Pampapaul

Pampapaul
Sire	Yellow God
Grandsire	Red God
Dam	Pampalina
Damsire	Bairam
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	24 March 1974
Country	Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Hans Paul
Owner	Hans Paul
Trainer	Stuart Murless
Record	11: 3-4-0
Major wins
National Stakes (1976) Irish 2000 Guineas (1977)
Awards
Timeform rating 119 (1976), 121 (1977)

Pampapaul (24 March 1974 – 1979) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. As a two-year-old he was one of the best colts of his generation in Ireland, winning the National Stakes and being placed in both the Railway Stakes and the Royal Lodge Stakes. In the following spring he recorded his biggest success with an upset victory over The Minstrel an Nebbiolo in the Irish 2000 Guineas but failed to reproduce the form and was well-beaten in his last three races. He made a very promising start as a breeding stallion but died in 1979 after only two seasons at stud.

Pampapaul was a "rangy, strong" chestnut horse with a white star and muzzle and three white socks bred in Ireland by his owner Hans Paul. The colt was sent into training in County Kildare with Stuart Murless, the younger brother of the English trainer Noel Murless. Although he was overshadowed by the reputation of his brother, Stuart Murless had a long and successful training career, recording major successes with Nocturnal Spree, Royal Highway (1958 Irish St Leger) and Sicilian Prince (1962 Prix Royal Oak).

His sire Yellow God who won the Gimcrack Stakes and the Prix du Palais Royal as well as finishing second to Nijinsky in the 2000 Guineas. He stood as a breeding stallion in Europe before being exported to Japan in the summer of 1973. The best of his progeny included Nebbiolo and the Japanese Derby winner Katsu Top Ace. Pampapaul's dam Pampalina was a top-class staying racemare who won the Irish Oaks in 1967. She was a half-sister to Short Commons, the female-line ancestor of Victoire Pisa and Arctic Owl (Irish St Leger).

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