Paean (horse)

Paean
Sire	Bustino
Grandsire	Busted
Dam	Mixed Applause
Damsire	Nijinsky
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	4 April 1983
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	John Scott-Ellis, 9th Baron Howard de Walden
Owner	Lord Howard de Walden
Trainer	Henry Cecil
Record	11: 6-4-1
Major wins
Ascot Gold Cup (1987)
Awards
Timeform ratings: 87p (1985), 102 (1986), 123 (1987)

Paean (foaled 4 April 1983 – ca. 1989) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist over long distances he was ideally suited by soft ground on which he won the 1987 Ascot Gold Cup by a modern record margin of fifteen lengths. He had previously finished second on his only start as a two-year-old in 1985 and won five times as a three-year-old in 1986. Paean broke down with an injury after his Gold Cup win and never raced again. In a brief stud career he showed some promise as a sire of steeplechasers.

Paean was a bay horse with a large white star bred and owned by John Scott-Ellis, 9th Baron Howard de Walden a prominent member of the Jockey Club. Other horses to race in Lord Howard de Walden's apricot colours included Kris, Diesis and Slip Anchor. Paean was one of the best horses sired by Bustino, who won 1973 St Leger and the 1974 Coronation Cup as well as finishing second to Grundy in a famous race for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Paean's dam Mixed Applause also produced the St James's Palace Stakes winner Shavian and, as a descendant of the broodmare My Game, was closely related to Marwell, Marling, Unite and Be My Chief.

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