Charm Spirit

Charm Spirit
Racing silks of Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani
Sire	Invincible Spirit
Grandsire	Green Desert
Dam	L'Enjoleuse
Damsire	Montjeu
Sex	Colt
Foaled	26 February 2011
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Ecurie des Monceaux
Owner	Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani
Trainer	Freddy Head
Record	9:6-1-1
Major wins
Prix Djebel (2014) Prix Paul de Moussac (2014) Prix Jean Prat (2014) Prix du Moulin (2014) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2014)

Charm Spirit (foaled 26 February 2011) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old he won one minor race but showed promise when finishing third in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere. In the following year he established himself as one of the best European colts of his generation with wins in the Prix Djebel, Prix Paul de Moussac, Prix Jean Prat, Prix du Moulin and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

Charm Spirit is a bay colt with no white markings bred in Ireland by Ecurie des Monceaux. He was sired by the Haydock Sprint Cup winner Invincible Spirit who has produced many other major winner including Kingman, Mayson, Fleeting Spirit, Moonlight Cloud and Lawman. Charm Spirit's dam L'Enjoleuse, won two minor races in France and was a descendant of the Canadian broodmare Ciboulette, making her a relative of L'Enjoleur, Fanfreluche, La Voyageuse and Holy Roman Emperor.

As a yearling, Charm Spirit was offered for sale at Deauville and was bought for €140,000 by Freddy Head. The horse entered the ownership of the Qatari Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani and has been trained by Head during his racing career. He has been ridden in all but one of his races by Olivier Peslier.