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Songsmith

Foaled 2008 · by Librettist out of Venus Rising (Observatory)

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37Runs

5Wins

102nd / 3rd

125Best OR

£32,657Prize money

Form 1538124262 (latest on the right) · Flat, Hurdle · ran 24 Aug 10 – 8 Nov 15, last for Lucy Wadham · current OR 125

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
8 Nov 15	SandownPlay Casino At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m · Soft	2m	Soft	2/8	125	Leighton Aspell
11 Oct 15	GoodwoodAlderbrook Handicap (Professional NH Jockeys) · Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft	2m	Good To Soft	6/16	70	Leighton Aspell
2 Sep 15	SouthwellMrfreebet.co.uk On Your Mobile Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m4f62y · Good To Soft	2m4f62y	Good To Soft	2/7	124	Leighton Aspell
7 Aug 15	Lingfield (AW)Clear Financial Advice Client Handicap · Class 5 · 1m7f169y · Standard	1m7f169y	Standard	4/10	70	Harry Bentley
8 Jul 15	Kempton (AW)Byrne Group Handicap · Class 5 · 2m · Standard	2m	Standard	2/7	70	Jim Crowley
24 Jun 15	Kempton (AW)Happy 70th Birthday Colin Cawdron Handicap · Class 6 · 2m · Standard	2m	Standard	1/14	64	Jim Crowley
4 Jun 15	Kempton (AW)IInsure365 Apprentice Handicap · Class 6 · 1m3f · Standard	1m3f	Standard	8/10	65	Luke Ingram
20 May 15	Kempton (AW)10 Free Bet 32redsport.com Apprentice Handicap · Class 5 · 1m3f · Standard	1m3f	Standard	3/10	65	Tom Marquand
1 May 15	Bangor-on-DeeNicol Hughes Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m1f · Good	2m1f	Good	5/6	117	Micheal Nolan
20 Apr 15	Kemptonbetdaq.com 20 Free Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m · Good	2m	Good	1/6	117	Micheal Nolan
6 Apr 15	PlumptonTotequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m5f · Good	2m5f	Good	7/12	120	Sam Twiston-Davies
7 Dec 14	HuntingdonBetfred Mobile Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m110y · Soft	2m110y	Soft	6/10	123	Micheal Nolan

All 37 runs

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
11 Nov 14	HuntingdonOmni Security Services Michaelmas Hurdle (Handicap) · Class 2 · 2m4f110y · Soft	2m4f110y	Soft	5/11	125	Leighton Aspell
25 Oct 14	Stratfordtotepool Supporting The Sport You Love Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m3f · Good	2m3f	Good	4/11	125	Micheal Nolan
10 May 14	Haydock Grade 3Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Swinton Hurdle) (Grade 3) · Class 1 · 2m · Soft	2m	Soft	9/13	125	Leighton Aspell
19 Apr 14	Haydock3 Million totescoop6 Today Handicap Hurdle (Jockey Club Grassroots Hurdle Series Final) · Class 2 · 2m4f · Good	2m4f	Good	4/16	125	Aidan Coleman
15 Mar 14	UttoxeterBetfred Goals Galore Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m4f110y · Good To Soft	2m4f110y	Good To Soft	3/12	123	Wayne Hutchinson
22 Feb 14	KemptonJockey Club Handicap Hurdle (Jockey Club Grassroots Jumps Series Qualifier) · Class 3 · 2m5f · Soft	2m5f	Soft	2/8	117	Leighton Aspell
28 Apr 12	SandownBet365 Josh Gifford Juvenile Handicap Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m · Soft	2m	Soft	12/13	124	Dougie Costello
24 Mar 12	NewburyUltima's James Cartwright And Neil Thomson Juvenile Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m3f · Good	2m3f	Good	1/8	113	Leighton Aspell
27 Feb 12	PlumptonSis Live Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft	2m	Good To Soft	7/9	113	Leighton Aspell
30 Jan 12	PlumptonAt The Races Virgin 534 Handicap Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft	2m	Good To Soft	1/10	100	Leighton Aspell
4 Jan 12	HuntingdonJoin The Epds Racing Club Juvenile Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m110y · Good To Soft	2m110y	Good To Soft	4/15	–	Leighton Aspell
4 Dec 11	WarwickMiss Brownes Fancy Syndicate Juvenile Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m · Good	2m	Good	F/14	–	Leighton Aspell
15 Nov 11	FolkestoneDaily Mail Juvenile Maiden Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m1f110y · Good	2m1f110y	Good	4/8	–	Leighton Aspell
6 Nov 11	Market RasenCalverts Carpets York Juvenile Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m1f · Good	2m1f	Good	UR/8	–	Dominic Elsworth
6 Sep 11	LeicesterSIS Live Handicap · Class 5 · 7f9y · Good To Firm	7f9y	Good To Firm	9/13	66	Ian Mongan
30 Aug 11	Epsom DownsDownload The Epsom Iphone App Handicap · Class 4 · 7f · Good	7f	Good	6/9	66	Louis-Philippe Beuzelin
13 Aug 11	LingfieldBravo Social Enterprise Handicap · Class 6 · 7f140y · Good	7f140y	Good	3/12	66	Neil Callan
5 Aug 11	BrightoniInsure365.co.uk 01273 827090 Maiden Handicap · Class 6 · 6f209y · Good	6f209y	Good	1/5	62	Ian Mongan
22 Jul 11	NewmarketNewmarketexperience.co.uk Handicap · Class 5 · 1m · Good	1m	Good	6/14	65	Stevie Donohoe
30 Jun 11	Yarmouthdigibet.com Handicap · Class 4 · 1m1f · Good To Firm	1m1f	Good To Firm	9/12	71	Hayley Turner
17 Jun 11	GoodwoodWave FM Handicap · Class 5 · 1m1f192y · Soft	1m1f192y	Soft	8/11	75	William Carson
26 Apr 11	Lingfield (AW)Summer Evenings At Lingfield Park Median Auction Maiden Stakes · Class 5 · 1m · Standard	1m	Standard	7/11	77	Chris Catlin
11 Oct 10	SalisburyBathwick Tyres Maiden Auction Stakes · Class 5 · 6f212y · Good To Soft	6f212y	Good To Soft	2/12	–	Jim Crowley
17 Sep 10	NewmarketWarrens Of Warwick Maiden Auction Stakes · Class 5 · 7f · Good	7f	Good	2/20	–	Jim Crowley
24 Aug 10	LeicesterInchcape Toyota Derby Maiden Auction Stakes · Class 5 · 7f9y · Soft	7f9y	Soft	3/12	–	Greg Fairley

Songsmith2008

Librettist

Venus Rising

Danzig

Mysterial

Observatory

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Librettist as a stallion

In our records: 182 runners, 62 winners (34%), 5 black-type winners, 5 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 2008–2015.

On the track himself: 7 runs, 5 wins — Group 1 winner (Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois (Colts & Fillies) (Straight)).

His best
Libranno Group 2 OR 114 · Pretending Group 3 OR 100 · Faust Group 3 · L'inganno Felice Listed OR 144 · Emily Of Tinsdal Listed · On The Slopes OR 143

The dam: Venus Rising by Observatory

No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 3 winners from 8 other runners.

The dam’s other foals

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Moon Man (GB) 2021 gelding · by Pastoral Pursuits	6	1	OR 75
Hall Or Nothing (GB) 2019 filly · by Pastoral Pursuits	5	0	OR 47
Not Another Word (GB) 2017 filly · by Monsieur Bond	6	0	OR 50
Bambino (GB) 2013 filly · by Lilbourne Lad	5	0	OR 59
Guiding Light (IRE) 2012 gelding · by Acclamation	17	3	OR 85
Frost In May (IRE) 2011 filly · by Verglas	4	0	OR 41
Fiddler Onthe Hoof (IRE) 2009 gelding · by Librettist (full sibling)	3	0	–
Businessman (GB) 2007 colt · by Acclamation	2	1	–

Songsmith in the sale ring

Sale	Result	Bought by	Sold by
2010 Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-UpLot 72 · as a breeze-up	16,000gnsWadham Racing	Wadham Racing	Grove Stud, Ireland

The family at the sales — out of the same dam

Foal	Sale	Result
Moon Man2021 gelding by Pastoral Pursuits	2024 Tattersalls JulyLot 539 · in training	Bought back
Moon Man2021 horse by Pastoral Pursuits	2022 Goffs UK Autumn SaleLot 156 · yearling	Not sold
Hall Or Nothing2019 filly by Pastoral Pursuits	2020 Goffs UK Autumn SaleLot 257 · yearling	£1,000Stella Barclay
2018 filly by Outstrip	2019 Goffs UK September HIT SaleLot 37 · yearling	£1,500T. M. Jones
Not Another Word2017 filly by Monsieur Bond	2018 Goffs UK Autumn Yearling & HIT SaleLot 19 · yearling	Bought back
2015 filly by Monsieur Bond	2016 Goffs UK Autumn Yearling & HIT SaleLot 19 · yearling	Not sold
Guiding Light2012 gelding by Acclamation	2016 Tattersalls Autumn HITLot 1142 · in training	15,000gnsAyed GH Al-Enezi
Bambino2013 filly by Lilbourne Lad	2014 Tattersalls Ireland SeptemberLot 115 · yearling	Bought back
Guiding Light2012 gelding by Acclamation	2013 Goffs UK PremierLot 285 · yearling	£36,000Will Edmeades Bloodstock Ltd
Frost In May2011 filly by Verglas	2012 Goffs UK PremierLot 382 · yearling	£16,000David O'meara
Fiddler Onthe Hoof2009 colt by Librettist	2009 Tattersalls December FoalsLot 599 · foal	4,700gnsG Leggott
Businessman2007 colt by Acclamation	2009 Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-UpLot 147 · breeze-up	105,000gnsBlandford Bloodstock
Businessman2007 colt by Acclamation	2008 Tattersalls October, Book 1Lot 297 · yearling	Bought back
Businessman2007 colt by Acclamation	2007 Tattersalls December FoalsLot 1691 · foal	90,000gnsCrone Stud Farms

From our racing database: every British and Irish result since 2005, and every Goffs, Tattersalls, Tattersalls Ireland and Arqana sale 2005 – 2026. Linked by the seller — always check the passport matches.