SADLER’S Wells (by Northern Dancer) was a phenomenal stallion whose influence has been felt around the world, and in addition to forging such a powerful dynasty in the flat industry he has had a profound impact on the National Hunt sector too.

The outstanding stayer Yeats was one of his last sons to go to stud, and the 15 times scorer, whose Group 1 wins came in the Coronation Cup, Irish St Leger, Prix Royal-Oak, and an historic four-timer in the Gold Cup at Ascot, achieved a notable first on Sunday.

He has sired several multiple winners on the flat, so far, but when Sir Will made a winning debut in the bumper at Naas he became his sire’s first winner under National Hunt rules in Ireland.

The four-year-old, who represents his sire’s first crop, was very green and he held on by just half a length, but he will have learned a lot from the experience.

He is also a horse who, on pedigree, has the potential to become a blacktype earner, and not just because he is a grandson of Sadler’s Wells.

Sir Will joins a string of winners out of the talented Tinopasa (by No Pass No Sale), an eight times scorer under National Hunt rules in France, including a listed success over hurdles.

Her other sons include the bumper and hurdle winner Gem Daly (by Nikos), who has been runner-up in both the Grade 1 Barry & Sandra Kelly Memorial Navan Novice Hurdle and the Grade 3 Monksfield Novice Hurdle, and her daughters include Que Pasa and Cometina.

Que Pasa (by Loup Solitaire) has won a bumper and three times over hurdles, also trained by Kelly, and placings in a listed bumper at Navan, in Grade 3 novice hurdles at Tipperary and Limerick have boosted her value considerably.

Cometina (by Arctic Tern) did not earn any blacktype, but she won four times on the flat in France, was placed several times over obstacles, and then became the dam of the Grade 3 French hurdles-winning gelding Taikun Tino (by Lost World).

That eight-year-old has also won over fences, he was fourth in a Grade 1 hurdle in 2011, and his most recent success was in a two mile, three furlongs contest over the smaller obstacles at Enghien in November.

The grandam of Sir Will is a mare called Tinorosa (by Concertino), whose only win came on the flat, and her various pieces of blacktype included third place in the Group 3 Prix de Royallieu.

Her dam Tuberosa (by Snob) was a stakes winner on the flat, and that mare’s long list of successful progeny include the smart hurdler Laurel Boy (by Rose Laurel), and the multiple blacktype placed chaser Dictatorial (by Dictus).

Right now Sir Will is only a one-time bumper winner, but he is a young horse who has a lot of potential, and who has a pedigree that suggests he could be a future blacktype horse in the making.