Dylan Mouth
| Dylan Mouth | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Dylan Thomas |
| Grandsire | Danehill |
| Dam | Cottonmouth |
| Damsire | Noverre |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 13 March 2011[1] |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Azienda Agricola Mariano |
| Owner | Scuderia Effevi |
| Trainer | Stefano Botti |
| Record | 13: 11-0-0 |
| Earnings | £597,997 |
| Major wins | |
| Premio Emanuele Filiberto (2014) Derby Italiano (2014) Premio Federico Tesio (2014, 2015) Gran Premio del Jockey Club (2014) Premio Carlo d'Alessio (2015) Gran Premio di Milano (2015) Premio Roma (2015) | |
| Last updated on 8 November 2015 | |
Dylan Mouth (foaled 13 March 2011) is an Irish-bred, Italian-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He has won all 11 of his races in Italy but has been beaten in both of his starts outside the country.
Background
Dylan Mouth is a bay colt bred in Ireland by the Italian breeding company Azienda Agricola Mariano. He was sired by Dylan Thomas, who won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 2007.[2]
Dylan Mouth was sent into training with Stefano Botti in Italy. He has been ridden in all of his races by Fabio Branca.
Racing career
2013: two-year-old season
Dylan Mouth made his racecourse debut in a maiden race over 1700 metres at the Capannelle Racecourse in Rome in October and won by four lengths. In November he followed up in the Premio Furigolo at the same course, beating Mewat by five lengths.[3]
2014: three-year-old season
Dylan Mouth began his second season in Rome, winning the Premio Lodi Vecchio in March and the Listed Premio Emanuele Filiberto in April. He was moved up in class in May for the Group Two Derby Italiano at San Siro Rcecourse in May. He started the 2.1/1 favourite and took the lead in the lasr 50 metres to win by one and a half lengths from his stablemate Autre Qualite.[4] He was then sent to England for the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot but failed to cope with the firm ground and finished unplaced behind Eagle Top.
In September, Dylan Mouth returned to Italy and won the Group Two Premio Federico Tesio, beating Biz The Nurse by three lengths. On his final appearance of the season he started odds-on favourite for the Group One Gran Premio del Jockey Club over 2400 metres at San Siro on 19 October. He took the lead 700 metres from the finish and won by four lengths from Duca di Mantova with a gap of fourteen lengths back to Biz The Nurse in third.[5]
2015: four-year-old season
On his debut as a four-year-old, Dylan Mouth started 1/5 favourite for the Group Three Premio Carlo d'Alessio at Capannelle and won by three lengths from Bertinoro. In the Group One Gran Premio di Milano on 7 June, he again started at long odds-on and won by five lengths from Billabong.[6]
On his second venture outside Italy, Dylan Mouth was sent to England to contest the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. He finished last of the seven runners behind Postponed. In September he completed a second victory in the Premio Federico Tesio with a five length victory over Bertinoro.[7]
Pedigree
| Sire Dylan Thomas (IRE) 2003 |
Danehill (USA) 1986 |
Danzig | Northern Dancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pas de Nom | |||
| Razyana | His Majesty | ||
| Spring Adieu | |||
| Lagrion (USA) 1989 |
Diesis | Sharpen Up | |
| Doubly Sure | |||
| Wrap It Up | Mount Hagen | ||
| Doc Nan | |||
| Dam Cottonmouth (IRE) 2004 |
Noverre (USA) 1998 |
Rahy | Blushing Groom |
| FGlorious Song | |||
| Danseur Fabuleux | Northern Dancer | ||
| Fabuleux Jaane | |||
| Nafzira (IRE) 1994 |
Darshaan | Shirley Heights | |
| Delsy | |||
| Nafzawa | Green Dancer | ||
| Nawazish (Family 9-c) |
References
- ^ a b "Dylan Mouth pedigree". equineline.com.
- ^ "Dylan Thomas - Stud Record". Racing Post.
- ^ "Premio Furigolo result". Racing Post. 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Derby Italiano result". Racing Post. 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Gran Premio del Jockey Club result". Racing Post. 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Gran Premio di Milano result". Racing Post. 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Premio Federico Tesio result". Racing Post. Retrieved 30 September 2015.