Contrivance (GB)

Dam of Never Be Great (GB), Contradeal (GB), Construction (GB)

Country: GB
Sire: Vimy

Winners (GB & IRE): 3 of 3 runners (100%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 7 from 62 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £7,953 GB
Best progeny OR: 128
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1

Progeny

All known progeny


1977	Contradeal (GB)	1	-	Althea Barclay	gelding	Crespino (GB)	4	0	0	25.0%	128	£2,855	1 May 91
1982	Never Be Great (GB)	4	Listed winner	K R Pearce	gelding	Merrymount (GB)	31	4	3	12.9%	117	-	17 May 96
1985	Construction (GB)	2	-	G T Hourigan	gelding	Torus (GB)	27	4	8	7.4%	103	£5,098	4 Jul 95

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


29 Aug 91	Never Be Great (GB)	Tralee (IRE)	Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase	Listed	-	-
17 Feb 94	Construction (GB)	Lingfield (AW)	Red Rose Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	88	£1,722
13 Aug 93	Never Be Great (GB)	Tramore (IRE)	Cheekpoint Handicap Chase	Handicap (unclassified)	-	-
2 Jul 93	Never Be Great (GB)	Wexford (RH) (IRE)	William Neville & Sons Ltd. Handicap Chase	Handicap (unclassified)	-	-
20 Sep 91	Construction (GB)	Huntingdon	Spalding Novices' Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	£1,457
3 Jul 90	Never Be Great (GB)	Bellewstown (IRE)	Seamus Mulvaney Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	-
25 May 90	Contradeal (GB)	Towcester	Gayton Handicap Chase	Handicap (unclassified)	120	£2,280

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Crespino (GB)	1977	1	1	1	0	4	1	25.0%	£2,855	Contradeal (GB)
Merrymount (GB)	1982	1	1	1	1	31	4	12.9%	-	Never Be Great (GB)
Torus (GB)	1985	1	1	1	0	27	2	7.4%	£5,098	Construction (GB)

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 Contrivance produced?: Contrivance (GB) is the dam of 3 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 3 of them winners, with 7 wins from 62 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Contrivance?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Contrivance (GB) is Never Be Great (GB), by Merrymount (GB), a Listed winner with a best official rating of 117; the top win came in the Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase (Listed) at Tralee (IRE) on 29 August 1991.
How many black-type winners has Contrivance produced?: Contrivance (GB) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Contrivance's offspring won?: The offspring of Contrivance (GB) have earned £7,953 in Britain since 1990.
What is Contrivance's pedigree?: Contrivance (GB) is by Vimy.
Did Contrivance race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Contrivance (GB) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.

Updated 1996-05-17

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