£39,627
Scorched Air (GB)	Mrs S Lamyman	1992-1999	46	5	12	10.9%	0	-	£21,846
Briggsmaid (GB)	James Eustace	1990-1993	37	5	11	13.5%	0	-	£21,443
Sacque (GB)	D Morley	1990-1991	16	5	3	31.3%	0	-	£21,267
Air Commodore (IRE)	David Arbuthnot	1993-1997	23	4	8	17.4%	0	-	£39,015
Drum Sergeant (GB)	J Parkes	1990-1995	72	4	19	5.6%	0	-	£37,612
Clouded Elegance (GB)	Lady Herries	1992-1995	20	4	1	20.0%	0	-	£18,998
Terzia (GB)	P Hughes	1991-1994	24	4	3	16.7%	0	-	-
Wings Cove (GB)	Lady Herries	1992-1997	26	3	8	11.5%	0	-	£18,723
Euphonic (GB)	Lisa Williamson	1992-1998	17	3	2	17.6%	0	-	£9,275
Lively Mite (GB)	John J McLoughlin	1990-1992	33	3	5	9.1%	0	-	-
Brandonhurst (GB)	Lady Herries	1992-1995	26	2	6	7.7%	0	-	£15,773
Norfolk Hero (GB)	D J G Murray Smith	1992-1993	12	2	2	16.7%	0	-	£13,348
Smart Blade (GB)	I A Balding	1990-1991	7	2	3	28.6%	0	-	£12,345
Milanese (GB)	D Morley	1991-1992	14	2	4	14.3%	0	-	£8,638
Modern British (GB)	C A Cyzer	1990-1991	22	2	6	9.1%	0	-	£8,207
Elizabethan Air (GB)	Adrian Chamberlain	1991-1994	17	2	4	11.8%	0	-	£7,762
Gentle Aria (GB)	Miss A J Whitfield	1990-1991	7	2	0	28.6%	0	-	£7,423
Shepherd's Song (GB)	B Beasley	1990	12	2	4	16.7%	0	-	£7,392
Leviathan Mystery (GB)	C P Wildman	1993-1994	9	2	2	22.2%	0	-	£6,804
Pearly River (GB)	Dr Jon Scargill	1993-1995	10	2	1	20.0%	0	-	£6,294
Vienna Woods (GB)	J G Fitzgerald	1992-1995	9	2	1	22.2%	0	-	£3,455
Elegant Touch (GB)	M C Pipe	1991-1994	33	1	7	3.0%	0	-	£8,595
Lake Pleasant (IRE)	Richard Hannon Snr	1992	3	1	1	33.3%	0	-	£7,814
Zloty I (GB)	William Jarvis	1990-1991	9	1	4	11.1%	0	-	£5,171
Vermont Magic (GB)	M C Pipe	1990-1993	14	1	0	7.1%	0	-	£4,893
Smart Daisy (GB)	Linda Jewell	1992-1994	24	1	3	4.2%	0	-	£4,390
Flitcham (GB)	J R Bostock	1990-1992	18	1	3	5.6%	0	-	£4,327
Southwold Air (GB)	John Dunlop	1991-1992	10	1	1	10.0%	0	-	£4,224
Elegant Solution (GB)	J W Hills	1991	3	1	1	33.3%	0	-	£4,067
Headless Heights (GB)	Simon Dow	1992-1994	11	1	2	9.1%	0	-	£3,645
Regal Racer (GB)	David Elsworth	1991-1992	9	1	2	11.1%	0	-	£3,640
Corley Boy (GB)	D R Gandolfo	1990-1991	9	1	1	11.1%	0	-	£3,467
Frivolous Air (GB)	I A Balding	1992	4	1	0	25.0%	0	-	£2,784
Brightness (GB)	Mrs A Naughton	1992-2001	8	1	0	12.5%	0	-	£1,932
Lakeshore (GB)	Kevin Prendergast	1991-1992	18	1	2	5.6%	0	-	-
Refined Heir (GB)	Noel Meade	1992-1993	15	1	4	6.7%	0	-	-
Pictureofelegance (GB)	John J McLoughlin	1990-1991	17	1	5	5.9%	0	-	-
Dashing Blade (GB)	I A Balding	1990	3	0	0	0.0%	0	-	£8,531
Sophisticated Air (GB)	I A Balding	1992-1993	15	0	7	0.0%	0	-	£4,082
Air Nymph (GB)	C C Elsey	1990-1991	18	0	5	0.0%	0	-	£2,668
Well Suited (GB)	T Hind	1992-1996	23	0	3	0.0%	0	-	£1,911
Lettermore (GB)	Mrs M Reveley	1992-1993	12	0	2	0.0%	0	-	£1,892
Old Steine (GB)	Keith Smith	1991-1996	14	0	4	0.0%	0	-	£1,645
Dexter Chief (GB)	J White	1992-1993	11	0	4	0.0%	0	-	£1,411
Lady Buchan (GB)	Lee Bowles	1992-1995	17	0	3	0.0%	0	-	£1,321
Walk In The Woods (GB)	D C Turner	1994-1998	9	0	3	0.0%	0	-	£1,266
Zoon San (GB)	James Fanshawe	1991	4	0	2	0.0%	0	-	£1,248

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Elegant Air sired?: Elegant Air (GB) has sired 40 winners from 98 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990 (41%), with 103 wins from 1,196 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Elegant Air sired?: Elegant Air (GB) has sired 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland since 1990.
Who is the best offspring of Elegant Air?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Elegant Air (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Ocean Air (GB), a Listed winner with 1 black-type win from 6 runs.
What is the average winning distance of Elegant Air's progeny?: The average winning distance of Elegant Air (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 9.1 furlongs on the Flat and 2m1½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Elegant Air's progeny won?: Elegant Air (GB)'s progeny have earned £509,378 in Britain since 1990.
How has Elegant Air done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Elegant Air (GB)'s daughters include 29 winners from 56 runners in Britain and Ireland.

Updated 2001-07-16

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