Eskimo Nel (IRE)

Dam of Mexican Pete (GB), Mexican Bob (GB), Artic Bliss (GB)

Country: IRE
Sire: Shy Groom (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 3 of 5 runners (60%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 14 from 130 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £96,748 GB
Best progeny OR: 133
Foaled: 1991 · out of North Lady (GB)

Race record

Her own record


National Hunt	22	5	3	2	22.7%	45.5%	£30,607	141
Flat	14	3	2	0	21.4%	35.7%	£14,992	67
All runs	36	8	5	2	22.2%	41.7%	£45,599	141

Her runs


29 Mar 97	Haydock	2/9	13/2	1¾	Fergal Lynch	John Spearing	Flat Turf	Class 3	Daihatsu Handicap Class C	1m4f	Soft	8-3	Sugar Mill I (GB)	67
8 Feb 97	Newbury	12/18	25/1	dist	Leighton Aspell	John Spearing	Hurdle	Grade 3	Tote Gold Trophy Handicap Hurdle	2m½f	Good	11-3	Make A Stand (GB)	139
18 Jan 97	Haydock	6/9	12/1	dist	D Bridgwater	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 1	Bellcharm Mitsubishi Champion Hurdle TrialGrade 2	1m7½f	Good to Firm	10-12	Mistinguett (IRE)	-
21 Dec 96	Ascot	2/9	8/1	4	Russ Garritty	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 2	Knights Royal Hurdle Class B	2m½f	Good to Firm	10-11	Mistinguett (IRE)	-
7 Dec 96	Sandown	11/15	10/1	dist	Adrian Maguire	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 2	William Hill Handicap Hurdle Class B	2m	Good	11-8	Make A Stand (GB)	141
9 Nov 96	Wincanton	5/8	9/4	19	Richard Guest	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 1	Tanglefoot Elite Hurdle Grade 2	1m7½f	Good	10-7	Dreams End (GB)	-
29 Oct 96	Leicester	6/18	10/1	3½	Fergal Lynch	John Spearing	Flat Turf	Class 5	Castle Handicap Class E	1m2f	Good	9-9	Fairy Knight (GB)	66
6 May 96	Haydock	1/7	3/1	won	Fergal Lynch	John Spearing	Flat Turf	Class 3	Botany Bay Handicap Class C	1m4f	Good to Soft	7-11	Braille (IRE)	58
25 Apr 96	Beverley	2/18	11/4F	½	Kieren Fallon	John Spearing	Flat Turf	Class 5	Alwoodley Fillies' Handicap Class E	1m2f	Good to Firm	9-7	Darling Clover (GB)	55
12 Apr 96	Nottingham	1/15	100/30F	won	John Egan	John Spearing	Flat Turf	Class 4	Carrington Handicap Class D	1m2f	Good to Soft	8-0	Princess Danielle (GB)	48
4 Apr 96	Leicester	5/13	2/1F	2½	D Wright	John Spearing	Flat Turf	Class 4	Greyhound Handicap Class D	1m2f	Good	7-7	Ocean Park (GB)	48
30 Mar 96	Beverley	1/18	11/4J	won	Kieren Fallon	John Spearing	Flat Turf	Class 6	Melling Road Handicap Class F	1m2f	Good	8-9	Anchorena (GB)	40
9 Mar 96	Sandown	8/11	14/1	29½	Paul Carberry	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 2	Sunderlands Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle Class B	2m	Soft	12-0	Amancio (USA)	141
10 Feb 96	Newbury	F/18	12/1	-	Norman Williamson	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 1	Tote Gold Trophy Handicap Hurdle Grade 3	2m½f	Good to Soft	10-9	Squire Silk (GB)	140
6 Jan 96	Haydock	6/9	5/2J	9	Paul Carberry	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 2	Northern Handicap Hurdle Class B	1m7½f	Soft	11-10	Thornton Gate (GB)	140
2 Dec 95	Sandown	2/22	8/1	shd	A P McCoy	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 2	William Hill Handicap Hurdle Class B	2m	Good	10-12	Chief's Song (GB)	133
24 Nov 95	Newbury	1/10	4/1J	won	D Bridgwater	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 2	Brimpton Handicap Hurdle Class B	2m½f	Good	11-0	Windward Ariom (GB)	125
16 Nov 95	Warwick	1/7	3/1	won	Richard Johnson	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 3	Ufton Handicap Hurdle Class D	2m	Good	11-4	Tejano Gold (USA)	120
30 Sep 95	Uttoxeter	1/7	7/2	won	Norman Williamson	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 3	Staffordshire Regiment Challenge Cup Handicap HurdleSponsored By Sentinel	2m	Good	11-1	Salwan (USA)	114
23 Sep 95	Worcester	5/12	8/1	18	A P McCoy	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 4	Cookhill Handicap Hurdle Class E	2m	Good to Firm	11-8	Squire York (GB)	115
6 Apr 95	Aintree	F/18	33/1	-	A P McCoy	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 1	Glenlivet Anniversary 4YO Hurdle Grade 2	2m½f	Good	10-9	Stompin (GB)	-
24 Mar 95	Doncaster	7/27	20/1	7½	Miss T Spearing	John Spearing	Flat Turf	Class 5	127 Spitfire Squadron Ladies Only Handicap Stakes Class E	1m2f	Good to Firm	8-13	Children's Choice (IRE)	43
17 Feb 95	Fakenham	10/16	5/2F	dist	Graham Lee	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 4	Cromer Handicap Hurdle Class E	2m	Good to Soft	10-6	Pinecone Peter (GB)	103
7 Jan 95	Warwick	3/10	5/1	6½	Graham Bradley	John Spearing	Hurdle	Class 3	Red Rose Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class C	2m	Soft	11-0	Anzum (GB)	-
12 Dec 94	Warwick	1/22	13/2	won	A P McCoy	John Spearing	Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hampton Juvenile Novices' Hurdle	2m	Good	10-11	Irkutsk (USA)	-
26 Nov 94	Warwick	1/15	11/2	won	A P McCoy	John Spearing	Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	University Of Warwick Novices' Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good to Soft	10-2	Salisong (GB)	76
15 Nov 94	Newton Abbot	3/13	5/1	9½	A P McCoy	John Spearing	Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	South West Racing Club Juvenile Novices' Hurdle	2m1f	Heavy	10-2	Irkutsk (USA)	-
28 Oct 94	Bangor-on-Dee	4/11	8/1	20	J R Kavanagh	John Spearing	Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Halliwell Landau Juvenile Novices' Hurdle	2m½f	Good to Soft	10-7	Anzum (GB)	-
8 Oct 94	Bangor-on-Dee	2/13	33/1	14	D Bridgwater	John Spearing	Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Cock Bank Juvenile Novices' Hurdle	2m½f	Good to Soft	10-9	Heathyards Crusade (IRE)	-
27 Sep 94	Exeter	F/6	20/1	-	D Bridgwater	John Spearing	Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Dominion Oils Juvenile Novices' Hurdle	2m1½f	Good to Soft	10-7	Fleur De Tal (GB)	-
17 Sep 94	Wolverhampton (AW)	11/12	20/1	19¼	Paul Eddery	John Spearing	Flat AW	Class 5	Morocco Handicap Class E	1m4f	Standard	8-3	Wild Rose Of York (GB)	45
30 Jun 94	Brighton	8/12	11/1	22¼	D Harrison	G A Pritchard-Gordon	Flat Turf	Class 6	Kingston Selling Handicap Class G	1m4f	Firm	8-10	Zonk (GB)	49
24 Jun 94	Newmarket (July)	5/8	25/1	5¾	N Varley	G A Pritchard-Gordon	Flat Turf	Class 4	Tartan Claiming Stakes	1m2f	Good to Firm	7-9	Mr Devious (GB)	-
2 Jun 94	Epsom	6/8	33/1	9	D Wright	G A Pritchard-Gordon	Flat Turf	Class 4	Ron Smyth Claiming Stakes Class D	1m½f	Good to Firm	7-12	Tryst (IRE)	-
24 May 94	Folkestone	4/8	12/1	9	Dominic Toole	G A Pritchard-Gordon	Flat Turf	Class 6	Sellindge Claiming Stakes Class F	1m1½f	Soft	7-13	Children's Choice (IRE)	-
25 Apr 94	Southwell (AW)	5/10	10/1	21½	Alan Munro	G A Pritchard-Gordon	Flat AW	Class 6	Cheddar Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class F	1m	Standard	8-9	Positivo (GB)	-

Quick answers

How many winners has Eskimo Nel produced?: Eskimo Nel (IRE) is the dam of 5 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 3 of them winners, with 14 wins from 130 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Eskimo Nel?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Eskimo Nel (IRE) is Mexican Pete (GB), by Atraf (GB), with a best official rating of 133; the top win came in the Racing UK Handicap Hurdle Class C at Huntingdon on 4 October 2005.
How much prize money have Eskimo Nel's offspring won?: The offspring of Eskimo Nel (IRE) have earned £96,749 in Britain since 1990.
What is Eskimo Nel's pedigree?: Eskimo Nel (IRE) is by Shy Groom (USA) out of North Lady (GB).
Did Eskimo Nel race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 36 runs, 8 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Eskimo Nel been mated with?: The known produce of Eskimo Nel (IRE) is by 4 different stallions, most often Atraf (GB) (2 foals).
Have Eskimo Nel's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of Eskimo Nel (IRE) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Eskimo Nel belong to?: Eskimo Nel (IRE) belongs to the North Lady (GB) female family.

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