Glen Shiel
Glen Shiel was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 20.8. The winning margin over Brando was a nose. The horse is by Pivotal out of Gonfilia. The win was worth GBP 221,884 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 16.74s.
Great Britain
Ascot · 17.10.20
Watch the raceBritish Champions Sprint Stakes
2ndBrando8yo by Pivotal × Argent Du Bois£84,121
Full result →Purse£391,260
Distance1207 metres
Winning time1m 16.74s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Stories of this Result
Watch the race
AscotRacecourse · English commentaryResult
16 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thArt Power3yo gelding by Dark Angel × Evening TimeSilvestre De SousaTim Easterby½£20,972
6thOnassis3yo filly by Dubawi × Jacqueline QuestHayley TurnerCharlie Fellowes1 ¾£5,282
10thSonaiyla4yo mare by Dark Angel × SinaniyaBilly LeePaddy TwomeyHead
15thJouska3yo filly by Cable Bay × Quiet ProtestRob HornbyHenry Candy2 ¼
16thCape Byron6yo gelding by Shamardal × Reem ThreeAndrea AtzeniRoger Varian½
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 17.10.20Glen Shiel
PivotalSire
GonfiliaDamby Big Shuffle
DamGonfilia
Glen Shiel is out of Gonfilia (Big Shuffle), winner of the Gr.3 Princess Elizabeth S. and also a stakes winner in France. He is her only pattern winner and a full-brother to the unraced 2-year-old filly Greta Hellstrom, and a half-brother to Signs In The Sand (Cape Cross), placed in the Gr.3 Sirenia S.
Second damGonfalon
Second dam Gonfalon (Slip Anchor) is also the dam of Gonlargo, a full-sibling to Gonfilia, who won the Gr.3 Grosser Preis der Dortmunder Wirtschaft and was second in the Gr.2 German 2000 Guineas.
Third damGrimpola
Third dam Grimpola (Windwurf) won the German 1000 Guineas, then a Group 3. Her descendants include Fame and Glory (Montjeu), a multiple Group 1 winner including the Gr.1 Irish Derby, and Legatissimo (Danehill Dancer), a multiple Group 1 winner including the Gr.1 1000 Guineas.
Wider family
Gonfilia is related to Gonbarda (Lando), winner of the Gr.1 Deutschland-Preis and the Gr.1 Preis von Europa. Gonbarda is the dam of the sire Farhh (Pivotal), winner of the Gr.1 Champion S. and the Gr.1 Lockinge S., and of Racing History (Pivotal), winner of the Gr.3 Winter Hill S. and second in the Gr.1 Grosser Preis von Bayern.
Connections
Glen Shiel in 2020
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Sprint Cup Stakes1207 metres · £225,0002ndArchie WatsonHollie Doyle05.09.2020HaydockPrize money €58,546Race detailsWatch
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