Dame Hester (IRE)

Dam of Super Fun (IRE), Izzy Bizu (IRE), Great Dame (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Diktat (GB)

Winners (GB & IRE): 8 of 10 runners (80%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 18 from 138 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £123,793 GB · €40,235 IRE
Best progeny OR: 98
Foaled: 2003 · out of Aunt Hester (IRE)

Progeny

All known progeny


2008	Paint Your Wagon (IRE)	0	-	J Halley	gelding	Pivotal (GB)	3	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	4 Aug 12
2009	Cape Crossing (GB)	2	-	Andrew Balding	filly	Cape Cross (IRE)	10	1	1	20.0%	54	£5,533	€0	2 Oct 13
2014	Super Fun (IRE)	1	Black-type placed	M D O'Callaghan	colt	Dandy Man (IRE)	7	0	1	14.3%	98	£2,680	€17,815	23 Apr 17
2015	Izzy Bizu (IRE)	3	Black-type placed	Mark Johnston	filly	Kodiac (GB)	9	1	1	33.3%	97	£19,150	€0	9 Dec 17
2017	Great Dame (IRE)	2	-	David O'Meara	filly	Dandy Man (IRE)	7	0	0	28.6%	87	£19,056	€0	26 Nov 19
2018	Mercurius Power (IRE)	6	-	Jessica Macey	gelding	Awtaad (IRE)	69	9	9	8.7%	81	£56,374	€0	10 Oct 26
2019	Hester Prynne (GB)	1	-	David O'Meara	filly	Mondialiste (IRE)	5	1	0	20.0%	78	£5,607	€0	17 Aug 21
2020	Chattel Village (IRE)	0	-	Ian McInnes	gelding	Mondialiste (IRE)	18	1	1	0.0%	75	£3,620	€0	6 Aug 24
2021	Francis Meynell (IRE)	2	-	M D O'Callaghan	colt	Blue Point (IRE)	3	0	0	66.7%	-	£0	€22,420	15 Dec 23
2023	Green Dame (IRE)	1	-	George Boughey	filly	Lucky Vega (IRE)	7	3	2	14.3%	75	£11,773	€0	26 Dec 25

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


8 May 19	Great Dame (IRE)	Chester	Stellar Group Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes	Class 2	-	£14,940
20 Jul 22	Mercurius Power (IRE)	Sandown	Hwfa Williams Handicap	Class 4	72	£5,616
17 Jun 17	Izzy Bizu (IRE)	Leicester	British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes	Class 4	-	£4,528
26 Dec 25	Green Dame (IRE)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Bet £10 Get £40 With BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes	Class 5	74	£3,672
30 Sep 22	Mercurius Power (IRE)	Newcastle (AW)	Begbies Traynor Group Apprentice Handicap	Class 5	75	£4,536
9 Sep 21	Mercurius Power (IRE)	Epsom	Supalite Stretch Handicap	Class 5	73	£3,132
23 Jul 21	Mercurius Power (IRE)	Chepstow	BMC Bucket Manufacturing Company Handicap	Class 5	70	£2,862
18 Apr 19	Great Dame (IRE)	Ripon	Mandale Homes At Juniper Grove Ripon EBF Novice Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,881
8 Jun 17	Izzy Bizu (IRE)	Carlisle	Racing UK In HD Novice Auction Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,396
11 May 17	Izzy Bizu (IRE)	Catterick	Annual Badge Holder's Guest Day Fillies' Novice Auction Stakes	Class 5	-	£2,911
30 Aug 24	Mercurius Power (IRE)	Southwell (AW)	Airquick (Newark) Ltd Compressed Air Systems Handicap (Div II)	Class 6	62	£2,983
8 Dec 23	Mercurius Power (IRE)	Newcastle (AW)	Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap	Class 6	57	£3,140
3 May 21	Hester Prynne (GB)	Beverley	Kiplingcotes Restricted Novice Stakes (Div II)	Class 6	-	£2,322
2 Oct 13	Cape Crossing (GB)	Kempton (AW)	Reindeer Racing At Kempton Park 06.12.13 Handicap (Div II)	Class 6	52	£1,941
14 Aug 13	Cape Crossing (GB)	Ffos Las	32Red Handicap	Class 6	50	£1,941
15 Dec 23	Francis Meynell (IRE)	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€12,980
31 Aug 23	Francis Meynell (IRE)	Navan (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€9,440
20 Aug 16	Super Fun (IRE)	Curragh (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€10,148

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Pivotal (GB)	2008	1	1	0	3	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Cape Cross (IRE)	2009	1	1	1	10	2	20.0%	£5,533	€0	Cape Crossing (GB)
Dandy Man (IRE)	2014-2017	2	2	2	14	3	21.4%	£21,736	€17,815	Great Dame (IRE)
Kodiac (GB)	2015	1	1	1	9	3	33.3%	£19,150	€0	Izzy Bizu (IRE)
Awtaad (IRE)	2018	1	1	1	69	6	8.7%	£56,374	€0	Mercurius Power (IRE)
Mondialiste (IRE)	2019-2020	2	2	1	23	1	4.3%	£9,227	€0	Hester Prynne (GB)
Blue Point (IRE)	2021	1	1	1	3	2	66.7%	£0	€22,420	Francis Meynell (IRE)
Lucky Vega (IRE)	2023	1	1	1	7	1	14.3%	£11,773	€0	Green Dame (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 Dame Hester produced?: Dame Hester (IRE) is the dam of 10 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 8 of them winners, with 18 wins from 138 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Dame Hester?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Dame Hester (IRE) is Super Fun (IRE), by Dandy Man (IRE), a Black-type placed with a best official rating of 98; the top win came in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden at Curragh (IRE) on 20 August 2016.
How much prize money have Dame Hester's offspring won?: The offspring of Dame Hester (IRE) have earned £123,793 in Britain and €40,235 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Dame Hester's pedigree?: Dame Hester (IRE) is by Diktat (GB) out of Aunt Hester (IRE).
Did Dame Hester race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 13 runs, 2 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Dame Hester been mated with?: The known produce of Dame Hester (IRE) is by 8 different stallions, most often Dandy Man (IRE) (2 foals).
Have Dame Hester's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of Dame Hester (IRE) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Dame Hester belong to?: Dame Hester (IRE) belongs to the Lady Hester (GB) female family.

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