Pedigree

                                                                      Danehill
                                        Multiplex
                                                                      Shirley Valentine
Unnamed
2017 grey gelding
                                                                      Silver Patriarch
                                        Celine Message
                                                                      Queens Connection

The family

The Silver Patriarch mare Celine Message was unraced, and to date her only 3 progeny are Bluefortytwo (bumper placed), a 2016 filly by Multiplex (as yet unraced), and this gelding also by Multiplex born in 2017.
She is the daughter of lightly raced Queens Connection who is the dam of 3 individual winners, namely 11 times winner on the flat Queens Consul and winning hurdlers Bypharbeanri and Lazuli Moon (GB).

Celine Message is a half sister to the unraced Grey Mo who is a successful broodmare being the dam of National Hunt winners Wings of Smoke (IRE) (6 wins, Grade 2 placed chaser), Kings Grey (6 wins) and Boss In Boots (3 wins).

Further back, the family boasts top class Flat horses such as Cezanne, Colorspin, Kayf Tara and Opera House.

About the sire

Multiplex (bay horse, born 2003) was trained throughout his career in France by Andre Fabre. Winner of 4 of his 8 starts, he won a 7f Group 3 race as a 2yr old and at Listed level at both 3 and 4 over 1 mile.

Multiplex is from a family with successful pattern race performers in abundance. 5 of his siblings have achieved black type on the level while his dam (Shirley Valentine) is from an outstanding family having such as Deploy, Commander in Chief and Warning as brothers.

Multiplex retired to Mickley Stud in 2008 and stood there as a dual-purpose stallion until 2016. He has sired Group and Listed winners on the Flat in Britain as well as over 200 winners across the globe. With many NH types still coming through, his best known jumper thus far is Gordon Elliot's x-country jumper Out Sam.
In February 2017, it was announced that Multiplex would stand at Al Muzdaher Stud in Bahrain after being purchased by Sheikh Abdullah Bin Isa Al Khalifa

Form Summary

Season 2021-22 outlook

'Derek' is a lovely athletic gelding by Multiplex who was actually in training here at Dodlands at the back end of last season. Then, he impressed the work riders with his attitude in and around the yard and no lack of ability on the gallops either.
This gelding is actually a half brother to Rob Bewley's former Dodlands trained bumper horse Bluefortytwo. Bluefortytwo finished second in an Ayr bumper in January '18 before being sold to a patron of James Ewart's yard and has gone on to win one hurdle race so far.

Mid September and 'Derek' has just returned to Dodlands and is doing some roadwork in preparation to build up the morning exercise. We would hope he will make a bumper debut before the end of the year.

Season		win	2nd	3rd	4th	other
2021-22	NH Flat

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