Announcement (IRE)

Dam of Gentle Buck (IRE), News Maker (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Laurence O (GB)

Winners (GB & IRE): 2 of 2 runners (100%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 8 from 37 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £25,402 GB
Best progeny OR: 121
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1

Progeny

All known progeny


1989	Gentle Buck (IRE)	4	Grade 3 winner	Mrs P Smith	gelding	Buckskin (FR)	22	2	4	18.2%	108	-	22 Mar 02
1996	News Maker (IRE)	4	-	Heather Dalton	gelding	Good Thyne (USA)	15	2	3	26.7%	121	£25,402	17 Feb 05

Every offspring with a British or Irish run since 1990, oldest first, plus unraced offspring we know of from profiles and forward entries.

Progeny's best wins


9 Mar 96	Gentle Buck (IRE)	Navan (IRE)	I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle Final	Grade 3	-	-
6 Mar 03	News Maker (IRE)	Wetherby	Rocom Novices' Chase Class D	Class 3	119	£6,624
28 Dec 02	News Maker (IRE)	Haydock	Wakeful Novices' Handicap Chase Class D	Class 3	106	£5,018
11 Feb 05	News Maker (IRE)	Kempton	Surrey Herald Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class E	Class 4	110	£3,830
21 Dec 01	News Maker (IRE)	Uttoxeter	European Breeders Fund 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class E	Class 4	-	£2,681
9 Nov 97	Gentle Buck (IRE)	Limerick (IRE)	Newenham Mulligan Novice Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	-
2 Nov 95	Gentle Buck (IRE)	Gowran Park (IRE)	INH Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	-
6 Apr 95	Gentle Buck (IRE)	Gowran Park (IRE)	Mount Leinster I.N.H. Flat Race (Div 2)	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	-

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Buckskin (FR)	1989	1	1	1	1	22	4	18.2%	-	Gentle Buck (IRE)
Good Thyne (USA)	1996	1	1	1	0	15	4	26.7%	£25,402	News Maker (IRE)

Her known produce grouped by the stallion she was mated with, earliest foal first. Foal years come from age (unraced foals without an age are counted but not dated). GB and IRE records since 1990.

Quick answers

How many winners has Announcement produced?: Announcement (IRE) is the dam of 2 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 2 of them winners, with 8 wins from 37 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Announcement?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Announcement (IRE) is Gentle Buck (IRE), by Buckskin (FR), a Grade 3 winner with a best official rating of 108; the top win came in the I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle Final (Grade 3) at Navan (IRE) on 9 March 1996.
How many black-type winners has Announcement produced?: Announcement (IRE) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Announcement's offspring won?: The offspring of Announcement (IRE) have earned £25,402 in Britain since 1990.
What is Announcement's pedigree?: Announcement (IRE) is by Laurence O (GB).
Did Announcement race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Announcement (IRE) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.

Updated 2005-02-17

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