Flying Down To Rio An Impressive Winner On Debut

19 Nov 2020

Bungle Inthejungle in the paddock

Flying Down To Rio (Bungle Inthejungle x La Belle Maison) made an impressive debut to win at Toulouse. She is a half-sister to dual winner Born To Boom, out of La Belle Maison, a winning half-sister to the Listed Prix Finlande winner Housa Dancer ; dam of the Gr.3 winner Bushman and Gr.2 Prix Noailles scorer Grand Vent) and the Gr.2 Prix Niel winner Housamix. They are out of the winner Housatonic, who is the grandam of the Gr.1 Garden City Stakes winner Alexander Tango. The third dam Hippodamia was a champion in France at two, with four wins including the Gr.1 Critérium des Pouliches. La Belle Maison has a Gregorian colt foal. Congratulations to winning owners Chris Wright, Emily Asprey and Crispin de Moubray, trainer Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte and breeder Patrick Burns. This is a nice update for Lot 64 in the Tattersalls December Yearling Sales - a Bungle Inthejungle colt ex House In Wood (a half sister to La Belle Maison).  

 

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Bungle Inthejungle in the paddock