Witch Elm

Witch Elm
Witch Elm
	Witch Elm in 1907.
Sire	Orme
Grandsire	Ormonde
Dam	Cannie Lassie
Damsire	Ayrshire
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1904
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Owner	William Hall Walker
Trainer	Jack Robinson
Major wins
	Cheveley Park Stakes (1906); 1000 Guineas (1907)
	Last updated on 3 September 2012

Witch Elm (1904–1923) was a Thoroughbred racehorse owned by the William Hall Walker and trained by Jack Robinson. She was a daughter of Orme, who won the Eclipse Stakes twice and her dam was Cannie Lass, who was a daughter of Ayrshire.[1]

Racing career

She won five races out of the nine she contested as a two-year-old, including the Cheveley Park Stakes and the West of Scotland Foal Stakes at Ayr.[2] Amongst her other races were a fifth place in the National Breeders' Produce Stakes at Sandown and a third place in the Lancashire Breeders' Produce Stakes at Liverpool.[3] As a three-year-old she easily won the 1000 Guineas from Fragility[2] after starting the 4/1 favourite,[4] but could not repeat this classic winning form over longer distances.[5]

Breeding career

Witch Elm did not produce any top racehorses, but some of her descendants became classic winners in Brazil.[1] In 1919 Witch Elm produced the filly Lady Clarence, who was sired by Queen Alexandra Stakes winner Royal Realm.[6] Witch Elm died in 1923 at the National Stud.[7]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Witch Elm, bay mare, 1904[8]
Sire Orme b. 1889	Ormonde b. 1883	Bend Or ch. 1877	Doncaster
		Bend Or ch. 1877	Rouge Rose
		Lily Agnes b. 1871	Macaroni
		Lily Agnes b. 1871	Polly Agnes
	Angelica b. 1879	Galopin* br. 1872	Vedette
		Galopin* br. 1872	Flying Duchess
		St. Angela b. 1865	King Tom
		St. Angela b. 1865	Adeline
Dam Cannie Lassie b./br. 1898	Ayrshire b. 1885	Hampton b. 1872	Lord Clifden
		Hampton b. 1872	Lady Langden
		Atalanta b. 1878	Galopin*
		Atalanta b. 1878	Feronia
	Wise Girl ch. 1894	Wisdom b. 1873	Blinkhoolie
		Wisdom b. 1873	Aline
		Touch Me Not ch. 1887	Muncaster
		Touch Me Not ch. 1887	Thistle

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut

* Witch Elm was inbred 3x4 to Galopin. This means that he appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of her pedigree.

References

"Ayrshire". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
"ENGLISH RACING". Press. 6 May 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
"SPORTING NEWS". Star. 8 May 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
"SPORTING INTELLIGENCE". Otautau Standard. 18 June 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
"IN A NUTSHELL". Otago Witness. 7 August 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
Ruff's guide to the turf. Office of Ruff's Guide, London. 1920.
Weatherby (1925). "Witch Elm". General Stud Book. 25: 979.
"Witch Elm (GB) pedigree". equineline.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.

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[tbheritage-1] "Ayrshire". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.

[autogeneratedcl-2] "ENGLISH RACING". Press. 6 May 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.

[3] "SPORTING NEWS". Star. 8 May 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.

[4] "SPORTING INTELLIGENCE". Otautau Standard. 18 June 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.

[5] "IN A NUTSHELL". Otago Witness. 7 August 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.

[6] Ruff's guide to the turf. Office of Ruff's Guide, London. 1920.

[7] Weatherby (1925). "Witch Elm". General Stud Book. 25: 979.

[8] "Witch Elm (GB) pedigree". equineline.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.