Walton (GB)
 
 


Walton

 

 

Sire Line


Sir Peter Teazle


Highflyer

 


Courtesy of Richard Green
St Patrick, by Walton

 

 

 Walton b c 1799 (Sir Peter Teazle - Arethusa, by Dungannon). Sire Line Highflyer. Family 7.

Bred and owned by Sir Hedworth Williamson (1751-1810), 6th Baronet, from a mare bred by the Prince of Wales, he was a full brother to the Derby winner Williamson's Ditto (b c 1800 Sir Peter Teazle) and a half brother to the Derby winner Pan (ch c 1805 St. George) and the Ascot Gold Cup winner Lutzen (b c 1809 Firelock).

Although "The Druid" notes in Silk and Scarlet that "Sir John Shelley bought the clever, but cobby-looking Walton, when he was beaten for the Craven Stakes by Aniseed, in the year that Old Eleanor was third," the racing calendars of the day record that Walton spent his entire turf career in the custody of Sir Hedworth Williamson. Despite the fact that his jockey Buckle remarked that "he was always on his head for the first mile," he managed to win a number of King's Plates and defeat the likes of Sir Charles Bunbury's Derby and Oaks winner Eleanor (b f 1798 Whiskey) and the Duke of Grafton's Penelope (b f 1798 Trumpator).

Walton went to stud at Newmarket in 1808 for a fee of 10gs and stayed there until 1810, when he moved to Gipping-Hall, near Stowmarket, Suffolk, covering there from 1811 to 1814, earning 26gs the latter two years. In 1815 he moved north to the Grantham Arms at Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, for two years, covering at 10gs. In 1817 he was back at Newmarket (20gs); in 1818 he went north again to Boroughbridge where he stayed until 1824 (his fee varying yearly between 10 and 20gs) when he moved to Snape Hall, near Bedale.

His most notable sons were Phantom and Partisan. Phantom (b c 1808), Derby winner and Champion Sire in 1820 and 1824, got the Derby winners Cedric (ch c 1821) and Middleton (ch c 1822), the Two Thousand Guineas winners Enamel (ch c 1822) and Pindarrie (b c 1817) and the One Thousand Guineas and Oaks winner Cobweb (b f 1821). Partisan (b c 1811), got the Derby winner Mameluke (b c 1824), the Two Thousand Guineas winner Patron (ch c 1826), the Oaks winner Cyprian (b f 1833), the One Thousand Guineas winner Zeal (b f 1818) and the stallions Venison (br c 1833) and Gladiator (ch c 1833), the latter a contributor to the Highflyer sire line.

Walton was Champion Sire in 1816 and 1818. He died in December of 1825.

Pedigree
Walton Sir Peter Teazle Highflyer King Herod
Rachel
Papillon Snap
Miss Cleveland
Arethusa Dungannon Eclipse
Aspasia
Sister to Termagant Prophet
Virago
Race Record

In 1803 he won the third class of the 50gs each Oatlands Stakes at Newmarket, beating Sir F Standish's Duxbury (b c 1799 Sir Peter Teazle) and Sir C Bunbury's Derby winner Eleanor (b f 1798 Whiskey). Won £50 at Newmarket First Spring, beating Mr Watson's Lignum Vitae (b c 1797 Walnut). Finished 2nd for a 50gs each Handicap Sweepstakes at York, won by Mr Mellish's Stockton (b c 1799 Gabriel), beating Sir R Winn's Tankersley (ch c 1799 Overton). Won the King's Plate at Newmarket First October, beating Sir C Bunbury's Orlando (br c 1799 Whiskey) and Mr O'Hara's Allegranti (ch f 1797 Ancient Pistol).

In 1804 he finished 2nd for the Craven Stakes at Newmarket, won by Mr Howorth's Aniseed (b f 1797 Coriander), beating Sir C Bunbury's Eleanor (b f 1798 Whiskey) and 6 others. Won the King's Plate at Newmarket First Spring, beating Sir F Standish's Duxbury (b c 1799 Sir Peter Teazle) and 1 other. Won the King's Plate at Guildford, beating Mr Martin's Enchantress (ch f 1800 Volunteer) and Mr Ladbroke's Rumbo (br c 1800 Whiskey). Won the King's Plate at Salisbury, beating Mr Richardson's Little Chance (b c Don Quixote). Won the King's Plate at Winchester, beating Mr Frogley's grey colt. The same day walked over for a 10gs each Sweepstakes. Won the King's Plate at Warwick, beating Sir W W Wynn's John Bull filly. Won the King's Plate at Lichfield, beating Mr Dyott's Joe Andrews filly, Sir W W Wynn's Ashton (b c 1799 Beningbrough) and Sir C Bunbury's Orlando (br c 1799 Whiskey). Finished 3rd for the King's Plate at Newmarket First October, won by the Duke of Grafton's Parasol (b f 1800 Pot8os), with Mr Norton's Sir Harry Dimsdale (gr c 1800 Sir Peter Teazle) 2nd.

In 1805 won a 200gs match at Newmarket from the Duke of Grafton's Penelope (b f 1798 Trumpator). Won £50 at Newmarket First Spring, beating Mr Mellish's Pipylin (br c 1799 Sir Peter Teazle) and the Duke of Grafton's Parasol (b f 1800 Pot8os). Walked over for the King's Plate at the same meeting. Finished 2nd for the Jockey Club Plate at Newmarket Second Spring, won by the Duke of Grafton's Parasol (b f 1800 Pot8os), beating Mr D Radcliffe's Petruchio (ro c 1801 Stride). Won the Somerset Stakes at Brighton, beating Sir J Shelley's Houghton Lass (b f 1801 Sir Peter Teazle), Mr Howorth's Enterprise (b c 1801 John Bull) and the Prince of Wales's St Leger winner Orville (b c 1799 Beningbrough). Won the County Plate at Lewes, beating Mr Mellish's Lady Brough (b f 1801 Stride). The next day won the Ladies' Plate , beating Lord Egremont's Cardinal Beaufort (b c 1802 Gohanna), Mr Ladbroke's Sasenagh [ex-Imposter] (ch c 1802 Waxy) and Mr Howorth's Enterprise. The same day finished 2nd for a 10gs each Subscription, won by the Prince of Wales's Orville (b c 1799 Beningbrough), said to be a "severe and punishing race".

Walton does not appear to have run in 1806.

In 1807 finished 2nd for the Craven Stakes at Newmarket, won by Mr D Radcliffe's Selim (ch c 1802 Buzzard), beating Mr Blachford's Currycomb (b c 1802 Buzzard), Lord Rous's Jerboa (b f 1803 Gohanna), Mr Fermor's Stripling (br c 1804 Totteridge) and 6 others.
 
Notable Walton Mares
   
1. Walton Mare (ch f 1808), dam of Two Thousand Guineas winner Nicolo (ch c 1820 Selim). Family 6-a.
2. Spotless (bl f 1809), dam of Craven Stakes winner and stallion Lamplighter (b c 1823 Merlin). Family 4-p.
3. Waltonia (b f 1810), dam of Bay Camerton (b c 1817 Camerton) who was an influential early stallion in Australia. Family 2-a.
4. Sister to Parrot (br f 1812), dam of Derby winner Cedric (ch c 1821 Phantom). Family 9-d.
5. The Twinkle (b f 1821), taproot mare of Family 19-c.
 
Other Notable Offspring

Rainbow (GB)
b c 1808, bred by General L Gower, good winner in Ireland and good stallion in France, sire of the Prix du Jockey Club winner Franck (b c 1833).

Nectar (GB)
b c 1813, bred by Robert Andrew, Two Thousand Guineas winner.

St. Patrick (GB)
ch c 1817, bred by Sir Edward Smith, St Leger winner.

Vandyke Junior (GB)
br c 1808, bred by the Duke of Grafton, sire of The Flyer (br c 1814), who in turn got the Oaks winner Wings (ch f 1822).
   
   
Partisan (GB) b c 1811 (Walton - Parasol, by Pot8os). Sire Line Highflyer. Family 1-e.