RENOWNED Patrickswell, Co Limerick nursery Round Hill Stud welcomed the first northern hemisphere foal by the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes winner Lucky Vega (Lope De Vega).

The dam of the filly foal is three-time, six and seven-furlong winner Grace And Virtue who was also bred by Bobby and Honora Donworth. The new filly hails from the family of champion three-year-old sprinter Golden Horde (Lethal Force), and the Roundhill-bred Group 1 Prix d’Ispahan winner Zabeel Prince. The latter is himself a son of Lope De Vega (Shamardal).