Llanacord is the first stakes winner for Contributer winning Wednesday’s Gr2 Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings.
Settled sixth by halfway, Llanacord came four wide around the home turn then accelerated into the lead at the 200m before being all out to narrowly hold the late rush from Charms Star (Per Incanto) to win by a nose with Canuhandleajandal (Jimmy Choux) in third. (pic: Peter Rubery)
Llanacord is the fourth winner out of L’Accord (Golan), a winning half-sister to Gr1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas winner Ad Alta (Kenfair) and the New Zealand Listed winner Posing (Truly Vain), the dam of Gr2 Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington winner Zanna (Pentire) and granddam of New Zealand Listed winner Nigelissima (Pentire).
Royal Ascot winner and Australian Gr1 winner Contributer (High Chaparral) stands at Mapperley Stud in New Zealand where he was advertised at $10,000 last season with his oldest offspring 3yos.
German Listed winner Armance is by Tai Chi, a son of High Chaparral, with Golan’s sire Spectrum as her maternal grandsire.
Hong Kong Gr1 winner Helene Paragon is bred on the reverse cross as Llanacord being by Polan, a son of Golan, and out of a mare by High Chaparral.