Pedigree Analysis:Tapestry

Tapestry produced a career best performance today when gunning down the previously unbeaten Taghrooda in the Group 1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks. Tapestry was a leading 2yo last year, winning the Group2 Debutante stakes. She was always highly regarded at Ballydoyle. A a result of the high regard for the filly she was made favourite for the 2014 1000 Guineas. Making her seasonal debut Tapestry trailed in a dissapointing last. The filly wasn't seen out till June that year when running a good race in the Group 1 Coronation stakes at the Royal Ascot meeting. Tapestry then found her stable mate Bracelet, too good in the Irish Oaks before winning this Group 1.

Tapestry has got a beautiful pedigree. She is a daughter of leading sire Galileo & is out of dual Group 1 winning 2yo Rumpelstiltskin. Tapestry is bred on the same Galileo/Danehill cross as Group 1 winners Frankel, Maybe, Teofilo, Roderic O'Connor, Nobel Mission & Golden Lilac. 

Tapestry's dam Rumplestiltskin was a leading 2yo filly at Ballydoyle in 2005. Her wins including the Group 1 Moyglare & Prix Marcel Boussac. At stud Rumplestiltskin has produced five living foals all by Galileo. Her produce record stands at four runners, four winners. Tapestry is her first Group 1 & blacktype winner. Rumplestiltskin's other winners included maiden winner Why, ill-fated 2yo maiden winner Theatre, Tapestry & recent  five length maiden winner John F Kennedy. Rumplestiltskin has a yearling colt by Galileo. 

Tapestry's second dam is Monevassia, an own sister to champion miler & Group 1 sire Kingmambo & Group 3 winner Miesque's Son, while she is a 1/2 sister to Group 1 French 1000G winner East Of The Moon. They are out of the brilliant ten time Group 1 winning mare Miesque.

Rumplestiltskin is Monevassia's best progeny to date but in 2014, her 2yo daughter I Am Beautiful by Galileo's Group 1 winning son Rip Van Winkle won the Group 3 Grangeown stud stakes. Monevassia has a yearling colt by champion Australian sire Fastnet Rock. 

Tapestry will be sure to take her place in Coolmore's broodmare band. Future targets have not yet been discussed, but with her improving all the time she is defiantly a filly to keep an eye on as the season progresses.