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Expensive

Foaled 2003 · by Royal Applause out of Vayavaig (Damister)

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1Runners

0Winners

0Black-type winners

0Races won

Every foal out of Expensive (GB) that has run in Britain or Ireland since 2005, youngest first.

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Upscale (AUS) 2012 mare · by Exceed And Excel	1	0	–

20Runs

4Wins

52nd / 3rd

105Best OR

£206,922Prize money

Form 46/36612190 (latest on the right) · Flat · ran 12 Jun 05 – 13 Sep 07, last for Chris Wall · current OR 98

Listed won the intercasino.co.uk Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes (Listed) (2007)
Listed won the Weatherbys Bank Pipalong Stakes (Fillies' Listed) (2007)

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
13 Sep 07	Doncaster ListedJRA Sceptre Stakes (Fillies' Listed) · Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm	7f	Good To Firm	14/15	98	George Baker
20 Jun 07	Ascot Group 2Windsor Forest Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) (Str) · Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm	1m	Good To Firm	9/9	100	Eddie Ahern
11 Jun 07	Pontefract ListedWeatherbys Bank Pipalong Stakes (Fillies' Listed) · Class 1 · 1m4y · Good To Firm	1m4y	Good To Firm	1/6	100	Eddie Ahern
5 May 07	Goodwood ListedBegbies-Traynor Stakes (Fills Listed) · Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm	1m	Good To Firm	2/5	97	Ted Durcan
7 Apr 07	Kempton (AW) Listedintercasino.co.uk Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes (Listed) · Class 1 · 1m · Standard	1m	Standard	1/6	–	Eddie Ahern
23 Feb 07	Nad Al Sheba (UAE) ListedEtisalat Balanchine Stakes (Fillies & Mares) () (Turf) · 1m1f · Good	1m1f	Good	6/10	96	Eddie Ahern
8 Feb 07	Nad Al Sheba (UAE) ListedStorming Home Cape Verdi Stakes () (Turf) (Fillies & Mares) · 1m · Good	1m	Good	6/14	97	Eddie Ahern
18 Jan 07	Nad Al Sheba (UAE)Intidab Stakes (Handicap) (Turf) (Fillies & Mares) · 7½f · Good	7½f	Good	3/9	97	Ted Durcan
26 Aug 06	Sandown ListedAtalanta Stakes (Fillies' Listed) · Class 1 · 1m14y · Good	1m14y	Good	6/12	97	Dane O'Neill
28 Jul 06	Ascot ListedIndependent Newspaper E.B.F. Valiant Stakes (Fillies Listed) · Class 1 · 1m · Good	1m	Good	4/9	99	Eddie Ahern
18 Jul 06	Yarmouth ListedFreederm Virginia Stakes (Fillies' Listed) · Class 1 · 1m2f21y · Firm	1m2f21y	Firm	5/9	101	Eddie Ahern
8 Jul 06	Sandown ListedWeatherbys Stakes (Fillies' Listed) · Class 1 · 1m14y · Good To Firm	1m14y	Good To Firm	3/10	101	Alan Munro

All 20 runs

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
21 Jun 06	Ascot ListedSandringham Handicap () (Fillies) · Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm	1m	Good To Firm	7/19	105	Eddie Ahern
15 Oct 05	Newmarket Group 2Rockfel Stakes (Fillies Group 2) · Class 1 · 7f · Good To Soft	7f	Good To Soft	13/14	100	Eddie Ahern
17 Sep 05	NewburyWatership Down Stud Sales Race · Class 2 · 6f110y · Good To Firm	6f110y	Good To Firm	1/23	–	Eddie Ahern
26 Aug 05	ThirskE.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 2) · Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm	6f	Good To Firm	1/9	72	Eddie Ahern
10 Aug 05	YarmouthE.B.F. Maiden Stakes · Class 5 · 6f3y · Good To Firm	6f3y	Good To Firm	2/9	72	Jimmy Quinn
18 Jul 05	WindsorReading Evening Post E.B.F. Maiden Fillies' Stakes · Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm	6f	Good To Firm	4/14	–	Seb Sanders
1 Jul 05	HaydockMTB Group Maiden Auction Stakes · Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm	6f	Good To Firm	2/16	–	Seb Sanders
12 Jun 05	DoncasterSpinal Injuries Assoc Charity E.B.F Median Auction Maiden St · Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm	6f	Good To Firm	5/13	–	Eddie Ahern

Expensive2003

Royal Applause

Vayavaig

–

Damister

–

Royal Applause as a stallion

In our records: 952 runners, 495 winners (52%), 31 black-type winners, 35 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 1999–2021.

His best
Mister Blue Sky Group 2 OR 144 · Finjaan Group 2 OR 118 · Royal Julius Group 2 OR 114 · Lovelace Group 2 OR 112 · Please Sing Group 2 OR 100 · Whatsthescript Group 2

The dam: Vayavaig by Damister

No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 4 winners from 5 other runners.

Black type in the family
Taameer bt half-sibling, by Beat Hollow

The dam’s other foals

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Otto The Great (GB) 2009 gelding · by Holy Roman Emperor	15	2	OR 87
Wom (GB) 2008 gelding · by Tiger Hill	36	3	OR 108
Taameer (GB) bt 2006 gelding · by Beat Hollow	30	3	OR 104
Ainia (GB) 2005 filly · by Alhaarth	13	1	OR 76
Dooie Dancer (GB) 2002 horse · by Entrepreneur	22	0	OR 68

Expensive in the sale ring

Sale	Result	Bought by	Sold by
2007 Tattersalls December MaresLot 1949 · as a broodmare	180,000gnsTasman Bloodstock	Tasman Bloodstock	Induna Stables

The family at the sales — out of the same dam

Foal	Sale	Result
Otto The Great2009 gelding by Holy Roman Emperor	2013 Tattersalls JulyLot 415 · in training	Bought back
Otto The Great2009 gelding by Holy Roman Emperor	2012 Tattersalls Autumn HITLot 379 · in training	Bought back
Taameer2006 gelding by Beat Hollow	2012 Tattersalls Autumn HITLot 1006 · in training	5,500gnsStephane Cerulis
2004 mare by Lomitas	2012 Tattersalls December MaresLot 1360 · broodmare	5,000gnsAtco International
Wom2008 gelding by Tiger Hill	2011 Tattersalls JulyLot 444 · in training	7,500gnsPM Sly
Taameer2006 gelding by Beat Hollow	2011 Goffs UK April HIT SaleLot 294 · in training	£53,000Bobby O'ryan
Taameer2006 gelding by Beat Hollow	2011 Tattersalls Autumn HITLot 1023 · in training	Not sold
Wom2008 colt by Tiger Hill	2009 Tattersalls October, Book 1Lot 153 · yearling	32,000gnsWilliam Haggas
Taameer2006 colt by Beat Hollow	2007 Tattersalls October, Book 1Lot 474 · yearling	150,000gnsShadwell Estate Company
Taameer2006 colt by Beat Hollow	2006 Tattersalls December FoalsLot 722 · foal	56,000gnsBlandford Bloodstock
Ainia2005 filly by Alhaarth	2006 Goffs MillionLot 581 · yearling	Bought back
2004 filly by Lomitas	2005 Tattersalls December YearlingsLot 125 · yearling	Bought back

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