Share in 'Along Came Rosie'

ALONG CAME ROSIE was purchased by trainer Andy Crook at the Doncaster Bloodstock sales in December 2008. She is a well-bred jumps mare, being by the useful jumps sire Alflora, and out of a Lashkari mare who won over hurdles and who has produced four multiple winners over jumps.

She finished runner-up on just her second career start, in a bumper at Market Rasen last July, and went on to finish 4th in novice company at Wetherby and Newcastle, before running creditably in a class 3 handicap hurdle on her latest start, at Doncaster in March 2010.

On her debut for Select Racing Club, Along Came Rosie ran an eyecatching race in finishing 6th (of 18) at Wetherby.

Standing at 16.2 hands she is certainly a chasing type for the future. However, trainer Andy Crook is confident of plenty of success over hurdles in the meantime - he rates our filly as being every bit as good as Jontys' Lass, a dual National Hunt winner who finished runner-up in the Mares' Final at Newbury (£50,000 Listed handicap) before again finding only one too good in a Listed handicap at Cheltenham's April meeting.

Trained in the picturesque town of Leyburn, near the training centre of Middleham, North Yorkshire by the Scottish Grand National-winning trainer Andy Crook, she is set to have a full (and hopefully successful!) season in novice company in the north, and is a cracking prospect.

Breeding: click here for full pedigree.

Along Came Rosie is the sixth foal of Seraphim, a triple winner over hurdles and a half-sister to seven winners. To date, she has produced four winners, including Miss Holly, a multiple winner both on the flat and over hurdles, and the fairly useful staying hurdler Autograph.

Along Came Rosie is by the very useful jumps sire Alflora. A high-class performer at a mile to 1m4f, he has sired the winners of 365 races over jumps, including the likes of Farmer Jack (Racing Post Chase winner), What A Friend (dual Grade 1-winning chaser), Central House (dual Grade 1-winner) and 2010 Grade 1 Sefton Novices' Hurdle winner Wayward Prince.

What distance should Along Came Rosie run over?

'Rosie' has run over two miles to 2m2f to date, however it is quite possible that she will be seen to her best at 2m4f+, especially when going chasing in the autumn of 2011.

Share Information:

Shares available: Yes

Share start date: 25/12/2010

Share end date: 01/08/2011

Cost per share: £89

Share of prize-money (%): 0.2%

Trainer: Andy Crook (Middleham, North Yorkshire)

Please note: Along Came Rosie will run in the colours and name of 'Friends of Rosie & Select Racing Club'

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