Chesnut Colt PIVOTAL ex CLARICE ORSINI (COMMON GROUNDS). Born 2002.

Trained by Ralph Beckett, Johnny Jumpup was second in the Group 2 Mehl-Muhlens-Rennen (German 2,000 Guineas) to Santiago on 16th May 2005. He was also second in the Group 3 Lane’s End Greenham Stakes to Indesatchel at Newbury on his first outing as a three-year-old.

As a two-year-old he won 3 races: the European Breeders Fund Condition Stakes at Chester, the Peter and Sarah Grubb Wedding Anniversary Novice Auction Stakes at Salisbury, and the European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes at Bath on his debut run beating Iceman. He was also second in the Group 3 Stan James Horris Hill Stakes at Newbury.

Owned by Alan and Christine Briars, he was purchased at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale for only 11,000gns.