Cantelo

Cantelo
Sire	Chanteur
Grandsire	Chateau Bouscaut
Dam	Rustic Bridge
Damsire	Bois Roussel
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1956
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	William Hill
Owner	William Hill
Trainer	Charles Elsey
Record	11:8-2-0
Earnings	£40,625
Major wins
Royal Lodge Stakes (1958) Cheshire Oaks (1959) Ribblesdale Stakes (1959) St. Leger Stakes (1959)

Cantelo (foaled 1956) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a career which lasted from spring 1958 until September 1959 she ran eleven times and won eight races. Cantelo was unbeaten in five races as a two-year-old including the Royal Lodge Stakes, in which she defeated colts. As a three-year-old in 1959 she won the Classic St Leger, as well as the Cheshire Oaks and the Ribblesdale Stakes. Her defeats came when finishing second in the Epsom Oaks (to Petite Etoile) and the Park Hill Stakes and running fourth to Alcide in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. She was retired from racing after her St Leger win and had some success as a broodmare.

Cantelo was a bay filly bred by her owner, the bookmaker William Hill. She was sired by the French-bred Coronation Cup winner Chanteur, out of an unsuccessful racemare named Rustic Bridge. As a descendant of the broodmare Footlight, Cantelo was a member of Thoroughbred family 1-m, which also produced Ahonoora and Musidora.

Hill sent his filly into training with Captain Charles Elsey at his Highfield stables at Malton in Yorkshire. Cantelo was ridden in her major races by Edward Hide.

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