owned by the Racing 4 Fun PartnershipSEVILLIAN
6 year old chesnut gelding by Rossini out of Belmont Princess
owned by the Racing 4 Fun Partnership
Follow this link to see Sevillian's career in the Racing Post form database: RACING POST FORM
The bright glow from Seville's coat caused a bout of spontaneous spring blooming from the plant life in the yard. And you can see that he has been to the barber... The enlargement of the original picture, plus adjusting the contrast and brightness has made his left eye look a bit odd, but in real life it is perfectly fine.
Jun09: Faces some time on the sidelines with a tendon injury
Nov08: Made both his debut and follow-up this month and disappointed. We learnt, on the positive side, that he does not go on any hint of ground easier than good, but less helpfully, it turns out that he will need a wind operation, as he has not been able to breathe properly when the work got harder. A thoroughbred takes in about 45 litres of air per breath in a race, and if there is a blockage to the flow, the lungs gradually run low on fresh air. He well and truly knew that he had been Tangoed.
Jul08: Sevillian was poised for his bumper debut when he was another to suffer a swimming incident. He went for a paddle at Harry Dunlop's pool, but the reaction was not as expected. If you can imagine Spongebob Squarepants' cousin Brickbob, then you are heading in the correct direction. In the kerfuffle, in which Sevillian tried to escape the water by drinking it all, he picked up a throat infection, which is taking a little while to shake off.
May08: A syndicate is to be formed shortly, as he has worked more than well enough for us to kick on with. As the name Seville was not available, he ended up as Sevillian, in response to the question, 'What do you call a person from Seville?' According to Google, the most popular name in Seville is 'Miguel.' Except for the women (where it is 4th). Will we be able to register orange colours, with bits of lemon and lime?
Mar08: This new arrival, whom we acquired from Paul Magnier, via Eddie Lee, has only just turned four, but weighs in at a strapping 16.2 hands already, with every chance that he has a touch more growing to do. He is unnamed and fairly untried, so for now we will be pushing on with him a little and if he proves up to the job, a syndicate will be put together.
Anyone who sees him, will notice that he is not just any old chesnut, but a very luminous variety, the sort from which medieval tailors made furry hi-vis jerkins. We were struggling with a nickname for him, until, based on breeding, Vicky came up the very appropriate Seville, which rose above Jaffa and Tango, and replaced the temporary solution of The Orange Job.