Tickle Me Green is SW10 for Sea The Moon after swooping late to win Monday’s Prix Jean Couturie (2000m) for 3yo fillies at Vichy.
Tickle Me Green was last early in the home straight then came widest of all to rush home and defeat Directa (Anodin) by a neck with Light Of Night (Dark Angel) a short-head off in third.
Bred by Gestut Gorlsdorf, Tickle Me Green is a sister to UK Listed placed Three Comets and a half-sister to German Listed winner Tickle Me Blue (Iffraaj) and Gr3 Derby Trial at Baden-Baden runner-up Theo (Manduro).
Their dam Tickle Me Pink (Groom Dancer) was unraced and half-sister to UK Listed winner Irresistible (Cadeaux Genereux), the dam of Gr3 Nell Gwynn Stakes at Newmarket winner Infallible (Pivotal), the dam of Gr1 Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket winner Veracious (Frankel) and Gr2 Summer Mile at Ascot dual winner Mutakayyef (Sea The Stars).
Infallible is also the granddam of Gr1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville winner Garswood (Dutch Art).
Tickle Me Green’s granddam Polish Romance is by Danzig and Deutsches Derby winner Sea The Moon (Sea The Stars) and also has Gr2 winner Quest The Moon, Gr3 winner Hamariyna as well as Listed winner Pondus out of mares from the Danzig sire-line.
Sea The Moon is advertised at £15,000 at Lanwades Stud in 2020.