Ensconse

Ensconse
SireLyphard
GrandsireNorthern Dancer
DamCarefully Hidden
DamsireCaro
SexMare
Foaled20 March 1986[1]
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederKing Ranch
OwnerSheikh Mohammed
TrainerLuca Cumani
Record7: 4-2-1
Earnings£158,070
Major wins
Nell Gwyn Stakes (1989)
Irish 1000 Guineas (1989)

Ensconse (foaled 20 March 1986) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In 1988 she showed considerable promise as she won a twenty-five runner maiden race and the Blue Seal Stakes in her two racecourse appearances. In the following year she won the Nell Gwyn Stakes and finished fourth when favourite for the 1000 Guineas before recording her biggest success when winning the Irish 1000 Guineas. In her two remaining starts she was unlucky in running when sixth in the Prix de Diane and ran second in the Child Stakes. She was retired from racing at the end of the year to become a broodmare but produced only two foals, neither of whom had any success on the racecourse.

  1. ^ "Ensconse pedigree". Equineline.