Durtal (horse)

Durtal
Sire	Lyphard
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Derna
Damsire	Sunny Boy
Sex	Mare
Foaled	9 April 1974
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Societe Aland
Owner	Robert Sangster
Trainer	Barry Hills
Record	8:4-3-1
Major wins
Rose of Lancaster Stakes (1976) Cheveley Park Stakes (1976) Fred Darling Stakes (1977)
Awards
Timeform rating 120 (1976), 121 (1977) Top-rated British two-year-old filly (1976)

Durtal (9 April 1974 – after 1995) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was the best British-trained two-year-old filly of 1976 when she won three of her five races including the Cheveley Park Stakes, and finished second in both the Lowther Stakes and the Champagne Stakes. In the following year she won the Fred Darling Stakes and finished second in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches before being injured shortly before the start of the Oaks Stakes, a race for which she had been favourite. After one more race she was retired from racing and became a successful broodmare, producing the dual Ascot Gold Cup winner Gildoran and the Royal Hunt Cup winner True Panache.

Durtal was a bay mare with a white blaze and three white socks bred in Ireland by Ecurie Aland, a breeding operation owned by the Head family. She was from the first crop of foals sired by Lyphard, an American-bred stallion who raced in France, winning the Prix Jacques le Marois and Prix de la Foret in 1972. Lyphard went on to become a very successful breeding stallion in both Europe and North America, siring Three Troikas, Dancing Brave and Manila. Durtal's dam Derna, failed to win a race, but was a highly successful broodmare who had already produced Valderna, the grand-dam of Zabeel and later produced the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Detroit.

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