Owner : W M Aitchison
Pedigree
Cape CrossNative Ruler
Love Divine
Bonny Houxty
2013 bay mare
Mtoto
Izons Croft
Sticky Money
The family
Bonny Houxty is a daughter of the Mtoto mare Izons Croft who was
placed a couple of times in Point-to-Points. Mtoto is, of course,
the sire of the late, top class NH sire Presenting.
Izons Croft was raced by Bonny Houxty's owner Bill Aitchison, and he
also bred Bonny Houxty. The broodmare's 2015 foal (Maid
of Houxty - a full sister to 'Bonny') has been in training at Dodlands
from the 2020-21 season and another half sister
Houxty Reiver joined the yard in
2021.
The 2nd dam, Sticky Money has bred 3 winners over jumps, the best
of which has been Magic Money a 6-time winner over hurdles and
fences, who was also listed placed over fences.
A little further back in the pedigree under the 3rd dam Cover
Your Money can be found the Grand National winner Red Marauder and
his brother Red Striker who won both The Dipper Chase and Peter
Marsh chase.
A stout pedigree!
About the sire
Native Ruler (bay horse, b 2006) was unraced at 2 but was trained by
Henry Cecil to win a Pontefract 10f maiden at 3 years of age. His
racing career was restricted by injury but undoubtedly he showed his
best form at 5 when finished a very close 2nd to Dandino in the 12f
Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket.
He achieved a Timeform rating of 119 at his peak.
He is extremely well bred, being a son of the excellent Cape Cross
(sire of Sea The Stars, Golden Horn etc.) out of Love Divine,
who was trained by Henry Cecil to win the Oaks in 2000.
As such, he is
a half brother to the high-class St. Leger winner Sixties Icon.
Native Ruler has stood at Batsford Stud since 2012, where his fee has risen to £1,500 in 2019. From very limited opportunities, he has bred winners on the Flat and over jumps.
Season 2022-23 outlook
The mare is still a maiden but has been placed numerous times. She starts the season on a handicap of OR77, which is about 30lb less than her opening rating of a couple of years ago.
Bill Aitchison's strong, good-sized mare re-joined the yard in September but we'll take things slightly easier with her preparation considering that she has been racing up until the end of May. She should re-appear in late November.
She is on a lenient mark especially if she can find a return to the form of her initial jumps season.
Profile....
Towards the end of the 2018-19
season, owner-breeder Bill Aitchison sent us his then 6 year old mare
Bonny Houxty.
Prior to arriving at Dodlands, "Bonny" had already had a few runs
in the (British) Point-to-Point field - starting in an Alnwick
Point-to-Point bumper for experience, then over jumps in April 2018 and in March 2019.
Her last Point was at Friars Haugh over 3 miles, where she ran well
for a long way before unfortunately falling 2 from home.
So Bonny Houxty was a fit horse when she came to us that following Spring (2019), and we managed to squeeze in a racecourse debut in a bumper at Hexham during May (racing keenly before being outpaced in final 2f to finish 5th) before returning to her owner for a break.
Bonny Houxty wasn't seen on the racecourse until early Spring of 2020 when, back at Dodlands, she ran 3 times in mid-distance hurdles running into a place on each occasion. Her first run was the best when, despite some untidy jumps, she ran 3rd beaten just over 2 lengths by a couple of 118-rated mares at Carlisle over 2m 3½f.
Much the same story in the 2020-21 season with Bonny Houxty running
3 times in Spring - a couple of placed efforts without showing the
same level of her previous form.
| Season | win | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | other | |
| 2019-20 | NH Flat | 1 | ||||
| 2019-20 | Hurdles | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2020-21 | Hurdles | 2 | ||||
| 2021-22 | Hurdles | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2022-23 | Hurdles | 1 | 2 | |||
