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ARABIAN MARE (f)
      Polly (f 1825c Baron*)
            Flirt (f 1835c Mariner Arab)
                  Finesse [Aus] (br f 1849 Tros*)
                        Chance (bl f 1855 Sir Hercules)
                        .     Last Chance (br f 1879 The Painter)
                        .           Variety (ch f 1889 Natator)
                        .           .     Fancy Work (ch f 1900 The Workman)
                        .           .           Ribbon Work (ch f 1917 Camp Fire*)
                        .           .                 Silk Sox (bl c 1929 Royal Divorce*) Fielding Cup
                        .           .     Armada (br f 1901 Torpedo)
                        .           .           Blackada (br f 1911 All Black*)
                        .           .                 Novar (br c 1919 Sarto*) Manawatu Cup
                        .           .                 Clandhu (br c 1920 Martian) Manawatu Cup
                        .           .                 Clarinda (b f 1921 Kilbroney*) Manawatu Cup
                        .           .                 Piuthair (b f 1922 Kilbroney*) CJC Metropolitan H, Great Autumn H, Taranaki Cup, Egmont Cup, Wanganui Cup
                        .           Sanguine (br f 1898 Apremont* [Fr])
                        .                 Sanguinary (bl f 1908 Sylvia Park)
                        .                       Royal Blood (bl c 1918 Our King) AuRC Railway H
                        Revoke (b f 1857 Sir Hercules) .... CJC Gold Cup
                              Premier (ch c 1870 Malton*)
                              Trump Card (ch c 1874 Traducer*) CJC Champagne S, NZ Derby S

 
Finesse
 
Bred in New South Wales, she was sired by Tros*, not Toss, as was recorded in Volume 2 of the Australian Stud Book. She was later sent to New Zealand where she founded a successful and enduring family that includes at least seven stakes winners.