Paulele

Pedigree notes

Paulele is the epitome of the ideal Australian commercial sire, a brilliantly fast two-year-old, a quality G1 winner with natural early pace who was still able to unleash a devastating turn of foot from near the leaders to put many elite sprinters and G1 winners away in a couple of strides.
His brilliant speed saw him win at his first two-year-old start over 1,000m, going on to become a G1 runner-up over 1,300m as a three-year-old, then G1 glory as a four-year-old over 1,200m where a bad barrier saw him display his adaptability by having to forego his usual on-pace pattern to come from last with a paralysing sprint to score.
On-pace racing style and fast acceleration are two of the key attributes for sire success - Paulele has both.

G1 Statistics
Paulele’s sire Dawn Approach has sired two G1 winners (including Paulele himself) and both are out of Danehill-line mares, which might still suit him particularly if Danehill occurs in the fourth or fifth generation of the visiting mare’s ancestry.

Best Nicks
Paulele’s sire and grandsire have produced Stakes winners out of mares by Street Cry, Iffraaj, King’s Best and Machiavellian all from the Mr Prospector line. 
They have also sired Stakes winners out of mares by Lonhro (Sir Tristram line), Red Ransom (Roberto line) and Johannesburg (Storm Cat line) making mares from those sire lines desirable for Paulele.

Inbreeding / Linebreeding options
Paulele is entirely free of Encosta de Lago, More Than Ready, Sir Tristram and Roberto blood, all of which have yielded very positive outcomes when crossed with the Sadler’s Wells and Danehill lines which dominate his pedigree.

Strategy One
Inbreeding to the mare Rolls (Mr Prospector – Grand Luxe by Sir Ivor) has been very successful resulting in G1 winners Alligator Blood, Fangirl, Mascarpone, Mizzy, Delago Deluxe, Speak Fondly as well as high-class gallopers Aethero, The Astrologist, Buenos Noches and Sejardan. 
Paulele’s dam is by Flying Spur, whose dam is Rolls, so sending him mares by champion broodmare sire Encosta de Lago, whose dam is a daughter of Rolls, will provide this inbreeding.

Strategy Two
Paulele’s dam is by Flying Spur who has developed a very strong nick with More Than Ready. This cross is responsible for Golden Slipper winner and successful sire Sebring plus G1 winners Wellington and Forbidden Love. 
Mares by More Than Ready or his son Better Than Ready appeal as ideal mates for Paulele. 
Mares by Sebring and sons might also suit giving inbreeding to Flying Spur which has produced three Stakes winners to date.

Strategy Three
Paulele’s second dam is by Last Tycoon whose sire is from the family of influential mare Best In Show. Champion sire Redoute’s Choice has his best results out of Last Tycoon mares, all the progeny being inbred to Best In Show who is Redoute’s Choice’s fourth dam. There are 11 G1 winners bred on this cross including Espiona, Incentivise, Shout The Bar, Dariana and Bonaria who is from Paulele’s own family descended from the imported mare Gypsy Moss. Inbreeding to this Gypsy Moss can be achieved with mares whose ancestry includes Merchant Navy, Ideal Planet, Gypsy Kingdom or Our Planet.
Further sources of Best In Show can be found in mares by Manhattan Rain (who also contributes Encosta de Lago), Rubick, Casino Prince, Cluster, Headwater, Snitzel, Not A Single Doubt and Wandjina.

Strategy Four
Paulele’s pedigree has multiple lines of Northern Dancer but only a single of Mr Prospector via his daughter Rolls. Sending Mr Prospector-line mares could prove a worthwhile option. 
Machiavellian and Street Cry-line mares are obvious choices as they have already provided Stakes winners with Paulele’s sire and grandsire.

Summary
Paulele’s pedigree features the dominant sires Galileo and Danehill, but is noticeably lacking the Halo, Roberto and Sir Tristram lines which are generally very complementary. This is particularly applicable when combined with inbreeding to the key mares in his pedigree such as Rolls and Best In Show. 
Mares from the successful broodmare sire lines of Mr Prospector and Encosta de Lago have also previously worked well with the dominant sires and mares in Paulele’s pedigree.