Lady Rebecca epitomises what we are all about at Tweenhills.

Spotted as a potential star at Doncaster sales as a yearling, David paid the minimum bid of 400gns to buy her. She spent the next three years at Tweenhills growing and maturing, and was broken in as a three-year-old at the stud before being syndicated between the Kinnersley Optimists at Simon Christian's Kinnersley yard. David and his mother retained a 30% share in the filly.

She ran once for Simon finishing second in a NH flat race before he retired and the filly was moved to local trainer Venetia Williams.

What she achieved on the racecourse over the next four years has become legend - winning no fewer than 13 of her 18 starts and in excess of £160,000, including three consecutive Grade 1 Cleeve hurdles - she became a National favourite.

'Rebecca' never managed to win at the Festival, due on two occasions to badly interrupted preparations, but still won 7 races at the home of National Hunt racing where a race the Lady Rebecca Hurdle (L) is run every April in her honour.

She retired as a broodmare to Tweenhills Farm & Stud in 2001, as her connections did not want to risk her over fences.

Her progeny include the four-year-old Lord Generous who looks to have a promising future having won the Listed Bumper at Cheltenham on 1st January 2008 for trainer Helen Lewis (pictured). He realised €43,000 at Tattersalls (Ireland) November Sale as a yearling.

His half-sister by Fraam, Lady Samantha, sold for 35,000gns at Doncaster May Spring Sales. She is reported in great shape by her trainer Kim Bailey and should also run well in 2008.

Lady Rebecca's three-year-old gelding by Hernando will be sold at one of the store sales in Spring 2008. In addition, she has a yearling filly by Old Vic currently at Tweenhills Stud and is in-foal to Alflora. Her first foal born in 2002 was by Fraam, named Leading Lady she was unraced and has now retired to Tweenhills as a broodmare. She is already the proud mother of an Alflora colt and is in-foal to Fair Mix.