Hurry On (7 May 1913 – 1936) was an undefeated British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire that revived the Matchem sire line.[2] English trainer Fred Darling called Hurry On the best horse he ever trained.
| Hurry On | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sire | Marcovil |
| Grandsire | Marco |
| Dam | Tout Suite |
| Damsire | Sainfoin |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 7 May 1913 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | William Murland |
| Owner | James Buchanan |
| Trainer | Fred Darling |
| Record | 6: 6-0-0 |
| Earnings | £3,248[1] |
| Major wins | |
| St. Leger (1916) Jockey Club Cup (1916) | |
| Honours | |
| Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland (1926) Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland (1938, 1944, 1945) | |
| Last updated on 13 June 2009 | |
Hurry On was by Marcovil, who won two races and was an ordinary sire. His dam was the unraced Toute Suite by Sainfoin, who sired English Triple Crown winner Rock Sand. Marcovil was inbred to Hermit in the 3rd remove.[3] Hurry On cost his Scotch whisky producer owner James Buchanan, later Baron Woolavington, 500 guineas as a yearling. He was a late colt, having been foaled on 7 May, but he matured into a 17 hands high horse.
As he was a backward late colt, Hurry On was not raced as a two-year-old and was not entered in The Derby. He was undefeated in all of his six three-year-old starts, ranging in distance from 8 to 14 furlongs, which included the wartime St. LegeratNewmarket Racecourse and the Jockey Club Cup.
Hurry On sired Epsom Derby winner Captain Cuttle from the first mare he covered at stud and was the Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland in 1926, the year his colt Coronach emulated Captain Cuttle at Epsom. He sired a third Derby winner in Call Boy, as well as two Epsom Oaks winners, Pennycomequick and Toboggan, and two 1,000 Guineas winners, Plack and Cresta Run.[4] In 1921 his stud fee was 200 guineas.[5]
These sons of Hurry On sired further stakes-winners:[6]
Hurry On's daughters produced seven Classics winners, including Court Martial. This led to him becoming the Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland in 1938, 1944 and 1945.
| Sire Marcovil 1903 |
Marco 1892 |
Barcaldine | Solon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyroe | |||
| Novitiate | Hermit* | ||
| Retty | |||
| Lady Villikins 1885 |
Hagioscope | Speculum | |
| Sophia | |||
| Dinah | Hermit* | ||
| The Ratcatcher's Daughter | |||
| Dam Tout Suite 1904 |
Sainfoin 1887 |
Springfield | St. Albans |
| Viridis | |||
| Sanda | Wenlock | ||
| Sandal | |||
| Star 1887 |
Thurio | Cremorne | |
| Verona | |||
| Meteor | Thunderbolt | ||
| Duty (Family: 2-d)[14] |
* Hurry On is inbred 4S × 4S to the stallion Hermit, meaning that he appears twice fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree.