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BIRDCATCHER H, THOROUGHBRED, 1833 Color: ch (IRE)T0529839 He was Champion Sire in England in 1852 and 1856, and among the top sires fifteen times. Birdcatcher, or Irish Birdcatcher as he was commonly called, was bred in Ireland by Mr. Hunter, who sold him to Mr. William Disney of Lark Lodge, Kildare County. His dam, Guiccioli (ch f 1823 Bob Booty), was bred by Mr. Blake and later owned by George Knox, owner of Sir Hercules (bl c 1826 Whalebone). In the stud Guiccioli produced a number of good horses, including Birdcatcher\'s full brother Faugh-a-Ballagh (br c 1841) and his full sister Gramachree (ch f 1844). Faugh-a-Ballagh won the St. Leger, the Grand Duke Michael Stakes and the Cesarewitch Stakes. Gramachree became the dam of the Anglesey Stakes winner It\'s Curious (b f 1862 Artillery), the 2nd dam of the Irish Sweeps Derby winner Selim (b c 1863 Ivan), and ancestress of most of Family 11-d. He was described as having a blaze face with a left-hind half-stocking. His head was said to be small, neat and expressive, set cleanly onto his arched neck. Strong sloping shoulders fit smoothly into his short, strong, tight back, complementing his depth through the loin. His quarters were muscular and his tail set high. Both arms and thighs were well muscled over wiry, lightly made legs. The springy lightness and elasticity of his stride contributed to the superlative action of one of the fastest horses that ever trod the Curragh. His son Saunterer (bl c 1854) was thought most like him. (CLOSE) BIRDCATCHER* ch 1833 THOROUGHBRED SIR HERCULES* blk 1826 THOROUGHBRED WHALEBONE* b 1807 THOROUGHBRED WAXY* b 1790 THOROUGHBRED POT8OS* ch 1773 ECLIPSE*   ch 1764 SPORTSMISTRESS ch 1765 MARIA b 1777 HEROD*   b 1758 LISETTE b   PENELOPE 1801 THOROUGHBRED SWORDSMAN 1787 WEAZLE b 1776 TURK MARE 1770 TRUMPATOR 1797 CONDUCTOR ch 1767 BRUNETTE br 1771 PERI br 1822 THOROUGHBRED WANDERER br 1811 THOROUGHBRED GOHANNA* b 1790 MERCURY ch 1778 DUNDAS HEROD MARE br 1779 CATHERINE b 1795 WOODPECKER   ch 1773 CAMILLA1 b 1786 THALESTRIS br 1809 THOROUGHBRED ALEXANDER ch 1782 ECLIPSE*   ch 1764 GRECIAN PRINCESS 1770 RIVAL br 1800 SIR PETER TEAZLE* br 1784 HORNET b 1790 GUICCIOLI ch 1823 THOROUGHBRED BOB BOOTY ch 1804 THOROUGHBRED CHANTICLEER ch 1787 THOROUGHBRED WOODPECKER ch 1773   HEROD*   b 1758 MISS RAMSDEN b 1750 ECLIPSE MARE b 1778 ECLIPSE*   ch 1764 ROSEBUD 1765 IERNE 1790 THOROUGHBRED BAGOT b 1780   HEROD*   b 1758 MAROTTE 1766 GAMAHOE MARE GAMAHOE   PATTY ~1760 FLIGHT V ch 1809 THOROUGHBRED ESCAPE ch 1802 THOROUGHBRED COMMODORE ch 1793 TOM TUG b 1777 SMALLHOPES ~1783 MOLL IN THE WAD b 1791 HIGHFLYER* b 1774 SHIFT ch 1779 YOUNG HEROINE ch 1789 THOROUGHBRED BAGOT b 1780   HEROD*   b 1758 MAROTTE 1766 OLD HEROINE 1775 HERO 1753 SNAP MARE 1766   * - Photo Available

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