The family
"Matilda"
is the first foal out of winning hurdler Bollin Julie who was
trained right here at Dodlands from 2012-2017 to win a couple of handicap hurdles She was also placed 5 times.
As a broodmare, she has been a bit unfortunate since
her first foal (pandemic etc.) but in 2022, Bollin Julie was covered by Norse
Dancer.
Bollin Julie is out of that sound, multiple winning flat performer Bollin
Nellie.
So, she is a full sister to Bollin Judith, who was a
useful staying flat handicapper on the flat for Tim Easterby winning 6 times
and later, a triple hurdle winner for Jim Best. Other successful
siblings are multiple winning flat stayer & winning hurdler Bollin Neil, winning hurdler Two B's and
another multiple flat winner in Multellie (whose victories included
the 2016
Lanark Silver Bell).
And "Julie"'s half sister Bollin Fiona was a dual winning hurdler for our yard,
and is now a broodmare.
The 3rd dam Bollin Magdalene won 4 hurdle races, has bred 5 winners including
winning hurdlers Bollin Felix, Bollin Thomas & Bollin Annabel.
About the sire
The tall, close coupled Yorgunnabelucky (bay horse, b 2006) was a useful staying handicapper on the flat when trained for 4 seasons by Mark Johnston. He won over 10f as a 3 yr old but his best performance came at 5 when winning a Class 2 Newmarket handicap over 1m 6f.Season 2023-24 outlook
A fairly low key introduction to racing for Bollin Matilda in 2023.
Our Yorgunnabelucky mare started off in a bumper at Ayr in
January on heavy ground. For a fairly light-framed type she found
this a real test but she wasn't knocked about by Craig. Still, it
was good to see her on the racecourse.
February through April, Bollin Matilda had three runs in novice
hurdles over distances from 2 to 2½ miles, with her best run coming
on debut at Ayr on good to soft in February. Although she has yet to
make much impression over hurdles, for an immature and slightly weak
mare she was handled with considerate care in those races, so
hopefully the experience will not be lost on her
Now handicapped (OR86) for the start of the 2023-24 season, Bollin Matilda will be aimed at small handicap hurdles in the North probably over 2½ miles initially. We'd imagine that like her dam she could prove best at 3 miles with ease in the ground.
Profile....
The home-bred filly Bollin Matilda is the first foal out of our dual
hurdle winner Bollin Julie. A neat filly in conformation terms.
Season | win | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | other | |
2022-23 | NH Flat | 1 | ||||
2022-23 | Hurdles | 3 | ||||
2023-24 | Hurdles | 1 | 1 | 3 |