Marling (horse)

Marling
Sire	Lomond
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Marwell
Damsire	Habitat
Sex	Mare
Foaled	17 March 1989
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Edmund Loder
Owner	Edmund Loder
Trainer	Geoff Wragg
Record	10:7-1-0
Earnings	£478,072
Major wins
National Stakes (1991) Queen Mary Stakes (1991) Cheveley Park Stakes (1991) Irish 1000 Guineas (1992) Coronation Stakes (1992) Sussex Stakes (1992)

Marling (foaled 17 March 1989) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was one of the leading European two-year-olds of 1991 when she was unbeaten in four races including the Queen Mary Stakes and Cheveley Park Stakes. In the following year she was narrowly beaten in the 1000 Guineas but went on to win the Irish 1000 Guineas, Coronation Stakes and Sussex Stakes. She was retired to stud at the end of 1992 and has had some success as a dam of winners.

Marling was a small, dark-coated bay filly with no white markings bred by her owner, Edmund Loder at the family's Eyrefield Stud near the Curragh in County Kildare. She was probably the best racehorse sire by Lomond, an American-bred half-brother of Seattle Slew who won the 2000 Guineas in 1983 when trained in Ireland by Vincent O'Brien. Marling's dam Marwell was outstanding sprinter whose wins included the Cheveley Park Stakes, King's Stand Stakes, July Cup and Prix de l'Abbaye. Marwell's other progeny included Caerwent, a colt who won the Irish National Stakes in 1987. As a granddaughter of the broodmare My Game, Marwell was also closely related to the Ascot Gold Cup winner Paean and the Oaks winner Unite.