Notnowcato

Notnowcato
Sire	Inchinor
Grandsire	Ahonoora
Dam	Rambling Rose
Damsire	Cadeaux Genereux
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	25 March 2002
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Southcourt Stud
Owner	Anthony and David de Rothschild
Trainer	Michael Stoute
Record	20: 7-3-4
Earnings	£971,688
Major wins
Earl of Sefton Stakes (2006) Brigadier Gerard Stakes (2006) International Stakes (2006) Tattersalls Gold Cup (2007) Eclipse Stakes (2007)
Last updated on October 12, 2006

Notnowcato is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire, bred and trained in the United Kingdom. He won several important races in a career which lasted from 2004 to 2007, but is best known for his victory in the 2007 Eclipse Stakes.

Notnowcato, a 16.1 hand chestnut colt with a narrow white stripe, was bred by the Rothschild family at their own Southcourt Stud near Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.

As a son of the Hungerford Stakes winner Inchinor, he is a representative of the Byerley Turk sire line, unlike more than 95% of modern thoroughbreds, who descend directly from the Darley Arabian. Aside from Notnowcato, Inchinor, who died in 2003, sired over five hundred winners including the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner Summoner, the Prix de Diane winner Latice and the sprinter Cape of Good Hope.

Notnowcato is the first recorded foal of his dam, Rambling Rose, who won the Listed Galtres Stakes at York in 1998.

His unusual name is a reference to the Pink Panther film series.

He was sent into training with Sir Michael Stoute at Newmarket.

Notnowcato began his career as a two-year-old in 2004 with placed efforts at Warwick and Salisbury. The following year he proved himself to be a useful and consistent performer, winning two handicaps at Newmarket from six starts. He was obviously some way below top class (his official rating was 101), but his steady improvement suggested that he could develop into a Group race performer.

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