Cause Celebre (IRE)

Dam of Cool Macavity (IRE), Barely Famous (IRE), Easy Peasy (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Peintre Celebre (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 5 of 9 runners (56%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 18 from 118 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £106,430 GB · €40,853 IRE
Best progeny OR: 137
Foaled: 2001 · out of Madame Belga (USA)

Progeny

All known progeny


2006	Lady Drac (IRE)	0	B W Hills	filly	Hawk Wing (USA)	4	0	0	0.0%	70	£0	€0	28 Jun 09
2007	Hovering Hawk (IRE)	0	B W Hills	filly	Hawk Wing (USA)	3	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	9 Jan 10
2008	Cool Macavity (IRE)	9	Alexandra Dunn	gelding	One Cool Cat (USA)	53	3	6	17.0%	137	£57,356	€32,500	19 Feb 19
2009	Livery (IRE)	1	Jeremy Noseda	gelding	Hurricane Run (IRE)	2	0	1	50.0%	-	£5,704	€0	29 Sep 12
2011	Princess Ombu (IRE)	1	Nicky Henderson	filly	High Chaparral (IRE)	6	0	1	16.7%	103	£4,211	€0	2 Apr 15
2014	Rising (IRE)	0	Noel C. Kelly	gelding	Rip Van Winkle (IRE)	17	1	1	0.0%	88	£1,395	€2,158	30 Aug 19
2016	Barely Famous (IRE)	3	Alastair Ralph	mare	Fame And Glory (GB)	26	5	2	11.5%	115	£26,600	€0	6 Sep 25
2019	Easy Peasy (IRE)	4	Nicky Henderson	mare	Walk In The Park (IRE)	6	0	0	66.7%	113	£11,164	€6,195	21 Apr 24
2022	Belle Justice (GB)	0	Tom Symonds	filly	Order Of St George (IRE)	1	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	22 Apr 26

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


11 Oct 17	Cool Macavity (IRE)	Towcester	Kingston Smith "A Nose For Business" Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	122	£6,498
20 Sep 15	Cool Macavity (IRE)	Plumpton	Molly Milam 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	127	£8,447
2 Apr 24	Easy Peasy (IRE)	Ludlow	Sarah Turner Birthday Trophy Mares' Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£4,357
31 Jan 24	Easy Peasy (IRE)	Exeter	Herring Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Div II)	Class 4	-	£4,085
11 Oct 22	Barely Famous (IRE)	Hereford	Sky Sports Racing Mares' Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	92	£6,208
10 Jun 21	Barely Famous (IRE)	Uttoxeter	Visit attheraces.com/marketmovers Maiden Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,159
2 Apr 15	Princess Ombu (IRE)	Taunton	C&D Southwest Ltd Novices' Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	102	£2,732
2 Aug 13	Cool Macavity (IRE)	Bangor-on-Dee	Meade King Robinson Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	130	£3,249
26 Jun 13	Cool Macavity (IRE)	Worcester	Enjoy Three Evening Meetings In July Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,119
1 May 13	Cool Macavity (IRE)	Southwell	£25 Free Bet At BetVictor.com Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,408
29 Sep 12	Livery (IRE)	Chester	HE Simm & Son Maiden Stakes	Class 4	-	£5,175
23 Jun 12	Cool Macavity (IRE)	Ayr	Peoples Ford Handicap	Class 4	80	£6,146
2 Jul 11	Cool Macavity (IRE)	Sandown	Green Tick For Better Odds At coral.co.uk Handicap	Class 4	79	£5,175
24 Sep 23	Easy Peasy (IRE)	Plumpton	Strong Flavours Catering Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	-	£2,722
27 Sep 22	Barely Famous (IRE)	Southwell	Southwell Golf Club Winter Deals Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle	Class 5	88	£4,684
9 Mar 11	Cool Macavity (IRE)	Lingfield (AW)	Great Deals On Annual Membership Maiden Stakes	Class 5	-	£1,911
20 Jul 23	Easy Peasy (IRE)	Killarney (IRE)	James Collins Memorial INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€6,195
29 Apr 14	Cool Macavity (IRE)	Punchestown (IRE)	bragbet.com Handicap Hurdle	Grade B	123	€32,500

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Hawk Wing (USA)	2006-2007	2	2	0	7	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
One Cool Cat (USA)	2008	1	1	1	53	9	17.0%	£57,356	€32,500	Cool Macavity (IRE)
Hurricane Run (IRE)	2009	1	1	1	2	1	50.0%	£5,704	€0	Livery (IRE)
High Chaparral (IRE)	2011	1	1	1	6	1	16.7%	£4,211	€0	Princess Ombu (IRE)
Rip Van Winkle (IRE)	2014	1	1	0	17	0	0.0%	£1,395	€2,158	-
Fame And Glory (GB)	2016	1	1	1	26	3	11.5%	£26,600	€0	Barely Famous (IRE)
Walk In The Park (IRE)	2019	1	1	1	6	4	66.7%	£11,164	€6,195	Easy Peasy (IRE)
Order Of St George (IRE)	2022	1	1	0	1	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-

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 Cause Celebre produced?: Cause Celebre (IRE) is the dam of 9 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 5 of them winners, with 18 wins from 118 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Cause Celebre?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Cause Celebre (IRE) is Cool Macavity (IRE), by One Cool Cat (USA), with a best official rating of 137; the top win came in the Kingston Smith "A Nose For Business" Handicap Hurdle at Towcester on 11 October 2017.
How much prize money have Cause Celebre's offspring won?: The offspring of Cause Celebre (IRE) have earned £106,430 in Britain and €40,853 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Cause Celebre's pedigree?: Cause Celebre (IRE) is by Peintre Celebre (USA) out of Madame Belga (USA).
Did Cause Celebre race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 11 runs, 2 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Cause Celebre been mated with?: The known produce of Cause Celebre (IRE) is by 8 different stallions, most often Hawk Wing (USA) (2 foals).
Which family does Cause Celebre belong to?: Cause Celebre (IRE) belongs to the Madame Belga (USA) female family.

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