Leading National Hunt Sire Mahler Dies at The Beeches Stud at 21

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Coolmore National Hunt stallion Mahler, who was twice champion point-to-point sire in Ireland, has died at the age of 21.

“Mahler had a wonderful temperament and was a lovely horse to be around,” said Robert McCarthy of The Beeches Stud – home to the second-crop son of Galileo since his first season at stud in 2009 – in a statement issued by Coolmore on Saturday.

“He has been a great servant over the years and will be sadly missed by everyone here at The Beeches, in particular by Yann, who has looked after him so well for the past few years and is absolutely heartbroken.”

Bred by Pegasus Racing Ltd, Mahler developed into a smart stayer for Aidan O'Brien and the Coolmore partners after being bought for 140,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, notably winning the G3 Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot, before finishing second in the G1 St Leger at Doncaster and third in the G1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

At stud, Mahler is perhaps best known as the sire of Grade 1-winning chasers such as The Real Whacker (Brown Advisory Novices' Chase) and Ornua (Maghull Novices' Chase), in addition to the multiple Grade 2 scorer Chris's Dream and the winner of this year's Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup at the Cheltenham Festival, Daily Present.

The statement added, “Mahler leaves behind a legacy that will be felt for many years in the National Hunt sphere.”

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