12 for Australia

Sunday’s Prix de l’Avre (2400m) at Chantilly winner Mare Australis is SW12 for Australia.

Bred by Stall Ullman, Mare Australis is the best of three winners for three times Listed-placed Miramare (Rainbow Quest).

A winner over 2000m in Germany Miramare is a half-sister to the Gr2 Prix de Pomone at Deauville  winner and Gr1 Prix Royal-Oak runner-up Macleya (Winged Love), the Gr3 Prix de Barbeville at Longchamp winner Montclair (Montjeu) and the Listed placed pair Macassar (Tertullian) and Mahnaz (Dansili), the dam of Listed Prix de Pontarme at Longchamp winner Mer Et Nuages (Lope de Vega).

The granddam Minaccia (Platini) won at Listed level over 1600m in Germany and the fourth dam is Preis der Diana winner Majoritat (Konigsstuhl)

Epsom and Irish Derby winner Australia (Galileo) is advertised at €27,500 at Coolmore Stud in Ireland in 2020.

He is working well with mares carrying Danehill in their pedigree with Gr2 Leo De Fury, Gr3 Sir Ron Priestley and SW King Carney bred this way.