Peckitt's Well details

Peckitt's Well was bred at Jeff Smith's Littleton Stud, near Winchester. She was sired by Champion Sprinter Lochnager. She was purchased to run for owner Mrs Geraghty and made her debut at Doncaster in March 1984, finishing down the field. Her first win came at Doncaster in May 1984 when she scored easily under Willie Carson, a well backed 11/10 favourite. She finished her two year old season with successive wins at York and Ayr.

Peckitt's Well was successful twice as a three year old recording wins at Haydock and again at York and was retired at the end of the season after running at Doncaster.

Recording five wins from 21 starts she had a success rate that was above average. However it would be in the paddocks that this daughter of Lochnager would truly shine.

Upon retirement Peckitt's Well returned to Jeff Smith at Littleton Stud, and in 1987 she was covered by Song. The following April she gave birth to a bay filly. That filly would become the great Lochsong. Trained by Ian Balding, Lochsong was a great racehorse, completing the Sprint-Handicap triple of Stewards' Cup, Portland Handicap and Ayr Gold Cup in 1992. She went on to win the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes and twice won the Prix De L'Abbaye. She was twice Champion Sprinter and in 1993 was the European Horse of the Year.

Lochsong was retired in 1994 and as a broodmare produced five winners of 22 races, of which mares Lochridge and Loch Verdi went on to produce their own winners. In 1994, the year in which Lochsong won five Group races including the Prix D L'Abbaye, Peckitt's Well gave birth to a filly by Night Shift. She was named Lochangel and in 1996 she wrote her name into racing history by becoming the sixth winner of Frankie Dettori's magnificent seven when the Italian went through the card at Ascot. Lochangel went on to win the Nunthorpe at York in 1998 before retiring to become a successful broodmare, producing four winners including seven times winner Verne Castle.

The legacy of Lochnager lives on. In the paddocks at Littleton Stud Strictly Dancing and Celestial Dream, daughters of Lochangel, are still producing winners.