Witch Elm
# Witch Elm

Witch Elm (1904–1923) was a Thoroughbred racehorse owned by the William Hall Walker and trained by Jack Robinson. She was a daughter of Orme, who won the Eclipse Stakes twice and her dam was Cannie Lass, who was a daughter of Ayrshire.

## Racing career

She won five races out of the nine she contested as a two-year-old, including the Cheveley Park Stakes and the West of Scotland Foal Stakes at Ayr. Amongst her other races were a fifth place in the National Breeders' Produce Stakes at Sandown and a third place in the Lancashire Breeders' Produce Stakes at Liverpool. As a three-year-old she easily won the 1000 Guineas from Fragility after starting the 4/1 favourite, but could not repeat this classic winning form over longer distances.

## Breeding career

Witch Elm did not produce any top racehorses, but some of her descendants became classic winners in Brazil. In 1919 Witch Elm produced the filly Lady Clarence, who was sired by Queen Alexandra Stakes winner Royal Realm. Witch Elm died in 1923 at the National Stud.

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Witch Elm, bay mare, 1904 :

| Sire Orme b. 1889 | Ormonde b. 1883 | Bend Or ch. 1877 | Doncaster |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sire Orme b. 1889 | Ormonde b. 1883 | Bend Or ch. 1877 | Rouge Rose |
| Sire Orme b. 1889 | Ormonde b. 1883 | Lily Agnes b. 1871 | Macaroni |
| Sire Orme b. 1889 | Ormonde b. 1883 | Lily Agnes b. 1871 | Polly Agnes |
| Sire Orme b. 1889 | Angelica b. 1879 | Galopin* br. 1872 | Vedette |
| Sire Orme b. 1889 | Angelica b. 1879 | Galopin* br. 1872 | Flying Duchess |
| Sire Orme b. 1889 | Angelica b. 1879 | St. Angela b. 1865 | King Tom |
| Sire Orme b. 1889 | Angelica b. 1879 | St. Angela b. 1865 | Adeline |
| Dam Cannie Lassie b./br. 1898 | Ayrshire b. 1885 | Hampton b. 1872 | Lord Clifden |
| Dam Cannie Lassie b./br. 1898 | Ayrshire b. 1885 | Hampton b. 1872 | Lady Langden |
| Dam Cannie Lassie b./br. 1898 | Ayrshire b. 1885 | Atalanta b. 1878 | Galopin* |
| Dam Cannie Lassie b./br. 1898 | Ayrshire b. 1885 | Atalanta b. 1878 | Feronia |
| Dam Cannie Lassie b./br. 1898 | Wise Girl ch. 1894 | Wisdom b. 1873 | Blinkhoolie |
| Dam Cannie Lassie b./br. 1898 | Wise Girl ch. 1894 | Wisdom b. 1873 | Aline |
| Dam Cannie Lassie b./br. 1898 | Wise Girl ch. 1894 | Touch Me Not ch. 1887 | Muncaster |
| Dam Cannie Lassie b./br. 1898 | Wise Girl ch. 1894 | Touch Me Not ch. 1887 | Thistle |

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut

* Witch Elm was inbred 3x4 to Galopin. This means that he appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of her pedigree.
