Background
Owned and bred by Sir Victor Sassoon, he was out of the mare Edie Kelly and sired by Aureole, a winner of the Coronation Cup and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Edie Kelly later produced Parmeila, a filly who won the Ribblesdale Stakes and the Park Hill Stakes in 1970. St Paddy's grandsire, Hyperion, and his damsire, Bois Roussel, both won the Epsom Derby. St Paddy was bred and raised at the Thornton Stud, Thornton-le-Street, North Yorkshire.
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