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The leggy, French-bred Lutteur III won the Grand National at the relatively young age of 5, one of a handful to do so. More significantly, his win was a vindication for French breeders, who had seen the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris and the Grand Hurdle at Auteuil frequently won by channel-crossing English-breds. His sire, St. Damien, won the Hardwicke Stakes at Ascot, and was retired to stud in France; he became the leading sire of jumpers there between 1904 and 1911. He also got Burgrave, the 1906 Grand Steeple winner, and is also seen in the pedigree of Master Bob, the 1924 winner of that race. Lutteur's dam, Lausanne, was by Fra Diavolo, who got some good jumpers, and she was line-bred to Fitz-Gladiator, who also got some chasers. |
