Selim (1802–1825) was a

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. He was owned by the

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, D. Radcliffe and later Arthur Shakespear. After retiring from racing he became a successful

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and was British Champion sire in 1814. His progeny included

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, Medora,

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Background

Selim was a

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bred by General Sparrow and foaled in 1802. He was sired by

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, who won the

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twice and the Jockey Club Plate. Selim's

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was the bay Alexander mare, a daughter of

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. She also produced Castrel, Rubens and

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(all of whom for full-siblings to Selim.

Racing career

1806: Four-year-old season

Selim did not race until he was four years old. He made his debut on 29 July 1806 at Brighthelmston, where he beat the colt Wormwood over a

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for 50

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. His only other race of the season was in the first class October Oatlands Stakes over a mile at Newmarket. Now the property of D. Radcliffe, he started the 7/4 favourite in the field of five and won the race from Captain Absolute, with second-favourite Lydia finishing in third place.

1807: Five-year-old season

Selim returned to the track as a five-year-old in the Craven Stakes at Newmarket on 30 March 1807, when he started favourite of the eleven-strong field. Selim won the race from

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and Currycomb, who finished in second and third respectively. Two days later he finished second to Lydia in the £50 Subscription Place. He then won the third class October Oatlands Stakes at Newmarket from Gaiety, after starting the odds-on favourite of the five runners.

1808: Six-year-old season

Selim beat Lydia for 200 guineas in April 1808 at the Newmarket Craven meeting. He was then acquired by Arthur Shakespear and was beaten by Tim in a

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at Newmarket. Tim was apparently carrying much less weight than Selim. He lost another match race in October, this time to

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's Violante. This was Selim's last race and he was then retired to

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Stud career

In his first season at stud Selim stood at

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near Newmarket for a fee of ten guineas and half a guinea for the

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. The following year he moved to Newmarket itself and his fee doubled to twenty guineas and one guinea to the groom. He went on to become a successful stallion and was British Champion sire in 1814. His progeny included

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winner

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winners Medora and

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winners Nicolo and Turcoman and an unnamed filly that won the

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. Selim also sired six-time Champion sire

. He died in 1825.

Pedigree

* Selim was

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3x4 to Herod. This means that the stallion appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of his pedigree.

Sire line tree

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Bay Middleton Sire Line
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References

{{reflist 1802 racehorse births 1825 racehorse deaths British Champion Thoroughbred Sires Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 2-n Byerley Turk sire line